ISRO Assistant/JPA 2026: Response Window Closed; Revised Keys
ISRO’s notified final response-sheet access period ended on 2 November 2026 at 1:00 pm IST. The revised answer keys and CBT shortlists remain published; this is not a final-selection result.
Assistants, Junior Personal Assistants, Upper Division Clerk and Stenographers
Notice: ISRO:ICRB:01(A-JPA):2026Important Dates
- Advertisement date: 27 July 2026
- Extended application and fee deadline: 20 August 2026
- Post and zone preference modification: 16 to 21 September 2026
- CBT held: 21 September 2026
- Response sheet and objection window: 25 September 2026 at 2:00 pm to 28 September 2026 at 2:00 pm
- Tentative skill test: 1 November 2026 as listed by ISRO; notified date has passed. This check does not confirm individual attendance or completion.
- Ahmedabad and Bengaluru Assistant document verification: 31 October 2026, 9:30 am in the linked lists; latest flexibility instruction allows deferred verification with undertaking as above
- Final/revised response sheets: 27 October 2026, 1:00 pm to 2 November 2026, 1:00 pm IST; notified access period ended
- Document verification flexibility: Except Hassan and New Delhi: 31 October, or after the 1 November skill test with the prescribed undertaking if unable to complete verification on 31 October
Application Fee
- Application fee: ₹100; the application window is closed
- Processing fee paid initially: ₹500 per post group, or ₹1,000 when applying for both listed post groups; refund rules are in the official notice
Age Limit
- Age cutoff date: 16 August 2026
- UR / EWS: Up to 28 years
- OBC for reserved posts: Up to 31 years
- SC / ST for reserved posts: Up to 33 years
Vacancy Details
Vacancies: 267 after the 11 August 2026 corrigendum
| Post / Category | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Assistant | 135 |
| Junior Personal Assistant | 81 |
| Upper Division Clerk | 23 |
| Stenographer | 10 |
| Assistant in autonomous institutions | 17 |
| Junior Personal Assistant in autonomous institutions | 1 |
Eligibility & Qualification
- Assistant / UDC: Graduation with at least 60% marks or 6.32 CGPA on a 10-point scale, completed within the prescribed course duration, plus computer proficiency.
- JPA / Stenographer: Graduation with at least 60% or 6.32 CGPA, or the corrected commercial/secretarial diploma route with one year of relevant experience; 60 w.p.m. English stenography and computer proficiency are required.
Salary & Job Location
- Salary / stipend: Pay Matrix Level 4
- Job location: ISRO and Department of Space centres in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hassan, Hyderabad, Mahendragiri, New Delhi/Dehradun, Sriharikota and Thiruvananthapuram
Selection Process
- Written test or computer-based test.
- Qualifying skill test for candidates shortlisted under the official rules.
- Document and eligibility checks before appointment.
What to do next
- Open the revised Assistant/UDC or JPA/Stenographer answer-key PDF appropriate to your post.
- The notified response-sheet access period ended on 2 November at 1:00 pm IST. A login page that loads is not proof of an extension or continued downloads.
- No further answer-key objections or queries are accepted under the checked ISRO notice.
- Keep the relevant post- and zone-wise CBT shortlist and earlier verification instructions for reference. The notified 1 November skill-test date has passed.
- Check the official recruitment page for a later result or further instructions; final selection was not verified in this check.
Important Links
Use these links to open the official website in a new tab.
| What you need | Official link |
|---|---|
| Answer key | View Answer Key |
| Response sheet | View Response Sheet (Closed) The official notice limited final/revised response-sheet access to 27 October, 1:00 pm through 2 November 2026, 1:00 pm IST. That period has ended; no extension is shown. Public login HTML remains reachable, but account-level downloads were not tested. |
| Answer-key objection | Submit Answer-Key Objection (Closed) ISRO states that no further objections or queries will be entertained. |
| Official notification | Read Notification |
| Official updates | Check Official Updates Use the official recruitment page for later skill-test, call-letter and result notices. |
| Online application | Application Portal (Closed) The application or download window is closed. Check the official notice for the next step. |
| Application correction | Correct Application |
| Exam dates | Check Exam Dates Official page retains 1 November 2026 as the notified skill-test date, now past. This does not confirm an individual test was completed or a final result declared. |
| Frequently asked questions | Read Official FAQs |
| Result | Check Result Official post- and zone-wise CBT shortlists for skill test, not a final-selection result. No later final-selection notice was verified on the checked page. |
| Merit list | View Merit List Assistant, Ahmedabad only: candidates shortlisted for skill test; not a final merit list. |
| Required documents | Check Required Documents Assistant, Bengaluru only: shortlist and document-verification/skill-test instructions. |
| Jpa answer key | Official jpa answer key |
| Undertaking | Official undertaking |
| Organisation profile | Official organisation profile Official organisational profile confirms ISRO is a constituent of the Department of Space, Government of India; this is not a school-board recruitment or a candidate action link. |
Previous updates & page history
- Revised keys published; notified final response-sheet window ended27 October 2026 at 5:30 am IST · Answer Key
Corrected the employer classification to Central Government using ISRO's official Department of Space profile. The notified final response-sheet window remains closed, revised keys remain linked, and no new release or final selection result is claimed.
- Zone-wise CBT shortlists available25 October 2026 at 9:05 am IST · Result
Added the official CBT shortlist listing and direct Assistant lists for Ahmedabad and Bengaluru. These are skill-test shortlists, not final appointment results.
- Skill test scheduled for 1 November 202620 October 2026 at 5:30 am IST · Exam Date
ISRO's official recruitment page now lists 1 November 2026 for the skill test, replacing the earlier tentative 25 October date.
- CBT response sheet released; objection window closed25 September 2026 at 2:00 pm IST · Answer Key
The official recruitment page added the CBT response-sheet and objection portal and now shows a tentative skill test on 25 October 2026.
This permanent page is updated when a verified notice changes. Page last updated: 2 November 2026 at 5:04 pm IST.
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Source: Indian Space Research Organisation, Centralised Recruitment Board. Checked 2 November 2026 at 5:00 pm IST.
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