Development
RPCAU Pusa certifies its first batch of trained drone pilots
Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University gave certificates to its first batch of students trained as drone pilots at Pusa in October 2023. The university lists a remote pilot training organisation among its engineering college's technology centres, and a 2023 MoU with Dronier Aviation of Rohtas and IoTech World of Gurugram for an RPTO and drone repair centre.
- Stage
- Operational
- Confidence
- High
- Latest news
- Sources
- 2 cited
Journey so far
The highlighted step is the current stage. Not every development passes through every step.
- Announcement only
- Agreement approved
- Agreement finalised
- Programme or pilot initiated
- Operational (current stage)
- Outcome verified
Good to know: One completed batch is reported by an established newspaper and the RPTO is listed by the university. There is no official report of trainee outcomes, so this is not a verified outcome.
What's confirmed
3 facts backed by sources
- The first batch of drone pilot trainees received certificates from vice-chancellor P S Pandey at Pusa in October 2023.
- The university lists a 2023 MoU with Dronier Aviation and IoTech World for an RPTO and drone repair centre, and lists the RPTO among its engineering college's technology centres.
- The vice-chancellor said this was the first drone pilot training in eastern India; that is his claim.
Still to be confirmed
6 things to watch for
- The day of the certificate event. The report was published on 21 October 2023 and says 'on Friday' (20 October); the timeline gives the month.
- The size of the first batch and how many later batches have run.
- Whether DGCA remote pilot certificates were issued; the vice-chancellor said they 'would be given'.
- The RPTO's DGCA authorisation number and date, and the MoU date.
- The 'school of digital agriculture' and a central-government digital agriculture lab, both described as coming soon in the same report; no opening was found.
- Whether the first batch was trained under the 2023 MoU with Dronier Aviation and IoTech World. The university's MoU list gives only the year, so whether the MoU came before or after the October 2023 batch is not known.
How it unfolded (1)
Each step as a dated source records it, oldest first
- Operational
The vice-chancellor gave certificates to the first batch of students who had completed drone pilot training at Pusa.
The Times of India
Sources (2)
Who reported it, when, and what they cover
| Publisher | Published | Covers | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
The Times of India Established news |
| Open source (opens in a new tab) | |
RPCAU, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology Official institution |
| Open source (opens in a new tab) |
Record ID: BIHAR-EDU-2023-10-001Dataset last checked Spotted an error? Report a correctionHow corrections work