Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) every year conducts a Scientist Entry Test (SET) on all India basis for the recruitment of scientists ‘B’ posts.

No as per my knowledge you can not apply for DRDO SET Exam as the eligibility criteria for applying for this Exam is

Candidates having first class bachelor degree (minimum 60 % marks)in engineering, technology, electronics, communication, mechanical engineering and computer science.

Age Limit for DRDO SET Exam is 28 years

You must be a citizen of India to apply.



DRDO SET Exam Subjects

DRDO SET is conducted in Engineering Subjects such as Aero, Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Computer, Electronics/Electronics & Communication, Instrumentation, Mechanical, Metallurgy etc

And is conducted in Science subjects such as Chemistry, Physics and Maths/ Operations Research/ Statistics etc




Exam Pattern

DRDO SET exam consists of two stages –Written test followed by Interview. Marks you score in DRDO SET Written test is not carried forward but is just used for screening candidates for Interview.

Final selection is based on the performance in the interview only.

DRDO SET written test is 3-hour long with two sections:

Section A: Subject Knowledge (BE/ BTech (for Engg discipline) or MSc ( for Science Discipline))

Section B: Aptitude for Applied Research & Development.

DRDO SET test has total 150 Objective-type questions for 500 total marks.

Section A consists of 100 questions of 4 marks each total 400 Marks from the subject as per the syllabus of B.E/ B.Tech/ M.Sc and

Section B consists of 50 questions of 2 marks each total 100 marks covering the topics related to Logical Reasoning, Spatial Reasoning, Concept Formation, Abstract Reasoning, and Numerical Reasoning.