DRDO Young Scientist Laboratory Artificial Intelligence (DYSL AI) has released an official notification for the recruitment of 02 Junior Research Fellow Posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply Offline through the official DYSL AI website. The last date to submit the application form is 22-01-2026. In this article, you’ll find the DYSL AI Junior Research Fellow Posts recruitment details, including eligibility criteria, age limit, salary structure, selection process, application steps, and direct links to the official notification and Offline application form.
DYSL-AI Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2026 Overview
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| Company Name | DRDO Young Scientist Laboratory- Artificial Intelligence (DYSL-AI) |
| Post Name | Junior Research Fellow |
| No of Posts | 02 (May subject to change depending on the requirement of the Lab) |
| Salary | Stipend of Rs.37,000/- per month plus HRA |
| Qualification | Graduate/Post Graduate degree in professional course or Post graduate degree in Basic Science with NET Qualification |
| Age Limit | 28 years |
| Last Date | 22 January 2026 |
| Official Website | www.drdo.gov.in |
Eligibility Criteria
- Qualification
- Graduate degree in professional course (B.E/B.TECH) in first division with NET/GATE (OR)
- Post Graduate degree in professional course (M.E/M.TECH) in first division both at Graduate and Post Graduate level (OR)
- Post graduate degree in Basic Science in first division with NET Qualification
- Desirable Qualification
- Strong fundamentals in problem solving, algorithm design and complexity analysis
- Expert in at least one major programming language (Python, Java, C++ or similar)
- Knowledge of classical AI algorithms, Machine Learning and Deep Learning techniques is strongly desirable.
- Proven experience with software libraries such PyTorch, Tensorflow, Keras, TensorRT, PyTorchMobile.
- Either one of the following:
- i. Comprehensive knowledge of speech and language technology, including speech recognition and natural language understanding/ NLP/ Machine Translation. (OR)
- ii. Comprehensive knowledge of 3D Vision and Simultaneous Mapping and Localization (SLAM), ROS. (OR)
- iii. Comprehensive knowledge of Computer Vision including Generative Models. (OR)
- iv. Comprehensive knowledge of Reinforcement Learning
Salary/ Stipend
- Stipend of Rs.37,000/- per month plus HRA as applicable (at present 30%). Hence, total emoluments will be Rs. 48,100/- .
- Based on the availability, accommodation can be provided, in which case, HRA will be deducted.
Age Limit (as on date of interview)
- Upper age limit: 28 years as on the date of interview.
- Age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC candidates.
Important Dates
| Notification Date | 1 January 2026 |
| Last Date | 22 January 2026 |
Selection Process
- Eligible candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of GATE score/percentage of marks obtained in the qualifying degree.
- The short listed candidates will be required to appear for personal/on-line interview to be held at DRDO Young Scientist Laboratory- Artificial Intelligence (DYSL-AI) or through Video Conferencing as decided by Director, DYSL-AI.
General Information / Instructions
- Tenure: Candidate will work initially for first two years as JRF and will subsequently be elevated as SRF for the remaining two/three years, subject to satisfactory performance to be assessed annually and as per DRDO rules.
- The Offer of fellowship is purely of temporary in nature for a limited period as per rules in vogue and does not confer any right for absorption in DRDO.
- Those who were already awarded JRF position in any of the DRDO Laboratories/centers earlier, are not eligible to apply again.
- Candidate need to attach the proof of CGPA to percentage conversion formula from the University/Institution along with the application form.
- The Research Fellowship may be terminated at any time during the tenure with a prior notice of one month. Fellows may resign with a prior notice of one month.
- DYSL-AI, Bangalore reserves the right to amend, modify or cancel this advertisement.
- It may please be noted that offer of fellowship does not confer on fellows any right for absorption in DRDO.
- Only those candidates who have been awarded Degree/Provisional Degree certificate are eligible to apply.
- Candidates should make their own arrangement for their stay and transport in Bangalore.
- No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview or for joining, if selected.
- The candidate may be allowed to register for part-time Ph.D with any University/Institution during the tenure of the fellowship on approval of DYSL-AI.
How to Apply
- Duly filled application (Annexure -1 ) downloadable from www.drdo.gov.in
- NoC & other testimonials as applicable in case of serving candidate (Annexure –II & Annexure – III) downloadable from www.drdo.gov.in
- CV
- Self attested copies of educational certificate
- Self attested copies of DOB,
- Self attested copy of caste certificate (Wherever applicable)
- The application completed in all respect needs to be sent to “The Director, DRDO Young Scientist Lab-Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Raja Ramanna Complex, Raj Bhavan Circle, High Grounds, Bengaluru-560001” or the scanned copies can be sent by mail to [email protected]
- Candidates sending application by post should write in bold letters “Application for JRF recruitment” on TOP of the cover of envelope.
DYSL AI Junior Research Fellow Important Links
- Official Notification PDF: Click here
- Official Website: Click here
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