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(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) National Quantum Mission

(SEPTEMBER-2024)

India’s first quantum computer is expected to launch under National Quantum Mission (NQM).

India’s first quantum computer, after its launch, is expected to achieve computation of 6 qubits over the next few months.
Moreover, amongst the targets set to be achieved, the NQM will be setting up four Section 8 companies across the four verticals of quantum technologies namely – computing, communication, measurement and sensing.
These companies will be run under the aegis of premier institutes like Indian Institute of Technology or the Indian Institute of Sciences

To establish a quantum computer with a computation of 20-50 qubits in the next three years, 50-100 qubits in the next five years and 50-1000 qubits in the next 10 years.
To put these computational capabilities in context, on average internationally quantum computers have processing capabilities of 20-50 qubits at present.

Quantum computing is an area of computer science that uses the principles of quantum theory at the atomic and subatomic levels. It uses subatomic particles, such as electrons or photons.
Classical computers, which include smartphones and laptops, encode information in binary “bits” that can either be 0s or 1s. In a quantum computer, the basic unit of memory is a quantum bit or qubit.
Quantum bits, or qubits, allow the subatomic particles to exist in more than one state at the same time.