Thakkur, Deputy Director and Commander, Naval Research Board, a division of Defence and Research Development Organisation (DRDO), was the chief guest.

Mr. Thakkur said that the DRDO aimed at equipping the defence services with internationally competitive systems and solutions.

“The organisation’s mission is to encourage and fund basic research in pertinent scientific disciplines,” he said.

Mr. Thakkur’s presentation was followed by discussions of various research topics such as acoustic simulators, ship-building steel and air-cushion vehicles.

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THE GRD Institute of Management conducted campus interviews for its students. Reliance Mutual Funds, Chennai, India Bulls, Coimbatore, Standard Chartered Bank, Sharjah, Citi Financials, Chennai, Kotak Bank, Chennai, Kotak Insurance, New Delhi, Citi Financials, Kottayam, SBI Insurance, Chennai, Kotak Securities, Mumbai Enhanced Solutions, Bangalore and Dell International, Bangalore, were some of the companies that conducted interviews on the campus. Twenty-one students out of 60 were placed.