Government of India
DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY (DAE)
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Training Schools
Invite
Engineering Graduates and Science Postgraduates
• Who would relish challenges in frontier areas of Science and Technology,
• Who would like to be part of an expanding programme of Nuclear Reactors, Accelerators
and Fuel Cycle Technologies,
• Who would enjoy pursuing innovative research in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry,
Biosciences, Geology
to apply for recruitment as
Scientific Officers (Group-A post of Government of India)
through its academic programs
OCES-2023 and DGFS-2023
TRAINING SCHEMES AND EMPLOYMENT DESCRIPTION
1. One Year Orientation Course for Engineering Graduates and Science
Postgraduates for the year 2023-2024 (OCES-2023) conducted at the BARC
Training Schools.
Biosciences (BS)
A Trainee
Scientific Officer (TSO), who scores a minimum of 50% aggregate marks on completion of
the Training Programme, is declared to have completed the course successfully.
Successful
TSOs will be posted as Scientific Officers in one of the following DAE units:
a) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai*,
b) Indira Gandhi Centre for
Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam,
c) Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced
Technology (RRCAT), Indore,
d) Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata,
e) Heavy Water Board (HWB), Mumbai*,
f) Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad*,
g) Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), Mumbai*,
h) Nuclear Power
Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), Mumbai*,
i) Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut
Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI), Kalpakkam*,
j) Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration &
Research (AMD), Hyderabad*,
k) Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL), Jaduguda*,
l) Directorate of Construction, Services and Estate Management (DCS&EM), Mumbai*
*These units have their Head Office at the indicated locations. Placement can be at the
Head Office or at other facilities of these units located in different parts of India.
Allocation of a successful OCES TSO to a DAE unit is carried out based on the
needs of DAE’s programmes and the TSO’s performance in the OCES programme.
DAE reserves the right to place TSOs in any of its other units also or the Atomic
Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).
Performance above a specified threshold in course work at the Training School will entitle
TSOs to a Post-Graduate Diploma or could earn them credits towards M.Tech./Ph.D.
programmes of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), a Deemed to be University.
During Training:
(i) Stipend and Allowances: OCES TSOs and DGFS Fellows are paid
a stipend of ₹ 55,000/- per month during the period of their Training.
Additionally, the
OCES TSOs are paid a one-time book allowance of ₹ 18,000/-.
(ii) DGFS Fellows are
reimbursed the tuition fee for M.Tech. programme and are additionally paid a one-time
Contingency Grant of ₹ 40,000/- per annum for two years to meet M.Tech. project related expenses. (iii) Boarding and Lodging in DAE or DGFS Institute Hostel respectively,
during Training, is mandatory.
SELECTION PROCESS
Selection to OCES/DGFS-2023 is a two-step process:
Screening to short-list candidates
followed by Selection Interview of the short-listed candidates.
Screening for Selection Interview is through two alternative channels:
(a) Online Screening Examination: It will be conducted in nine Engineering disciplines
(codes 21-29) and in four Science disciplines (codes 41-43 and 45) at more than forty cities
spread across India. The Online Screening Test for OCES/DGFS-2023 will be held in
March 2023. Travel Allowance is not paid for appearing in it.
(b) Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Score: Candidates will be
screened in for Selection Interview on the basis of a valid GATE-2022 or GATE-2023 score
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
A.Qualifying Degrees and Other Academic Requirements for OCES/DGFS-2023
For Biosciences Discipline (code 43): M.Sc. in Agriculture, Biochemistry,
Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Botany, Zoology, Plant
Science, Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Food Technology, Animal
Science, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and Biosciences with a minimum of 60%*
aggregate marks in M.Sc. as well as in B.Sc.; or B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Sc.(Tech.) only in
Food Technology with minimum of 60%* aggregate marks. M.Sc. applicants should have
at least one out of Physics or Chemistry or Biochemistry or Agriculture Chemistry as
a subject at the B.Sc. stage or at subsidiary and / or ancillary level in case of 5-year
integrated M.Sc.
Applicants opting to be considered on the basis of a GATE Score should
have a valid GATE-2022 or GATE-2023 Score in ‘Life Sciences’ or in ‘Biotechnology’.
Those having M.Sc. with specialization in subjects like Fisheries, Horticulture,
Forestry, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Marine Biology, Bio-analytical Sciences,
Bioinformatics, and Home Science etc. and B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Tech. in Biotechnology /
Genetic Engineering / Biomedical Engineering are NOT eligible
Important Dates (All Dates are Tentative and Applicants must visit Online
Application Portal https://www.barcocesexam.in regularly for updates)
Launching of Online Application Portal for OCES/DGFS-2023 01st February 2023
Last date for Online Application 02nd March 2023
Online Test 1st April – 2nd April
2023
Last date for candidates to upload their GATE-2023 score 24th March 2023
Display of List of candidates short-listed for Interview on Online
Application Portal 24th April 2023
Availability based option on Online Application Portal to select
Interview Slot for screened in candidates
24th April – 6th May
2023
Selection Interviews 16th May- 16th June
2023
Display of List of Candidates finally selected for OCES-2023 on
Online Application Portal 7th July 2023
Last Date for Selected OCES-2023
Candidates desirous of
DGFS to give details of M.Tech. admission in a DGFS institute 10th July 2023
Declaration of List of Applicants Selected for DGFS-2023 on
Online Application Portal
4th week of July
2023
Commencement of OCES-2023 7th August 2023
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