DRDO CEPTAM 10 Exam Pattern: STA B and Tech A Paper Pattern

DRDO CEPTAM 10 Exam Pattern

Candidates must go through DRDO CEPTAM 10 Exam Pattern to understand the format of the question paper well. Candidates planning to appear for  DRDO CEPTAM 10 exam should understand the paper pattern well to prepare well. Being aware of the DRDO CEPTAM 10 exam pattern will give you crucial information like the number of questions asked, negative marking, exam duration, marking scheme and more that will help you prepare a strategy to study accordingly.

Candidates can go through the overview of the DRDO CEPTAM 10 paper pattern which is tabulated below. 

DRDO CEPTAM 10 Exam Pattern 2022: Overview
Exam Conducting Organisation	Defence Research & Development Organisation Technical Cadre (DRTC)
Post Name	Senior Technical Assistant & Technician
Advt. No.	CEPTAM-10 / DRTC
Type of Exam	Objective Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Selection Process	Tier I Tier II Medical Examination Document Verification
Total Papers	Tier I Tier II
Negative Marking	No Negative Marking

DRDO CEPTAM 10 Exam Pattern for STA B

Candidates preparing for exam can refer to the DRDO CEPTAM 10 STA B Exam Pattern described below.

• There will be two tiers of examination for the Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B) post.
• The tier-I exam is for screening while the provisional selection will be based on the order of merit obtained in the Tier-II examination.
• There will be 120 questions of 120 marks in the Tier-I examination.
• The duration of the Tier-I examination will be 90 minutes.
• There will be 100 questions of 100 marks in the Tier-II examination.
• The duration of the Tier-II examination will be 90 minutes.
• There will be no negative marking for incorrect answers.

Tier	Type of Examination	Subjects	Total No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
I	CBT for Screening	Quantitative ability/aptitude, General Intelligence & Reasoning ability, General awareness, English language (basic knowledge), General Science (Common for All)	120	120	90 Minutes
II	CBT for Provisional Selection	Concerned Discipline Specific Subject	100	100	90

DRDO CEPTAM 10 Exam Pattern for Technician A

Candidates can refer to the DRDO Technician A Exam Pattern described below.

• There will be two tiers of examination for the Tech-A post.
• The provisional selection will be based on the merit obtained in the Tier-I examination while Tier-II will be qualifying in nature.
• There will be 120 questions of 120 marks in the Tier-I examination.
• The duration of the Tier-1 examination will be 90 minutes.
• The Tier-II examination will be a Trade test and it may be about one to two hours in duration.

Tier	Type of Examination	Subjects	Total No of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
I	CBT (Provisional Selection)	Section-A: Quantitative ability/aptitude, General Intelligence & Reasoning ability, General awareness, English language (basic knowledge) AND  Section-B: Specific to trade/discipline of post-code	40 (Section-A) + 80 (Section-B)	120	90 Minutes
II	Trade Test (Qualifying in nature)	Specific to trade/discipline of post-code (Trade test will be of ITI level in the related trade to test the practical skills of the candidates)	The Trade test may be of about one to two hours in duration.

DRDO CEPTAM 10 Marking Scheme

DRDO CEPTAM 10 marking scheme is of utmost importance as it will help you attempt or skip questions in the exam. Candidates can refer to the table below to check the DRDO CEPTAM 10 marking scheme.

DRDO CEPTAM 10 Marking Scheme
Total No. of Questions	STA B: 320 Questions  Tech A: 120 Questions
Marks per question	1 mark
Negative Marking	No negative marking
Maximum Marks	STA B: 320 Marks  Tech A: 120 Marks
Time Limit	STA B: 180 Marks  Tech A: 90 minutes
Mode	CBT [Computer Based Test]
Language of Question Paper	Hindi and English