OpenAI has announced that it is opening two new offices in India in Mumbai and Bengaluru later in the year. Notably, the ChatGPT maker already has a presence in New Delhi with the office that it opened last year.
In a blogpost reacting to the development, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, “India is already leading the way in AI adoption, and with its homegrown tech talent, optimism about what AI can do for the country, and strong government support, it is well placed to help shape its future and how democratic AI is adopted at scale. Through OpenAI for India, we’re working together to build the infrastructure, skills, and local partnerships needed to build AI with India, for India, and in India.”
Notably, Altman is currently in India for the ongoing AI Impact Summit 2026 and is all set to attend the marquee event at the Bharat Mandapam today.
OpenAI announces partnership with Tata Group:
The San Francisco-based AI startup also announced a strategic collaboration with the Tata Group on Thursday, where the company will deploy ChatGPT Enterprise across its workforce over the next several years. The rollout will begin with hundreds of thousands of TCS employees, which the company says will mark one of the largest enterprise AI deployments in the world.
Additionally, TCS will also be using OpenAI’s Codex to standardise AI-native software development across its teams. Under its “OpenAI for India” initiative, the company has also partnered with the Tata Group to develop local, AI-ready data centre capacity. Under the company’s Stargate initiative, it will also become the first customer of TCS’ HyperVault data centre business. OpenAI says that the infrastructure will begin with 100 megawatts of capacity, with the potential to scale up to 1 gigawatt over time.
The initiative is said to be aimed at enabling OpenAI to run its advanced AI models securely within India, ensuring lower latency and compliance with data residency requirements.
OpenAI is also expanding its certifications in India to help professionals build practical AI skills, with TCS becoming the first participating organisation outside the United States.
The AI firm is also providing over 100,000 ChatGPT Edu licences to students through partnerships with leading Indian educational institutions. The institutions participating in the partnership include:
- Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education
- University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
- Pearl Academy
