India has achieved Tier 1 status in the 6th
Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2024 with a
score of 98.49.
The Index is released by the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), a Geneva,
Switzerland based UN-specialised agency
founded in 1865.
Countries are categorised into five tiers based
on their cybersecurity efforts:
Tier 1- Role-modelling (score of 95–100)
Tier 2- Advancing (score of 85–95)
Tier 3- Establishing (score of 55–85)
Tier 4- Evolving (score of 20–55)
Tier 5- Building (score of 0–20).
The Department of Telecommunications
(DoT) is the nodal agency representing India.