If you're an engineering graduate or a science postgraduate looking for employment opportunities in the nuclear sector, then the BARC exam is the perfect option for you. Conducted by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), this exam is specifically designed for those who want to pursue a career in the field of nuclear science and technology.
BARC
is one of India's premier nuclear research centres, which is why it's no
surprise that they offer some of the best training schemes for young
professionals. One of these schemes is the One Year Orientation Course for
Engineering Graduates and Science Postgraduates for the year 2023-2024
(OCES-2023). This training course is conducted at the BARC Training Schools and
is open to eligible candidates from various disciplines.
Table-1
lists the eligible disciplines for the OCES-2023 scheme. If you're an
engineering graduate or a science postgraduate in any of these disciplines,
then you're eligible to apply for this training course. The disciplines listed
in Table-1 are:
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- Instrumentation Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biosciences
The appointment for all units will be as a Scientific Officer in a Group-A Post of the Government of India in the Level 10 – ₹ 56,100/- of 7th CPC Pay Matrix.
The appointment will be at the beginning of the pay scale,
and OCES TSOs will get two or three increments based on their performance
during the OCES programme, and DGFS Fellows will get three or four increments
based on their performance in M.Tech. and the four-month OCDF.
Total Monthly Emoluments (with three increments) at the time
of joining including Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance and Transport
Allowance at the present Mumbai rate will be approximately ₹ 1,10,000/-.
Other Allowances such as Leave Travel Concession by air,
every year up to the first eight years (subject to conditions) and once in two
years thereafter, Children’s Education Allowance and an annual Professional
Update Allowance are also payable.
A comprehensive Contributory Health Service Scheme for
employees and their dependent family members is available.
Selection to OCES/DGFS-2023 is a two-step process: Screening
to short-list candidates followed by Selection Interview of the short-listed
candidates.
There is a separate selection process for each of the
disciplines listed in Table-1 except for FRT-M (code 30), FRT-E (code 31),
QA&QC (code 32) and RSES (code 44).
Screening for Selection Interview is through two alternative
channels: (a) Online Screening Examination, which will be conducted in nine
Engineering disciplines (codes 21-29) and in four Science disciplines (codes
41-43 and 45) at more than forty cities spread across India. (b) Graduate
Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Score: Candidates will be screened in for
Selection Interview on the basis of a valid GATE-2022 or GATE-2023 score.
Screening in of applicants in Nuclear Engineering (code 29)
will be only through the Online Test.
A non-refundable Application Fee of ₹ 500/- is chargeable
from the male applicants belonging to General and OBC categories. Women
candidates, candidates belonging to SC/ST, Dependents of Defense Personnel
Killed in Action (DODPKIA) and Physically Challenged candidates are exempted
from payment of Application Fee.
The maximum age limit for General Category is 26 years, for
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) is 29 years, for SC/ST is 31 years, for Dependents of
those who died in the riots of 1984 (Dep1984) is 31 years, and for Persons
domiciled in Kashmir Division of Jammu & Kashmir State from 01/01/1980 to
31/12/1989 (Dom Kashmir) is 31 years. Physically Challenged persons of all categories
are eligible for additional age relaxation of 10 years.
The minimum age limit is 18 years.