Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, and IIT Jammu signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 13 October to strengthen mobile device security, under the Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA-III) Project of the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Who does what?
IIT Jammu is the lead institute for the Mobile Device Security Cluster; SMVDU is a spoke institute. The MoU was signed by SMVDU Registrar Ajay Kumar Sharma and Dr Anil Saini, Senior Scientific Officer at IIT Jammu, and coordinated at SMVDU by Dr Naveen Kumar Gondhi and Dr Pooja Sharma of the School of Computer Science and Engineering. Vice-Chancellor Prof Pragati Kumar was present.
What will students get?
The agreement lists joint research projects, specialised training programmes, workshops, faculty development programmes, expert lectures, student internships, project work and cybersecurity awareness drives. The topics named are smartphone security, mobile operating system vulnerabilities, malware analysis, mobile forensics, secure application development and privacy protection.
What has not been announced?
- Budget or funding for the SMVDU spoke
- Number of internship or training seats
- Dates for the first workshops or programmes
Students interested in cybersecurity work can watch SMVDU's School of Computer Science and Engineering and IIT Jammu for notices. The institutions say the aim is to help develop skilled cybersecurity professionals in Jammu and Kashmir. For related campus technology coverage, see our report on an AI tech talk at SMVDU.
Source: Daily Excelsior, 14 October 2026.
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