The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) today signed an agreement with IIT-Bombay and Madras to establish a bi-nodal 'Centre of Propulsion Technology' (CoPT) at the two institutions. <br/><br/>A defence release said that the initiative is aimed at achieving synergy between DRDO and IITs for channelising the research efforts towards developing products and technologies.<br/><br/>The Centre will evolve mechanisms to facilitate execution of programmes related to propulsion technology and will engage both IITs as primary research nodes. It will also undertake advanced collaborative research in the areas of critical defence technologies.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) today signed an agreement with IIT-Bombay and Madras to establish a bi-nodal 'Centre of Propulsion Technology' (CoPT) at the two institutions. <br/><br/>A defence release said that the initiative is aimed at achieving synergy between DRDO and IITs for channelising the research efforts towards developing products and technologies.<br/><br/>The Centre will evolve mechanisms to facilitate execution of programmes related to propulsion technology and will engage both IITs as primary research nodes. It will also undertake advanced collaborative research in the areas of critical defence technologies.