Advertisement No.: CEPTAM-06

DRDO Recruitment 2013

DRDO offers exciting and challenging career opportunities in very broad spectrum of subjects/ disciplines at its more than 50 laboratories/ establishments spread
throughout the length and breadth of the country. Applications are invited for direct recruitment through DRDO Entry Test – 2013 for the following Posts.

Senior Technical Assistant ‘B’ (STA-’B’):

• Total No of vacancies: 360 posts
• Age : Age as on Closing Date must be between : 18 and 28 Years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/ESM/PWD etc. as per Government rules.)
• Pay Band : PB-2, Rs 9300-34800 (Grade Pay Rs 4200/-)
• Educational Qualification :

Technician ‘A’ (Tech -’A’):

• Total No of vacancies: 223 posts
• Age : Age as on Closing Date must be between : 18 and 28 Years (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/ESM/PWD etc. as per Government rules.)
• Pay Band : PB-1, Rs 5200-20200(Grade Pay Rs 1900/-)

Admin & Allied:

• Total No of vacancies: 261 posts
• Age : 18 to 30 years for Asst Hindi Post, 18 to 27 years for remaining posts as on 27-05-2013 (relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/ESM/PWD etc. as per Government rules.)

Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidate must be a citizen of India.

• Please refer Part 1 and Part 2 of table in SECTION ‘A’ for age limit and other eligibility conditions which will be determined with reference to the closing date as mentioned in advertisement.

• Candidates must have completed the Essential Qualificational Requirement (EQR) and other eligibility for the posts as on CLOSING DATE.

• Candidates must have read the required subject at least for 2 years in the course of B.Sc. programme.

• Please note that the candidates possessing higher qualification viz. M.Sc. or B.Tech, B.E. degree etc as on closing date, shall NOT be considered for the recruitment to the posts of Senior Technical Assistant ‘B’ or Technician ‘A’.

• Candidates must be in good mental & physical health and free from any physical deformity which may interfere in efficient discharge of duties. A candidate, after medical examination as may be prescribed by the competent authority, conducted before the offer of appointment is issued, if found unfit, will not be appointed.

• Candidates serving in Govt. /PSU/ Autonomous organizations/ armed forces including (departmental candidates) must apply through proper channel and may send an advance copy before closing date to beinitially considered with intimation to their offices. They shall not be interviewed if they fail to produce “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” from the present employer at the time of interview.

• At any stage of selection process, if it is found on verification that an individual fails to fulfil any of the eligibility criteria, his/her candidature shall be treated as cancelled without notice and no representation in this regard shall be entertained under any circumstances.

Essential Requirements:

• For the post of Technician ‘A’, it is mandatory to pass the Trade Test.

• For the post of Personal Assistant ‘A’, it is mandatory to pass the prescribed Shorthand and Typing Test.

• To pass Typing Test is essential for the post of Admin Assistant ‘A’ & Store Assistant ‘A’.

• For Civilian Driver ‘A’ & Fire Engine Driver, passing of Driving test is mandatory. e) For the post of Security Astt. ‘A’, Fire Engine Driver and Fireman, it is mandatory to pass the Physical Endurance Test (PET) and medical fitness test. The Physical Endurance Test (PET) will consists:
  (i) 1600 m Run to be completed in 7 minutes
  (ii) 20 Sit ups
  (iii) Rope climbing using hands – 12 feet vertical climbing. For female candidates, standards shall be relaxed as per DRDO norms. DRDO reserves the right to give all or a few of the above events to ascertain the endurance of the candidates. Candidates undergoing PET will do so at their own risk.

Medical Standards:

• Minimum height 165 cm without shoes (relaxation in height is admissible for candidates belonging to Hilly areas and tribal areas as per Govt. of India rules)

• Chest should be well proportioned and 82 cm without expansion with minimum 5 cm expansion

• Weight should be minimum 50 kg

• Hearing – normal without aids

• Vision – vision must be 6/6 without aid. Each eye must have full field of vision and the candidate must be free from Night & Colour blindness.

Scheme Of Examination:

The written examination will be OMR based and of two hours duration consisting of 150 objective type multiple choice questions.

• For STA ‘B’ & Technician ‘A’ : The written test will consist of
  (i) 50 questions on General Awareness, General Intelligence, Reasoning Ability, General Science and
  (ii) 100 Questions on Subject concerned.

• For Assistant Hindi: The written test will consist of
  (i) 50 Questions on General Awareness, General Intelligence, Reasoning & Numerical Ability and
  (ii) 50 Questions each on Hindi and English Language.

