Career Opportunities

CDAC offers employment opportunities at its various centres in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Bengaluru and other selected CDAC centers through the CST Examination 2010 to those candidates who fulfill the requirements as per the recruitment rules of CDAC. CDAC has plans to recruit Scientific & Technical (S & T) Staff in various positions/grades/scales through this examination. The recruitment takes place in the following grades for technical staff:

Depending on availability of vacancies, requirements and the performance of the candidates in the G level and D level examinations, CDAC may invite candidates who have expressed interest in employment / assignment with CDAC for recruitment. Short-listing of candidates will be based on the merit list of the relevant level of CST scores. Those candidates who are desirous of being considered for recruitment should necessarily fill in column no. 13 in A-1 form of CST application. Candidates can opt for more than one CDAC Centres. Those who do not exercise this option of filling column no. 13 in A-1 application form will not be, in normal case, considered for any recruitment with CDAC. Names of the short-listed candidates will be displayed on our website as per the schedule, announced separately, on page (ii) of the brochure. The short-listed candidates will be called to appear for interviews through “Call Letters”. There is a provision to pay second sleeper class return train fare (non Air-Conditioned) to those candidates called for interviews. Applicants who are working in Government, Semi-Government or Autonomous bodies (including Government-aided organizations and Public Sector Undertakings), are required to produce a no-objection certificate at the time of the interview. They can, however, appear for the CST examination without the NOC certificate.

1. Click here for details of Senior Staff Scientist

2. Click here for details of Staff Scientist / Assistant Manager

3. Click here for details of Project Engineer

4. Click here for details of Visiting Systems/ Software Engineer

5. Click here for details of Software Trainee

6. Click here for details of Senior Technical Associate

7. Click here for details of Project Associate

8. Click here for details of Project Fellowship

Opportunities for Employment in the IT Industry 
The CST examination is also aimed at helping IT industry identify potential candidates for recruitment. The bulk of the IT industry need is for candidates with good basic education, relevant training and some experience in the computer field. Candidates who do well in the G-level examination are in considerable demand. The IT industry, at times, also recruits graduates who have no prior training in software technology or experience. They are provided with on-the-job training and then assigned to projects. The industry needs to identify candidates who have the potential for computer-related training. The CST examination is aimed at helping companies identify such candidates. Companies also use the CST Score Reports to select candidates who are technically good and call these candidates directly for interviews for jobs. The interviews, in such cases, focuses on other important aspects such as career plans, motivation, choice of posting etc.