Odisha PSC jobs for Geologist/ Geophysicist/ Mining Officer in Bhubaneswar. Last Date to apply: 27 Oct 2018

Advt. No. 09 of 2018-19

Geologist/ Geophysicist/ Mining Officer  job vacancies in Odisha Public Service Commission (Odisha PSC)

Recruitment to the posts of Geologist, Geophysicist and Mining Officer in Group - A of Odisha Mining and Geology Service under Steel and Mines Department.

Name of Post &  No. of Vacancies

Geologist :  30 (UR-9, SC-8, ST-13)

Geophysicist :  01 (ST)

Mining Officer : 04 (SC-1, ST-3)

Qualification :

Geologist :  A candidate must hold at least 2nd Class M.Sc. in Geology or Applied Geology from any recognized University in India or Diploma in Applied Geology from Indian School of Mines and Applied Geology, Dhanbad, Degree, diploma or certificate of Indian Institute of Technology or from any other institute where such degree, diploma or certificate is considered equivalent to Post-graduate degree in Geology.

Geophysicist : A candidate must hold at least 2nd Class Post Graduate degree in exploration or Applied Geophysics from any recognized University or the degree in Geology and Geophysics from IIT or equivalent degree, diploma, certificate from any recognized Institution.

Mining Officer :  A candidate must hold at least 2nd Class degree in Mining Engineering from any recognized University in India or Diploma in Mining or in Applied Geology from Indian School of Mines and Applied Geology, Dhanbad or any other Institute where such diploma or certificate is considered equivalent to the degree of Mining Engineering.

Scale of Pay :  Rs. 56,100/- in Level 12, Cell - 1 of ORSI, 2017 with usual Dearness and other Allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government of Odisha from time to time.

Age Limit  :  A candidate must have attained the age of 21 (twenty one) years and must not be above the age of 32 (thirty two) years on the 1M day of August 2018 i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1986 and not later than is` August, 1997. Age relaxation shall be as per Government Rules prescribed for the purpose. Provided that, a candidate who comes under more than one category, he/she will be eligible for only one age relaxation benefit, which shall be considered most beneficial to him/her.

Examination Fee :  A candidate is required to pay a non-refimdable and non-adjustable fee of! 300/-(Rupees three hundred) only. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe of Odisha and Person with Disability (whose permanent disability is more than 40%) are exempted from payment of this fee.

Method of Selection :  The selection of candidates for recruitment to the posts will be made on the basis of written examination and Viva Voce test. The Commission will shortlist the candidates to be called for Viva Voce test to a reasonable number taking into consideration the marks secured in the written examination above the cut off point to be fixed by the Commission. The written examination will be held at Cuttack.