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Benefits of Joining ISRO
Indian Space Research organisation is known as one of the largest Indian organizations filled with people having high skills and knowledge. The Indian Space Research organisation not only provides a decent salary but also lends a reputation and decent lifestyle to its employees. Following are some of the benefits of the Indian Space Research organisation:
The best benefit to work in ISRO is job security. You get long-time employment along with the promise of safety for your job. Allowances and pay in the Indian Space Research organisation are comparatively better than many other Indian Jobs. Reputation is also one of the best things you get when you add the Indian Space Research organisation to your resume. Indian Space Research organisation employees are also liable for their pension after retirement. Other facilities provided by ISRO are Medical facilities for you and your family members, a Limited Housing facility, Travelling Concessions, advance on House Construction, Group Insurance, a Subsidised canteen, House Rent Allowance, etc. I hope this will help you.

No, Maths is not compulsory for all posts in the Indian Space Research Organisation. If you want to join as a Scientist or Engineer (SC), then yes you have to study math in class 10+2. After which you can do a Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Technology/Master of Science and join the Indian Space Research Organisation. If your Diploma in engineering you can let join as a Technical Assistant. Even here you would be studying mathematics. If you do not opt for Maths go for the commerce or arts stream still you can join the Indian Space Research Organisation in the administration or account area either as an assistant, admin officer, account officer, purchase and stores officer, etc. I hope this will help you.

Most college-level entrance exams' general knowledge section consists of static GK and CA such as awards. To prepare for the GK section in these exams, you can divide preparation into two parts:
1. Static GK Part: This consists of sections such as Science, geography, and history. It can be prepared using any reputable GK book, such as those from Arihant, Odisha Publication, or Lucent. You need to observe trends in questions and memorize important facts related to that exam, such as the XAT.
2. Current Affairs part: For this section, you need to follow a monthly CA magazine to keep track of important current events. Based on the exam's requirements, you can make notes about people in news, awards, policies, etc. Most of these exams do not ask difficult GK questions, and basic information is sufficient to score passing marks.

ISRO recruits students for the posts of SC. The exam is conducted for various streams like CSE, ECE, and ME. The exam has two phases Written and Interview. ISRO Exam Preparation Strategy for ECE branch:
1- Cover the syllabus thoroughly: The syllabus for the Indian Space Research Organisation exam is not publicly stated, but we have tried including the syllabus based on the weightage review of previous papers, which will aid students in their preparation for the ISRO exam. Smart work is key in this process as the students are expected to build conceptual clarity as well as a strong foundation on all topics and that too in a particular time frame.
2- Study Plan:
The next most imp thing that students need to do is list out all the imp topics according to their marks weightage in the previous year's question papers. This will help them immensely in the preparation process.
3- Test Series:
Test series are the most imp part of any competitive examination. Students should attend mock tests to evaluate their preparations before finally sitting for the examination. This will help you to improve your weak area and give you confidence for exams.
4- Other Imp Tips:
Students should skip irrelevant subjects and focus on the essentials. This would save you time and effort. Graduate Aptitude Tests in Engineering and Indian Space Research Organisation exams are very similar in terms of questions asked, difficulty level, syllabus, etc. So, students who are preparing for GATE have an upper hand in the ISRO examination. Syllabus: Electromagnetics, Communications Systems, Electronic Devices, Networks, Analog Circuits, Digital circuits & Microprocessors, Control Systems, Signals and Systems, Microwave Engineering
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Questions asked in the Indian Space Research Organisation examination are completely similar to that of the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering syllabus. Candidates need to prepare for the Indian Space Research Organisation examination based on the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering syllabus and undergraduate curriculum. ISRO examines the previous year's questions. Previous year's questions of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, Defence Research and Development Organisation, etc. Indian Space Research Organisation questions are based on facts, formulas, methods, and techniques.

The KMAT exam is conducted by the Karnataka Private Postgraduate College Association. The admission process through the KMAT entrance exam is as follows:
1. Register for KMAT by filling out an application form at the official KMAT portal.
2. After the successful announcement of KMAT results, the participating colleges will start the admissions process.
3. Based on available seats in each course, the colleges will announce course-wise cutoffs.
4. Those who meet the cutoffs for their respective colleges must apply on the college's official website.
5. Some colleges will conduct an interview or group discussion round with shortlisted candidates for admission.
6. Some other colleges admit students based on their academic scores at graduation and KMAT scores.
7. After this, colleges will publish a list of selected candidates in each course who will have to pay the course fee by the due date.

ISRO Interview Questions for the CSE branch:
1- Introduce yourself.
2- What Is The Full Form of ISRO?
3- Who is the co-founder of the Indian Space programme?
4- When Was the Department of Space constituted?
5- When Was ISRO Formed?
6- Why don't we have pointers in Java?
7- Why C+ is different from Java?
8- How many spanning trees are possible from complete graph?
9- How do we calculate those?
10- What is the formula for cyclomatic code complexity?
11- What is a Real-time operating system?
12- What are the characteristics of a real-time operating system?
13- What is regression testing?
14- Do we run entire tests every time a new feature gets added or only some tests?
15- What is smoke testing?
16- What is a binary semaphore?
17- Where do we use them?
18- What are the conditions for deadlock?
19- What are live lock and deadlock?
20- What is an interrupt?
21- What are the two modes in Linux or UNIX? I hope this will help you.

