USAC Recruitment 2026 – Walkin for 5 Junior Project Fellow, Field Assistant Posts

The walk-in interview for USAC Recruitment 2026 is on 4 November 2026 at 10:30 AM. The Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (उत्तराखण्ड अन्तरिक्ष उपयोग केन्द्र), Department of Information Technology, Suraaj and Science Technology, Government of Uttarakhand, Upper Amwala, Nalapani, Dehradun-248008, has issued Advertisement No. 10/2026 for 4 Junior Project Fellow posts and 1 Field Assistant post. The posts are on contract under various ongoing projects funded by the state government. The fixed remuneration is Rs. 24,000/- plus 16% House Rent Allowance per month for Junior Project Fellow and Rs. 18,000/- plus 16% House Rent Allowance per month for Field Assistant.

USAC Recruitment 2026 Walk-in Interview Date, Time and Venue

The official notification does not specify the application fee.

About USAC

The Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (U-SAC) is a centre of the Department of Information Technology, Suraaj and Science Technology, Government of Uttarakhand, at Upper Amwala, Nalapani, Dehradun-248008. The posts in this advertisement are for various ongoing projects under the Centre that are funded by the state government. The Director, U-SAC, signs the advertisement.

Posts and Eligibility

USAC has advertised 5 posts in total. Each post has its own qualification, age limit and pay, as shown below.

Junior Project Fellow

• Essential qualification: Post Graduate degree with 55% marks from any recognised university in Remote Sensing and GIS / Environment Science / Geoinformatics / Life Science / Forestry / Geography / Earth Science / Hydrology and Physics subject.
• Reserved category candidates: a minimum of 50% marks is required.
• Desirable: Preference will be given to researchers who have:
  • appropriate knowledge of RS/GIS related software;
  • experience of field work in areas of Uttarakhand;
  • experience of working in various image processing, remote sensing and GIS based projects or industries;
  • experience of working with GPS;
  • appropriate computer knowledge.
• Age limit: maximum 28 years for the general category.

Field Assistant

• Essential qualification: Graduate degree from any recognised university and appropriate computer knowledge.
• Desirable: basic knowledge of operating a computer and experience of working in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand.
• Age limit: maximum 42 years for the general category.

Age Limit and Relaxation

The age limit is 28 years for Junior Project Fellow (JPF) and 42 years for Field Assistant. Age is counted as on 1 January 2026. Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Class candidates get age relaxation as per rules.

For the discipline-specific eligibility of each post, check the official notification.

What to Bring

Candidates attend the walk-in interview with an application addressed to the Director, Uttarakhand Space Application Centre, Dehradun. The notice names these items:

• Application addressed to the Director, Uttarakhand Space Application Centre, Dehradun
• Original records (मूल अभिलेख)
• Other certificates
• Aadhaar card
• Passport-size photograph
• Photocopies of all certificates and of the Aadhaar card, plus a passport-size photograph, attached to the application (this is compulsory)

Important Instructions

• The appointments are on contract basis against temporary project posts. Appointment will be made for the various projects until March 2027.
• If a candidate's work is not found satisfactory, the Centre reserves the right to end the contract at any time.
• The positions end automatically once the fixed period of the projects is over.
• A candidate engaged under the project has no possibility of absorption or regularisation in any post at the Uttarakhand Space Application Centre.
• No TA/DA will be paid for attending the interview.
• The Centre reserves the right not to fill the vacant posts.
• The decision of the Director, U-SAC, is final and binding in all matters.

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