DRDO RCI Apprentice Recruitment 2027

Recruitment at a Glance

Recruitment notification name: DRDO RCI Research Associate & Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026
Post / posts: Graduate Apprentice, Technician Apprentice (Diploma), Trade Apprentice (ITI)
Total vacancies: 195
Post-wise vacancies: Graduate Apprentice – 50 Posts
Technician Apprentice (Diploma) – 30 Posts
Trade Apprentice (ITI) – 115 Posts
Salary / pay scale: As per Government norms.
Post-wise salary: Graduate Apprentice (B.E./B.Tech) ₹9,000 per month
Technician Apprentice (Diploma) ₹8,000 per month
Trade Apprentice (ITI) ₹7,000 per month
Hiring organisation: Research Centre Imarat (RCI), DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India
Application fee: Nil

Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in relevant discipline.
Diploma in relevant Engineering discipline.
ITI in relevant trade from NCVT/SCVT affiliated institution.
Special qualification: Candidates must have obtained at least 70% marks or CGPA 7.5 and above in the qualifying examination.

Only regular candidates who passed their qualifying Graduate/Diploma/ITI examination in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 or 2026 are eligible.qualifying examination.
Experience: Prior experience is not required.
Age limit and relaxation: Minimum Age: 18 years as on 01 September 2026.
Nationality: Indian
Who can apply: Pan india

Exam pattern and selection process: Academic Merit → Interview, if required → Document Verification.

Verify eligibility, fees and dates using the official notification. Nishant eAcademy is not the recruiting organisation.