Government of India, DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY (DAE), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Training Schools
Invite Engineering Graduates and Science Postgraduates
- Who would relish challenges in frontier areas of Science and Technology,
- Who would like to be part of an expanding program of Nuclear Reactors, Accelerators, and Fuel Cycle Technologies,
- Who would enjoy pursuing innovative research in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biosciences, and Geology?
To apply for recruitment as Scientific Officers (Group-A post of Government of India) through its academic programs
- Orientation Course for Engineering Graduates and Science Postgraduates (OCES) -2024 and
- DAE Graduate Fellowship Scheme for Engineering Graduates (DGFS) -2024
OCES-2024: One-Year Orientation Course for Engineering Graduates & Science
Postgraduates (OCES), starting in August 2024, will be conducted at BARC Training Schools at BARC, Mumbai & AMD, Hyderabad. On successful completion of the
OCES program, Trainee Scientific Officers (TSOs) will be appointed as Scientific Officers in one of the DAE units or Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
DGFS-2024: Two-Year DAE Graduate Fellowship Scheme for Engineering Graduates
(DGFS) for joining M.Tech., starting in July 2024, in DGFS Institutes and specializations (Table 3).
Upon completing the DGFS program, DGFS fellows will be placed at BARC or IGCAR.
The OCES & DGFS programs offer attractive career progression opportunities to the highest echelons. Performance of OCES TSOs above a certain threshold at the BARC Training School will entitle them to a Post-Graduate Diploma of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), a Deemed to be University, and could also earn them credits towards M.Tech. / Ph.D. programmes of HBNI. DGFS Fellows will get opportunities, sometime in their career, to pursue a Ph.D. through HBNI after joining DAE.
DAE strives for a workforce that reflects gender balance, and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Important Dates
Important Dates ( All Dates are Tentative, and Applicants must visit the Online Application Portal regularly for updates )
Commencement of the Online Application Process for OCES/DGFS-2024 | 30th December 2023 & 2nd January 2024 |
Commencement of Online Application Process for OCES/DGFS-2024 | 30th December 2023 |
Last date for Registration for Online Application | 30 January, 2024 |
Correction window for online application | 16th -18th February 2024 |
Availability-based option on Online Application Portal to select Interview Slot for shortlisted candidates | 19th February – 29th February 2024 |
The download of Admit card/Hall ticket for the candidates who confirm their participation in the Online Examination | 19th February 2024 onwards |
Online Examination | 16th March & 17th March 2024 |
Upload of GATE Score – 2024 for candidates to apply based on GATE- 2024 | 19th March – 24th March, 2024 |
Display of List of candidates short-listed for Interviews on the Online Application Portal | First week of April 2024 |
The second week of March 2024 | 26th April – 6th May 2024 |
Selection Interviews | 14th May – 14th June 2024 |
Display of List of Candidates finally selected for OCES-2024 on Online Application Portal | Last week of June 2024 |
Last Date for Selected OCES-2024 Candidates desirous of DGFS to give details of M. Tech admission in the selected DGFS institute | Second week of March 2024 |
Declaration of List of Applicants Selected for DGFS-2024 on Online Application Portal | Third week of March 2024 |
Commencement of OCES-2024 | First week of August, 2024 |