The Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru has announced the ISRO HSFC Medical Officer Recruitment 2026 under Advt No. HSFC:02:RMT:2026, dated 09 October 2026. The recruitment is for the post of Medical Officer – SD, with a total vacancy of 4 posts — one in General Medicine, one in Physiology and two in Aerospace Medicine. The application process for this recruitment is postal only: there is no online application, and candidates must send a typed, signed application in the prescribed format to HSFC so that it reaches on or before the last date, 08 November 2026.

Because the application is postal only, the question most candidates ask is how to apply offline for the ISRO HSFC Medical Officer post. The process is straightforward — download the advertisement and the Annexure-I application form from the official website hsfc.gov.in, fill the form in the prescribed format, attach the enclosures and the fee receipt, and send it by post to the HSFC address in Doddanekundi, Bengaluru. The last date to apply is 08 November 2026, and the fee payment last date is the same day, so the application and the fee must both be completed within this window.

The eligibility for the ISRO HSFC Medical Officer post is a postgraduate medical qualification on top of MBBS. For General Medicine, the requirement is MBBS plus MD or DNB in General Medicine (Internal Medicine); for Physiology, MBBS plus MD in Physiology; and for Aerospace Medicine, MBBS plus MD in Aerospace Medicine. A frequent question is whether candidates can apply after MBBS alone, and the answer is no — MBBS must be followed by the MD or DNB in the relevant discipline. The advertisement does not prescribe any post-PG experience requirement for any of the three disciplines, so a postgraduate who holds the required qualification in the relevant discipline meets the eligibility condition on that count.

Another question candidates search for is the ISRO HSFC Medical Officer age limit. For all three post codes, 01 to 03, there is no upper age limit in the advertisement. The advertisement also lists functional requirements for the post: sitting, standing, manipulation with fingers, reading and writing, and seeing. Candidates should match their qualification against the exact post code for their discipline before applying, because each post code carries its own discipline-wise qualification.

The ISRO HSFC Medical Officer salary is fixed in Pay Level-11, from Rs 67,700 to Rs 2,08,700. The basic pay is Rs 67,700 per month, and on top of basic pay the post carries NPA at 20% of basic pay along with DA, HRA and TA. Other benefits in the recruitment details include NPS / UPS, medical facilities, canteen, staff quarters in lieu of HRA, LTC, Group Insurance, HBA and Merit Promotion Scheme benefits. For doctors comparing this recruitment with other medical officer posts, the combination of Level-11 pay, the 20% NPA and the ISRO benefits package is the core of the salary structure.

The ISRO HSFC Medical Officer fee is Rs 750, payable by every candidate at the start through the BharatKosh / NTRP portal, and the fee receipt must be attached with the application. The fee comes with a refund: candidates who appear for the interview get a refund — Women, SC, ST, PwBD and Ex-Servicemen candidates get the full Rs 750 back, while other candidates get Rs 500 back. That leaves a net fee of Rs 0 for the exempt categories and Rs 250 for the rest. To receive the refund, candidates must give their bank account details in the application — holder name, account number, IFSC, bank and branch.

The selection process for the ISRO HSFC Medical Officer recruitment is screening plus interview, and the final selection is made only on interview performance. The application itself must be typed in the prescribed Annexure-I format and signed, with a passport-size photograph pasted and signed on it — the photograph must not be older than six months, must measure 7 cm × 5 cm, and must have a plain or white background. The enclosures to send with the application are self-attested copies of the educational qualification certificates and mark lists for MBBS and MD/DNB, age proof, work experience certificates if any, the NMC or State Medical Council registration certificate, the category certificate if applicable, the fee payment receipt, and the bank details for the refund. The envelope must be superscribed ‘APPLICATION TO THE POST OF MEDICAL OFFICER – SD, POST CODE NO: ___’ with the relevant post code filled in, and the application must reach the Administrative Officer, Recruitment Section, Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), ISRO, Department of Space, Doddanekundi, Bengaluru, Karnataka – 560037 by 08 November 2026. The interview date will be notified later, so candidates should check the official website hsfc.gov.in after applying.