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Is there any age relaxation for PWD students in ISRO?

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Is there any age relaxation for PWD students in ISRO?

ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization

To join in ISRO there are certain qualification which you need to possess and they are:

# Candidate should have a citizenship in India

# Age limit needed is candidate should not exceed 35 years of age and there are relaxation for other category candidates such as SC/ST get 5 years, OBC 3 years and PWD 5 years.

# Regarding the educational qualification needed, candidate need to have completed +2 from a recognized school board of education with PCM and should have done B.tech from a recognized university with at least 60% aggregate.

If you satisfy them all then you can apply for ISRO. The exam will be an objective type paper divided into two parts for each subject as given below:

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics

The candidates should score at least 60% marks in the written to be eligible for the interview.

As far as Educational qualification is concerned, I can say that there NO relaxation. There is NO relaxation in marks for any categories. However, age relaxation and Fee Exemption is provided to certain categories as mentioned in the official notification or advertisement. But there is an age relaxation applicable for PWD candidates.

<<>> Educational Qualification - No relaxation for PWD candidates

<<>> Age Criteria - There is an age relaxation for PWD candidates as per Government of India (Maximum Age for PWD Candidates - 45 years)

<<>> Application Fee - Fee Exempted

For PWD Persons, orders on reservation to the extent applicable will be extended. PWD candidates are required to produce attested copy of Medical Certificate indicating extent of Disability issued by Medical Board. Persons with Disabilities (PWD) candidates are exempted from payment of Application Fee.

Age criteria required to get a job in ISRO for PWD candidates :

Actually in ISRO there are number of posts available in various departments namely Scientists and Junior Research Fellow.

1. For the Post of Scientist and Engineer :

-- Age should be in below 35 years.

2.Junior Research Fellow :

-- Age should be in between 18 to 30 years.

There is a Age relaxation available for all type of posts as per government norms.

For PWD students there is a Age relaxation of 10 years with the Upper Age limit.