The building of the quantum computer was underway at TCG CREST, Kolkata, in consultation with the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. TCG CREST is a research institute funded by The Chatterjee Group.
The first qubit would be procured from TIFR while research for adding more qubits would go on, Bhupendra Nath Dev, professor, CQuERE, said.
The work in the field of quantum algorithm and computing research at CQuERE had been going on for the past few years. The institute had also received funding from the central government to use two quantum computers in North America.
In another development, CQuERE would collaborate with a Spanish startup Qilimanjaro to set up a special kind of quantum computer known as the quantum annealer for stimulating the properties of molecules with real-world applications in industries from chemicals and petrochemicals to drugs.
Quantum computers are known to outperform classical computers for certain problems by far. The work with Qilimanjaro would be funded by a grant from the European Commission and would also support a PhD scholar from CQuERE.
The current focus of CQuERE is theoretical and experimental quantum computing. Advances had also been made in new materials for qubits and work on quantum sensing and quantum communication was getting off the ground, CQuERE informed.
The areas were also the four domains of the National Quantum Mission recently cleared by the Union Cabinet. The NQM involves a cost of Rs 6,003.65 crore from 2023-24 to 2030-31.
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