The 21st Century Gurukulam was started  in the year 2006 responding to the clarion call given by the State Government to provide enhanced opportunities to empower rural gifted youth of Andhra Pradesh to achieve their full potential. The first batch has been started in 2006. A one-year pre MSIT programme is offered under this Gurukulam on completion of which the students will become eligible to appear for MSIT entrance test leading to MTech/MS degree in IT. It is a selfsustaining, self-governing and self-supporting community modeled after the ancient Gurukulam and the modern day Kibbutz. Its primary purpose is to provide remedial education and IT training leading to postgraduate degree in IT for the rural gifted youth. A secondary goal is to enable them to succeed in national entrance examinations including IIM and UPSC examinations.