C-DOT celebrates 42nd Foundation Day
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications founded in 1984, celebrated its 42nd Foundation Day in Delhi on 25 August 2025.
Summary
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications, celebrated its 42nd Foundation Day at its Delhi campus on 25 August 2025, marking 41 years since its founding by the Government of India in 1984. Minister of State for Communications Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, the chief guest, said telecom is key to national security and called C-DOT engineers 'guardians of India's digital borders'. Experts discussed 6G, AI, cybersecurity and quantum communication, and 10 women-led entrepreneurs received R&D grants under the NIDHI programme.
Key facts
- Organisation
- Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), DoT
- Founded
- 1984
- Event
- 42nd Foundation Day, 25 Aug 2025, Delhi
- Chief guest
- MoS Communications Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
- NIDHI grants
- 10 women-led entrepreneurs
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), which celebrated its 42nd Foundation Day on 25 August 2025, was founded by the Government of India in which year?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — 1984
C-DOT celebrated its 42nd Foundation Day on 25 August 2025, marking 41 years since its founding by the Government of India in 1984.