Explained: ISRO's Brain Drain? Government Tightens Exit Rules as Private Space Takes Off

India wanted a space industry. Scientists quitting ISRO is how that happens

For the first time in India's history, talented aerospace engineers have meaningful alternatives to a government career. The resignations are a sign of the same.

Explained: ISRO's brain drain? Government tightens exit rules as private space takes off

Has India entered a new phase in its space journey?Reports suggest that more than 100 scientists and engineers have resigned or sought to resign from key ISRO centres, prompting the Department of Space to tighten resignation rules for personnel working on flagship missions like Gaganyaan.In this video, we explain:Why ISRO reportedly changed its exit policyWhich centres have seen the highest number of departuresWhat ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan has…

Why are scientists leaving India’s national space agency - and will tighter exit rules keep them there?

As India’s private spacetech sector takes off, competition for its most experienced scientists is raising questions about how the country can build a thriving commercial space industry without hollowing out the institution that helped make it possible.

More than 100 scientists have left ISRO in recent months: Is India's premier space agency losing its appeal?

ISRO's recent wave of scientist resignations has shifted attention from India's space achievements to a growing talent retention challenge. As private space companies offer faster career growth and greater autonomy, the exodus raises critical questions about whether the country's premier space agency must reform its work culture, career pathways and organisational structure to remain a destination for top scientific talent.

Curbing talent exodus: It’s deja vu for Indian Space Research Organisation

In the early 1990s, the information technology boom and campus recruitments dealt a blow to ISRO which was then on an expansion mode

ISRO Exits Signal Birth of India’s Private Space Industry

India’s private space industry is expanding rapidly, and the recent resignations of ISRO scientists are not a loss to the nation but a redis...