• For Personal Assistant, Admin Assistant ‘A’ & Store Assistant ‘A’ : The written examination will consist of
  (i) 50 questions on General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning & Numerical Ability
  (ii) 50 questions on General English and (iii) 50 Questions on Hindi OR English language.

• For Civilian Driver ‘A’, Security Assistant ‘A’, Fire Engine Driver and Fireman: The written test will consist of
  (i) 100 Questions on General Awareness, General Reasoning, Arithmetic , Numerical Ability
  (ii) 50 Questions related to Job.

Application Fee:

Non-Refundable Fees of Rs. 50 (Rupees Fifty only) is to be paid online for online applications through Credit Card/Debit Card/Net banking. For offline applications, the fees is to be paid through INDIAN POSTAL ORDER (IPO) only issued in favour of “The Director, CEPTAM, Delhi”, payable at Delhi. The Cheque/Draft/Money order will NOT be accepted in any condition. Candidates belonging to  SC/ST/ESM/PWD categories and women candidates are exempted from payment of fee.

How to Apply:

• All interested candidates who wish to apply for any post mentioned in this advertisement, are compulsorily required to register themselves on mobile no 56677 of CEPTAM by sending a SMS in this format CEPTAM <space> First choice of Exam City Code <space> Post Code <space> Date of Birth as ddmmyy <space> Name (Leaving a space between first, middle and last name) example, CEPTAM 15 0112 231283 Rupesh Kumar Goyal. After delivery of your SMS, you will receive an auto-generated response message with “Registration No” based on exam city code, post  code and sequence no (based on post code). Mention this Registration No. in your application form.Complete this exercise correctly as you, yourself will be responsible for any wrong particulars which may lead to rejection. If you are applying for more than one post, get registration number for each post code separately.

• Candidates applying for the posts of STA ‘B’ mentioned in Part 1 of Section ‘A’ are necessarily required to apply “ONLINE” and applications received in any other mode shall be Rejected. Online application printout is however to be sent to Director, CEPTAM alongwith required enclosures so that it is received on or before closing date (Register through SMS before applying).

• Candidates applying for the posts mentioned in Part 2 of Section ‘A’ may have the option either to apply “ONLINE” or on a prescribed application form given in Section ‘C’ of the advertisement on A4 size (210X297mm) plain white paper, and exactly in the same format as provided in advertisement. The proforma may be downloaded from our website. Photocopy of the format published in the Employment News can also be used. All columns of the application form should be filled legibly in own handwriting (Register through SMS before applying).

• Online facility will be available upto 1400 hrs on CLOSING DATE. To be considered online, applicants MUST complete the instructions in all respects and should apply only once for one post.

• The application complete in all  respects must reach “DRDO Entry Test- 2013, Post Box No.: 8626, Delhi-110 054” by ordinary posts only on or before the CLOSING DATE. However, the applications from the candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Island andLakshadweep shall be accepted sent by post within one week after CLOSING DATE (Cut-off date of EQR, age etc will remain same as on CLOSING DATE). Applications received through speed/Regd/Courier will not be accepted.

• Application Received Late Will Not Be Considered. Candidates must mention Advt. No., Post Code, SMS registration No. and their address for correspondence on the face of the envelope in CAPITAL letters.

• Date Of Examination And Admit Card: The examination will be held on 25th August, 2013 (Sunday). Admit Cards to the candidates who have applied online will NOT be sent by post but shall be made available on our website (www.drdo.gov.in) at least 15 days before the date of examination.
  However, Admit Cards for all applicants (online or offline) are available and downloadable from our website.

• Candidates will be required to download the Admit card and utilize it for appearing in examination. Valid Id proof in original will be mandatory with Admit Card to appear in the examination & interview. The examination of all post codes shall be completed in two shifts on a single day. The written examination of STA ‘B’ & Technician ‘A’ shall be conducted in different shifts on the same day all over the country. The examination for Admin Assistants ‘A’ and Store Assistants ‘A’ shall also be held in separate shifts but it shall be time-clubbed either with shift for STA ‘B’ or Technician ‘A’. Candidates applying for more than one post should send their application, complete in all respect, in separate envelope accordingly.

Important Dates :

• Opening date for Online Registration: 08-05-2013

• Last date for Receipt of Application: 27-05-2013

• Examination  Date: 25-08-2013

Important Links :

• Click Here For Official Recruitment Advertisement

• Click Here To Apply Online For Senior Technical Assistant ‘B’ (STA-’B’)

• Click Here to Download Application Form for Technician ‘A’ (Tech -’A’) & Admin & Allied Posts

Courtesy : Centre for Personnel Talent Management