Section 8(3) in The Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018
(3)The Selection Committee shall consider suitable candidates, including from amongst officers and employees of the Bureau, possessing the following qualifications and experience, namely:-(a)(i)Essential qualifications : a first class degree in Engineering or Technology 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 Technology 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)Standardisation;(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:Provided further that if the candidate is a Government servant, he shall have the educational qualifications and experience as specified in clauses (a) and (b) and also be eligible for promotion to a post equivalent to Additional Secretary in the Government of India:Provided also that if a candidate is an employee of a public sector undertaking or an 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 equivalent to Joint Secretary in the Government of India; and at least two years' experience in senior management level in the case of a candidate working in private sector:Provided also that on the closing date of receipt of applications, the candidate should have at least two years' service before superannuation.
