Bumper recruitment for freshers in ISRO’s Satish Dhawan Space Center


Sriharikota-based Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC SHAR) under the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced an excellent career opportunity for the promising freshers and youth of the country. If your dream is to work with the country’s most prestigious space agency ISRO and understand the nuances of space science, then Satish Dhawan Space Center has released the official notification of direct recruitment for a total of 400 different posts under Apprenticeship Training 2026. The biggest and special thing about this recruitment process is that the candidates will not have to go through the difficult phase of any written exam or interview. Eligible candidates will be directly selected through merit list prepared on the basis of marks obtained in their educational qualifications and Document Verification (DV). The process of online application has started from 6th November 2026, the last date of which has been fixed as 26th November 2026.

As per the advertisement number SDSC SHAR/SCF/P&GA-II/Apprentice/2026 released by ISRO Satish Dhawan Space Centre, 400 posts have been divided for the candidates with different educational qualifications. Of these, maximum 180 posts are of Trade Apprentice, which are reserved for ITI/NTC pass candidates. Apart from this, 60 posts have been earmarked for Non-Engineering Graduate Apprentice (B.Sc, B.Com, BA), 60 posts for Diploma in Commercial and Computer Practice (DCCP), 50 posts for Engineering Graduate Apprentice (BE/B.Tech), 35 posts for Technician Apprentice (Engineering Diploma) and 15 posts for Vocational Apprentice. Trade apprentice includes core branches like mechanical, electrical, fitter, electronics mechanic, chemical, turner, welder, draftsman and diesel mechanic. Whereas, opportunities have been made available for BE/B.Tech and Diploma holders in subject areas like Aerospace, Computer Science, Civil, Automobile and Electronics.

During this 1 year apprenticeship program of ISRO, selected candidates will be given attractive monthly stipend as per their qualification. Engineering and non-engineering graduate apprentices will get a stipend of ₹12,300 per month, technician diploma holders will get ₹10,900 per month and trade/vocational apprentices will get ₹9,600 per month. Talking about the eligibility, for Graduate and Diploma posts, it is mandatory for the candidate to pass with at least 60% marks (or 6.32 CGPA). To apply, candidates must first complete their registration on NATS or Apprenticeship India web portal. After that, you will have to go to the UMANG portal of the Government of India (web.umang.gov.in) and search ‘SDSC SHAR Apprentice’ and submit your online form before 26 November 2026. This is a very rare and excellent opportunity for freshers to learn work in this world-class facility of ISRO and get a great start to their career.