TEC signs MoU with IIT Kanpur for collaboration on Joint Studies and Technical Contributions in Telecom Technologies and Standardisation Activities

• Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), signed an MoU with IIT Kanpur on 8 January 2026 for joint R&D and standardisation in advanced telecom technologies.
• Part of a broader TEC strategy of academia tie-ups (IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Hyderabad, IIIT-Delhi, IIIT-Hyderabad, IIIT Naya Raipur, SRMIST) to build India's capacity in global telecom standard-setting.
• Relevant for GS-III (Science & Tech / Indigenous Tech / 6G) and GS-II (institutions and international forums like ITU, 3GPP).