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8/2/2019 Detailed Advertisement 2011

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Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), a statutory body under the administrative control ofMinistry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Govt. of India responsible foractivities in the field of Standardization, Product and System Certification, Hallmarking ofGold/Silver Jewellery, Laboratory Testing etc., in the country, offers excellent career opportunitiesto bright, young, dynamic personnel & invites applications for recruitment to 115 post ofSCIENTIST-B in the Pay Scale of Rs. 15600-39100+Grade Pay Rs.5400 plus allowances asapplicable.

1. IMPORTANT DATES:

Opening Date for On-Line Registration of Application 20th

August 2011

Closing Date for On-Line Registration of Application 9th

September 2011

2. No. of Posts: The total number of vacancies is 115 in various disciplines as per detailsgiven below:-

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).

The detailed advertisement is available on the BIS Website: www.bis.org.in.

Last date for submission of online application is 9th

September 2011

Note: The vacancies advertised above are subject to change at the discretion of BIS.

3. Reservation / Definitions for persons with Disabilities (PWD):

(i) Four vacancies which include one backlog vacancy shall be reserved, as follows, for

Persons with Disabilities. The candidates having Orthopedically Handicapped (OH),Visually Impaired (VI) and Hearing Impaired (HI) shall be eligible to apply.

Type of Disabilities Number of vacancy

Orthopaedically Handicapped(OH)

1

Visually Impaired (VI) 1

Hearing Impaired (HI) 2

(ii) Orthopedically Handicapped (OH) A person having not less than 40% physicalimpairment with disability of such type with which the independent mobility is not affected,is eligible to apply.

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDSManak Bhawan, 9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002

Website : http://www.bis.org.in

Discipline(Science/Engineering/Technology)

Number of vacancies

Mechanical /Metallurgy 61

Civil 22

Food/ Microbiology/ Bio Chemistry 17

Electrical/Electronics 12

Computer Science/Computer Engg. 3

Total 115


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(iii) Visually Impaired (VI) - A person having not less than 40% visual impairment is onlyeligible to apply.

(iv) Hearing Impaired (HI) Hearing Impairment means loss of sixty decibels or more in thebetter ear in the conversational range of frequencies.

(v) Reservation for Persons with Disabilities shall be on horizontal basis. Selectedcandidates will be placed in the appropriate category.

(vi) A person who wants to avail the benefits of reservation under the above categories wouldhave to submit a Disability Certificate issued by a Competent Authority in the formatgiven in Annexure-I of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Departmentof Personnel & Training under OM No. 336035/3/2004-Estt(Res) dated 29 Dec 2005, atthe time of interview.

(vii) Use of Scribe

A scribe to write the written examination on behalf of a Visually Impaired or

Orthopedically Handicapped candidate whose writing speed is affected by Cerebral

Palsy may be used. In all such cases, where a scribe is used, the following rules apply:

a) Candidate will have to arrange his own Scribe at his own cost.

b) The Scribe may be from any academic stream.

c) The academic qualification of the Scribe should be one grade lower than the

stipulated minimum eligibility criteria and the Scribe should possess less

marks than the candidate.

d) Both the candidate and the scribe should give a suitable undertaking confirming

that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria as mentioned above. In

case it later transpires that the scribe did not fulfill any of the laid downeligibility criteria or had suppressed material facts, the candidature of the

applicant shall stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the written

examination.

e) Candidates who use scribe will be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every

hour of the examination.

4. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Discipline(Science/Engineering/Technology)

Qualification

Mechanical/Metallurgy/Civil/Electrical./Electronics/

Food/Computer.

Bachelors Degree in Engineering or

Technology or equivalent with not lessthan 60% marks (50% for SC/STcandidates) in aggregate.

Food/Microbiology/ Bio Chemistry/ComputerScience/ Computer Engg.

Masters Degree in Natural Sciences orequivalent with not less than 60%marks (50% for SC/ST candidates) inaggregate.

Note:-

In case the candidates are obtaining grades in the final Bachelors Degree in Engineeringor Technology or Masters Degree in Natural Sciences or equivalent, their grades shouldbe equivalent to the required percentage.


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The candidates whose final year result is awaited may also apply subject to fulfilling theconditions as specified. Such candidates shall have to produce the originalcertificates/final mark sheets of the qualifying degree at the time of interview.

Departmental candidates serving in BIS who fulfill the eligibility criteria will not requireseparate permission and can apply directly.

5. AGE LIMIT: The candidates must be between 21-27 years of age as on 9th

September2011. Relaxation in upper age limit for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Ex-Servicemen etc. shall be asper Central Government. The upper age limit for Departmental candidates serving in BISis 50 years.

a) SC/ST 5 yearsb) OBC 3 yearsc) PWD(Gen) 10 yearsd) PWD(SC/ST) 15 years

e) PWD(OBC) 13 yearsf) Ex-Servicemen 1) upto a maximum of three years in the case of DefenceServices personnel disabled in operations during hostilities withany foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as aconsequence thereof.

