DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat Engage in Insightful Interaction with SRM University–AP Faculty

AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh, India (NewsVoir) Dr Samir V Kamat, Chairman, Secretary of Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO interacted with the leadership and faculty members of SRM University-AP as part of his visit to the campus, to strengthen research participation of emerging educational institutes in India towards national defence technology and research.

During the interaction, Dr Kamat stated that India must rapidly build a collaborative ecosystem where academia works at preliminary development of processes/products and laboratories, startups, MSMEs and industry take products to deployment, so that new technologies are developed within 3 to 5 years and not wait for long cycles.

Prof. D Narayana Rao, Executive Director – Research, SRM Group of Institutions welcomed Dr Samir V Kamat, Chairman, DRDO and presented a comprehensive overview about the university emphasising multidisciplinary programmes and research-intensive curriculum.