A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between SCR, CoE/IRISET, IIT Hyderabad for Standardization of Kavach system Architecture

 

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on 12.11.2025 between South Central Railway (SCR), Centre of Excellence (CoE) of the Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET), and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad at IIT Hyderabad campus.

 

The MoU was signed in the presence of Shri P. V. Murali Krishna, Principal Chief Signal and Telecom Engineer, SCR; Shri B.S. Murthy, Director, IIT Hyderabad by Shri Tej Prakash Agrawal, Chief Signal and Telecom Engineer (Projects/Coordination), SCR & Shri Vijay Serwal, Executive Director (Signal Development), CoE and Professor G. Narahari Sastry, Head of Department, IIT Hyderabad.

 

The primary objective of this MoU is to develop interoperability at the modular hardware level for the Kavach system, Indian Railways' indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system. This initiative aims to standardize hardware interfaces and enable plug-and-play compatibility among various functional modules of the Kavach system including Input / Output (I/O) modules, RF modules, communication interfaces, and processing units - irrespective of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

 

This technological advancement will significantly enhance maintainability, upgradability, and multi-vendor flexibility within the Kavach ecosystem, paving the way for scalable and efficient implementation across the Indian Railways network.

 

To achieve this goal, SCR and CoE/IRISET have partnered with IIT Hyderabad leveraging the institute's expertise in embedded systems, cyber-physical systems, communication protocols, and system-level hardware integration. Under this collaboration, IIT Hyderabad will develop a prototype demonstrating the full functionality, and interoperability of the standardized Kavach system architecture.

SCR PR No.640
Date: 12th November 2025