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On 16 September, a
state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence, Skill
Development, and Innovation was inaugurated at Graphic Era University,
Dehradun, by Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
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The center hosts
Uttarakhand’s first NVIDIA-powered AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) hub.
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The hub is equipped with
an NVIDIA DGX B200 system with eight GPUs and 1.74 TB of GPU memory.
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The facility has been
developed at a cost of over ₹10 crore.
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Research in healthcare,
agriculture, the environment, smart cities, and advanced industries is expected
to be boosted.
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An Apple iOS Development
Center has also been established at the facility in collaboration with Apple
and Infosys.
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The minister described
the center as a step towards the Digital India, Startup India, and Skill India
missions.
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The importance of ethics
in AI innovation was stressed, with a warning against deepfakes and misuse.
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Graphic Era University
was noted as India’s first generative AI-ready campus, powered by AWS.
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The university holds NAAC
A+ accreditation and ranks 48th in NIRF 2025.