Virtual computer labs. Pilot first.
Premiere, Maya and Unreal on hosted GPU workstations. A pilot with your students and licences comes before any quote.
Managed hosting since 2009. A 24/7 operations desk.
Your timetable
- Batch A109:00 to 12:00Premiere Pro
- Batch B213:00 to 16:00Maya
- Batch C116:00 to 18:00Unreal Engine
What we run
- GPU workstations
- Lab platform and monitoring
- A 24/7 desk behind them
Businesses we’ve hosted and supported since 2009
What is a virtual computer lab?
A virtual computer lab lets students use hosted computers for coursework from their own screen. The programs run on servers in a data centre; the student’s device shows the screen and sends keyboard, mouse and pen input. It runs on virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). ZenoCloud’s pilot is for GPU-heavy courses.
Built for GPU-heavy courses.
Creative coursework is the starting point. CAD and AI requirements need their own licence checks and pilot tests before anything is promised.
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Animation, VFX, design and film
Premiere Pro, After Effects, Maya and Unreal Engine on your education licences. Proposed pilot workloads.
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Engineering and architecture CAD/BIM
AutoCAD, Revit, SolidWorks and similar tools, to be tested in your pilot.
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AI and data-science labs
AI coursework requirements assessed before a desktop or notebook pilot is chosen.
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Training institutes and skill centres
One lab image for every centre, booked by batch in each city.
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Universities with distance learners
The same desktop from campus or home, to be tested from your students’ cities.
Application licences, vendor support and versions are checked separately before pilot testing. Education eligibility is not automatic for training institutes; each vendor decides.
Three seat levels, sized by course.
Starting points, to be confirmed in your pilot. The pilot measures how many seats of each level share one GPU card for your exercises; the quote uses that number.
| Level | For | Starting shape, to be confirmed | Typical courses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 2D, office tools, coding | Small or no GPU slice; 8 to 16 GB RAM class | Graphic design basics, programming, office skills |
| Level 2 | Creative and CAD | About an 8 GB GPU profile; 32 GB RAM class | Premiere Pro, Maya, AutoCAD, Revit |
| Level 3 | Heavy 3D and real-time engines | 16 to 48 GB GPU profiles | Unreal Engine, simulation |
Profiles are NVIDIA virtual-workstation profiles on L4, L40S and RTX PRO 6000 cards. The pilot decides which level a course needs from your project files, not this table.
At the student’s end
- A Windows, macOS or Linux PC, laptop or thin client that decodes the remote display.
- A stable broadband or campus connection. Bandwidth per seat is measured in the pilot.
- A pen tablet or second display if needed, to be tested in the pilot.
The facts, in one place.
- Where it runs
- NVIDIA GPU servers in India.
- Who runs the pilot
- ZenoCloud builds it and runs it with a 24/7 desk behind the servers.
- Company and hosting
- Indian company since 2009; Indian lab-software partner.
- How students connect
- A desktop app on a lab PC, laptop or thin client, from campus or home.
- How we size it
- Students at once set compute; students enrolled set licences and storage. Pilot results set capacity.
- What you supply
- Eligible application licences, student accounts, timetable, computers and internet access.
- What we supply
- GPU servers, lab platform, course software setup, project storage, monitoring, IT-team support.
- Windows
- Eligible institution-held Windows licences, checked before the pilot.
Each line has a fuller answer in the questions below.
Compare three lab setups.
Common arrangements, not exclusive categories: a per-hour workstation is also virtual, and a campus lab can add remote access. The pilot shows which rows matter for you.
| Topic | GPU lab on campus | Virtual computer lab (this page) | Per-hour cloud workstation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost structure | Purchase or lease per seat, plus maintenance, power and licences; refreshed every few years | Pilot fee agreed first; then reserved capacity by the month, sized to students at once | Hourly fee while it runs, often plus a base fee or storage charge |
| Upkeep | Your IT maintains each PC, image and GPU driver | We maintain servers, images and platform; you approve versions | Varies by service; images are usually per user |
| Access from home or other cities | Usually campus only; remote access can be added | Same desktop from campus, home or another centre, to be tested from your cities | Anywhere with internet, per account, subject to connection quality |
| Licences | Device or named-user licences on each PC | Your named-user education licences, checked per application and hosting arrangement | Usually the student’s or the provider’s licences, per account |
| Data location | On each PC and your file server | On servers we operate; storage, backups and retention documented before the pilot | Wherever the provider runs that machine |
| Suits | Classes that need local workstations or lack a dependable connection | Timetabled batches across centres, GPU-heavy courses | Occasional heavy use by a few people |
Per-hour cloud workstations are a fair choice for a handful of occasional users.
