The DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Recruitment 2025

The DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Recruitment 2025 is being conducted to fill multiple Junior Research Fellow posts at DRDO’s AI lab based in Bengaluru. DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence (DYSL-AI) works on advanced research in deep learning, NLP, computer vision, and reinforcement learning.

Interested candidates must send their applications either by post or email to the designated address/email mentioned below. The offline window to apply for DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Recruitment 2025 is open till 5th June 2025.

The application form for DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Recruitment 2025 is now available. Eligible and meritorious Indian nationals can apply for Junior Research Fellow (JRF) positions through offline or email mode.

The last date to submit the application for DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Recruitment 2025 is 5th June 2025 or 21 days from the date of publication in Employment News, whichever is earlier.

Post Name	Total Vacancies
Junior Research Fellow (JRF)	04

DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Eligibility Criteria 2025

Educational Qualification

Candidates must possess any of the following:

BE/BTech in first division with NET/GATE qualification
OR
ME/MTech in first division at both UG & PG levels
OR
MSc in Basic Sciences in first division with NET qualification

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Desirable Skills:

Strong programming skills in Python, Java, C++
Knowledge in AI/ML/DL algorithms
Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, etc.
Specialization in NLP, Computer Vision, SLAM, or Reinforcement Learning

Age Limit

Maximum: 28 years
Age relaxation: 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC

DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Salary 2025

Selected candidates under DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Recruitment 2025 will receive the following stipend:

Details	Amount
Monthly Stipend	₹37,000/-
HRA (30%)	₹11,100/-
Total Pay	₹48,100/- approx.

Accommodation may be provided; in such cases, HRA will be deducted.

Tenure of Fellowship

Under DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Recruitment 2025, candidates will be initially engaged for 2 years as JRF and may be promoted to SRF based on performance for an additional 2–3 years.

🔮DRDO Young Scientist Lab🔮 – Artificial Intelligence (YSL-AI) Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) Recruitment 2025 exam:

🧠 Sample Objective Questions and Answers

1 / 12

Which of the following is a supervised machine learning algorithm?

A) K-Means Clustering

B) Principal Component Analysis

C) Support Vector Machine

D) Autoencoder

2 / 12

In Python, which library is primarily used for data manipulation and analysis?

A) NumPy

B) Pandas

C) Matplotlib

3 / 12

What does 'ReLU' stand for in neural networks?

A) Rectified Linear Unit

B) Recursive Linear Unit

C) Regularized Linear Unit

D) Randomized Linear Unit

4 / 12

Which evaluation metric is most appropriate for imbalanced classification problems?

A) Accuracy

B) Precision

C) Recall

D) F1-Score

5 / 12

In Natural Language Processing, what is 'TF-IDF' used for?

A) Text summarization

B) Sentiment analysis

C) Keyword extraction

D) Language translation

6 / 12

Which activation function can cause the vanishing gradient problem?

A) ReLU

B) Sigmoid

C) Tanh

D) Leaky ReLU

7 / 12

What is the primary purpose of dropout in neural networks?

A) To increase training time

B) To prevent overfitting

C) To enhance data augmentation

D) To reduce bias

8 / 12

Which of the following is a dimensionality reduction technique?

A) Linear Regression

B) K-Nearest Neighbors

C) Principal Component Analysis

D) Decision Trees

9 / 12

In reinforcement learning, the 'agent' interacts with which component?

A) Environment

B) Dataset

C) Model

D) Function

10 / 12

Which of the following is a loss function used for classification problems?

A) Mean Squared Error

B) Cross-Entropy Loss

C) Hinge Loss

D) Mean Absolute Error

11 / 12

What does 'LSTM' stand for in deep learning?

A) Long Short-Term Memory

B) Least Square Time Model

C) Linear Sequential Time Model

D) Long Sequential Time Memory

12 / 12

Which programming language is most commonly used for AI and machine learning?

A) Java

B) C++

C) Python

D) Ruby

Your score is

The average score is 58%

DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Application Process

Candidates need to send the following documents for DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Recruitment 2025:

Duly filled Application Form (Annexure-I) – Download from www.drdo.gov.in
No Objection Certificate (Annexure-II & III if applicable)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Self-attested copies of educational qualifications
DOB certificate
Caste certificate (if applicable)
Proof of CGPA to percentage conversion (if applicable)

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Applications must be sent either by post or scanned copies via email to:

Postal Address:
The Director, DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence,
Dr. Raja Ramanna Complex, Raj Bhavan Circle, High Grounds, Bengaluru – 560001
Email: accounts.dysl-ai@gov.in

Official Notification

DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Selection Process 2025

The selection for DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Recruitment 2025 includes:

Shortlisting based on GATE score/percentage in qualifying degree
Online Coding Test – Tentatively on 19th June 2025
Interview (Offline/Video Call) – Venue: DYSL-AI, Bengaluru

Final selection will be based on combined performance in test and interview. All communication will be made via registered email.

DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence JRF Recruitment 2025 Dates

Events	Dates
Notification Release Date	13th May 2025
Last Date to Apply	5th June 2025 (or 21 days from Employment News publication)
Tentative Date of Online Test	19th June 2025 (Tentative)
Interview (Online/Offline)	To be notified later