IIT Bombay hosted the first Indian Nanoelectronics Users Programme (INUP) on August 10, 2024. INUP is a flagship program initiated by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in 2008 at IIT Bombay and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and expanded to include IIT Guwahati, IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras in 2021.
 
This programme opened up the MeitY-supported semiconductor nanofabrication facilities for usage by academic researchers, and lately startup companies, from across the country. It has also geared up these facilities to provide industrial training to serve the India Semiconductor Mission.

The Users’ Meet, co-organized by the six INUP host institutes, celebrated the program’s extensive achievements and outlined its future trajectory. The gathering brought together a multidisciplinary group of researchers, academicians and industry professionals who have benefitted from INUP since its inception.
 
The INUP Users' Meet was inaugurated by Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), who served as the Chief Guest. The event featured prominent Guests of Honor, including Dr. R. Chidambaram, former Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India. Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, the Group Vice-Chancellor of BITS Pilani, formerly the Director of IIT Delhi, was also present.