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:

IIT Delhi (DIA-CoE, IITD)
- Advanced Ballistics and Protection Technologies(ABSSP)
- Advanced Electromagnetic Devices and Terahertz Technologies (ETMWT)
- Brain Computer Interface and Brain Machine Intelligence (BCIAMI)
- Bio Mechanical Devices (BMD)
- Photonics Technologies and Specialty Optics for Laser Applications (PTSOLA)
- Quantum Communication (QCOMM)
- High Speed Imaging and Devices (HSID)
- Smart and Intelligent Textile Technologies (SITT)
Webpage:https://home.iitd.ac.in/centres-of-excellence.php

IIT Bombay (DIA-CoE, IITB)
- Aero Engines: Small Turbo
- Fan Engine & Large Aero Engine (AE)
- Solid Propulsion Technologies (SPT)
- Advanced Aircraft Structures (AAS)
- Hypersonic Propulsion (HYP)
- Advanced Conventional Manufacturing Technology for Aero Engine Applications (ACMT)
- Advanced Propulsion Technologies for Defence Applications (APT)
- Compound Semiconductor Technologies (CSCT)
Webpage:https://www.iitb.ac.in/taxonomy/term/142

IIT Madras (DIA-RCoE, IITM)

University of Hyderabad (DIA-CoE, UoH)

Gujarat University (DIA-SVPCoE, GU)
Webpage:https://diasvpcoe.gujaratuniversity.ac.in/Home/about_svpcoe

IISc Bangalore (DIA-RCoE, IISc)
- Aerospace Systems Design and Characterization (ASDC)
- Aerospace Structural Materials (ASM)
- Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (AUAV)
- High Temperature Materials for Aero Engines (HTM)
- Lifing and Remaining Life Assessment of Materials (LRLAM)
- Micro and Nano Systems Science and Technology (MNSST)
- Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems (AIAS)
- Quantum Phenomena and Device Technology (QT)
- Strategic Technology Studies (STS)

Mizoram University (DIA-CoE, MZU)
Webpage:https://mzu.edu.in/drdo-industry-academia-centre-of-excellence

Central University of Jammu (DIA-KCoE, CUJ)

Bharathiar University (DIA-CoE, BU)
Webpage:https://b-u.ac.in/150/drdo-industry-academia-centre-excellence-bu

IIT Hyderabad (DIA-CoE, IITH)
- Ultra- High Temperature Materials for Hypersonic Applications (UHTM)
- Artificial Intelligence for Missile and Missile Defence (AIMMD)
- Space Systems for Defence (SSD)
- Adaptive Imaging and Image Processing (AIIP)
- Nano-Ornithopter Technologies (NOTT)
- Seeker and Homing Technologies (SHT)
- Additive Manufacturing (AM)
- Laser Beam Combining based Communication, Power Transmission and Manufacturing (LBC)
- Extraction, Recycling and Sustainability of Materials (ERSM)

IIT BHU (DIA-CoE, IITBHU)

IIT Jodhpur (DIA-CoE, IITJ)

IIT Kanpur (DIA-CoE, IITK)
- Flexible Electronics and Substrates (FES)
- Sensing, Stealth and Surface Protection Using Nano Materials and Meta Materials (SSSP)
- Accelerated Material Design and Development (AMDD)
- High Energy Systems (HES)
- Bio- Engineering and CBRNE Applications (CBRNE)
- Software Defined Radio and Military Communication Technologies (SDRMC)
Webpage:https://iitk.ac.in/dord/diacoe/

IIT Roorkee (DIA-CoE, IITR)

IIT Kharagpur (DIA-CoE, IITKGP)
- Advanced Extractive Metallurgy and Metal Recycling Technologies (AEMMRT)
- Advanced Surface Engineering Technologies (ASST)
- Unmanned Underwater Robotic Sensors and Actuators (UURSA)
- Cognitive Technologies and Cyber Physical Defence Systems (CTCPDS)
- Quality, Reliability and Safety Studies (QRSS)
- Cryptography & Information Security (CIS)
Webpage:https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/department/DR
Project Proposal Checklist
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DFTM Invites research proposals from Academia
- Project Proposal Assessment by DRDO Domain Lab/Technical Expert/RB Panel DRDO Grant-in-Aid Projects
- Feedback by DRDO Domain Lab/Technical Expert/RB Panel at Milestone/Project Closure, DRDO Grant-in-Aid Projects
*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)