New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration in the areas of research, education, training and technology support for defence and internal security.
The MoU has been signed by Distinguished Scientist and Director General (Production Coordination & Services Interaction), DRDO, Dr Chandrika Kaushik, and Vice Chancellor of RRU, Prof (Dr) Bimal N Patel, in the presence of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh at South Block, New Delhi. The Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO, Dr Samir V Kamat was also present at the signing ceremony.
The agreement aims to strengthen India’s self-reliance in defence and internal security technologies, in line with the national vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and the whole-of-nation approach during Amrit Kaal. It underscores the shared commitment of both institutions to integrating technology, academic knowledge and operational insights to enhance national security preparedness and reinforce India’s strategic autonomy in internal security.
Rashtriya Raksha University, an institution of national importance under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the University Grants Commission-designated Nodal Centre for Defence Studies, brings strong academic, training and policy expertise in internal security. DRDO, India’s premier defence research organisation, contributes indigenous technologies and system-level expertise to meet the evolving requirements of the Armed Forces and security agencies.
Under the MoU, DRDO and RRU will collaborate on joint research projects, PhD and fellowship programmes, and specialised training and capacity-building initiatives for security forces. The partnership will also cover studies on emerging operational challenges, technology gap analysis, forecasting of future requirements, and life-cycle management of DRDO-developed systems inducted into the Central Armed Police Forces and other agencies under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The collaboration is expected to play a key role in advancing indigenous research and human resource development in defence and internal security, while supporting the government’s broader objective of building a resilient and self-reliant national security ecosystem.
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