Overview

BSNL IITK Telecom Centre of Excellence (BITCOE), at IIT Kanpur, came into existence on 12th December 2007 with the signing of a tri-partite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Telecommunication, Government of India, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), during the inauguration ceremony of India Telecom 2007, presided over by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.

IIT Kanpur, established in 1959, is an institute which provides quality technical education, conducts original research of the highest standard and provides leadership in technological innovation for the industrial growth of the country. It has contributed immensely to the cause of nation building and its faculty members and alumni have distinguished themselves in their fields of expertise.

BSNL, the principle sponsor of BITCOE, is India's oldest and largest telecommunication service provider. With its vast network, BSNL is committed to provide connectivity to all parts of the country.

BSNL has made unmatched contributions to the cause of reaching modern telecommunications to rural and remote parts of the country. BITCOE and other TCOEs have been created to meet the broad objectives of capacity building, impetus to all round growth of Telecom industry including manufacturing through Application Research and to serve as think tank to the Government and Industry decision makers.