CSIR Recruitment 2024 – The Council of Our 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.
The CSIR is recruiting Section Officer(SO) and Assistant Section Officer(ASO) through an entrance test known as CASE 2023( Combined Administrative Services Examination)
COMBINED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES EXAMINATION – (CASE – 2023) CSIR Recruitment 2024
Official website: https://www.csir.res.in/
- Section Officer (SO) and Assistant Section Officer (ASO).
Eligibility: University Degree
| SI. No. | Title | Start Date | Closing Date | Last date of fee submission | Exam Date |
| 1. | Section Officer (SO) and Assistant Section Officer (ASO). | Dec 8, 2023 | Jan 12, 2024 | Jan 14, 2024 | Feb 2024 (Tentative). |
| Post Name | Number of Vacancies |
| Section Officer | 76 |
| Assistant Section Officer | 368 |
| Total | 444 |
Age Upto 33 years
Application Fee Rs.500 for General/OBC/EWS
Rs. Nil for SC/ST/PWBD/Ex-Servicemen/CSIR Department Candidates
Relaxation in the Upper Age Limit:
| SI. No. | Category | Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit |
| 1. | SC/ST | 5 years |
| 2. | OBC | 3 years |
| 3. | PwBD(Unreserved) | 10 years |
| 4. | PwBD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| 5. | PwBD (OBC) | 13 years |
| 6. | Ex-Servicemen | 3 years after deduction of the actual military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date |
| 7. | CSIR Department Candidates | 05 years |
| 8. | Any Other Category | No age Relaxation |
Scheme of CSIR Recruitment 2024 Examination
| Paper | Subject | Max Marks | Time |
| Paper-I | General Awareness and English Language and Comprehension-General Awareness (100 Objective Type Questions of one mark each with negative marking @ 0.33 marks for every wrong answer.)English Language and Comprehension English Language & Comprehension (50 Objective Type Questions of one mark each with negative marking @ 0.33 marks for every wrong answer.) | 150 | 2 Hours |
| Paper-II | General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability (200 Objective Type Questions of one mark each with negative marking @ 0.33 marks for every wrong answer.) | 200 | 2.30 Hours |
| Paper – III | English/Hindi – Descriptive Paper Essay, Precis and Letter/Application Writing | 150 | 2 Hours |
| Interview | Interview carrying 100 marks for the post of Section Officer (Gen/F&A/S&P) only | ||
| CPT | Computer Proficiency Test carrying 100 marks for the posts of Assistant Section Officer (Gen/F&A/S&P) only. CPT is Qualifying in nature |
Paper– I, Paper- II and Paper- III will be common and compulsory for all the posts.
All the papers will be bilingual (English & Hindi) except English Language Part of Paper – I which will be in English only
Selection Procedure of CSIR Recruitment 2024
The selection process goes through three phases
First the candidates who secure minimum threshold marks in aggregate out of 350 marks in Paper-I and Paper-II will be invited for Paper III which is Descriptive Paper
Candidates who secure the minimum threshold marks in Paper– I, Paper- II and Paper- III in aggregate out of 500 marks will be called for Interview. Interview carries 100 marks.
The total marks for the post of Section Officer (Gen/F&A/S&P) will be 600.
Final Select/Wait List will be prepared keeping in view the number of vacancies and total marks obtained by the candidates, subject to securing the minimum threshold marks
For the post of Assistant Section Officer (Gen/F&A/S&P) only :
Candidates who secure the minimum threshold marks in aggregate out of 350 marks (Paper – I and Paper – II) will be called for Paper-III (Descriptive Paper) and Computer Proficiency Test (CPT). CPT is Qualifying in nature and Marks obtained in CPT will not be counted towards final marks.
(ii) The total marks for the post of Assistant Section Officer (Gen/F&A/S&P) will be 500, excluding CPT. (iii) Final Select/Wait List will be prepared to keep in view the number of vacancies and total marks obtained by the candidates, subject to securing the minimum threshold marks and qualifying marks in CPT.
2. Engagement of Project staff in various streams in the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library Unit( CSIR-TKDL Unit)
| SI. No. | Title | Start Date | Closing Date | Exam Date |
| 1. | CSIR-TKDL Unit | Dec 8, 2023 | Dec 25, 2023 till 5:00PM | To be announced |
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