Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) established in 1942, is an Autonomous body under the aegis of Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India. It is 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
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has released its CSIR Recruitment 2023 for the post of Section Officer and Assistant Section Officer on the official website. A total of 444 vacancies have been released in which 76 posts are reserved for the Section Officer position and 368 posts are reserved for Assistant Section Officer position. The registration process started from 08 December 2023 and it will continue till 12 January 2024.
CSIR Recruitment 2023 | |
Organization | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
Post | Section officer and Assistant Section Officer |
Vacancy | Assistant Section Officer- 368 Section Officer- 76 |
Category | Recruitment |
Application Mode | Online |
Important Dates | 08 December 2023-12 January 2024 |
Selection Process | Stage I and Stage II |
Age limit | Maximum: 33 Years |
Education Qualification | University Degree |
Salary | Section Officer: (Rs. 47,600 –Rs. 1,51,100) and Assistant Section Officer: (Rs. 44,900 –1,42,400) |
Check the study plan here,
Paper 1:-
General Awareness
English Language & Comprehension
Paper 2:-
General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability
Paper 3:-
English/Hindi – Descriptive Paper
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 Marks | 02:00 Hours (120 Minutes) |
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 Marks | 02:30 Hours (150 Minutes) |
Paper - III | English/Hindi – Descriptive Paper
Essay, Precis and Letter/Application Writing | 150 Marks | 02 Hours (120 Minutes) |
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. |