DRDO CEPTAM 11 Exam 2026 – Syllabus, Exam Pattern & Preparation Tips

DRDO CEPTAM 11 Tier-1 CBT is scheduled for 23 March 2026 for 764 Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B) and Technician-A posts. The admit card is expected to be released around 16 March 2026 at drdo.gov.in. Here is a complete guide to the exam pattern, syllabus and preparation strategy.

Posts and Eligibility

Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B): Salary Rs.35,400–1,12,400. Eligibility: Bachelor's Degree or 3-year Engineering Diploma in relevant discipline. Age: 18–28 years.
Technician-A: Salary Rs.21,700–69,100. Eligibility: 10th Class + ITI Certificate in relevant trade. Age: 18–28 years.

Exam Pattern – Tier-1 CBT

Total questions: 150. Total marks: 150. Duration: 2 hours. Mode: Computer-Based Test (CBT). Negative marking: 0.25 marks for wrong answers.

Section-wise: General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability (25 questions), Quantitative Aptitude & Numerical Ability (25 questions), General Awareness (25 questions), English Language (25 questions), Subject-Specific Technical (50 questions).

Syllabus – Key Topics

General Intelligence: Analogies, Series, Coding-Decoding, Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning, Blood Relations, Directions, Puzzles.

Quantitative Aptitude: Number System, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Mensuration, Trigonometry basics, Data Interpretation.

General Awareness: Indian History, Geography, Polity, Science & Technology, Current Affairs, Defence R&D News, Space Science.

English: Reading Comprehension, Grammar (Tenses, Articles, Prepositions), Vocabulary, Sentence Correction, Fill in the Blanks.

Technical (STA-B/Tech-A): Questions based on your trade or discipline – Electronics, Mechanical, Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics etc.

Preparation Tips

For the technical section, focus on fundamentals of your specific discipline. For general aptitude, practice previous year SSC CGL/CHSL papers as they follow a similar pattern. Solve at least 2 mock tests per day in the final week. DRDO CEPTAM previous year papers (2013, 2017, 2019) are available online and are very useful.

Download Admit Card

Visit drdo.gov.in, go to Careers/CEPTAM Notice Board, find the Tier-1 CBT admit card link for CEPTAM-11, login with Application Number and Password/Date of Birth. Print 2 copies for the exam day.