CAUTION NOTICE: FRAUDULENT JOB OFFERS / ADVERTISEMENTS

IOL has a robust and transparent recruitment process where the selection criteria is purely based on merit. All recruitment notifications and information regarding recruitment is posted on the official IOL website www.indiaoptel.in, under section “Careers” only. It has come to our notice that certain unscrupulous and fraudulent individuals / placement agencies / job portals, falsely claiming to be employees of India Optel Limited are enticing and misleading job aspirants with employment offer by sending out fake e-mails / offers of appointment purporting to be from “India Optel Limited (IOL)”. The emails ask the recipient to deposit a certain amount as a security fee for interview / other charges. The emails are falsely stated to be from officials of IOL. We wish to notify that IOL does not demand or charge any fee nor requires any money deposits from candidates for considering their candidature or at any time during the recruitment process. IOL has not authorized any individual, agency or firm for recruiting candidates.

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About us

India Optel Limited, a fully owned Government of India, Enterprise, under Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence has been incorporated to achieve self-reliance in the field of Optoelectronics solutions for Armed Forces, and Paramilitary Forces of Ministry of Home Affairs along with other customers.

It comprises of state of the art, three manufacturing units of erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board, with a rich experience in their respective area of businesses,

  • Opto-Electronics Factory, Dehradun (OLF) was established on the 4th April 1988 with technical collaboration from erstwhile USSR for production of hi-tech optical and Opto-Electronic instruments for tank T-72 and Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) BMP-II also known as SARATH. It is a leading systems integrator with state-of-the-art infrastructure, covering all aspects of mechanical, optical & electronic assemblies. It was created to fulfil the requirements of Indian Armed Forces in the field of complex Opto-Electronic devices and over a period of time it has developed a number of indigenous products and solutions for the Indian Armed Forces.
  • Ordnance Factory, Dehradun popularly known as OF Dun was conceived in 1941, as a result of the decision to shift the Mathematical Instruments Office, from 15 Wood Street, Kolkata. The aim was to establish a factory that specialized in the production of military optical instruments. OF Dun was formally established during 1943 and is now a leading manufacturer of optical instruments and gears for Infantry Directorate of Indian army and paramilitary forces of MHA. This unit has also significant presence in Airfield Illumination Solutions which is already in use at several airfields.
  • Ordnance Factory, Chandigarh (OCFD), was established in 1963 in collaboration with M/s Sumitomo Electric Inc, Japan to cater to the communication needs of India’s armed forces. OCFD has a core competency in manufacturing in the areas of communication cables, airfield lighting cables, top grade spring steel wires, cable harnesses for armoured vehicles, and optical devices for armoured vehicles.

This new Entity has been entrusted with a responsibility to give renewed thrust to expand Electro-Optical solutions for “Aatma Nirbhar” Bharat in line with Government of India’s vision. In other words “To become Eye of the Soldier”.