DRDO

Career at DRDO
Dedicated to the Service of Nation

Modes of Recruitment
Recruitment and Assesment Center

Campus Selection Talent Search Scheme

Scientist Entry Test (SET)
Registration of Student with Scholastic Aptitudes (ROSSA)
Limited departmental Competitive Exam (LDCE)
LATERAL Recruitment
ADHOC Appointments
Aeronautical Research & Development Board (AR&DB)
Deputation
Absorption

Defence Research and Development Organisation

Campus Selection
Talent search scheme
Higher levels of creativity and initiative
Readiness to take up challenges of exploring newer frontiers of knowledege
and evolving newer technologies.
Passion for learning
27 National Institutes of Science and Technology covering all IITs, NITs,
IT BHU, ISM Dhanbad and IISc Bangalore.

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SALARY
PAY & ALLOWANCES

BASIC PAY
DEARNESS ALLOWANCE
CITY COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCE
TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE
HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE

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Grade wise Pay scale

GRADE

PAY SCALE

PAY BAND

GRADE
PAY

SC B

15,600-39,100

PB-3

5400

SC C

15,600-39,100

PB-3

6600

SC D

15,600-39,100

PB-3

7600

SC E

37,400-67,000

PB-4

8700

SC F

37,400-67,000

PB-4

8900

SC G

37,400-67,000

PB-4

10000

SC H/OS

67,000-79,000

HAG

DS

75,000-80,000

HAG

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OTHER ALLOWANCES & BENEFITS

Grade

Basic Pay
p.m. (Rs.)

Grade
Pay p.m.
(Rs.)

Special
Pay p.m.
(Rs.)

Additional
increment
s p.m.
(Nos.)

Profession
al Update
Allowance
p.a. (Rs.)
Tax free

Sc G

37,400-67,000

10,000

4,000/-

30,000

Sc F

37,400-67,000

8,900

20,000

Sc E

37,400-67,000

8,700

20,000

Sc D

15,600-39,100

7,600

10,000

Sc C

15,600-39,100

6,600

10,000

Sc B

15,600-39,100

5,400

10,000

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PAY & ALLOWANCES - Sc B

(A1 Cities as X CITY)
WITH HRA (Rs.)

WITHOUT HRA
(Rs.)

Basic Pay (BP)

15,600

15,600

Grade Pay (GP)

5,400

5,400

DA (45% of BP+GP) (as on

01.11.10)

9,450

9,450

HRA (30% of BP+GP)

6,300

NIL

Transport Allowance (A1 &

A cities defined earlier)

TOTAL

3200+DA=
4,640

41,390

3200+DA=
4,640

35,090

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GRANT OF VARIABLE INCREMENTS ON

PROMOTION ON MERITORIOUS PERFORMANCE
Post/ Grade
Pay (Rs.)

Post/
Grade Pay
(Rs.)

From

To

Value of One
Increment
(Rs.)

Residency
period
(years)

Number of
increments

3
4
5
6
7
>= 8

6
4 or 5
3 or 4
2 or 3
1
Nil

3
4
5
6
7
8
>8

6
5 or 6
4 or 5
3 or 4
2 or 3
1
Nil

Sc B/5400

Sc C/6600

760

Sc C/6600

Sc D/7600

900

Sc D/7600

Sc E/8700

1390

Sc E/8700

Sc F/8900

1460

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OTHER BENEFITS
Group insurance - CGEIS

Medical facilities
Loan facilities for housing, car, scooter, computer
Scientist B with one year experience can travel by air

Scientist E entitled for Res Phone & Internet access

Scientist G onwards entitled for staff car

LTC every 2 years anywhere in India.

Reimbursement of school fees
Retirement age at 60 yrs

Encashment of EL & HP leave

Gratuity

Pension
VRS
Defence Research and Development Organisation

CAREER PROGRESSION:FLEXIBLE COMPLEMENTING

SCHEME

FAST TRACK PROMOTIONS:3 To 4 YEARS

AVERAGE PROMOTION RATE : 5.5 YEARS

Excellent Work Environment

TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD

SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

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OTHER INCENTIVES

SOCIAL STATUS
LESS TRANSFERS
EASY ACCESS OF LEAVE
STUDY LEAVE UPTO 24 MONTHS
OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT INSTITUTES /LABS ALL OVER
INDIA AND INTERACT WITH THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
DRDO LABS IN ALL MAJOR CITIES
CAN STAY AT WELL FURNISHED GUEST HOUSES AT ALMOST
ALL PLACES WHERE LABS ARE SITUATED
ACCOMODATION IN DRDO TOWNSHIPS
CSD (CANTEEN) FACILITY
OPPORTUNITIES TO GO ABROAD FOR INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES/TRAINING ON COLLABORATIVE WORK ETC.

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DRDO Partnerships in New Eco System

Users

Other Agencies Para Military,

Min of Home

Other Customers
(Export Market)

Requirements

Industry - Including
OFB, DPSU, PSU, LI

DRDO
Large Programs
Concepts & Specifications

University

Industry

Tech Dev & Tech Mgt

System Integration
HR developments

Research

Development
SMEs

Regional
Institutions

Strong Bonds
Adequate Financing
Facilitate easy Migration of People
Thinktanks & Domain Knowledge
Establish Facilities

Production
Product Upgrade
Lifetime support

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Driving Self-reliance

Shaping technology for tomorrow

Defence
Research
and
while securing
the
frontiers
ofDevelopment
today
Defence Research and
Organisation