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title: "Smart Fence Project: India's CIBMS Border Tech"
description: "The Smart Fence Project is India's tech-driven border management system using sensors and radar to secure unfenced areas, vital for UPSC exam preparation."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Smart Fence Project is India's deployment of a technology-driven Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System combining sensors, radar, and surveillance to secure unfenced border stretches.
- What is the difference between the Smart Fence and the conventional border fence?
- Which agency operates the Smart Fence Project?
- What is BOLD-QIT and how does it relate to CIBMS?
- Why is the Smart Fence needed if a physical fence already exists?

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The Smart Fence Project is India's deployment of a technology-driven Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System combining sensors, radar, and surveillance to secure unfenced border stretches.

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In September 2018, India's Ministry of Home Affairs inaugurated the first two CIBMS Smart Fence pilot projects along the International Border in the Jammu sector, covering river belts where conventional fencing had failed.

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