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India Defence Online, New Delhi — With the private sector gaining more ground in attracting prospective as well as experienced scientists in the country, the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is applying a fresh approach to attract and retain its scientists.
As per the current trend, the private corporate sector is constantly head hunting potential scientists and even luring experienced scientists in government organisations into the corporate world with better remuneration and incentives. Sources revealed that the DRDO has lost over 1,500 scientists to, undoubtedly, the private sector in the last four years. Apparently, these scientists first gain experience in state-run research organisations like the DRDO and move on to more lucrative jobs in the private sector.
Having realised this trend, the DRDO is now trying to adopt fresh methods to incite and recruit scientists. The DRDO intends to pursue aggressive campaigning to make potential candidates aware of the benefits of the government organisation. The DRDO is implementing direct campus recruitments at premier educational institutes like Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT). The modus operandi will be that senior scientists give lectures prior to the placements. The idea will be to reveal the facts and comparisons about the facilities and incentives in the DRDO and the private sector.
Amongst other options to encourage scientists, the DRDO is seeking financial incentives for scientists who obtain patents and whose research work gets published in journals. The DRDO is trying to finalise the modalities of a new system to secure patents. In addition, the DRDO also demanded that the government must share the royalty earned from commercialising a technology with its inventor. This move has been suggested as a crucial incentive to attract and entice scientists into the DRDO.
In addition, the Indian Defence Ministry has given a go-ahead signal for contractual appointments to attract bright minds from across the country. In other words, expert scientists will be hired in various fields of service on contract basis to avoid delays and cost-overruns in various DRDO projects.
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