DRDO Scientist B Recruitment: Defense Research & Development Organization has added 126 more vacacnies to already available 185 vacancies to the post of DRDO Scientist B vacancies. The total no. of vacancies is now 311. All the graduate engineers and postgraduates in Science and also students who are appearing or have appeared in their final year examination can apply through RAC website @rac.gov.in. The last date to apply for the post is July 10, 2020. Candidates can check all the necessary details regarding the recruitment like application process, educational qualification here.
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Important Dates
- Notification Date: 14th May, 2020
- Opening date of application: 29 May 2020, 17:00 hrs. IST
- Last date of online application submission: 10 July 2020
- DRDO 2020 Scientist Descriptive Exam: October 2020 (Tentative)
Vacancies
| Part-I (3 disciplines) | ||||||
| Subject/ Discipline | Number of Vacancies | |||||
| UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total | |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | 31 + 1* | 8 + 1* | 21 + 1* | 11 + 1* | 6 | 77 + 4* |
| Mechanical Engineering | 28 + 4* | 8 | 20 + 2* | 12 + 1* | 6 + 1* | 74 + 8* |
| Computer Science & Engineering# | 26 + 1* | 5 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 59 + 1* |
| Part-II (8 disciplines) | ||||||
| Subject/ Discipline | Number of Vacancies | |||||
| UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total | |
| Electrical Engineering | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Material Science & Engineering/ Metallurgical Engineering# | 5 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Physics# | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | 14 |
| Chemistry# | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Chemical Engineering | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Aeronautical Engineering | 5 + 3* | 1 | 3+1* | 2+1* | 1 | 12 + 5* |
| Mathematics# | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Civil Engineering | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Part-III (1 discipline) | ||||||
| Subject/ Discipline | Number of Vacancies | |||||
| UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total | |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Note: Vacancies in Psychology are for encadred posts of Scientist at various Selection Boards/Centres under Army HQ, Navy HQ and Air HQ and generally not transferable to DRDO Establishments. | ||||||
| #Four out of the total vacancies of DRDO are reserved for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) i.e. two vacancies for PwD-Orthopaedic Handicapped (OH) category and two vacancies for PwD-Hearing Handicapped (HH) category, in the #marked subjects/disciplines.. | ||||||
| * Vacancies marked for Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) | ||||||
Educational Qualification
- Electronics & Comm. Engg: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in Electronics & Communication Engg from a recognized university or equivalent.
- Mechanical Engineering: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in Mechanical Engg from a recognized university or equivalent.
- Computer Science & Engineering: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in Computer Science & Engg from a recognized university or equivalent.
- Electrical Engineering: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in Electrical Engg from a recognized university or equivalent.
- Material Science & Engineering/Metallurgical Engineering: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology in Metallurgy from a recognized university or equivalent.
- Physics: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology in Metallurgy from a recognized university or equivalent.
- Chemistry: Master’s Degree in Chemistry from a recognised university or equivalent.
- Chemical Engineering: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in Chemical Engg from a recognized university or equivalent.
- Aeronautical Engineering: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in Aeronautical Engg from a recognized university or equivalent.
- Mathematics: Master’s Degree in Mathematics from a recognised university or equivalent.
- Civil Engineering: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in Civil Engg from a recognized university or equivalent.
- Psychology: Master’s Degree in Psychology from a recognized university or equivalent.
Age Limit
DRDO
- Unreserved (UR)/EWS: 28 years
- OBC (Non-creamy layer): 31 years
- SC/ST: 33 years
ADA
- Unreserved (UR)/EWS: 30years
- OBC (Non-creamy layer): 33years
- SC/ST: 35 years
NOTE: Age relaxation as per Govt. norms
Selection Procedure
| Parts | Screening/ Shortlisting |
| For Subjects/ Disciplines under Part-I | (a) Category I: Eligible candidates will be shortlisted for a Descriptive Examination on the basis of valid GATE score in the ratio of 1:25, subject to their GATE score not being below 25% of the GATE score of the first shortlisted candidate.
Category II: All eligible IIT and NIT graduate engineers with minimum 80% aggregate marks in the EQ degree will be called for a Descriptive Examination. (b) Candidates who appear for the Descriptive Examination will be further shortlisted for Personal Interview in the ratio of 1:5 in order of merit list prepared on the basis of the Descriptive Examination only |
| For Subjects/ Disciplines under Part-II | Eligible candidates will be shortlisted for Personal interview on the basis of valid GATE score in the ratio of 1:5 subject to their availability in order of discipline-wise category-wise merit list. |
| For Subject/ Discipline under Part-III | Eligible candidates will be shortlisted for Personal interview from amongst the candidates who have at least qualified for Assistant Professor, on the basis of the aggregate percentage of marks in the NET in the ratio of 1:5 subject to their availability in order of category-wise merit list |
Exam Pattern
| Section | Subject Name | No. of. Questions | No. of. Marks |
| Section I | Subject Knowledge Specific Questions | 100 | 400 |
| Section II | Logical Relations | 10 | 100 |
| Spatial Reasoning | 10 | ||
| Concept Formation | 10 | ||
| Numerical Reasoning | 10 | ||
| Abstract Reasoning | 10 | ||
| Total | 150 | 500 | |
Application Fee
- General (UR), EWS and OBC male candidates – Rs. 100/-
- SC/ST/PwD and women candidates – No Fee
How To Apply
- The interested candidates needs to first register themselves by clicking on the link provided below.
- Once the registration has been successfully done, candidates are required to indicate their preferences for DRDO and/or ADA
- Self attested certificates/testimonials regarding Date of Birth , Essential Qualification degree along with mark-sheets, Caste, EWS status.
- Make the Fee Payment.
- Take the printout of the form for future referennce.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What is the Last Day to Apply Online?
Ans. The last date to apply for the Recruitment is July 10, 2020.
Q. Can a Non Gate appeared aspirant apply for DRDO.?
Ans. Yes a non gate candidate can apply, if the candidate had scored 80% marks in the Essential qualification from an IIT or NIT.
Q. What is the selection procedure for the Recruitment?
Ans. All the candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their GATE score for written exam and it will be followed by an Interview.
