Telangana inks pact with Deakin University to set up India’s first AI Centre of Excellence

Exam-focused facts from the 12 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Telangana government signed an MoU with Australia’s Deakin University to establish a Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence.
The Centre will be housed within the upcoming AI University at the Future City and jointly run by Deakin’s Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute.
Focus sectors for research and skill development include governance, healthcare, education, IT, life sciences, agriculture, critical minerals and rare earth metals.