The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is recruiting junior translation officers for its human spaceflight program. This is an opportunity for translators to be a part of one of the most ambitious and exciting missions by the Indian space agency. The first of these, Gaganyaan, will undertake a human mission to low earth orbit (LEO). The posting is in the incipient Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) at the ISRO HQ in Bengaluru. While this is a contract based opening, it is likely to convert into a permanent position, or in the words of ISRO, "continue indefinitely".
The required qualification is a Master's degree in either English or Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject, or any Master's degree in English or Hindi medium, with the other language as a compulsory or elective subject. Candidates will be checked for their precis writing skills in English and Hindi, and for their ability to translate text to English from Hindi and vice versa. The application process is online due to the ongoing pandemic, with a fee of Rs 250. The tests will be held in Delhi and Bengaluru. Those who are between eighteen and thirty five years of age can apply for the job. The last date for the application is November 20, 2021. Those interested can find all the relevant details on ISRO's official website (there is a PDF after the jump).
There are only six vacancies, which is going to be highly contested considering the posting is at ISRO headquarters, if the volume of applications for similar postings in the past is any indication. Note that ISRO does not hire those who are overqualified for the job. ISRO faces a problem of overqualified people applying for the jobs because candidates have an almost religious fervor for potentially working at India's space agency, and are willing to work lower in the hierarchy as well as draw a lesser salary just to work at ISRO. The maiden human spaceflight mission by ISRO was originally scheduled for 2022, but due to the pandemic, has now been delayed to 2023.
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