Central Electronics Limited is a Government of India Enterprise under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology.

It was established in 1974, with an objective to commercially exploit indigenous technologies developed by National Laboratories and R&D Institutions in the country.

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh bestowed "Mini RATNA" designation (Category-1) on Central Electronics Limited (CEL) during its Golden Jubilee celebrations.

CEL is pioneer in the country in the field of Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) and it has developed the technology with its own R&D efforts.

CEL has developed a number of critical components for strategic applications and is supplying these items to Defence.