Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has decided to conduct a placement drive for recruiting more scientists in the defense sector.

The Ministry of Defence reported that about 1,582 scientists had moved to other sectors from DRDO between the year 2006 and 2010.

The reason behind this trend is that scientists want to gain experience in DRDO.

Moreover, the high salary packages offered by private research companies attract them.

The officials said that students are not aware about joining DRDO, so these obstacles have declined the number of scientists in DRDO.

The decision to implement recruitment strategies came while deciding incentives for the existing staff.

During the recession period in 2009, less number of scientists quit their jobs in DRDO.

The officials will first prefer to recruit engineers from leading institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Due to less staff at DRDO, most of the projects at the research centre get delayed and faces unexpectedly high costs.

The defence ministry has agreed to appoint engineers with bright talents from all over the country, and they will get salaries according to their work and experience.