NIELIT to Host 3rd NCCDFI 2026 Cyber Security Conference

The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), which works under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, is holding the third National Conference on Cyber Security, Digital Forensics and Intelligence, called NCCDFI 2026, on 16 and 17 November 2026. The venue is the Dr Ambedkar International Centre at 15 Janpath in New Delhi, and the theme chosen for the edition is Cyber Secure Bharat: Fortifying India's Digital Future.

From Kohima to the capital

The conference was held for the first time in 2024, when NIELIT Kohima organised it at the Capital Convention Centre in Kohima, Nagaland, from 25 to 26 July, together with the Nagaland Police and the state's Department of Information Technology and Communication. The second edition moved to Gauhati University in Guwahati, Assam, in 2025. What began as a regional effort has thus grown into a national platform, and the third edition is meant to widen participation further through technology demonstrations, exchange of knowledge and closer work among the agencies involved.

What the two days cover

The programme brings together government, law enforcement, defence, the judiciary, technology providers, industry and academia to discuss new cyber threats, digital investigation and cyber resilience. Ten tracks have been set: Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, AI Security, Critical Infrastructure, Threat Intelligence, Blockchain and Crypto, Drone and IoT Forensics, Digital Evidence, Cyber Law and Cloud Security. Technical sessions take in national cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, incident response, threats driven by artificial intelligence, automated digital investigation, financial cybercrime, device and multimedia forensics, international cooperation, quantum computing and autonomous systems. Along with an inaugural session there are business sessions, panel discussions and an industry exhibition showing work in digital forensics, drone technology, surveillance systems and security driven by artificial intelligence. Memoranda of understanding between NIELIT and industry partners are to be signed for joint research, training and capacity building.

Partners and the hackathon

The knowledge partners include the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), CERT-In, Delhi Police, CyberPeace, Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification, the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering at Mhow, Maharashtra Cyber, Manipur Police, the Telangana Cyber Security Bureau at Hyderabad, Software Technology Parks of India and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. A hackathon named Cyber Kushti 2026 runs alongside the sessions, built in three levels around Review, Attack and Defend. Registration drew 1,031 teams with 3,093 participants; 923 teams of 2,769 participants were shortlisted for the first level, 50 teams qualified for the second and 10 teams for the third.