Vacancy Details
| Vacancy Number | 25050603624 |
| Post | Scientific Officer (Chemical) |
| Classification | |
| Ministry/Administration | Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution |
| Department/Office | Department of Consumer Affairs |
| Organisation | National Test House |
Number of Posts and Reservation
| UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | PwBD | Total |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Post Description
| Pay Scale | Pay Level-08 as per 7th CPC |
| Age | Not exceeding 30 years as on normal closing date. Not exceeding 30 years for Economically Weaker Section candidates as on normal closing date in respect of vacancies reserved for them. Not exceeding 33 years for Other Backward Class candidates as on normal closing date in respect of vacancies reserved for them. Not exceeding 35 years for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates as on normal closing date in respect of vacancies reserved for them. Note- Relaxable for regularly appointed Central/U.T. Government Servant upto 05 years as per instructions/ orders issued by Govt. of India from time to time. For age concession applicable to some other categories of applicants, please see relevant paragraphs of the ‘Instructions and Additional Information to Candidates for Recruitment by Selection.’ |
| Essential Qualification (s) |
A. Educational- Master’s Degree in Chemistry or Master’s Degree in Microbiology or Degree in Chemical Technology or Degree in Chemical Engineering from a recognised University or Institute. B. Experience- 01 Year’s experience in an analytical or Chemical Testing Laboratory Or 01 year’s Experience of Research & Development work or analysis of ores, Minerals, Metals or Oil & Fuel and various Organic and Inorganic products or paint or polymer materials. Note 1- Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in case of candidates otherwise well qualified. Note 2- The qualification(s) regarding experience is/are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to Schedule Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, if any stage of selection, the Commission is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them. |
| Desirable Qualification (s) | |
| Duty(ies) | The duties and responsibilities of the said post include testing & evaluation of concerned laboratory samples and Scientific Officer will work in connection with the Development of Testing methods for these materials. Scientific Officer will also be responsible for performing the day to day work of Scientist ‘B’ (Chemical) in his absence including issuing the samples to Scientific Assistant and signing of test certificates. |
| Probation |
02 (Two) years Note- Mandatory Induction Training of two to four weeks as devised and sponsored by the National Test House in the field of duties and responsibilities of the post, as part of probation. |
| Headquarters | Head Quarter in Kolkata. Candidate is liable to serve anywhere in India in NTH’s Regional Offices. |
| Other Details | General Central Service, Group ‘B’, Gazetted, Non-Ministerial, Level-08 in pay matrix. The post is permanent. |
| Any Other Conditions | |
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