NPOL Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026 - Apply Offline

Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), DRDO Recruitment 2026 Notification has been released through Advertisement No. NPOL/JRF/01/2026 for Junior Research Fellow (JRF) posts in various engineering and science disciplines. The recruitment includes 04 fixed vacancies for Mechanical Engineering, while the number of vacancies for other disciplines has been mentioned as anticipated in the notification.

Eligibility is discipline-specific and detailed in the vacancy table above. In general terms: Sl. No. Discipline Essential Educational Qualification 1 Computer Science & Engineering B.E/B.Tech in Computer Science Engg in 1st Division with valid GATE qualification, OR M.E/M.Tech in Computer Science Engg in 1st Division at both Graduate* and Post Graduate level 2 Mechanical Engineering BE/B.Tech in Mechanical Engg in 1st Division with valid GATE qualification, OR ME/M.Tech in Mechanical Engg in 1st Division at both Graduate and Post Graduate level 3 Chemical Engineering / Rubber Technology / Polymer Technology / Nanotechnology / Materials Science BE/B.Tech in Chemical Engineering/Rubber Technology/Polymer Technology/Nanotechnology/Materials Science in 1st Division with valid GATE qualification, OR ME/M.Tech in the same fields in 1st Division at both Graduate* and Post Graduate level 4 Opto Electronics BE/B.Tech in Opto Electronics in 1st Division with valid GATE qualification, OR ME/M.Tech in Opto Electronics in 1st Division at both Graduate and Post Graduate level, OR BE/B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engg/Electronics & Communication Engg (with at least one paper on Fibre Optics/Optoelectronics/Laser Technologies) in 1st Division with valid GATE qualification 5 Electrical & Electronics Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering / Instrumentation Engineering BE/B.Tech in these fields in 1st Division with valid GATE qualification, OR ME/M.Tech in these fields in 1st Division at both Graduate and Post Graduate level 6 Physics Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science pertaining to the subject/discipline in 1st Division with valid NET/GATE qualification 7 Oceanography / Ocean Technology / Meteorology Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science pertaining to the subject/discipline in 1st Division with valid NET/GATE qualification, OR ME/M.Tech in Oceanography/Ocean Technology/Meteorology in 1st Division at both Graduate* and Post Graduate level

The upper age limit is 28 years as on the date of the walk-in interview . This is relaxable for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBC categories as per Government of India norms.

The Fellowship shall initially be awarded for a period of two years (extendable as per rules), with a monthly emolument of Rs. 37,000/- plus House Rent Allowance (HRA) as admissible under the rules.