NIC Recruitment 2020 For 495 Scientist, Scientific Officer Vacancy – Exam Date Rescheduled, Admit Card, Pattern, Exam Centers

NIC Recruitment 2020 – National Informatics Centre (NIC) has rescheduled the written exam date for the post of Scientist and Scientific officer. The written examination of Scientist ‘B’ and Scientific-Technical Assistant ‘A’ vide advertisement No NIELIT/NIC/2020/1 is now scheduled to be held on November 22, 2020. The admit card for the same will be uploaded on the official website, calicut.nielit.in. Get here complete information related to NIC recruitment 2020 including the important dates, exam pattern, exam centres, pay scale, vacancies, and other information.

Latest: The wriiten exam date for NIC Recruitment 2020 for the post of Scientist, Scientific Officer has been rescheduled. Check below.

NIC Recruitment 2020

Note down the important dates related to NIC Recruitment 2020 from the table provided below:

NIC Recruitment 2020	Important dates
Start date of the application	26 Feb 2020
Last date for the submission of application form	10 Apr 30 Apr 01 Jun 2020, 5:00 PM
Uploading of admit card	15 Oct 2020
Date of written examination	07 Nov 2020 22 Nov 2020

NIC Recruitment 2020 Exam Date Rescheduled!

National Informatics Centre (NIC) has rescheduled the written exam date for the post of Scientist ‘B’ and Scientific-Technical Assistant ‘A’. The exam is scheduled to take place on November 22, 2020. For more details refer to the image provided below.

NIC Recruitment 2020 Admit Card

National Informatics Centre (NIC) issued admit card online at the official website, calicut.nielit.in in. To download admit card, candidates need to enter the login credentials. The admit card contains the important details of examination such as exam date, timings, exam venue, and other important instructions. It is mandatory to carry admit card along with the one valid id proof to the exam centre.

NIC Recruitment 2020 Exam Centers

Candidates will indicate their choice from the cities listed below as the Written Examination Centre. No Centre’s change will be allowed later.

AGARTALA	GANGTOK	MUMBAI
AHMEDABAD	GUWAHATI	NAHARLAGUN
AIZAWL	HYDERABAD	PATNA
BENGALURU	IMPHAL	PORT BLAIR
BHOPAL	JAMMU	RAIPUR
BHUBANESWAR	JAIPUR	RANCHI
CHANDIGARH	KOHIMA	THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
CHENNAI	KOLKATA	SHILLONG
DEHRADUN	LEH	VISAKHAPATNAM
DELHI	LUCKNOW	–

Scheme of Examination for NIC Recruitment 2020

The scheme of examination for NIC recruitment 2020 is as follows:

Mode of Examination: OMR based examination
Type of Questions: Multiple choice questions
Number of Questions: The written examination question paper will consist of 65 per cent Technical Area questions and 35 per cent Generic Area questions. There will be a total of 120 objective type Questions comprising 78 Technical Area (Computer Science) questions and 42 Generic Area Questions.
Marking Scheme: Every question will bear 1(one) mark, and 0.25 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

Qualifying Marks:

NIC Recruitment 2020 Vacancies

This year, NIC has released a total number of 495 vacancies for the post of Scientist, and Scientific Officer. Check the distribution of vacancies for both the post below:

For Scientist

Category	Vacancies
Unreserved	119
SC	43
ST	21
OBC (NCL)	77
EWS	28
PWD	12
Total	288

For Scientific Officer

Category	Vacancies
Unreserved	86
SC	31
ST	15
OBC (NCL)	55
EWS	20
PWD	09
Total	207

NIC Recruitment 2020 Pay Scale

The newly recruited scientist and scientist officer are provided with the fixed pay scale. Refer to the pay scale for both the post provided below:

Post	Pay Scale
Scientist – ‘B’	Rs. 56,100/- – Rs.177500/-
Scientific Technical Assistant – ‘A’	Rs. 35,400/- Rs.112400/-

NIC Recruitment 2020 Application Form

National Informatics Centre (NIC) release the application form for Scientist and Scientific Officer on the official website. To know more about the application procedure, refer to the information provided below:

• NIC is inviting the applications for the post of Scientist (Group A) and Scientific officer (Group B).
• Candidates are advised to visit the official website, calicut.nielit.in.
• Applicants can send their applications for Scientist and Scientific Officer only through online mode.
• Candidates first have to register themselves. For registration, candidates have to provide a valid email ID.
• Then proceed to fill the application form and pay the application fee.

Apply Here: Click here to apply for NIC recruitment 2020.

Application Fee

Check the application fee for NIC recruitment for Scientist and Scientific Officer below:

Category	Application Fee
General and all others	Rs.800/- (per application per post)
SC /ST / PWD / Women candidates	Fee exemption

Mode of payment

• Candidates have to pay the application fee through online procedure.
• They can use Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking to make the payment for the application fee.

Documents required to fill NIC Recruitment Application Form

Here is the list of documents that candidates must have before filling NIC recruitment 2020 application form.

• Scanned copy of the photograph (in JPG format, size less than 50 KB).
• Scanned copy of signature (in JPG format, size less than 50 KB).
• Keep the scanned copy of the following documents ready in PDF file. Size should be less than 03 MB.
  • Date of birth certificate
  • Identity proof
  • Essential educational qualification
  • Experience certificate
  • Caste certificate (SC/ST/OBC)
  • EWS certificate (is applicable)
  • Category certificate (PWD or any other if applicable)

NIC Recruitment 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Before starting with the application procedure for NIC recruitment 2020, refer to the eligibility criteria provided below:

For Scientist – ‘B’

To apply for this post, candidates must have

• B.E/ B.Tech/ DOEACC B- Level OR AMIE/ GIETE Or MSc Or MCA OR ME/M. Tech OR M. Phil
• Electronics, Electronics and communication, computer science, communication, computer and networking security, computer application, software system, information technology, information technology management, informatics, computer management, cyber law, electronics and instrumentation.

For Scientific Technical Assistant – ‘A’

• To apply, candidates must have B.E/ B.Tech/ M. Sc/ MS/ MCA
• Electronics, Electronics and communication, electronics and telecommunications, computer sciences, computer and networking security, software system, information technology, informatics.

Agen Limit: The upper age limit for the NIC recruitment for category shall be as defined below:

NIC Recruitment 2020 Last Date of Application Form Submission Extended

National Informatics Centre (NIC) has released a notice regarding the extension of the last date of submission of the application form till June 01, 2020. However, the eligibility conditions, qualification, cut off date for age, and experience for applying the posts shall remain the same ie, March 26, 20020.

Again Extended Notice

Extended notice

NIC Recruitment 2020 Notification

Check the official notification for NIC recruitment 2020 from the image provided below:

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Short Notification	Click here
Detailed Notification	Click here

Official website: calicut.nielit.in

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