“India needs to develop its ecosystem for defense research and have launched several schemes to fund start-ups. Students after completion of this program can make their own R&D startup (As well). The aim is to fight the next war with our weapons,” said H.B Srivastava, director general-technology management, DRDO, which is the premier R&D wing of the defence ministry.

Both the organisations said the program is being jointly launched for “generating the talent pool… required in defence sector”.

India is striving to augment self-reliance in defence technology including missiles, fighter aircraft, drones, naval systems, combat vehicles, radars, sonars, higher energy materials and directed energy systems etc. 

Besides the R&D endeavors, manufacturing in defence sector is getting a boost with the announcement of two different corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The government’s call for self-reliance in defence sector will require a large number of highly skilled engineers and technologists, the organisations claimed.

The programme will focus on six subjects of specializations — Combat Vehicle Engineering, Aerospace Technology , Communication Systems and Sensors, High Energy Materials Technology , Naval Technology and Directed Energy Technology.

The course shall offer an opportunity to students to conduct projects at DRDO laboratories, defence PSUs and private industries for creating job-ready defence technology professionals.

Ashok K Chauhan, founder president of Amity Education Group, announced “50% scholarship for all students” of the M.Tech Defense Technology program at all Amity campuses.