Paramrudra Access Details - The Access Details for the computational resources of Param Rudra Supercomputer is as follows:

1. Account Creation

   • To begin using Paramrudra BOSON, you need to get an account first. Apply here. Depending on your category, the account creation process may be different:

   Send the duly filled account request form with the signature of the faculty member (the research advisor) to: paramrudra@bose.res.in

   You will receive an email to your official ID from the Paramrudra Boson Support team regardining fruther payment process and account creation.

   Please contact paramrudra@bose.res.in if you need any other clarifications.

2. Charging Units

   • Resource Type	Charges
     Per CPU core per minute	1.6 paisa
     Per GPU card per minute	70 paisa

     Ref. Standard Operating Procedures For NSM HPC Systems

3. Access Eligibility & Discounts

   Individual user accounts will be provided to all faculty members. All users (including DPR members and non-DPR members) will be billed for their usage of this facility with effect from 1st December 2025. The list of DPR members is enclosed. The rates for various categories as approved by the Competent Authority is provided below.:
   
   

   1. DPR(Detailed Project Report) Members (Non-Host Institutes): Eligible for a 50% discount on standard pricing.
   2. DPR(Detailed Project Report) Members (Host Institute): Eligible for a 75% discount on standard pricing
   3. All Non-DPR(Detailed Project Report) Faculty Members: Access governed by the Centre’s prevailing policy as described in the Param Rudra website
   4. A Promotional discount of 20% on the above rate will be given for Government and Government Funded Academic & Research Organization.

      Please login and submit Resource Request for Supercomputing Facility for individual subscription

      Please contact paramrudra@bose.res.in if you need any other clarifications.

   5. 36% discount will be given for bulk Institutional subscription (billable amount of Rs.10 Lakhs & above)

      Please login and submit Resource Request for Supercomputing Facility for bulk Institutional subscription

      Please contact paramrudra@bose.res.in if you need any other clarifications.

   6. NSM standard rate will be applicable for other users, other than those mentioned above. Please Ref.Standard Operating Procedures For NSM HPC Systems
   7. No refunds will be issued for unutilized resources once allotted.
   8. GST will be charged as per rule.
   9. The usage situation will be reviewed periodically.

4. Payment & Access Terms

   Prepaid Mode Only: All usage must be prepaid; access will be suspended upon credit exhaustion:
   
   

   1. Prepaid Mode Only: All usage must be prepaid; access will be suspended upon credit exhaustion.
   2. Validity Period: Prepaid credits expire after 6 months.
   3. Extension requests must be submitted at least 1 month prior to expiry.

5. Compute Time Allocation for Host Institute Faculty

   1. Faculty must utilize approved internal/external projects to access compute time.

6. Policy Review & Compliance

   1. Policies and usage patterns will undergo periodic review to ensure fairness and efficiency..

7. Credit Utilization & Extensions

   1. Users must ensure prepaid credits are utilized before expiry.
   2. Extension requests require 1 month’s advance notice.

8. Serial Job User Access

   • The system should prioritize parallel jobs, as per CDAC guidelines. For Serial Jobs: Users must submit a justifiable proposal for approval by the Competent Authority.

9. Experimental Job User Access

   • Experimental users must submit justifiable proposals for approval by the Competent Authority, including evidence of prior system usage and relevant publications, to access serial or parallel jobs.

10. Dormant Account Policy

    • Accounts dormant for three consecutive months will be deactivated. Reactivation: will require a written request with proper justification.

11. Fair Share Storage Policy

    • Automatic deletion of unused scratch areas for over 03 months. Users must ensure data backups.

12. Queue Policy – Param Rudra System

    • Queue Name	Description	Per group running limits	Per group queued limit	Wall time limits
      cpu	122 nodes/ 5856 cores	12 (Max. node per group 15)	24	72 hours
      himem	32 nodes/ 1536 cores	4 (Max. node per group 4)	8	120 hours
      gpu	08 nodes	4 (Max. node per group 2)	4	72 hours

13. User mannual to access Param Rudra

    • Please Visit User Mannual