DRDO CEPTAM (STA-B & Technician-A) 2026 notice, explained

The main rules of the official notice in plain words. Each point gives the page or para, so you can check it in the notice yourself.

Who can apply

Age limit (counted on 01-01-2026)

Age relaxation (upper limit)

Work out your own age limit

Education

• Technician-A (16 trades: Book Binder, Carpenter, CNC Operator, COPA, Draughtsman (Mech), Electrician, Electronics, Fitter, Machinist, Mechanic (Motor Vehicle), Optical Worker, Photographer, Sheet Metal Worker, Surveyor, Turner, Welder): Class 10 plus ITI certificate in the named trade (or one-year certificate, National Trade Certificate or National Apprenticeship Certificate in the trade where ITI does not award one) (pp.4-5, para 1.2.3 and EQR note)
• Senior Technical Assistant-B: Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology: B.Sc. degree in the named subject (pp.2-3, para 1.1.3 (post codes 0103, 0109, 0113, 0116, 0117))
• Senior Technical Assistant-B: Library Science: Degree in Science with diploma, degree or PG degree (minimum one year) in Library Science / Library and Information Science (p.3, para 1.1.3 (post code 0112))
• Senior Technical Assistant-B: Automobile, Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electrical, Electronics/E&C/E&T, Instrumentation, Instrumentation & Electronics, Mechanical, Metallurgical Engineering: AICTE-recognised diploma in the named engineering discipline (Computer Science: courses by DOEACC, BCA or MCA not eligible) (pp.1-3, para 1.1.3 (post codes 0101-0111, 0114, 0115))

Final-year students: cannot apply; the qualification must already be complete (p.1, para 1.1.2; p.3, para 1.2.2)

Other conditions

• Higher qualifications (M.Sc., Ph.D., B.Tech., B.E. etc.) held on the crucial date make a candidate ineligible (p.1, para 1.1.2; p.3, para 1.2.2)
• Only Indian nationals (p.7, para 2.3(a))
• Minimum 5 years at the first place of posting; all-India service liability (p.6, para 2.2)
• Separate application and fee for each post code (p.12, para 3.4)

Syllabus

• Tier-I CBT (common to all post codes): General Science, General English, Quantitative Aptitude / General Maths, General Intelligence and Reasoning (Advt p.13, Table-1 and Table-2)
• Tier-II CBT, STA-B (by subject): Automobile Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics / E&C / E&T Engineering, Geology, Instrumentation Engineering, Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering, Library Science, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Physics, Psychology (CEPTAM-11 Tier-II syllabus PDF, pp.1-3 (https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/sites/default/files/vacancy/CEPTAM_11_T2_Syllabus.pdf))
• Tier-II CBT, Technician-A (by trade): Book Binder, Carpenter, CNC Operator, COPA, Draughtsman (Mechanical), Electrician, Electronics, Fitter, Machinist, Mechanic (Motor Vehicle), Optical Worker, Photographer, Sheet Metal Worker, Surveyor, Turner, Welder (CEPTAM-11 Tier-II syllabus PDF, pp.3-6 (https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/sites/default/files/vacancy/CEPTAM_11_T2_Syllabus.pdf))

Every topic, with a tick list

Documents

To upload with the form

• Recent colour photograph (JPG/JPEG) (p.12, para 3.3(i)(ii))
• Scanned signature (JPG/JPEG) (p.12, para 3.3(i)(iii))
• EQR (educational qualification) certificates in true colour, showing date of issue or result (p.12, para 3.3(i)(iv); p.6 para 1.3(b))
• Class 10 certificate (age proof) (p.12, para 3.3(i)(v))
• Reservation / relaxation certificates (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS/PwBD/MSP/ESM) in the prescribed formats (p.12, para 3.3(i)(vi); p.8, para 2.4(b))
• OBC-NCL self-declaration (Annexure-III) with OBC certificate (Annexure-II) (p.8, para 2.4(c))
• Disability certificate (Annexure-V/VI) for PwBD (p.9, para 2.4.1)
• Equivalency certificate for ex-servicemen with different qualification (p.9, para 2.4.2)
• MSP certificate (Annexure-XIII A-E) (p.10, para 2.4.3)
• Bank account details for fee refund (p.12, para 3.3(i)(vii))

Plus 10 documents to bring for verification. See them as a tick list

Photo and signature sizes, with resizers

Source: DRDO Advertisement No. CEPTAM-11 (STA-B and Technician-A), with Corrigendum-1 (04.12.2025). Always confirm in the current notice.

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