SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT IN INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT EXAMINATION, 2022
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: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will conduct an open competitive examination for recruitment to the post of Scientific Assistant in India Meteorological Department (IMD), Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post, in the Level 6 of the Pay Matrix as per the Recruitment Scheme formulated by the IMD and as per the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between IMD and SSC. The salient features of the recruitment areas under: 1.1. The Examination will be advertised by SSC based on vacancies intimated by IMD. 1.2. Applications from the candidates for the examination will be accepted through online mode only. 1.3. The Staff Selection Commission will conduct the examination in “Computer Based Examination” (CBE) Mode in Hindi and English, on Pan India basis depending on the number of applicants from different States and UTs. Call letters for the Computer Based Examination will be uploaded on the websites of the Regional Offices concerned of the Staff Selection Commission and a “Notice” about information regarding Admit Card/ Admission Certificate will be provided on the website of IMD. 1.4. The Document Verification will be conducted by the IMD. IMD will issue the Admission Certificates for DV to candidates through its website. A notice regarding the DV will also be uploaded on the website of the Commission. 1.5. The final result will be processed and declared by the Commission on its website. A ‘reserve panel/additional list’ of 50% candidates (category-wise) will also be prepared by the Staff Selection Commission in addition to the number of candidates selected as per the notified vacancies and the same will be provided to IMD in a sealed cover, not to be uploaded. The “Reserve Panel” will be valid for a period of one and half years from the date of declaration of result. 1.6. Court Cases/ RTI/ Public Grievances relating to Notice of Examination excluding issues related to IMD, on-line application, conduct of Computer Based Examination and preparation of Merit List would be handled by the Staff Selection Commission. The remaining court cases/ RTI/ Public grievances etc. will be handled by the IMD. 1.7. The process of cancellation of candidature of candidates found indulging in any malpractice or impersonation etc. during the conduct of Computer Based Examination will be handled by the SSC. 1.8. The cases of candidates found indulging in any malpractice or impersonation etc. during the conduct of the DV will be handled by the IMD. 1.9. Any representation regarding change (inclusion/exclusion) in the Merit List/ Reserve List due to wrong/incorrect DV data will be handled by the IMD.
2. TENTATIVE VACANCIES / RESERVATION:
2.1. Total Vacancies: About 990.
2.2. The number of vacancies is tentative and subject to variation.
2.3. Reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidates is available as per extant Government Orders. 2.4. The posts have been identified suitable for the persons suffering from disabilities of One Arm affected (OA) or One Leg affected (OL) and Dwarfism (Dw) or Acid Attack Victims (AAV). 2.5. The posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL) i.e. the candidate, on selection, may be asked to serve anywhere in the country
. 3. NATIONALITY / CITIZENSHIP:
3.1. A candidate must be either: 3.1.1. a citizen of India, or 3.1.2. a subject of Nepal, or 3.1.3. a subject of Bhutan, or 3.1.4. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or 3.1.5. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. 3.2. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (3.1.2), (3.1.3), (3.1.4) and (3.1.5) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. 3.3. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Examination but the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India