Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Keralam, IICT Sign MoU to Establish AVGC-XR Centre
C-DIT, a state-run organization in Keralam, has partnered with the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies in Mumbai.
They signed an agreement to help build a Centre of Excellence for animation, visual effects, gaming, comics and extended reality.
The centre is expected to help people learn creative and technology skills.
The partners will also work together on training, industry connections and access to facilities and experts.
The centre is part of Keralam’s AVGC-XR policy.
Officials say the plan could create new opportunities for young people, startups and creative businesses.
C-DIT and the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies signed an MoU to strengthen Keralam’s AVGC-XR ecosystem.
The agreement supports C-DIT’s plan to establish an AVGC-XR Centre of Excellence in Keralam.
The partnership includes cooperation on training, skills, industry engagement, technology upgrades and shared facilities.
The MoU was exchanged at FICCI FRAMES 2026 in Mumbai, in the presence of Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar.
The planned centre and hub-and-spoke infrastructure are intended to create opportunities for young talent, startups and creative enterprises.
- Who
- The Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT) and the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT).
- What
- They signed an MoU to support an AVGC-XR Centre of Excellence and related cooperation.
- When
- The MoU was exchanged at FICCI FRAMES 2026, held earlier in the week before the report dated Oct. 3.
- Where
- The MoU was exchanged in Mumbai; the planned Centre of Excellence will be in Keralam.
- Why
- To strengthen Keralam’s emerging AVGC-XR ecosystem through skills, training, industry engagement and technology cooperation.
- Organizations signing the MoU
- C-DIT and the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT)
- Planned facility
- AVGC-XR Centre of Excellence in Keralam
- Agreement venue
- FICCI FRAMES 2026 in Mumbai
- Areas of cooperation
- Skill development, industry engagement, technology upgradation, training, capacity building, shared facilities, expert services and jury support
- Policy framework
- Keralam government’s AVGC-XR policy
- Expected beneficiaries
- Young talent, startups and creative enterprises in the state