Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCOEs) are a joint initiative of Government of India, major telecom operators (Telcos) and premier technical and management institutes of India in what has been termed as Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Seven TCOEs have been established in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at Chennai, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Mumbai, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bengaluru and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad