AP clears Rs 730 cr Quantum-AI university in Amaravati; courses start this September

The Andhra Pradesh government has approved the establishment of a dedicated Quantum and Artificial Intelligence (AI) university campus in Amaravati, marking the first of its kind in India. The project, proposed to be fully funded through grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), will span over eight and a half acres and has an estimated investment of Rs 730.7 crore over five years.

The academic and advanced technology skill-development programmes are set to commence in September 2026, initially operating from a temporary facility at Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur. The campus will offer undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, diploma, and executive programmes focusing on areas such as Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication and Security, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Data Science, Semiconductor Fabrication, Chip Design, VLSI, Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP), Embedded Systems, and High-Performance Computing.

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