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India has strategically deployed 34 supercomputers with a combined computing power of 35 Petaflops across academic and research institutions. These advanced systems have already supported over 10,000 researchers, enabling groundbreaking work in domains like drug discovery and climate modeling. The National Supercomputing Mission has created unprecedented opportunities for researchers from Tier II and Tier III cities. With an impressive utilization rate exceeding 85%, these supercomputers are driving India's technological and scientific innovation.

Key Points: India Deploys 34 Supercomputers Boosting Research Capabilities

  • 34 supercomputers deployed across Indian research institutions
  • Over 10,000 researchers benefiting from advanced computing
  • Supports critical research domains from drug discovery to climate modeling
  • Developed indigenous high-speed communication network Trinetra
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34 supercomputers with 35 Petaflops capacity deployed across India: IT Ministry

India's National Supercomputing Mission unleashes 35 Petaflops computing power across academic and research institutions nationwide

"These supercomputing systems have supported research in critical domains - IT Ministry"

New Delhi, April 28

A total of 34 supercomputers with a combined compute capacity of 35 Petaflops (10 lakh gigabytes) have been deployed across the country under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), the government said on Monday.

These supercomputers have been deployed across various academic institutions, research organisations and R&D labs, including prominent institutions like IISc, IITs, C-DAC, and other institutions from Tier-II and Tier III cities of the country under NSM.

The supercomputing systems commissioned under NSM have achieved an overall utilisation rate of over 85%, with many systems exceeding 95 per cent, demonstrating a high level of usage and efficiency in their computational capacity, according to the Ministry of Electronics and IT.

The contribution of these supercomputing systems to the Research and Development (R&D) sector has been highly impactful, facilitating over 10,000 researchers, including more than 1,700 PhD scholars from over 200 academic institutions and R&D labs across the country.

"These supercomputing systems have supported research in critical domains such as Drug Discovery, Disaster Management, Energy Security, Climate Modeling, Astronomical Research, Computational Chemistry, Fluid Dynamics, and Material Research," according to IT Ministry.

NSM has created opportunities for researchers from Tier II and Tier III cities to conduct research by providing access to state-of-the-art supercomputing facilities.

These researchers have completed over 1 crore compute jobs and published more than 1,500 papers in leading national and international journals.

Additionally, more than 22,000 individuals have been trained in HPC and AI skills. Start-ups and MSMEs are leveraging these supercomputing resources to advance their HPC-driven projects.

Also, C-DAC has developed the indigenous high-speed communication network, "Trinetra," to enhance data transfer and communication between computing nodes, strengthening India's supercomputing capabilities.

In 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated three PARAM Rudra supercomputers to the young researchers, scientists and engineers of nation facilitating advanced studies in physics, earth sciences, and cosmology.

These supercomputers have been deployed in Pune, Delhi and Kolkata to facilitate pioneering scientific research, according to IT Ministry.

- IANS

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Rahul K.
This is amazing progress for Indian research! 🚀 Having supercomputers in Tier-II and Tier-III cities will really democratize access to high-performance computing. Can't wait to see the innovations that come from this!
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Priya M.
As a PhD student in computational chemistry, I've personally used one of these systems. The difference it makes in running complex simulations is night and day compared to what we had before. Kudos to NSM!
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Arjun S.
While this is impressive, I hope there's equal focus on maintaining these systems long-term. Supercomputers require constant upgrades and skilled personnel to keep them running optimally.
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Neha P.
The 85%+ utilization rate shows how much these were needed! So many researchers were probably waiting for this kind of infrastructure. Hope to see more women in STEM benefiting from these resources too 💪
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Vikram J.
Trinetra network sounds interesting! Indigenous solutions like this are what will make our tech ecosystem truly self-reliant. More details about its specs would be great though.
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Sanjay R.
1 crore compute jobs and 1500 papers already? That's incredible output in such short time. Imagine where this will take Indian research in 5 years! Makes me proud of our scientific community.

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