PROS of Indian Space Research organisation:
1- You can not get more technical work anywhere than in the Indian Space Research organisation. One of them works at cutting-edge technologies nowhere in India one gets such opportunities.
2- The responsibilities you will be holding will be far lesser than most of the Indian Engineering Service officers do for the same salary or better salary.
3- you may maintain a Greater work-life balance. You may spend more time with your family members. At least in most cases.
4- There is organizational PRIS (20 percent basic) and individual PRIS. Not present in Indian Engineering Service.
5- There are no transfers and stable postings unless you ask for them. PROS of Indian Engineering Service:
1- The social status and respect of an Indian Engineering Service officer are unmatched by a Science/engineer in the Indian Space Research organisation. You may get a vehicle that you can not dream of in at least 25 years of service in the Indian Space Research organisation.
2- There are no interviews for promotions and it is time-based that is salary won't get affected. Trust me I have seen who got dropped/delayed promotion since it is performance based in the Indian Space Research organisation.
3- You can move to other ministries/departments on a deputation basis which is not possible in the Indian Space Research organisation. You will stick in the same department for most of your career even if you don't like it in the Indian Space Research organisation. Apart from all these, you can always become great through dedication and hard work in both Indian Engineering Service and Indian Space Research organisation.

The level of difficulty of the exam is the same in both the KPGCET and the KMAT. The PGCET is conducted by KEA for MBA and other postgraduate courses, whereas the KMAT is for MCA and MBA courses in private colleges.
1. Due to eligibility requirements, competition for KMAT is higher than for PG CET because it is a national-level exam.
2. This leads to a higher score requirement at top colleges accepting KMAT. Unlike with PGCET, where you are assigned a college based on rank.
3. The level of difficulty of the questions varies from year to year in KMAT. Most of the moderate-to-difficult questions on the KMAT are in the reasoning and quantitative sections.
4. Since there is no negative marking, candidates can find both exams at their moderate level.
5. The GK questions in the PG CET can be challenging due to the vast syllabus, but mostly the question level is easier.

First, a bit of a background. I did my mechanical engineering from a decent state level university college and I got placed into IBM in the final year. Having no other options, I joined IBM after college. But I wanted to work in a field of my engineering background, and so I also took up GATE coaching at ACE Academy. I got a rank of ~4000 in GATE 2016. Since I didnt get into any PSU or IIT with this rank, I had to continue looking for other options, which is when I applied to ISRO. Now, coming to the experience, let me give you an overview of the selection process. There's 2 stages for ISRO recruitment. First is a written exam, 80 questions, 90 minutes. 3 marks for correct answer and a negative mark for each wrong answer. You can look up the syllabus on their website. The board uses the exam as a way to shortlist candidates for the interview. Your selection depends only on your performance in the interview. The candidates are called for the interview in the ratio of around 89 candidates per post. For preparing for the exam I only revised the notes I had prepared for GATE and then went through all previous year question papers. I bought this book which had previous question papers for ISRO and DRDO. (MADE EASY Publications). I felt the ISRO exam requires time management as we had to answer more questions in lesser time for this exam (unlike GATE where time constraint is not felt). To get used to this, I set a timer and wrote the previous exam papers as though I am writing the actual exam. Then I made a list of questions I made mistakes in, and a list of theoretical questions for which I didnt know the answer. Revised these questions again before the exam once. I managed to get 140/240. The cutoff was around 130 I think. I was requested to come to NRSA Hyderabad for the interview. I contacted one of my tutor from ACE academy and requested for help in preparing for the interview. He arranged a mock interview with the senior faculty at ACE. The director of the institute also spoke to me and gave me tips to prepare for the interview. A big thanks to all of them :). The reporting time for the interview was 8 AM. But I was the second last person to be interviewed and my interview happened at 9 PM. Despite the long and boring wait, I went into the interview hall with a lot of energy and a big smile on my face. There were 6 panel members and a chairman. The chairman asked me to explain what I work at IBM (I work on an ERP tool). Then he asked me to explain.

Both the KMAT and MAT exams are conducted for admission to management courses. These exams differ in the following ways:
1. The KMAT score is mostly accepted in Karnataka management colleges, whereas the MAT score is accepted in more than 800 management colleges.
2. The KMAT is conducted once a year, whereas the MAT is conducted four times a year.
3. The KMAT is comparably tougher than the MAT. The MAT exam is more convenient to take as it is available in three modes.
4. In contrast to MAT scores, KMAT enables qualified students to request a fee waiver in their designated B school.
5. The KMAT registration fee is lower than MAT. The KMAT registration fee is Rs. 800, whereas the MAT fee is Rs. 1850.
6. The MAT has a 0.25 negative marking for wrong answers, whereas the KMAT has no negative marking.