Personal Questions Tell us about yourself! "I am an outgoing person who interacts well with people, listen and understand to develop a deeper level of understanding. I like to prioritize my works and focus on its completion and I’m very diligence”. "I completed DCom in Sectorial practice, B.Com and now pursuing my Executive MBA at Christ University, Bangalore. I started to my career at ISRO as commercial Apprentice during 2009, immediately after completion of DCom, through campus recruitment, for tenure of one year and had a chance to work with the recruitment team.” “After the successful completion of the training in 2010, I was appointed as Stenographer on contract and had chance to work with various other departments in the ISAC namely in the recruitment, technical and in IT as a personnel secretary” “Currently I’m working in the IT department as personnel secretary for Group Director Mr Rajeev Chethan, CCND and Mr Ramathan CND, with work scope of stenographer, transcribing notes into legal formats, letters and mails, Answering and forwarding calls, assisting in fixing up meetings” Also I had chance to work with few renounced pupil in ISRO namely Mr. Malik ex-Deputy Director, CMA. Mr. Mayavan, Ex Senior Admin officer. Why do you wish to join ISRO? “Next after the availability of science and technology I think the employees are the reason behind successful journey ISRO, and if this organization has a reputation or name in the field of science & space is because of them and I want to be a part of those people by which I will definitely groom my personality, knowledge and lifestyle and tomorrow when people appreciate this company I will feel proud to be the part of this organisation.” Where do you see yourself in five years?
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Personal Questions
Tell us about yourself!
"I am an outgoing person who interacts well with people, listen and understand to develop a deeper level
of understanding. I like to prioritize my works and focus on its completion and I’m very diligence”.
"I completed DCom in Sectorial practice, B.Com and now pursuing my Executive MBA at Christ
University, Bangalore. I started to my career at ISRO as commercial Apprentice during 2009,
immediately after completion of DCom, through campus recruitment, for tenure of one year and had a
chance to work with the recruitment team.”
“After the successful completion of the training in 2010, I was appointed as Stenographer on contract and
had chance to work with various other departments in the ISAC namely in the recruitment, technical and
in IT as a personnel secretary”
“Currently I’m working in the IT department as personnel secretary for Group Director Mr Rajeev
Chethan, CCND and Mr Ramathan CND, with work scope of stenographer, transcribing notes into legal
formats, letters and mails, Answering and forwarding calls, assisting in fixing up meetings”
Also I had chance to work with few renounced pupil in ISRO namely Mr. Malik ex-Deputy Director,
CMA. Mr. Mayavan, Ex Senior Admin officer.
Why do you wish to join ISRO?
“Next after the availability of science and technology I think the employees are the reason behind
successful journey ISRO, and if this organization has a reputation or name in the field of science & space
is because of them and I want to be a part of those people by which I will definitely groom my
personality, knowledge and lifestyle and tomorrow when people appreciate this company I will feel proud
to be the part of this organisation.”
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Five year down the line I would like to see myself as an important part of ISRO. I would like to see
myself as a more knowledgeable, well talented, experienced person, scaling to new heights. An efficient
employee who will be more competent in skills and whom a company would not want to lose in any
circumstances.
How do you relate your previous work experience will suit this job?
In my previous position, I used many of the same skills that are needed to do this job well. And been
working as a part of ISAC I feel that it will be easy for me to adopt towards the organization culture and
use my skills effectively. I feel my experience and contacts have prepared me for this step in my career."
Do you have any questions?
Thank you sir for giving me this opportunity, one question that I would like to ask is, what mistakes I
made during this interview, and in what fields I should work upon, so that I could improve myself?
ISRO QUESTIONS
What you know about ISRO?
“ISRO is the primary space agency of the Indian government. It is also one amongst the six largest
government space agencies in the world” “ISRO was established in 1969, under the administrative
control of the Department of Space, Government of India, headquartered in Bangalore”. With current
budget of Rs 66 billion (US$1.25 billion)
“The objective of ISRO is to develop space technology and its application to various national tasks.”
What are the various launch vehicles and satellites used in ISRO?
There are two major satellite systems namely Indian National Satellites (INSAT) for communication
services and Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites for management of natural resources.
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is used for launching IRS type of satellites and Geostationary
Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for launching INSAT type of satellites.
What are the various organizations or groups under ISRO?
1. Antrix Corporation Limited Bangalore
2. Applications Centre (SAC) Ahmedabad
3. Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) Bangalore
4. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) Dehradun
5. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) Thiruvananthapuram
6. Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU) Ahmedabad
7. ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) Bangalore
8. ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) Bangalore
9. Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS) Bangalore
10. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) Bangalore,
11. Master Control Facility (MCF) Hassan;
12. National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) Chittoor Space
13. National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) Hyderabad
14. North Eastern-Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) Shillong
15. Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) Ahmedabad
16. Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) Sriharikota
17. Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) Chandigarh
18. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Thiruvananthapuram
Who is the present chairman of ISRO?
1. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai (1963-1972)
2. Prof. M G K Menon (1972)
3. Prof. Satish Dhawan (1972-1984)
4. Prof. U R Rao (1984-1994)
5. Dr. K Kasturirangan (1994-2003)
6. Shri. G Madhavan Nair (2003-2009)
7. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan from 2010 to date -Present
What are the recent milestones of ISRO?
