Bengaluru, March 11 The Karnataka government announced on Wednesday the installation of a 25-qubit quantum computing system, QpiAI Indus, at the Quantum Computing Centre of Excellence at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Dharwad and IIIT-Raichur.
This installation will be QpiAI's second deployment in Karnataka, strengthening the state's growing quantum ecosystem and expanding access to quantum computing capabilities for academia and industry in India, it said.
According to an official statement, the initiative, under the Local Economy Acceleration Programme (LEAP), aligns with the State's efforts to build next-generation technology infrastructure under the Karnataka Quantum Roadmap and further positions Karnataka as a leading hub for emerging energy technologies.
"The QpiAI Indus system will be used for educational purposes, supporting curriculum development, hands-on student training, and faculty-led research as well as commercial workloads, enabling enterprises and innovators to experiment with and apply quantum computing to real-world problems," it said.
Officials noted that QpiAI will also provide ongoing support to help IIIT-Dharwad users onboard, develop applications, and operationalize use cases across research and industry engagements.
IT Minister Priyank Kharge said that the installation of QpiAI Indus at IIIT-Dharwad's Quantum Computing Centre of Excellence is a direct outcome of the Karnataka Quantum Roadmap, and it reflects the state government's philosophy of building real infrastructure.
"We now have two quantum computing installations in the state, and this is just the beginning. Our centres of excellence, from agritech to space tech, are the bedrock of our innovation ecosystem, and quantum computing is the next frontier," he added.
Science & Technology Minister N S Boseraju said that the deployment of a 25-qubit quantum computer at IIIT Dharwad and IIIT Raichur marks a defining moment for applied science in the state.
"By embedding quantum computing within an academic institution of this stature, we are ensuring that research, experimentation, and discovery happen right here in Karnataka's classrooms and laboratories. This is the kind of institution-industry convergence that transforms a state's scientific capability for generations," he added.