Microsoft to train 900 teachers to help develop quantum computing workforce in India

Tech giant Microsoft on Monday said it is launching a new programme to build quantum computing skills and capabilities in the academic community in India and will train 900 faculty members from top Indian institutes.

As part of this initiative, Microsoft Garage is organising a ‘Train the Trainer’ programme in collaboration with Electronics and ICT Academies at Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur and National Institute of Technology, Patna, a statement said.

This programme will train 900 faculty members from universities and institutes across India through E&ICT Academies at institutes of national importance such as IIT Kanpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, MNIT Jaipur, NIT Patna, IIIT-D Jabalpur, and NIT Warangal, equipping academics with the required skills to start building their quantum future, it added.