The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (OPSA) to the Government of India launched the TRL Compass platform on 29 June 2026, in collaboration with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI). The launch was chaired by Principal Scientific Adviser Professor Ajay Kumar Sood. The platform standardises Technology Readiness Level (TRL) assessment across various sectors. It adapts the globally accepted nine-level TRL scale to the specific needs of India's research and innovation ecosystem and provides a common national standard for evaluating publicly funded projects.

TRL Compass will support the effective implementation of major national initiatives such as the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) and the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) fund. It includes sector-specific annexures for healthcare and pharmaceuticals as well as software, enabling domain-specific evaluation. The platform shifts project assessment from subjective judgement to an objective, documented evaluation of technology, manufacturing, quality and programmatic readiness.

Professor Sood stressed the need for a shared framework to assess technology readiness, direct public investment and support commercialisation, and advised institutions to adopt TRL Compass as a standard framework. OPSA Scientific Secretary Dr. Parvinder Maini noted that Indian innovations struggle to move from lab to market due to the absence of a common way to assess technology maturity. An MoU was signed by DSCI CEO Vinayak Godse and OPSA Advisor/Scientist 'G' Dr. Preeti Banzal to facilitate cooperation in technology assessment, capacity mapping and developing a technology radar methodology. The platform is publicly available at www.trlcompass.in.