INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION

Age Limit: 28 years as on 19.05.2025. Serving Govt. employees, Ex-Servicemen; Persons with Benchmark Disabilities are eligible for age relaxation as per Govt. of India orders.

Important Instructions: Candidates will be screened-in for Interview on the basis of a valid GATE - 2024 or GATE - 2025 scores. The GATE paper and the subject of qualifying degree of the candidates must be as per the discipline as mentioned above in the table. Candidates are advised to be careful while filling their GATE score (not GATE marks or GATE Rank), as the shortlisting will be based on the score filled in the Application Form. ICRB will be verifying the GATE score of the applicants. On verification during screening procedure, if it is found that the candidate's GATE score (as entered by him/her) is false, then ICRB reserves the right to take appropriate action (including criminal proceedings) against the candidate.

How to apply : The application for on-line registration will be hosted in the ISRO website between 29.04.2025 and 19.05.2025. The candidates registered under National Career Services (NCS) portal and fulfilling the eligibility conditions may apply duly following the procedure stated. Applications will be received on-line only. Upon registration, applicants will be provided with an on-line Registration Number, which should be carefully preserved for future reference.E-mail ID of the applicant will have to be provided in the online application correctly and compulsorily (Hall tickets / Call letters for written test / interview for those screened-in will be sent by e-mail only). The last date for submitting on-line application is 19.05.2025.

No Objection Certificate: Candidates who are employed under Central/State Government, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies etc. have to submit 'No Objection Certificate' from the employer concerned, at the time of Interview or as and when called for by ISRO. However, the candidate should apply for the post only under intimation to and with the prior permission of the employer. A candidate who may gain/change employment after applying for the post, is required to inform the employer the particulars of his/her application and shall mandatorily submit NOC at the time of Interview. Any candidate, who fails to submit NOC in original at the time of Interview, shall not be permitted to appear in the Interview and TA will not be paid.

Payment of Application Fee: There is a non-refundable application Fee of Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty only). The Application fee will be collected only through Online mode via Bharatkosh portal and the link for making the payment will appear on submission of the online application. The fee can be paid using any one of the following modes:

1. Internet Banking
2. Unified Payment Interface (UPI)
3. Debit Cards (Domestic)
4. Credit Cards (Domestic)

Payment of Application Fee in any other form like cash remittance, cheque, draft, money order, IPO, etc. are not allowed (or) no other mode of payment will be accepted. After completely filling up all the details in the application form, candidates will be redirected to BHARATKOSH payment gateway for making payment. Once the payment is confirmed, the candidate will receive a confirmation message and mail. The last date for payment of application fee is 21.05.2025.

If candidate desires to pay application fee immediately then he/she on submitting application will be shown a web page displaying registration number. On the same web page, there exists a 'Make Payment' button which the candidate may click and follow the payment process as mentioned.

If the candidate wants to pay the application fee later, then payment can be made on or before last date of application fee i.e. 21.05.2025 by accessing the 'Make Payment' link available in advertisement page. Candidate has to provide Registration number, Date of Birth and later click on the "Make Payment" button and follow the payment process as mentioned.
Note: Though application fee charged by ISRO is same across the payment modes the bank charges and taxes may vary. Therefore candidates are required to carefully follow the instructions shown. In case of Net banking and debit cards payments, the candidate on successful payment will be redirected to ISRO web portal and shown a page displaying transaction details.

During entire payment processing do not click REFRESH or BACK button, else session will be aborted.

Please follow the instructions of the banks/payment gateways with respect to the mode of payment (net banking, debit cards, credit cards etc.)

Candidates can check Payment status after 24 hrs of their successful payment and Print Receipt by visiting "Payment Status" link available in advertisement page. In case of pending transactions or transaction failures candidates are advised to contact their Banks and ensure successful payment of application fee.

All Women/Scheduled Castes (SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST); Ex-serviceman [EX] and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidates are exempted from payment of Application Fee. However, after registration of application on-line, the candidates have to ensure receipt of system generated email regarding successful submission of application.

