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DRDO Industry Academia Centres of Excellence

DRDO Industry Academia Centres of Excellence (DIA-CoEs)

DFTM Invites research proposals from Academia

DRDO establishes DIA-CoE at premier and capable academic Institutes and Universities in the country to build Directed Research Eco-system through collaboration among DRDO labs, Academia and Startups/Industries. DIA-CoEs will pursue research both in developing the cutting-edge technologies and in the areas of denied defence technologies.

The primary aim of establishing such DIA-CoEs is to harness & synergize the combined strength of academia, student community, research fellows, niche technology industries & DRDO scientist to provide impetus to research & innovations in identified futuristic defence technological domains. These DIA-CoEs will boost & sustain development of advanced technologies for future defence systems and platforms through multi-disciplinary & multi-institutional collaborative efforts. DRDO has established 15 Nos. of DIA-CoEs so far. Following are the research verticals of these CoEs:

1.
IIT Delhi
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence,
IIT Delhi (DIA-CoE, IITD)
  • Advanced Ballistics and Protection Technologies
  • Advanced Electromagnetic Devices and Terahertz Technologies
  • Brain Computer Interface and Brain Machine Intelligence
  • Photonic Technologies, Plasmonics, Laser and Quantum Photonics
  • Smart and Intelligent Textile Technologies
Email: mh[dot]rahman[dot]adminhead[at]admin[dot]iitd[dot]ac[dot]in
Webpage:https://home.iitd.ac.in/centres-of-excellence.php
2.
IIT Bombay
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence,
IIT Bombay (DIA-CoE, IITB)
  • Aero Engine: (Small Turbo Fan Engine & Large Aero Engine)
  • Solid Propellant Combustion modelling
  • Morphing Wing Aircraft technology
  • Hypersonic Propulsion
Email: director[dot]copt[at]aero[dot]iitb[dot]ac[dot]in
Webpage:https://www.iitb.ac.in/taxonomy/term/142
3.
IIT Madras
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence,
IIT Madras (DIA-RCoE, IITM)
  • Electronics and Computational Systems
  • Naval Systems and Naval Technologies
  • Advanced Combat Vehicle Technologies
  • High Power CW Laser Sources
Email: director[hyphen]diarcoe[at]imail[dot]iitm[dot]ac[dot]in
 
4.
University of Hyderabad
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence,
University of Hyderabad (DIA-CoE, UoH)
  • High energy materials
  • Energetic polymers and nanomaterials
  • Laser based technologies for detection and discrimination and initiation of HEMs and Chemicals
Email: sc_bhattacharyya[at]uohyd[dot]ac[dot]in
 
5.
Gujrat University
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence,
Gujarat University (DIA-SVPCoE, GU)
  • Vulnerability Discovery and Exploitation
  • IoT Security
  • Malware Analysis
  • Cryptocurrency Analysis and Dark Web
  • Big Data Analytics
Email: vmpadhiar[at]gujaratuniversity[dot]ac[dot]in
Webpage:https://diasvpcoe.gujaratuniversity.ac.in/Home/about_svpcoe
6.
IISc Bengaluru
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence,
IISc Bangalore (DIA-RCoE, IISc)
  • Aerospace Systems & Materials
  • High Temperature Materials for aero engine
  • Micro and Nano Systems Science and Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for aerial applications
  • Quantum Sensing & Metrology
  • Strategic Technology Studies
Email: sudhirkamath[at]iisc[dot]ac[dot]in
 
7.
Mizoram University
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
Mizoram University (DIA-CoE, MZU)
  • Management of Agro-Bio Resources
  • Environment & waste management
  • Post-Harvest Management
  • MEMS based sensor
  • Advanced electromagnetic & high frequency electronics design system
Email: diw_tiwari[at]yahoo[dot]com
Webpage:https://mzu.edu.in/drdo-industry-academia-centre-of-excellence

 

 

8.
CUJ
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
Central University of Jammu (DIA-KCoE, CUJ)
  • Computational System Security
  • Sensors based on semiconductors
Email: director[dot]kcst[at]cujammu[dot]ac[dot]in
 
