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Somnath Mali, a student from Sarkoli, Pandharpur, located in Maharashtra has become the first student to get a job as a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He will be
working as a scientist at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Somnath holds a B.Tech in mechanical engineering and was pursuing mechanical design from the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. "I applied for Isro in 2016, but I was not able to clear my written exams then. In 2019, on the basis of my MTech degree, I applied for this ISRO
job. I got selected on June 2, 2021 as a senior scientist," said Mali in a statement to _India Today_. Somnath's parents work as farmers in their village, and him achieving these
feats in his career is nothing short of a moment of pride for the family. He secured the 916th rank in the GATE exam, following which he received admission in IIT, Delhi. (With inputs from
_India Today_). Published: 18 Jun 2021, 4:58 PM IST