C-DAC and AICTE Team Up to Boost Supercomputing Education in India
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) in New Delhi to enhance human resource development in High-Performance Computing (HPC) and related areas.
Key Activities
The agreement includes:
- Master Trainer Programs
- Quality Improvement Programs
- Courses on the Ministry of Education’s SWAYAM platform
These programs aim to improve teaching skills in HPC, align courses with industry needs, and offer C-DAC’s HPC learning platforms like PARAM Shavak and PARAM Vidya through AICTE to nominated institutes.
Goals and Impact
The initiative seeks to drive sustainable human resource development, foster innovation, and meet the evolving needs of the HPC industry and academia. Shri S. Krishnan emphasized that the HPC-aware manpower development activity under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) will now reach a wider audience in engineering colleges across the country. Prof. T. G. Sitharam highlighted that this initiative aligns with the goals of the NSM and the vision of NEP 2020, ensuring India’s technical education system remains at the forefront of global advancements.
Training and Resources
AICTE’s partnership with C-DAC will proliferate HPC education in AICTE-affiliated colleges. An expected 2,500 faculty members from about 1,000 engineering colleges will be trained through 50 Faculty Development Programs (FDP). These resources will educate approximately 50,000 students on HPC topics, and awareness programs will reach 100,000 students. Additionally, 50 PARAM Shavak supercomputing solutions will be installed in AICTE-affiliated institutions, providing hands-on experience with supercomputers.
