Strong Start for “QNX® Everywhere in Education for India” with 1,000+ Students, 77 Certified Faculty, and 32 Academic Partners Onboard
INDIA – October 9th, 2025 : QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX:
BB) today announced significant progress in its collaborative “QNX® Everywhere
in Education for India” initiative with Pi
Square Technologies, aimed at building a future-ready embedded software
workforce. Since launching
in February 2025, the initiative has rapidly expanded its footprint across
India, embedding QNX technologies into engineering curricula and laying the
groundwork for a new generation of skilled developers.
In just over six months, the program has achieved several key
milestones including –
- Established four
regional clusters of participating universities and colleges across
Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Coimbatore.
- Signed 32
Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with leading academic
institutions, including Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Madras
Institute of Technology, and B.V. Raju Institute of Technology, among
others.
- Trained and
certified 77 faculty members in QNX technologies, enabling
sustainable, in-house delivery of embedded software education.
- Enrolled over 1,000
students, with the first cohort expected to grow to 2,500 students by
year-end.
- Launched 14
dedicated learning labs, each equipped with Raspberry Pi 4 devices
running QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0, providing students
with hands-on experience with real-world development tools.
“This initiative is about more than skills - it’s about empowering a
community of people who will drive the future of embedded software innovation,”
said Raj Jain, Vice President, QNX Engineering and Head of R&D Hyderabad.
“The energy and commitment we’ve seen from educators and students is inspiring,
and it reinforces our belief that this is the beginning of a powerful movement
in India’s tech landscape.”
“At Pi Square, we believe true innovation starts in the classroom. Our
collaboration with QNX is helping to redefine how embedded software development
is taught across India - making education more hands-on, industry-aligned, and
future-focused,” said Srinivasa Raju, CEO at Pi Square Technologies. “This
early momentum shows the power of purposeful collaboration between industry and
academia to unlock India’s engineering potential and build a globally
competitive, job-ready workforce. We look forward to building on this progress,
reaching more institutions, and shaping the next generation of embedded systems
innovators.”
A cornerstone of QNX’s international expansion strategy, the QNX®
Everywhere program is aimed at democratizing access to cutting-edge embedded
software education while fueling innovation in safety-critical sectors such as
automotive, industrial automation, robotics, medical devices, and beyond. In
collaboration with Pi Square Technologies, QNX is working to partner with
hundreds of academic institutions across India to embed its foundational tools
and technologies directly into engineering curricula. This joint effort seeks
to rapidly scale a new generation of India-based engineers equipped with
practical, job-ready skills in embedded systems development while reinforcing
QNX’s broader workforce strategy, including cultivating the future talent that
will help power and grow its Engineering and Innovation Center in Hyderabad.
To join the QNX developer community and get a free QNX® SDP 8.0 license
for your personal non-commercial use, visit https://www.qnx.com/products/everywhere/.
For faculty at academic institutions wishing to license QNX software for free
on a multiuser basis, please visit https://blackberry.qnx.com/en/company/qnx-in-education.
For more information on QNX, visit QNX.com and follow @QNX News.
About BlackBerry
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intelligent software and services that power the world around us. Based in
Waterloo, Ontario, the company’s high-performance foundational software enables
major automakers and industrial giants alike to unlock transformative
applications, drive new revenue streams and launch innovative business models,
all without sacrificing safety, security, and reliability. With a deep heritage
in Secure Communications, BlackBerry delivers operational resiliency with a
comprehensive, highly secure, and extensively certified portfolio for mobile
fortification, mission-critical communications, and critical events management.
About QNX
QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB), enhances the
human experience and amplifies technology-driven industries, providing a
trusted foundation for software-defined businesses to thrive. The business
leads the way in delivering safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors,
middleware, solutions, and development tools, along with support and services
delivered by trusted embedded software experts. QNX® technology has been
deployed in the world’s most critical embedded systems, including more than 255
million vehicles on the road today. QNX® software is trusted across industries
including automotive, medical devices, industrial controls, robotics,
commercial vehicles, rail, and aerospace and defense. Founded in 1980, QNX is
headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Learn more at qnx.com.
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About Pi Square Technologies
Pi Square is a global technology company headquartered in Detroit, USA,
with operations in India (Bangalore and Hyderabad), Germany, and the UK. Pi
Square’s engineering division primarily focuses on providing embedded software
services and solutions for the automotive, medical, and industrial sectors.
Currently, it supports global automotive customers in the areas of ADAS/AD,
digital cockpit (IVI, cluster), SDV, vehicle, and body controls. The company is
also developing its own product line in the EV charging ecosystem.