Centre profile: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is a unit of ISRO under the department of space (govt. of India). It is a premier centre for research and development work in space and related sciences. It is also a lead centre for development of launch satellites. It also deals in avionics, propulsion etc and related technologies.  

Job profile: The technicians will be required to work in areas such as electrical, refrigeration and air conditioning, electro-mechanical etc. They will be required to work on various technicalities and check for the errors and rectify them. They will be also responsible for operating and maintaining the systems.

Eligibility: A candidate’s age must not exceed 35 years. However, relaxation can be claimed as per the rules.

Educational Qualifications: A candidate must be SSLC/SSC passed and must have a first class ITI/NAC in the relevant specialization. A candidate having an experience will have the preference.

No. of posts: There are 130 no. of posts in total distributed over different departments. These posts include 79 posts for general, 36 posts for OBC, 14 posts for SC and 1 post for ST.

Pay scale: The technicians will get a pay scale of Rs5200-20200 plus a grade pay of Rs1900 plus other usual allowances as per the rules.

Selection process: The candidates will be short listed on the basis of their qualifications and the short listed candidates will have to appear for a written test/interview.

How to apply: The candidates will have to apply online. The candidates have to take the print out of the application and send it with the attested copies of the relevant documents. The candidates have to send the applications to Senior Administrative Officer, Recruitment Section, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram – 695022 Kerala

The last date for registering online is 31st October 2009 and the last date for sending the applications is 6th November 2009.

For details visit www.vssc.gov.in