Introduction:
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), Govt. of India and responsible for activities in the field of Standardization, Product and System Certification, Hallmarking of Gold/Silver Jewellery, Laboratory Testing, etc. in the country, INVITES on-line applications from the ELIGIBLE individuals for filling up of vacancies by DIRECT RECRUITMENT in the following posts at BIS Headquarters, New Delhi and BIS Offices located in the country.
Schedule of Events:
| Online Events | Date (s)/period |
| Registration of applications | 09 September 2024 (00:00 hrs) to midnight of 30 September 2024 |
| Application Fee Payment (on-line) | 09 September 2024 (00:00 hrs) to midnight of 30 September 2024 |
| Issue of Admit Card for on-line exam. | 10 days before the date of examination |
| On-line Examination | Tentatively in the month of November 2024 |
Details of Vacancies:
| Sr. No. | Name of the post | Age Limit | Total Vacancies |
| 1 | Assistant Director (Administration & Finance)- For (Finance) | 35 Years | 1 |
| 2 | Assistant Director (Marketing & Consumer Affairs) | 35 Years | 1 |
| 3 | Personal Assistant | 30 Years | 27 |
| 4 | Assistant Section Officer | 30 Years | 43 |
| 5 | Assistant (Computer Aided Design) | 30 Years | 1 |
| 6 | Stenographer | 27 Years | 19 |
| 7 | Senior Secretariat Assistant | 27 Years | 128 |
| 8 | Junior Secretariat Assistant | 27 Years | 78 |
| 10 | Technical Assistant (Laboratory | 30 Years | 27 |
| 11 | Technician (Electrician/Wireman | 27 Years | 18 |
Educational Qualifications:
| Sr. No | Name of the post | Educational & Other Qualifications required |
| 1 | Assistant Director (Administration & Finance) For Finance | (i) Chartered Accountant/ Cost and works Accountant / subordinate accounts service Accountant/ Master of Business Administration (with Finance specialization) from a recognized university/ All India Council for Technical Education approved Institution; and (ii) Three years’ Experience in the relevant field in Central/State/ Union Territory Government or Statutory/ Autonomous Body/ Public Sector Undertaking / reputed Government Agency. |
| 2 | Assistant Director (Marketing & Consumer Affairs | (i) Masters of Business Administration (Marketing) or Master‘s Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication or Master‘s Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work from a recognized University/Institution; and (ii) Five years’ experience in the field of Marketing / Mass Communication / Social Work in Central Government/ State Government/ Union Territory Government/ Statutory/ Autonomous Body/ Public Sector Undertaking/ reputed Government agency. |
| 3 | Assistant Director (Hindi) | (i) Master’s Degree/ Post Graduate Degree or equivalent of a recognized University in Hindi with English as a subject at the Degree level; or Master’s Degree/Post Graduate Degree or equivalent of a recognized University in English with Hindi as a subject at the Degree level; or Master’s Degree/Post Graduate Degree or equivalent of a recognized University in any subject with Hindi and English as subjects at the Degree level; or Master’s Degree/Post Graduate Degree or equivalent of a recognized University in any subject with English/Hindi medium and Hindi/English as subjects at the Degree level; and (ii) Five years’ experience of terminological work in Hindi and/or translation work from English to Hindi or vice-versa in Central Government/ State Government/ Union Territory Government/ Statutory/ Autonomous Body/ Public Sector Undertaking/ reputed Government agency. |
| 4 | Personal Assistant | (a) Degree from a recognized University; (b) Computer Proficiency Test: The candidate should be proficient at least upto Level-6 of National Skill Qualification Framework. The test shall be qualifying in nature; and (c) Shorthand test in English or Hindi comprising dictation test at hundred words per minute for seven minutes which the candidates shall be required to transcribe in forty-five minutes (English dictation) and in sixty minutes (Hindi dictation) and knowledge of computer. Visually disabled candidates having disability of forty percent and above will be required to transcribe the matter in seventy minutes for English shorthand test and in ninety minutes for Hindi shorthand test. Permissible mistakes: five percent. The permissible mistakes shall be relaxable upto ten percent, if adequate number of qualified candidates (i.e. with five per cent mistakes) are not available in any category against the vacancies advertised. |
| 5 | Assistant Section Officer | (i) Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or equivalent; and (ii) Computer Proficiency Test: The candidate should be proficient at least upto Level-6 of National Skill Qualification Framework. The test shall be qualifying in nature; and (iii) Qualifying Skill Test in Computer Proficiency. |
