DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence inaugurated at IIT Hyderabad: The inauguration of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Industry Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE) took place at the Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad, making it the largest facility of its kind in the country. Dr. Samir V Kamat, Chairman of the DRDO, launched the facility at the IIT-Hyderabad campus in Telangana, and announced that the institution will take on futuristic projects for long-term research required by the DRDO. He also highlighted that the DIA-CoE IITH is the largest among all 15 CoEs in the country, and the DRDO team will collaborate with IIT-H to identify target projects in each domain and execute them within a period of 3-5 years.
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DRDO and IITH established a research cell three years ago, which has since been converted to a Centre of Excellence. This CoE will focus on seven technology projects and will operate at DIA-CoE located at IITH. The director of IITH, Professor B S Murty, noted that the construction of this centre is a critical step towards gaining self-reliance in the defence industry, which is an important part of Atmabibhar Bharat.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- DRDO founded: 1958;
- DRDO Agency executive: Dr Sameer V Kamath, Chairman;
- DRDO Headquarters: DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi