DRDO PXE Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Offline for 50 Graduate, Technician Apprentice Posts

Note: This is the date by which the application must be received at PXE, Chandipur – not a portal closing date. Candidates should post their application well in advance to allow for postal transit time. No other dates (form availability start, test/interview schedule) are specified in the official notification.

15 Graduate Apprentice (B.Tech) 35 Technician Apprentice (Diploma) 50 Total Vacancies Note: PXE reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of vacancies for apprenticeship engagement at its discretion.

Graduate Apprentice (B.Tech) – Discipline-wise

Technician Apprentice (Diploma) – Discipline-wise

B.Tech (in the discipline applied for) for Graduate Apprentice, or a Diploma (in the discipline applied for) for Technician Apprentice – see the discipline-wise tables above. Candidates must register on the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) portal (nats.education.gov.in); applications from non-registered candidates or with an invalid Enrollment No. will be rejected Only candidates who passed their respective course in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 or 2026 are eligible Candidates holding a post-graduation degree will not be considered and need not apply Only candidates who completed the essential qualification through regular mode are eligible Candidates with one year or more of training/job experience after acquiring the essential qualification will not be considered Reservation (SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS) is applied as per the Apprenticeship Act, 1961 and Apprenticeship Rules, 1992, as am

The engagement is for a one-year Apprenticeship Training only and does not confer any right to regular employment in PXE or DRDO. Apprentices are not provided accommodation or transport during training.

The Selection Board of PXE screens applications and shortlists candidates based on the percentage of marks secured in the essential qualification Shortlisted candidates are called for a Written Test/Interview , held at PXE, Chandipur Selected candidates are offered a joining letter through e-mail only All correspondence, including the offer letter, is sent by e-mail only – candidates are responsible for downloading and printing it; PXE is not responsible for loss due to an invalid/wrong e-mail ID or delivery to spam/bulk folders Not specified in the official notification: the written test syllabus, pattern, marks weightage, or interview schedule.

Mark sheets of the essential qualification (HSC/10th, 12th, Diploma, B.Tech, as applicable) NATS Enrollment Number/proof of registration Aadhaar card Reservation/caste certificate (SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS), if applicable, issued by the competent authority Recent passport-size photograph (affixed to the form)