(2) upto a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemenincluding Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who haverendered at least five years Military Service as on 9

thSeptember

2011 and have been released (i) on completion ofassignment(including those whose assignment is due to becompleted within six month)otherwise than by way of dismissalor discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or (ii) onaccount of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or

(iii) on invalidment.

(3) Upto a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOswho have completed an initial period of assignment of five yearsMilitary Service as on 9

thSeptember 2011 and whose

assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whosecase the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they canapply for civil employment and that they will be released on threemonths notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer ofappointment.

NOTE I:The term ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as ex-servicemen inthe 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 andCommissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs who are released on own request.

NOTE III:Notwithstanding the provision of age-relaxation under para (c), (d) & (e) above, aphysically disabled candidate will be considered to be eligible for appointment only ifhe/she (after such physical examination as the appointing authority may prescribe) isfound to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards for the concernedposts to be allocated to the physically disabled candidates by the BIS.


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6. SELECTION PROCEDURE: Eligible candidates will be required to appear in a writtenexamination of 2 hrs duration at their own expense. The question paper will be of twoparts with a total of 120 objective type questions with multiple choice answers.

Part I - consists of 80 questions on respective technical discipline as mentionedin the advertisement.

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

The standard of questions will be of the level of Graduate Engineer or Post GraduateScience of the discipline mentioned in the advertisement.

The examination will be conducted at Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai andGuwahati. 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, foradministrative 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.

Candidates short-listed will be interviewed at New Delhi for which travelling expenses bysecond class railway fare for to-and-fro journeys from normal place of residence byshortest route shall be payable.

Appointment of successful candidates will be subject to medical fitness prescribed by themedical authorities.

7. APPLICATION FEE AND MODE OF REMITTANCE:

(i) The application fee is 750/- and is Non-Refundable. The payment of the fee shall be

through National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) mode only. For remittance of feethrough electronic mode, candidates have to visit any Bank for depositing the fee throughNEFT 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 anyBank and the following particulars are to be provided to the Bank:

Full Name of the Beneficiary towhom 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 110002IFSC Code of the Beneficiary Bank SYNB0009084Account number of the Beneficiary towhich the funds are to be remitted

CA No. 90841010000094

(iv) A sixteen digit (Alpha Numeric) reference number will be given by the respective Bankafter depositing the fee. This sixteen digit reference number is to be mentioned in theappropriate column while filling the application form online.

(v) Candidates are advised to keep the receipt of remittance of fee with them for futurereference and the same shall have to be produced at the time of interview.


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8. HOW TO APPLY:

(i) Candidates are required to apply On-Line through BIS website www.bis.org.in. No other

means/mode of submission of applications will be accepted under anycircumstances.

(ii) Candidates should have a valid personal e-mail ID. It should be kept active during thecurrency of this recruitment process. Registration number, password, Admit Card forWritten Test and Call Letter for Interview or any other important communication will besent through the registered e-mail ID. The candidates are, therefore, requested to checkregularly their e-mail for any communication from BIS. Under no circumstances, thecandidate should share/mention e-mail ID to/ or any other person. Please note that theAdmit Card for written test will not be sent by post.

(iii) Candidates should take utmost care to furnish the correct details while filling in on-lineapplication. Any mistake committed by the candidate shall be his/her sole responsibility.

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

(iv) Before starting to fill up the On-line application, make sure the followingdetails/documents are readily available with the candidate:

a) PHOTOGRAPH and SIGNATURE: Scanned (digital) image of his/her photographand signature as per the specifications given below:

i) Photograph Image:

Photograph must be a recent passport style colour picture.

Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured,preferably white, background.

Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face.

If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or placeyourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are noharsh shadows.

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

If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and youreyes can be clearly seen.

Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear isallowed but it must not cover your face.

Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred).

Size of file should be between 20kb50 kb.

Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50kb. If thesize of the file is more than 50 kb, then adjust the settings of the scannersuch as the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during the process ofscanning.

ii) Signature Image:

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

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

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


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If the Applicants signature on the answer script, at the time of theexamination does not match the signature on the Admit Card, theapplicant will be disqualified.

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

Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred).

Size of file should be between 10kb 20kb.

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

iii) Scanning the photograph & signature:

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

Set Color to True Color

File Size as specified above

Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature,then use the upload editor to crop the image to the final size (as specifiedabove).

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

o image01.jpg or image01.jpeg Image dimensions can be checked bylisting the folder files or moving the mouse over the file image icon.

