The Department of Space (DoS), Government of India, has invited applications to fill 60 Group A and Group B posts in the Department of Space Secretariat, Bengaluru, on a deputation basis. The Office Memorandum is Advertisement No. A.26011/1/2025-I (Vol.II), dated 15 October 2026.
Important: This is not open direct recruitment for the general public. Applications are invited from eligible serving officials of ISRO and specified Central Government services/cadres who meet the post-wise service and pay-level conditions in the notification.
Vacancy and pay-level details
Group A posts — 32 vacancies
Post
Pay level
Vacancies
Senior Head, Audit
Level 13
1
Principal Pay and Accounts Officer
Level 13
1
Deputy Secretary
Level 12
2
Under Secretary
Level 11
11
Senior Audit Officer
Level 11
4
Principal Accounts Officer
Level 11
1
Audit Officer
Level 10
5
Accounts Officer
Level 10
1
Principal Staff Officer
Level 13
1
Senior Principal Private Secretary
Level 12
1
Principal Private Secretary
Level 11
3
Assistant Director (Official Language)
Level 10
1
Total Group A
32
Group B posts — 28 vacancies
Post
Pay level
Vacancies
Assistant Section Officer
Level 7
17
Private Secretary
Level 8
6
Personal Assistant
Level 7
3
Senior Translation Officer
Level 7
2
Total Group B
28
Grand total
60
Who can apply?
The vacancies are for eligible serving officials from ISRO and the specified Central Government services/cadres. The eligible feeder cadres differ by post. The notification requires applicants to hold an analogous post on a regular basis or meet the prescribed regular-service requirement at the relevant pay level. Group A posts draw from the specified ISRO, All India Services and Central Services Group A cadres; Group B posts draw from the specified ISRO and Central Services Group B, clerical, stenographic or Official Language cadres.
Maximum age: 56 years on the closing date for receipt of applications.
Location: Department of Space Secretariat, Bengaluru.
Deputation tenure: Varies by post; the notification specifies three- or five-year terms, which may be extended or curtailed according to departmental requirements.
Applicants must check the exact post-wise eligibility, feeder cadre, pay level and required regular service in the original 29-page notification before applying.
Application deadline and submission process
The Office Memorandum is dated 15 October 2026. It directs Ministries, Departments, cadre authorities and Union Territories to forward eligible officers’ applications within 30 days from the date of issue. A calendar count from 15 October gives 14 November 2026; the notification itself expresses the deadline as 30 days from issue rather than printing a separate last-date field.
Applications must be submitted in the prescribed format and forwarded through the proper channel only. The notification asks for:
Completed and signed bio-data in Annexure A.
Attested copies of APARs for the preceding five years.
Annexure B certificate from the employer/Head of Office/forwarding authority, including vigilance and disciplinary clearance.
Details of major or minor penalties, if any, during the preceding ten years.
No Objection Certificate from the cadre-controlling authority.
Incomplete applications or applications not forwarded through the proper channel will not be considered.
Apply Online: No separate online application portal is provided for this deputation notice. Eligible officers must send the application through proper channel to the Director (Personnel & Administration), Department of Space, Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road, Bengaluru – 560 094, within the stated period.
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