The first supercomputer developed in India is the PARAM 8000. It was designed and built by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune. PARAM 8000 was unveiled in 1991, marking a significant milestone in India's efforts to advance high-performance computing capabilities.
PARAM stands for "Parallel Machine." The development of PARAM 8000 was led by Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar, who was associated with C-DAC.