Archive · 5 Oct 2026
SVU Opens M.Tech Pathway Into Critical Minerals and Materials
Sri Venkateswara University has started a new M.Tech course about minerals and materials.
The course has 20 seats and is offered with IIT Hyderabad.
Students will learn how minerals are identified, processed, purified and recycled.
They will also study how minerals can be turned into useful advanced materials.
These skills are important for things such as batteries, electric vehicles and electronics.
The programme is the first of its kind in Andhra Pradesh.
It is intended to help train people for work in this growing field.
Engineering graduates can seek admission 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, described as the first of its kind in Andhra Pradesh.
The Department of Chemical Engineering at SVU College of Engineering offers the self-supporting programme in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad.
Coursework covers the mineral-to-material value chain, including characterisation, beneficiation, extraction, processing, recycling and value addition.
The programme aims to prepare specialised engineers amid growing demand for critical minerals and advanced materials in sectors including batteries, electric vehicles and semiconductors.
Admission is through APPGECET 2026 counselling, and the stated 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.
- When
- Admissions will be through APPGECET 2026; the articles do not state a programme launch date.
- Where
- Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To develop specialised technical skills for mineral processing and advanced materials industries.
- Programme
- M.Tech in Materials and Mineral Processing
- Seats
- 20
- Offering department
- Department of Chemical Engineering, SVU College of Engineering
- Collaborator
- IIT Hyderabad
- Programme format
- Self-supporting
- Fee
- ₹1,45,170
- Admission
- APPGECET 2026; eligible engineering graduates may exercise options during counselling
- Course scope
- Mineral characterisation, beneficiation, separation, extraction, processing, purification, recycling and value addition
