Govt Job Alert: UPSC Opens Recruitment for Junior Scientific Officer – High Salary!

UPSC Junior Scientific Officer Recruitment 2025

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INVITES ONLINE RECRUITMENT APPLICATIONS (ORA) FOR RECRUITMENT BY SELECTION TO THE FOLLOWING POSTS*
(*: by using the website https://upsconline.gov.in/ora/)

VACANCY DETAILS

Vacancy Number: 25060832228

Post: Junior Scientific Officer (Toxicology)

Ministry/Administration: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department/Office: Directorate of Forensic Science Services

Organisation: Central Forensic Science Laboratories

Number of Posts and Reservation

Post Description

Pay Scale: Level-7 (Rs. 44,900-1,42,400/-) in the Pay Matrix as per CCS (R.P) Rules, 2016. (Total emoluments excluding T.A. & HRA at the time of initial appointment will be Rs. 44,900/- p.m. plus DA as applicable)

Age: Not exceeding 30 years as on normal closing date. Not exceeding 40 years for PwBDs as on normal closing date. Note: Relaxable for regularly appointed Central/U.T. Government Servants up to Five 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 Associateship diploma of the Institution of Chemist by examination* or Biochemistry or Pharmacology or Pharmacy or Forensic Science with Chemistry ** as one of the subjects during all the three years of Bachelors of Science Level from a recognized university.

B. Experience

Three years experience in research and analytical work in the field of Toxicology in any central and state organization or recognized institute or university or forensic science laboratories under Central Government and State Government.

Note-

(i) *Associateship diploma of the Institution of Chemist by examination qualification will be applicable only for the departmental scientists available on the date of notification of RR (Amendment)
(ii) **It is clarified that Chemistry as one of the subjects at B.Sc. is required only for holders of M.Sc. (Forensic Science).

Desirable Qualification(s): Experience of working in a forensic science laboratory.

Duty(ies):

Crime Case Examination, giving evidences in the Court of Law, Crime Scene Examination, providing guidance to the junior scientific staff for case analysis, R&D activities on Forensic Science and imparting training in the respective field of forensic specialization to the trainees from different investigating agencies/forensic science labs and other organizations.

Probation: Two years

Headquarters: Head Quarter is at New Delhi with Laboratory at Chandigarh, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Kamrup (Assam), Pune & Bhopal. In connection with performing duties, the officer may be required to serve in any part of India.

Other Details: The post is General Central Service, Group ‘B’, Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. The vacancy for the post is permanent.

Any Other Conditions:

1. Leprosy cured persons are suitable for the post of Junior Scientific Officer (Toxicology) in CFSLs subject to the condition that upper limbs are functioning normally.
2. Dwarfism persons are suitable for the post of Junior Scientific Officer (Toxicology) in CFSLs subject to normal mental status.
3. Acid Attack victims are suitable for the post of Junior Scientific Officer (Toxicology) in CFSLs provided their vision, mental status and hearing have not been impaired.
   *01 Vacancy is horizontally reserved for PwBD subcategories LV, HH, BL, OL, OA, OLA, LC, DW, AAV, SD & SI.
   **However, the said vacancy is a backlog PwBD reserved vacancy & governed by existing guidelines.

APPLICATION FEE:

(a) Candidates (Except Female/SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty five) only either by remitting the money in any branch of the SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of any bank or by using Visa/Master/Rupay/Credit/Debit Card/UPI payment.

(b) No fee for SC/ST/PwBD/Women candidates of any community. No “fee exemption” is available to Gen/OBC/EWS male candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.

(c) Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection would be entertained.

(d) Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstance nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

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