HSIM Founder Navneet Gupta announcing the institute's target of training 100,000 digital entrepreneurs by 2030.
This Karnal-based institution has educated over 1,000 students across eight years; its 2030 objective was unveiled during the inaugural Digital Business Summit.
A person does not need to move to Delhi or Bangalore to build a digital business. Karnal can be that base, and so can a hundred cities like it.”— Navneet Kumar GuptaKARNAL, HARYANA, INDIA, July 26, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — HSIM, a digital skilling institute located in Karnal, Haryana, celebrated its eighth anniversary by hosting its first Digital Business Summit on 18 July 2026 at Vivaan, Karnal. During the gathering, the institution declared a goal of training 100,000 digital entrepreneurs throughout India by 2030.
Established in 2018, HSIM has instructed more than 1,000 individuals in digital marketing, search, and online business operations. Graduates have moved into salaried positions, launched independent freelance careers, and, in several instances, incorporated their own companies. The 2030 objective represents a hundredfold increase from that base and extends the institute's footprint beyond Haryana to learners across the country.
The summit featured 11 speakers from India's digital economy and attracted more than 150 participants from Karnal, Panipat, Yamunanagar, and neighbouring districts. Sessions addressed artificial intelligence in content and search, marketing automation, lead generation, affiliate marketing, and domain investing.
"For eight years our work has been measured one student at a time. The 2030 target changes the unit of measurement, not the method. We want to prove that a person does not need to move to Delhi or Bangalore to build a digital business. Karnal can be that base, and so can a hundred cities like it."
— Navneet Gupta, Founder, HSIM
Speakers at the summit included Satish Kushwaha of Satish K Videos, Kulwant Nagi of AIGrowthSkool, Sourabh Rana of SEORana, Abhishek Jain of Digitofy, Gundeep Singh Grover of Kings Digital, Rajan Chopra of Grimbyte Technologies, Abhishek Sood of Local Sites Pro, Piyush Dimri of Launchigo Media, Jatin Batra of DesigningBrain, Hitesh Wadhwa of Domainofy, and Karnal-based content creator Antim Dhiman. The day was hosted by event emcee Mehak Sharma.
The programme unfolded from a formal opening and lamp lighting through consecutive speaker sessions, an interactive question-and-answer segment where attendees posed questions directly to the speakers, and an active networking lunch. The day concluded with a felicitation ceremony in which the institute recognised its top-performing students for their achievements, alongside the summit speakers. Attendees received a printed toolkit of practical prompts and workflows intended for immediate use.
"Skilling in a smaller city fails for one reason, which is that people learn something and then have nobody to build it with. That is the gap we set out to close. Training creates the skill. The community keeps it alive."
— Navneet Gupta, Founder, HSIM
HSIM has indicated that the Digital Business Summit will now take place annually, complementing the institute's existing monthly industry workshop programme. Details of the 2027 edition are expected to be announced later this year.
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About HSIM: HSIM is a digital skilling institute based in Karnal, Haryana, founded in 2018. The institute trains students, working professionals and business owners in digital marketing, search, artificial intelligence and online business operations. Over eight years it has trained more than 1,000 students, who have gone on to salaried roles, independent freelance practices and their own companies. HSIM runs a monthly industry workshop programme and, from 2026, an annual Digital Business Summit. The institute has set a target of training 100,000 digital entrepreneurs across India by 2030.
Vivek Attri
HSIM INDIA Federation
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