"Attrition rate among scientists in DRDO almost zero now"

[Screaming Skull]

Why are IITians queuing up for PSU & defense jobs?​

Jun.12, 2009

Call it an effect of sixth pay commission or recession. For the first time ever, 12 percent of the total recruitment at the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has been from the topnotch IITs of India. Every year, DRDO recruits 500 scientists for all of its 52 labs. This year, 60 of them have been from IITs.

In previous years, all the labs of the organization would manage to recruit one or two engineering graduates from the premier institutes. DRDO human resource officials told Times of India, “After the sixth Pay Commission, the pay, packages and promotion schemes were more streamlined and so was career growth. The scientists no longer have to wait for vacancies to get promotions. Plus, the allotment for awards for the scientists has increased to Rs 2 crore annually, double the allotment last year.”

Sources said, “Seeing the economic scenario, IITians have flocked to the defence organization this year.”

DRDO mainly recruits employees through a common scientist entry test and through campus recruitment across 40 campuses, IITs, central universities and others. The IITians were primarily recruited through the latter. The tag of IIT does not give any weightage in this recruitment process.

In another trend, 30 Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) were also recruited in 2008, of the 150 applicants. Most were to scientist D and E categories, some to science fields and engineering areas of R&D.

The DRDO also has the ROSSA scheme in place now. About 40 scientists, fresh PhD holders, were taken in under the ‘registration of students with scholastic aptitudeï’ scheme.

Even those who left DRDO for private sector are coming back. About 20 scientists are in line to be placed back.

Why are IITians queuing up for PSU & defense jobs? | Invest In India

 

[Draft]

Thats not such a good news.
DRDO engineers suck(not all, of course, some gems do exist, some departments are better off).
I hope they rip off DRDO and bring a new organization with a new name and work culture. In placs like this seniority does not depend on merit. Morover a screw up screws up more and more as he grows up to be a senior.

Do you know how many people from IIT go to DRDO? Even if the numbers are not so bad, only left overs and few determined people go there.


So... to end, atrition rate = 0 may imply that the old junk gets stuck there.


God save DRDO...

True....DRDO sucks but its not bcoz of lack of talent rather bcoz of babudom. From what I have heard there is no pressure on the scientists to deliver on time. Its like similiar to other Indian Govt offices.....kaamchors
I second your thoughts of changing the work culture not only in DRDO but also in other govt offices ....its the need of the hour. Atleast it will bring accountability in picture.

 

[shreyas_kn10]

I have to say something!!!! DRDO is a good organisation not the standard of ISRO etc. but my god there are awesome people!!!Just because of their awesome skills americans now want to join drdo for many defence related development!! They have removed us their list of unrecognized organisations because of their skill!! When drdo and isro was put on their unrecognized list we made it a point to prove it to them that we are good!! And we have done it!! And yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My friend Screaming Skull knows a lot and everything is absolutely true!!!

 

[SQ8]

Payscale Payscale.. Its all that matters..
In Pakistan, the R&D sector is one of the top paying one's.
And those that get into SPD and NESCOM.. generally live very comfortably after that.

 

[WHITESMOKE]

on seeing the thread i though screaming skull is back... Poor me...