DRDO redesigns research verticals of its Industry Academia Centres of Excellence into 82
DRDO on 7 February 2025 released redefined research verticals and thrust areas for its Industry Academia â Centres of Excellence, redesigning 65 verticals across 15 centres into 82.
Summary
The Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management at DRDO headquarters in New Delhi on 7 February 2025 released redefined and augmented Research Verticals and Thrust Areas across the DRDO Industry Academia â Centres of Excellence (DIA-CoEs). The existing 65 research verticals across 15 DIA-CoEs were redesigned into 82. New areas include compound semiconductor technologies at IIT Bombay, software defined radios at IIT Kanpur, emerging RF technologies at IIT Roorkee and cryptography and information security at IIT Kharagpur.
Key facts
- Released
- 7 February 2025, Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management, DRDO HQ
- Change
- 65 research verticals across 15 DIA-CoEs redesigned into 82
- New areas (examples)
- Compound semiconductors (IIT Bombay), software defined radios (IIT Kanpur), emerging RF (IIT Roorkee), cryptography (IIT Kharagpur)
Practice MCQs 1 questions
In February 2025, DRDO redesigned the 65 research verticals of its 15 Industry Academia â Centres of Excellence into how many verticals?
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Correct answer: B â 82
The 65 research verticals across 15 DIA-CoEs were redesigned into 82, adding deep-technology areas.