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Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO), the
R&D wing of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India
has completed 50 years of dedicated service to the
Nation. The year 2008 marks its Golden Jubilee Year.
With 50 research and development laboratories under its
umbrella, DRDO has developed and productionised several
state-of-the-art military hardware & strategic systems.
DRDO has synergised with the Armed Forces in capability
building both in terms of equipments and technologies.
DRDO also owes its success to the participation and
contribution made by more than 100 academic institutions
and over 500 industries from within and outside the
country. In addition, Research centres, S&T
establishments and various departments of the State and
the Central Government have contributed to its story of
success.
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”
Timeline for submission
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Last date
for receipt of design approach paper containing
preliminary design/ Concept design, etc. |
31st
Oct 2008
(Click for
downloading Proforma for submission of entries) |
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Announcement of stage 1 result by Screening
committee – (10 selected teams) |
25th
Nov 2008 |
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Submission
of final product & Design for stage 2
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9th
Jan 2009 |
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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
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Point Of Contact |
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Sh. Manoj
Bali
Addl Director, DISB
HQ-DRDO,
Room No.
452, DRDO Bhawan,Rajaji
Marg, New Delhi 110105
Ph 011-23007451 (Off) 011-24655002 (Res)
Mob 9868892557
email : manojbali@hqr.drdo.in
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