Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Training Schools (OCES/DGFS-2015)

BARC Training Schools provide two Training Schemes to deserving candidates ambitious of pursuing a rewarding career in Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology and who would relish challenges in frontier areas of Science & Technology, who would like to be part of an expanding program of nuclear power / research Reactors, Accelerators and Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technologies, and who would enjoy pursuing innovative research in frontier areas of Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Bioscience, Geology and Geophysics.

One-year Orientation Course for Engineering Graduates and Science Postgraduates for the academic year 2015-2016 (OCES-2015) will be conducted at the five BARC Training Schools situated at Mumbai, Kalpakkam, Indore and Hyderabad. Table-1 lists Eligible Disciplines for the OCES program.Table-2 lists the Eligible Disciplines and orientation of the Training Program at each of the Training Schools. A Trainee Scientific Officer (TSO) who scores a minimum of 50% aggregate marks on completion of the Training Program is declared to have passed 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. Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL), Jaduguda*
k. Atomic Minerals Directorate of Exploration & Research (AMD), Hyderabad*
l. Directorate of Construction, Services & Estate Management (DCSEM), 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.

Grade and Pay Scale

• Appointment in all the units shall be as a Scientific Officer ‘C’ (SO/C) in the pay band - III Rs. 15,600-39,100 with grade pay of Rs. 5,400.

Appointment will be at the beginning of the pay scale with OCES TSOs getting two or three increments depending on their performance during the OCES program and the DGFS Fellows# getting three or four increments depending on their performance in M. Tech./M. Chem. Engg. and four-month Orientation Course for DGFS Fellows (OCDF).

Eligibility Criteria:

A. Qualifying Degrees and Other Academic Requirements for OCES/DGFS-2015:

a) For Engineering Disciplines (codes ME, CH, MT, EE, EC, CS, IN, CE):

i. B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Sc. (Engineering) / 5-year Integrated M.Tech. / A.M.I.E. / A.M.I.E.T.E. / A.M.I.I.Ch.E. / A.M.I.I.M. with a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in one of the engineering disciplines mentioned in Table-1.
ii. Applicants opting to be considered on the basis of a GATE Score must have a valid GATE-2014 or GATE-2015 Score in the same engineering discipline as the qualifying degree discipline.
iii. Those having qualifying degree in branches like Aerospace, Automobile, Industrial Production, Reliability, Ceramics, Architecture, Geology, Mining, Bio-Medical Electronics/ Instruments, Communication, Information
Technology, Master of Computer Applications, Dyes & Dye Intermediates, Electrochemical, Energy Systems, Oils & Fats, Paints & Varnishes, Petrochemicals, Plastics, Paper, Sugar Technology, Textiles, Mechatronics, etc. are not eligible.

b) For Physics Discipline (code PH):

i. M.Sc. in Physics/Applied Physics with Physics and Mathematics at B.Sc. or at subsidiary and/or ancillary level in case of 5-year integrated M.Sc. or B.E./B.Tech. in Engineering Physics with a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in the qualifying degree.
ii. M. Sc. candidates (other than those applying with a 5-year integrated M.Sc. degree) must additionally have a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in B.Sc.
iii. Physics postgraduate applicants opting to be considered on the basis of a  GATE Score should have a valid GATE-2014 or GATE-2015 Score in ‘Physics’.
iv. Applicants having B.E./B.Tech. (Engineering Physics) as qualifying degree can apply on the basis of a valid GATE-2014 or GATE-2015 Score either in ‘Physics’ or in ‘Engineering Science’

c) For Chemistry Discipline (code CY):

i. M.Sc. in Chemistry with Physics up to B.Sc. or at subsidiary and/or ancillary level in case of 5-year integrated M.Sc. and Mathematics at Std. XII or at B.Sc. or at  subsidiary and/or ancillary level in case of 5-year integrated M.Sc., with a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in M.Sc.
ii. All candidates (other than those applying with a 5-year integrated M.Sc. degree) must additionally have a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in B.Sc.
iii. Applicants opting to be considered on the basis of a GATE Score should have a valid GATE-2014 or GATE-2015 Score in ‘Chemistry’.

d) For Biosciences Discipline (code BS):

i. 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 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.
ii. M.Sc. applicants should have Physics or Chemistry or Biochemistry or Agriculture Chemistry at the B.Sc. stage or at subsidiary and / or ancillary level in case of 5- year integrated M.Sc.
iii. Applicants opting to be considered on the basis of a GATE Score should have a valid GATE-2014 or GATE-2015 Score in ‘Life Sciences’ or in ‘Biotechnology’.
iv. Those having M.Sc. with specialization in subjects like Fisheries, Horticulture, Forestry, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Marine Biology and Home Science etc and B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Tech. in Biotechnology / Genetic
Engineering are not eligible.

e) For Radiological Safety Engineering (code RSE):

i. M.Sc. in Physics or Chemistry with a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks with Physics and Chemistry up to B.Sc. or at subsidiary and/or ancillary level in case of  5-year integrated M.Sc.
ii. Eligible candidates must have passed in Mathematics at Std. XII or at B.Sc. or at subsidiary and / or ancillary level in case of five year integrated M.Sc.
iii. All candidates (other than those applying with a five year integrated M.Sc. degree) must additionally have a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in B. Sc.

