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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)
  1. Advanced Ballistics and Protection Technologies(ABSSP)
  2. Advanced Electromagnetic Devices and Terahertz Technologies (ETMWT)
  3. Brain Computer Interface and Brain Machine Intelligence (BCIAMI)
  4. Bio Mechanical Devices (BMD)
  5. Photonics Technologies and Specialty Optics for Laser Applications (PTSOLA)
  6. Quantum Communication (QCOMM)
  7. High Speed Imaging and Devices (HSID)
  8. Smart and Intelligent Textile Technologies (SITT)
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)
  1. Aero Engines: Small Turbo
  2. Fan Engine & Large Aero Engine (AE)
  3. Solid Propulsion Technologies (SPT)
  4. Advanced Aircraft Structures (AAS)
  5. Hypersonic Propulsion (HYP)
  6. Advanced Conventional Manufacturing Technology for Aero Engine Applications (ACMT)
  7. Advanced Propulsion Technologies for Defence Applications (APT)
  8. Compound Semiconductor Technologies (CSCT)
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)
  1. Power Electronics and its Thermal Management (PETM)
  2. Hydro-Dynamics, Control and Acoustics (HDCA)
  3. Advanced Combat Vehicle Technologies (ACVT)
  4. High Power CW Laser Technology (> 10kW) (HPLT)
  5. Advanced Rare Earth Materials (AREM)
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)
  1. High Energy Materials (HEM)
  2. Technologies for Handling Explosives (THEX)
  3. High Power Pulsed Laser Technology: Nano Second, Pico Second and Femto Second (HPPLT)
Email: sc_bhattacharyya[at]uohyd[dot]ac[dot]in
 
5.
Gujrat University
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence,
Gujarat University (DIA-SVPCoE, GU)
  1. Application Vulnerability Analysis (AVA)
  2. IoT Security (IoTS)
  3. Malware Analysis (MA)
  4. Blockchain and Web Forensics (BWF)
  5. Big Data Analytics (BDA)
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)
  1. Aerospace Systems Design and Characterization (ASDC)
  2. Aerospace Structural Materials (ASM)
  3. Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (AUAV)
  4. High Temperature Materials for Aero Engines (HTM)
  5. Lifing and Remaining Life Assessment of Materials (LRLAM)
  6. Micro and Nano Systems Science and Technology (MNSST)
  7. Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems (AIAS)
  8. Quantum Phenomena and Device Technology (QT)
  9. Strategic Technology Studies (STS)
Email: sudhirkamath[at]iisc[dot]ac[dot]in
 
7.
Mizoram University
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
Mizoram University (DIA-CoE, MZU)
  1. Agro-Bio Resources for Soldier Survival (ABRSS)
  2. Defence Waste Management (DWM)
  3. Harnessing Environment for Soldier Survival (HESS)
  4. Human Cognition Studies under Extreme Environmental and Combat Stress (HCS)
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)
  1. Computational System Security (CSS)
Email: director[dot]kcst[at]cujammu[dot]ac[dot]in
 
9.
Bharthiar University
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
Bharathiar University (DIA-CoE, BU)
  1. Biosensors and Counter Measure Evaluations (BSCM)
  2. Environmental Toxicity Management (ETM)
  3. Respiratory Support for Extreme Environment (RSEE)
  4. Natural Polymers and Fibres for Defence Application (NPF)
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)
  1. Ultra- High Temperature Materials for Hypersonic Applications (UHTM)
  2. Artificial Intelligence for Missile and Missile Defence (AIMMD)
  3. Space Systems for Defence (SSD)
  4. Adaptive Imaging and Image Processing (AIIP)
  5. Nano-Ornithopter Technologies (NOTT)
  6. Seeker and Homing Technologies (SHT)
  7. Additive Manufacturing (AM)
  8. Laser Beam Combining based Communication, Power Transmission and Manufacturing (LBC)
  9. Extraction, Recycling and Sustainability of Materials (ERSM)
Email: director[dot]diacoe[at]iith[dot]ac[dot]in
 
11.
IIT BHU
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
IIT BHU (DIA-CoE, IITBHU)
  1. Powder Metallurgy (PM)
  2. Ceramics (CER)
  3. Functional Materials (FMAT)
  4. High Power Micro Wave Sources and Devices (HPMW)
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)
  1. Applications of Advanced Technologies for Desert Warfare (ATDW)
  2. Futuristic Omni Mobility Drones (OMD)
  3. AI For Information Warfare and War Gaming Technologies (AIWG)
Email: director[at]dia-coe.iitj[dot]ac[dot]in
 
13.
IIT Kanpur
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
IIT Kanpur (DIA-CoE, IITK)
  1. Flexible Electronics and Substrates (FES)
  2. Sensing, Stealth and Surface Protection Using Nano Materials and Meta Materials (SSSP)
  3. Accelerated Material Design and Development (AMDD)
  4. High Energy Systems (HES)
  5. Bio- Engineering and CBRNE Applications (CBRNE)
  6. Software Defined Radio and Military Communication Technologies (SDRMC)
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)
  1. Energy Storage Device (ESD)
  2. Landslide, Snow and Avalanche Studies (LSAS)
  3. Laser Technology for Ranging and Detection (LTRD)
  4. Shock and Detonics (SD)
  5. Thermal Management (TM)
  6. Emerging RF Technologies for Application in Defence Communications (RFT)
  7. Advanced Electro Optic Technologies (EOT)
Email: 2009svin[at]gmail[dot]com
 
15.
IIT Kharagpur
DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 
IIT Kharagpur (DIA-CoE, IITKGP)
  1. Advanced Extractive Metallurgy and Metal Recycling Technologies (AEMMRT)
  2. Advanced Surface Engineering Technologies (ASST)
  3. Unmanned Underwater Robotic Sensors and Actuators (UURSA)
  4. Cognitive Technologies and Cyber Physical Defence Systems (CTCPDS)
  5. Quality, Reliability and Safety Studies (QRSS)
  6. Cryptography & Information Security (CIS)
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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