Amity University launches M Tech in Defence Technology

A joint Programme by DRDO, AICTE to meet the requirements of the Defence Sector
 
Amity University has always been a Pioneer in offering innovative programmes to its students for over two decades now. Today, Amity University has touched another milestone by  launching a unique, and for the first time in the country, M. Tech Program in Defence Technology. This program is being jointly launched by DRDO and AICTE with an important National Mission of generating the talent pool of human resource required in Defence Sector. 
 
While addressing the students Dr H B Srivastava Director General-Technology Management, DRDO said,  “the genesis of this program is to generate wealth for the country. All wealthy countries have rich defense ecosystems and the Indian government has the ambition to create 5 billion dollars of defense equipment by 2025. To achieve this we need to increase efficiency and the number of productive people from day one, and thus, the incubation period will reduce. India needs to develop its ecosystem for defense research and have launched several schemes to fund startups. Students after completion of this program can make their own R&D startup,  Aim is to fight the next war with our weapons”.
 
Dr. Ashok K Chauhan, Founder President, Amity Education Group thanked the government agencies for partnering in this program and said that “this is unique program where students will have economic potential and ability to innovate”.
Dr. Chauhan announced 50% scholarship for all students of Amity enrolling in the  M.Tech Defense Technology program in all Amity Universities so that students are encouraged to be entrepreneurs and work for the development of the  Nation.
 
 
India is striving to augment self-reliance in Defence Technology including Missiles, Fighter Aircrafts, 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 new boost with the announcement of two different corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.  A number of MNCs are establishing their R&D and Manufacturing Industries in Defence arena. The Prime Minister’s Mission of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ in Defence sector will require a large number of highly skilled and talented pool of Engineers and Technologists.
 
To meet this exponentially growing demand in the rising Defence sector, Amity University announced the launch of the  M.Tech (Defence Technology) Programme  from the present academic year 2021. This programme has been designed to produce Post Graduates who will have the necessary theoretical knowledge, practitioner   skills and aptitude in various defence technologies areas  to carry out research, design and development, production, life cycle equipment sustenance, entrepreneurial (Start Up Defence), advisory and consultative roles in defence. In addition, the expanded offering is designed to meet the market demand for talent with specialized technical and engineering leadership skills.
The programme  will focus on six subjects of specializations i.e Combat Vehicle Engineering , Aerospace Technology , Communication Systems & Sensors  , High Energy Materials Technology , Naval Technology  & Directed Energy Technology  with an option of  singular specialisation. The Course provides a major opportunity for minor and major projects to be conducted in DRDO laboratories, Defence PSUs & Private Industries for creating job ready defence technology professionals.  
 
According to Dr W Selvamurthy, President - Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation (ASTIF), “this course is meant for students who have successfully completed B.Tech in Engineering & Technology domain and might be looking for the next future course of action to choose the Master’s program which will shape up their career path. He informed the participants that the offerings of the Course include a new distinct program to foster interdisciplinary education and research-courses aligned to the current and future needs of defence industry. Amity has strong interface with DRDO, Defence Industries including PSU and Private sector industries and the National & International collaborations with reputed Universities across the globe, Amity is in a winning position to churn out this required talent of human resource in Defence field”.