Meity seeks 10K graphics processing units, receives offer for 20K

The Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology (Meity) has received offers for 20,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) from companies that bid under the ~10,370 crore IndiaAI Mission — nearly double of what it is seeking through a request for empanelling companies.

Its request, to build artificial-intelligence (AI) computing capacity, came on August 16 last year. A senior official in Meity said: “We were looking at 10,000 GPUs … but we have received offers for over 20,000. We are evaluating them, and after that we will take a call, which will take some time. There is enthusiasm among companies.”