Section 6(3) in The Bureau of Indian Standards (Recruitment to Scientific Cadre) Regulations, 2002
(3)(a)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (1), the Executive Committee may decide to fill by selection such number of existing vacancies in the post of Scientist-B, as considered necessary, to meet any exigency of work.(b)These vacancies shall be advertised on All-India basis in the leading newspapers giving, among others, full information about number of posts, reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, prescribed qualifications, experience and the age requirement.(c)Candidates possessing a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Technology or a Master's Degree in Natural Sciences or equivalent with not less than sixty percent marks (fifty percent for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe candidates) and practical experience of at least three years shall be eligible for the post. The age requirement shall be not more than thirty years:Provided that the upper age limit and experience may be relaxed in case of the departmental candidates and in respect of such categories of persons as may from time to time be notified in this behalf by the Central Government to the extent and subject to the conditions notified in respect of each category.(d)Candidates who fulfill the prescribed requirements and are approved by the Screening Committee under regulation 8 shall be called for selection which shall include interview or written test and interview.(e)Candidates shall be selected discipline-wise by the Selection Committee-A on the basis of merit as determined by the selection referred to in clause (d).(f)The candidates belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes, may to the extent the number of vacancies reserved for the Scheduled Castes, the Schedule Tribes and Other Backward Classes cannot be filled on the basis of the criteria laid down in clause (e), be selected by giving relaxation to make up the deficiency in the reserved quota, subject to suitability of these candidates for selection.
