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A regular MTech programme in Defence Technology has been launched by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and every one India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to impart necessary theoretical experimental knowledge, skill and aptitude in various defence technology areas. Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy and Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman AICTE Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe launched the programme during a virtual event organised by AICTE on July 8, 2021.

This MTech defence technology programme are often conducted at any AICTE affiliated institutes or universities, IITs, NITs or private engineering institutes. Institute of Defence Scientists and Technologists (IDST) will provide support to the institutes for conducting this programme, which may be conducted in online also as offline formats.

The program has six specialized streams - Combat Technology, Aero Technology, Naval Technology, Communication Systems & Sensors, Directed Energy Technology and High Energy Materials Technology.

The students also will be provided opportunities to conduct their main thesis add DRDO laboratories, Defence PSUs and Industries.

Defence Mantri Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO, AICTE and industries for starting a postgraduate programme in Defence Technology and the programme will help in achieving ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated DRDO, AICTE and industries for evolving the PG programme. He expressed hope that such a specialised programme will enable the creation of an outsized pool of talented workforce for the defence sector. He called upon the industry leaders to increase their support for this program and offer opportunities to the scholars.

Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe expressed happiness over the launch of the programme and said it'll not only generate a talented manpower pool in defence technology but also will create spin-off benefits in terms of the latest defence startups and entrepreneurs. He emphasized that research should be connected with day-to-day life, because it is prime for the human psyche.

Chairman and director, Bharat Forge Limited Babasaheb Neelkanth Kalyani congratulated DRDO and AICTE for initiating this programme and highlighted its importance for the creation of a talent pool for defence technology with know-how and know-why capability to fulfil the vision of ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’.

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