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IIT Bombay Unveils PARAM Rudra Supercomputer
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IIT Bombay inaugurated the PARAM Rudra supercomputing facility on January 8, 2026, with Secretary Abhay Karandikar officiating. The 3 petaFLOPS system, developed and deployed by C-DAC using indigenously designed Rudra servers, an Indian software stack and direct contact liquid cooling, will serve about 200 faculty and 1,200 students while supporting national researchers, startups, and industry under the National Supercomputing Mission.
Key Points
- 1Launches a 3 petaFLOPS PARAM Rudra supercomputer at IIT Bombay on Jan 8, 2026
- 2Uses indigenously designed Rudra servers and software, reinforcing Make in India and local supply chains
- 3Enables over 200 faculty and 1,200 students, plus national researchers and industry, for computational research
Scoring Rationale
Strong national infrastructure boost with official backing, limited global novelty and shallow technical depth in the article.
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