DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations (hereinafter referred to as "DroneAcharya") and Hadron Aviation Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Hadron") have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop diploma and certificate courses in the field of drones.
Through this strategic partnership, Hadron Aviation Pvt. Ltd. will facilitate the delivery of DroneAcharya's comprehensive courses across its centers. The courses to be offered include Drone Building, Drone Data Processing, Python for GIS and Drones, Drone Racing, Drones in Agriculture, and Drones in Disaster Management. It is noteworthy that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) certified drone pilot training course will continue to be conducted exclusively at DroneAcharya's training centers. Today, DroneAcharya is India's leading DGCA certified training organization, having trained more than 700 DGCA certified drone pilots till date and achieving the position of being India's first Private DGCA certified drone training organization to do so.
Hadron Aviation Pvt. Ltd. is a Pune - based aviation and education institute, providing Commercial Pilot license (CPL), aircraft maintenance engineering, EASA training, cabin crew training, airport management, airport ground staff training and aviation management among their list of courses. They are a distinguished institute, already certified by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to provide these courses for aircrafts, and with their association with DroneAcharya, they will be entering into Drone centric training as well. Apart from their headquarters in Pune, Maharashtra, they also have centers in Singapore and Dubai.
"This collaboration signifies a significant milestone in DroneAcharya's commitment to bridging the gap between the growing demand and availability of certified and skilled personnel in the Indian Drone Industry'', states Mr. Prateek Srivastava, Founder and Managing Director of DroneAcharya. By leveraging Hadron's extensive network, DroneAcharya aims to democratize access to drone-centric learning, making it more accessible to a broader audience. "Our aim is to jointly build a group of 1,000 trained and certified drone-centric workforce in the first year itself," he adds, emphasizing their shared goal. Apart from this partnership, DroneAcharya has previously also partnered with Savitribai Phule Pune University, IIT Ropar, Rashtriya Raksha University and JAIN (Deemed to be University) for the same objective, showing their dedication to the cause.
The integration of these specialized courses into mainstream education underscores DroneAcharya's mission to nurture the next generation of professionals equipped with practical knowledge and professional training in drone technology.
This partnership underscores the shared vision of both entities to advance the Indian drone ecosystem by fostering education, innovation, and skill development.