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description: "The National Supercomputing Mission is India's 2015 plan to deploy 70+ supercomputers via C-DAC and IISc. See its budget, the PARAM systems, and Rudra chips."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The National Supercomputing Mission is an Indian government programme launched in 2015 to build an indigenous network of supercomputers for scientific research and capacity-building.
- Which agencies implement the National Supercomputing Mission?
- How does the NSM differ from the IndiaAI Mission?
- What are the three phases of the National Supercomputing Mission?
- Why is the NSM treated as a strategic-autonomy issue?

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