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01 December, 2024
COMBINED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE EXAMINATION– 2023 (CASE – 2023)
Mon 11 Dec, 2023
COMBINED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES EXAMINATION – 2023 (CASE – 2023)
DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF “SECTION OFFICER (GEN/F&A/S&P)” AND “ASSISTANT SECTION OFFICER (GEN/F&A/S&P)
”ADVERTISEMENT NO: E-I/RC/2023/1
TOTAL NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 444
| Start date and time of submission of Online Application Form& Payment of Application Fee (online) through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI. | 08/12/2023 (Friday) 17:00 Hrs |
| Last Date and time of submission of Online Application Form(Thereafter website link will be disabled) | 12/01/2024 (Friday) 17:00 Hrs |
| Last Date and time of submission of Online Application Fee(Thereafter website link will be disabled) | 14/01/2024 (Sunday) 17:00 Hrs |
| Tentative Date of Stage I Examination | February, 2024 |
| Tentative Date of Stage II Examination | Will be Notified on the CSIR Website |
| Issue of Admit Card / Call letter to the valid registered candidates | Will be Notified on the CSIR Website |
| About CSIR | The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) established in 1942, is an autonomous body under the aegis of the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science& Technology, Government of India. It is the Nation’s premier Scientific Industrial R&D Organization and has a dynamic network of 36 national laboratories, 39 outreach centers,1 Innovation Complex, and three units with a Pan-India presence across the country. CSIRin pursuit of its mandate to develop and nurture S&T manpower in the country envisages a transformed work culture with a young and dynamic knowledge workforce that would facilitate and support multifarious initiatives that have been taken up in the CSIR. For more details about CSIR, kindly refer to our website https://www.csir.res.in/Administration is part and parcel of CSIR for its growth and development. Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for the following administrative posts. |
CSIR/Govt. of India strives to have a workforce that reflects gender-balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
1. Details of the vacancy positions/qualification etc
(a) Section Officer (Gen/F&A/S&P)- Vacancy Code: 2023101
| No. of Posts &reservation status | Classification and PayLevel / Pay Matrix | Essential Qualification | Age Limit |
| No. of Posts: 76[Category-wise breaks up are given at Sl. No.2 (a)] | Group B (Gazetted)Pay Level – 8, Cell – 1(Rs. 47,600 –Rs. 1,51,100) | University Degree | Not exceeding 33 years |
(b) Assistant Section Officer (Gen/F&A/S&P)- Vacancy Code: 2023102
| No. of Posts &reservation status | Classification and PayLevel / Pay Matrix | Essential Qualification | Age Limit |
| No. of Posts: 368[Category-wise breaks up are given at Sl. No.2(b)] | Group B (Non-Gazetted)Pay Level – 7, Cell – 1(Rs. 44,900 –1,42,400) | University Degree | Not exceeding 33 years |
| Abbreviations :Gen: General; S&P: Stores & Purchase; F&A: Finance & Accounts |
| Note: The number of vacancies indicated against each Vacancy code is provisional and may increase or decrease. |
| Preference for Posts/Cadres: Candidates will give their preference for the Posts viz. Section Officer (SO) and Assistant Section Officer (ASO) and Cadresviz. General (Gen), Finance & Accounts (F&A), and Stores & Purchase (S&P) in the Online application. “Allocation of cadrei.e. General, Finance & Accounts and Store & Purchase to the candidates from amongst select panel shall be decided byCSIR on merit cum preference”. |
EVALUATION
a) Tentative Answer Keys of the Computer Examinations will be made available to the candidates through the CSIR website, after the Examination. Candidates may go through the answer key and submit online representation within the time limit and represent on payment of Rs.100/- per question, which is non-refundable. Representations received through any other mode e.g. letter, application, email, etc. will not be entertained. Representation regarding the Answer keys will be scrutinized before finalizing the answer keys and the decision of the CSIR in this regard will be final.
b) There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/re-checking of the scores of any Stage of the examination. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.
c) Marks scored by the candidates in examinations, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be normalized by using a formula and such normalized scores will be used to determine the final merit and cut-off Mark. The formula will be decided by CSIR and will be notified subsequently through the CSIR website.
Benefits under Council Service:
(a) The posts carry usual allowances i.e. Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance(TA), etc. at Central Government rates as applicable to the employees of the Council at the place of posting. Council employees are also eligible for accommodation of entitled type as per CSIR Residence Allotment rules depending on availability in which case HRA will not be admissible.
(b) In addition to the emoluments indicated against each category of posts, benefits such as reimbursement of medical expenses, Leave Travel Concession, House Building Advance, etc. are available as applicable to Council employees.
(c) The posts will be governed by the New Pension System applicable w. e. f. 01.01.2004 as notified by the Government of India and adopted by CSIR vide their letter number 17/68/2001-E.II, dated 23.12.2003, and other instructions issued on the subject. However, persons selected from other Government Departments/ Autonomous Bodies/ PublicSector Undertakings/ Central Universities having Pension Scheme on Govt. of India pattern will continue to be governed by the existing Pension Scheme i.e. CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021, as per rules.
Examination Centre
(a) The examination will be conducted at the venues given in the respective call letters.
(b) No request for change of center/venue/date/session for Examination shall be entertained.
(c) CSIR, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centres and/ or add some other Centres, at its discretion, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc.
(d) CSIR also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any center other than the one he/she has opted for.
(e) The candidate will appear for the examination at the Examination Centre at his/her own risk and expense and CSIR will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.
(f) Multiple attendance/ appearances in the online examination and/ or interview will be summarily rejected/candidature canceled
How to Apply
1. Applicants working in Government Departments shall be required to intimate to their Department / Office and have to submit a “No Objection Certificate” / “Intimation to the office” from their employer at the time of document verification or when asked to submit, failing which their candidature will NOT be considered. CSIR will not accept any person online or deputation basis.
2. Eligible candidates are required to apply online through the CSIR website: website i.e.
3. No other mode of application will be accepted.
4. The candidates have to remit the application fee of Rs.500/- through NET Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card/UPI.
5. Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Persons with Benchmark Disabilities/Women/Ex-Servicemen/CSIR Employees are exempted from submission of application fee.
6. Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit the online application much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability or failure to login to the CSIR website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days.
7. Not more than one application should be submitted by any candidate. In case of multiple applications, only the latest valid (completed) application will be retained and the application fee/ intimation charges paid for the other multiple registration (s) will stand forfeited. Multiple attendance/ appearances in the online examination and/ or interview will be summarily rejected/ candidature canceled.
Guidelines for Online Application
DETAILED GUIDELINES/PROCEDURES FOR
A. APPLICATION REGISTRATION
B. PAYMENT OF FEEL
IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE NOTED BEFORE REGISTRATION Before
applying online, candidates should-
(i) Scan their: -
Latest Photograph (Size: less than 50 kb)(Application with blurred/fake/fabricated photograph shall be summarily rejected)
Signature (with black ink on plain White Paper), (Size: less than 50 kb)(Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted.)
(ii) Keep the necessary details/documents ready to make Online Payment of the requisite application fee/intimation charges (Debit Card/Credit Card/Online Banking/UPI).
(iii) Have a valid personal email ID and mobile no., which should be kept active till the completion of this recruitment Process. Intimation may be sent to download call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID and mobile no. before applying online and must maintain that email account and mobile number.
Full Notification
Official Notification