C-DOT signs MoU with IIT Gandhinagar to set up telecom and cyber security Centre of Excellence
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications, signed an MoU with IIT Gandhinagar on 8 November 2025 to set up a Centre of Excellence for telecom and cyber security research.
Summary
The C-DOT Centre of Excellence at IIT Gandhinagar will focus on mobile communications, cyber security, quantum communication, advanced AI and advanced telecom applications, bringing IIT-GN students, faculty and C-DOT researchers together for fundamental and applied research and indigenous product development.
Key facts
- Partners
- C-DOT and IIT Gandhinagar
- C-DOT
- R&D centre of DoT, Ministry of Communications
- Purpose
- Centre of Excellence
- Focus areas
- Mobile communications, cyber security, quantum communication, advanced AI
Practice MCQs 2 questions
C-DOT signed an MoU in November 2025 to set up a Centre of Excellence for telecom and cyber security at which institute?
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Correct answer: C — IIT Gandhinagar
C-DOT signed the MoU with IIT Gandhinagar to set up the Centre of Excellence.
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) is the R&D centre of which department?
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Correct answer: D — Department of Telecommunications
C-DOT is the premier R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications.