Advertisement No. VSSC-327 DATED 01.07.2023
| IMPORTANT DATES | |
| Crucial Date of Eligibility | 21st July 2023 |
| Opening Date of Online Application | 5th July 2023, Time: 10:00 Hrs |
| Closing Date of Submission of Online Application | 21st July 2023, Time: 17:00 Hrs |
| TENTATIVE DATE OF WRITTEN TEST | TO BE ANNOUNCED IN VSSC WEBSITE |
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Centre’s/Units are engaged in Research and Development activities in the realm of Space Application, Space Science and Technology for the benefit of society at large and for serving the nation by achieving self-reliance and developing capacity to design and build Launch Vehicles and Communication/Remote Sensing Satellites and thereafter launch them. Online applications are invited for direct recruitment to the posts of Scientist/Engineer-SD (Level 11 of the Pay Matrix) and Scientist/Engineer-SC (Level 10 of the Pay Matrix) at constituent ISRO Centres (Group-A Gazetted posts), as detailed below:
| Post Code | No. of Posts | Centre | Essential Qualifications | Physical Requirements | Nature of Job |
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| 1503 | 02 (UR-02) | VSSC |
Ph.D in the areas of Atmospheric Science OR Space Science OR Expertise in any of the following areas: atmospheric boundary layer physics, atmospheric radiation transfer, inversion techniques for atmospheric remote sensing, middle atmospheric dynamics, magnetohydrodynamic modeling for Earth/ planets/Sun, Space Weather Modeling/ prediction, Spectroscopy for Earth/ planetary atmospheres, Instrumentation for atmospheric/ space/ planetary science, Development of satellite payloads for in-situ observations and remote sensing with pre-eligibility qualification as below: a) M.E/M.Tech in Engineering OR M.S/M.Sc. in Scienceb) B.E/B.Tech c) B.Sc. |
S, ST, MF, RW, SE | Research and Development in Atmospheric/ Space/Planetary Sciences focusing on theoretical studies, modelling, experimental development, and exploration. Involves strong inter-disciplinary research. |
| 1504 | 01 (UR-01) | VSSC |
PhD in Mechanical Engineering with Specialization in Metal Additive Manufacturing with pre-eligibility qualification as below: a) M.E/M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering OR Metallurgical Engineering OR Metallurgical & Materials Engineering OR Material Science Engineeringb) B.E/B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering OR Metallurgical Engineering OR Metallurgical & Materials Engineering OR Material Science Engineering |
S, ST, MF, RW, SE | Development of process parameters, printing strategies, and optimization for various metal additive manufacturing processes based on software simulations for space applications with special alloys. |
| 1505 | 01 (UR-01) | VSSC |
Ph.D in Experimental cold atoms with pre-eligibility qualification as below: M.E/M.Tech or Equivalent in Desirable:Exposure in the development of latest technologies for a compact cold atom system. |
S, ST, MF, RW, SE | Design, realization, and validation tests of a compact and fully automated portable cold atom system; Modeling and simulation to quantify uncertainties and errors; realization of a cold atom payload. |
| Post Code | No. of Posts | Centre of Posting | Reserved for PWBD | Essential Qualifications | Physical Requirements | Nature of Job | |
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| 1506 | 01 (UR-01) | VSSC | M.E/M.Tech in Machine Design OR Applied Mechanics with B.E/B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering OR Aerospace Engineering | S, ST, MF, RW, SE | Design and analysis of Composites structures, Fracture mechanics of Composites structures, progressive ply failure analysis and multi scale modelling. | ||
| Post Code | No. of Posts | Centre of Posting | Reserved for PWBD | Essential Qualifications | Physical Requirements | Nature of Job | |
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| 1507 | 04(UR-04) | VSSC | M.E/M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering OR Applied Mechanics with specialization in Machine Design OR Machine Dynamics OR Structural Dynamics OR Solid Mechanics OR Computational and Experimental Solid Mechanics with B.E/BTech in Mechanical Engineering OR Aerospace Engineering | S, ST, MF, RW, SE |
i. Structural Dynamics Response, POGO stability analysis, Coupled Load analysis. ii.Fracture analysis of pressure vessels iii. Configuration design of space robotic systems/mechanisms including 3D modelling, Structural and thermal design of systems, Kinematic and dynamic design, simulation and testing of robotic systems |
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| 1508 | 02(UR-02) | VSSC | M.E/M.Tech in Propulsion Engineering OR Aerospace Engineering with B.E/B.Tech in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering | S, ST, MF, RW, SE |
i.Grain design, performance prediction of solid motors and igniters, CFD analysis and ignition transient modelling, CFD code development, simulation studies of solid, hybrid motors. ii.Mechanical, flow-field, thermal and propulsion related design, development, realisation and testing of solid motors. Development of new concepts and technologies in solid propulsion and allied fields. |
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| 1509 | 02(UR-02) | VSSC | M.E/M.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering OR Metallurgical & Materials Engineering OR Material Science Engineering with B.E/B.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering OR Metallurgical & Materials Engineering OR Material Science Engineering | S, ST, MF, RW, SE | i. Alloy design (through modelling) and their processing. ii.Process parameter development and optimization for Metal Additive Manufacturing Processes. |
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| Post Code | No. of Posts | Centre of Posting | Reserved for PWBD | Essential Qualifications | Physical Requirements | Nature of Job | |
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| 1510 | 01(UR-01) | VSSC | M.E/M.Tech in Chemical Engineering OR Chemical Technology with B.E/B.Tech in Chemical Engineering OR Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering OR Chemical Science & Technology OR Chemical Technology | S, ST, MF, RW, SE | Electro-chemical process development and its characterization for metallic coatings of Launch vehicle components. | ||
| 1511 | 01(UR-01) | VSSC | M.E/M.Tech in Control Engineering OR Control & Instrumentation OR Control Guidance and navigation with B.E/B.Tech in Electronics Engineering OR Electrical and Electronics Engineering OR Applied Electronics | S, ST, MF, RW, SE | Design, development of control loop electronics for various Inertial sensors & systems | ||
| 1512 | 04(UR-04) | VSSC | LD (OA, OL, BL, OAL) including LC, Dw, AAV | 01 | M.Sc. in Chemistry (General Chemistry) with B.Sc. in Chemistry with Mathematics and Physics subjects as minors | S, ST, MF, RW, SE | i. Synthesis of new energetic materials such as organic high energy materials, energetic metal complexes, etc. Characterization of high energy materials. ii. Design, development & processing of thermal protection systems, polymeric adhesives, sealants, coatings, futuristic green propellant systems, rubber products. Design of chemical synthesis processes and development of ceramic matrix products iii. Design & development of advanced energy systems such as Lithium based battery cells, Supercapacitors & Supercapattery. |
| Post Code | No. of Posts | Centre of Posting | Reserved for PWBD | Essential Qualifications | Physical Requirements | Nature of Job | |
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| 1513 | 10(UR-10) | VSSC-03 SAC-07 |
LD (OL) including CP, LC, Dw, AAV | 01 | M.E/M.Tech in Micro Electronics OR VLSI Design OR VLSI & Embedded System Design OR VLSI & Micro systems OR Integral Circuits and systems OR Microelectronics and VLSI Design with B.E/B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering OR Electrical and Electronics Engineering | S, ST, MF, RW, SE | i. Design and Realisation of avionics systems, embedded systems and smart sensors incorporating new technologies in microcontrollers, DSPs, FPGAs and wireless networking.
Design and Realisation of Mixed Signal complex components. ii. VLSI Design and IP Core development including FPGA prototyping, tool chain operation and end to end analysis and tape-out of Analog, Digital and Mixed Signal Designs. Design/qualification and certification of IP cores |
| 1514 | 03(UR-03) | SAC-02 VSSC-01 |
M.E/M.Tech in Power Electronics OR Power Systems Engineering OR Power Electronics & Drives OR Power Control & Drives OR Power & Industrial Drives with B.E/B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics OR Applied Electronics OR Electronics & Instrumentation OR Instrumentation & Control OR Electrical Engineering | S, ST, MF, RW, SE |
Development of state of the art and high-performance power drives with advanced commutation schemes and advanced motor control strategies for launch vehicles. |
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| 1515 | 03(UR-03) | SAC-01 VSSC-02 |
M.E/M.Tech in RF Engineering OR Microwave Engineering OR Radar Engineering with B.E/B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering | S, ST, MF, RW, SE | i. Design, simulation and realization of RF subsystems like diplexer and filters. ii. Design, development and realization of systems including High sensitive and secure Telecommand Receiver with advanced Modulation techniques, Range and Range Rate Transponder in X Band, Radio Landing System, Radar Altimeter, etc. |
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| Post Code | No. of Posts | Centre of Posting | Reserved for PWBD | Essential Qualifications | Physical Requirements | Nature of Job | |
| Category | No. of posts | ||||||
| 1516 | 06(UR-06) | VSSC-02 SDSC-03 NRSC-01 |
M.E/M.Tech in Industrial Engineering OR Industrial Engineering and Management OR Industrial and Production Engineering with B.E/B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering OR Production Engineering OR Industrial Engineering | S, ST, MF, RW, SE |
i.Project Management/Programme Management, Budget Planning and Control, R&D management, Management Information Systems, Human Resources planning and assessment, Costing of systems ii.Technology management, Industry co-ordination, intellectual property management, technical documentation and outreach activities. |
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| 1517 | 04(UR-04) | VSSC-02 SDSC-01 LPSC-01 |
M.E/M.Tech in Industrial Safety Engineering with B.E/B.Tech in Fire & Safety Engineering OR Mechanical Engineering | S, ST, MF, RW, SE | Providing safety surveillance/ clearances for processing hazardous materials. Job Safety Assessment & Analysis. Planning, Installation and maintenance of Fire Protection Systems and Fire Detection Systems. | ||
| 1518 | 04(UR-04) | VSSC-03 SDSC-01 |
M.E/M.Tech in Manufacturing Engineering OR Production Engineering with B.E/B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering OR Production Engineering | S, ST, MF, RW, SE | i.Overall management of production of composite products for Launch vehicle and Satellite programmes. ii.QA and Failure analysis of components and mechanical systems. iii.Developing machinery maintenance practices |
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| 1519 | 02(UR-02) | VSSC-01 SDSC-01 |
M.E/M.Tech in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) with B.E/B.Tech in Metallurgy OR Mechanical Engineering OR Production Engineering | S, ST, MF, RW, SE | Non-Destructive Testing, Evaluation & analysis of aerospace materials using conventional and advanced methods. | ||
| Post Code | No. of posts | Centre of Posting | Reserved for PWBD | Essential qualifications | Physical Requirements | Nature of job | |
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| 1520 | 10 (UR-10) |
VSSC-05 | HH | 01 | B.E/B.Tech in Chemical Engineering OR Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering OR Chemical Science & Technology OR Chemical Technology | S, ST, MF, RW, SE |
i.Development of high energy propellants, process scale up and automation of production operations for solid propellant motors. ii.Quality assurance for energy systems for launch vehicles and spacecraft including auditing of external work centers. iii.Design and development of advanced energy systems including electrode processing, configuring battery, cell assembly, etc. iv.Process & Plant Design, Reaction Engineering, Design & Development of Chemical Systems. |
| SDSC-05 | LD(OA,OL,BL,OAL) including LC, Dw, AAV | 01 | |||||
| HH | 01 | ||||||
- Those who possess the required qualification as on the last date of application (as on 21.07.2023) and those candidates who are going to complete the required qualification in the academic year 2022-23 are also eligible to apply, provided final degree is available by 31.08.2023 and their aggregate is 60% marks or CGPA 6.5/10 for ME/M.Tech course and 65% or CGPA 6.84/10 for B.E/B.Tech/M.Sc./ course (average of all semesters for which results are available).
- M.E / M.Tech should be in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 60% marks (average of all semesters) or CGPA / CPI grading of a minimum of 6.5 on a 10 scale or equivalent.
- B.E / B.Tech / M.Sc should be in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 65% marks (average of all semesters) or CGPA / CPI grading of a minimum of 6.84 on a 10 scale or equivalent.
- B.Sc. should be in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 60% marks (average of all semesters) or CGPA / CPI grading of a minimum of 6.5 on a 10 scale or equivalent.
- Essential qualification (ie Post Graduation / Graduation) should have been completed within the stipulated duration of the course as prescribed by the University. Where a University mentions both CGPA / CPI and percentage of marks in its Degree Certificate or Consolidated Mark sheet, then at least one criteria (either CGPA or percentage) should meet DOS/ISRO’s eligibility norms.
- Where a University mentions only CGPA / CPI in its Degree Certificate or Consolidated marksheet, then the CGPA / CPI so mentioned should necessarily meet DOS/ISRO’s eligibility criteria. Conversion of CGPA / CPI into percentage of marks is not permitted to determine eligibility, regardless of whether any conversion formula is prescribed by the University/Institution concerned. The same criteria apply mutatis mutandis in cases where only percentage of marks is mentioned in the Degree Certificate / Consolidated marksheet.
- Candidates possessing Degrees awarded by foreign universities should produce the equivalency certificate issued by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi, at the time of interview.
- For Post Nos. 1503 to 1512, the Centre of Posting is VSSC. For Post Nos. 1513 to 1520, the vacancies are scattered across multiple Centres as indicated above. Therefore, the candidates applying against post Nos. 1513 to 1520 are required to provide their order of preference in the Centre of posting. However, the selected candidates are liable to be posted in any of the Centres/Units of the Indian Space Research Organisation / Department of Space situated anywhere in India as and when required.
- Persons with Benchmark Disability (PWBD) can apply for the posts suitable to them even if the post is not identified for them. However, such candidates will be considered for selection to such posts by general standard of merit. Persons suffering from not less than 40% of relevant disability shall alone be eligible for the benefit of age relaxation as permissible under rules.
- The above vacancies may vary depending upon the actual requirement.
- DOS/ISRO reserves the right not to fill up any of the posts, if it so desires.
| ABBREVIATIONS USED | ||||||||
| 01 | VSSC | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | ||||||
| 02 | SDSC | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharikota, SPS Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh | ||||||
| 03 | NRSC | National Remote Sensing Centre, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telengana | ||||||
| 04 | LPSC | Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Thiruvananthapuram | ||||||
| 05 | SAC | Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat | ||||||
| 06 | UR | Un-reserved | 13 | PWBD | Persons with Benchmark Disabilities | 20 | BL | Both Leg |
| 07 | OA | One Arm | 14 | OL | One Leg | 21 | CP | Cerebral Palsy |
| 08 | OAL | One Arm and One Leg | 15 | LC | Leprosy Cured | 22 | D | Deaf |
| 09 | Dw | Dwarfism | 16 | AAV | Acid Attack Victims | 23 | ST | Standing |
| 10 | HH | Hard of Hearing | 17 | S | Sitting | 24 | SE | Seeing |
| 11 | MF | Manipulation by Fingers | 18 | RW | Reading & Writing | |||
| 12 | BA | Both Arms | 19 | LD | Locomotor Disability | |||
GENERAL CONDITIONS / INSTRUCTIONS
01. The posts are temporary, but likely to continue.
02. Age Limit (as on 21.07.2023), Pay and Allowances continue.
| Sl No | Post Code | Post | Age limit (years) | Basic Pay |
| 01 | Scientist / Engineer-SD | 1503 to 1505 | 35 years | `67,700/- |
| 02 | 1506 to 1511 1513 to 1519 |
Scientist / Engineer-SC | 30 years | `56,100/- |
| 03 | 1512 & 1520 | Scientist / Engineer-SC | 28 years | `56,100/- |
Serving Central Government employees, Ex-Servicemen & Persons with Benchmark Disability (PWBD) are eligible for age relaxation as per Government of India orders. In addition to Basic Pay, Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA) and Transport Allowance (TA) are payable as per extant rules on the subject. The employees will be governed by the New Pension Scheme. Further, Medical facilities (Contributory Health Service Scheme) for self and dependents, subsidised canteen facilities, limited quarters facility (in lieu of HRA), Leave Travel Concession, Group Insurance, House Building Advance etc are admissible as per Central Government orders
03.The Organisation has a progressive HRD policy which provides an excellent growth potential for the right individual through its periodical merit based performance review system (called Merit Promotion Scheme) de-linked from availability of vacancies for the advancement of their career in the Organisation.
04.Candidates will have to produce the proof of the details furnished in their applications submitted on-line as and when required.
05. HOW TO APPLY:| Scientist/Engineer-SD posts (Post Nos. 1503 to 1505) | Scientist/Engineer-SC posts (Post Nos. 1506 to 1520) |
| Applications will be received on-line through ISRO Live Register portal only. Accordingly, candidates are advised to either register or update their registrations in the Live Register portal of ISRO https://www.isro.gov.in on or before 21.07.2023 (1700 hours). | Applications will be received on-line only and all further communications will be made to the applicants through e-mail / VSSC website only. Therefore, the applicants are advised to check their e-mail and visit the VSSC website from time to time. For submission of online applications, please visit VSSC website https://www.vssc.gov.in 1000 hours on 05.07.2023 to 1700 hours on 21.07.2023 . |
candidates registered under National Career Service (NCS) portal and fulfilling the eligibility conditions may visit ISRO website and follow the application procedure as stated above.
06.PAYMENT OF APPLICATION FEE:
There is no application fee for the post of Scientist/Engineer-SD (Post Nos. 1503 to 1505).
For the post of Scientist/Engineer-SC (Post Nos. 1506 to 1520, all applicants have to uniformly pay Rs.750 as application fee. Female / Scheduled Castes (SC) / Scheduled Tribes (ST) / Ex-servicemen [EX-SM] and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWBD) candidates will be refunded full fee subject to the condition that the candidates should appear in the written test. For other candidates, an amount of Rs.500 will be refunded in due course duly deducting bank charges as applicable on appearing written test. Fee may be paid online through Credit Card / Debit Card / Internet Banking / UPI only through Integrated SBI ePay facility. No other mode of payment will be acceptable. All applicable service charges for payment of fee shall be borne by the applicant. The refundable portion of examination fee shall be refunded duly deducting bank charges as applicable. The application fee paid by the candidates whose application is incomplete or those who have not submitted their application or whose application is rejected, will not be refunded. The applicants shall correctly furnish Bank details for the purpose of Refund of application fee viz. Account No., IFSC Code, Name of Bank, Name of Branch and Name of the Account Holder. VSSC will not be held responsible for any issues arising in refund of the application fee as a result of incorrect entry of bank details by the applicant in the online application. In this regard, the applicants belonging to the following categories are required to upload their relevant certificates as follows :
1. SC/ST candidates – SC/ST certificate
2. Ex-servicemen candidates – Discharge certificate
3. PWBD candidates – Disability certificate
Note : In case of submission of duplicate/multiple applications the latest application against which the ‘application fee’ has been received within the last date of payment of application fee only will be considered.
07. Upon successful on-line registration, applicants will be provided with an on-line Registration Number, which should be carefully preserved for future reference. The candidates are also advised to take a printout of the online application for future reference.
08. The applicants need not send any documents (by post/email) such as printout of online application, copies of certificates / mark lists in proof of educational qualification, work experience, age etc.
09. Applications submitted without complete information, photo, signature etc. will summarily be rejected.
10. Candidates should be willing to undergo biometric verification, if required.
11.SELECTION PROCESS :
| Post | Scientist/Engineer-SD (1503 to 1505) |
| Selection Process | Based on the online application made in ISRO Live Register portal, initial screening will be conducted for shortlisting the candidates for interview. Candidates called for Interview will have the option to answer the questions in Hindi also. Please note that the qualification prescribed is the minimum requirement and the same does not automatically make candidates eligible for interview / selection. The final selection will be based on performance of candidates in the interview only. |
| Post | Scientist/Engineer-SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selection Process |
A. All valid applicants will be called for written test. Written test venues will be in Ahmedabad, Chennai, Ernakulam, Hyderabad & Thiruvananthapuram. Candidates can apply for multiple posts, subject to conditions. However, candidates applying for multiple posts should select same written test centre location. B. Question Paper Pattern for Written Test
C. Interview Based on performance in the written test, candidates will be short-listed for interview in the ratio of 1:5, with a minimum of 10 candidates. For reserved vacancies, distinct candidates will be short-listed in the ratio of 1:5, regardless of reserved candidates if any, short-listed under UR category. D. Qualifying Criteria
E. Weightage in Panel Generation For generation of final panel, 50% weightage will be given to Written Test marks and 50% weightage to interview marks. |
12. Only Indian Nationals need apply.
13. No interim correspondence will be entertained.
14. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
15. Candidates working under Central / State Government, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous bodies etc. should submit their application through proper channel or submit ‘No objection certificate’ at the time of interview.
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