National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)

Learn about the National Supercomputing Mission, India’s initiative to boost computing power for research, education, and national development through a network of advanced supercomputers.

Context: The National Supercomputing Mission has completed 10 years since its launch.

About National Super Computing Mission (NSM)

National Super Computing Mission is a joint initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
NSM was launched in 2015.
Its primary goal is to enhance India’s supercomputing capabilities and make it a global leader in this field.

Implementing Agencies

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru

Key aspects of National Super Computing Mission (NSM)

Building supercomputing infrastructure: The mission aims to create a grid of over 70 supercomputing systems across the country.
Connecting academic and research institutions: These supercomputers are connected to the National Knowledge Network (NKN), allowing researchers and institutions to access them.
Human resource development: Training programs to develop a skilled workforce in high-performance computing.

Indigenous development

Design, manufacturing and development of supercomputing components within India.

Key Supercomputer deployed under the Mission

PARAM Shivay (2019) – Installed at IIT BHU, Varanasi.
- First indigenously built supercomputer under NSM.
PARAM Pravega (2022)- Installed at IISc Bengaluru
- Power: 3.3 Petaflops.
- Largest academic supercomputer in India.
PARAM Rudra (2024) – Installed at C-DAC Pune, Delhi, and Kolkata.
- Used for: Physics, Earth Sciences, Cosmology.
- Built using: “Rudra” HPC servers (India’s first indigenously built server class at global standards)
Trinetra – India’s Indigenous HPC Network.
- Developer: C-DAC.
- Purpose: High-speed data transfer between supercomputing nodes.
AIRAWAT – AI Supercomputing Infrastructure.
- Ranked 75th in the Top 500 Global Supercomputers.