The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim has recently unveiled a supercomputer called ‘Param Kanchenjunga’. This Supercomputer is said to be the fastest among all 31 NITs in India, said an official.

This computer is named after the third-highest mountain in the world, Mt. Kanchenjunga. The supercomputer is an invention by the collaboration between Pune-based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and the NIT Sikkim.

“It is aimed to help in research and academics. Since NIT Sikkim has research areas like climate modeling etc., the supercomputer would aid in these fields as well. It is the fastest and most powerful among the NITs,” Sanjay Wandhekar, associate director and head, High-Performance Computing, (C-DAC), Pune, said.

The total cost estimated cost to build the supercomputer is around Rs. 3 crores.