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COVER STORY SRUSHTI JANUARY - MARCH, 2010Employment Opportunities in DRDO: Defense Research and Development Organization(DRDO) works under Department of Defence Research and Development of Ministry of Defence.DRDO has been working towards enhancing self-reliance in Defence Systems and undertakesdesign & development leading to production of world class weapon systems and equipment inaccordance with the expressed needs and the qualitative requirements laid down by the threeservices. DRDO is working in various areas of military technology which include aeronautics,armaments, combat vehicles, electronics, instrumentation engineering systems, missiles,materials, naval systems, advanced computing, simulation and life sciences [Source:www.drdo.gov.in]. DRDO has a network of about 52 laboratories with modern research facilitiesemploying state-of-art technologies in ones specialization.Career Development: DRDO’s personnel selection system is objective, unbiased andtransparent. On selection one will join the organization as a Group ‘A’ Gazetted Officer of theGovernment of India in the Pay Band of Rs. 15600-39100, Grade Pay: Rs. 5400 at the entrylevel under the Defence research & Development Services (DRDS).Performance being theonly criterion for promotion, one can aspire to rise to a level of an Outstanding Scientist in thePay Band of Rs. 37,400-67000, Grade Pay: Rs. 12,000. In addition to the basic pay, one wouldget attractive allowances / perks, including professional update allowance, advancementincrement / special pay.Training: From time to time, its scientists are trained at its own training institutes in Pune andMussorie. Also, they are sent to prestigious academic institutions for acquiring higher educationalqualifications. A Continuing Education Programme, launched a couple of years ago, has nowtaken very strong roots in the organization. One may also find an opportunity for an overseastraining or assignment for acquiring world-class skills and expertise. Thus DRDO does everythingpossible to acquire cutting edge technological capabilities to be a global player and atechnological force to reckon with.Employment opportunities in Banking: Bank job today is not just cheque withdrawals anddeposits, or making demand drafts. Banks have changed a lot in the past few years. The neck toneck competition among private and public sector banks to get the bigger market share has ledto appointing more Probationary Officers (PO) in banks. Probationary Officer’s job involves dealingwith various new offerings such as online banking, securities and investments, asset managementand corporate banking. POs deal with many departments of a bank.Selection Procedure: Bank Probationary Officer’s selection procedure consists of WrittenTest followed by an Interview. The written test comprises objective type questions on Reasoning,Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and General Awareness. Descriptive type test is onwriting essays on social issues, letter writing and précis.Training: Usually a Probationary Officer in a bank would be in a one-year probation period.During the probation period he/she gets familiar with the working of various departments, includingforeign exchange operations, general banking, loans and merchant banking, dealing with cash,8