Bureau of Indian Standnards (BIS) Scientist B Last Date:09-09-2011

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

Manak Bhawan, 9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002

Last Date: 09 September 2011 

Recruitment- Scientist-B Posts ( Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) )

Applications are invited from eligible/qualified candidates to fill up following posts :

Scientist-B : 115 posts (Mechanical /Metallurgy - 61, Civil - 22, Food/ Microbiology/ Bio Chemistry - 17, Electrical/ Electronics- 12. Computer Science/ Computer Engg. - 3) (SC-17,ST-9,OBC-32),

Out of 115 vacancies of SCIENTIST-‘B’, 17 vacancies are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC), 9 vacancies are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and 32 vacancies are reservedfor Other Backward Classes (OBC).

 

4. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

:

Discipline

(Science/Engineering/Technology)

Qualification

Mechanical/Metallurgy/Civil/Electrical./Electronics/

Food/Computer.

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or

Technology or equivalent with not less

than 60% marks (50% for SC/ST

candidates) in aggregate.

Food/Microbiology/ Bio Chemistry/Computer

Science/ Computer Engg.

Master’s Degree in Natural Sciences or

equivalent with not less than 60%

marks (50% for SC/ST candidates) in

aggregate.

Note

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or Technology or

be equivalent to the required percentage.

In case the candidates are obtaining grades in the final Bachelor’s Degree in EngineeringMaster’s Degree in Natural Sciences or equivalent, their grades should

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conditions as specified. Such candidates shall have to produce the original

certificates/final mark sheets of the qualifying degree at the time of interview.

The candidates whose final year result is awaited may also apply subject to fulfilling the

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separate permission and can apply directly.

Departmental candidates serving in BIS who fulfill the eligibility criteria will not require

5. AGE LIMIT

2011

per Central Government. The upper age limit for Departmental candidates serving in BIS

is 50 years.

a) SC/ST 5 years

b) OBC 3 years

c) PWD(Gen) 10 years

d) PWD(SC/ST) 15 years

e) PWD(OBC) 13 years

f) Ex-Servicemen 1) upto a maximum of three years in the case of Defence

Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with

any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a

consequence thereof.

(2) upto a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen

including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have

rendered at least five years Military Service as on

2011

assignment(including those whose assignment is due to be

completed within six month)otherwise than by way of dismissal

or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or (ii) on

account of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or

(iii) on invalidment.

(3) Upto a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs

who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years

Military Service as on

assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose

case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can

apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three

months notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of

appointment.

: The candidates must be between 21-27 years of age as on 9th September. Relaxation in upper age limit for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Ex-Servicemen etc. shall be as9th Septemberand have been released (i) on completion of9th September 2011 and whose

NOTE I:

The term ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as ex-servicemen in

the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as

amended from time to time.

NOTE II :

The age concession under para f(2) & (3) will not be admissible to Ex-Servicemen and

Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs who are released on own request.

NOTE III:

Notwithstanding the provision of age-relaxation under para (c), (d) & (e) above, a

physically disabled candidate will be considered to be eligible for appointment only if

he/she (after such physical examination as the appointing authority may prescribe) is

found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards for the concerned

posts to be allocated to the physically disabled candidates by the BIS.

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6. SELECTION PROCEDURE:

examination of 2½ hrs duration at their own expense. The question paper will be of two

parts with a total of 120 objective type questions with multiple choice answers.

Part I - consists of 80 questions on respective technical discipline as mentioned

in the advertisement.

Part II - consists of 40 questions on aptitude/analytical reasoning including

English.

The standard of questions will be of the level of Graduate Engineer or Post Graduate

Science of the discipline mentioned in the advertisement.

The examination will be conducted at Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and

Guwahati. Candidates should choose one of the Test City in the On-line Application form.

No change of Test City/Test Centre will be permissible at a later date. BIS, for

administrative reasons, however, reserves the right to direct the candidate to appear for

Written Test at any Test City other than the one chosen by the candidate

Eligible candidates will be required to appear in a written.

Candidates short-listed will be interviewed at New Delhi for which travelling expenses by

second class railway fare for to-and-fro journeys from normal place of residence by

shortest route shall be payable.

Appointment of successful candidates will be subject to medical fitness prescribed by the

medical authorities.

7. APPLICATION FEE AND MODE OF REMITTANCE:

(i) The application fee is

through

through electronic mode, candidates have to visit any Bank for depositing the fee through

NEFT mode. Transaction charges of the Bank shall be borne by the candidates.

(ii) No fee is required to be paid by SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen/PWD/Women Candidates.

