DRDO DEAL Apprentice Recruitment 2026 Notification Out - Apply Online for 77 Graduate, Diploma, ITI Apprentice Posts

The last date is 30 days from the date of publication of this advertisement on https://drdo.gov.in/drdo/en/offerings/vacancies. Candidates must visit the DRDO official website to confirm the exact advertisement publication date and calculate the last date accordingly.

A total of 77 apprentice training seats are notified - 19 for Graduate Apprentices, 08 for Diploma Apprentices, and 50 for ITI Apprentices across multiple disciplines and trades.

Graduate Apprentices receive Rs. 12,300/- per month, Diploma Apprentices receive Rs. 10,900/- per month, and ITI Apprentices receive Rs. 10,560/- per month. The stipend is funded 50% by DEAL and 50% from BOAT under the DBT scheme and is disbursed directly to the apprentice's Aadhaar-seeded bank account.

Graduate and Diploma candidates must register and apply online through the NATS 2.0 portal at https://nats.education.gov.in using DEAL ID: NUKDDC000015. ITI candidates must apply through the NAPS portal at https://www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in using Establishment Code: E01160500005.

No. Only candidates who passed the qualifying examination in the last five years - i.e., 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, or 2026 - are eligible. Candidates with earlier passing years are not eligible.

Yes. Candidates who have already undergone or are currently undergoing apprenticeship training in any organization, or who have post-qualification work experience of 1 year or more, are NOT eligible.

The minimum age is 18 years. The maximum age and applicable relaxations are governed by the Apprentices Act 1961, Apprentice Rules 1992, and NATS 2.0/NAPS guidelines.

Selection may be based on academic merit, written test, interview, walk-in interview, or a combination of these, depending on the number of applicants, subject to satisfactory document verification. DEAL reserves the right to adopt its own shortlisting method.

No. DEAL explicitly states that NO employment - permanent, temporary, or contractual - is offered to any apprentice at DEAL or DRDO after completion of apprenticeship training.

At the time of joining, selected candidates must submit a valid Police Verification Certificate, Certificate of Physical Fitness from a Government Hospital Medical Officer, undertakings for the Official Secrets Act 1923 and IT Rules (Ministry of Defence), Aadhaar-seeded bank account details for DBT stipend, and three recent passport-size colour photographs, along with all original qualification certificates and a self-attested photocopy set.