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The consortium insists sovereignty doesn’t mean shutting the door on global players.
- By Mohit Pandey
BharatGen, the IIT Bombay-led consortium that bagged the biggest GPU allocation under the IndiaAI Mission, is now laying out the framework to achieve its most ambitious target yet — a trillion-parameter model.
The task is not just about scaling compute, but building the scaffolding India lacks — data, talent, and what the group calls “recipes” for sovereign AI.
“We picked this ambitious goal because we really want to move the needle on what’s possible to build in India today,” Rishi Bal, head of BharatGen, told AIM. “But this is not just about the models. It’s about the entire ecosystem… it’s a steep ramp.”
The numbers are staggering. BharatGen has secured 13,640 H100 GPUs and close to ₹1,000 crore in funding, the single-largest allocation in the co
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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BharatGen’s ‘Recipe’ for Building a Trillion Parameters Indic Model
The consortium insists sovereignty doesn’t mean shutting the door on global players.
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