I-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation

The I-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation (I-HUB QTF) is a Section-8 company hosted by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune and one of the 25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs) funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, under the National Mission for Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS). It is based in Pune, India, and operates as a non-profit innovation and translation hub for quantum technologies rather than as a conventional commercial manufacturer. I-HUB QTF's stated aim is to train and develop highly skilled manpower in quantum technologies and to translate quantum research into products and services of socio-economic value. Its mission spans knowledge generation, technology development and commercialisation, human resource development and skill development, building an innovation, entrepreneurship and start-up ecosystem, and international collaborations. Its vision is to strengthen the Indian quantum economy by achieving leadership in the development of quantum technologies and the deployment of quantum-technology-based applications for grass-roots impact. The foundation organises its work around several quantum technology verticals. These include Quantum Information & Metrology (with activities such as an ion trap computer, NMR-based spin register, and multi-qubit quantum computing with NV centres), Quantum Materials & Devices (quantum optoelectronics, spintronics, and emergent phenomena in quantum materials), Quantum Communications (quantum networks for secure communications and quantum metrology using strontium optical clocks and trapped-ion optical clocks), and Enabling Technologies (technology support systems, instrumentation for computing platforms, and indigenisation initiatives). Beyond research, I-HUB QTF runs education, fellowship and incubation programmes. Its CHANAKYA fellowships support undergraduates, postgraduates, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers working on topics such as quantum computing and metrology, quantum materials and devices, quantum communications, and enablers for quantum technologies. The hub also offers courses, seminars, outreach programmes, school and training programmes, and conferences, and it supports a growing set of startups. Reported impact figures include 133 Chanakya Fellowships, 38 outreach programmes, 21 I-HUB QTF seminars, 5 school and training programmes, 7 startups, 9 conferences, 2 faculty fellows, and 3,373 skill development participants. As a government-funded innovation hub, I-HUB QTF occupies a distinctive position in India's emerging quantum ecosystem: it is not a listed company or a private product brand, but a mission-driven institution that connects academic research, talent development, and commercialisation of quantum technologies.

The I-HUB Quantum Technology Foundation (I-HUB QTF) was established as a Section-8 company hosted by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune. It forms part of a national initiative: it is one of the 25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs) funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, under the National Mission for Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS). This places the foundation within a broader Indian policy effort to build cyber-physical systems capability, of which quantum technologies are one designated domain. From its base in Pune, I-HUB QTF has built its activities around a dual mandate: developing skilled human resources for quantum technologies and translating quantum research into products and services with socio-economic value. Its mission statement lists knowledge generation, technology development and commercialisation, human resource development and skill development, innovation and entrepreneurship, and international collaborations as core pillars. Its vision is to strengthen the Indian quantum economy by achieving leadership in quantum technology development and deploying quantum-technology-based applications for grass-roots impact. The foundation organises its technical work into verticals. Quantum Information & Metrology covers areas such as an ion trap computer, an NMR-based spin register, and multi-qubit quantum computing with NV centres. Quantum Materials & Devices covers quantum optoelectronics, spintronics, and emergent phenomena in quantum materials. Quantum Communications covers quantum networks for secure communications and quantum metrology using strontium optical clocks and trapped-ion optical clocks. Enabling Technologies covers technology support systems, instrumentation for computing platforms, and indigenisation initiatives. Alongside research, I-HUB QTF has developed education and ecosystem programmes. Its CHANAKYA fellowships, documented for the 2021–22 cycle, support undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers on projects spanning chemical vapour deposition of 2D materials, frequency synthesizers for diamond colour-defect-based CMOS quantum sensing, fault-tolerant encoder circuits for quantum error correction, high-resolution spectroscopy of single NV defects in diamond, spin Seebeck effects in manganite heterostructures, NV centres as platforms for quantum simulation, non-Markovian effects in superconducting qubits, Rydberg atoms in external radio-frequency fields, and optimized 2D dielectric metamaterials, among others, hosted at institutions including IISER Pune, IIIT Hyderabad, IISER Bhopal, NISER Bhubaneswar, IIT Bombay and others. The hub also runs courses and events, including an Introductory Course on Quantum Computing and a Quantum Computing (Programming & Simulation) Internship, and it has announced results for advertisement no. 07/2024 and an NQM Startups Announcement Ceremony. Its reported impact includes 133 Chanakya Fellowships, 38 outreach programmes, 21 I-HUB QTF seminars, 5 school and training programmes, 7 startups, 9 conferences, 2 faculty fellows, and 3,373 skill development participants. Governance is provided by a Hub Governing Body and a Board of Directors.

• CHANAKYA Fellowship cycle documented for 2021–22, supporting undergraduate and postgraduate researchers across Indian institutions.

• Advertisement no. 07/2024 results announced by I-HUB QTF.

• NQM Startups Announcement Ceremony held.

• Introductory Course on Quantum Computing launched.

A government-funded, non-profit quantum technology innovation hub focused on talent development, research translation, and startup incubation in India.

• CHANAKYA Fellowships

  Fellowships for undergraduates, postgraduates, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in quantum technologies.

• Quantum Computing (Programming & Simulation) Internship

  Internship programme in quantum computing programming and simulation.

• Introductory Course on Quantum Computing

  An introductory course on quantum computing offered by I-HUB QTF.

• Incubation Programs

  Incubation support for quantum technology startups.

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