A 25-qubit machine and a promise: Bengaluru's new quantum hub aims to train 100 engineers by December

Quantum computers are usually things students read about. At the Manipal Institute of Technology in Bengaluru, they can now walk up and touch one. The new Manipal House of Quantum — Quantum-Hub@MAHE — gives students, researchers and startups hands-on access to quantum hardware, cryogenic systems and control technology, starting with a 25-qubit training system and a roadmap toward 150-qubit and eventually 1,000-plus-qubit machines. Inaugurated by Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu and aligned with India's National Quantum Mission, the hub partners with firms in Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden, and its staff trained at TU Delft's QuTech laboratory. The targets are concrete: train 100 quantum engineers by December 2026, and run quantum camps for school students, including in rural India. 'Q-HUB is a place for students to dream, think deeply and turn their ideas into conviction and action,' Vembu said.

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