NOTE: The post(s) reserved under EWS (Economically Weaker Section) may be filled with the UR category candidate(s), subject to meeting other eligibility criteria, in case, the candidate(s) under the EWS category being found unavailable. SCs: Scheduled Castes; STs: Scheduled Tribes; OBCs: Other Backward Classes; EWS: Economically Weaker Section PwBDs: Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

Age Limit & Relaxations:

1. The upper age limit is relaxable upto 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) as per Government orders in force only in those cases where the post is reserved for respective categories, on production of relevant certificate in the prescribed format signed by the specified authority.

2. Upper age limit is also relaxable upto 5 years for the regular employees working in CSIR laboratories / Institutes, Government Departments, autonomous bodies and public sector undertakings.

3. Age is relaxable for Ex-serviceman as per Govt. of India orders as adopted by CSIR.

4. Age relaxation (as per GoI instructions) for Widows, Divorced Women and Women Judicially separated from Husbands.

5. Age relaxation to the Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBDs): Age relaxation of 10 years [total 15 years for SCs/STs and 13 years for OBCs (Non-Creamy Layer) in respect of the posts reserved for respective categories] shall be allowed to the persons with benchmark disabilities.

6. If a person with disability is entitled to age concession by virtue of being a Government / Council employee, concession to him/her will be admissible either as a ‘person with disability’ or as a ‘Central Government employee’ whichever may be more beneficial to him/her.

7. Relaxation in age, over and above the stipulated limit, educational qualification and / or experience may be considered in case of exceptionally meritorious candidates, if sufficient number of candidates possessing the requisite qualification and/ or experience are not available to fill up the posts.

Benefits under Council Service :

1. These posts carry usual allowances i.e. Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance (TA) etc. as admissible to the Central Government employees and as made applicable to CSIR. Council employees are also eligible for accommodation of their entitled type as per CSIR Allotment Rules depending on availability in that case HRA will not be admissible.

2. In addition to the emoluments, benefits such as reimbursement of Medical Expenses, Leave Travel Concession, Conveyance Advance and House Building Advance are available, as per rules of CSIR.

3. All New Entrants will be governed by the “National Pension System” based on defined Contributions for new entrants recruited from Central Government Services on or after 01-01-2004, as adopted by CSIR for its employees. However, persons selected from other Government Departments/Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertakings/Central Universities having Pension Scheme on Govt. of India pattern will continue to be governed by the existing Pension Scheme i.e. CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.