Overview
- The foundation stone was laid on February 8 at Uddandarayunipalem by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
- The 50-acre campus is presented as India’s first integrated quantum ecosystem combining research, manufacturing and skills development.
- IBM and TCS launched quantum cloud services at the event, an IBM–TCS Quantum Innovation Centre was announced, and MoUs were exchanged alongside a Quantum Talent Hub and an SRM University reference facility.
- The state targets campus completion by August 2026 and installation of a 133‑qubit system based on IBM’s Heron processor by December 2026, with IBM, TCS and L&T involved and Wipro supporting training.
- The project sits within the Rs 6,000 crore National Quantum Mission spanning 43 institutions, which seeks up to 1,000 physical qubits in eight years and a 2,000‑km QKD network, with officials citing job potential near 88,000 and plans to train 3.5 million students by 2035.