DRDO-RAC Scientist B Recruitment 2025 : The Recruitment and Assessment Center (RAC) working under the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) is currently running the recruitment process for the post of ‘Scientist B’. Under this recruitment, eligible candidates will be appointed to a total of 156 posts. If you want to make your career in the field of science and technology, then this can be a great opportunity.

Till when can you apply

Online application facility is available for this recruitment process. The last date to apply has been fixed as 4 July 2025. Candidates who want to get a job in DRDO can submit their forms before this date by visiting the website rac.gov.in.

Qualification related information

To apply for this post, the candidate must have an engineering degree from any recognized institute of India, especially in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Apart from this, a valid GATE score in the relevant subject is also mandatory. Only those candidates can apply who have both these qualifications.

What will be the age limit

In this recruitment, the age limit has been fixed differently according to the category. The maximum age for general and economically weaker section candidates has been kept at 35 years. At the same time, the maximum age for OBC category is 38 years and for Scheduled Caste / Tribe category the maximum age is 40 years. Apart from this, if a candidate comes in a special category like Divyangjan, then he will get age relaxation as per the rules.

How to apply

Candidates who want to apply for this post, first of all have to visit the official website of DRDO-RAC. By going to the website, one has to enter the ‘Career’ section, from where click on the link related to Scientist B. After this, all the information has to be filled one by one and the necessary documents have to be uploaded. After filling the form completely, submit it finally and take a printout of it for a safe future.

How much fee will have to be paid while filling the form

Talking about the application fee, the candidates of General, EWS and OBC category will have to pay ₹ 100 through online mode. At the same time, no fee will be charged from SC, ST, female candidates and Divyangjan. This entire process will be done online only.

On what basis will the recruitment process be done

DRDO-RAC will select the candidates for this recruitment mainly on the basis of GATE score. First of all, the applicants will be shortlisted according to their scores. Selected candidates will be called for interview. While preparing the final merit list, 80 percent weightage will be given to GATE score and 20 percent to interview performance. Thus the final selection will be based on the combined performance of both.

Conclusion

If you are thinking of making a career in the field of engineering and want to work in a reputed organization like DRDO, then this is a golden opportunity. Apply on time and keep all the necessary documents ready in advance. Once again, let us remind you that the last date for application is 4 July 2025.