| 6 | Assistant (Computer Aided Design) | Bachelor’s Degree in Science with five years’ experience in Auto CAD and working knowledge of typography; or Bachelor’s Degree in Science with five years‘ experience in Auto CAD and draftsmanship in the relevant discipline; or Diploma in Engineering in Civil/ Mechanical/ Electrical with five years’ experience in Auto CAD and draftsmanship in the relevant discipline. |
| 7 | Stenographer | (i) Bachelor‘s Degree from a recognized University; (ii) Computer Proficiency Test: The candidate should be proficient at least upto Level-5 of National Skill Qualification Framework. The test shall be qualifying in nature; and (iii) Shorthand Test: English/Hindi Shorthand test at the speed of eighty words per minute which the candidates shall have to transcribe on Computer in fifty or sixty five minutes, respectively. Visually disabled candidates having disability of forty percent and above will be required to transcribe the matter in seventy minutes for English shorthand test and in ninety minutes for Hindi shorthand test. Permissible mistakes: five percent. The permissible mistakes shall be relaxable upto ten percent, if adequate number of qualified candidates (i.e. with five percent mistakes) are not available in any category against the vacancies advertised. |
| 8 | Senior Secretariat Assistan | (i) Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University; and (ii) Qualifying Skill Test in Computer Proficiency consisting of: (a) Word Processing Test – 2000 Key Depressions in fifteen minutes; (b) Test in Spread Sheets on Microsoft Excel – fifteen minutes; and (c) Test in Power Point (Microsoft PowerPoint) – fifteen Minutes |
| 9 | Junior Secretariat Assistant | (i) Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university; (ii) Computer Proficiency Test: The Candidate should be proficient at least upto Level 5 of National Skill Qualification framework. The test shall be qualifying in nature; and (iii) Typing Speed Test : A typing speed of thirty five words per minute in English or thirty words per minute in Hindi on Computer ( thirty five words per minute and thirty words per minute correspond to 10500 KDPH/9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word) (Time allowed – Ten minutes) |
| 10 | Technical Assistant (Lab) | For Mechanical Discipline: Three years diploma in Mechanical with minimum sixty per cent marks (fifty per cent marks for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes). For Chemical Discipline Bachelor’s Degree in Science (with Chemistry as one of the main subject) with minimum sixty percent marks (fifty percent for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) For Microbiology Discipline Bachelor’s Degree in Science (with Microbiology as one of the main subject) with minimum sixty percent marks (fifty percent for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes |
| 11 | Senior Technician | (i) Matric or its equivalent; (ii) Industrial Training Institute Certificate in any of the following trades: (a) Electrician; (b) Fitter; (c) Carpenter; (d) Plumber; (e) Wireman (f) Welder (the Welder should be also having passed the Welders’ Qualifying Test as per the relevant Indian Standard or its equivalent); and (iii) two years’ practical experience in the respective trade after having obtained the Industrial Training Institute Certificate or National Apprenticeship Certificate in the relevant trade. |
| 12 | Technician | (i) Matric or its equivalent: (ii) Industrial Trainning Institute certificate in any of the following trades: (a) Electrician; (b) Wireman ; and (iii) National Apprenticeship Certificate in the relevant trade |
Structure of Exam:
| Sl. No. | Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration | Version |
| 1 | General Intelligence & Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes | Bilingual i.e. English and Hindi except for the test of English Language |
| 2 | English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | 20 minutes | |
| 4 | For Assistant Director (Hindi): Domain Knowledge in Hindi Language; For Assistant Director (Finance): Domain Knowledge in Finance; For Assistant Director (Marketing & Consumer Affairs):Domain knowledge in Public Relations/ Publicity/Advertising/ Scientific Journalism | 50 | 50 | 40 Minutes | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | 120 Min |
Recruitment Process:
| Sr. No. | Name of the post | Process of Recruitment |
| 1 | Assistant Director (Administration & Finance)- For Finance | a) On-line Exam; and b) Interview |
| 2 | Assistant Director (Marketing & Consumer Affairs) | a) On-line Exam; and b) Interview |
