1. Read the advertisement carefully, Before you apply.

2. The candidates should apply online through the official link on or before 16 March 2025.

3. Keep your Documents whole, and at the time of submission check each document carefully.

4. Wherever an Application Fee is required for Submission of an Application, It Must be submitted on time, or else the Application will be rejected.

5. After successful submission of an application, it is required to have a copy of your application form, for further process.

6. For any other information, visit the official site.

General Instructions:

1. The applicant must be a citizen of India.

2. All applicants must fulfill the essential requirements of the post and other conditions stipulated in the advertisement. They are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess at least the essential qualifications laid down for the posts as on the last date of receipt of online applications. No enquiry asking for clarification as to eligibility will be entertained.

3. The date for determining the upper age limit, qualification and / or experience shall be the closing date prescribed for online application.

4. Date of Birth filled by the candidate in the online application form (matching with the date recorded in the Matriculation / Secondary Examination Certificate) will be accepted for determining the age.

5. The prescribed educational qualifications should have been obtained from a University/ Institution/ Board recognized by Govt. Of India/ approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies and the final result should have been declared on or before the last date of receipt of online application.

6. In respect of equivalent clause in Essential qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement, then the candidate is required to produce order / letter in this regard, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated otherwise the Application is liable to be rejected.

7. If any document/certificate furnished is in a language other than Hindi or English, a transcript of the same duly attested is to be submitted.

8. In case of Universities/Institutes awarding CGPA/SGPA/OGPA grades etc. candidates are requested to convert the same into percentage based on the formula as per their University/Institute.

9. SC/ST/EWS/OBCs, PwBD, ESM, EWS, etc, certificates, as applicable, should be issued by the competent authority in the prescribed format/proforma on the crucial date.

10. Diploma of 3-year duration, acquired after pass in 10th standard, shall be treated as equivalent to 12th Standard in respect of posts for which pass in 10+2/XII standard is the essential qualification. The Diploma, that is to be considered as equivalent, shall be a recognized course and awarded by a Recognized Institution.

11. The choice of medium (ENGLISH or HINDI) of Proficiency test given by the candidates in the Online Application Form shall be treated as final and no change in the medium of Proficiency test will be entertained subsequently.

12. Applicants working in Government Departments shall be required to produce a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer at the time of document verification, failing which their candidature will NOT be considered. The date of such document verification will be intimated in due course. However, such candidates should intimate their employer about their application against the advertisement.

13. The candidate should ensure to submit her/his application complete in all respect along with the required certificates/documents, as attachments, before its submission.

14. Incomplete applications i.e. application without or unclear photograph, unsigned, without application fee, etc. and lack of required testimonials / documents / certificates/ undertaking in support of claims made by the candidates in the Online application form are liable to be rejected as invalid. Any discrepancy found between the information given in application and as evident in original documents will make the candidate ineligible for the post. Advt. No. 02/2025.

15. Merely fulfilling the minimum prescribed qualifications will not vest a right in a candidate for being called for Written Test and Proficiency Test or appointment. If on verification either before or after at any of the stages of selection process, it is found that any candidate does not fulfil any of the eligibility conditions, his/her candidature will be summarily cancelled forthwith.

16. The decision of CSIR-CMERI / CSIR in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications, mode of selection and conduct of Written Test and Proficiency Test will be final and binding on the candidates.

17. The number of vacancies indicated against each Vacancy Code is provisional and may vary either way at the time of selection. This advertisement does not necessarily tantamount to the selection being actually made. The selection process is subject to the CSIR/GoI instructions prevalent at a given point of time during various stages of selection process.

18. This is for information that, if any declaration given or information furnished by any candidate proves to be false or if he/she is found to have willfully suppressed any material information, his/her candidature may be cancelled at any stage and/or he/she will be liable for removal from service after joining at any stage, and such other action as may be deemed necessary may be taken by the Competent Authority.

19. The individuals recruited shall be placed on probation for a period for two years from the date of joining, which may be extended and curtailed at the discretion of the Appointing Authority. After successful completion of the probationary period, they will be considered for confirmation in accordance with the extant rules.

20. No person, (a) who has entered into, or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or (b) who, having a spouse living has entered into, or contracted a marriage with any person shall be eligible for appointment to the service: provided that the GOI/ CSIR/ CSIRCMERI may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

21. The appointment to the post shall be governed by the provisions of the Central Civil Services [Conduct] Rules, 1964, Central Civil Services [Classification, Control and Appeal] Rules, 1965 as amended from time to time and other Service Rules, to the extent made applicable to the Council Servant and decision of the Council as to their applicability shall be final and binding.

22. The decision of the CSIR-CMERI/ CSIR in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications, penalty for false information, mode of selection and conduct of examination/ proficiency test, etc. will be final and binding on the candidates. CSIR-CMERI reserves the right to cancel the advertisement or reserves the right not to fill up the posts without assigning any reason thereof.

23. These posts are local and the normal place of posting is either in CSIR-CMERI Hqrs at Durgapur (West Bengal) or CSIR-CMERI Centre of Excellence for Farm Machinery at Ludhiana (Punjab). However, the incumbent shall be liable to be transferred from / to the Institute Centre CSIRCMERI CoEFM, Ludhiana and vice versa. Further, the appointees are also liable to be posted in any of the Lab/Institutes of CSIR situated anywhere in India as and when required.

24. Applicants must submit the requisite information asked for and upload the necessary documents viz. Latest Photograph, Signature, left thumb impression, hand-written declaration and the documents in support of 10th / Matriculation certificate (bearing DOB), 10+2/ XII certificate or its equivalent, Category ( SC/ ST/ EWS/ OBC(NCL)/ ESM/PwBD/PWD), wherever applicable, NOC from current employer in case of the Applicants working in Government Departments, and/or any other documents, in support of claims made by the candidates in the Online application Advt. No. 02/2025.

25. Persons with Disabilities (PWD) and women candidates fulfilling the eligibility conditions prescribed under this advertisement are encouraged to apply.

26. Candidates shall not be reimbursed / paid any Travelling Allowance / Daily Allowance for appearing for Written test / Proficiency test.

27. CSIR-CMERI reserves the right not to fill up all the posts, if it so desires. The number of vacancies & reservation of posts indicated above may vary i.e. increase or decrease at the time of actual selection.

28. In case candidates could not submit their online application due to failure of server/any technical issue at the last moment, last date will not be extended. Therefore, candidates are advised in their own interest to submit online application well in advance without waiting for the last date of submission of application to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability or failure to login to the CSIR website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days.

29. Canvassing in any form and /or bringing in any influence political or otherwise will be treated as a disqualification for the post.

30. Before issue of offer of appointment, all the candidates are required to produce Originals of all documents submitted for document verification along with online application as well as any other documents as may be specified by the CSIR-CMERI/CSIR, failing which their candidature are liable to be rejected.

31. Further, all the subsequent information / notification / corrigendum / addendum regarding this recruitment drive (against the Advt. No. 02/2025) will be hosted on the CSIR-CMERI website only. Hence, applicants are requested to follow the Institute website i.e. https://www.cmeri.res.in for updates.

32. No interim enquiry or correspondence will be entertained.