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Team Ardra autonomous drone

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[ 01 ]Who We Are

About Us

Team Ardra was founded to foster technical innovation in aviation at VIT. Comprising dedicated students, the team designs, develops, and deploys UAVs, aiming to advance technology while honing aerospace and autonomy skills.

Established

2019

Chapter

SEDS VIT

Institution

VIT Vellore

Domains

UAVs

Main Specialty

Autonomous Drones

Team Size

16

Team Ardra members with their drone
[ 02 ]The People

Meet The Board

Behind every flight is a team that builds, breaks, and rebuilds. These are the people steering Team Ardra through every late night in the lab and every competition runway.

Siddharth Soumitra Deodhar
Captain

Siddharth Soumitra Deodhar

Captain

Rishit Sinha
Vice Captain

Rishit Sinha

Vice Captain

Sahana Pradeep Kumar
Mechanical Lead

Sahana Pradeep Kumar

Mechanical Lead

Anmol Diwan
Software Lead

Anmol Diwan

Software Lead

Mohak Harsh
Autonomous Lead

Mohak Harsh

Autonomous Lead

Divyansh Seth
Electrical Lead

Divyansh Seth

Electrical Lead

[ 03 ]Engineered In-House

Our Drones

[ 04 ]Track Record

Our Achievements

2026

Finalists in ISDC '26

Team Ardra qualified as finalists at ISDC 2026, carrying forward the team's strong track record in autonomous flight and mission execution against the best student teams in the country.

2025

Finalist of Geo-AI Hackathon, Techfest (IIT Bombay)

Team Ardra participated in the Geo-AI Hackathon at IIT Bombay's Techfest, developing geospatial machine learning pipelines for rural infrastructure mapping using aerial imagery.

9th Place in ISDC'25

Secured 9th place at ISDC Goa 2025, showcasing strong performance in autonomous flight and drone operations among top student teams.

2024

Winners of ISDC'24

Winners of ISDC '24, demonstrating excellence in autonomous drone systems and mission execution.

Cognizance IITR Finals '24

Qualified for the Cognizance IIT Roorkee Finals 2024, demonstrating reliable system design and execution.

2021

Finals SUAS '21 USA

Finalists at SUAS 2021 (USA), competing in autonomous unmanned aircraft mission challenges.

3rd Place IPAS'21

Secured 3rd place at IPAS 2021, demonstrating strong technical performance and system reliability.

Backed By

Sponsors & Partners

SolidWorks
Ansys
Altium
Protocase

Competitions We've Flown

SPROS
Cognizance
Aerothon
Techfest
IROC
[ 05 ]Beyond The Build

Events & Outreach

Outreach @ Takshilah School

Outreach @ Takshilah School

GRAVITAS 2025

GRAVITAS 2025

Star Party

Star Party

ASTSF 2025

ASTSF 2025

[ 06 ]Get In Touch

Contact Us

Address

VIT, Vellore Campus, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014

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