SSC Scientific Assistant recruitment notification for 1102 jobs in Met Department issued

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Tuesday issued a notification for recruitment of Scientific Assistant In India Meteorological Department.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Tuesday issued a notification for recruitment of Scientific Assistant In India Meteorological Department. The commission will fill 1,102 (tentative vacancy) posts through this process. The examination (computer based) will be held from November 20 to November 27, 2017.

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Tuesday issued a notification for recruitment of Scientific Assistant In India Meteorological Department. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT file)

The last date for receipt of application August 4.

Scheme of examination:

The examination would comprise 200 questions carrying 200 marks for two hours duration. The question paper would have two parts, Part - I and Part - II.

Part 1 will be divided into four parts carrying 25 marks each. The four parts are: General Intelligence and Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and Comprehension, General Awareness.

Part II will carry 100 marks for 100 questions from Physics, Computer Science and Information Technology, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.

There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in both the Parts.

The Commission will prepare the category-wise merit list and hand it over to India Meteorological Department, which would declare the final result.

Candidates applying for the exam must not be of more than 30 years as on August 4, 2017. The application must be submitted through online mode only.

Note: Candidates can check eligibility, application process, examination centres’ list and other details on the official website of SSC.