DRDO Scientist B Recruitment 2022: Notification PDF, Exam Date

The Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO has released a short notification for the recruitment of candidates for the position of Scientist B. The direct recruitment will be conducted based on a valid GATE score and/ or written test/ interview for vacancies in the disciplines for which GATE is conducted, including those under Life Sciences and under Humanities/ Social Sciences. The conducting authority will release the number of vacancies in its detailed notification for DRDO recruitment soon. Candidates can check the short notice given below.

Download DRDO Recruitment Through GATE 2023 Short Notification

Candidates can find the DRDO Scientist B recruitment 2022 notification PDF on the official website. The upcoming recruitment exam will likely be held on 11 December 2022 so that candidates can prepare accordingly. Another important factor while applying for this opportunity is the number of vacancies that will be released. Candidates can download the DRDO RAC Scientist B admit card 2022.

Students having a valid GATE scorecard 2022 from the year will be eligible to apply for DRDO Scientist B recruitment. Before filling out the application form, the candidates should check their eligibility carefully. Selection of candidates for the post of Scientist ‘B’ is a three-step process with shortlisting through GATE scores, descriptive examination, and personal interview. Candidates can check the official notice for DRDO Scientist B below.

Download DRDO Scientist B Recruitment 2022 Notification

The important details regarding DRDO Scientist B recruitment 2022 are mentioned in the table below. It is advised that candidates should understand the important details related to the recruitment process before appearing for the examination.

The admit card for the DRDO Scientist B recruitment 2022 will be released soon. Candidates can check out the important dates regarding the recruitment process listed in the table below.

Candidates aspiring for the DRDO Scientist B recruitment 2022 should apply for the same in online mode. The DRDO Scientist B application form has started. The application process for DRDO Scientist B recruitment 2022 is available on the official website. The steps to apply for the recruitment process are mentioned below.

• Open the DRDO official website.
• Click on the new registration tab.
• Fill out the registration form and you will receive an email containing your DRDO Scientist B registration ID and password.
• Log in using your registration ID and password and complete the application form.
• Make the DRDO Scientist B application fee payment to complete the registration process.

The DRDO RAC has released the official notification on its website containing the total number of vacancies for the post of DRDO Scientist B recruitment 2022. The total number of vacancies is given below.

• Scientist ‘B’ in DRDO - 579 Posts
• Scientist ‘B’ in DST - 08 Posts
• Scientist/Engineer ‘B’ in ADA - 43 Posts

Candidates appearing will be shortlisted based on their GATE score and/or descriptive examination or percentage of marks in NET. Shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for a personal interview. The final selection of the candidates will be made on the will be decided according to the number of vacancies, merit-wise. The process of shortlisting the candidates is as follows.

Recruitment Based on a Valid GATE Score

Candidates with a valid GATE score for the DRDO Scientist B recruitment 2022 will have to give a descriptive examination (written examination) followed by a personal interview.

• Category I:Candidates will be shortlisted for a descriptive examination based on their valid GATE score in the ratio of 1:25. The GATE score of the candidates should not be below 25% of the first shortlisted candidate.
• Category II:All IIT and NIT graduate engineers with a minimum of 80% aggregate marks in the EQ degree are eligible. They will be called for the descriptive exam.
• In order of merit, the candidates who appear for the descriptive examination will be further shortlisted in the ratio of 1:5 for a personal interview. The merit list will be prepared based on the written exam only.

Details of Descriptive Examination

The written examination of the DRDO Scientist B recruitment 2022 will be a descriptive type exam consisting of two papers of 300 marks each. It will be conducted in two sessions. Each session will be for 3 hours.

• The syllabus of the descriptive examination is similar to the syllabus of the Engineering Services Examination (Main) of the respective discipline conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Candidates can download the syllabus from the official RAC website.
• The descriptive examination will be organized offline, i.e., in paper-based format.
• If the need arises, the descriptive examination will be tentatively organized at DRDO centres in seven cities and other common centres. The cities are Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, and Pune.
• Candidates must specify their preference of examination centre in the online application form among the listed centres.

Recruitment Based on the Valid Score of GATE 2022

Candidate selection by GATE 2022, which a personal interview will follow. Shortlisting the candidates for the personal interview will be done based on the valid GATE score in the ratio of 1:5 subjected to the availability in the discipline‐wise category‐wise merit list.

Recruitment Based on NET

Eligible Candidates will be shortlisted further for personal interviews of the DRDO Scientist B recruitment 2022 based on their aggregate percentage marks of NET. Candidates will be shortlisted for a personal interview from the candidates who have qualified for Assistant Professor. Based on the aggregate percentage of marks in the NET, candidates will be shortlisted in the ratio of 1:5, subjected to the availability of vacancies in order of category-wise merit list.

Candidates should know the DRDO Scientist B recruitment 2022 exam pattern. The details regarding subjects, number of questions, and total marks for the exam are given below.

• The Written Examination will consist of two papers of 300 marks each, to be conducted in two sessions of a duration of three hours each. The syllabus of the examination (downloadable from the RAC website) is similar to the Engineering Services Examination (Main) in the relevant discipline conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The examination will be administered in a paper-based format.
• Tentatively, the Written Examination will be conducted at DRDO centres in seven cities (Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Kolkata, and Pune) and at other common centres, if the need arises. Candidates must indicate their first and second preference of examination centre in the online application form among the listed centres. However, RAC reserves the right to allot any centre as per its administrative convenience.

The DRDO Scientist B recruitment 2022 eligibility criteria were released along with the official notification. Candidates need to fulfill the eligibility criteria to successfully apply and appear for the exam. The candidates must be a citizen of India. Any candidate of different nationality will not be eligible for this recruitment. The following parameters need to be met by the candidates:

DRDO Scientist B Age Limit

The upper age limit is relaxable up to 5 years for serving Central Civilian Govt. employees working in posts which are in the same line or allied cadres only if a relationship could be established that the service already rendered in a particular post will be useful for the efficient discharge of the duties of the advertised posts. Also, PwD (HH) and PwD(PH) candidates will be relaxed for up to 10 years in marked disciplines. Ex-servicemen including Ex SSCOs/ ECOs as per rules in vogue can also enjoy age relaxation. The DRDO Scientist B age limit is given in the table below.

DRDO Scientist B Educational Qualifications

The DRDO Scientist B educational qualifications for both Part I and Part II are given below.

The conducting authority decides the DRDO Scientist B syllabus 2022 for various branches. We have provided the subjects and the important topics in the table below.

Candidates who successfully applied online for recruitment eagerly await the DRDO Scientist B admit card. A hall ticket is a document used to identify the person applying for the given posts. The admit card is issued by the conducting authorities and released on the official website.

The steps to download DRDO admit card 2022 are provided below.

• Open the official website of DRDO.
• Select the DRDO Scientist B admit card link.
• Enter your login details.
• Your DRDO admit card 2022 will appear on the screen.
• Download the hall ticket for the exam.

Candidates should understand the several perks and benefits that come with the position and the DRDO Scientist B salary. Working for the DRDO comes with a lot of duties as well as a good income. The various components of the gross salary for the aforementioned position are outlined. The table below shows the DRDO Scientist B salary structure. Candidates who will be selected for the DRDO Scientist B post will be given a salary of ₹ 56,000-80,000/-.