ISRO URSC JRF Recruitment 2026- How to Apply

U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru – the lead satellite technology centre of ISRO under the Department of Space, Government of India – ISRO URSC JRF Recruitment 2026, Eligibility, Age Limit, Fees, Selection, Apply Online, Last date, ISRO URSC has issued an official notification for the recruitment of Junior Research Fellows (JRF). This recruitment drive is for a total of 17 positions. Eligible and interested candidates can apply online by visiting ISRO’s official website.

The application process for the ISRO URSC JRF Recruitment 2026 began on June 12, 2026, and applications can be submitted until July 11, 2026. Only Indian citizens are eligible to apply. Candidates must be no older than 28 years of age to apply.

Vacancy Details

Position No.	Vacancies	Essential Qualification (Discipline)	Area of Work
JRF-E1	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Microelectronics or equivalent	Microcircuits Assembly & Packaging; ECAD software for layout design of Microcircuits/Hybrid Microcircuits/Multichip Modules; Advanced microelectronics packaging; Thick & Thin film processes for high density interconnection substrates
JRF-E2	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Computer Science / Information Technology or equivalent	User Interface development; Modelling of Mission analysis packages
JRF-E3	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Computer Science / Information Technology or equivalent	Development of telemetry and telecommand software packages for spacecraft operations
JRF-E4	02	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Power Electronics or equivalent	DC-DC converter development; 100V power bus development
JRF-E5	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Digital Electronics / Micro-Electronics / Signal Processing / VLSI / Embedded Systems or equivalent	Design, development and testing of spacecraft testing equipment; Analog, digital and mixed signal circuits; Micro-controller and FPGA based embedded system development; FPGA/VHDL firmware development
JRF-E6	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Engineering Physics / Applied Optics or equivalent / Integrated M.Tech in Optical Engineering	Development of segmented Mirror Optics; Characterization of Mirror segment; Alignment of segments to form large telescope mirror
JRF-E7	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Applied Physics / Material Science / Material Engineering / Opto-electronics or equivalent	THz detector material studies and characterization; Lithographic Micro-Antenna for THz/mm wavelength; THz Optics and resonant filter development
JRF-E8	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Optical Engineering / Applied Optics / Opto-electronics or equivalent / Integrated M.Tech in Optical Engineering	Optical subsystem design and simulation; Free space transmission studies through atmosphere for optical wavelengths; Link budget estimation and APD sensitivity studies
JRF-E9	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Electronics & Communication or equivalent	FPGA & ASIC development and testing; Digital signal processing; AI/ML algorithms and data analysis
JRF-E10	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Digital Electronics / Micro Electronics / Signal Processing / Mechatronics or equivalent	FPGA/VHDL design for digital logics, control applications, Board and System Design, integration and testing
JRF-E11	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Digital Electronics / VLSI / Embedded Systems / VLSI and Embedded Systems or equivalent	VLSI design, Embedded System Design and High Performance Computing Systems Design
JRF-E12	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Electronics & Communications / Avionics / Instrumentation	Design, development and testing of digital circuits; Hardware Package Interface; FPGA development, MATLAB, Python, C++, LINUX Device Drivers
JRF-E13	01	M.Sc in Mathematics / Physics OR M.Tech or equivalent in Aerospace	Analysis of Flight Dynamics products (Satellite Ephemeris, eclipse prediction) for mission planning; Tracking data analysis and Orbit determination
JRF-M1	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Thermal Engineering / Thermal Science & Engineering / Thermal Science & Energy Systems / Heat Transfer in Energy Systems or equivalent	Numerical modelling of active thermal devices; Analysis of experimental data for AI/ML; Data driven model development; Use of MATLAB, UGNx-TMG, VC++, Python, JAVA, SQL
JRF-M2	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Mechanical Engineering / Aerospace Engineering or equivalent	Reliability modelling of engineering systems; Failure theories; Life Testing & Environmental Testing; Statistical distributions & Optimization; Risk Assessment
JRF-M3	01	M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc(Engg.) – Mechanical Engineering / Machine Design or equivalent	Design of mechanical elements; Stress analysis using finite element methods; Kinematic & Dynamic analysis of mechanisms; 3D modelling software tools

Eligibility Criteria

For positions JRF-E1 to JRF-E12, JRF-M1, JRF-M2, JRF-M3: M.E./M.Tech./M.Sc.(Engg.) or equivalent postgraduate degree in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 60% or CGPA/CPI of 6.5 on a 10-point scale.

For position JRF-E13 (M.Sc. route): M.Sc. in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 65% average of all semesters or CGPA/CPI of 6.84 on a 10-point scale.

For position JRF-E13 (M.Tech. route): M.Tech. or equivalent in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 60% or CGPA/CPI of 6.5 on a 10-point scale.

All degrees must be duly recognised by AICTE/UGC or any other organisation authorised by the Government of India. Essential qualifications must be completed within the stipulated duration of the course as prescribed by the university. Candidates who pursued professional courses through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) are not eligible to apply for JRF positions.

Where a university mentions both CGPA and percentage in its degree certificate or consolidated mark sheet, at least one criterion must meet DOS/ISRO eligibility norms. Conversion of CGPA into percentage of marks is not permitted to determine eligibility regardless of any conversion formula prescribed by the university. Rounding of percentage/CGPA is not allowed – values must be entered to the nearest 2 decimal places (e.g., 8.235 entered as 8.23; 8.236 as 8.24).

NET / NET-Equivalent Requirement

Candidates must have qualified one of the following national-level examinations. This is a mandatory requirement – possession of the degree alone does not make a candidate eligible to apply.

• CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test including NET-Lectureship (Assistant Professorship)
• GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) conducted by MoE
• JAM (Joint Admission Test) conducted by MoE
• JEST (Joint Entrance Screening Test)
• National level examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their agencies/institutions such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MoE, ICAR, ICMR, IIT, IISc, IISER, NISER, etc.

Salary

• Pay Scale : As per Government Rules.

• Initial Screening
• Interview

ISRO URSC JRF Recruitment 2026: How to Apply

• Visit the official website (https://www.isro.gov.in/) of ISRO URSC. Candidates can apply Between 12 June 2026 to 11 July 2026.
• Candidate Read the Official Notification Before Applying in “ISRO URSC JRF Recruitment 2026”.
• Kindly Check and Collect the All Document – Eligibility, ID Proof, Address Details, Basic Details.
• Kindly Ready Scan Document Related to Recruitment Form – Photo, Sign, ID Proof, etc.
• Before Submit the Application Form Must Check the Preview and All details Carefully.
• Take A Print Out of Final Submitted Form.

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