AMD, University of Delhi sign AI training deal targeting up to 10,000 students

AMD and the University of Delhi signed a memorandum of understanding to bring AMD’s AI Engage Developer Program to the university. Under the agreement, the parties aim to train up to 10,000 students over the next year.

Students and faculty will receive hands-on access to AMD’s open-source ROCm software platform, AI learning resources and developer GPU cloud credits, according to the university’s announcement. The package also covers an AI curriculum, technical workshops, open software ecosystems and cloud-based GPU resources for experimenting with AI applications.

That 10,000 figure is a target, not a current enrollment or training result. Neither AMD’s announcement nor the university’s release disclosed the value or quantity of the cloud credits, the program budget, workshop dates, eligibility rules or the enrollment process.

ROCm provides drivers, libraries, compilers, developer tools and application programming interfaces for building and deploying AI and high-performance computing workloads on AMD GPUs, according to AMD. For related context on AMD’s computing business, DataPhoenix has covered the AMD GPU and CPU configuration specified for LUMI-AI.

“Through our collaboration with the University of Delhi, we are helping students move from learning AI concepts to building AI solutions,” Jaya Jagadish, country head and senior vice president of engineering at AMD India, said in the university’s release. The university plans to integrate the program’s resources into student learning opportunities, and both parties said participants would use the tools to build, test and deploy AI applications.

The expected talent impact also remains unmeasured. AMD and university officials said they expect the collaboration to strengthen India’s pipeline of AI developers and researchers, but no enrollment, completion or other outcome metrics have been published.

The University of Delhi dated the signing and its announcement to September 3. AMD’s newsroom post is dated September 8, and neither party explained the five-day difference. The published announcements did not include the signed memorandum or disclose its legal terms, duration or termination provisions.