VIJAYAWADA:Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday unveiled the master plan for the Amaravati campus of SRM University, which is set to start its programmes from August this year.
Apart from offering courses in engineering, management, law, medical sciences, pure sciences and liberal arts, the Amaravati campus of SRM University is launching an incubation centre SHRISTI — SRM Habitat for Research & Innovation in Science & Technology — for Industries to make its university a hub of innovation of development.
SHRISTI aims at creating 100 companies and generate 10,000 jobs in the next 10 years. This innovation centre will provide customised built-up space and research infrastructure with support services.
Earlier, during a meeting with Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Principal Secretary Ajay Jain and CRDA Commissioner Ch Sreedhar here on Thursday, representatives of the SRM University gave a presentation on the campus master plan. They explained about the construction of academic blocks, hostels and faculty quarters in an extent of 6.75 sqft area.
SRM University officials said that they will complete the construction works at the earliest and will give admission to 550 students in four branches under first phase in the Amaravati campus.
SRM University president Satyanarayanan, registrar Sethuratnam, Prof Narayana Rao and others were present.
It may recalled here that the State government in principle agreed to give 200 acres in two phases to SRM University at Neerukonda village in the capital region of Amaravati.
As per the agreement, the SRM University will set up campus with 17,000 students by the end of first phase in five years and 52,000 students by the end of second phase in 10 years. This campus would also include a medical college and university.
Though, Chief Minister was scheduled to lay foundation stone for the construction of SRM University in November last year, it was cancelled with the university management failing to submit the designs of the buildings.