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IndiaAI Centre of Excellence in Kerala to launch with 15 start-ups

Source: The Hindu · 01 Oct 2026, 01:48 UTC
IndiaAI Centre of Excellence in Kerala to launch with 15 start-ups
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The MeitY IndiaAI Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Thiruvananthapuram is scheduled to be formally launched under India’s national AI mission. Digital University Kerala will implement the centre, with an industry partner, and its first cohort will include 15 start-ups.

The MeitY IndiaAI Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Thiruvananthapuram is scheduled for formal launch in Kerala, according to the supplied report. Minister for Industries, IT and AI P.K. Kunhalikutty is due to inaugurate the centre.

Transport Minister C.P. John will preside over the inaugural session. The centre is being established under the IndiaAI Mission of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology.

Digital University Kerala is the implementing agency. Innovation Incubator Advisory Pvt. Ltd.

is the industry partner for the initiative. A major part of the launch will be the announcement of the centre’s first cohort of 15 start-ups. The centre’s establishment places it within India’s national effort to develop artificial-intelligence capacity through government-backed institutions, universities and industry collaboration.

The source material does not specify the start-ups’ names, sectors, funding arrangements or the services the centre will provide. It also does not state the centre’s budget, staffing, research priorities or expected timeline for programmes beyond the launch. No comments from the ministers, Digital University Kerala or the industry partner are included in the supplied text.

The report was published ahead of the planned inauguration and identified the event as a milestone for the centre. Further information about its operations and the support available to participating start-ups is expected to emerge from the launch or subsequent official announcements.

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