Section 3(4) in The Bureau of Indian Standards (Appointment, Terms and Conditions of Service of Director-General) Rules, 1987
(4)[ In order to be eligible for appointment to the post of Director-General, a candidate shall have the following qualifications and experience, namely, -] [Inserted vide GSR No. 364(E) dated 6 May 2011.](a)(i)Essential qualifications : a first class degree in Engineering or a first class Post Graduate degree in any branch of Science,(ii)Desirable qualifications : a Post Graduate degree in any branch of Engineering or a Doctorate in Science or any branch of Engineering;(b)Experience : at least twenty five years combined experience in the following areas in the Government or Public Sector Undertakings or Autonomous Bodies or Private Sector, namely :-i. Industrial Engineering Design or Research;ii. Standardization;iii. Quality Control;iv. Basic scientific and technical research (in case of research experience in a laboratory, the same should be of national repute);v. Administration.Provided that candidates with Post Graduate degree in Engineering or Doctorate in pure Science or any branch of Engineering having twenty-three years of experience shall be eligible;(c)if the candidate is a Government servant, he shall have the educational qualifications and experience as specified in clauses (a) and (b) and should also be eligible for promotion to a post in HAG Scale [Rs. 67000 (annual increment @ 3%) Rs. 79000] in accordance with the rules and criteria as applicable to such post;(d)if a candidate is an employee of a Public Sector Undertaking or Autonomous Body, he shall have the educational qualifications and experience as specified in clauses (a) and (b) and at least two years regular service in a post with Pay Band-4: Rs. 37400-67000 plus Grade Pay of Rs. 10000 or equivalent and at least two years experience in senior management level for the candidate working in Private Sector;(e)on the closing date of receipt of application, the candidate should have at least three years service before superannuation.
