Those students who want to pursue a career in the field of drone technology, have a bright future ahead with myriad opportunities being created for them. Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat, The government focus on Drone technology that has opened doors for the students to drone pilots, drone pilot certifiers, drone assembling and commissioning specialists, drone software developers and drone recyclers or scrappers.
Students and enthusiasts can now play an active role in the drone sector. Drone pilot course and designing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) are some of the courses that students to opt for in the drone domain. The curriculum involves basic principles of flight, ATC procedures, Radiotelephony, emergency identification and handling in the drone pilot course . The eligibility to pursue a course to be a drone pilot is to pass out class X.
UAV design course introduces designing and sizing process in simulated condition, stability analysis and prototype testing for UAV technology. A big plus in this domain is added knowledge of electronics. Anyone from any background can pursue a course on UAV design. Career options that students can opt for in the drone sector involve mechanical designs, drone electronics, electrical designs, assembling of various sub-systems involved and the designing of the onboard and supporting software of the drone. One can look for job opportunities in the drone-based Geographic Information System (GIS) and data analytics sector too. Drone-based data is used in multiple sectors such as mining, urban development and in many other areas of development to make critical business decisions.
