Overview
- Andhra Pradesh will dedicate the Amaravati 1S and 1Q systems on Tuesday, World Quantum Day, with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu leading the launch.
- The event will feature a live start of Amaravati 1Q’s cooling sequence and a public, open‑access demonstration of Amaravati 1S.
- The Amaravati Quantum Reference Facility will serve as India’s anchor node for a national hardware network that tests and certifies parts for quantum machines.
- The two testbeds are assembled at SRM University in Amaravati and at Medha Towers in Gannavaram and use about 80–85% domestically made components.
- Program leaders cite more than 80 industry and academic partners, an IBM 133‑qubit engagement, and large skilling drives that aim to train 4.5 million people over five years.