New Delhi: NIIT Learning Systems Limited (Ticker Symbol: NIITMTS), a global leader in managed learning services, announced that it has been recognized as a market leader in the 2026 Fosway AI Market Assessment for Digital Learning. The independent report tracks how vendors are applying artificial intelligence across digital learning, separating marketing ambition from live, in-market delivery.
The assessment positions NIIT Learning at the top of the market on live AI reality, reporting that NIIT Learning has the largest number of live AI features of any vendor in the 2026 research, alongside a significant year-on-year increase in live capability against an already high 2025 base.
The research highlights NIIT Learning’s distinctive position in the market, including:
- 93% of Mainstream AI features live, with 100% roadmap coverage
- 90% of Next Wave AI features live, with 100% roadmap coverage
- 64% of Edge Advantage AI features live, up 22 percentage points year-on-year, with 100% roadmap coverage
- Overall, AI roadmap coverage above 86% across all five feature segments (Mainstream, Next Wave, Edge Advantage, Mixed Consensus, and Niche Play), with 100% coverage in Mainstream, Next Wave, and Edge Advantage
- Rated strongly above market average across all five functional areas of the Fosway Digital Learning Functional Model, including Digital Learning Content (204%), Digital Learning Platforms (247%), Digital Learning Transformation (223%), Managed Learning Services (331%), and Other Digital Learning Capabilities (382%), and rated ‘at Market Best’ in Other Digital Learning Capabilities.
- Notable Niche Play capabilities in AI-driven content moderation and AI-enabled code and configuration testing
The full report is available for download and is licensed exclusively to NIIT Learning.
“It’s exciting to see NIIT ranked as the Market Leader for AI Maturity in L&D two years in a row. This is a testament to both the uniqueness of NIIT’s L&D AI vision and the depth of deployments across our clients. Organizations today are looking beyond AI experimentation, they want partners who can help them operationalize AI at enterprise scale with measurable business impact. The launch of our AI-Ready L&D Enterprise portfolio marks the next chapter
in that journey, bringing together AI-native platforms, managed services, consulting, and operating models that help organizations build learning ecosystems ready for the future, not years from now, but today,” said Sailesh Lalla, Chief Business Officer, NIIT Learning.
“In the second year of our Market Assessment research, we can clearly see AI investment and activity accelerate amongst Digital Learning providers in 2026. Whilst messaging can still overstep the reality of AI innovation really available, a few vendors have a clear eye on future direction and have maintained a leadership position in roadmap development and live deployment with customers. NIIT is one of those leading the market in our data,” said Myles
Runham, Senior Analyst, Digital Learning.
“Earning a place on this list for two consecutive years demonstrates that our clients are experiencing true transformation with meaningful capability change. We have developed AI coaching infrastructure that integrates seamlessly into daily work, adapts to everyone, and measures real behavior change rather than just module completion. Our newly launched AI Ready L&D Enterprise Series combines this depth with our consulting expertise and advanced learning architecture into one unified system. For CLOs facing board-level scrutiny to prove the impact of their AI investments, this recognition and launch arrive at the perfect time,” said Devenderjit Chadha, Chief Customer Officer, NIIT Learning.
The Fosway AI Market Assessment for Digital Learning 2026 is part one of a two-stage research process. This stage focuses on AI roadmaps, reality, and innovation, while stage two will analyze AI adoption and value. Those findings will form a separate AI Value Assessment Report, to be published later this year.
