What’s next for candidates who qualify for CSIR SO Stage 2 Exam 2024? Candidates who have qualified for CSIR SO Stage 2 Exam 2024 have now been called for the next stage of the recruitment process, i.e. Interview. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has released the CSIR SO Interview Date 2024 on its official website on 2nd October 2024.
CSIR SO Interview Date 2024 Released
CSIR SO Interview Date 2024 has been released and the interview process will be conducted from 25th October to 29th October 2024. Candidates who have submitted their application forms for the post of Assistant Section Officer will also have to qualify the Computer Proficiency Test which will be conducted on the same day in the afternoon shift and at the same examination venue.
csir so interview date 2024 | |
action | Important Dates |
CSIR SO ASO Stage 2 Exam Date 2024 Released | 03 June 2024 |
CSIR SO ASO Stage 2 Exam Date 2024 | 07 July 2024 |
csir so interview date 2024 | 25-29 October 2024 |
CSIR SO Interview Schedule 2024- Check Information
Does CSIR exam include interview?
Through the CSIR SO ASO selection process discussed above, it is clear that the candidates who have submitted their application forms for 76 posts of Section Officer will have to appear for the Interview. The weightage of Interview for selection of candidates for the post of Section Officer (General/F&A/S&P) will be 100 marks. Applicants who score minimum required marks out of total 500 marks for Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III will be called for interview stage.
CSIR SO ASO 2024 Exam Pattern
CSIR SO ASO exam pattern is divided into few sections. In Paper I candidates will have to go through the subjects like General Awareness and English Language and Comprehension. Paper I will be both objective and descriptive type. Paper II will be of 200 marks consisting of 200 objective type questions from subjects like General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability. Paper III will be descriptive for English/Hindi subjects which will be of 150 marks. Check the table below for detailed CSIR SO ASO 2024 exam pattern. For more details check CSIR SO ASO Syllabus 2024.
CSIR SO ASO 2024 Exam Pattern | |||
paper | Subject | Maximum. Mark | Time |
Paper-I | General Awareness and English Language and Comprehension
general awareness: 100 objective type questions of one mark each. English Language and Comprehension: 50 objective type questions of one mark each. |
150 marks | 02.00 hours (120 minutes) |
Paper II | General intelligence, reasoning and mental ability
(200 objective type questions of one mark each, with negative marking @ |
200 | 02:30 hours (150 minutes) |
Paper-III | English/Hindi – descriptive paper Essay, Brief and Letter/Application Writing |
150 | 02 hours (120 minutes) |
Interview | Interview 100 marks for Section Officer (General/F&A/S&P) post only. | ||
cpt | computer proficiency test 100 marks only for the posts of Assistant Section Officer (General/F&A/S&P). CPT is qualifying in nature. |