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{{short description|Research centre in Kolkata}}
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| headquarters = [[Jadavpur University]] West Annex Campus (erstwhile NIL building), [[Jadavpur]], [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
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| abbreviation = JCBCAT
| parent_organisation = [[Jadavpur University]]<br />[[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]]
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'''Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology''' ('''JCBCAT''') is a research centre located in [[Jadavpur]], [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. It was established in collaboration of [[Jadavpur University]] and [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]] in 2016 to conduct research on new age technologies with main focus on Unmanned and Robotics Technologies, Secured Systems and Cognitive Technologies, Directed Energy Technologies.<ref name="gov.in"/> It was named after prominent [[India]]n [[Bengali people|Bengali]] scientist Acharya [[Jagadish Chandra Bose]]. Research activities of JCBCAT are managed by DIA-CoE, [[IIT Kharagpur]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web | url=https://sansad.in/getFile/loksabhaquestions/annex/184/AU3662_SneKEf.pdf?source=pqals | title=Research and development projects at jcbcat | website=sansad.in}}</ref>

==Formation==
In 2015, the Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT) was proposed by DRDO in collaboration with [[Jadavpur University]], [[Kolkata]] to tackle the limitations of university research and to do larger experiments which could not be done in academic institutions.<ref name="indiatimes">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/drdo-keen-to-start-advanced-research-at-jcbcat/articleshow/48127683.cms|title=DRDO keen to start advanced research at JCBCAT|work=The Times of India |date=July 18, 2015|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref> This was also part of the DRDO's venturing into collaboration with various academic institutes (like JU, [[University of Calcutta|CU]], [[Indian Statistical Institute|ISI]]) to attract scholars and academics into defence research.<ref name="indiatimes"/><ref name="thehindu">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/DRDO-and-Jadavpur-varsity-establish-research-centre/article14399196.ece|title=DRDO and Jadavpur varsity establish research centre|work=The Hindu |date=June 23, 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref name="millenniumpost">{{Cite web|url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/drdos-research-centre-to-be-moved-to-nil-building-soon-405381|title=DRDO's research centre to be moved to NIL building soon|first=SOUMITRA|last=NANDI|date=March 15, 2020|website=www.millenniumpost.in}}</ref> In June 2015, it was decided that the research centre will be located in the third campus of JU (known as erstwhile NIL campus), which was leased to JU in 2009.<ref name="indiatimes"/>

On 23 June 2016, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Jadavpur University (JU) to establish an advanced research centre. The foundation stone was laid by Dr. [[S. Christopher|S Christopher]], secretary of Department of the Defence R&D and Director General of DRDO.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.projectstoday.com/|title=India's #1 Projects Tracking Platform|website=Projects Today}}</ref> 100 crore had been allocated for setting up the research centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/top-defence-research-bodys-biggest-ever-alliance-with-jadavpur-university-1422576|title=Top Defence Research Body's Biggest Ever Alliance With Jadavpur University}}</ref> The centre acted as a self accounted unit of DRDO.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/drdo-to-start-rs-100-crore-research-centre-at-jadavpur-varsity/articleshow/52884655.cms?from=mdr|title=DRDO to start Rs 100 crore research centre at Jadavpur varsity|work=The Economic Times |date=July 11, 2018|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref>

[[File:The Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Director General, DRDO, Dr. S. Christopher inaugurating the Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology which is a Research Institute jointly formed by DRDO and Jadavpur.jpg|thumb|During the inauguration of JCBCAT in Jadavpur University main campus]]
[[File:The Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Director General, DRDO, Dr. S. Christopher addressing at the inauguration of the Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology which is a Research Institute jointly formed.jpg|thumb|The Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Director General, DRDO, Dr. S. Christopher addressing at the inauguration of JCBCAT on 23rd June 2016, in presence of the Vice Chancellor, Jadavpur University, Prof. Suranjan Das, the Chief Controller, Defence Research and Development (Technology and Management), DRDO, Shri M. Rahman and other dignitaries.<ref name="thehindu"/>]]

In 2020, finally after redevelopment of the JU third campus, 40% of the campus was subleased to DRDO locating JCBCAT and the rest was kept to JU.<ref name="millenniumpost"/>

==Research==
The primary focus of JCBCAT was research in areas of secure systems and cognitive technologies, directed energy, unmanned and robotics technologies, cyber security and other futuristic technologies. Up to 2020, 20 projects were slated to be taken up at the centre and work was started in four or five projects, involving six scientists including its director G G Dutta, four technical officers and two administrative staff members and 100 research scholars.<ref name="millenniumpost"/>

Up to 2025, 24 Grants-in-Aid projects were sanctioned to JCBCAT, in which 21 were completed involving 65 professors, 80 researchers and 63 scientists from DRDO labs.<ref name="auto2"/>

Although JCBCAT was established as self-accounting unit of DRDO, it was changed to academia managed DRDO Industry Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE), being operated from IIT Kharagpur. As of 2025, the research activities of JCBCAT are managed by DIA-CoE, IIT Kharagpur. The projects of JCBCAT were also transferred to DIA-CoE IIT Kharagpur.<ref name="auto2"/>

DRDO aims to expand the scope of research at JCBCAT by adding new research areas like Underwater Robotics, Cyber physical defence systems and Quality and Reliability and Safety Studies.<ref name="auto2"/>

==See also==
*[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]
*[[Jadavpur University]]
*[[IIT Kharagpur]]

==References==
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[[Category:Research institutes in Kolkata]]

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