Supercomputer Param Pravega

Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bengaluru has commissioned one of the most powerful supercomputers, called “Param Pravega” in India.

About Supercomputer Param Pravega

• Param Pravega supercomputer has a supercomputing capacity of 3.3 petaflops.
• It is the largest supercomputer in an Indian academic institution.

Who has designed Param Pravega?

The supercomputer has been designed and developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). Majority of components used in the supercomputer have been manufactured and assembled indigenously. Its software was also developed in India.

Purpose of commissioning of supercomputer

Param Pravega supercomputer has been commissioned in the institution under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). It has been commissioned to power diverse research and educational pursuits from entire India. Under NSM, 10 supercomputer systems have been established so far in India, with a cumulative computing power of 17 petaflops.