Chief Guest Hon’ble MLA Prasanta Kumar Jagadev (Khurda), Prof. Sanjit Swain, and Prof. Dr. Mahendra Prasad Augsty inaugurate AIPNT’s next-generation AI, Robotics, and STEM learning center.
BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA — AIPNT officially inaugurated its state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and STEM training ecosystem at Switchtech Incubators, Silicon University. The landmark event gathered prominent state leaders, academic visionaries, enterprise executives, and young tech innovators to commemorate a new chapter in technology education and industry-aligned skill building.
Skill development in Artificial Intelligence and hands-on robotics is essential for empowering the youth of Odisha. AIPNT’s commitment to providing industry-level labs and practical STEM learning will create transformative career opportunities across our state.
— Shri Prasanta Kumar Jagadev — Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Khurda (Khordha) Constituency
Dignitaries & Chief Guests Spearheading Innovation
The inauguration ceremony commenced with the lighting of the lamp and keynote addresses by honored dignitaries, highlighting the convergence of policy, academia, and startup incubation:
Shri Prasanta Kumar Jagadev
Chief Guest — Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Khurda Constituency, Odisha
Emphasized the vital role of grassroots tech literacy, state-wide STEM scaling in government schools, and creating high-value technical employment for Odisha youth.
Prof. Dr. Sanjit Swain
Head, Industry Interface Cell — Silicon University
Highlighted how AIPNT bridges the critical transition between theoretical engineering curriculum and real-world corporate software & AI demands.
Prof. Dr. Mahendra Prasad Augsty
Head, Switchtech Incubators — Silicon University
Praised AIPNT’s rapid growth and incubation progress, affirming Switchtech’s ongoing support in nurturing high-impact technology ventures.
Unveiling Next-Gen Neural Network & Hardware Labs
Following the ceremonial ribbon cutting, Chief Guest Shri Prasanta Kumar Jagadev alongside Prof. Sanjit Swain and Prof. Dr. Mahendra Prasad Augsty toured the newly commissioned AIPNT facilities. The delegation inspected live demonstrations of AI model fine-tuning, computer vision robotics kits, and IoT sensor arrays built by student interns.
Keynote address by distinguished leadership during the inauguration
Official ribbon cutting ceremony marking the launch of AIPNT
Hon’ble MLA Prasanta Kumar Jagadev with academic delegates
Unveiling the state-of-the-art AI & STEM Innovation LabsEmpowering Corporate Enterprises, Schools, and College Students
With the formal launch complete, AIPNT is actively deploying four flagship training tracks:
1. Corporate Upskilling: Specialized LLM, Deep Learning, and automation tracks for engineering teams. 2. College Internships: Mentor-led product development sprints focusing on LLMs, Computer Vision, and IoT. 3. School STEM Labs: Custom hardware kits and AI literacy frameworks for K-12 classrooms. 4. Government School Transformation: State-wide scalable deployment with regional language support and teacher capacity building.
Interactive facility tour of the hardware & robotics setup
Felicitation of key mentors and ecosystem partners
Exchange of academic & enterprise partnership agreements
Team and dignitaries celebrating the successful launch