Candidates are advised to check all the fields entered by them online before submitting their applications. Candidates should avoid submission of multiple applications for the same post.

NO DOCUMENTS (except photo, signature in jpg format and GATE score card in PDF format) ARE TO BE UPLOADED ALONG WITH THE APPLICATION. HOWEVER, CANDIDATES SHOULD BE READY TO SUBMIT ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF QUALIFICATION, AGE, CATEGORY, NOC FROM EMPLOYER ETC. AS AND WHEN CALLED FOR BY ISRO.

Selection Process:The qualification prescribed is the MINIMUM requirement and the same does not automatically make candidates eligible for Interview. Shortlisting of the candidates for Interview in the ratio of 1:7 shall be based on the GATE scores awarded and not on GATE marks or GATE Rank. The candidates will be assessed based on the following attributes, viz. Technical (Academic) knowledge [40 marks], General Awareness in relevance to the area of Specialisation (technical) [20 marks]; Presentation/Communication Skill [20 marks]; Comprehension [10 marks] and Academic achievements [10 marks], totaling to 100 marks. Candidates will have to score minimum 60 marks in the Interview and PWBD candidates will have to score minimum 50 marks in the Interview. For generation of the final panel, 50% weightage will be given to GATE scores and 50% weightage to Interview marks.

Pay and Allowances: Selected candidates will be appointed as Scientist/Engineer 'SC' in Level 10 of Pay Matrix and will be paid minimum basic pay of Rs.56,100/- p.m. In addition, Dearness Allowance [DA], House Rent Allowance [HRA] and Transport Allowance are payable as per extant rules on the subject. The employees will be governed by the New Pension Scheme/Unified Pension Scheme. Further, medical facilities for self and dependents, subsidised canteen, limited quarters facility (in lieu of HRA), Leave Travel Concession, Group Insurance, House Building Advance etc are admissible as per Central Government orders.

Career Progression : ISRO provides excellent opportunities for Career growth under its progressive 'Merit Promotion Scheme' wherein Promotion to higher levels is delinked from availability of vacancy in respect of Scientific & Technical posts. Meritorious candidates can rise in hierarchy through the periodic Merit Based Performance Review system.

Other Conditions/Instructions:

• The number of vacancies indicated is provisional.
• The posts are temporary but likely to continue.
• For details of ISRO Centres/Units, please visit ISRO Centres.
• Candidates attending the interview will be reimbursed to and fro second-class/sleeper class train fare by the shortest route from the city indicated in the on-line application form to the place of interview (change of address and city for the purpose will not be entertained).
• If any information furnished on-line is found to be false, the candidate will not be interviewed and TA will not be paid.
• ISRO reserves the right not to fill up all or any of the posts, if it so desires
• Only Indian Nationals need apply.
• In case of any clarification, candidates may refer to the FAQs uploaded in the ISRO website against the advertisement and if the doubt still persists, send e-mail to rmt-icrb@isro.gov.in..
  
• Queries about information already available in the Advertisement/FAQs and Frivolous queries will not be replied to.
• CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL BE CONSIDERED AS DIS-QUALIFICATION.
• Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply

It is the absolute responsibility of the candidate to ensure that he/she fulfills the eligibility criteria as notified and has fully complied with the procedural requirements and time limits stipulated for submission of on-line application and remittance of application fee. Any deviations from the procedures notified would result in cancellation of candidature and no representation on the matter will be entertained.

All further communications to the candidate shall be through his / her registered e-mail ID / ISRO website only. The candidates are advised to check their e-mail (including spam/ junk folders) regularly and visit ISRO website from time to time. ISRO will not be responsible for non-receipt of any intimation sent / provided as aforesaid, and no representation on the matter will be entertained.

Important dates to remember:-

Opening date for on-line registration - 29.04.2025 Closing date for on-line registration - 19.05.2025 Last date for payment of fee - 21.05.2025