Advanced Technology Centres
DFTM’s important charter is to establish Advanced Technology Centres/Centre of Excellences (CoE) at premier institutes and Universities in the country to facilitate Directed Research through academia in the fields of identified defence related areas to pursue research both in cutting edge technologies & in the areas of denied technologies.
The major aim of establishing such centres is to harness & synergize the combined strength of academia, student community, research fellows, niche technology industries & DRDO scientists to provide impetus to research & innovations, in order to achieve future defence needs. These Centres will be conducting Directed Scientific and Technology (S&T) based research in the advanced areas of technologies with multi-institutional collaboration for defence & security and achieve recognition as one of the best research centre in world within a decade. The following are the operational Centres:
- Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC) at IIT Delhi
- Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre of Advanced Technology (JCBCAT) at Jadavpur University Kolkata
- Bi-nodal (IIT B and IIT M) Centre of Propulsion Technology (CoPT) at IIT Bombay
- Research & Innovation Centre (RIC) at IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai
- DRDO-Bharthiar University Centre for Life Sciences (DRDO-BU CLS) Coimbatore
- Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM), University of Hyderabad
- East Science and Technology Centre (NESTC) at Mizoram University, Aizawl
- Kalam Centre for Science and Technology (KCST) at Central University of Jammu (CUJ)
Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC) at IIT Delhi
DRDO has established Joint Advanced Technology Centre ‘JATC’ to undertake and facilitate multidisciplinary directed basic and applied research in the following identified research verticals :
- Advanced Ballistics, Special Structures and Protection Technologies (ABSSP)
- Advanced Electromagnetic Devices and Terahertz Technologies (EMDTERA)
- Brain Computer Interface and Brain Machine Intelligence (BRAIN-CIAMI)
- Photonic Technologies, Plasmonics and Quantum Photonics (P2QP)
- Smart and Intelligent Textile Technologies (SITEX)
Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre of Advanced Technology (JCBCAT) at Jadavpur University kolkata
DRDO has established Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre of Advanced Technology (JCBCAT) at Jadavpur University kolkata to undertake and facilitate multidisciplinary directed basic and applied research in the following identified research verticals :
- Directed Energy Technologies
- Secure Systems and Cognitive Technologies
- Unmanned and Robotic Technologies
Bi-nodal (IITB & IITM) Centre of Propulsion Technology (CoPT) at IIT Bombay
DRDO has established Bi-nodal Centre of Propulsion Technology (CoPT) with IIT Bombay and IIT Madras, IIT Bombay being the Hqrs for CoPT to undertake and facilitate multidisciplinary directed basic and applied research in the following identified research verticals :
- Futuristic Aero Engine
- Solid Propellant Combustion modeling
- Morphing Wing Aircraft technology
- Hypersonic Propulsion for Long Duration Flight
Research & Innovation Centre (RIC) at IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai
DRDO has established Research & Innovation Centre (RIC) at IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai to undertake and facilitate multidisciplinary directed basic and applied research in the emerging technologies and in following identified research verticals :
- Electronics, Micro Electronics and Computational Systems (EMECS)
- Naval Systems and Naval Technologies (NSNT)
- Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT)
DRDO-Bharthiar University Centre for Life Sciences (DRDO-BU CLS) Coimbatore
DRDO-BU CLS is chartered to undertake and facilitate multidisciplinary directed basic and applied research in the following identified research verticals :
- Molecular Approaches for Improving Human Performance at High Altitude
- Development of Biosensors, micro-fuel cells and Gas Sensors
- Environmental toxicity and Management
Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM), University of Hyderabad
DRDO has established Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM), University of Hyderabad to undertake and facilitate multidisciplinary directed basic and applied research in the following identified research verticals :
- Design and development of high energy materials
- Development of Energetic Binders, oxidisers, nanomaterials and sensors
- Laser based technologies for detection and discrimination of HEMs
- Laser-matter (solid and liquids)- HEMs interaction studies
- Theoretical studies on solid state properties of HEMs
North East Science & Technology Centre, Mizoram University, Mizoram
DRDO has established North East Science & Technology Centre (NESTC) at Mizoram University, Aizawl to undertake and facilitate multidisciplinary directed basic and applied research in the following identified research verticals:
- Detection of Toxic Exposure and Detoxification
- Prevention and Treatment of Cold Injuries/ Degenerative of Life Threatening Diseases
- Protection of Environment
- Advanced Electromagnetic and High Frequency Electronics Design Systems
- MEMS based sensor Design for Specific Application
Kalam Centre for Science & Technology, Central University of Jammu, Jammu
DRDO has established Kalam Centre for Science & Technology (KCST) at Central University of Jammu to undertake and facilitate multidisciplinary directed basic and applied research in the following identified research verticals:
- Computational Systems Security
- Sensors