Candidates using MS Windows/MSOffice can easily obtain photo andsignature in .jpeg format not exceeding 50kb & 20kb respectively by usingMS Paint or MS Office Picture Manager. Scanned photograph andsignature in any format can be saved in .jpg format by using Save Asoption 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.

Similar options are available in other photo editor also.

o If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an errormessage will be displayed.

o While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will beprovided with a link to upload his photograph and signature.

iv) Procedure for Uploading the Photograph and Signature:

There will be two separate links for uploading Photograph and Signature

Click on the respective link Upload Photograph / Signature

Browse and Select the location where the Scanned Photograph /

Signature file has been saved. Select the file by clicking on it

Click the Open/Upload button

b) Applicants Fee Payment Challan issued by the Bank containing NEFT (sixteen digitsAlpha Numeric) number and other details i.e. Date of Deposit, Name of the Bank, BranchAddress, etc.

c) Academic qualification as per eligibility criteria.d) Personal details.

(v) Candidates are now ready to Apply On-Line by re-visiting the BIS website and going tothe option Click here to Apply On-Line under RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OFSCIENTIST B IN BIS.


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(vi) Fill up all the information desired in the form correctly alongwith sixteen digits (AlphaNumeric) reference number regarding remittance of fee.

(vii) Carefully fill in the necessary details from the Fee Payment Challan in the On-LineApplication Form at the appropriate places.

(viii) Fill in all other required information. Ensure that all Bio-data details are correctly filledin.

(ix) After applying on-line, and getting the confirmation that the application has beenregistered, 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 applicationon A-4 Size Paper and retain it after signing the same for future requirements. Pleasedo not send this print out to Bureau of Indian Standards.

(x) On Successful registration of on-line application, candidates are advised not to attemptfor re-registration since multiple registration number and password may create problemfor candidates in future. In case of multiple registration, the candidature may becancelled/rejected without any further notice/intimation to the candidate.

(xi) Admit Card for written test, containing the details of the Centre/Venue for theExamination etc., will be sent to the candidates at their registered e-mail ID. Thecandidates are required to take a print-out of their AdmitCard. The candidate can also download their Admit Card from the BIS websiteusing their Registration Number and the Password. Candidates will not beallowed to enter the examination hall without valid Admit Card.

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

submit the same to Room Invigilator on the day of written examination without whichthe candidate will not allowed to write the written examination.

(xiii) Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply on-line much before the closingdate and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fees to avoid the possibility ofdisconnection/ inability/failure to log on the BISs website on account of heavy load oninternet/website jam.

(xiv) The BIS does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able tosubmit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or forany other reason beyond the control of the BIS.

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

mode of application shall be accepted.

(xvi) Candidates serving in Govt/Quasi Govt. offices, Public Sector undertakings arerequired to submit No Objection Certificate from their employer at the time ofinterview, failing which their candidature may not be considered.

(xvii) Mere issue of Admit Card will not imply that his/her candidature has been finallycleared by the BIS. However, in cases where a candidate had appeared in the writtenexamination or even if, called for the interview and such candidate does not fulfill anyof the laid down selection criteria, his/her candidature will automatically be treated ascancelled at any stage. Therefore, before submitting the application, thecandidate must ensure that he/she fulfills all the eligibility criteria as laid down


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in this advertisement. His/ her candidature will be purely provisional subject toeligibility verification before appointment.

(xviii) The decision of the BIS about the mode of selection to the post and eligibilityconditions shall be final and binding. No correspondence will be entertained in thisregard.

9. ACTION AGAINST MISCONDUCT

(i) Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any

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

information while filling up the on-line application.

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

(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:

(a) Disqualified from the examination hall

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

recruitment.

10. IMPORTANT SERVICE CONDITIONS:

(i) SURETY BOND: A candidate, on appointment to the post of Scientist-B throughcompetitive 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 theservice either by resignation or absence from service without permission earlier thanthree years from the date of employment, he/she shall be required to reimburse theBureau six months emoluments at the rate last drawn by him unless he/she has workedfor a shorter period in which case he/she shall be required to reimburse the full amountdrawn by him/her.

(ii) PROBATION: 2 Years.

(iii) SERVICE BENEFITS: Leave/LTC/Medical benefits are admissible including Leaveencashment for 15 days in a year.

(iv) POSTING: Anywhere in India.

(v) CAREER PROSPECTS: Scientific Cadre Officers of this Organization are presentlycovered under the Flexible Complementing Scheme as applicable to various Scientific


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Organizations with promotions based on performance and assessment or as applicablefrom time to time.

10. OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:

(i) Candidates are required to apply through ON-LINE only. No documents/certificatesand application form are required to be sent to BIS by post.

(ii) BIS will accept fee through Electronic Transfer only. The fee sent other thanElectronic transfer will not be accepted.

(iii) Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fee once paid willnot be refunded on any count nor can it be held reserve for any other recruitmentor 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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