Archive · 16 Dec 2025
Sona Group Launches ₹150 Crore Advanced Learning Centre
The Sona Valliappa Group has started a new place called SCALE to help train people for jobs in technology and management.
They are spending ₹150 crore to build a big campus in Bidadi, near Bengaluru.
SCALE will offer special courses to make sure students are ready to work right after they finish their studies.
The group has made deals with many companies and the government to help make this happen.
The first students will start learning in January 2026, and the new campus will be ready by the end of 2026.
SCALE wants to help both students and companies by making sure everyone has the right skills for the jobs that are available.
The campus will have special labs, places to stay, and even help start new businesses.
Sona Valliappa Group invests ₹150 crore to launch SCALE, an advanced learning centre in Bidadi, Karnataka.
SCALE aims to train up to 15,000 professionals ready for Global Capability Centres (GCCs).
The 25-acre campus will integrate academic institutions, companies, and residential infrastructure.
SCALE offers postgraduate, finishing school, and industry-skilling programmes, starting in January 2026.
The institute uses a SMART test to assess and customise learning pathways for students.
- Who
- Sona Valliappa Group, founded by Thyagu Valliapa
- What
- Launched Sona Centre for Advanced Learning & Entrepreneurship (SCALE)
- When
- Operations begin in January 2026, campus phases in 2026
- Where
- Bidadi, Karnataka, near Bengaluru
- Why
- To bridge the industry–academia gap and develop GCC-ready talent
- Investment Amount
- ₹150 crore
- Location
- Bidadi, Karnataka, near Bengaluru
- Target Professionals
- 15,000 GCC-ready professionals
- Campus Size
- 25 acres
- Expected Completion
- Phase 1: May-June 2026, Phase 2: End of 2026
- Programmes
- Postgraduate, finishing school, and industry-skilling programmes
- Assessment Method
- SMART test (Sona Management and Aptitude Test)
- Collaborations
- Over 50 MoUs and 15 Centres of Excellence
- Campus Facilities
- Hot labs, advanced learning spaces, 2,500-bed hostel
- Inaugural Batch
- 120 students from Sona College of Management in January 2026
Sources
Sona Group invests ₹150 crore to launch advanced learning centre, to train up to 15,000 GCC-ready professionals
Sona Valliappa Group invests ₹150 crore to launch advanced learning centre, to train up to 1000 GCC-ready professionals
