Intel to set up 100 data-centric labs across engineering institutions in India

This is part of the tech giant’s new programme called Unnati which aims at equipping engineering students with industry-relevant data-centric skills. 

In a bid to help equip engineering students in India with industry-relevant data-centric skills, Intel has launched Intel Unnati programme. Through the programme, the chipmaker aims to set up 100 Intel Unnati data-centric labs over the next year across universities and engineering institutes in India. 

“The initiative will provide the country’s higher educational institutions with long-term capabilities in technology and lab infrastructure, enabling a greater focus on research and innovation,” said Intel. 

The programme will allow institutions to have a choice of lab variants to suit their budgets and based on where they stand in their technology and infrastructure journey. Each lab will include hardware and software stack recommendations from Intel, course content and course completion certificates for the engineering students. Currently, labs are available for artificial intelligence (AI), FPGA solutions, and AI Internet of Things (AIIoT). Several other technologies will be added gradually, including smart mobility and security.  

The programme has been piloted across 15 colleges that are in the process of setting up Centres of Excellence on their campuses. Out of the total, three labs are currently operational at Galgotias University, Uttar Pradesh, OP Jindal University, Chattisgarh, and Vinayaka Mission, Tamil Nadu. 

Programme implementation is supported by a network of system integrators across India who can customise the lab configuration to suit each institution’s requirements, train the faculty on course content and provide ongoing maintenance support. The emphasis is on hands-on experiences that build confidence among students in the use of hardware and software toolkits. 

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