Bharat NCX 2025 | Elevating India’s Cybersecurity Preparedness to New Heights

About Bharat NCX

Bharat NCX 2025 aspires to fortify India’s national cyber defense by enhancing the preparedness and resilience of vital stakeholders, including government bodies, critical infrastructure operators, and defense sectors. Orchestrated by the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), this comprehensive cybersecurity exercise replicates intricate cyberattack scenarios to rigorously test and refine incident response mechanisms. The exercise emphasizes the identification of vulnerabilities, the optimization of response strategies, and the promotion of seamless interagency collaboration, thereby advancing India’s overarching cyber readiness. Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and the strategic guidance of Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, the establishment of a Cyber Safe India has emerged as a top-tier priority for the Nation. The government’s unwavering commitment to constructing a secure digital environment underscores the recognition that cybersecurity is now a cornerstone of all security considerations on a global scale.

Why Join Bharat NCX?

Bharat NCX is a critical exercise designed to simulate real-world cyber threats, enabling organizations across key sectors—such as government, BFSI, telecom, transport, energy, and healthcare—to assess and strengthen their cybersecurity preparedness. By fostering collaboration between public and private entities, NCX enhances the collective ability to respond to and mitigate cyber risks, ensuring the security and resilience of India’s digital infrastructure against evolving threats. It is a proactive approach to building a robust cybersecurity ecosystem that safeguards national interests and ensures business continuity in a rapidly digitizing world.

Enhance Cybersecurity Skills

NCX provides a hands-on opportunity to sharpen your cybersecurity expertise by participating in simulated cyber attack scenarios and learning the latest defense strategies.

Network with Industry Leaders

NCX brings together cybersecurity professionals, government representatives, and key stakeholders from multiple sectors, offering valuable networking opportunities to build connections and share knowledge.

Test Response Readiness

The event allows participants to test their organization's crisis response strategies in a controlled environment, helping identify strengths and areas for improvement in real-world cyber incident management.

Contribute to National Security

You play an active role in strengthening India's cybersecurity ecosystem, contributing to the protection of critical infrastructure and supporting the nation’s digital resilience against emerging cyber threats

Aim & Vision

The aim of Bharat NCX 2025 is to strengthen India’s cyber defense framework and enhance the preparedness of key stakeholders, including government agencies, critical infrastructure entities, and defense sectors. This exercise, led by the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), is designed to simulate complex and realistic cyberattack scenarios to test and improve response capabilities. Bharat NCX 2025 seeks to identify weaknesses, optimize response protocols, and promote effective coordination among agencies, elevating the nation's overall cybersecurity posture. Bharat NCX 2025 reflects this commitment by promoting cybersecurity awareness and ensuring that India remains prepared to counter evolving cyber threats and safeguard its digital sovereignty.

Bharat NCX'25 Objectives

Enhance Cyber Defense Capabilities Experiences

Strengthen the cyber defense mechanisms of government agencies, critical infrastructure providers, and defense sectors by simulating real-world cyber attack scenarios.

Test & Improve Incident Response

Test and refine the effectiveness of incident response plans, ensuring that stakeholders are equipped to respond swiftly and effectively to complex cyber threats.

Foster Collaboration & Identify Vulnerabilities

Promote interagency coordination and information sharing, while uncovering vulnerabilities in current cybersecurity frameworks to improve national security.

Raise Awareness & Ensure Digital Sovereignty

Cultivate a culture of cybersecurity resilience and safeguard India's digital infrastructure to maintain strategic autonomy and defend against cyber adversaries.

Participation

The Bharat NCX 2025 exercise will prominently feature participants from India's Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) sectors, which are integral to the nation's stability, security, and essential services. These sectors are vital due to their role in sustaining the nation's core functions and ensuring public safety.

The seven primary CII sectors include Power & Energy, which supports the nation’s electrical grid and energy resources; Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI), crucial for economic stability and financial operations; Telecommunications, enabling national communication networks; Transport, essential for the movement of people and goods; Government Services, which maintain administrative and strategic functions; Strategic & Public Enterprises, representing sectors that contribute to national security and public interests; and Healthcare, which ensures public health and emergency response capabilities.

NCX Conduct

The conduct stage of Bharat NCX 2025 will be an immersive and comprehensive series of events designed to elevate the nation's cyber defense capabilities through targeted training, expert engagement, practical exercises, and strategic decision-making simulations. The event will span from 21st July to 01st August, incorporating the following key elements:

On-Boarding & Assessment

21 July 2025

This day will be used for participants on-boarding to the event and is followed by a pre-training assessment and training. During the assessment, participants will answer a series of cybersecurity-related questions.

Training

22nd to 26th July 2025

A five-day training for technical cybersecurity personnel will be delivered in a classroom format. This training will cover various aspects of cybersecurity for upcoming Live Fire exercise including active defence techniques, tasks designed to contain an insight into the attackers' mindset and red teaming.