Today's liberalized economic order is witnessing silent competitions for sustenance and excellence in almost every sector of the economy. Focusing on such competition-both national and global levels, TIFAC launched Mission REACH (Relevance and Excellence in ACHieving new heights in educational institutions) in the year 2000 - a mission embedded in Technology Vision - 2020, Government of India. Under the Mission REACH program, institutions of proven potential are being selected for creating Centers Of Relevance and Excellence (CORE).

These TIFAC-COREs are mandated for excelling in focused areas. The prime objective of establishing the COREs is to mobilize human resources of international standards by imparting quality education and involving them in frontier research in diverse disciplines that are of immediate and high relevance to the Indian industry and the society. These COREs will leverage the synergy of a triangular linkage among educational institutions, government and industries or user organizations to create world class centers which will be the leaders in their respective fields. Through these centers, technology generation and skill upgradation of work force is to be done on a continuous basis. One such TIFAC-CORE in the area of Fiber Optics & Optical Communication has been established in Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi, now transformed into Delhi Technological University, Delhi.


Delhi Technological University, Formerly Delhi College of Engineering- DCE, Delhi is a premier engineering & technology institute established in 1941, has been imparting education in various field of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Under Graduate, Post Graduate & Ph.D. (Doctoral) Levels. The graduates of this institution are in demand in industries & scientific organizations within the country and abroad. This institute is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 institutions in the country. DTU formerly DCE today imparts education and training in 14 branches of engineering at Under Graduate level with an intake of 910, 4 branches of B.Tech. (Evening Program) degree are being run with an intake of 120. Full-time and part-time Post Graduate education is given in 18 specialized fields of science, engineering & technology management with an intake of 340. In our Ph.D. program 75 scholarships are offered to students selected through a common interview.

In addition, sponsored research and development activities are also supported by Government funding agencies and Industries in large number of areas of mutual interest. The key to success is our emphasis on quality research and innovative design in technical education. TIFAC-CORE in the area of Fiber Optics & Optical Communication has been established in Delhi Technological University (Delhi College of Engineering), Delhi for which an agreement was signed between TIFAC& DCE on July 6, 2004. The activities of this TIFAC-CORE at DCE is supported by TIFAC/DST, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and partners from industries under Mission REACH Program, Technology Vision-2020, Govt. of India.

Detailed informations about DTU (formerly DCE), Delhi is available at its official websites www.dce.edu and www.dce.ac.in


To establish a world class knowledge centre providing education in the areas of Fibre Optics and Optical Communication System that promotes research and development leading to innovative applications of Fibre Optics, fostering institute-industry linkages and entrepreneurial culture encompassing all aspects of interaction of light and matter for the betterment of the society\"To establish a world class knowledge centre providing education in the areas of Fibre Optics and Optical Communication System that promotes research and development leading to innovative applications of Fibre Optics, fostering institute-industry linkages and entrepreneurial culture encompassing all aspects of interaction of light and matter for the betterment of the society