India's first university dedicated to Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Universal AI University, is all set to commence its first academic year on August 1, with its campus located in Karjat near Mumbai. The Maharashtra government's Higher and Technical Education Department approved the university and issued the commencement letter on January 25.
The university offers specialized undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in AI and future technologies. Additionally, it offers new-age courses such as liberal arts and humanities, global affairs and diplomacy, law, environment and sustainability, and sports sciences. The Chancellor and Founder of Universal AI University, Professor Tarundeep Singh Anand, believes that with the world moving towards automation and digital transformation, AI education and research are essential for a country to remain competitive in the global economy.
The AI university will serve as a key driver of India's growth and development in the 21st century by teaching universal skill sets, he added. Moreover, the university will function as a research hub for the development of new AI technologies, which will bring both economic and technological benefits to India.
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According to Anand, the government's policies are conducive to the vast opportunities in AI globally and in India. He further emphasized that by fostering collaborations with the world's best academic institutions, the university is well-poised to offer a broad-ranging curriculum in AI, paving the way for global career opportunities.
Under India's new National Education Policy, the government is striving to introduce skill-oriented courses so that the country's young population can gain vocational or higher education degrees by 2035, an increase of 500 million students.