IndiaAI Mission — Compute, Datasets & Startup Support (IndiaAI)
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) — IndiaAI Mission
IndiaAI Mission (MeitY, ₹10,371.92 crore over 5 years, approved Mar 2024): 38,000+ GPUs on the IndiaAI compute portal at a subsidised ~₹65 per GPU-hour for startups, researchers and students; AIKosh platform with 5,500+ datasets and 251 models; foundation-model support (20 model proposals selected by Jul 2026: 12 large and 8 small language models); application-development challenges; IndiaAI Startups Global acceleration with Station F/HEC Paris.
What changed: New in this edition (not in the June 2026 playbook)
The IndiaAI Mission is a ₹10,371.92 crore, five-year national programme that makes AI compute, data and funding support available to Indian startups, researchers and students.
Objectives
IndiaAI aims at 'Making AI in India and Making AI Work for India' through seven pillars: compute capacity, an innovation centre for foundation models, the AIKosh datasets platform, application development, FutureSkills, startup financing and safe & trusted AI.
Who can apply?
- Indian startups, MSMEs, academic institutions, researchers and students can register on the IndiaAI Compute Portal (eligibility as per portal rules).
- Foundation-model, application and startup programmes select participants through IndiaAI calls and challenges.
What do you get?
- 38,000+ GPUs empanelled through 15 compute service providers, offered at a subsidised average of about ₹65 per GPU-hour.
- AIKosh: 5,500+ datasets and 251 AI models across 20 sectors.
- Foundation-model support: 20 sovereign model proposals selected by July 2026 (12 large and 8 small language models), including Sarvam AI, Soket AI, Gnani AI and BharatGen.
- IndiaAI Startups Global: acceleration into Europe with Station F and HEC Paris.
How to apply
Register and request GPU capacity on the IndiaAI Compute Portal (https://compute.indiaai.gov.in). Watch indiaai.gov.in for open calls under the other pillars.