Param Rudra Super Computer

Bihar’s first supercomputer, Param Rudra, has been inaugurated at Indian Institute of Technology Patna. This event provides a major boost to advanced research and high-performance computing in eastern India. The facility represents a significant milestone under India’s National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) . It is expected to strengthen scientific, academic and technological capabilities across Bihar and neighbouring states.

Historic Milestone for Bihar

The Param Rudra supercomputer was formally launched on Friday. This event makes IIT Patna the first institution or government establishment in Bihar to host a supercomputing facility. The inauguration was carried out by Amitesh Kumar Sinha, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Officials described the development as a transformative step for the state. It enables researchers to perform complex, computation-intensive work locally. This reduces dependence on supercomputing centres located outside Bihar.

Param Rudra and National Supercomputing Mission

Param Rudra was established under the National Supercomputing Mission. This flagship programme aims to build a robust and indigenous high-performance computing ecosystem in India.

Key highlights of the mission include:

37 supercomputers already deployed nationwide
Total installed capacity: ~39 petaFLOPS
Researchers supported: Over 12,000 across institutions
Next phase: 10 additional systems planned, pushing capacity beyond 100 petaFLOPS

The mission focuses on self-reliance by promoting indigenous hardware, software and applications for scientific and strategic research.

Boost to Research and Academic Excellence

IIT Patna Director T. N. Singh said the facility would bring “revolutionary changes” to Bihar and the eastern region. The Param Rudra system is expected to directly benefit:

Around 60 faculty members
Nearly 400 students
10 academic departments

Key Research Areas Supported

Computational astrobiology
Advanced material design
Molecular electronics
Fluid mechanics and climate modelling
Nano-bio interfaces
Artificial intelligence and data science
Quantum computing and simulation

The supercomputer enables high-end simulations. It supports modeling and data-intensive research. This is expected to significantly raise the quality of research output from the region. It will also scale the research output.