Programme to reach students across 570+ affiliated colleges through online Hindi-language training
C3iHub, IIT Kanpur, has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University (DBRAU), Agra, and Vivekanand Incubation Foundation (VIF) to launch a vocational programme in cybersecurity for students across the university’s affiliated institutions.
The programme aims to reach more than 3 lakh students across 570+ colleges. Delivered online and in Hindi, the course is designed to make cybersecurity education more accessible, particularly to students in semi-urban and rural areas.
Under the partnership, C3iHub will design and deliver the curriculum, leveraging IIT Kanpur’s expertise in cybersecurity research and training. VIF will provide the administrative and technical infrastructure required for large-scale course delivery. DBRAU will also establish a dedicated Cybersecurity Counselling Cell (CCC) to support students in preventing and addressing cybercrime incidents.
The course will cover cybercrime and cyber hygiene, social media threats, identity theft, personal data leaks, online safety for women and children, the dark web, cyber terrorism and illegal online activities. Quizzes, workshops, feedback and customised virtual labs will provide students with practical learning opportunities.
The MoU was signed by Prof. Surendra Baswana, Program Director, C3iHub and Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur; Prof. Sanjay Chaudhary, Director, IQAC and VIF, DBRAU; and Prof. Anil Gupta, Director, UCC, DBRAU Agra.
Prof. Ashu Rani, Vice Chancellor, DBRAU, said, “Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar University serves lakhs of students across 570+ colleges, and with that reach comes a responsibility to prepare them for the world they will actually work in. Cybersecurity is no longer a specialised subject for engineers alone; it is a basic life skill. This partnership with C3iHub, IIT Kanpur, and the Vivekanand Incubation Foundation allows us to offer that skill to our students at scale, in their own language.”
The signing ceremony was attended by Prof. Manindra Agrawal, Director, IIT Kanpur, and other distinguished guests, including Prof. Ashu Rani and Prof. Vinay Kumar Pathak, Vice Chancellor, CSJMU and President, Association of Indian Universities.
