Bureau of Indian Standards (Recruitment to Scientific Cadre) Regulations, 2002

PREAMBLE

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 38 of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986) and in supersession of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Recruitment to Scientific Cadre) Regulations, 1988, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Executive Committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards, with the previous approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations, namely:

1. Short Title and Commencement.--

(1) These regulations may be called the Bureau of Indian Standards (Recruitment to Scientific Cadre) Regulations, 2002.

(2) Save as otherwise provided in these regulations, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.--

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

(a)"Act" means the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986);

(b)"Assessment Committee" means a Committee appointed by the Director General for the purpose of assessment of merit and performance of officers in Scientific Cadre for their promotion to next higher post;

(c)"rules" means the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 1987;

(d)"Schedule" means a Schedule appended to these regulations;

(e)"Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the Constitution of India;

(f)"Scientific Cadre" means the Cadre of Group `A' officers appointed to posts specified in the First Schedule;

(g)"Screening Committee" means the Committee constituted under regulation 8;

(h)"Selection Committee-A" means the Committee constituted under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 7 of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Terms and Conditions of Service of Employees) Regulations, 1988;

(i)"Standing Staff Committee" means the Committee constituted under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 7 of the Bureau of Indian Standards (Terms and Conditions of Service of Employees) Regulations, 1988; and

(j)words and expressions used in these regulations and not defined but defined in the Act or the rules shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act and the rules.

3. Constitution of the Scientific Cadre.--

There shall be constituted a Scientific Cadre to be called the `Bureau of Indian Standards Scientific Cadre'' consisting of persons appointed to the posts specified in column (2) of the First Schedule and in the disciplines as given in the Second Schedule of these regulations.

4. Members of the Scientific Cadre.--

The following persons shall be the members of the Scientific Cadre, namely:

(a)persons from the erstwhile Indian Standards Institution Service Cadre shall be deemed to be members of the Scientific Cadre. The service rendered in Indian Standards Institution Service Cadre shall be counted as service under the Scientific Cadre in the equivalent post; and

(b)persons appointed under these regulations.

5. Method of Recruitments.--

The method of recruitment to the post of Scientist-B in the Scientific Cadre, scale of pay, age limit, qualifications and other matters relating thereto shall be as specified in the First Schedule.

6. Direct Recruitment of Scientist-B.--

(1) Direct recruitment to the post of Scientist-B shall be made by competitive examination in the manner laid down in sub-regulation (2).

(2) (a) Vacancies of Scientist-B shall be advertised on All-India basis in the leading newspapers giving, among others, full information regarding number of posts, reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, prescribed qualifications and age requirement.

(b) Candidates possessing a minimum qualification of Bachelor''s Degree in Engineering or Technology or a Master''s Degree in Natural Sciences or equivalent with not less than sixty percent marks (fifty percent for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) and between twenty-one and twenty-seven years of age shall be eligible for the post:

Provided that the upper age limit may be relaxed in case of officers and the employees of the Bureau and in respect of such categories of persons as may, from time to time, be notified in this behalf by the Central Government to the extent and subject to the conditions notified in respect of each category.

(c) A written examination shall be conducted by the Bureau through a professional institution or agency on dates and at places to be decided by the Director General.

(d) The number of candidates to be called for interview shall be not more than four times the number of vacancies advertised in the respective disciplines in order of merit from among those who have secured at least fifty percent marks in the written examination.

(e) Candidates shall be selected discipline-wise by the Selection Committee-A on the basis of merit as determined by the aggregate marks obtained by giving equal weightage to written examination and interview.

(f) The candidates belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward...

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