DoT’s NTIPRIT, NICF, WMTDC merge into single entity ‘National Communications Academy’

NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) three training institutes, the Telecommunications Institute for Policy Research, Innovation and Training (NTIPRIT), the National Institute of Communication Finance (NICF) and the Wireless Monitoring Training & Development Centre (WMTDC) have been merged into a single administrative entity, the National Communications Academy.

The DoT secretary will head the newly formed entity as its ex-officio Chairperson with the additional telecom secretary as its Vice-Chairperson, the Ministry of Communications said in an official statement Friday. Its governing council will also comprise four members – Member (Finance), Member (Services), Member (Technology), and Wireless Advisor.