DRDO CEPTAM 11 Exam Syllabus

This page tracks DRDO CEPTAM 11 Exam Syllabus, a syllabus and exam pattern update. The key figures are an application window closing 11 January 2026 and a fee of ₹750 for unreserved candidates. Everything below — dates, eligibility, fee and the official links — is set out in the order you will need it.

Recruitment to India's scientific organisations is typically qualification-heavy and weighted towards a technical written test, often with a minimum percentage in the qualifying degree that is enforced strictly rather than treated as indicative.

Applications open on 11 December 2025 and close on 11 January 2026, giving candidates 32 days to complete the process. The 32-day window is comfortable, though last-day traffic still causes portal failures every cycle — applying in the first half avoids it. Fee payment closes on 13/01/2026 — note that this can fall on a different day from the form deadline, and an unpaid form is not a submitted form. The exam is currently shown for 23/03/2026; treat this as provisional until the admit card confirms it.

The age limit runs from 18 to 28 years for unreserved candidates. That is a 10-year band, so candidates near either edge should confirm the exact cut-off date the notification measures age against — it is usually a fixed reference date, not the date you apply. On qualifications, the notification states: Bachelor Degree in Science B.SC / Diploma in Related Trade / Branch. More Eligibility Details Read the Notification. If your degree is an equivalent under a different name, look for the equivalence clause in the official PDF before paying the fee — a form rejected for a qualification mismatch is not usually refundable.

Fee-paying categories are charged between ₹500 and ₹750, depending on category. Payment is accepted via debit card, credit card, net banking, and offline bank challan. Pay only through the official portal linked on this page; the fee is normally non-refundable once the form is submitted.

Map the syllabus against the marking scheme rather than reading it as a flat list — most recruitment exams concentrate marks in a few sections, and preparation time is better spent proportionally. Where previous-year papers for the same exam family exist, they are a more reliable guide to depth than the syllabus headings alone.