The Andhra Pradesh State Board of Higher Education marked a milestone in India’s quantum journey against the backdrop of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025. The achievement coincided with the successful conclusion of the Amaravati Quantum Valley Hackathon 2025 and the laying of the foundation stone for the Amaravati Quantum Valley by K. Hu Madhu, APSCHE Kthy Madhu said.
In a statement on Tuesday, Professor Murthy said the Amaravati Quantum Valley project reaffirmed Andhra Pradesh’s commitment to position Amaravati as India’s quantum gateway. He said the initiative is in line with the global vision of IYQ 2025, which commemorates 100 years of quantum mechanics and seeks to accelerate the impact of quantum science in the real world.
APSCHE drew inspiration from the Amaravati Quantum Declaration of 30 June 2025 and the National Quantum Mission to translate the policy into practice. He designed and implemented a large-scale capacity building program in which more than 1,000 faculty members and 1,00,000 students across the state were trained, he said.
Professor Murthy said that Andhra Pradesh has recorded a positive gender parity index with higher participation of female students in quantum technologies, which he termed as an exceptional achievement compared to global trends.
Amaravati Quantum Valley Hackathon 2025 saw the participation of 94 institutions and over 100 student teams working on 10 nationally relevant quantum problem statements. These included quantum key distribution, quantum random number generation, quantum algorithms, quantum machine learning, quantum chemistry, and quantum optimization.
After judging by a panel of experts from IBM, TCS and leading quantum start-ups, 10 teams were declared winners and 10 runners-up, with each team mandatorily including a female student. A total of 120 students received cash prizes of ₹ 8 lakh during the foundation stone ceremony.
Feedback from the judging panel showed that nearly 600 finalists were job-ready after gaining hands-on experience with platforms such as IBM Quantum Cloud, Qiskit and Qbraid. Prof Murthy said several start-ups have extended job offers while IBM in collaboration with T-Hub under the National Quantum Mission will facilitate internships and industrial visits.
Published – 10 Feb 2026 23:25 IST