AICTE launches MTech Course in Defence Technology; Check details here

AICTE postgraduate degree programme will offer specialisations in combat vehicle engineering, aerospace technology, communication systems and sensors, directed energy technology, naval technology and high energy materials technology.

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the technical education regulator has launched an MTech programme in Defence Technology today, i.e. July 8, 2021, in a virtual mode. According to the official information released by the council, the postgraduate degree programme will offer specialisations in combat vehicle engineering, aerospace technology, communication systems and sensors, directed energy technology, naval technology and high energy materials technology.

Amid the ongoing pandemic situation, the AICTE MTech programme in Defence Technology has been launched in a virtual meeting headed by AICTE Chairman Anil D Sahasrabudhe and Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO G. Satheesh Reddy. In order to offer this programme, DRDO has collaborated with AICTE for conducting the Regular MTech Course in Defence Technologies. Candidates interested in the programme must note that the postgraduate programme consists of six specialized streams and BTech (Elective Courses) in collaboration with AICTE. According to the details available, the PG programme launched by AICTE will be a four-semester programme with a total of 80 credits, having 6 specialisations. The first semester will have a common curriculum and the second-semester curriculum will be varied as per the specialisation. The third and fourth semesters include dissertation and industrial training.

The idea behind the launch of MTech courses is to infuse interest in students and motivate them to pursue their career in research and development for defence and security to join the defence, PSUs and private defence industries.

AICTE MTech programme in Defence Technology: Aims & Objectives

The objective behind the launch of the MTech programme in Defence Technology is to develop postgraduates who have the necessary theoretical and experimental knowledge, skill and aptitude in defence technologies and systems. It aims at getting these candidates recruited in the various defence laboratories, defence public sector & private industries, ordnance factories and other similar sectors of the economy at the national and international levels.

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