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UIDAI and NFSU sign five-year pact for cybersecurity and digital forensic resilience
UIDAI and NFSU entered a five-year collaboration to strengthen cybersecurity, digital forensics, AI, blockchain, deepfake detection and cryptography.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In May 2026, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) signed a five-year collaboration to strengthen cybersecurity and digital forensic resilience in India.
Key specifics
- The collaboration period is five years.
- The agreement involves UIDAI and NFSU.
- It focuses on cybersecurity and digital forensics.
- Joint research areas include AI, blockchain, deepfake detection and cryptography.
- UIDAI operates under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, while NFSU is an Institution of National Importance under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Exam lens
Science and technology plus governance question type, UIDAI, NFSU, five-year pact, AI, blockchain, deepfake detection — TNPSC may ask the institutions, ministries, and focus areas.