IndiaAI Compute Portal - Students

Subsidised GPU hours for students with AI/ML projects and an aligned academic profile, with no company or revenue requirement.

What you get

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“IndiaAI Compute democratizes access to AI compute resources on the cloud by offering powerful GPUs at significantly lower costs. Indicative on-demand pricing as per 13th March 2026: NVIDIA A100 80GB (1X) ₹135.9/hour, A100 80GB (8X) ₹1087.2/hour. IndiaAI subsidizes approved projects, but users must bear additional costs beyond the subsidy.”

Equity takenNone, non-dilutive

Strings attachedIndiaAI subsidizes approved projects, but users must bear additional costs beyond the subsidy. Payments are made to the service provider as per their billing cycle.

Can you apply

VC backingNot required

Referral or partnerNot required

Registered companyNot required

IndividualsEligible

Open sourceNot required

CountriesIndia

Before you applyRegistration and profile completion on the IndiaAI Compute Portal, followed by a compute request with a draft bill based on the rate list and a request for subsidy.

Students: Projects in AI/ML, Aligned Academic profile

When

Always open, applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

What IndiaAI Mission funds

India's national AI mission, run as an independent business division under MeitY. Its compute pillar puts empanelled GPU capacity on a government portal at subsidised hourly rates for Indian researchers, students, startups and MSMEs building AI tools, technologies and foundation models.

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Details

The lightest-gated route onto the IndiaAI Compute Portal and the only one open to an individual with no entity, no revenue and no nomination letter. Same monthly request cycle and rate list as the startup categories.

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