DRDO SSPL Paid Internship 2026: 65 Seats, Apply Offline by 30 September

The Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL), Delhi — a laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) — has invited applications for its Paid Internship programme (Advertisement No. 625/HR/PaidInternship/2026/M/01), published on 30 July 2026. Applications will be accepted till 30 September 2026. This internship is aimed at final-year engineering and science students who have not yet graduated, offering hands-on exposure to defence research areas at SSPL's Delhi facility. Interested candidates need a Recommendation Letter/No-Objection Certificate from their institute clearly mentioning the proposed internship start date. Unlike most DRDO recruitment drives, this internship must be applied for offline — applications are submitted by post through the candidate's institute, addressed to SSPL, Delhi. There is no online application portal for this particular internship cycle. Given the volume of applications DRDO internships typically attract from engineering and science students nationwide, candidates are advised to prepare their institute recommendation letter early and post their application well before the 30 September deadline to avoid postal delays.