LAST day advisory! India AI Impact Summit 2026: Revised access arrangements for visitors on Feb 21 - Check timings and other details

India AI Impact Summit 2026: Extending the India AI Impact Summit for one more day, the government has shared timings, general advisory, shuttle services, parking availability for delegates attending the last day of the expo today, February 21, 2026. The general advisory issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology outlines revised access arrangements and security protocols for registered visitors.

Ground floor: Hall 1, Hall 6 and Hall 14

Ground floor and first floor: Hall 2 to Hall 5

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The India AI Impact Summit will be open from 9:15 AM till 6 PM. It is pertinent to note that for exhibitors, the gates opened at 8:00 AM.

Gate number 4 -- Operational for entry from 9:15 AM onwards; drop-offs by cars/cabs.

Gate number 10 -- Operational for entry from 9:15 AM onwards; for delegates arriving by metro.

Access through other designated gates shall remain subject to security clearance and movement restrictions as per protocol. Shuttle services will ply from these locations to Bharat Mandapam gate number 4.

According to the advisory, registered delegates should use public transport, metro services or cabs to reach the venue because of the limited parking space availability. Also, delegates shall be required to display a valid QR code and a government ID at the entry point.

Parking facility is also available in the Basement Parking at Bharat Mandapam on a chargeable basis.

For self-drive vehicles, limited parking facility shall be available at the following locations

Purana Qila Parking -- 1.6km

JLN Stadium Parking -- 4.8 km

Designated golf carts will be available within the campus for intra-venue movement. While shuttle services will operate between gates 4 and 10 outside the campus.

Food courts will remain open for all delegates and media centre will remain non operational today.

India AI Impact Summit 2026

The India AI Impact Summit 2026, held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from February 16 to 21, is the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South. Previous AI summits were in the UK (2023), South Korea (2024), and France (2025).

The summit saw participation of more than 110 countries, 30 International organizations, including about 20 HoS/HoG level participation, and about 45 Ministers.

At the summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the MANAV Vision (Moral and Ethical Systems, Accountable Governance, National Sovereignty, Accessible and Inclusive, Valid and Legitimate). Tech majors like Google, Microsoft and Nvidia also announced significant investments in India's AI ecosystem.