Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the notification of Combined Geo-Scientist Examination (CGSE) 2024 for the recruitment on various posts of Geo-Scientist and Scientist-B in Central Government's different Ministry/Department.
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Combined Geo-Scientist Exam 2024 : Overview | |
| Name of the Exam | UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist Examination 2024 |
Exam Conducting Body | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
Name of the Posts | Geo-Scientist (Group-A)
|
Mode of Application | Online |
Stages of Exam | Three Stages Exam 1. Preliminary Examination (Objective OMR based) |
| Last Date of Application | 10th October, 2023 till 1800 Hrs. |
Official Website | https://upsc.gov.in/ |
Important Dates
Combined Geo-Scientist Exam 2024 : Important Dates | |
| Last Date of Application | 10th October, 2023 till 1800 Hrs. |
Date of Preliminary Examination | 18th February, 2024 |
Date of Main Examination | 22nd June, 2024 |
Date of Interview | - |
Apply Through the Website Link | https://upsconline.nic.in/upsc/OTRP/ |
Details of Posts and No of Vacancies
Category - I : (Posts in the Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines). | |
| Name of Post | No of Vacancies |
1. Geologist, Group - A | 34 |
2. Geo-Physicist, Group - A | 01 |
3. Chemist, Group - A | 13 |
Total | 48 |
Category - II : (Posts in the Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti,
Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation) | |
| Name of Post | No of Vacancies |
1. Scientist - B (Hydrogeology), Group - A | 04 |
2. Scientist - B (Chemical), Group - A | 02 |
3. Scientist - B (Geophysics), Group - A | 02 |
Total | 08 |
Grand Total Vacancies (Category - I + Category - II) = 56 Posts
Eligibility Criteria
Minimum Educational Qualification | |
| Name of Post | Minimum Educational Qualification |
Geologist Group ‘A’ in Geological Survey of India | Master’s degree in Geological Science or Geology or Applied Geology or Geo- Exploration or Mineral
Exploration or Engineering Geology or Marine Geology or Earth Science and Resource Management
or Oceanography and Coastal Areas Studies or Petroleum Geosciences or Geochemistry from a
University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or an educational
institution established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed university under section 3
of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956) i.e. recognized University. |
Geophysicist Group ‘A’ in Geological Survey of India and Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics)
Group ‘A’ in Central Ground Water Board | M.Sc. in Physics or Applied Physics or M.Sc. (Geophysics) or Integrated M.Sc. (Exploration Geophysics) or M.Sc (Applied Geophysics) or M.Sc. (Marine Geophysics) or M.Sc. (Tech.) (Applied Geophysics) from a University incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature in India or other educational institutes established by an Act of the Parliament or declared to be deemed universities under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 |
Chemist Group ‘A’ in Geological Survey of India and Scientist ‘B’ (Chemical) under Central Ground Water Board | M. Sc. in Chemistry or Applied Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry from a University incorporated by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature or other educational Institutes established by an Act of the Parliament or declared to be deemed Universities under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 i.e. recognized University. |
Scientist ‘B’ (Hydrogeology) Group ‘A’ in Central Ground Water Board | Master’s degree in Geology or Applied Geology or Marine Geology or Hydrogeology from a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational Institutes established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956. |
Important Notes
Note - I: Master's degree in respective discipline means the post graduate degree or postgraduate diploma of minimum two years duration after
graduation from a recognized University or Institute in the respective discipline,
whether be it an integrated course or otherwise.
Note - II : A candidate who has appeared at an examination, the passing of which
would render him/her educationally qualified for this Examination but has not
been informed of the result, may apply for admission to the Examination . A
candidate who intends to appear at such a qualifying examination may also apply.
Such candidates will be admitted to the Examination, if otherwise eligible but their
admission would be deemed to be provisional and subject to cancellation if they
do not produce proof of having passed the requisite qualifying
examination along with the Detailed Application Form which will be required to be
submitted by the candidates who qualify on the result of the Main Examination.
Such proof of passing the requisite examination should have been issued latest by the closing date of
Detailed Application Form of the Combined Geo-Scientist Examination, 2024, which will be
required to be filled up by them who are declared qualified for the Stage-III of the Examination i.e.
Personality Test/Interview.
Note - III : A candidate who is otherwise qualified but who possesses the Master's degree
from a foreign University approved by the Government may also be admitted to the
Examination by the Commission.
Note - IV : Candidate possessing common qualifications in sub-para (i) can apply for
both the posts.
Note - V : In exceptional cases the Commission may treat a candidate who does not
possess any of the qualifications prescribed in this rule, as educationally qualified provided that
he/she has passed examinations conducted by other institutions, the standard of
which in the opinion of the Commission, justifies his/ her admission to the
Examination.
Candidates Seeking Reservation
Candidates seeking reservation/relaxation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/EWSs/PwBD/
Ex-servicemen must ensure that they are entitled to such reservation/relaxation as per eligibility prescribed in the Rules/Notice. They should also be in possession of all the requisite certificates in the prescribed format in support of their claim as stipulated in the Rules/Notice for such benefits, by the closing date of the application.
For EWS Candidates
A candidate of CGSE 2024 will be eligible to get the benefit of the Economically Weaker Section reservation only in case the candidate meets the criteria issued by the Central Government and is in possession of requisite Income & Asset Certificate based on the income for Financial Year (FY) 2022-2023 and issued on/after 01.04.2023 (after the completion of FY 2022-23) but not later than the closing date of the application for Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination-2024 i.e. 10th October, 2023
For OBC Candidates
The OBC candidates applying for CGSE 2024 must produce OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate based on the Income for the Financial Year (FY) 2022-2023, 2021-2022 and 2020-2021 and issued on/after 01.04.2023 (after the completion of FY 2022-23) but not later than the closing date of the application for Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination-2024 i.e. 10th October, 2023.
