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OpenAI Posts First India Jobs and Unveils Education Push With IIT Madras

India has become the company's second-largest user base with surging adoption.

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OpenAI listed three Account Director roles in India and invited applications through its official careers portal.
Pragya Misra, Public Policy and Partnerships Lead at OpenAI said that rural India is emerging as an unexpected driver of AI adoption.
OpenAI India hiring

Overview

  • OpenAI has registered a local entity and says its first New Delhi office will open later this year, with CEO Sam Altman planning a visit next month.
  • The company listed three India roles—Account Director for Digital Natives, Large Enterprise, and Strategics—full-time, hybrid sales positions requiring roughly 7, 10, and 14 years of experience, with applicants limited to five applications in 180 days.
  • An India-first Learning Accelerator was launched, including a $500,000 research collaboration with IIT Madras and a plan to distribute about 500,000 ChatGPT licenses and training via the Ministry of Education, AICTE, and ARISE over six months; Raghav Gupta was named head of education for India and Asia Pacific.
  • OpenAI is localizing access with ChatGPT Go priced at ₹399 per month and UPI support for ChatGPT subscriptions.
  • Company data cites India as ChatGPT’s second-largest market by users, with weekly active users quadrupling over the past year and a large developer and student base.