Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India and is responsible for the Research \& Development of state-of-the-art battlefields systems required by the Nation's forces viz. Army, Navy & Air Force. DRDO offers exciting and challenging career opportunities to work on defence systems, infrastructure & related activities in a broad spectrum of subjects/disciplines at its more than 60 laboratories/establishments/units spread throughout the country. 

Online applications are invited for direct recruitment to the various posts of Defence Research & Development Organisation Technical Cadre (DRTC). Those who want to apply for the same are advised to read this article carefully, before filling up the online application form.

1. Visit drdo.gov to access the DRDO's official website.

2. Choose "Careers" from the home page, and then click "Other Recruitments."

3. You will be redirected to the home page for DRDO CEPTAM.

4. Click on "Online Application Form," then choose Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B) and Technician-A (Tech-A).

5. Use the necessary information to register yourself.

6. Once registered, use your registration number to log into your application form.

7. Complete the application form, pay the fee, and then go for final submission of the application. 

Application Fee

Non-refundable/Nontransferable application fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only) is to be paid by the candidate. Fee is to be paid online through credit card/debit card/net banking/UPI. All applicable service charges i.e. bank charges shall be borne by candidates only. 

Note: Application fee paid by the candidates who have not completed their application or whose application is rejected will NOT be refunded. Application fee once paid shall NOT be refunded under any circumstances nor it will be adjusted against any other examination. No representation against such rejection will be entertained.

1. Nationality

 Candidate must be a citizen of India or as per extant Govt. of India Rules. 

2. Essential Qualification

Candidates must have completed EQR as on the Crucial date of Eligibility. The specific qualifications information is tabulated below:-

3. Age Limit

Age Relaxation  

A) The candidates must be within the prescribed age limit on the crucial date of eligibility. However, the upper age limit is relaxable for SC, ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD, ESM, Widows, Divorced Women & Women judicially separated from their husbands who are not remarried, Departmental Candidates with three years continuous service in Central Government, Disabled Defence Services Personnel, Persons domiciled in J&K state during the period from 01-01-1980 to 31-12-1989 as per the rule prescribed by the Government of India. No age relaxation is allowed to SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates applying against unreserved (UR) vacancies Candidates belonging to PwBD, ESM, Departmental Candidates with three years continuous service in Central Government, Disabled Defence Services Personnel, Persons domiciled in J&K state during the period from 01-01-1980 to 31-12-1989 categories, who are applying against UR vacancies will get age relaxation benefit only for their respective category as above and no additional relaxation will be given for belonging to SC/ST/OBC-NCL category 

B) For relaxation, proforma for certificates may be downloaded (if required) from the CEPTAM notice board on DRDO website www.drdo.gov.in

4. Medical Fitness 

Candidates must be in good mental and physical health and free from any physical deformity which may interfere in the efficient discharge of duties. Provisionally shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a medical examination as prescribed by the competent authority, before the offer of appointment is issued. If a candidate is found unfit, he/she will not be offered an appointment. For PwBD candidates, medical fitness standards are as per extant Govt. of India rules.

1. SENIOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANT-B (STA-B): Group 'B', Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial

The selection process will consist of Tier-I (Screening) and Tier-II (Final Selection) are as follows:-

A) Tier-I and Tier-II will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. 

B) The Score of Tier-I (CBT) may be normalized as per requirement. 

C) The Tier-I and Tier-II will consist of objective type multiple choice questions only. 

D) Tier-I examination is for screening and Tier-II is for final selection. 

2. TECHNICIAN-A (TECH-A): Group 'C', Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial

The selection process will consist of Tier-I (CBT) and Tier-II (Trade Test) are as follows:-

A) The Score of Tier-I (CBT) may be normalized as per requirement. 

B) The Tier-I (CBT) will consist of objective type-multiple choice questions only. 

C) Tier-I examination is for Provisional selection and Tier-II (Trade Test) is qualifying in nature. 

D) Trade test will be of ITI level in the related trade, to test the practical skills of the candidates. The test may be of about one to two hours duration. 

E) The mode of selection may change depending upon the organizational requirement/Govt. of India policy for both STA-B \& Tech-A posts.

A) There will be no negative marking for the wrong answer. 

B) The syllabus of the examinations will be commensurate to the essential qualification required for the post. 

C) The medium for examination will be Hindi and English.

For the post of 'STA-B'

For the post of 'Tech-A

For the post of 'STA-B'

For the post of 'Tech-A