SSC Scientific Assistant 2022 - Overview

About SSC Scientific Assistant IMD

Staff Selection Commission will conduct the Exam for Scientific Assistant in the Indian Meteorological Department in the month of December 2022. Candidates with a bachelor's degree in Science (Physics, Computer Science, IT) or Diploma in Engineering (Electronics and Telecommunication) are eligible for this post. SSC has released the official SSC Scientific Assistant IMD Notification 2022 on its official website on 30th September 2022. Application process ends on 18th October 2022.  

SSC Scientific Assistant IMD- Important Information

SSC Scientific Assistant IMD - Important Dates

SSC Scientific Assistant Notification

SSC has released the SSC Scientific Assistant Notification in the IMD on 30th September 2022. Download the official notification below.

SSC Scientific Assistant Notification

SSC Scientific Assistant Eligibility

Various Eligibility Criteria for SSC Scientific Assistant is given below : 

Age Limit

Age Limit not exceeding 30 years as on 18 October 2022. Candidate must have been born not earlier than 19 October 1992 and not later than 17 October 2004.

Age Relaxation

Educational Criteria

• Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Science with Physics as one of the key subjects/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Applications or a Diploma in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from a Recognised Institute.
• Candidates must be completed their full-time 3 years diploma course after the 10+2 examination.
• Candidate must be passed 10+2 from a recognized institute with Physics and Mathematics as core subjects.

SSC Scientific Assistant Application Form

Steps to Apply for SSC Scientific Assistant are as follows : 

• Applications must be submitted only in online mode at the website of SSC Headquarter i.e. https://ssc.nic.in.
• In the online Application Form, candidates are required to upload the scanned colour passport size photograph in JPEG format (20 KB to 50 KB). The photograph should not be more than three months old from the date of publication of the Notice of Examination.
• Image dimension of the photograph should be about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height). The photograph should be without cap, spectacles and the frontal view of the face should be clearly visible. If the proper photograph is not uploaded by a candidate, his candidature will be cancelled.
• Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit the online application much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days. The Commission will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Commission.
• Before submission of the online application, candidates must check through Preview/ Print option that they have filled correct details in each field of the form.

Important dates for Application Form

Important Dates for SSC Scientific Assistant Application Form are as follows : 

SSC Scientific Assistant Application Fee

Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards or in cash at SBI Branches by generating SBI Challan. Application Fee for SSC Scientific Assistant are as follows :

SSC Scientific Assistant Vacancies

Total Vacancies: About 990.

• The number of vacancies is tentative and subject to variation.
• Reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidates is available as per extant Government Orders.
• The posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL) i.e. the candidate, on selection, may be asked to serve anywhere in the country.

SSC Scientific Assistant Syllabus

SSC Scientific Assistant Syllabus is as follows :

SSC Scientific Assistant Exam Pattern

SSC Scientific Assistant Exam Pattern for Paper I and II are : 

SSC Scientific Assistant Paper I

SSC Scientific Assistant  Paper II

• Part I & Part II consist of a total of 200 Questions.
• The Total Time allocated for both parts of the Exam is 2 hours.
• Each question carries 1 mark.
• There is a negative marking also, 0.25 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

SSC Scientific Assistant Salary

Pay Scale for Scientific Assistant posts under SSC IMD Recruitment 2022 is given below.

SSC Scientific Assistant Cut off

SSC Scientific Assistant Cutoff for the year 2017 is given below : 

SSC Scientific Assistant Admit Card

The link to download the SSC IMD Scientific Assistant Admit Card 2022 will be activated on the official website of SSC @https://www.ssc.nic.in/. 

Steps to download SSC Scientific Assistant Admit Card

• Log in to the official website
• Select SSC IMD Scientific Assistant Recruitment 2022 Admit Card link
• Fill in your registration number/roll number and date of birth/password.
• SSC IMD Scientific Assistant Admit Card 2022 will be displayed on the screen where you can download the admit card or
• You can click on the direct link given below :

Download SSC Scientific Assistant IMD Admit Card 2022 – Link to be active shortly

SSC Scientific Assistant Result

To download your results from the official website, you need to adopt the following steps. 

• Step 1: Visit the official website of SSC.
• Step 2: Click on the Result Tab on the Home Page on your screen
• Step 3: Click on Scientific Assistant IMD Result 2022
• Step 4: The result PDF will be displayed.
• Step 5: Find your Roll No. in the result (Ctrl +F)
• Step 6:Download and save the result for reference.