| 3 | Assistant Director (Hindi) | a) On-line Exam; and b) Interview |
| 4 | Personal Assistant | a) On-line Exam; and b) Skill Test: (i) Computer Proficiency Test: The test shall comprise course on Level-6 of National Skill Qualification Framework, which shall be qualifying in nature. (ii) Shorthand Test . Shorthand test in English or Hindi comprising dictation test at hundred words per minute for seven minutes which the candidates shall be required to transcribe in forty five minutes (English dictation) and in sixty minutes (Hindi dictation) and knowledge of computer. Visually disabled candidates having disability of forty percent and above will be required to transcribe the matter in seventy minutes for English shorthand test and in ninety minutes for Hindi shorthand test. The test shall be qualifying in nature |
| 5 | Assistant Section Officer | a) On-line Exam; and b) Skill Test: (i) Computer Proficiency Test: The test shall comprise course on Level-6 of National Skill Qualification Framework, which shall be qualifying in nature (ii)Typing Speed Test: [A typing speed of thirty five words per minute in English or thirty words per minute in Hindi on computer (thirty five words per minute and thirty words per minute correspond to 10500 KDPH/9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word). Time allowed – ten minutes]. The test shall be qualifying in nature. |
| 6 | Assistant (Computer Aided Design) | a) On-line Exam ; and b) Practical Skill Test on drawing using Auto CAD/draftsmanship. The test shall be qualifying in nature |
| 7 | Stenographer | a) On-line Exam; and b) Skill Test: (i) Computer Proficiency Test: The test shall comprise course on Level-5 of National Skill Qualification Framework, which shall be qualifying in nature (ii) Shorthand Test . English/Hindi Shorthand test at the speed of eighty words per minute which the candidates shall have to transcribe on Computer in fifty or sixty five minutes, respectively. The test shall be qualifying in nature. |
| 8 | Senior Secretariat Assistant | a) On-line Exam; and b) Qualifying Skill Test in Computer Proficiency consisting of: (a) Word Processing Test – 2000 Key Depressions in fifteen minutes; (b) Test in Spread Sheets on Microsoft Excel – fifteen minutes; and (c) Test in Power Point (Microsoft Power Point) – fifteen Minutes |
| 9 | Junior Secretariat Assistant | a) On-line exam ; and (b) Typing Speed Test: A typing speed of Thirty-five words per minute in English or Thirty words per minute in hindi on Computer (Thirty Five words per minute and Thirty Words per minute correspond to 10500 KDPH/ 9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word). Time allotted- (10 Minutes). The test shall be qualifying in nature. |
| 10 | Technical Assistant (Lab) | a) On-line Exam; and b) Practical/Skill Test |
| 11 | Senior Technician | a) On-line Exam; and b) Practical/Trade Test |
| 12 | Technician | a) On-line Exam; and b) Practical/Trade Test |
Age Relaxation:
| Sl No. | Category | Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit |
| 1 | SC/ ST | 5 years |
| 2 | OBC | 3 years |
| 3 | PwD (UR/EWS) | 10 years |
| PwD (OBC) | 13 years | |
| PwD (SC/ ST) | ||
| 4 | EX-SERVICEMEN | |
| Group A & B posts – (Ex-Servicemen (EXSM) commissioned Officers including ECOs/ SSCOs) | 05 years | |
| Group C posts – Ex-Servicemen (UR/EWS) | 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application | |
| Group C posts – Ex-Servicemen (OBC) | 06 (3+3) years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application. | |
| Group C posts – Ex-Servicemen (ST/SC) | 08 (3+5) years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application. | |
| 5 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof | 03 years |
| Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST). | 08 years | |
| 6 | FOR GROUP C POSTS | |
| Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried | 35 years | |
| Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST). | 40 years | |
| 7 | BIS employees [Serving only] | Upto 50 years |
Application Fees:
i) For the post of Assistant Director (Hindi), Assistant Director (Finance) and Assistant Director (Marketing & Consumer Affairs), the application fees will be Rs 800/- and for the remaining posts thefee will be Rs.500/-
ii) No fee to be paid by SCs/STs/PWDs/ Women and BIS serving employees
iii) The payment of the application fee is to be made through on-line payment method;
iv) Fees would be payable during online registration of the applications and shall be non-refundable;
v) Ex-servicemen are exempted from payment of fee only for Group C posts;
vi) Any other charges, if any, incurred for Online Payment of application fees, will have to be borne
by the candidate (s).
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