IIT Madras takes over DRDO Industry Academia-Centre of Excellence

DRDO Industry Academia- Ramanujan Centre of Excellence (DIA-RcoE) has been established to conduct directed research in advanced technologies for defence and security and to create a world-class research centre developing cutting-edge technologies.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is operating a research centre dedicated to defence technologies jointly with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop advanced technologies for national defence and security needs of the nation. 

The centre, which was initially established by DRDO, has now been taken over by IIT Madras and converted into a Centre of Excellence, an interdisciplinary research group that brings in faculty and researchers from multiple departments to undertake translational research. 

Called ‘DRDO Industry Academia- Ramanujan Centre of Excellence’ (DIA-RCoE), it has been established to conduct directed research in advanced technologies for defence and security and to create a world-class research centre developing cutting-edge technologies. It will also make a major contribution towards ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in the defence sector. 

Highlighting the outcomes envisaged from DRDO Industry Academia- Ramanujan CoE, IIT Madras Director Prof V Kamakoti said, “It is an important milestone in bringing together the academia, industry and DRDO to collaborate and develop Atmanirbhar technologies for critical needs of our country. This will provide a first-of-its-kind opportunity for start-ups and MSMEs to participate in this critical nation-building activity.” 

Established based on the ‘Long Term Directed Research Policy’ of the Defence Ministry, Government of India, the centre will undertake multidisciplinary directed basic and applied research in the following research verticals: 

• Electronics and Computational Systems, 
• Naval Systems and Naval Technologies 
• Advanced Combat Vehicle Technologies 
• High Power CW Laser sources 
• Next-generation communication and networking technologies 

The DIA-RCoE will facilitate focused basic and applied research by utilising the knowledge base of professors and researchers at IIT Madras and also engage other academic institutions and technology centres in the country. DRDO scientists with requisite research and technology expertise will be associated along with the academic faculties/ researchers to achieve progress in intended scientific investigations and the development of advanced technologies. 

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