🔔 Breaking: India Set to Host 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum on 26–27 October 2026, Announces Speaker Om Birla • Supreme Court Expands Wetland Demarcation Nationwide to All Water Bodies Under Article 21 • Para-Archer Sheetal Devi Scripts History with Two Gold Medals in a Single Day at Asian Para Games 2026 • India & Poland Agree to Work Towards Doubling Bilateral Trade by 2030; Call for Early India-EU FTA Rollout • CERT-In Issues Cybersecurity Alert Warning Against Rogue AI Agents Targeting Enterprise Systems • India's Eight Core Industries Grow 7.9% in September 2026, Led by 18.4% Surge in Iron Ore • Seven Oil Tankers Damaged by Naval Mines in Strategic Strait of Hormuz • DoT Notifies Telecommunications (Regulatory Sandbox) Rules, 2026 Under Section 27 of Telecom Act 2023 • Classical Tamil Text 'Thirukkural' Takes Centre Stage at Kashi Tamil Sangamam • J&K High Court Bans Motorboats and Jet Skis in Dal Lake to Protect Fragile Ecology • India's Ashmita Chaliha Stuns World No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi at French Open Badminton • Strategic 'Saptadhara' Framework Highlighted to Drive Governance Towards 'Viksit Bharat @ 2047' • Ahmedabad Hosts Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 with 13 Men's & 10 Women's Teams • Critical 'PHP2Shell' Security Flaws Prompt Urgent Patching Directive for Web Systems & MSMEs • Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN Reaches 687 Routes & 95 Aerodromes, Benefiting 1.72 Crore Passengers • ITBP DG States Face-Off with China Continues Along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh • Ustad Wazir Mullah Khan Award Conferred for Excellence in Hindustani Classical Music • Global Hunger Index 2026 Ranks India 100th Among 122 Nations • Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha Bypoll Scheduled for 12 November 2026 • Nigeria Reports Ebola Case Amid Heightened Public-Health Vigilance in Africa🔔 Breaking: India Set to Host 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum on 26–27 October 2026, Announces Speaker Om Birla • Supreme Court Expands Wetland Demarcation Nationwide to All Water Bodies Under Article 21 • Para-Archer Sheetal Devi Scripts History with Two Gold Medals in a Single Day at Asian Para Games 2026 • India & Poland Agree to Work Towards Doubling Bilateral Trade by 2030; Call for Early India-EU FTA Rollout • CERT-In Issues Cybersecurity Alert Warning Against Rogue AI Agents Targeting Enterprise Systems • India's Eight Core Industries Grow 7.9% in September 2026, Led by 18.4% Surge in Iron Ore • Seven Oil Tankers Damaged by Naval Mines in Strategic Strait of Hormuz • DoT Notifies Telecommunications (Regulatory Sandbox) Rules, 2026 Under Section 27 of Telecom Act 2023 • Classical Tamil Text 'Thirukkural' Takes Centre Stage at Kashi Tamil Sangamam • J&K High Court Bans Motorboats and Jet Skis in Dal Lake to Protect Fragile Ecology • India's Ashmita Chaliha Stuns World No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi at French Open Badminton • Strategic 'Saptadhara' Framework Highlighted to Drive Governance Towards 'Viksit Bharat @ 2047' • Ahmedabad Hosts Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship 2026 with 13 Men's & 10 Women's Teams • Critical 'PHP2Shell' Security Flaws Prompt Urgent Patching Directive for Web Systems & MSMEs • Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN Reaches 687 Routes & 95 Aerodromes, Benefiting 1.72 Crore Passengers • ITBP DG States Face-Off with China Continues Along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh • Ustad Wazir Mullah Khan Award Conferred for Excellence in Hindustani Classical Music • Global Hunger Index 2026 Ranks India 100th Among 122 Nations • Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha Bypoll Scheduled for 12 November 2026 • Nigeria Reports Ebola Case Amid Heightened Public-Health Vigilance in Africa
3 Years after deduction of actual military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date
(vii)
CSIR Departmental Candidates
5 Years
(viii)
Any Other Category
No Age Relaxation
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
Paper
Subject
Max. Marks
Time
Paper I
General Awareness and English Language and Comprehension - General Awareness (100 Objective Type Questions of one mark each with negative marking of 0.33 marks for every wrong answer.) - English Language and Comprehension (50 Objective Type Questions of one mark each with a negative marking of 0.33 marks for every wrong answer.)
150
02:00 Hours (120 Minutes)
Paper II
General Intelligence, Reasoning, and Mental Ability (200 Objective Type Questions of one mark each with a negative marking of 0.33 marks for every wrong answer.)
200
02:30 Hours (150 Minutes)
Paper III
English/Hindi – Descriptive Paper - Essay, Precis, and Letter/Application Writing
