DRDO CEPTAM-11 Exam Date & Admit Card 2026: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has released the exam date and admit card for the CEPTAM-11 recruitment examination 2026. The recruitment drive is being conducted for a total of 764 vacancies, including Senior Technical Assistant (STA) and Technician posts. Candidates who have applied for the exam can now check the exam schedule and download their admit cards from the official DRDO website. Applicants are advised to download the admit card in advance and verify all the details mentioned on it before the examination.
Recruitment Organization Defence Research & Development Organisation Post Name Senior Technical Assistant-B, Technician-A Advt No. CEPTAM-11 Vacancies 764 Job Location All India Category DRDO CEPTAM-11 Exam Date & Admit Card 2026 Official Website drdo.gov.in
Application Start Date: 11 December 2025Last Date to Apply: 11 January 2026 (till 11:55 PM)Last Date for Fee Payment: 13 January 2026Correction Window: 14-16 January 2026Tier-I CBT Exam City: 14 March 2026Tier-I CBT Admit Card Date: 20 March 2026Tier-I CBT Exam Date: 23 March 2026
General / OBC / EWS / MSP (STA Post): ₹750 (₹500 refundable after appearing in Tier-I Exam)General / OBC / EWS / MSP (Technician-A Post): ₹600 (₹500 refundable after appearing in Tier-I Exam)SC / ST / PH / Ex-Servicemen / All Female (Both Posts): ₹500 (₹500 refundable after appearing in Tier-I Exam)Mode of Payment: Online
Minimum Age: 18 YearsMaximum Age: 28 YearsAge as on: 01 January 2026Age Relaxation: As per government rules
Post Name Qualification Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B) B.Sc or Diploma in related engineering stream. Technician-A (Tech-A) 10th pass with ITI in the relevant trade.
Post Name Vacancies Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B) 561 Technician-A (Tech-A) 203
Senior Technical Assistant-B: Level 6 (₹35,400 – ₹1,12,400)Technician-A: Level 2 (₹19,900 – ₹63,200)
The selection will be done in the following stages:
Tier-I Screening Written Exam
Tier-II Main Written Exam
Trade Test (for Technician-A only)
Document Verification
Medical Examination
