ISRO ISTRAC Apprentice Recruitment 2026 — 95 Vacancies

About This Job

ISRO's ISTRAC centre is taking in 95 apprentice trainees for one year of hands-on training. If you passed your B.E./B.Tech, Diploma, or ITI in 2024, 2025, or 2026, you can apply. Training happens at ISTRAC centres in Bengaluru, Lucknow, and Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair). The stipend goes up to Rs. 12,300 per month, and the last date to apply by email is 31 July 2026.

ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) Apprentice Recruitment 2026 - 95 Posts

The ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), a key centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has released Advertisement No. ISTRAC:01:2026 for 95 apprenticeship trainees. This is a one-year training programme under the Apprentices Act, 1961. ISTRAC handles satellite tracking and mission control for ISRO's missions, so trainees get real exposure to space-technology work. There is no written exam — selection is based on your academic marks and an interview, and you finish with a nationally recognised apprenticeship certificate that adds strong value to your resume.

Keep in mind that an apprenticeship is a training programme, not a permanent job. It does not guarantee employment with ISRO afterwards, but the year of practical work at a space centre gives you real skills, a monthly stipend, and a certificate that employers respect. You can apply to only one centre — Bengaluru, Lucknow, or Sri Vijaya Puram — so choose the location that suits you best before you send your email.

Vacancy Breakdown

The 95 seats are spread across three ISTRAC centres and cover four apprentice categories:

• Graduate Apprentice (B.E./B.Tech): for engineering degree holders
• Diploma Apprentice: for engineering diploma holders
• Diploma in Commercial Practice: for commercial practice diploma holders
• ITI Trade Apprentice: for ITI certificate holders in the notified trades

Disciplines on offer include Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, and Commercial Practice. Training centres: Bengaluru (headquarters), Lucknow, and Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair). You apply directly to the centre where you want to train.

Who Can Apply?

Graduate Apprentice

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in the relevant engineering discipline from a recognised university.

Diploma Apprentice

• Qualification: Diploma in the relevant engineering discipline (or Commercial Practice) from a recognised State Board of Technical Education.

ITI Trade Apprentice

• Qualification: ITI certificate (NCVT/SCVT) in the notified trade.

Your engineering branch or trade should match one of the notified disciplines — Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Commercial Practice. Before you email your application, complete your NATS enrolment and keep your NATS enrolment number handy, because you need to quote it in the form.

Important: You must have passed your qualifying course in 2024, 2025, or 2026 only. Candidates who finished earlier are not eligible. You should also not have done an apprenticeship before under the Apprentices Act, 1961, and you must not be undergoing any other apprenticeship at the same time.

Stipend

• Graduate Apprentice: Rs. 12,300 per month
• Diploma Apprentice / Diploma in Commercial Practice: Rs. 10,900 per month
• ITI Trade Apprentice: Rs. 9,600 per month

The stipend is paid every month during the full 12-month training period as per the Apprentices Act, 1961. There is no service bond, and the training simply ends after one year with your apprenticeship certificate.

Application Fee

• There is no application fee for this apprenticeship.
• Registering on the NATS portal is also free.

Selection Process (No Written Exam)

There is no written test. Selection happens in two steps:

1. Shortlisting: Applications are screened based on your academic marks in the qualifying course.
2. Interview: Shortlisted candidates attend a walk-in interview at the ISTRAC centre they applied to, carrying all original documents.

Interview schedule: Lucknow on 27-28 August 2026, Sri Vijaya Puram on 3-4 September 2026, and Bengaluru on 9-11 September 2026.

How to Apply

1. Register yourself on the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) portal at nats.education.gov.in — this step is mandatory.
2. Fill in the application format given in the ISTRAC notification, with your marks and NATS enrolment details.
3. Email your filled application to the centre you want: apprmt_blr@istrac.gov.in (Bengaluru), apprmt_lko@istrac.gov.in (Lucknow), or apprmt_ixz@istrac.gov.in (Sri Vijaya Puram).
4. Send it before 31 July 2026. There is no online portal and no postal application — email only.

Keep scanned copies of your marksheets, qualifying certificate, and photo ID ready to attach with the email. Send one application to one centre only. If you are shortlisted, you will be informed of the date to appear for a walk-in interview at that centre with your original documents.

Important Dates

• Notification Date: 22 June 2026
• Last Date to Apply by Email: 31 July 2026
• Interview at Lucknow: 27-28 August 2026
• Interview at Sri Vijaya Puram: 3-4 September 2026
• Interview at Bengaluru: 9-11 September 2026

• Learn on the job under the guidance of ISTRAC engineers and scientists
• Assist in the day-to-day technical work of your assigned discipline
• Support testing, maintenance, and documentation tasks as directed
• Follow all safety rules and workplace guidelines at the centre
• Keep records of the training tasks and reports you complete
• Complete the training modules laid out under the Apprentices Act, 1961