9.
Bharthiar University
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
Bharthiar University (DIA-CoE, BU)
  • Biosensors, micro fuel cells and gas sensors
  • Environmental toxicity management
Email: kganesan[dot]diacoe[at]buc.edu.in
Webpage:https://b-u.ac.in/150/drdo-industry-academia-centre-excellence-bu
10.
IIT Hyderabad
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
IIT Hyderabad (DIA-CoE, IITH)
  • Ultra- High Temperature Materials for Hypersonic Vehicles
  • Artificial Intelligence for Missile and Missile Defence
  • Technologies for Space Application
  • Adaptive Imaging and Image Processing
  • Nanoornithopter Technologies
  • Seeker and Homing Technologies
  • Additive Manufacturing
Email: director[dot]diacoe[at]iith[dot]ac[dot]in
 
11.
IIT BHU
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
IIT BHU (DIA-CoE, IITBHU)
  • Powder Metallurgy
  • Electronic Functional Materials
  • High Power Micro Wave Sources and Devices
Email: tapash[dot]dia[hyphen]coe[at]itbhu[dot]ac[dot]in
 
12.
IIT Jodhpur
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
IIT Jodhpur (DIA-CoE, IITJ)
  • Desert Warfare Technologies
  • Futuristic Omni Mobility Systems
  • AI for information and Wargaming Technologies
Email: director[at]dia-coe.iitj[dot]ac[dot]in
 
13.
IIT Kanpur
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
IIT Kanpur (DIA-CoE, IITK)
  • Printing on Flexible Substrates
  • Advanced Nanomaterials
  • Accelerated Material design and development
  • High Energy Materials
  • Bio- Engineering
Email: sanjay[at]iitk[dot]ac[dot]in
Webpage:https://iitk.ac.in/dord/diacoe/
14.
IIT Roorkee
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence,
IIT Roorkee (DIA-CoE, IITR)
  • Smart infrastructure and hardened structures for defence applications
  • Energy storage device
  • Landslide, Snow and avalanche studies
  • Pulse lasers and Speciality Fibre
  • Shock and Detonics
  • Thermal Management
Email: 2009svin[at]gmail[dot]com
 
15.
IIT Kharagpur
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
IIT Kharagpur (DIA-CoE, IITKGP)
  • Directed Energy System’s Technologies
  • Unmanned Underwater Robotic Technologies
  • Cognitive Technologies and Cyber Physical Defence Systems
  • Quality, reliability and safety studies
Email: dkdasabcd[at]gmail[dot]com
Webpage:https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/DR

 

Project Proposal Checklist

Project Proposal Form - Download

 

S.NoForm NoTitleSubmission Schedule
(Mandatory Requirements)
1Form 1*Summary of Proposal – Basic InformationPre TEC
Can be revised based on RAB and GC recommendations.
2Form 2*Technical BriefPre TEC
Can be revised based on RAB and GC recommendations.
3Form 3ALab Recommendation (Initial)Pre TEC
 Form 3BLab Recommendation (Final)Post GC
4Form 4*Extended Technical DetailsPre TEC
Can be revised based on RAB and GC recommendations.
5Form 5A*Detailed Cost BreakupPre TEC
Can be revised based on RAB and GC recommendations.
 Form 5BManpower Detailed JustificationPre RAB
Can be revised based on RAB and GC recommendations.
Pre GC & Post GC
 Form 5CEquipment Details
 Form 5DDetails of Expendables
 Form 5EDetails of Procured Services
 Form 5FCost Estimation for ExpendablesPost GC / Final Proposal
 Form 5GCost Estimation for Research Staff
 Form 5HCost Estimation for Proposed Equipment
 Form 5ICost Estimation for Contingency
 Form 5JCost Estimation for Travel
6Form 6API Details Multiple 6A’s can be submitted one for each PI
 Form 6BIndustry/ Startup Co-PI Details Multiple 6B’s can be submitted one for each industry
7Form 7A*Certificate of Project Submission
 Form 7B*Cost Reasonability Certificate
 Form 7C*HRA Certificate
 Form 7D*Certificate of Commercial Use
 Form 7E*Life Sciences Project Certificate

 

DFTM Invites research proposals from Academia

 

Other Forms

*For financial sanction the forms to be countersigned by Administrative Authority as nominated by head of Institute at final submission
Abbreviations: Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC), Governing Council (GC), Research Advisory Board (RAB),
Principal Investigator (PI), Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI)

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