Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO] is engaged in application of Space Science and Space Technology for the development of society at large and for serving the nation by achieving self-reliance by indigenously developing capability to design and develop Space Transportation Systems and Satellites. Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO], Department of Space, Government of India invites application from eligible candidates for filling up the post of Scientist/ Engineer ‘SC’.
Annual Recruitment of Scientists/Engineers ‘SC’ with BE/B.TECH OR Equivalent Degree in Electronics and Mechanical:
Name of the Post:
1) Scientist/Engineer SC – Electronics (Code: BE001)
2) Scientist/Engineer SC – Mechanical (Code: BE002)
Important Dates:
Start Date for applying online: February 08, 2012
Closure Date for applying online: February 28, 2012
Last date for Fee Payment: February 29, 2012
Last date for sending Hard Copy of Online Application: March 07, 2012
Date for Written Test: April 21, 2012
Eligibility Criteria for recruitment in Indian Space Research Organisation:
Educational Qualification: BE/ B Tech or equivalent in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 65% (average of all semesters for which results are available). Candidates who are slated to complete the BE/ B Tech course in the academic year 2011-12 are also eligible to apply provided final Degree is available by 31 August 2012
Age Limit: 35 years as on 28-02-2012 (40 years in case of SC/ST candidates and 38 years for OBC candidates, Ex-serviceman and Persons with Disabilities[PWD] are eligible for age relaxation as per Govt. of India orders).
Application Fee: Application fee for General and OBC category candidates is Rs 100 (Rupees One Hundred Only). No fee will be charged from SC/ ST/ PH/ Women candidates. After registration of application on-line, the candidates have to down-load and print the personalized payment challan form, in triplicate, from the ISRO system which will contain the Name of the candidate, Registration Number, Receipt Account Number, Advertisement No., Post No. and Post Code. The candidates may visit the nearest branch of State Bank of India for remittance of application fee to Receipt Account No.32034064593, by using the personalized payment challan of State Bank of India on any day between 08.02.2012 and 29.02.2012. The candidates may down-load and print the personalized payment challan from the ISRO system on any day between 08.02.2012 and 28.02.2012 and remit the application fee before the prescribed last date i.e., 29.02.2012. Upon remittance of the application fee, one copy of the challan form will be retained by State Bank [Bank copy] and remaining two parts will be given to the candidate. Out of the two challan parts, the candidate has to send one part of the challan form [ISRO copy] to Sr. Administrative Officer (ICRB), ISRO Headquarters, Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road, Bangalore -560 231 by post superscribing on the envelope “ICRB – RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIST/ENGINEER ‘SC'” within 7 days of filing of application and in any case not later than 07.03.2012. The remaining one copy of challan form [Applicant copy] shall be retained by the candidate for future reference. The payment shall be made through cash deposit only. Payment of Application Fee in any other form like cash, cheque, draft, money order, IPO, etc. are not allowed. Applications, in respect of which copy of challan form, after remittance of prescribed application fee [ISRO copy] is not received in ISRO HQ, Bangalore on or before 07.03.2012, will not be considered for further processing under any circumstances.
Pay Scale: Rs 15600-39100 with Grade Pay of Rs 5400. The gross emoluments in the minimum of pay band will at present be approximately Rs 33,180 per month besides other allowances.
How to Apply:
The application for on-line registration will be hosted in the ISRO website //www.isac.gov.in between 08-02-2012 and 28-02-2012. 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 given in the application compulsorily.
It is also mandatory to send hard copy of on-line application summary with signature and colour photograph pasted in the appropriate column along with attested true copies of the testimonials such as Mark sheets and certificates of all Educational Qualification, Caste certificate (if applicable), experience certificate etc. to the following address super scribing the Advertisement Number, Post Number and Registration Number on the Front side of the cover. The application form should reach through ordinary post only at
Senior Administrative Officer (ICRB),
ISRO Headquarters,
Antariksh Bhavan,
New BEL Road,
Bangalore -560 231
The envelope containing the application should be super scribed as “ICRB – RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIST/ENGINEER ‘SC'”
For more details and application format, please visit //www.isro.gov.in/scripts/job.aspx and //www.isac.gov.in/CentralBE/advt.jsp
Selection Process:
The candidate should have forst class with minimum 65% marks in the Qualifying degree i.e., B.E/B.Tech or eqivalent for submissions of application online. Based on the academic performance nad bio-data, initial screening will be conducted to short-list candidated for taking up written test. The written test will be conduct on April 04, 2012 at thirteen vanues viz Ahemdabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chnadigarh, Chenai, Dispur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram. The call center for the written test will be sent only by e-mail for the first week of April 2012. Based on the performance of the candidate on the written test, candidates will be shortlist for interview. The schidule and vanue of the interview will be notified separately to the shortlisted candidates only.
Pay and Allowances:
Selcted candidates will be appointed as Scientist/ Engineer ‘SC’ in the pay band of Rs. 15,600-39,100 with grade pay of Rs, 5,400/-. Thr gross enoluments in the minimum of pay band will at present be approximately Rs. 33,180/-p.m. In addition, House rent allowance [HRA] and transport allowance at the prescribed rate in force ay the place of posting will be paid for those who are not availing departmental hoising and transport facility respectively. The employees will be goverened by the new pension scheme and other facilities as per central government orders.