Maharashtra – based Universal AI University, which is India’s first university to impart degree and postgraduate specialised courses in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI), has commenced its first academic year on August 1st, 2023 at its campus in Karjat near Mumbai in Maharashtra. Prof. Tarundeep Singh Anand, Chancellor and Founder of Universal AI University recently met Hon. Shri Ramesh Bais, Governor of Maharashtra greeting and welcoming him to the University Campus in Karjat.
Maharashtra Government’s Higher and Technical Education Department had approved this first-of-its-kind and the State’s first AI University and issued the commencement letter on 25 January, 2023.
Speaking at the announcement, Prof. Tarundeep Singh Anand, Chancellor and Founder of Universal AI University said, “With the world moving towards more automation and digital transformation, AI education and research is highly important for a country to stay competitive in the global economy. Thus India’s first dedicated AI University will be a key driver of the country’s growth and development in the 21st century by teaching Universal skill – sets. Additionally, the University would serve as a research hub for the development of new AI technologies, which would bring economic and technological benefits to India.”
Universal AI University will offer a specially designed curriculum in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The university has tailored special undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in AI and future tTechnologies. It has also designed other new-age courses such as liberal arts and humanities, global affairs and diplomacy, law, environment and sustainability and sports sciences.