The Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC) was established in 1981 as a division of Tata Consultancy Services Limited, India's largest IT consulting organization. TRDDC is today one of India’s premier R&D centres in software engineering and process engineering.

R & D work at TRDDC leads to the creation of intellectual assets. These take the form of new technologies, models, tools and products that serve the needs of software engineering and TCS clients in a wide range of industry verticals.

TRDDC organizes regular workshops, seminars and conferences on advanced areas of R & D. Strong links are maintained with universities and academic institutions all over the world.