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BITS Pilani's Ambitious Rs 2,200 Crore Expansion Drives Future-Ready Education
AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, JUL 13 – BITS Pilani's Rs 2,200 crore investment includes a 7,000-student AI+ Campus in Amaravati to advance AI, robotics, and data science education over five years.
- During BITS Pilani's 2025 convocation, Kumar Mangalam Birla revealed a Rs 2,200 crore plan aimed at enhancing infrastructure and establishing a specialized AI-focused campus in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.
- The investment funds three major initiatives: Project Vistaar to enhance the existing campuses, the establishment of a new AI+ Campus, and the rollout of a digital education platform—all intended to support India’s ambition to become a leading global economic and intellectual powerhouse.
- The AI+ Campus, covering 35 acres and constructed in two stages, is designed to serve over 7,000 students and will emphasize fields such as artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, robotics, integrated cyber-physical technologies, and language computing, while providing global engagement opportunities and practical industry experience.
- Birla said, "There will be no campus like this in the country," and Rs 1,219 crore will enhance Pilani, Goa, and Hyderabad campuses under Project Vistaar, including Rs 60 crore to modernize undergraduate labs.
- These initiatives are designed to foster an environment that encourages learning, drives innovation, and supports inclusive development, demonstrating the group’s dedication to revolutionizing education and equipping India to thrive in a digitally connected and globally integrated future as envisioned by Prime Minister Modi.
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Kumar Mangalam Birla announces Rs 2,200 crore expansion plan to boost BITS Pilani, new AI campus - The Statesman
In a major boost to higher education and technology in India, Aditya Birla Group Chairman and BITS Pilani Chancellor Kumar Mangalam Birla on Sunday announced a Rs 2,200 crore investment for three key initiatives.
BITS Pilani's Ambitious Rs 2,200 Crore Expansion Drives Future-Ready Education
BITS Pilani is set to invest over Rs 2,200 crore in a major expansion, including a new AI+ Campus in Amaravati. Chancellor Kumar Mangalam Birla outlined initiatives like Project Vistaar and BITS Pilani Digital, aiming for educational transformation as India strives to grow its knowledge economy.
BITS Pilani to Set Up AI+ Campus in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh: Kumar Mangalam Birla
Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, who is also the Chancellor of BITS Pilani, on July 13, Sunday, announced an investment of Rs 2,200 crore for three major initiatives that include a capacity expansion plan for BITS Pilani under Project Vistaar, the launch of an AI+ campus at Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh, and the unveiling of the edtech platform BITS Pilani Digital. Speaking at the Convocation 2025 of the institution, Birla reaffir…
BITS Pilani to establish AI Plus campus in Andhra Pradesh: CM Chandrababu Naidu
Amaravati: The renowned deemed university, BITS Pilani, is to set up its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Plus Campus in Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said on Monday. He thanked Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of Aditya Birla group and chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS)-Pilani, for selecting the southern state to set up the campus. In a post on X, Naidu said, the campus will offer world-class acade…
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