Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC), DRDO

Dr. Prem Shanker Goel, took over as the Chairman RAC on 3^rd Dec 2008. Also, he is President Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor (Honorary) at ISRO Headquarters, Bangalore.

He did BE (Electrical Engineering) from MBM Engineering College, University of Jodhpur, ME (Applied Electronics and Servomechanism) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Ph. D from Bangalore University. After ME in 1970, he joined Satellite Systems Division, Space Science and Technology Centre (Now Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre) Trivandrum and started working on Attitude Control System for satellite RS-1. In 1972, he moved to Bangalore, as part of the Indian Scientific Satellite Project (ISSP) and worked on spin control system of first Indian Satellite ‘Aryabhata’, spin Axis Orientation Control System of Bhaskara I and II, to do remote sensing from spin stabilized satellites.

Dr. PS Goel

Chairman RAC

With transformation of ISSP to ISRO Satellite Centre, Dr. Goel led the development of Satellite Attitude control in ISRO and brought many new initiatives, like developing biased momentum 3 Axis attitude control system for first Indian Communication Satellite APPLE, developing zero momentum biased 3 Axis attitude control system for remote sensing series IRS-1A onwards, developing 3-axis attitude control system for highly stable INSAT-2A/2B for communication and Met imaging from Geostationary orbit, ultimately taking over as Director of the ISRO Satellite Centre in 1997. Dr. Goel was instrumental in the development of spot imaging satellite TES with 1 meter resolution in 2001. He led the studies on first Indian Mission to moon, Chandrayaan-1.

In 2005, Dr. Goel moved to Delhi as Secretary, Department of Ocean Development and reorganized it into Ministry of Earth Sciences, in mission mode, integrating Atmospheric Sciences and Technology and Seismology into the existing ocean related Science and Technology and was the first Chairman, Earth Commission. He laid the foundation of modernization of India Meteorology Department with state-of-the-art atmospheric observation system. He was instrumental in numerical modeling based modern forecasting system, establishing Indian Tsunami Warning System, commissioning Third Station at Larsman Hills at Antarctica, the Technology Development Program for low temperature thermal desalination from sea water and development of ocean technologies like deep ocean drilling and manned submersible.

Recent Awards/ Honors to his credit

	Padmashree by Government of India (2001)
	Outstanding Achievement Award of ISRO 2007
	GP Chatterjee Memorial Award for design and development of satellite technologies by Indian Science Congress Association (2003)
	Vikram Sarabhai Award - Indian Science Association - 2007
	Aryabhata Award of Astronautical Society of India 2005
	Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
	Fellow of National Academy of Sciences India
	Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences
	Fellow of INSA
	Fellow of Third World Academy
	Hariom Ashram Prerit Vikram Sarabhai Award in 1983
	VASVIK Award in 1992
	Om Prakash Bhasin Award in 1995
	Vigyan Gaurav Award of UP Government in 2002
	FIE Foundation Award in 2005

Chairman's Message

Dear viewer,

Welcome you to the RAC through this information window. The Recruitment and Assessment Centre (RAC) has now rendered over two decades of dedicated services to the DRDO. The RAC undertakes nine major mission mode programmes related to recruitment, assessment, training & research of DRDS scientists making it one of the largest centres for scientific manpower recruitment in India. These programmes include Scientist Entry Test (SET), Campus Selection from almost 28 National Institutes including IITs, NITs & IISc, IT BHU, Central Universities etc, Direct recruitments at entry and lateral levels, ROSSA (Registration of Students with Scholastic Aptitude), Adhoc scientist appointment scheme for NRIs and assessment of scientists working in DRDO institutions under Flexible Complimenting Scheme.

In order to make the Recruitment & Assessment systems more efficient and relevant to the need of DRDO, we have launched a unique R&D Programme on “Scientific Performance Measurement Methodologies”. An advanced study cell has been set up at RAC for conducting research investigations. We wish to incorporate research findings into our recruitments and assessments so as to make them more relevant to the DRDO needs.

We have introduced several measures to modernize RAC to facilitate online submission of applications, computer aided screening of applications, audio/ video interviewing, CCTV monitoring of interview administrative processes and web based information systems. We, at RAC, constantly strive to achieve high level of excellence in whatever assignments we undertake. This has been adequately demonstrated in RAC getting ISO 9000:2001 accreditation in a record 8 months time.

RAC would strive for providing best human resource to DRDO and find right person for each assignment.

Once again, I thank you immensely for visiting the RAC website, we look forward to receive your valued suggestions.

- Dr. P.S. Goel

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Former Chairmen RAC

No.	Name	From	To
9	Sh. M Natarajan	5 Nov 2008	2 Dec 2008
8	Dr. KV Raghavan	19 May 2004	30 Sep 2008
7	Dr. VK Aatre	1 Nov 2003	18 May 2004
6	Dr. P. Rodriguez	1 Nov 2000	31 Oct 2003
5	Dr. VK Aatre	1 Jul 2000	31 Oct 2000
4	Dr. SK Joshi	1 Jul 1997	30 Jun 2000
3	Dr. CS Jha	1 Jul 1994	30 Jun 1997
2	Sh. RK Garg	15 Jul 1990	30 Jun 1994
1	Prof. Sampath	10 Sep 1986	15 Jul 1990

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