As many as 6 officers have been promoted from the grade of Scientist ‘H’ to the grade of ‘Outstanding Scientist’. Accordingly,
- Aravamuthan S, VSSC
- Venkitakrishnan PV, VSSC
- Rajkumar Arora, SAC
- Sam Dayala Dev D, VSSC
- Lalithambika VR, VSSC
- Renji K, ISAC