UPSC Recruitment 2021

Union Public Service Commission - UPSC has invited online applications for recruitment against 56 vacancies for various posts under various departments of the government of India. UPSC on Friday released the recruitment notification on its official website. Candidates can view the advertisement and apply for the posts online at upsc.gov.in. The posts include Data Processing Assistant, Private Secretary, Senior Grade, Junior Time Scale (JTS) Grade & Youth Officer and others. The last date to apply for the posts is October 28.

Posts details

No. of posts: 64
Name of posts:

Assistant Professor (Mechatronics): 01 Post
Assistant Defence Estates Officer: 06 Posts
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Armament): 03 Posts
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Chemistry): 03 Posts
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Engineering): 03 Posts
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Gentex): 02 Posts
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II(Instrumentation): 01 Post
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Metallurgy): 02 Posts
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Military Explosives): 02 Posts
Assistant Director (Economist): 01 Post
Assistant Director (Information Technology): 29 Posts
Assistant Director (Horticulture): 03 Posts
Medical Officer (Ayurveda): 03 Posts
Medical Officer (Unani): 05 Posts

Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification

Assistant Professor (Mechatronics): Master Degree in Mechatronics
Assistant Defence Estates Officers: Degree in Engineering (civil)
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Armament): Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Production Engineering
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Chemistry): Engineering Degree in Chemical Technology or M.Sc. (Analytical Chemistry/Organic Chemistry)
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Engineering): BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Gentex): BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Metallurgical/Textile Engineering/M.Sc. (Botany/Chemistry)
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Instrumentation): Master Degree in Electronics/Applied Physics or BE/B.Tech in Electronics Engineering/Electronics Technology
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Metallurgy): BE (Metallurgy)/B.Tech (Metallurgy)
Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Military Explosives): BE / B.Tech in Chemical Engineering / Technology or Master Degree in Chemistry
Assistant Director (Economics): Master Degree in Economics with Statistics or Master Degree in Commerce with Statistics
Assistant Director (Information Technology): Master Degree in Computer Applications or Information Technology or Computer Science or Software Engineering or Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Technology
Assistant Director (Horticulture): M.Sc. in Agriculture/Horticulture or M.Sc. in Botany with Horticulture or B.Sc. in Agriculture/Botany/Horticulture
Medical Officer (Ayurveda): Degree in Ayurveda
Medical Officer (Unani): Degree in Unani

Age limit

38 years (Assistant Professor (Mechatronics) / Medical Officer (Ayurveda) / Medical Officer (Unani))
30 years (Assistant Defence Estates Officers / Assistant Director (Horticulture))
35 years (Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Armament /Chemistry / Engineering / Metallurgy / Military Explosives / Assistant Director (Economics /Information Technology))
40 years (Senior Scientific Officer Grade-II (Gentex / Instrumentation)

Application Fee

Candidates 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 the SBI or by using visa/master credit/debit card.
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.
Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection would be entertained.
Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstance nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Selection Process

The category-wise minimum level of suitability in interviews, irrespective of whether the selection is made only by interview or by Recruitment Test followed by interview, will be UR/EWS-50 marks, OBC-45 marks, SC/ST/PwBD-40 marks, out of the total marks of interview being 100.
In cases where selection is made by Recruitment Test (RT) followed by interview, the candidate will have to achieve minimum level of suitability in their respective category at Interview stage