(iii) For remittance of the fee through electronic transfer mode, the candidate shall visit any

Bank and the following particulars are to be provided to the Bank:

Full Name of the Beneficiary to

whom funds are to be remitted

Bureau of Indian Standards

Name of the Beneficiary Bank Syndicate Bank

Name of the Beneficiary Bank

Branch and place

Bureau of Indian Standards Branch, Manak

Bhawan, New Delhi 110002

IFSC Code of the Beneficiary Bank SYNB0009084

Account number of the Beneficiary to

which the funds are to be remitted

CA No. 90841010000094

(iv) A sixteen digit (Alpha Numeric) reference number will be given by the respective Bank

after depositing the fee. This sixteen digit reference number is to be mentioned in the

appropriate column while filling the application form online.

(v) Candidates are advised to keep the receipt of remittance of fee with them for future

reference and the same shall have to be produced at the time of interview.

750/- and is Non-Refundable. The payment of the fee shall beNational Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) mode only. For remittance of fee

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8. HOW TO APPLY:

(i)

of submission of applications will be accepted under any circumstances

Candidates are required to apply On-Line through BIS website . No other means/mode.

(ii)

currency of this recruitment process. Registration number, password, Admit Card for

Written Test and Call Letter for Interview or any other important communication will be

sent through the registered e-mail ID. The candidates are, therefore, requested to check

regularly their e-mail for any communication from BIS. Under no circumstances, the

candidate should share/mention e-mail ID to/ or any other person.

Admit Card for written test will not be sent by post.

Candidates should have a valid personal e-mail ID. It should be kept active during thePlease note that the

(iii)

application. Any mistake committed by the candidate shall be his/her sole responsibility.

Candidates should take utmost care to furnish the correct details while filling in on-line

No corrections/modifications are allowed once the online application is registered

.

(iv)

details/documents are readily available with the candidate:

a)

and signature as per the specifications given below:

Before starting to fill up the On-line application, make sure the followingPHOTOGRAPH and SIGNATURE: Scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph

i) Photograph Image:

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Photograph must be a recent passport style colour picture.

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preferably white, background.

Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured,

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Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face.

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yourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no

harsh shadows.

If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place

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If you have to use flash, ensure there's no "red-eye".

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eyes can be clearly seen.

If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your

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allowed but it must not cover your face.

Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is

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Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred).

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Size of file should be between 20kb–50 kb.

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size of the file is more than 50 kb, then adjust the settings of the scanner

such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during the process of

scanning.

Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50kb. If the

ii) Signature Image:

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The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.

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person.

The signature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any other

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necessary.

The signature will be used to put on the Hall Ticket and wherever

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examination does not match the signature on the Admit Card, the

applicant will be disqualified.

If the Applicant’s signature on the answer script, at the time of the

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Please scan the signature area only and not the entire page.

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Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred).

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Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb.

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Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20kb.

iii) Scanning the photograph & signature:

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Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch)

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Set Color to True Color

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File Size as specified above

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then use the upload editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified

above).

Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature,

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The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is :

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listing the folder files or moving the mouse over the file image icon.

image01.jpg or image01.jpeg Image dimensions can be checked by

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signature in .jpeg format not exceeding 50kb & 20kb respectively by using

MS Paint or MS Office Picture Manager. Scanned photograph and

Candidates using MS Windows/MSOffice can easily obtain photo and

signature in any format can be saved in .jpg format by using ‘Save As’

option in the File menu and size can be reduced below 50 kb

(photograph) & 20 kb(signature) by using crop and then resize option

(Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the pixel size) in the ‘Image’ menu.

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Similar options are available in other photo editor also.

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message will be displayed.

If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error

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provided with a link to upload his photograph and signature.

While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will be

iv) Procedure for Uploading the Photograph and Signature:

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There will be two separate links for uploading Photograph and Signature

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Click on the respective link “Upload Photograph / Signature”

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Signature file has been saved.

Browse and Select the location where the Scanned Photograph /

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Select the file by clicking on it

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Click the ‘Open/Upload’ button

b)

Alpha Numeric) number and other details i.e. Date of Deposit, Name of the Bank, Branch

Address, etc.

c) Academic qualification as per eligibility criteria.

d) Personal details.

Applicant’s Fee Payment Challan issued by the Bank containing NEFT (sixteen digits

(v)

Candidates are now ready to Apply On-Line by re-visiting the BIS website and going to

the option “

SCIENTIST B IN BIS”

(vi)

Numeric) reference number regarding remittance of fee.

Fill up all the information desired in the form correctly alongwith sixteen digits (Alpha

(vii)

Application Form at the appropriate places.

