Driven by the fast and dynamic developments taking place in information technology (IT) and with the objective of extending its usage, achieving broader objectives of enhancing employability, wealth creation, human capital development and in effect a sustained IT led

growth, the Government, through its Department of Information Technology (DIT) felt it desirable to enhance organizational synergy, ensure optimal utilization of resources as well as societal relevance for its autonomous scientific societies to achieve greater economic value addition, social dynamics and national security goals in its broader sense.

An R&D organization, to create focus on advanced information technologies and high-end academics and training, is thus rejuvenated by judiciously merging relevant and like activity R&D institutions, namely ER&DCI, NCST and CEDTI Mohali with C-DAC.

C-DAC, with its established brand equity and in its new role, has, among its pillars of strength, such cardinal elements as being a technology driven enterprise, a knowledge catalyst, having a human resource centered growth, a culture of openness, trust and flexibility, high motivation levels for innovation and creativity and a sound combination of nurturing a technically challenging work environment with reward based processes and systems.

C-DAC - a premiere Research and Development Institution as a centre of excellence of international repute working in advanced information technologies will also meaningfully value add to the economy, to society and the country as a whole.