Science, Discovery, Tech and Environment · 1 October 2026

SASTRA Deemed University and Tata Communications Launch Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics

Exam-focused facts from the 1 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • SASTRA Deemed University and Tata Communications launched a centre of excellence (CoE) in cybersecurity and digital forensics, built at a cost of Rs 3.5 crore, at the university's Thanjavur campus.
  • The CoE is a research and capacity-building facility aimed at creating manpower to handle digital and cyber vulnerabilities.
  • More than 1,000 graduates from SASTRA's School of Computing received their certificates at the Graduation Day ceremony.