Carefully fill in the necessary details from the Fee Payment Challan in the On-Line

(viii)

in.

Fill in all other required information. Ensure that all Bio-data details are correctly filled

(ix)

registered, the candidate shall be sent a copy of application form in his/her e-mail i.d.

The candidates are required to open their e-mail and take Print-out of the application

on A-4 Size Paper and retain it after signing the same for future requirements.

do not send this print out to Bureau of Indian Standards.

After applying on-line, and getting the confirmation that the application has beenPlease

(x)

for re-registration since multiple registration number and password may create problem

for candidates in future. In case of multiple registration, the candidature may be

cancelled/rejected without any further notice/intimation to the candidate.

On Successful registration of on-line application, candidates are advised not to attempt

(xi)

Examination etc., will be sent to the candidates at their registered e-mail ID. The

candidates are required to take a print-out of their Admit

Card. The candidate can also download their Admit Card from the BIS website

using their Registration Number and the Password. Candidates will not be

allowed to enter the examination hall without valid Admit Card.

Admit Card for written test, containing the details of the Centre/Venue for the

(xii)

submit the same to Room Invigilator on the day of written examination without which

the candidate will not allowed to write the written examination.

Candidates are advised to bring photocopy of Application Fee deposit Challan and

(xiii)

date and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fees to avoid the possibility of

disconnection/ inability/failure to log on the BIS

Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply on-line much before the closing’s website on account of heavy load on

internet/website jam.

(xiv)

submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for

any other reason beyond the control of the BIS.

The BIS does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to

(xv)

mode of application shall be accepted.

Please note that the above procedure is the only valid procedure for applying. No other

(xvi)

required to

Candidates serving in Govt/Quasi Govt. offices, Public Sector undertakings aresubmit ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer at the time of

interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered.

(xvii)

cleared by the BIS. However, in cases where a candidate had appeared in the written

examination or even if, called for the interview and such candidate does not fulfill any

of the laid down selection criteria, his/her candidature will automatically be treated as

cancelled at any stage.

candidate must ensure that he/she fulfills all the eligibility criteria as laid down

Mere issue of Admit Card will not imply that his/her candidature has been finallyTherefore, before submitting the application, the

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in this advertisement. His/ her candidature will be purely provisional subject to

eligibility verification before appointment.

(xviii)

conditions shall be final and binding. No correspondence will be entertained in this

regard.

The decision of the BIS about the mode of selection to the post and eligibility

9. ACTION AGAINST MISCONDUCT

(i)

particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated or should not suppress any material

information

Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish anywhile filling up the ‘on-line’ application.

(ii)

(a) Using unfair means during the examination or

(b) Impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or

(c) Misbehaving in the examination hall or taking away question

booklet/answer sheet from the examination hall

(d) Resorting to any irregular means in connection with his/her candidature

during selection process

(e) Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any means

Such candidates in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution,

may also be liable to be:

At any stage of recruitment, if a candidate is or has been found guilty of

(a)

Disqualified from the examination hall

(b)

recruitment.

Debarred either permanently or for a specified period from any examination/

10. IMPORTANT SERVICE CONDITIONS:

(i)

competitive examination, shall furnish a surety bond in the form specified by the Bureau,

for serving the Bureau for a minimum period of three years. If he/she decides to leave the

service either by resignation or absence from service without permission earlier than

three years from the date of employment, he/she shall be required to reimburse the

Bureau six months

for a shorter period in which case he/she shall be required to reimburse the full amount

drawn by him/her.

SURETY BOND: A candidate, on appointment to the post of Scientist-B through’ emoluments at the rate last drawn by him unless he/she has worked

(ii)

PROBATION: 2 Years.

(iii)

encashment for 15 days in a year.

SERVICE BENEFITS: Leave/LTC/Medical benefits are admissible including Leave

(iv)

POSTING: Anywhere in India.

(v)

CAREER PROSPECTS: Scientific Cadre Officers of this Organization are presently

covered under the ‘Flexible Complementing Scheme’ as applicable to various Scientific

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Organizations with promotions based on performance and assessment or as applicable

from time to time.

10. OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:

(i) Candidates are required to apply through ON-LINE only. No documents/certificates

and application form are required to be sent to BIS by post.

(ii) BIS will accept fee through Electronic Transfer only. The fee sent other than

Electronic transfer will not be accepted.

(iii) Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fee once paid will

not be refunded on any count nor can it be held reserve for any other recruitment

or selection process.

(iv) Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification of candidature.

(v) In case of any dispute on account of interpretation of this advertisement in version

other than English, the English version shall prevail.

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