Dr. Samir V. Kamat Receives Second Term Extension as DRDO Chairman and DDR&D Secretary.

Appointment

In May 2025, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved a second one-year extension for Dr. Samir V. Kamat, who serves as the Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), both headquartered in New Delhi, Delhi.


      - His tenure has now been extended from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. This extension is granted under Fundamental Rule 56(d).

      - Dr. Kamat was initially appointed to the dual roles on August 25, 2022, succeeding Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy.

     

Main Point :-   (i) Dr. Samir V. Kamat joined DRDO in 1989 and previously served as Director General (DG), Naval Systems and Materials.

      (ii) He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and the Institution of Engineers (India) [IEI].

(iii) He has received multiple honors, including the Distinguished Alumni Award (2018) from IIT Kharagpur, Metallurgist of the Year Award (2008) from the Ministry of Steel, and Scientist of the Year Award (2012) from DRDO.
About DRDO

Chairman: Sameer V. Kamat
Headquarters: New Delhi
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