f) For Geology Discipline (Code GE):

i. M.Sc. or equivalent M.Tech. in Geology / Applied Geology / Applied Geochemistry with Geology at B. Sc. or at subsidiary and / or ancillary level in case of 5-year integrated M.Sc., or 5-year integrated M.Tech. in
Geological Technology.
ii. Eligible candidates must have two subjects out of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry up to B.Sc. or at subsidiary and/or ancillary level in case of 5-year integrated M.Sc./5-year integrated M.Tech., with minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in M.Sc./M.Tech.
iii. All eligible candidates (other than those applying with a 5-year integrated M.Sc. / M.Tech. degree) must have a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in B. Sc. also.
iv. Additionally, eligible candidates must have passed Mathematics in Std. XII.
v. All applicants opting to be considered on the basis of a GATE Score should have a valid GATE-2014 or GATE-2015 Score in ‘Geology and Geophysics’.

g) For Geophysics Discipline (Code GP):

i. M.Sc. in Geophysics/Applied Geophysics or 5-year integrated M.Tech. in Geophysical Technology.
ii. Eligible candidates must have Mathematics up to B.Sc. or at subsidiary and/or ancillary level in case of 5-year integrated M.Sc./M.Tech., with a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in M.Sc./M.Tech.
iii. All eligible candidates (other than those applying with a 5-year integrated M.Sc./M.Tech. degree) must have a minimum of 60%* aggregate marks in B. Sc.
iv. Applicants opting to be considered on the basis of a GATE Score should have a valid GATE-2014 or GATE-2015 Score in ‘Geology and Geophysics’.

h) Those having M.Sc. (by research) or Ph.D. are not eligible.

*A minimum of 60% marks means the marks as per the ordinances of the respective university. In case of candidates whose qualifying degree is A.M.I.E./A.M.I.E.T.E./A.M.I.I.Ch.E./A.M.I.I.M., 60% marks are required in each part of the qualifying examination, individually.

Selection Process:

Selection to OCES/DGFS – 2015 is a two-step process: Screening to short-list candidates followed by Selection Interviews of the short-listed candidates. There is a separate Selection Process for each of the disciplines listed in Table-1 except for Radiological Safety Engineering (RSE) which is not a separate discipline but an additional Training Scheme option for applicants in Physics and Chemistry disciplines.

A. Screening for Selection Interviews is based on two alternative methods:

(a) On the basis of Online Test:

i. Online Test will be conducted in March, 2015 in each of the eight Engineering disciplines and five Science discipline in nearly thirty cities spread across India.
ii. Travel Allowance is not paid for appearing in it.
iii. Candidates who register for the Online Test will be able to choose their exam centre as well as date and time of the session in which they wish to appear for the Online Test, subject to availability. Allocation of slot to candidates for taking the Online Test will be done on a first come, first served basis.

(b) On the basis of GATE score:

Candidates will be screened in for Selection Interview on the basis of a valid GATE- 2014 or GATE-2015 score.

Age Limit (Age as on August 1, 2015):

a) General Category - 26 years,
b) OBC - 29 years,
c) SC/ST – 31 years,
d) Dependents of those who died in the riots of 1984 (Dep1984) - 31 years,
e) Persons domiciled in Kashmir Division of Jammu & Kashmir State from 01/01/1980 to 31/12/1989 (Dom Kashmir) – 31 years.

Physically Challenged persons of all categories are eligible for age relaxation of 10 years.

Nationality: Applicant must be a citizen of India.

Applicants working in Central / State Government Units / PSUs / Aided Institutes should produce a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their organization at the time of Selection Interview, failing which they may not
be interviewed.

Application Fee:

i. A non-refundable Application Fee of ` 250 is chargeable from the male applicants belonging to General and OBC categories.
ii. Women candidates, candidates belonging to SC/ST, Dependents of Defence Personnel Killed in Action (DODPKIA) and Physically Challenged candidates are exempted from payment of Application Fee.
iii. All candidates who have paid Application Fee at a branch of State Bank of India must produce original challan at the time of Selection Interview

How to Apply:

ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

1. Candidates have to fill up the Online Application form provided on this website.
2. A new candidate needs to register through ‘Apply Online’ link by providing essential information like name, mother’s name, date of birth, e-mail id and a preferred login id. It may be noted that the details provided
at this stage cannot be modified later on, and hence the candidates are advised to be careful in entering the details.
3. Upon successful registration, an automatically generated password will be communicated to the candidate’s e-mail id.
4. The candidate may subsequently log in multiple times through ‘Candidate's login’ link to fill in the Online Application form.
5. While filling the form, the candidates are required to upload their recent passport sized photograph (3.5x4.5cm) in JPG format (of size not more than 50 kb) and a scanned copy of their signature (2x4.5cm, in JPG format with size not exceeding 20 kb).

Important Dates:

• Launching of Online Application Portal for OCES/DGFS-2015 6th January, 2015
• Last date for Online Application 6th February, 2015
• Online Test 12th- 20th March, 2015
• Last date for candidates to upload their GATE score 30th March, 2015
• Display of List of candidates short-listed for Interview on Online Application Portal 2nd week of April, 2015
• Availability based option on Online Application Portal to select Interview Slot for qualified candidates 2nd week of April, 2015
• Selection Interviews 18th May - 18th June, 2015
• Display of List of Candidates finally selected for OCES-2015 on Online Application Portal 24th June, 2015
• Last Date for Selected OCES-2015 Candidates to upload their preferences vis-à-vis different Training Schemes 28th June, 2015
• Display of Training Schemes Allotted to selected OCES-2015 Candidates on Online Application Portal 30th June, 2015
• Last Date for Selected OCES-2015 Candidates desirous of DGFS to give details of M.Tech/ M.Chem.Engg. admission in a DGFS institute 3rd July, 2015
• Declaration of List of Persons Selected for DGFS-2015 on Online Application Portal 2nd week of July, 2015

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Courtesy: BARC