Government to Support 100 Engineering Colleges in Quantum Research

100 engineering colleges to get 1 crore to design quantum teaching labs

These labs are intended for teaching rather than research and will support colleges in offering minor programmes in quantum technology for BTech students.

Govt to Fund 100 Engineering Colleges with ₹1 Crore Each for Quantum Labs

The Government of India will provide ₹1 crore each to 100 engineering colleges to establish quantum teaching labs, marking a major push to build capacity in quantum technology education. These labs are aimed at undergraduate minor programmes, not advanced research, and are part of a broader initiative to strengthen India’s quantum ecosystem.The official announcement about funding 100 engineering colleges with ₹1 crore each for quantum teaching l…

Government to support 100 engineering colleges in Quantum research

New Delhi: The government is planning to support 100 engineering colleges in Quantum research with Rs 1 crore for setting up laboratories for teaching undergraduate minor programmes, Department of Science and Technology (DST) Secretary Prof Abhay Karandikar said on Monday. Addressing a function at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, he said DST is also planning to set up a quantum algorithms technical group for capacity building to suppor…

Research project: TRUMPF aims to improve its lasers with quantum computers

Ditzingen, Aachen, Berlin 20 November 2025 – The high-tech company TRUMPF, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, and the Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems at the Department of Physics at Freie Universität Berlin are researching the fundamentals of laser physics with the help of quantum algorithms. The long-term goal is to use quantum computers to significantly accelerate the development process for new lasers in the future. …