DRDO Dare to Dream Innovation Contest

After seeing massive success as part of the third edition of the competition, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has launched the fourth edition of its innovation contest, 'Dare to Dream 4.0' as a tribute to the visionary, the legendary former President and eminent scientist, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam . Dr. Kalam first espoused the vision of self-reliance and India's very own development model. The Contest is being launched for promoting research in various fields of emerging technologies in order to promote both individuals and startups for the creation of innovation in defence and aerospace technologies in the country for realizing the vision of an 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' given by our Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

Objective: To unearth disruptive ideas and concepts in emerging technologies identified by DRDO for enhancing defence capabilities.

Start Date : 07-01-2023

End Date : 28-02-2023

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Individuals: Should be Citizen of India above 18 years of age.
Start-ups: Start-ups controlled by Indians and recognized by DIPP.

Two Categories:

Individuals and Start-Ups

SELECTION PROCESS
The entries received will be judged by a two stage process,
(a) screened by Domain Expert Committee and
(b) short-listing and ranking by Independent Expert Committee.

APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications to be submitted through online mode only either in Individual or Start-up category.
An individual having start-up may apply in the capacity of Individual as well as Start-up.
Select the challenges for which you want to make submissions in not more than five area of challenges.
Provide a write-up of 200 words for each challenge. You can also submit attachments (PDF format, less than 2 MB) with more details for the submission.

Awards:

Individual
1st Prize
5 lakh

2nd Prize
4 lakh

3rd Prize
3 lakh

Start-up
1st Prize
10 lakh

2nd Prize
8 lakh

3rd Prize
6 lakh