Entries open for Dare to Dream 5.0 Innovation Contest (India)

The Contest is being launched for promoting research in various fields of emerging technologies in order to promote Individuals, Startups and MSEs for the creation of innovation in defence and aerospace technologies in the country for realizing the vision of an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.

Dare to Dream 5.0 is an idea-based open challenge to promote the Individuals, Startups and MSEs of the country and enable them to dream big without any limitations, putting their ideas into tangible results.

Objective

• The objective of Dare to Dream 5.0 is to provide the right platform to the nation’s innovators in order to unearth & realize their disruptive ideas and concepts in different disciplines of emerging technologies possessing military and dual-use identified by DRDO for enhancing defence capabilities.

Funding Information

• Individual
  • 1st Prize: 6 lakh (INR)
  • 2nd Prize: 5 lakh (INR)
  • 3rd Prize: 4 lakh (INR)
• Start-ups or Micro & Small Enterprises
  • 1st Prize: 12 lakh (INR)
  • 2nd Prize: 10 lakh (INR)
  • 3rd Prize: 8 lakh (INR)

Challenge Areas

• Individual Category
  • Anomaly and point of interest detection in streaming data (No prior data distribution)
  • Brain computer interface for deciphering intention
  • Compact Solid State based non-lethal Active Denial System (ADS)
  • Development of ML/AI module for rocket motor design
  • Innovative applications of blockchain
  • Large metallic object proximity detection using permanent magnet array
  • Measures/solutions of Internet intervention in emergency/disaster/civil unrest/critical events situation
  • Non Destructive Evaluations technique(s) for ceramics matrix composites
  • Space debris removal
  • Open Challenge: Exploring the Unthinkable and Unimaginable
• Startup/MSE Category
  • Contact less power transfer using resonant coils in Underwater Vehicles
  • Energy autonomy for autonomous surface platform
  • Ensuring Data Privacy using Searchable Symmetric Encryption
  • Firefighting helper Robots
  • Metamaterials base cloak for evading detection/recognition
  • Optical Beam Forming Network for Active phased Array Applications
  • Pilot safety for helicopter related emergency situation
  • Quantum sensing and its application for magnetic, Mass and Radar
  • Use of Virtual machines in Cyber Security
  • Open Challenge: Exploring the Unthinkable and Unimaginable.

Eligibility Criteria

• Indian Individuals: Should be Citizen of India above 18 years of age.
• Indian Start-ups: Start-ups controlled by Indians and recognized by DPIIT (formerly known as DIPP).
• Indian Micro & Small Enterprises: MSEs controlled by Indians and registered with Ministry of MSME and having latest UDYAM registration certificate.

For more information, visit DRDO.