The B.Tech in Drone Engineering with Artificial Intelligence (UAV & Defence Systems) is a four-year, full-time, residential programme that equips students to design, build, certify, and fly real unmanned aerial vehicles for defence, civil aviation, agriculture, logistics and surveying applications. The curriculum integrates aerospace fundamentals, embedded avionics, AI/ML for autonomy, and live UAV build-and-test cycles delivered through the on-campus drone laboratory. Graduates earn a UGC-recognised B.Tech degree and a DGCA Remote Pilot Certificate, ready to join India’s fast-growing drone industry or pursue advanced research in aerospace and autonomous systems.

A CSE and AI Degree, Specialised

This is a four-year B.Tech in Computer Science and AI. Every student first becomes a strong software and AI engineer, coding from day one, building full-stack applications, training machine-learning models and working with deep learning and LLMs. That core is then applied to a live specialisation in drones and defence systems. Graduates hold a full CSE and AI degree, so they qualify for the same mainstream software, AI and data roles as any top CSE programme, with an applied deeptech edge most CSE graduates do not have.

Software and AI Engineer First

The programme is built on one principle: become a software and AI engineer first, then specialise. Years 1 and 2 are a full Computer Science and AI foundation: programming, data structures, algorithms, databases, operating systems, computer networks, machine learning, deep learning and generative AI. Only from Year 3 do students apply this core to drones. The result is a full-stack software and AI engineer with a hardware specialisation, not a narrow domain technician.

Highlights and What Every Student Gets 

• A full B.Tech in Computer Science and AI: programming, DSA, DBMS, operating systems and networks, plus machine learning, deep learning and generative AI / LLMs
• Every student ships software from Year 1: full-stack applications, trained ML models and cloud deployment
• DroneTech with AI applied on top: flight autonomy, computer vision, sensor fusion and edge AI
• DGCA Remote Pilot Certificate and four embedded certifications, free with the degree
• Personal MacBook and personal drone build kit for every student
• IIT and MAANG faculty (Google, Amazon, Microsoft lineage) plus DRDO scientists and DGCA pilots
• ₹1,50,000 value-added services: Inter-IIT DeepTech, IIT Immersion and International Competitions
• Six-month live industry deployment in Year 4, and a placement engine of 600+ placed across 250+ companies

Why B.Tech in CSE and AI with Dronetech Engineering is the Right Choice?

India’s drone industry is projected to cross ?30,000 crore by 2030, driven by defence procurement, agri-tech adoption, and BVLOS logistics. The Government of India’s Drone Rules 2021 and the PLI scheme for drones have created a structural shortage of qualified UAV engineers — one that no traditional B.Tech in Aerospace or Mechanical addresses end-to-end. This programme is purpose-built to fill that gap. Students do not study drones in theory; they design, fabricate, fly and certify them every semester, supported by an industry partner with live UAV deployments and a faculty trained in defence and civil aviation systems.