With a vision to transform India into a hub of high-quality mobile developers for global and local apps, Google on Monday announced the launch of a program to offer Android Nanodegrees in India in partnership with Udacity. TheAndroid Nanodegree is an education credential that is designed to help developers learn new skills and advance their careers in a few months from anywhere on any devices their own pace. As a part of the program Google and Tata Trusts will offer 1,000 scholarships for the Android Nanodegree to deserving students across the country.

With India being the second largest developer population in the world with 3 million software developers, India has the potential to become the #1 developer population by 2018, with 4 million developers. By providing easy and affordable access to a world-class skill and educational program to Indian developers, Google aims to help India become a global leader in mobile app development.

The Udacity Android Nanodegree program comprises of courses developed and taught by expert Google instructors from the Google Developer Relations team and will include project reviews, mentorship and career services from Udacity. The curriculum will be updated regularly with new releases and will provide developers with a certificate that will help them to become a more marketable Android developer.