DRDO CEPTAM 11 Tier 2 Exam Date 2026 Announced: Schedule for STA-B and Tech-A

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is conducting a recruitment drive to fill 764 vacancies for Senior Technical Assistant-B and Technician-A (Tech-A) positions. Candidates who successfully qualified for the CBT 1 stage are now eligible to appear for the Tier 2 Exam, officially scheduled for 15th June 2026. Review this article for comprehensive exam details.

DROD CEPTAM 11 Exam 2026

The selection process for Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B) comprises CBT 1 (Screening Test) and CBT 2 (Selection Test), while the Technician-A (Tech-A) recruitment consists of CBT 1 (Selection Test) followed by a Trade/Skill Test. CBT 1 serves as a common screening stage for all applicants. The Tier 2 examination includes a subject-specific paper and, for certain posts, a personality test.

DROD CEPTAM 11 Exam 2026- Overview
Organziation	Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Exam Name	DRDO CEPTAM 11 Exam 2026
Post	Technician-A and Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B)
Vacancy	Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B)- 561 Technician-A (Tech-A)- 203
DROD CEPTAM 11 Tier 2 Exam Date	15th June 2026 (Monday)
Type of Questions	Objective type (MCQ-based)
Number of Questions	150
Total Marks	150
Duration	120 Minutes
Selection Process	Senior Technical Assistant B- CBT 1 and CBT 2 Technician A- CBT 1, CBT 2 and Trade/Skill Test
Official Website	www.drdo.gov.in

DRDO CEPTAM 11 Tier 2 Exam Date 2026

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) published the official notification for the Tier 2 (CBT 2) examination on 26th May 2026 via their official portal, www.drdo.gov.in. The Tier 2 exam will be held on 15th June 2026 for candidates who cleared the initial Tier 1 stage for the 764 available STA-B and Tech-A vacancies. Further instructions and admit card download details will be released shortly. 

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DRDO Vacancy 2026

The Defence Research and Development Organisation’s Centre for Personnel Talent Management (DRDO-CEPTAM) has allocated 561 vacancies for Senior Technical Assistant-B and 203 for Technician-A. A detailed breakdown of the vacancy distribution is available in the official notification.

Posts	Vacancy	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS
Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B)	561	249	83	43	136	50
Technician-A (Tech-A)	203	103	25	13	44	18
Total	764	352	108	56	180	68

DRDO Recruitment 2026 Selection Process

The comprehensive recruitment and selection process for both Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B) and Technician-A (Tech-A) positions has been strictly defined in the official DRDO CEPTAM notification.

DRDO CEPTAM 11 Selection Process
Posts	Selection Process
Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B)	CBT 1 (Screening Test) & CBT 2 (Selection Test)
Technician-A (Tech-A)	CBT 1 (Selection Test) & Trade Test/Skill Test

DRDO Recruitment 2026 Exam Pattern

Below, we provide a detailed breakdown of the exam pattern required for the Senior Technical Assistant and Technician-A competitive examinations.

DRDO CEPTAM 11 Tier 1 Exam Pattern 2026 (Common for all posts)
Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Quantitative Aptitude/General Maths	40	40	120 minutes
General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability	40	40
General Awareness
General English	30	30
General Science	40	40
Total	150	150

DRDO CEPTAM 11 Exam- Minimum Qualifying Marks

Candidates can verify the post-wise and category-specific minimum qualifying marks for the DRDO CEPTAM 11 examination in the table provided below.

Name of Posts	Category	Qualifying Percentage
Senior Technical Assistant-B	UR/OBC/EWS	40%
	SC/ST/PwBD	35%
Technician-A (Tech-A)	UR/OBC/EWS	40%
	SC/ST/PwBD	35%

DRDO Recruitment 2026 CEPTAM 11 Syllabus

Effective preparation for the DRDO CEPTAM 11 exam requires a thorough understanding of the syllabus to optimize time management across various sections. The DRDO STA-B syllabus is structured into two phases, whereas the Technician-A examination consists of a single phase.

In this section, we have curated the updated DRDO CEPTAM Syllabus 2026, organized subject-wise for the Tier 1 examination.

Subject Name	Syllabus Topics Wise
English	Synonyms Antonyms Verb Tenses Subject-Verb Agreement Grammar Comprehension Vocabulary Adverb Unseen passages Error Correction Articles Fill in the Blanks Sentence Rearrangement Idioms & Phrases
General Awareness	Current Affairs (National and International) Major Financial / Economic News Budget and Five-Year Plans Sports Books and Authors Awards and Honors Science – Inventions and Discoveries Abbreviations Important Days International and National Organizations are some related topics
General Intelligence	Blood Relations Analogy, Directions Clocks & Calendars Coding-Decoding Number Series Alphabet Series Arithmetical Reasoning Non-Verbal Series Number Rankings Decision Making Embedded Figures Cubes and Dice Mirror Images etc
Mathematics	Time and Work Time and Distance HCF & LCM Percentages Profit and Loss Ratio and Proportions Simple & Compound Interest Mixtures & Allegations Problems on Ages Number System Simplification Data Interpretation Decimal & Fractions Average etc

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DRDO CEPTAM 11 Tier 1 Exam Centre 2026

The DRDO CEPTAM 11 Tier 1 examination will be conducted at multiple designated centers across India. Please refer to our compiled list of test centers for the Tier 1 exam.

DRDO CEPTAM 11 Tier 1 Exam Centre List
S. No.	City Name	S. No.	City Name	S. No.	City Name
01	Agra	27	Hamirpur	53	Nagpur
02	Ahmedabad	28	Hajipur	54	Nanded
03	Ajmer	29	Ballia (Buxar)	55	Noida
04	Ambala	30	Hyderabad	56	New Delhi / NCR
05	Amravati	31	Indore	57	Panaji
06	Amritsar	32	Itanagar	58	Patiala
07	Ara	33	Jabalpur	59	Patna
08	Asansol	34	Jaipur	60	Port Blair
09	Alwar	35	Jammu	61	Prayagraj
10	Bareilly	36	Jamshedpur	62	Pune
11	Bhiwandi	37	Jhansi	63	Purnia
12	Belgaum	38	Jodhpur	64	Raipur
13	Bhagalpur	39	Kanpur	65	Ranchi
14	Bhopal	40	Kolhapur	66	Rourkela
15	Bhubaneswar	41	Kolkata	67	Rohtak
16	Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)	42	Kollam	68	Siliguri
17	Chennai	43	Kozhikode	69	Surat
18	Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar	44	Leh	70	Tezpur
19	Coimbatore	45	Lucknow	71	Tirupati
20	Durg	46	Madurai	72	Udaipur
21	Dhanbad	47	Mangaluru (Mangalore)	73	Ujjain
22	Hisar	48	Meerut	74	Varanasi
23	Jorhat	49	Murshidabad	75	Vijayawada
24	Guwahati	50	Mumbai (Suburban)	76	Visakhapatnam
25	Gwalior	51	Muzaffarpur	77	Warangal
26	Haldwani	52	Mysuru

DRDO Recruitment 2026 Salary Structure

Compensation for DRDO Senior Technical Assistant and Technician-A roles is governed by the 7th CPC Pay Matrix, supplemented by standard government allowances and benefits.

Post Name	Pay Matrix Level	Pay Scale
Senior Technical Assistant	Level-6	Rs. 35400/- to Rs. 112400/-
Technician A	Level-3	Rs. 19900/- to Rs. 63200/-

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