UPSC Combined Geo-Scientist Exam Pattern
The Examination shall be conducted according to the following plan:-
Combined Geo-Scientist Exam Pattern 2024 | |
Stage- I : Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type Papers) | 400 Marks |
Stage-II : Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination (Conventional Type Papers) | 600 Marks |
Stage-III : Personality Test/Interview | 200 Marks |
The candidates will first take the Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary/Stage-I) Examination
which consists of two Objective Type (Multiple Choices) Questions Papers for each stream. The
Question Papers will be set in English only. The detailed Scheme of Stage-I: is as follow:-
Stage - I : Combined Geo-Scientist (Preliminary) Examination
Combined Geo-Scientist Preliminary Exam Pattern
Stream-I : Geologist & Scientist B (Hydrogeology)
| Subjects | Time Duration | Maximum Marks |
| Paper- I (General Studies) | 02 Hours | 100 Marks |
| Paper- II (Geology/Hydrogeology) | 02 hours | 300 Marks |
| Total | 400 Marks |
Stream-II : Geophysicist and Scientist ‘B’(Geophysics)
| Subjects | Time Duration | Maximum Marks |
| Paper- I (General Studies) | 02 Hours | 100 Marks |
| Paper- II (Geophysics) | 02 hours | 300 Marks |
| Total | 400 Marks |
Stream-II : Geophysicist and Scientist ‘B’(Geophysics)
| Subjects | Time Duration | Maximum Marks |
| Paper- I (General Studies) | 02 Hours | 100 Marks |
| Paper- II (Chemistry) | 02 hours | 300 Marks |
| Total | 400 Marks |
Note-1: There will be penalty (Negative Marking - 1/3rd) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the
objective type question papers.
(i) There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a
wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third of the marks assigned to that question will
be deducted as penalty.
(ii) If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for
that question.
Note-2: The candidates are not permitted to use calculators for answering Objective Type Papers.
They should therefore not bring the same inside the Examination Hall.
Note-3: Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the
Preliminary/Stage-I Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the Main/Stage-II
Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main/Stage-II
Examination.
The marks obtained in Preliminary/Stage-I Examination by the candidates who are
declared qualified for admission to the Main/Stage-II Examination will be counted for determining
their final order of merit.
The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main/Stage-II Examination
will be about six to seven times of the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year
through this Examination.
Note-4: The Commission will draw a list of candidates to be qualified for Combined Geo-Scientist
(Main) Examination based on the criterion of minimum qualifying marks in General Studies Paper
(Paper-I) and Geo-Scientist Stream specific paper (Paper-II) of Preliminary Examination.
Stage-II: Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination
Combined Geo-Scientist Main Exam Pattern
The Combined Geo-Scientist (Main) Examination will consist of Three Conventional Type
Papers for each stream. Conventional Type papers must be answered in English only. Question
paper will be set in English only. The detailed scheme of Stage-II is as follows:
Stream - I : Geologist | |
| Subjects | Maximum Marks |
Paper - I : Geology | 200 Marks |
Paper - II : Geology | 200 Marks |
Paper - III : Geology | 200 Marks |
Total | 600 Marks |
Stream - II : Geophysicist and Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics) | |
| Subjects | Maximum Marks |
Paper - I : Geophysics | 200 Marks |
Paper - II : Geophysics | 200 Marks |
Paper - III : Geophysics | 200 Marks |
Total | 600 Marks |
Stream- III : Chemist & Scientist ‘B’ (Chemical) Time Duration/Paper : 03 hours | |
| Subjects | Maximum Marks |
Paper - I : Chemistry | 200 Marks |
Paper - II : Chemistry | 200 Marks |
Paper - III : Chemistry | 200 Marks |
Total | 600 Marks |
Stream- IV : Scientist ‘B’(Hydrogeology) Time Duration/Paper : 03 hours | |
| Subjects | Maximum Marks |
Paper - I : Geology | 200 Marks |
Paper - II : Geology | 200 Marks |
Paper - III : Hydro-geology | 200 Marks |
Total | 600 Marks |
Important Notes
Note- I : Candidates competing for selection to the posts of Geologist, Geophysicist and Chemist and
Scientist ‘B’(Hydrogeology), Scientist ‘B’(Chemical) and Scientist ‘B’(Geophysics) will be
required to appear in all the subjects mentioned against respective category above.
Note- II : If any candidate failed to appear in any one or more of above papers, meant for Stage-II/
Main Examination for selection to the post(s) of Geologist, Geophysicist and Chemist and
Scientist B’ (Hydrogeology), Scientist ‘B’ (Chemical) and Scientist ‘B’ (Geophysics), their
candidature shall stand rejected and part of the Main Examination attempted by him/her
shall not be evaluated and counted for any purpose.
Note- III : Credit will be given for orderly effective and exact expression combined with due economy of
words in all subjects of Examination.
Note- IV : Candidates should use only international form of Indian numerals (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc.)
while answering question papers.
Note- V : Candidates will be allowed the use of Non-Programmable type Pocket Calculators in
Descriptive/Conventional Type Papers of the Examination. Programmable type calculators
will not be allowed and the use of such calculators shall tantamount to resorting to unfair
means by the candidates. Loaning or interchanging of calculators in the Examination Hall
is not permitted.
Note- VI : Candidates should note that if any irrelevant matters/signages/marks etc. are found
written in the answer script(s), which would not be related to any question/answer and/or
would be having the potential to disclose the candidate’s identity, the Commission will
impose a penalty of deduction of marks from the total marks from the total marks
otherwise accruing to the candidate or will not be evaluate the said script(s) on this
account.
