Andhra Pradesh will unveil India’s first indigenous open-access quantum testbeds on April 14, giving researchers, students, and startups direct hardware visibility while laying the foundation for a domestic validation, skilling, and manufacturing ecosystem.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will dedicate India’s first indigenous, open-access quantum computing testbeds on April 14, marking a major shift from imported closed systems to transparent domestic quantum hardware infrastructure.
Anchored under Amaravati Quantum Valley and built through the Amaravati Quantum Reference Facilities (AQRF), the systems feature over 80 per cent indigenous components and serve as India’s “first quantum hardware testbeds” for validation, certification, research, and pre-manufacturing testing.
The breakthrough is significant because India previously had “no such fully built facilities previously existed in the country,” Pradyumna, secretary associated with the initiative, said.
Unlike imported platforms that function as closed “black boxes”, the new systems will allow students, researchers, and startups to directly observe hardware behaviour, conduct hands-on experimentation, and accelerate startup-led innovation—an important step in democratising quantum technology.
“This is a crucial intervention in India’s quantum journey, shifting from dependence on global systems to building indigenous capability and open-access infrastructure,” Pradyumna said.
The first two facilities, set up by startups Qubit Force and Qubitech, are located at SRM University and Medha Towers. Backed by a seven-institution supply chain across six cities, the consortium includes Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Indian Institute of Science, and Defence Research and Development Organisation.
The initiative is expected to support applications across defence, healthcare, cryogenics, and semiconductor manufacturing, while underpinning a planned quantum hardware park and a five-year skilling pipeline targeting 45 lakh people.
