The number of vacancies notified in the initial advertisement was 167 which were later increased to 311 vide two separate corrigenda. Subsequently, due to the availability of 126 additional vacancies in DRDO, the table in Advt. No. 13ϳ (for 16ϳ vacancies in DRDO) and the table in Addendum no. 1 (for 1ϴ vacancies in ADA) are hereby replaced with the following table which gives the consolidated new vacancy position. Only this table will be used for processing all applications against Advt. No. 13ϳ. The last date of online applications for this recruitment which was earlier decided as 10th July 2020 is now extended by the DRDO till 17th August 2020

DRDO was formed in 1958 from the amalgamation of the then already functioning Technical Development Establishment (TDEs) of the Indian Army and the Directorate of Technical Development & Production (DTDP) with the Defence Science Organisation (DSO). DRDO was then a small organisation with 10 establishments or laboratories. Over the years, it has grown multi-directionally in terms of the variety of subject disciplines, number of laboratories, achievements and stature.

Today, DRDO is a network of more than 50 laboratories which are deeply engaged in developing defence technologies covering various disciplines, like aeronautics, armaments, electronics, combat vehicles, engineering systems, instrumentation, missiles, advanced computing and simulation, special materials, naval systems, life sciences, training, information systems and agriculture. Presently, the Organisation is backed by over 5000 scientists and about 25,000 other scientific, technical and supporting personnel. Several major projects for the development of missiles, armaments, light combat aircrafts, radars, electronic warfare systems etc are on hand and significant achievements have already been made in several such technologies.

Vision

Make India prosperous by establishing world class science and technology base and provide our Defence Services decisive edge by equipping them with internationally competitive systems and solutions.

Mission

Design, develop and lead to production state-of-the-art sensors, weapon systems, platforms and allied equipment for our Defence Services.

Provide technological solutions to the Services to optimise combat effectiveness and to promote well-being of the troops. Develop infrastructure and committed quality manpower and build strong indigenous technology base.