Question

The Institute where and when the first computer installed was
1. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1950
2. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 1955
3. National Physical Laboratory, Delhi, 1960
4. Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955

• India’s first computer was installed in 1955 in Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta (now called Kolkata).

History of India’s first computer

• The age of computers in India began in 1955 with the installation of HEC-2M
• HEC-2M was a computer designed by A.D.Booth in England
• The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) at Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the first institute to have the privilege.
• India bought its first computer for the amount of Rs 10 lakh.
• It was also recognized as a number-crunching machine with a huge size.

The computer age in India began in 1955 with the installation of HEC-2M (a computer designed by A.D.Booth in England) at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) at Calcutta (now Kolkata)