The about 3.25 lakh-strong force has about 500 officers and sub-officers who hold professional degrees in engineering and technology. The Memorandum of Understanding will enable these officers to undertake short-term specialised courses at these institutions and also pursue research work. Tech advisorsA selected group of officers from this trained batch would undergo higher degree courses at IIT-Delhi. The chosen officials would be associated with joint research projects undertaken by the DRDO and IIT-Delhi in defence and security technology solutions. The first batch was expected to undertake courses and research work in ballistics, building and infrastructure, information technology and communication, he added.

Source: The Hindu October 17, 2020 13:52 UTC