In quest for independence in basic advances applicable to national security, DRDO details and executes projects of logical research, outline, improvement, testing and assessment of different frameworks, subsystems, gadgets and items required for resistance 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). The compensation sizes of the DRDS Scientists are as given underneath:

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 care 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 overhauled consequently 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 arise an occurrence of non-accessibility of Government settlement and different recompenses viz, DA, Transport Allowance with DA on it and so forth as permissible to Central Government representatives.

Perquisites like Leave Travel Concession, Medical offices, Advances for PCs/Conveyance/House Building are additionally permissible. Furthermore, DRDS Scientists are likewise qualified for give of sum proportional to two augmentations in the evaluations of Scientist `C' to `F' and Special Pay of Rs. 4000/ - to Scientist `G' every month; Professional refresh 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 permissible as per arrangements of pertinent Rules.