C-DAC established its 11th centre in Silchar, Assam in February 2014 entitled as C-DAC Centre in Northeast (CINE). CINE is located inside the green and scenic campus of National Institute of Technology, Silchar.

Some of the core technology area where CINE is involved are ICTE Services, Software Development, Embedded Systems, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Cyber Security and Cyber Forensics, Blockchain Technology for sectors like Health, Agriculture, E-Governance, Power, Smart Cities, Digital Preservation and Language Computing.