DRDO SET Exam Pattern
| Subjects | Marks | Duration |
| Professional knowledge | 100 | 3 Hours |
| Analytical & Qualitative Skills | 50 | |
| Current Affairs | ||
| General Awareness |
DRDO SET Syllabus
Reasoning Ability
- Figural Series.
- Arithmetical Reasoning.
- Problem-Solving.
- Verbal & Figure Classification.
- Analogies.
- Relationship Concepts.
- Space Visualization.
- Coding-Decoding.
- Similarities & Differences.
- Arithmetical Number Series.
- Decision-Making.
- Directions.
- Analysis & Judgment.
- Discrimination.
- Visual Memory.
- Data Sufficiency etc.
Quantitative Aptitude
- Discount.
- Profit and Loss.
- Partnership.
- Simple & Compound Interest.
- Time and Work.
- Number System.
- Simplification.
- Square roots.
- GCF & LCM.
- Decimals & Fraction.
- Percentage.
- Ratio and Proportion.
- Average.
- Use of Tables and Graphs.
- Mensuration.
- Time and Distance etc.
General Awareness
- History of Telangana and Telangana Movement
- Geography and Economy of India and Telangana
- Indian Political System and Government
- Modern Indian History with a focus on Indian National Movement
- International Relations and Events
- Current affairs
- Society, Culture, Heritage, Arts, and Literature
- Indian Constitution: Salient Features
- Policies of the particular State
- Environmental Issues and Disaster Management
- General Science in everyday life
DRDO Scientist Syllabus – English
- Articles
- Grammar
- Fill in the Blanks
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Adverb
- Antonyms
- Vocabulary
- Conclusion
- Theme detection
- Passage Completion
- Sentence Completion
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Idioms & Phrases
- Error Correction
- Unseen Passages
- Word Formation
- Synonyms
- Tenses
- Verb
DRDO Scientist Syllabus -Technical Knowledge
- Chemistry.
- Microbiology.
- Electronics Engineering.
- Metallurgical Engineering.
- Civil Engineering.
- Mechanical Engineering.
- Electrical Engineering.
- Chemical Engineering.
- Leather Technology.
DRDO Scientist Syllabus – Electronics
- Analog Circuits
- Digital circuits & Microprocessor
- Control Systems
- Signals and Systems
- Electromagnetics
- Communications
- Electronic Devices
- Networks
- Microwave Engineering