Four firms will hire candidates, complementing the 100 offers announced at the launch.
Hyderabad:Telangana on Thursday launched the Green Skills & Applied AI Centre of Excellence at SAS iTower, announcing 100 job offers through 1M1B Jobs Express.
Set up by the IT, industries and commerce department in partnership with Microsoft, 1M1B and the MeitY Startup Hub, the Centre will train graduates in applied AI, green pharma, solar energy, electric vehicles and wind energy.
IT minister D. Sridhar Babu inaugurated the facility along with Microsoft India Development Centre president Rajiv Kumar, 1M1B founder Manav Subodh, Telangana Life Sciences CEO Sarvesh Singh and IT advisor Sai Krishna. The Minister said Gen Z would drive the next wave of AI and green innovation, stressing that sustainability must be integral to Telangana’s growth story.
Eight MoUs were signed with industry partners including WindStream Energy Technologies, SCL Lifesciences, Emball’ISO India Packaging, Vimta Labs, Knowvation Learnings, CIEL HR Services, Arah Infotech and MSys Inc. Four firms will hire candidates, complementing the 100 offers announced at the launch.
Rajiv Kumar said AI and the climate transition were reshaping industries, while Subodh noted that the future of work lay at the convergence of AI, sustainability and industry. The #AIForMyCity Challenge was launched to encourage youth to develop AI‑powered civic and environmental solutions.
The Hyderabad Centre is part of a national network of five Centres of Excellence announced in July 2026, aiming to engage one lakh young people in applied AI and green skills by 2030.
