In a major exercise of accessing technologies through academia, ahead of Aero India 2025 Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management (DFTM) at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) HQs in New Delhi on February 07, 2025 released the redefined and augmented Research Verticals & Thrust Areas across DRDO Industry Academia – Centres of Excellence (DIA-CoEs) to streamline and enhance the focus of Directed Research.
The realignment and augmentation of research areas include future technology requirements of DRDO laboratories and deep technology research areas. The existing 65 Research Verticals distributed across 15 DIA-CoEs have been redesigned into 82 Research Verticals. This important development is part of a strategic effort to refine the DIA-CoEs’ research focus and introduce cutting-edge deep technology research areas to strengthen the overall research outcomes.
Some of the new areas added to the bouquet of research verticals are ‘Compound Semiconductor Technologies’ at IITB, ‘Laser Beam Combining based Communication, Power Transmission & Manufacturing and Extraction & Recycling of Materials’ at IITH, ‘Software Defined Radios’ at IITK, ‘Emerging RF Technologies’ at IITR and ‘Cryptography and Information Security’ at IITKgp and many more. The new realignment is expected to encourage stronger interdisciplinary, multi-institutional research collaboration engaging Industry & academia, minimise duplicative efforts, and maximise resource utilisation across the institutions. Additionally, it will also ensure that DIA-CoEs contribute meaningfully to address DRDO’s future technology challenges and shaping the future of defence technology. For more information about newly identified Research Verticals and Thrust Areas of DIA-CoEs please visit: https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/adv-tech-center
List of Technologies Being Sourced by DRDO from IITs
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
IIT Bombay- DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 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)
Email: director[dot]copt[at]aero[dot]iitb[dot]ac[dot]in
IIT Madras DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, IIT Madras (DIA-RCoE, IITM)
Power Electronics and its Thermal Management (PETM)
Hydro-Dynamics, Control and Acoustics (HDCA)
Advanced Combat Vehicle Technologies (ACVT)
High Power CW Laser Technology (> 10kW) (HPLT)
Advanced Rare Earth Materials (AREM)
Email: director[hyphen]diarcoe[at]imail[dot]iitm[dot]ac[dot]in
University of Hyderabad DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, University of Hyderabad (DIA-CoE, UoH)
High Energy Materials (HEM)
Technologies for Handling Explosives (THEX)
High Power Pulsed Laser Technology: Nano Second, Pico Second and Femto Second (HPPLT)
Email: sc_bhattacharyya[at]uohyd[dot]ac[dot]in
Gujrat University DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, Gujarat University (DIA-SVPCoE, GU)
Application Vulnerability Analysis (AVA)
IoT Security (IoTS)
Malware Analysis (MA)
Blockchain and Web Forensics (BWF)
Big Data Analytics (BDA)
Email: vmpadhiar[at]gujaratuniversity[dot]ac[dot]in
IISc Bengaluru DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 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)
Email: sudhirkamath[at]iisc[dot]ac[dot]in
Mizoram University DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, Mizoram University (DIA-CoE, MZU)
Agro-Bio Resources for Soldier Survival (ABRSS)
Defence Waste Management (DWM)
Harnessing Environment for Soldier Survival (HESS)
Human Cognition Studies under Extreme Environmental and Combat Stress (HCS)
Email: diw_tiwari[at]yahoo[dot]com
CUJ DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, Central University of Jammu (DIA-KCoE, CUJ)
Computational System Security (CSS)
Email: director[dot]kcst[at]cujammu[dot]ac[dot]in
Bharthiar University DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, Bharathiar University (DIA-CoE, BU)
Biosensors and Counter Measure Evaluations (BSCM)
Environmental Toxicity Management (ETM)
Respiratory Support for Extreme Environment (RSEE)
Natural Polymers and Fibres for Defence Application (NPF)
Email: kganesan[dot]diacoe[at]buc.edu.in
IIT Hyderabad DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 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)
Email: director[dot]diacoe[at]iith[dot]ac[dot]in
IIT BHU DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, IIT BHU (DIA-CoE, IITBHU)
Powder Metallurgy (PM)
Ceramics (CER)
Functional Materials (FMAT)
High Power Micro Wave Sources and Devices (HPMW)
Email: tapash[dot]dia[hyphen]coe[at]itbhu[dot]ac[dot]in
IIT Jodhpur DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, IIT Jodhpur (DIA-CoE, IITJ)
Applications of Advanced Technologies for Desert Warfare (ATDW)
Futuristic Omni Mobility Drones (OMD)
AI For Information Warfare and War Gaming Technologies (AIWG)
Email: director[at]dia-coe.iitj[dot]ac[dot]in
IIT Kanpur DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 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)
Email: sanjay[at]iitk[dot]ac[dot]in
Webpage:https://iitk.ac.in/dord/diacoe/
IIT Roorkee DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, IIT Roorkee (DIA-CoE, IITR) Energy Storage Device (ESD)
Landslide, Snow and Avalanche Studies (LSAS)
Laser Technology for Ranging and Detection (LTRD)
Shock and Detonics (SD)
Thermal Management (TM)
Emerging RF Technologies for Application in Defence Communications (RFT)
Advanced Electro Optic Technologies (EOT)
Email: 2009svin[at]gmail[dot]com
IIT Kharagpur DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence, 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)
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