National Supercomputing Mission: 37 systems, 40 petaflops
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What happened
- NSM, begun in April 2015 with ₹4,500 crore, has deployed 37 systems of 40 petaflops, serving over 10,000 researchers; 26,000 have been trained in HPC and AI [PIB].
Background
- It is run by MeitY and DST through C-DAC Pune and IISc, extended till 31 December 2025 [PIB].
Why it matters
- Compute is now a strategic resource for AI and weather.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2025-08-20): NSM, begun in April 2015 with ₹4,500 crore, has deployed 37 systems of 40 petaflops, serving over 10,000 researchers; 26,000 have been trained in HPC and AI.
- Compute is now a strategic resource for AI and weather.
Quotable data pointNSM, begun in April 2015 with ₹4,500 crore, has deployed 37 systems of 40 petaflops, serving over 10,000 researchers.
PIB: National Supercomputing Mission, 20 Aug 2025
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: NSM.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPSC
NSM implementing agencies
Answer (a) & explanation
PIB.
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Official source: PIB: National Supercomputing Mission, 20 Aug 2025
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