Indian Council of Medical Research in association with Postgraduate Institute of Medical Educational and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh is looking for eligible candidates for the post of Scientist B. The announced posts in advertised under Medical and Non-Medical Department. A recruitment notice in this regard is out recently with Advertisement No. ICMR/SC-B/2020. The conducting body has announced 146 vacancies for the aforementioned post. Eligible and interested candidates can submit their applications from September 12, 2020, onwards by visiting pgimer.edu.in and icmr.nic.in. The last date to submit the online application form is October 02, 2020.
As per the notification, the conducting body has announced two types of vacancies for this recruitment. First is the current year vacancies and second is the backlog vacancies. These backlog vacancies are especially available for the SC/ ST category candidates. ICMR has announced a total of 16 posts for SC/ ST backlog vacancies. Out of these, 10 are reserved for Scheduled Caste (05 for Medical and 05 for Non-Medical) and 06 for Scheduled Tribe (03 for medical and 03 for Non-Medical). These backlog vacancies will be filled first through a special recruitment drive.
As for the current year vacancies, ICMR has announced 130 vacancies for Scientist B (Medical/Non-Medical). Out of these vacancies, 19 are reserved for SC category (10 for Medical and 09 for Non- Medical), 09 for ST (05 for Medical and 04 for Non- Medical), 34 for OBC category (17 for MEdical and 17 for Non- Medical) and 12 for EWS category (06 for Medical and 06 for Non- Medical). The remaining 51 vacancies are for the unreserved category candidates (26 Medical and 25 Non- Medical) and 05 for PwBD category candidates. The advertised vacancies for the PWBD category will be filled on a horizontal roster basis.
Applications for Scientist B (Medical/ Non- Medical) are invited only through online procedure. Before aspirants start with the form submission, we suggest them to go through the eligibility criteria once available on the website. Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility can submit their application by visiting pgimer.edu.in and icmr.nic.in. On successful submission of application forms, candidates are advised to take a clear print out of the completely filled application form for future reference.
The selection of the candidates is done through two stages which are the written test and interview round. As per the short notice, the written examination is scheduled on November 01, 2020. Candidates who are able to secure the qualifying marks in the written examination are called for the interview round. Shortlisted eligible candidates will be intimated about the interview/ personal discussion in the due course of time. In case of any confusion regarding recruitment and related details, candidates can contact the conducting body through icmrexampgichd@gmail.com.
