In pursuit for self-reliance in critical technologies significant to national security, DRDO figures and executes projects of logical exploration, outline, improvement, testing and assessment of different frameworks, subsystems, gadgets and items required for guard of the country. DRDO utilizes very qualified and equipped researchers and technologists who constitute the Group `A' (Class I Gazetted) known as Defense Research and Development Service (DRDS).

Designation Pay Scale (Basic Pay Rs.) Grade Pay

Scientist 'B' 15,600-39,100 5400/-

Scientist `C' 15,600-39,100 6600/-

Scientist `D' 15,600-39,100 7600/-

Scientist `E' 37,400-67,000/- 8700/-

Scientist `F' 37,400-67,000/- 8900/-

Scientist `G' 37,400-67,000/- 10000/-

Scientist `H' 67000-79,000/- ----

Distinguished
Scientist 75,500-80,000/- (HAG+Scale) -

DRDO takes most extreme consideration of the professional success of its researchers and works a completely Flexible Complementing Scheme (FCS) which implies that with every advancement, construct absolutely in light of legitimacy premise, the posts in the levels of Scientist "B" to "G" are redesigned naturally to the following higher levels.

Notwithstanding the Basic Pay(Pay in Pay Band in addition to Grade Pay) DRDS researchers are qualified for get House Rent Allowance upto 30% of Basic Pay if there should be an occurrence of non-accessibility of Government settlement and different remittances viz, DA, Transport Allowance with DA on it and so forth as acceptable to Central Government workers.

Perquisites like Leave Travel Concession, Medical offices, Advances for PCs/Conveyance/House Building are likewise acceptable. Likewise, DRDS Scientists are additionally qualified for award of sum equal to two augmentations in the evaluations of Scientist `C' to `F' and Special Pay of Rs. 4000/ - to Scientist `G' every month; Professional overhaul recompense of Rs 10,000/ - (for Scientist "B" , "C" and 'D'), Rs 20,000/ - (for Scientist "E" and Scientist 'F') Rs 30,000/ - (for Scientist G onwards) per annum and repayment of uses on daily papers/periodicals likewise allowable as per procurements of applicable Rules.

Performance Related Incentive Scheme (PRIS)

According to proposals of the sixth CPC DRDO has executed the PRIS by method for allowing variable augmentations to exemplary researchers on their advancement to next higher evaluation in light of their execution in the lower grade.