NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE

National Informatics Centre (NIC) - At A Glance

[Departments] [NIC-Gurgaon] Message of DG NIC

Introduction :

National Informatics Centre (NIC) is a premier organisation in the field of Information Technology(IT) in India. It provides state of the art solutions to the information management and decision support requirements of the Government and the Corporate sector. NIC has set up a satellite-based nation-wide computer-communication network, called NICNET, with over 700 nodes connecting the national capital, the state capitals and district headquarters to one and another.

IT services by NIC :

The IT services provided by NIC are: Conducting feasibility studies for computerisation; Designing; Developing and Implementing computer-based information systems; to undertaking large turnkey projects.

NIC is having highly skilled pool of manpower numbering more than 3000

NIC has extensive software development capabilities in the areas of databases, computer aided design, networking, geographic information systems, analytical modeling, expert systems, telematics, multimedia etc.

It has developed over 3000 databases in various sectors such as Education, Health, Transport, Agriculture etc.

NIC has been instrumental in processing very large volumes of data related to the 1991 Population Census and Industrial Census.

NIC has also developed a number of network-based applications, most notable are General Elections in India.

Devloping & hosting of Web sites of Govt. Office (Central/State) as well as of private organisation, Eduactional, Research Institutes etc. on NIC Web Servers.

NICNET FACILITIES :-

NICNET was designed and implemented by NIC using state-of-the-satellite-based computer-communication technology. Keeping in view the wide geographic spread of the country, ranging from islands in Indian ocean to the highest Himalayan ranges, in design of NICNET, which is one of the largest VSAT networks of its kind in the world, ensures extremely cost effective and reliable implementation.

NICNET has now become an integral part of a large number of Government and Corporate sector organisations, providing information exchange services. NICNET services include File Transfer, Electronic Mail, Remote Database Access, Data broadcast and EDI. In times of natural calamities like cyclones, NICNET has served as the basic message communication facility in the calamity-affected areas.

A large number of users including banks, financial institutions, exporters, ports and custom houses are targeted for provision of EDI services on NICNET. NICNET provides gateway to International Networks for Electronic Mail, Database Access and EDI services.

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	The IT services provided by NIC are: Conducting feasibility studies for computerisation; Designing; Developing and Implementing computer-based information systems; to undertaking large turnkey projects.
	NIC is having highly skilled pool of manpower numbering more than 3000
	NIC has extensive software development capabilities in the areas of databases, computer aided design, networking, geographic information systems, analytical modeling, expert systems, telematics, multimedia etc.
	It has developed over 3000 databases in various sectors such as Education, Health, Transport, Agriculture etc.
	NIC has been instrumental in processing very large volumes of data related to the 1991 Population Census and Industrial Census.
	NIC has also developed a number of network-based applications, most notable are General Elections in India.
	Devloping & hosting of Web sites of Govt. Office (Central/State) as well as of private organisation, Eduactional, Research Institutes etc. on NIC Web Servers.