Direct Recruitment for the Posts of SCIENTIST ‘B’ IN DRDO & OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS of Ministry of Defence (MoD)
RAC invites online applications from graduate engineers and post graduates in Science including students who have appeared in their final semester examinations, through RAC website
https://rac.gov.in for recruitment to the posts of Scientist `B’ in DRDO, ADA and to the encadred posts of Scientist `B’ in WESEE Delhi, CME Pune, AFMC Pune, SCN Jalandhar/SCC Bhopal/SCS Bangalore under Army HQ, Navy HQ, Air HQ, and other units/estts. under MoD.
| Organization | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
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| DRDO | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
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| ADA | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 03 |
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| CME | 1 | - | - | - | - | 01 |
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| WESEE | 1 | - | - | - | - | 01 |
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Essential Qualification(EQ) : At least First Class Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology in Computer Science & Engg from a recognized university or equivalent. Students appearing/appeared in final year/semester examination and expecting to achieve first class after final examination may also apply with the condition that they will submit the degree/provisional degree certificate on or before 31 July 2025.
GATE Qualification : Valid GATE score in Computer Science & Information Technology [Paper code : CS].
Age Limit :
| Category | Age not exceeding |
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| Un Reserved (UR) /EWS | 35 years |
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| OBC (Non-creamy layer) | 38 years |
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| SC/ST | 40 years |
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Relaxation in upper age limit (As per Govt rules).
Important Points :
1) Eligible candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of GATE score in the ratio of 1:10 subject to their availability in order of discipline-wise category-wise merit list. The shortlisted candidates on the basis of the GATE scores will be required to appear in the Personal Interview to be held at Delhi or any other place as decided by RAC/ DRDO. Final selection of the candidates will be purely on the basis of discipline wise category wise merit of aggregate of 80% weightage of marks of GATE score and 20% weightage of marks in Personal Interview.
2) General (UR), EWS and OBC male candidates are required to pay a nontransferable non-refundable application fee of Rs 100/- (Rs. One Hundred only) payable online only. There is no application fee for SC/ST/ Divyangjan and women candidates.
Important Dates :
| Online Application starts | 20th May, 2025 |
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| Online submission closes on | 9th June, 2025 (1600 hrs IST) |
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Official Notification : Notification