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The National Quantum Mission and its hubs, quantum computers, quantum communication and cryptography, and quantum sensing. Prelims has asked about qubits and about the targets and hubs of the National Quantum Mission.
Foundation note: Quantum concepts: qubit, superposition, entanglement, decoherence
UPSC has asked
- Prelims 2025: the Majorana 1 chip and quantum computing
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National Quantum Mission
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The National Quantum Mission, approved in 2023 and run by the Department of Science and Technology, funds India's work in quantum technology through four thematic hubs, each led by an institute.
- It aims at intermediate scale quantum computers of 50 to 1,000 physical qubits over eight years.
- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology runs Qniverse, a quantum computing platform.
Quantum computing
- Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
- With the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Quantum communication
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
- With the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
Quantum sensing and metrology
- IIT Bombay
Quantum materials and devices
- IIT Delhi
What changed
30 Jul 2026BriefThe Mission now spans four hubs: computing, communication, sensing and metrology, and materials and devices. The outlay is about ₹6,000 crore to 2030 to 31. PIB, 30 Jul 2026: PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NATIONAL QUANTUM MISSION (opens in a new tab)
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30 Sep 2026
- The mission has shown quantum secure communication over 1,000 km in about three years, against a target of 2,000 km in eight.
- A link between Chennai and Bengaluru combined post quantum cryptography with quantum key distribution on existing optical fibre.
UPSC has asked
- Prelims 2026: the mission's qubit target and its four thematic hubs
Further reading: National Quantum Mission (DST)
Quantum advantage claim from India
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Quantum advantage is a result a quantum computer reaches faster than any known classical method.
- The Quantum Advantage Tracker marks a claim superseded if a classical method later matches it.
What changed
12 Jul 2026BriefA team at BITS Pilani, with IBM, simulated the behaviour of quarks and gluons under the strong nuclear force on 120 qubits in 20 seconds, against about two hours classically. It is the first active claim from an Indian laboratory on the Quantum Advantage Tracker. The Hindu, 12 Jul 2026: Indian lab designs quantum algorithm to beat computers (opens in a new tab) · PIB, 29 Jul 2026: PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTUM ALGORITHMS BY INDIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS (opens in a new tab)