DRDO Paid Internship Scheme 2026-27: CASDIC Hyderabad 30 Paid Intern Posts and Other DRDO Lab Notices

The employer is the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The 2026-27 paid internship notice that can be confirmed from the material available is from the Combat Aircraft System Development and Integration Centre (CASDIC), Hyderabad. It advertises 30 Paid Intern positions for students, with a stipend of ₹5,000 per month. The application deadline is 11 October 2026, which is the as-of date of this page, so the window closes today.

This is an internship, not a permanent job. It is a short student engagement paid through a stipend, and it does not create a regular post or a service entitlement.

Scope of this page: the DG (Aeronautical Systems) and 200-post claim

The headline premise for this page was a DRDO DG (Aeronautical Systems) paid internship notice for 200 posts. Nothing in the supplied material shows a notice under that name or a total of 200 posts. The CASDIC notice lists 30 posts. The DRDO search page shows several separate lab-level internship notices, and none of them gives a combined total. This page therefore does not repeat the 200-post figure. If you saw it elsewhere, check it against the notice on drdo.gov.in.

CASDIC Paid Intern 2026-27: key facts

Vacancies by discipline

Eligibility

• B.E./B.Tech students: final-year students in the listed streams, with a minimum CGPA of 7.5 across previous semesters, from an AICTE/UGC-approved institution.
• M.Sc students: eligible second-year students with at least 70% marks in the first-year examination.
• Age: a maximum of 25 years as of the application deadline, subject to applicable Government of India relaxations.

These details come from a secondary news summary of the CASDIC notice, not from the notice text itself. Read the official PDF for the exact streams, relaxation rules and document requirements before applying.

Selection process and later dates

Selection is based on academic merit, meaning marks or CGPA in the relevant examinations. Shortlisted candidates may be called for an online interview or interaction. No written test is mentioned.

• 13 November 2026 (scheduled): selected students are to be informed.
• 1 December 2026 (scheduled): the internship is planned to begin.

Both dates are in the future as of 11 October 2026, so no CASDIC selection result exists yet.

How to apply

1. Open the official CASDIC notice and note the email address and format it prescribes.
2. Prepare the application or bio-data and supporting educational documents.
3. Email the application, quoting the Paid Intern application details and Advertisement No. CASDIC/HRG/PDINTERN/2026/01.
4. Make sure it reaches CASDIC by 11 October 2026.

The official notice PDF is at drdo.gov.in (CASDIC Paid Intern notice). The email address is not reproduced here because it does not appear in the material available.

Other DRDO paid internship notices for 2026-27

DRDO runs its paid internship scheme lab by lab, and each lab publishes its own notice, dates and eligibility. A DRDO website search for internship 2026 (page last updated 9 October 2026) lists these items:

The search page shows only brief snippets. It does not give closing dates, vacancy counts or eligibility for the invitation notices, so check each lab's notice before relying on it. Whether an invitation is still open depends on that notice's own end date.

Internship or permanent job?

• A DRDO paid internship is a time-limited student engagement with a stipend. It does not lead automatically to a job.
• DRDO's regular scientist and technical recruitment goes through separate notices, and a CASDIC internship does not count as service.

FAQ

Is there a DRDO DG (Aeronautical Systems) internship for 200 posts?

The material available does not show one. The confirmed CASDIC notice has 30 posts, and other labs publish their own notices.

What is the stipend?

₹5,000 per month for the CASDIC Paid Intern post.

Can second-year M.Sc students apply to CASDIC?

Yes, according to the summary of the notice, if they scored at least 70% in the first-year examination. The B.E./B.Tech route is for final-year students with a CGPA of at least 7.5.