ISRO URSC Technician-B & Driver 2026 Notification

ISRO URSC recruitment 2026: posts and vacancies

The U R Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru, ISRO's lead centre for satellite technology, published Advt. No. URSC:04:2026 on 24 October 2026. It covers 46 Technician-B vacancies: 24 in Electronics Mechanic and allied electronics trades, 8 Fitter, 4 Electrician, 5 Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, 2 Machinist and one each for Turner, Motor Vehicle Mechanic and Electroplater. There are also 3 Light Vehicle Driver-A, 2 Staff Car Driver-A posts meant for the Department of Space and 10 Heavy Vehicle Driver-A. Some Electrician, Refrigeration and Heavy Vehicle Driver vacancies are identified for the Master Control Facility at Hassan. The posts are temporary but likely to continue, and the numbers may change with actual needs.

Eligibility and age limit

Technician-B needs a Class 10 pass and an ITI, NTC or NAC certificate from NCVT in the matching trade. Driver posts need a Class 10 pass and real driving experience: three years as a light vehicle driver for Light Vehicle Driver-A and Staff Car Driver-A, and five years for Heavy Vehicle Driver-A, of which at least three must be on heavy vehicles. Experience is counted only after the licence was issued and must come from a government body or a registered organisation, not from an individual. All posts have an age limit of 18 to 35 years on 13 November 2026, which is also the cut-off date for qualification and experience.

Salary and benefits

Technician-B is placed at Level 3 of the pay matrix, with ₹21,700 a month plus admissible allowances. Light Vehicle Driver-A, Staff Car Driver-A and Heavy Vehicle Driver-A are at Level 2, with ₹19,900 a month plus allowances. Employees come under the National Pension System or the Unified Pension Scheme. URSC also offers free transport, limited housing, advances for a computer and house building, LTC, group insurance, a subsidised canteen and a medical scheme. Selected candidates can be posted to any ISRO or Department of Space centre in India and may work round-the-clock shifts.

Application fee and refund

Every applicant first pays ₹500 online through Bharatkosh. Of this, ₹100 is the non-refundable application fee, and ₹400 comes back to candidates who actually sit the written test. Women, SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates who appear get the whole amount refunded. The refund goes to the original payment method, or to the bank account given in the form if that fails, so enter your bank details carefully. No refund is given to anyone who misses the written test.

Selection process and exam pattern

Applications are first screened, and shortlisted candidates take a written or computer-based test. The Technician-B paper has 80 objective questions in 90 minutes with one mark for a right answer and 0.33 cut for a wrong one; unreserved candidates need 32 of 80 and reserved candidates 24. The best performers go to a 100-mark qualifying skill test. The driver paper has 100 questions in two hours: 50 on the Motor Vehicles Act, 15 on Class 8 level English, 15 on Class 10 level arithmetic and 20 on general knowledge, with 0.25 cut for a wrong answer. Drivers must score 50% in Part A and 50% in Parts B to D together, and then 60 of 100 in the driving test.