Question : Vacant Posts

(a) whether many important posts are lying vacant in top space research organisations;
(b) if so, the total number of such posts lying vacant at present;
(c) the time since when these posts are lying vacant and the steps being taken by the Government to fill these vacancies;
(d) whether in view of capacity development in the country, the Government has signed any agreement with certain institutes in regard to education and research sector; and
(e) if so, the names of those organisations along with the salient features of the agreements?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

(a) No Madam. At present, all important posts in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have been filled. All the existing vacancies are at the induction level, wherein freshers are inducted and processes of recruitment for all these posts have been initiated.

(b) Does not arise.

(c) Does not arise.

(d)&(e) ISRO has established Space Technology Cells at four IITs (Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and University of Pune to take up Joint Research Programme, as a part of extra-mural research activities in the areas of Space Science, Space Technology and Space Applications.

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