National Quantum Mission Implementation Progress Review
The Government of India periodically reviews the implementation of the National Quantum Mission (NQM) through its established governance mechanism, which includes monitoring by Mission Governing Board (MGB), Mission Technology Research Council (MTRC), other expert committees, and on-site reviews. An Annual Quantum Conclave was organized on 10–11 April 2026 to review the progress of Thematic Hubs, Technical Groups, startups, and other Mission activities.
During 2025–26, significant progress was made under the Mission, including the operationalization of four Thematic Hubs (T-Hubs) comprising 14 Technical Groups and 17 Project Teams with participation from academia, research institutions, and industry. Research infrastructure facilities including fabrication and central facilities are being established at IISc Bengaluru, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Delhi to enable indigenous development of quantum processors, sensors, materials, and devices.
Seventeen dedicated Project Teams have been established under the Quantum Algorithms Technical Group for the development of indigenous quantum algorithms and software. Capacity building initiatives include Undergraduate Minor and M.Tech programmes in Quantum Technologies in collaboration with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and 23 Quantum Teaching Laboratories are being established across the country to strengthen education, skill development, and human resource capacity.
Entrepreneurship development is being supported through 17 quantum technology startups for development and commercialization of indigenous quantum technologies. Research and technology development activities have commenced across quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum sensing & metrology, and quantum materials & devices, with potential applications in strategic sectors including secure communications, cybersecurity, healthcare, finance, navigation, and precision manufacturing.
Defense and Institutional Contributions
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed indigenous products in Quantum Technologies, including Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNGs) and RFSoC-based Controller for Quantum Computer Processors (RCQCP), for which Technology Transfer (ToT) has been extended to industry. DRDO is promoting research through Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme providing grant-in-aid support to MSMEs and startups under the Indian Designed, Developed and Manufactured (IDDM) framework, DRDO Industry Academia Centres of Excellence (DIACoEs) at various IITs, IISc and Central Universities, and Contract for Acquisition of Research Services (CARS) for bridging the gap between basic research and prototype development.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has developed Qniverse, a unified quantum computing platform integrated with High Performance Computing (HPC) systems, providing students, researchers and startups access to quantum computing resources for designing, simulating and executing quantum algorithms across multiple quantum hardware platforms.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) follows structured project review mechanisms including Baseline Design Review (BDR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), Standing Peer Review Committee (SPRC) and Expert Review Committee (ERC) for technical review and monitoring of quantum technology projects. ISRO promotes industry-academia collaboration through partnerships with IISc, IITs, NITs, Ahmedabad University and S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SINP), conducts Structured Training Programmes (STPs) and workshops, and has established quantum-ready infrastructure including quantum and optical laboratories, specialized subsystem laboratories, optical ground stations, and payload and satellite assembly, testing and launch facilities.
Thematic Hub Structure
Four Thematic Hubs have been established at leading academic institutions: Quantum Computing at IISc Bengaluru (in association with C-DAC) covering multiple qubit platforms including semiconducting, photonic, neutral atom, electron spin and superconducting qubits; Quantum Communication at IIT Madras (in association with C-DOT, New Delhi) covering trusted-node-free hybrid quantum networks, Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), quantum repeaters, and terrestrial fibre-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) networks; Quantum Sensing & Metrology at IIT Bombay covering NV centre-based sensors, magnetometers, gravimeters, and quantum-enhanced imaging; and Quantum Materials & Devices at IIT Delhi covering quantum dots, spintronic materials, and photonic devices.
The Mission is a pan-India initiative with specific establishments in Maharashtra including the Quantum Sensing & Metrology Thematic Hub at IIT Bombay and a Quantum Teaching Laboratory at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur to strengthen quantum research, education and skill development in the state.