2012
Successful launch of GSAT-10 by Ariane-5 VA-209 from Kourou French Guiana (September 29, 2012).
ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C21 successfully launches SPOT 6 and PROITERES from
Sriharikota (September 09, 2012).
PSLV-C19 successfully launches RISAT-1 from Sriharikota (April 26, 2012).
2011
PSLV-C18 successfully launches Megha-Tropiques, Jugnu, SRMSat and VesselSat-1 from Sriharikota
(October 12, 2011).
PSLV-C17 successfully launches GSAT-12 from Sriharikota (July 15, 2011).
Successful launch of GSAT-8 by Ariane-5 VA-202 from Kourou French Guiana, (May 21, 2011).
PSLV-C16 successfully launches Three Satellites - RESOURCESAT-2, YOUTHSAT, X-SAT from
Sriharikota (April 20, 2011).
What is the first satellite launched by ISRO?
ISRO First Indian Satellite, Aryabhata, launched (April 19, 1975).
General Questions
Current affairs- India
1. FDI Issue- India allowed FDI; in aviation upto 49%, in Broadcast sector upto 74%, in multi-brand
retail upto 51% in single-brand retail upto 100%
2. Mamtha rift from UPA- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has pulled out of the UPA
coalition, in which her party was the second-largest member. All her central ministers resigned against
FDI on retail sector.
3. Pension & Insurance- Government approved the proposals allowing foreign investors to own up
to 49% in insurance firms and pension funds.
4. Robert Vadodara & DLF- Arvind Kejriwal alleges DLF of giving Rs. 300 crore property
to Robert Vadodara in exchange to lands from Haryana Govt, that was allocated to public projects
5. Coal Gate Scam- It is a political scandal concerning the Indian government's allocation of the
nation's coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies with losses officially pegged
at Rs 1.86 lakh crore
6. Irrigation scam: Costs of 38 irrigation projects in Vidarbha were increased from Rs 6,672 crore to
Rs 26,722 crore by the Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation.; This mind-numbing 300% cost
escalation of over Rs 20,000 crore was approved in a short span of three months between June and
August 2009. Under pressure, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar resigns and probe is been ordered
7. Kejirvals New political Party: Arvind Kejriwal on declared that he along with his team, is ready
to plunge into politics and started a new political party that is yet to be named
8. Pranab Mukherjee as president: Shri Pranab Mukherjee assumed office as the 13th President of
India on July 25, 2012,
9. Kingfisher Airlines: The Kingfisher Airlines financial crisis refers to a series of events that led to
severe disruptions within Kingfisher Airlines. Ever since the airline commenced operations in 2005, it
has been reporting losses. After acquiring Air Deccan, Kingfisher suffered a loss of over 1,000 crore
(US$189 million) for three consecutive years. By early 2012, the airline accumulated losses of over 7,000
crore (US$1.32 billion) with half of its fleet grounded and several members of its staff going on strike.
Kingfisher's position in top Indian airlines on the basis of market share had slipped to last from 2 because
of the crisis.
10. Telengana Issue: The Telangana movement refers to a group of related political activities
organised to support the creation of a new state of Telangana, from the existing state of Andhra Pradesh
in South India. The proposed new state corresponds to the Telugu-speaking portions of the erstwhile
princely state of Hyderabad. Recently on September 30 Telengana March was held at Hyderabad
demanding a separate state.
11. India at Olympics: This was India's most successful Olympics based on the medal standings,
winning a total of 6 medals (2 silver and 4 bronze), and doubling the nation's overall record in Beijing.
Two medals were awarded to the athletes in shooting and wrestling. India also set a historical milestone
for the female athletes who won two Olympic medals. Badminton player and world junior champion
Saina Nehwal became the first Indian athlete to win an Olympic bronze medal in the women's singles.
Boxer Mary Kom, on the other hand, lost to Great Britain's Nicola Adams in the semi-final match, but
settled for the bronze in the first ever women's flyweight event.
Silver Vijay Kumar Shooting Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
Silver Sushil Kumar Wrestling Men's 66 kg freestyle
Bronze Gagan Narang Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle
Bronze Saina Nehwal Badminton Women's singles
Bronze Mary Kom Boxing Women's flyweight
Bronze Yogeshwar Dutt Wrestling Men's 60kg Freestyle
12. Assam Violence: In July 2012 the Indian state of Assam saw outbreaks of riots between
indigenous Bodos and migrants of Bangladeshi origin. The first incident was reported to have taken place
on 20 July 2012As of 8 August 2012, 77 people had died and over 400,000 people were taking shelter in
270 relief camps, after being displaced from almost 400 villages. Eleven people have been reported
missing. 30,000 people from North East India have fled Bangalore after attacks and threats of more
attacks to come after Ramzan. Cities of Pune, Chennai and Hyderabad also witnessed an exodus of
people from the North East. In the national capital Delhi, rumours that people from the North-East will be
targeted, particularly after Ramzan, have started circulating sms. Union Home Ministry has banned bulk
SMS and MMS for 15 days to quell rumours and threats.
13. Fuel Price, Gas cylinder limitations: Govt raises diesel price, puts limit on LPG subsidy Rs.5 a
litre in diesel price and limits the number of subsidized gas cylinders to six per year. Current Petrol Price