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SVU Launches M.Tech Programme in Materials and Mineral Processing
Sri Venkateswara University has started a new M.Tech course about minerals and advanced materials.
It has 20 seats and is being offered with help from IIT Hyderabad.
Students will learn how minerals are studied, processed and turned into useful materials.
They will also learn about recycling and adding value to materials.
The course is the first of its kind in Andhra Pradesh.
The university says these skills will matter as industries use more minerals for technologies such as batteries and electronics.
The programme is connected to India’s focus on critical minerals.
Engineering graduates can apply through APPGECET 2026 counselling, and the fee is ₹1,45,170.
Sri Venkateswara University has introduced a 20-seat M.Tech programme in materials and mineral processing.
The programme is offered by SVU College of Engineering’s chemical engineering department in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad.
It is the first programme of its kind in Andhra Pradesh and will be run on a self-supporting basis.
Training will cover the mineral-to-material value chain, including processing, purification, recycling and value addition.
Admission will be through APPGECET 2026, and the stated programme fee is ₹1,45,170.
- Who
- Sri Venkateswara University, in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad, is offering the programme.
- What
- A 20-seat M.Tech programme in materials and mineral processing.
- Where
- Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- Admission will be through APPGECET 2026; no launch date is stated.
- Why
- To train specialised engineers for mineral processing and advanced materials technologies.
Key facts
- Programme
- M.Tech in materials and mineral processing
- Seats
- 20
- Offering department
- Department of Chemical Engineering, SVU College of Engineering
- Collaborator
- IIT Hyderabad
- Format
- Self-supporting
- Fee
- ₹1,45,170
- Admission
- APPGECET 2026; eligible engineering graduates may exercise options during counselling
Quotes
Prof. Tata Narasinga Rao
Vice-chancellor of Sri Venkateswara University
“The world is moving from merely securing mineral resources to securing the technologies required to process them and convert them into high-value advanced materials. Creating specialised technical manpower in materials and mineral processing is therefore the need of the hour”
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