IISc Sets Up Foundation for Quantum Computing Innovation as the National Quantum Mission's Computing Hub
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru has established the Foundation for Quantum Computing Innovation (FQCI), a Section 8 not-for-profit company, to operate as the Quantum Computing Thematic Hub (QC T-Hub) under the National Quantum Mission (NQM) of the Department of Science and Technology. FQCI is one of four NQM thematic hubs and will work across photonic, superconducting, semiconductor, neutral-atom and trapped-ion platforms while building shared fabrication, testing and characterisation facilities. Its five programmes - QC Rise, QC Bridge, QC Leap, QC Accel and QC Quest - target skilling and start-ups, complementing C-DOT's parallel push on quantum-safe communication products.
The National Quantum Mission was approved by the Union Cabinet in April 2023 and is implemented by the Department of Science and Technology | NQM's four thematic hubs cover quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum sensing and metrology, and quantum materials and devices | IISc Bengaluru was founded in 1909 with support from Jamsetji Tata and the princely state of Mysore