MeitY has launched the project on ‘SwaYaan-Capacity building for Human Resource Development in Unmanned Aircraft System (Drone and related Technology’ for 5 Year duration from 2022-2027. The project aims at creating a full-fledged National ecosystem in UAS and Drone related technologies with the following objectives:

• To enhance capacity & capabilities of selective institutions in identified WTs (Work Themes) on Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

• To institutionalize a collaborative ecosystem through identified Resource Centres (RCs) and Participating Institutions (PIs) for synergy of capabilities & expertise.

• To foster development of competent Human resources at various levels including Post Graduate & Graduate programs, PG Diploma/Certificate programs, Faculty Development and Master Trainers in niche areas of UAS.

• To promote entrepreneurial mindset and nurture technical talent among the student community through innovative interventions such as Bootcamps and Proof-of Concepts.

• To nurture technical talent and ideation among the student community through IPR generation, Competitions, Workshops / Conferences, etc.

In this regard, five (5) Work-Themes are identified to create a full-fledged ecosystem in UAS/Drone and related technologies. The Work Theme (WT) includes

(1) Drone Electronics (involving Sensors, Onboard Computers, Communication Technology etc.)

(2) GNC Algorithms & Simulation

(3) Aeromechanics

(4) Drone Applications (including domain-specific applications & security) and

(5) Allied UAS Technologies (Data Analysis, AI/ML, loT, Cloud Computing etc.)

To accomplish the objectives under the defined work-themes, a National Ecosystem is being created by 30 Institutions distributed across various states of India in a hub and spoke model with five (5) IISc/IITs/IIITs as Resource Centres (RC), fifteen (15) IITs, NITs and IIITDMs as Participating Institutes (PI-Academic) and ten (10) C-DAC/NIELIT Centres as Participating Institutes (PI-C-DAC/ NIELIT Centres) to conduct various activities under different verticals with IIITDM, Kurnool and C-DAC, Hyderabad as a part of Project Management Unit (PMU)

The project aims to meet various deliverables and targets through implementation of various components under three major Activity Verticals including: (a) Capacity and Capability building, (b) Ideation and Innovation & (c) Human Resource Development with an aim to create around 40,000 + Professionals trained in Drones and related areas through 1500+ activities over the period of 5 Years.

Name of Chief Investigator : Mr Kaushik Nanda,

E-mail Id : nandak@cdac.in

Address : C-DAC ,68, Electronic City Phase I, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100