About

The CSIR JSA stands for Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Junior Secretariat Assistant. The Junior Secretariat Assistant Recruitment exam is conducted by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.

Latest Notification

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research will conduct CSIR JSA Exam to fill up the vacant post of Junior Secretariat Assistant. Through CSIR JSA Recruitment 2022, a total of 9 posts for Junior Secretariat Assistant will be filled.

Registration

CSIR JSA Registration Process

Candidates must register themselves only on the official website of CSIR. To complete the registration process, candidates need to follow some steps mentioned below.

Step 1: Go to the Official Website of CSIR

Step 2: Go through the notification displayed on the homepage of the site.

Step 3: Enter all the details such as the Candidate's Name, Date of Birth, Contact Number, Email ID, etc.

Step 4: Click on the “Submit” button and move to the next step.

CSIR JSA Application Form

Here, candidates must enter their details on the application form by following the steps given below.

Step 1: Log in to the site using credentials such as Registration ID and Password.

Step 2: Enter the required information such as academic details and some personal information on the application form.

Step 3: Following this, candidates must upload some important documents such as the scanned recent coloured passport size photograph and scanned signature.

Step 4: Preview the online application form and submit it.

Eligibility Criteria

CSIR JSA Educational Qualifications

To apply for CSIR JSA Recruitment 2022 process, candidates must meet the minimum educational qualification as per the notification released by the concerned authority. In the below table, post-wise educational qualifications are given.

Posts	Academic Qualification	Mandatory Professional Qualification
Junior Secretariat Assistant (G)	10+2 or Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent	Proficient in Computer with the typing speed of 35 WPM
Junior Secretariat Assistant (F&A)	10+2 or Equivalent Degree with the subject Accountancy as compulsory	Proficient in Computer with the typing speed of 35 WPM
Junior Secretariat Assistant (S&P)	10+2 or Equivalent Degree	Proficient in Computer with the typing speed of 35 WPM

CSIR JSA Age Criteria

Before appearing in CSIR JSA Exam 2022, candidates must check and meet the minimum age criteria. In the below section, category-wise age criteria for CSIR JSA Recruitment 2022 process are given in a table.

Category	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe	5 years
Other Backward Classes	3 years
PWD SC/ST OBC General	15 years 13 years 10 years
Widows, Divorced women General SC/ST OBC	35 years 40 years 38 years

CSIR JSA Overall Eligibility Criteria 2022

Apart from the academic qualification and the age criteria, candidates can check some other important details for CSIR JSA Recruitment 2022 process from the below table.

Particulars	Details
Nationality	Indian
Domicile	Any
Number of Attempts	As long as candidates satisfy all the eligibility criteria
Important Points	Candidates can appear in the exam more than one time if he/she is not satisfied with the score.

Application Fee

Category	Application Fee
SC/ST/PWD/Women/other Gender Category/Ex-Servicemen/CSIR Employees and Identified Casual Workers in CSIR	NA
All Others	INR 100/-

Exam Pattern

Particulars	Paper 1 Details	Paper 2 Details
Mode of Exam	Online	Online
Number of Sections	1	2
Name of Sections	Mental Ability Test	General Awareness English Language
Questions in each section	100 questions in each section.	50 questions in the section General Awareness. 50 questions in the English language section.
Duration of the Examination	90 minutes	60 minutes
Maximum number of questions	100	100
Type of Questions	(MCQ) Multiple Choice Questions or Objective-based	(MCQ) Multiple Choice Questions or Objective-based
Maximum number of marks	200	300 (150 + 150)
Marking Scheme	2 marks each for the correct answer 0 mark for incorrect answer marked	3 marks each for a correct answer 1 mark for incorrect answer marked
Language of Paper	Hindi and English	Hindi and English

Syllabus

CSIR JSA Syllabus: Paper-I

In Paper-I of the CSIR JSA Syllabus, candidates will get one section that will contain two chapters. In the below table, section-wise important topics of the paper- I are given.

Sections	Sub Sections	Topics
Mental Ability Test	General Intelligence & Reasoning	Verbal Logic Syllogisms Visual & Critical Reasoning Series Decision Making Data Structures Coding-Decoding Alphabetical Series Statement & Conclusion Problem Solving Partnership Blood Relations Linear & Matrix Arrangements Circular Arrangements Puzzles Input & Output Family Tree Problem Situational Judgement Bar Graph Pie Chart Tables Caselets
Quantitative Aptitude	Percentages Venn Diagram HCF & LCM Number System Arithmetic Progression BODMAS Binomial Expansion Simple Interest Ratios Median Compound interest Vectors Coordinate geometry Arithmetic Mean Trigonometry Mensuration Harmonic Mean Set Theory Permutation & Combination Mode Instalments/ payments Linear Equations Algebra Probability Geometry Work & Time Time, Speed, Distance Ratios & Proportions Probability Clocks Geometric Progression Logarithm In- equations Quadratic Averages Profit & Loss Calendar Geometric Mean

CSIR JSA Syllabus 2022: Paper-II

Paper-II of CSIR JSA Syllabus 2022 contains two sections. In the below table, section-wise all the important topics are given.

Sections	Topics
English Language	Vocabulary Analogies Spelling Mistakes Synonyms & Antonyms One Word Substitution Rearrangement of Words in Sentence Idioms and Phrases English Proficiency Jumbled Paragraph Preposition Odd Word Out Fill in the Blanks Paragraph Formation Paragraph Completion Sentence Formation Sentence Reconstruction Sentence Improvement Sentence Completion Reading Comprehension Error Spotting Word Meaning Match Sentence Correction
General Awareness	Politics Business Society Geography Industry Awards & Awardees Sports Mythology General Science Economics International Affairs History Banking Current Affairs Films Literature Entertainment

Eligibilty Criteria