Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)

DRDO Golden Jubilee Celebration- Student Competition.

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) works under Department of Defence Research and Development of Ministry of Defence. DRDO dedicatedly working towards enhancing self-reliance in Defence Systems and undertakes design & development leading to production of world class weapon systems and equipment in accordance with the expressed needs and the qualitative requirements laid down by the three services. DRDO is working in various areas of military technology which include aeronautics, armaments, combat vehicles, electronics, instrumentation engineering systems, missiles, materials, naval systems, advanced computing, simulation and life sciences

DRDO Golden Jubilee student Competition
As part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations, DRDO is conducting a nationwide student level competition for engineering students for the design / development of an innovative engineering product to nurture design engineering ideas of the student community..

BE/BTech Engineering students in 3rd/4th year of engineering and M Tech/ME students are eligible to participate. The nomination from students must be endorsed by the Head of the Engineering College/ Institution.
Theme for the innovative product:

“Deployable low cost outdoor surveillance system” (More Details)
Timeline for submission

Last date for receipt of design approach paper :31st Oct 2008

(Click for downloading Proforma for submission of entries)

Stage 1 result by Screening committee – (10 selected teams) :25th Nov 2008

Submission of final product & Design for stage 2 :9th Jan 2009

Declaration of final result :23rd January 2009

Dates and venue for the award functions will be announced later in DRDO website.
Awards

There will be cash awards in 2 stages

1. Stage 1

Among the entries received, 10 entries will be selected by a screening committee. These 10 teams will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 50000/- for each team and certificates.

2. Stage 2

The winners of stage 1 will then have to submit the functional prototype along with detailed design report, which would be evaluated by the screening committee. The top 2 entries will be awarded cash prizes and certificates as follows.

1st Prize : 3 lakhs

2nd Prize : 2 lakhs

Notes:

1. Not more than 2 teams can be nominated from each Engineering College/ Institution. The team strength could be a maximum of 6 to 8 that includes a designated team leader

2. Students may take help from one guide/ Supervisor

3. Duly filled in entry should reach on or before 31st October 2008

DRDO Website : www.drdo.org