Establishment of Phase-II of National Centre of Excellence for Large Area Flexible Electronics (Ncflexe)

The National Centre for Flexible Electronics (NCFlexE) as a Centre of Excellence at IIT Kanpur was established in 2014 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and IIT Kanpur to catalyse growth of domestic industry in the emerging area of flexible electronics.  Support for Phase II of NCFlexE, with a total project outlay of Rs. 83.08 crores over a period of 5 years, was approved in November 2023.  The objectives and outcomes include undertaking collaborative projects with industries, development of prototypes, transfer of technologies, incubating companies, and training manpower in the field of flexible electronics.