New Delhi: Chandigarh University (CU) has announced the establishment of a first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled next-gen futuristic campus at Unnao in Lucknow State Capital Region (SCR) of Uttar Pradesh to provide AI-augmented multidisciplinary education tailored to the evolving needs of 21st-century learners.

The AI-augmented Chandigarh University Uttar Pradesh Campus at India’s first AI City in Lucknow SCR will revolutionise the country’s educational landscape with 43 AI-augmented futuristic undergraduate and postgraduate programs. By embracing a multidisciplinary education model enriched by AI integration, these programmes will be offered across six streams including Engineering, Business Administration, Health and Life Sciences, Humanities, Liberal Arts and Legal Studies from the 2025-26 academic year. Uttar Pradesh government had earlier issued an ‘Authorization Letter’ to Chandigarh University for its AI-integrated campus at Unnao in Lucknow SCR.

This information was shared at a Press Conference at the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry where Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay launched the Chandigarh University Lucknow web portal and prospectus for 2025-26 academic session in the presence of Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Chandigarh University Chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu, Mukesh Jain, Executive Vice President, Capgemini, CU Pro Chancellor Prof Himani Sood and CU Managing Director Jai Inder Singh Sandhu.

Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay said under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh has become a key growth engine for the nation’s development.

“Uttar Pradesh is on track to become a USD 1 trillion economy within the next five years as the State’s GDP is projected to reach Rs 32 lakh crore by March 2025, positioning it as the fastest-growing economy in India and creating employment opportunities for 1.5 crore youth. In the past seven years, the state’s economy, GDP, and per capita income have more than doubled due to the double-engine government,” he said.

Upadhyay said Uttar Pradesh is becoming an educational hub in higher education with the establishment of 16 new universities and over 250 colleges in underserved regions over the past seven years under CM Yogi Adityanath’s leadership.

“It is a proud moment for us that Chandigarh University has established its AI-enabled campus in Uttar Pradesh. The timing of launching an AI-integrated university in Uttar Pradesh could not be more ideal as the state government is already establishing India’s first AI City in an area of over 70 acres in Lucknow. While the........

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