The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is an agency of the Republic of India, in charge of research and development of the armed forces, based in New Delhi, India. It was formed in 1958 by the merger of the Center for Technical Development and the Directorate of Technical Development and Production with the Defense Sciences Organization. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defense, Government of India. DRDO is the largest and most diverse research organization in India, with a network of 52 laboratories dedicated to the development of defense technologies covering various fields such as aeronautics, armaments, electronics, ground combat engineering, life sciences, materials, Missiles and naval systems. The organization includes about 5,000 scientists from the Defense Research and Development Service (DRDS) and about 25,000 other scientists, technicians and support staff.
Student Training / Projects
We received countless requests regarding summer practice / industrial training / project work in our organization, ie DRDO. We are happy to know about the enthusiasm of the students to do their training in the organization. However, we would like to let you know that DRDO comprises different laboratories throughout the country, whose detailed addresses are available on the DRDO website.
Each laboratory has a different field of research, development and basic competence such as weapons, materials, electronics, heavy vehicles, missiles, life sciences, etc., on which you can get an overview of the website. As it is a set of laboratories under the aegis of the Ministry of Defense, each has different training policies based on their security restrictions. The director of the laboratory in question is the only authorized authority for this type of industrial training. Therefore, we suggest that you should contact directly the Director of the laboratory in question in which you wish to obtain your training through the Head of your College / Institute. Further clarification on the training process and policies can also be obtained from the laboratory in question in which you wish to obtain your training.