About DRDO
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” (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: http://drdo.org
