As a part of the MoU signed between the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana (GNDEC) and NIC, a training and support centre for CollabCAD software was recently launched at GNDEC, Ludhiana. This Centre was inaugurated by Sh K.S. Nagesh, Technical Director, CAD Group, NIC, New Delhi and Dr. H.K. Grewal , Principal of the Institute. CollabCAD is an economical state of art CAD/CAM software developed by NIC. Dr. H.S.Rai, HoD Civil Engineering who is main force behind this MoU, while speaking on this occasion, emphasised on the need of Indian software and Indian brand in software to be felt at global level. The programme was attended by several dignitaries. To popularise the software, a multi-pronged approach will be adopted like the introduction of CollabCAD in the course curriculum of engineering course and use of this software by students of GNDEC as part f their project work.