CSIR SO Notification
CSIR Section Officer 2024: Important Details | |
Recruiting Body | CSIR |
Application Start | Coming Soon ! |
Last Date to Apply | Coming Soon ! |
Exam Date | Phase I: Coming Soon ! |
Post | CSIR Section Officer |
Vacancy | Coming Soon ! |
CSIR SO Application Fee
Candidates applying for the CSIR Section Officer Exam are required to pay the following application fee:
Category | CSIR Section Officer Application Fee (With Processing Fee Taxes) |
UR , OBC, and EWS Categories | INR 500 |
Women/SC/ST/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen/CSIR Departmental Candidates | NIL |
CSIR SO Age Limit
The age of the candidates applying for the post of CSIR Section Officer post must be as follows:
- Minimum age: 18 years
- Maximum age: 33 years.
CSIR SO Age Relaxation
Age Relaxation
S. No. | Category | Age Relaxation Permissible Beyond Upper Age Limit |
(i) | Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) | 5 Years |
(ii) | Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 Years |
(iii) | PwBD (Unreserved) | 10 Years |
(iv) | PwBD (SC/ST) | 15 Years |
(v) | PwBD (OBC) | 13 Years |
(vi) | Ex-Servicemen | 3 Years after deduction of actual military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date |
(vii) | CSIR Departmental Candidates | 5 Years |
(viii) | Any Other Category | No Age Relaxation |
CSIR SO Educational Qualification
CSIR Section Officer Examination Educational Qualifications
To be eligible for recruitment as CSIR Section Officer Examination, the candidate must have completed graduation from a recognized university/institute.
CSIR SO Exam Pattern
To score well in the examination, you must plan your preparation as per the CSIR Section Officer Examination Exam Pattern. The details of the same, explaining the sectional weightage, marking scheme, type of questions, etc., are given below.
- The questions asked will be objective.
- For every wrong answer, 0.33 marks will be deducted.
- All the papers will be bilingual (English & Hindi) except English Language Part of Paper – I.
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 of 0.33 marks for every wrong answer.) – English Language and Comprehension (50 Objective Type Questions of one mark each with a negative marking of 0.33 marks for every wrong answer.) | 150 | 02:00 Hours (120 Minutes) |
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| Paper II | General Intelligence, Reasoning, and Mental Ability | 200 | 02:30 Hours (150 Minutes) |
| Paper III | English/Hindi – Descriptive Paper – Essay, Precis, and Letter/Application Writing | 150 | 02:00 Hours (120 Minutes) |
CSIR SO Salary Structure
CSIR SO Salary Structure 2023 | |
Conducting Body | Council of Scientific & Industrial Research |
Post Name | Section Officer |
Pay Scale | Rs. 47,600 – 1,51,100/- |
Pay Level | Pay Level – 8, Cell – 1 |