Archive · 23 Aug 2025
IIT Kharagpur Opens Centre for Indigenous Defense Innovation
Imagine a new center at a big school in India called IIT Kharagpur, called Manekshaw Centre of Excellence.
Its goal is to help India create its own defense technology.
It brings together the school, the army, and companies to invent new things for defense.
They will work together on things like AI and new ways of fighting.
This new center also wants to make India self-reliant in defense, so it's less dependent on other countries.
IIT Kharagpur inaugurated the Manekshaw Centre of Excellence for National Security.
The centre aims to strengthen indigenous defence innovation and national security.
It will serve as a communication hub between academia and the Armed Forces.
The centre will collaborate with DRDO, startups, and industry partners.
It will offer courses in emerging technologies and host dialogue series.
- Who
- IIT Kharagpur, with support from the Union Education Ministry.
- What
- Inauguration of the Manekshaw Centre of Excellence for National Security Studies and Research.
- When
- August 18, on IIT Kharagpur's 75th Foundation Day.
- Where
- IIT Kharagpur, India.
- Why
- To strengthen indigenous defence innovation and national security, aligning with the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision.
- Event
- Inauguration of Manekshaw Centre
- Institution
- IIT Kharagpur
- Focus
- Indigenous defence innovation
- Partners
- DRDO, Startups, Industry partners
- Initiative alignment
- Atmanirbhar Bharat