Central Electro Chemical Research Institute is one of a chain of forty national laboratories under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in New Delhi. is the largest research establishment for electrochemistry in South Asia. It serves as a launching pad for a multitude of technologies in the Indian electrochemical industry.
Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for the post of Junior Secretariat Assistant (GEN) in the CSIR - Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu on direct recruitment basis.
Designation - Junior secretariat Assistant (GEN)
Salary
The salary will be under Level-2, Cell-1 (Initial Basic Pay 19,900/-) with a Gross pay of 24,264/-.
Educational Qualification
The candidates who have passed 10+2/XII or it is equivalent and proficiency in computer typing speed and in using computer@ 35 w.p.m in English corresponding to 10500 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word.
Age Limit
The candidate must be 31 years of age.
Mode of Selection
a. The candidates who fulfill essential qualifications, age limit, etc will be allowed to attend the typing test on the computer.
b. The proficiency in computer typing speed and in using a computer will only be qualified in nature to appear for the competitive written examination.
c. The written test will consist of two papers (Paper-I & Paper-II). Paper-II will be evaluated only for those candidates who secure the minimum threshold marks (to be determined by the Selection Committee) in Paper-I.
d. Final merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks (performance) in the competitive written examination in Paper I & II.
e. The syllabus for the written test (Paper-I & Paper-II) for the post of JUNIOR SECRETARIAT ASSISTANT (GEN) is given below.
Benefits under Council Service
a. These posts carry usual allowances i.e. Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance (TA), etc., as admissible to the Central Government employees and as made applicable to CSIR-CECRI at Karaikudi.
b. The Council employees are also eligible for the accommodation of their entitled type as per CSIR Residence Allotment Rules depending on availability in which case HRA will not be admissible.
c. In addition to the emoluments indicated against each category of posts, benefits such as the applicability of New Pension Scheme (w.e.f. 2004 as adopted by Govt. of India), Medical Reimbursement, Leave Travel Concession, House Building Advance, Computer Advance, and CEA provisions are applicable, as per rules.
Age Relaxation
a. The upper age limit is, however, relaxable as per Government orders in force only in those cases where the post is reserved for respective categories, on the production of relevant certificate in the prescribed format signed by the specified authority at the time of test/examination. The SC/ST/OBC candidates who apply for unreserved (UR) posts will not be eligible for age relaxation.
b. Relaxation in upper age limit 10 years for Persons with Disabilities (total 13 years for OBCs in respect of the posts reserved for them) and 03 years after deduction of actual military service from their actual age in case of Ex-Servicemen.
c. Relaxation in age for widows, divorced women, and women judicially separated from their husbands and who are not re-married will be up to the age of 35 years (up to 38 years for OBC in respect of the posts reserved for them). The persons claiming age relaxation under this category would be required to produce the following documentary evidence:
i. In the case of a widow, the Death certificate of her husband together with the affidavit that
she has not remarried since.
ii. In the case of divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands, a certified copy of the judgment/decree of the appropriate court to prove the fact of divorce or the judicial separation, as the case may be, with an affidavit in respect of divorced women that they have not remarried since.
d. Age relaxation of 5 years will also be permissible to those who had ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir division of the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 1.1.1980 to 31.12.1989 subject to the production of a relevant certificate from the concerned authority.
e. There is no age limit for Departmental candidates (CSIR employees).
f. The date for determining the age limit, qualifications, and /or experience shall be the last
date for submission of Online Applications.
Application Fees
a. Candidates are required to remit/pay the application fee (non-refundable) of Rs. 500/- [Rupees five hundred only] (if applicable) through online mode viz. RTGS/NEFT/IMPS/Debit Card/Credit Card, etc to the following account and fill up the transaction details in the prescribed columns of the online application. No other mode of payment will be accepted.
Name of Account Holder: Director, CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Account Number: 737253625
Bank Name: Indian Bank, A-C Campus Branch, Karaikudi
IFSC Code : IDIB000A008
MICR No. : 630019203
b. The candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD/Women/CSIR Employees are exempted from payment of the application fee.
General Conditions/Information
a. The applicant must be a citizen of India.
b. The qualifications prescribed should have been obtained through recognized Universities/Institutions.
c. If any document/ certificate furnished is in a language other than Hindi or English, a transcript of the same duly attested by a Gazetted officer or notary is to be submitted.
d. As per rules, outstation SC/ST candidates called for tests will be paid to and fro single second class rail fare / ordinary bus fare from the normal place of his / her residence or that declared in the application or from the actual place of undertaking the journey in India, whichever is nearer to the place of the tests.
e. Application from employees of Government Departments, Public Sector Organisations, and Govt. funded research agencies will be considered only if forwarded through proper channels along with Vigilance clearance duly certified by the employer that the applicant if selected, will be relieved within one month of the receipt of the appointment order.
However, an advance copy of the application may be submitted before the closing date. Applications routed through the proper channel should reach The Administrative Officer, CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi-630003 at the earliest.
f. The application should be accompanied by self-attested copies of the relevant educational qualifications, technical qualifications, experience, SC/ST/OBC certificates (if applicable), etc. Applications incomplete in any respect or received after the due date or unsigned or without a photograph or without an application fee (if applicable) or applicable testimonials etc. are liable to be rejected.
g. In respect of the equivalent clause in Essential Qualification, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement, then the candidate is required to produce an order/letter in this regard, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated otherwise the Application is liable to be rejected.
h. Canvassing in any form and/or bringing in any influence, political or otherwise will be treated as a disqualification for the post.
i. The decision of the Director, CSIR-CECRI in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications, mode of selection, the conduct of test as per “CSIR Administrative Services (Recruitment & Promotion) Rules, 1982” as amended from time to time and not to fill up all or any of the posts will be final and binding on the candidates. No interim inquiry or correspondence will be entertained in this connection from any individual or his/her agency.
Mode of examination
The Examination will be either OMR type or Computer-based Objective type Multiple Choice Questions. The Level of the examination will be 12th based.
Exam Pattern
There will be two papers Paper - I and Paper II.
Paper II will be evaluated only for those candidates who secure the minimum threshold marks (to be determined by the Selection Committee) in Paper-I.
The Exam Pattern for Paper - I and Paper - II are
Paper - I
| Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
|---|
| Mental Ability Tests (General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Problem Solving, Situational Judgment, etc.) | 100 | 200 |
Two marks for each correct answer and there will be no negative marks on this paper.
Paper-II
| Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
|---|
| General Awareness | 100 | 150 |
| English Language | 50 | 150 |
| Total | 150 | 300 |
The Time allotted will be 1 hour and three marks for every correct answer and one negative mark for each wrong answer.
