Overview
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy opened the institution on December 2 in Kothagudem, with the launch event running hours late and drawing a modest public turnout as students waited for long periods.
- The university is named for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, which the Chief Minister framed as a tribute to his tenure during which Telangana statehood was realized.
- Leaders described the project as India’s first full-fledged earth sciences university and pledged to develop it into a world-class center for research.
- For 2025–26, two undergraduate courses—BSc Geology and BSc Environmental Sciences—have begun with 60 seats each, operating for now within the upgraded University College of Engineering campus.
- Positioned to collaborate with Singareni Collieries and local industry, the university builds on the legacy of the Kothagudem School of Mines, with reports citing a multi-hundred-acre site and varying figures for campus size.