Registrations are open for Residential Drone Training Program at IIT Mandi for the year 2023. Online applications are open on the official website.

IIT Mandi iHub is excited to announce Drone Operations Training for Agriculture Applications! This is a Free Residential Drone Training Program by IIT Mandi iHub! Batches starting in September and October!

About IIT Mandi

The Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is one among the eighth newer second generation of IITs. IIT Mandi is a research university now located in Kamand Valley, Mandi city in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.

IIT Mandi’s campus (about 14 km from Mandi) is on the left bank of the Uhl River at Kamand and Salgi villages. There is great variation in the climatic conditions of Himachal due to extreme variation in elevation. The climate varies from hot and sub-humid tropical in the southern tracts to cold, alpine and glacial in the northern and eastern mountain ranges with more elevation.

Since its inception the institute has been involved with various Research and Development (R&D) projects, the institute has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with many International and National universities, Companies, Research Centres, Organizations.

The institute became an IIT under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011, with the intention to expand the reach and to enhance the quality of technical education in the country. The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011 and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012.

Expectation

  • Learn to FLY drones like a pro!
  • Obtain your DRONE PILOT LICENSE!
  • Master DRONE APPLICATIONS in agriculture like:
    • Crop Pesticide Spraying
    • Monitoring Plant Health
    • Monitoring Field Conditions
    • Seeding
    • Pollination

Eligibility

  • Valid Indian Passport
  • Age: Min 18 years
  • 10th Class (Pass with 2 years of relevant experience)

OR

  • 10th Class Pass
  • ITI (1 year after Class10th) 
  • + 1 year of relevant experience

OR

  • 10th Class Pass
  • + ITI (2 years after Class 10th)

Registration

Interested candidates can register via this page.

Duration

3-4 months.

Click here to view the official notification of Free Residential Drone Training Program at IIT Mandi.