Indian Institute of Technology Mandi has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, to establish ₹17 crores worth of supercomputing facility of 650 TF Compute power for research and development activities.

According to the official release, the MoU was signed by Prof. Ajit K. Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Mandi, and Dr Hemant Darbari, Director General, C-DAC, India, during a virtual event in the presence of Sh. Sanjay Dhotre, Hon’ble Minister of State (Electronics & Information Technology, Education and Communications), and Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The MoU has been signed for a period of five years and can be extended by mutual agreement.

Speaking during the event, Sh. Sanjay Dhotre, Chief Guest and Hon’ble Minister of State (Electronics & Information Technology, Education and Communications), Government of India, said, “The National Supercomputing Mission is an important initiative of the government of India. C-DAC, along with the IISc, IITs, and, NITs, is playing an important role in achieving the goal of Digital India and Atmanirbhar Bharat mission.”

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