One lab design, tested with you.
The pilot tests shared GPU lab seats, booked by batch on your timetable, run by ZenoCloud with its software partner, against agreed criteria before anything is called a service.
Who does what.
| Job | You | Us |
|---|---|---|
| Servers, GPUs, network, monitoring | Us | |
| Lab platform and booking | Us with our software partner | |
| Course software setup | Approve versions; hold the licences | Build and update |
| Student accounts and sign-in | Own | Connect |
| Project storage and backups | Decide retention | Run |
| Help for students | First line | Second line, for the platform |
| Help for your IT team | Infrastructure support, 24/7; desktop support scope agreed for the pilot. | |
| Pen tablets and displays | Supply | To be tested in the pilot. |
Start with a pilot.
- Discuss your apps, class sizes, project files and connection locations.
- Agree what must pass, then test hosted desktops from your network with your exercises.
- Receive a report: measurements, what passed, and a sizing recommendation with tested limits.
Pilot capacity, duration, fee and credit are agreed in writing before it starts.
What moves the price.
- Students working at once set compute; students enrolled set licences and storage.
- Seat level per course: Level 1, 2 or 3.
- Project storage and how long you keep it.
- Licences you already hold: Windows, Adobe, Autodesk.
- NVIDIA virtual-workstation licences, with education pricing where you qualify.
- Support scope: platform only, or student help too.
GPU card list prices, per card per month, before taxes. Checked 14 Oct 2026.
- NVIDIA L4 24GBFrom ₹32,000
- NVIDIA L40S 48GBFrom ₹55,000
- NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 96GBFrom ₹1,10,000
The quote separates GPU capacity, software licences, storage, platform and support. Seats per card come from the pilot.
Reserved monthly capacity after the pilot. The quote shows every input and the pilot result it came from.
Every card and its price is on our GPU cloud page. Virtual labs are quoted.
Virtual lab questions.
How much does a virtual lab cost?
It is quoted after a pilot, in rupees. GPU cards list from ₹32,000 (L4 24GB), ₹55,000 (L40S 48GB), ₹1,10,000 (RTX PRO 6000 96GB) per card per month before taxes. The total adds Windows and NVIDIA licences, storage, platform and support, and depends on students working at once.
Can Maya, Premiere Pro, Unreal or AutoCAD run in a virtual lab?
Licence permission, vendor support and performance are separate checks. Adobe permits Creative Cloud on virtual desktops with named-user licences, not shared-device licences. Autodesk education access needs an eligibility check. Unreal’s education exception covers seat terms. AutoCAD and SolidWorks are to be tested in the pilot.
Do students need a powerful laptop?
Usually not. The applications run on the GPU server; the student’s device decodes the screen and sends keyboard, mouse and pen input. A modest PC, laptop or thin client with a stable connection is the starting point. The pilot checks your actual lab PCs and home connections.
How many students can share one GPU?
The pilot measures it for your exercises. By GPU memory alone, at most 12 students fit per RTX PRO 6000 (96 GB), 6 per L40S (48 GB) and 3 per L4 (24 GB), at an 8 GB profile. A ceiling, not a promise: the workload sets usable density.
Is VDI the same as a virtual lab?
VDI is the technology: desktops running as virtual machines on servers, reached remotely. A virtual computer lab is VDI arranged for teaching, usually with course images, batch booking and per-student sign-in. Businesses use the same technology for hosted virtual desktops (see our VDI page).
Can students use it from home or another city?
That is the design: students sign in through a secure gateway from their own connection and reach the same desktop. Programs run on the server; download and copy rules are set with you. The pilot tests the experience from your students’ cities.
Who supplies Windows and application licences?
Application licences (Adobe, Autodesk, others) stay yours, named per student. Windows runs on eligible institution-held licences, checked for the exact plan and hosting arrangement before the pilot. We supply the GPU servers, the lab platform and the NVIDIA virtual-workstation licences, with education pricing where you qualify.
Can we own the servers instead?
OwnGPU helps institutions buy and host their own GPU servers.
Test it on your timetable.
One discussion, then a pilot from your network with your exercises.