The selection of candidates for direct recruitment to all DRTC and Admin & Allied category of Non-Gazetted Personnel in DRDO is through Centre for Personnel Talent Management (CEPTAM).
Every year Assessment of DRTC Personnel of all laboratories/ establishments of DRDO is centrally organized by CEPTAM. Assessment boards are held at different centres across DRDO Labs.
CEPTAM was entrusted with the responsibility of facilitating the implementation of the DRDO Training Policy for DRTC and Admin & Allied personnel. CEPTAM has a wide range of training Institutes and faculty.
The Training Division of CEPTAM has a rich resource of experienced and competent faculty both from DRDO as well as outside experts in various fields.
CEPTAM collaborates with labs and centres under HR cluster i.e. ITM, DECIDOC, DOP, DHRD in policy related issues along with training, assessment etc.
Recruitment: Since 2018, CEPTAM has decided to switch from the traditional offline mode of selection to the online mode of selection process. For which, organization outsources the services of vendors through regular material management processes.
All the training Institutes where trainings are conducted have high class infrastructure facilities and have a rich reservoir of training material for distribution to its participants. The Training Courses are being conducted at in-house centres like DRDO TI Jodhpur, TTC Bengaluru, ITM Mussoorie, RCI Hyderabad & other DRDO Labs. Training programmes are also being organized at other reputed training institutes/organization (Government as well as private).