DRDO CEPTAM Recruitment 2026 – 764 Senior Technical Assistant & Technician Posts
Last Date: 01/01/2026.
Central for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM), Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has released an employment notification for the recruitment of 764 Senior Technical Assistant B and Technician A Posts . Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here.
DRDO CEPTAM Recruitment 2026
| Post Name | No of posts | Scale of pay | Educational Qualification |
| 1. Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B) | 561 posts
| Level 6 (Rs. 35400-112400) | Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Diploma in Engineering or Technology or Technical Computer Science or Allied subjects, recognized by AICTE in the respective discipline. |
| 2. Technician-A (Tech-A) | 203 posts | Level 2 (Rs. 19900-63200) | i) Xth Class pass or equivalent from a recognized Board or Institute; and
ii) Certificate from a recognized Industrial Training Institute in the required discipline; or Certificate of minimum one-year duration from a recognized Institution in the required discipline if the Industrial Training Institutes do not award certificate in that discipline; or National Trade Certificate in the required discipline; or National Apprenticeship Certificate in the required discipline.
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Other Criteria of DRDO CEPTAM Recruitment
| Age Limit: | Candidate must be between 18-28 years of age, as on crucial date of eligibility i.e. 01.01.2026. |
| Age Relaxation: | The relaxation of upper age limit for reserved categories are as follows:
Category Age Relaxation
OBC-NCL 3 years
SC/ST 5 years
PwBD - UR & EWS 10 years
PwBD - OBC/NCL 13 years
PwBD - SC & ST 15 years
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Application Fee: Candidates are required to pay the prescribed fee as per the following categories:
Post
| Candidate Category | Application Fee
(Non-Refundable)(A) | Refundable
Fee (B) | Total Fee to be Paid
with Application (A+B) |
| STA -B
| UR/OBC/EWS/MSP | 250/- | 500/- | 750/- |
| STA -B
| Women/ SC/ST/PwBD/
#Ex-Servicemen | Nil | 500/- | 500/- |
| TECH-A
| General/OBC/EWS/MSP | 100/- | 500/- | 600/- |
| TECH-A | Women/ SC/ST/PwBD/
#Ex-Servicemen | Nil | 500/- | 500/- |
| Refundable Fee: | An amount of Rs. 500/- shall be refunded only to those candidates who appear in Tier-I exam. |
How to Apply for DRDO CEPTAM Recruitment ?
Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these vacancy by visiting official Recruitment Portal. Candidates may follow below mentioned steps to apply online.
# Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section .
# Click on the "Online Application Form" and complete the registration process by clicking "New Registration".
# In the next stage, click on "Online Application Form" Link and Login.
# Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
# At the end, pay the examination fee and submit the form.
# Don't forget to take a print out of the application form .
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Important Dates of DRDO CEPTAM Vacancy 2025
Starting date of online application submission:
| 11th December, 2025 |
| Last date of online application submission: | 01st January, 2026 |
Important Web-Links of DRDO CEPTAM Recruitment
