RBI opens applications for lateral entry to 93 specialist posts, deadline January 6
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India has invited applications for lateral recruitment of professionals across multiple specialised roles, including data scientists, analysts and technology experts, to fill 93 vacancies. Interested candidates can apply through the central bank’s official website, rbi.org.in, with the application window closing on January 6, 2026.
The recruitment drive spans several departments. In the Department of Information Technology, vacancies include positions such as Data Scientist, Data Engineer, IT Security Expert, IT System Administrator, IT Project Administrator, AI/ML Specialist, IT-Cyber Security Analyst and Network Administrator. The Premises Department has openings for Project Managers, while the Department of Supervision accounts for the largest share of posts, covering roles related to credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, banking supervision, data analytics, policy research and programme coordination.
The application fee has been fixed at ₹100 plus GST for candidates belonging to SC, ST and PwBD categories. For candidates from the general, OBC and EWS categories ₹600 plus GST is the application fee. The fee, once paid, will not be refunded or adjusted against any other recruitment process.
Educational qualifications and professional experience requirements vary for each post. Candidates have been advised to refer to the detailed official notification to assess eligibility before applying.
According to the RBI, the selection process will involve an initial screening or shortlisting by a Screening Committee, followed by document verification and interviews, while the final decision on shortlisting and selection will be taken by the RBI Services Board. Candidates shortlisted for interviews will be informed through email via an official interview call letter.
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ISRO successfully conducts second integrated air drop test for Gaganyaan mission
New Delhi (PTI): Space agency ISRO has successfully conducted the second integrated air drop test (IADT-02) for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission at the space station in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota.
The system is essential to ensure a safe recovery of the crew module -- the capsule in which astronauts sit during a human flight -- during re-entry and landing.
Union minister Jitendra Singh congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for successfully conducting the test.
"Congratulations #ISRO for the successful accomplishment of Second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) for #Gaganyaan, India's first Human Space flight scheduled next year. The second Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-02) was successfully conducted at Satish Dhawan Space Station Sriharikota," Singh said in a post on X.
The IADT-02 follows the successful completion of the first IADT, which took place on August 24, 2025, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
Air drop tests recreate the last leg of a spacecraft's return to Earth. An aircraft or helicopter drops the spacecraft from a height to test various systems under different scenarios.
These are the deployment of the parachute system in case the mission is aborted mid-flight, system performance when one parachute fails to open and the spacecraft's orientation and safety during splashdown etc.
In the IADT-02 test, a simulated crew module, weighing about 5.7 tonnes, was lifted by an Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter to an altitude of about three kilometres and released over a designated drop zone in the sea, near the Sriharikota coast.
In a statement, the ISRO said, "Ten parachutes of four types were deployed in a precise sequence during the descent of the crew module, gradually reducing the velocity for safe touchdown. Subsequently, the simulated crew module was successfully recovered in coordination with the Indian Navy."
