ISRO after 12th

Can you tell me if I can apply for ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) exam after completing 12th class?

[Raman Vij]

No, you cannot join ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) just after your 12th class as the eligibility criteria for the same is as under-

BE/B.Tech or equivalent in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 65% (average of all semesters for which results are available).

Candidate must have age in between 21 to 30 years.3 year’s age relaxation for OBCs and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

Candidate must be a citizen of India.


ISRO mainly recruits Post graduates like Masters or Ph. D holders from fields of Science, Technology, Applied science, Computer Applications, Commerce, Administration etc. On graduate level, ISRO recruits only engineers i.e. B.E/B.Tech. The number of vacancies and qualification varies every year.

Selection Process
The selection process consists of many rounds and you need to clear each and round so that you can get into the organization.

The rounds are as follows:

Written Test

Group Discussion

Technical Round

HR Interview

You will have to appear in ISAT (Institute of Space and Technology) Exam.

Exam Pattern:-
There will be 3 sections from which the questions will be asked.
Total duration for this exam will be 3 hours.
For each correct answer will be 3 marks and -1 for wrong answer.

ISRO Question Paper