Isro ranked fifth best place to work in India

Last year the space agency was placed at the 10th spot on the list.

German software major SAP was featured as the best place to work in India. SAP was followed by other global software and tech companies — Adobe, VMware, and Microsoft. Other international companies that made it to the list include Cisco and IBM.

Isro is also the only government-run company to be featured among the top 10 companies on the list. 

Indian online companies such as fashion marketplace Myntra, payments company Paytm and ecommerce major Flipkart also featured among the top 10 best companies to work in. Indian IT service providers Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Bengaluru-based Mphasis also made it to the list.

Since its inception in 1969, Isro has gained prominence and emerged to rank along with other space agencies such as Nasa of the United States, Russia’s Roscomos, China’s CNSA, among others.

Isro is currently working on its next lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, which is expected to be launched by November 2020. Other upcoming projects of Isro include Aditya L1, a mission to study the sun; Chandrayaan-3, the third lunar mission; and Gaganyaan, India’s first manned mission. Isro is also planning to build a mobile launchpad to help in launching its small satellite launch vehicle (SSLV) class of vehicles into space

According to the report, the companies that featured in this year’s list have consistently catered to the needs of their employees. Additionally, these companies have focused on providing satisfying work experience, as indicated by employee ratings on their employer dashboards.

The report, however, noted that despite the economic shifts, Indian job seekers still see greater scope for career advancement and work exposure in large international firms, which highlights the continuing dominance of MNCs in the list. 

“Companies that go beyond strategic workplace programmes to create a conducive work environment have been seen to have a positive impact on the employee’s perception of the organisation,” reports cited Sashi Kumar, managing director, Indeed India, as saying.

He said it is important for companies to work towards building an inclusive workplace and creating a culture of ownership and loyalty among their employees in order to increase overall productivity.

“Employer reputation is a key factor considered by job seekers when deciding which companies to apply to. It is therefore important for companies to be transparent and share employer information online through platforms where it can be accessed easily,” says the report.