Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV) of Tirupati, the State’s only all-women university, received ₹100 crore in funds from the Union Ministry of Education under the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) programme.
SPMVV is the only multi-disciplinary university in the State to receive the funds meant to improve academic and research infrastructure. The funds will be used for four components — infrastructure construction (₹50 crore), infrastructure renovation (₹15 crore), equipment (₹20.1 crore) and soft component (₹14.9 crore).
The university intends to create Centres for Research in Drug Development and Artificial Intelligence (AI), Translational and Transdisciplinary Research, Nanotechnology, and a Centre for Excellence for Social Innovation and Sustainability, besides commissioning a solar power generation system.
