Recognising the need for a future-ready workforce in a dynamic business environment, Persistent University is a strategic hub for rapid skills development, with more than 2 million learning hours recorded. Focusing on reskilling and upskilling initiatives, the University offers learning programs and specific tracks for employees and leaders, helping them navigate their professional journeys and map career progression with business needs. The University enabled 11.16% of total customer demand for resources through internal skilling programs, ensuring that our workforce is future-ready and fully prepared to take advantage of new waves of innovation.
We are recognised as the Best Corporate University by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences for the breadth of our courses aligned with technical and domain expertise, our professional development for project and program managers, and our curated executive leadership program that is run in collaboration with external consultants.
As the AI ecosystem orchestrator of choice, Persistent has invested significantly in hyperscaler certifications, enabling our teams to deliver market-leading solutions to clients. Our teams are among the most certified globally, with 22,000 hyperscaler certifications and more than 8,000 partner certifications, including 3,900 Generative AI and AI/Machine Learning external certifications, which demonstrates our ability to co-drive complex AI projects with partners. Designed to meet the unique business requirements and niche technology capabilities of our clients, the Persistent Digital Engineering Academy 2.0 (PDEA) has set the benchmark in employee engagement, with more than 170 skill clusters and more than 650 tailored learning paths and certification-linked assessments. Rolled out for a limited set of employees last year, more than 6,600 employees are now certified under PDEA 2.0. This enables a culture of continuous learning, skill enhancement, and resilient career-building for our employees.
Persistent University’s Awards and Recognitions
425
Hours of average learning hours per full-time employee (FTE)
94.1%
Learning coverage across the workforce
₹11,027
Average training investment per FTE
461
Digital, technical, and power skill courses conducted
23,139
Employees trained globally
3,900
GenAI and AI/ML external certifications
7
Internal GenAI trainings
20,529
Internal GenAI certifications
22,100
Hyperscaler partner certifications
16
New domain and project management e-learning programmes
8,285
Non-hyperscaler partner certifications
1,300
Certifications on SASVA, Persistent's proprietary AI platform
FY25 Key Highlights
Excellence in Learning & Development Learning Elite Organisation
Architect Competence Development Program for Technical Architects Program Best Assessment Tool Innovation in Learning
Excellence in Learning & Development
Best Corporate University Gold, Silver - Best CLO, Best Game Based Learning, Best Employee Engagement
CLO Chief Learning Officer of the Year
Best Corporate University
Best Employee Engagement Program
L&D Team of the Year
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FY25 Performance Highlights
Enabling Our AI-Ready Workforce
Persistent University
Environmental, Social and Governance
Persistent Foundation
Re(AI)magining Client Success
FY25 Awards and Analyst Recognitions
Enabling An AI Future
Partnering to Transform, Innovate, and Re(AI)magine
The Re(AI)magining Journey Continues
Contents
Home
FY25 Performance Highlights
Enabling Our AI-Ready Workforce
Persistent University
Environmental, Social and Governance
Persistent Foundation
Re(AI)magining Client Success
FY25 Awards and Analyst Recognitions
Enabling An AI Future
Partnering to Transform, Innovate, and Re(AI)magine
The Re(AI)magining Journey Continues
2025 Annual Report
Re(AI)magining™ the World
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2025 Annual Report
Re(AI)magining™ the World
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