Describing innovation as one of the key tools to survive in the world today, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Chairman, Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) said, “The seeds of innovation must come from academic institutions.”
He was addressing the convocation ceremony at NIT Andhra Pradesh. In his address to the graduating batches, Reddy said, “Innovation has become one of the important tools today. A product, unless it is innovative, is very difficult for the world to accept today. Educational institutions like NITs The engines of innovation are… The seeds of innovation must come from academic institutions. That’s why we have started many courses in defense technology in educational institutions.”
Further, Dr. Satheesh Reddy said, “We need to develop a lot of technologies and for that, the main research of technology development takes place in academic institutions all over the world. The seeds of technology development have come from academic institutions… We have also tied up with Department of Higher Education where 500 PhD students are sponsored in DRDO laboratories to work on defense problems.
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Andhra Pradesh, an ‘Institute of National Importance’ held its second and third convocations in physical mode on Saturday. A total of 381 students of 2016-20 batch and 412 students of 2017-21 batch were awarded degrees on this occasion.
Karthik Reddy, a student of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was the institute’s topper and gold medalist of the 2016-20 batch. B Anusha, a student of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, was the topper of the 2017-21 batch.
Upon graduation of the third batch of this year (2021-22), NIT Andhra Pradesh will qualify to apply for the rankings. National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), The institute is also in the process of starting MBA program from the next academic year.
Dr Satheesh Reddy said, “The number of startups registered by DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) is over 56,000. Youth today are coming up with many startup ideas. There are many startups that are working in defense technology ideas which we have never seen before. This is a trend change in the last four-five years. These startups are working on materials, composites, engines, propulsion and core technologies that are essential for defence. The Ministry of Defense and the Government of India are encouraging this trend in a big way. Many plans have been made.”
DRDO has instituted specific schemes to encourage young entrepreneurs and start-ups – Technology Development Fund and Dare to Dream Scheme. The organization will provide grants/funding and testing facilities as part of these schemes.
Speaking earlier, Dr. Dashrath Ram Yadav, Director, Defense Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) said, “As the youth of this country, you are going to be the driver of our economy and growth. Many multinationals are led by Indian who have graduated from IITs, NITs, IIMs and other premier institutes in India. When we can excel in other countries, why can’t we create organizations like Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google in India ?”
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