Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday (June 23), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jadavpur University (JU), Kolkata to establish the Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT).
The MoU will facilitate DRDO and the Jadavpur University to pursue collaborative advanced research. The JCBCAT will primarily undertake research in areas of secure systems and cognitive technologies, directed energy, unmanned and robotics technologies and other futuristic technologies.
The Centre will strengthen DRDO’s relationship with Jadavpur University and with other academic research institutions in the region. DRDO scientists and engineers will get the opportunity to work with the faculty and scholars of the university towards addressing scientific problems and finding innovative solutions.
DRDO will support and facilitate advanced research and utilize the outcome in developing futuristic defence systems. The researchers will also have the opportunity to work on real problems in the advanced areas of Defence technologies.
The concerted research efforts at this centre will lead to realization of indigenous technologies in critical areas and enhance self-reliance.
