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IIT Bombay Launches AI Company for India's Future
8 Dec
Summary
- IIT Bombay established BharatGen Technology Foundation for sovereign AI.
- BharatGen aims to build AI models for over 22 Indian languages.
- Additional funding of ₹1,058 crore supports this national AI initiative.
IIT Bombay has established its wholly-owned company, BharatGen Technology Foundation, a significant step toward shaping India's artificial intelligence landscape. Registered in November 2025, the foundation is poised to build a sovereign large language model that reflects India's diverse languages, culture, and society.
The project, initially supported by the Department of Science and Technology, now benefits from an additional ₹1,058 crore from MeitY under the IndiaAI Mission. This funding elevates BharatGen into a national sovereign AI endeavor, consolidating efforts from various leading Indian academic institutions.
BharatGen is designed to operate across more than 22 Indian languages, integrating text, speech, and document vision to interpret information naturally. The foundation plans to release distilled models, enabling startups and enterprises to leverage sovereign AI capabilities without the prohibitive costs of training their own systems.
