The C-DAC’s strengths lie in its research and development activities. Being an Apex Organization, it has the responsibility to be leader in computers and allied disciplines. The scientists and Engineers of R&D department of C-DAC works on the tracks covering VLSI Design, Multiprocessor System Design, High-performance Networks, Digital Libraries, Parallelizing tools, High Availability and Fault-Tolerant Systems, Web Technologies, Localization of standard softwares and so on.

The R & D activities of C-DAC are mentioned here-