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Recruitment Test for Scientific Officer in National Archives of India, Ministry of Culture (Advt. No. 08/2025, Vacancy No. 25060802228)

JOBAdded: 1 Nov 2025UPSC

Addendum – Notice to Candidates

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued an addendum regarding the recruitment test for two vacancies for the post of Scientific Officer in the National Archives of India, Ministry of Culture (UR-02). (Advertisement No. 08/2025, Vacancy No. 25060802228).

An Offline Pen and Paper Based Recruitment Test (RT) will be conducted for short-listing candidates for the aforementioned posts.

Recruitment Test Details

  • Date: 21.12.2025
  • Session: Afternoon Session
  • Time: 2:00 P.M. to 04:00 P.M.
  • Only candidates shortlisted in the RT and who fulfill all eligibility conditions will be called for an interview.

Scheme of the Test

  1. The test will be of two hours duration.
  2. All questions will carry equal marks.
  3. The test will consist of objective-type questions with multiple-choice answers.
  4. The medium of the test will be English.
  5. There will be a penalty for wrong answers. Every wrong answer will result in a deduction of one-third of the marks assigned to that question. No penalty for unmarked questions.

Centre of the Test

Centre of the Test Centre Code
Ahmedabad 01
Bhopal 04
Chennai 12
Delhi 08
Dispur (Guwahati) 09
Jaipur 11
Jammu 34
Kochi 24
Kolkata 06
Lucknow 26
Mumbai 05
Nagpur 13
Ranchi 41
Vishakhapatnam 51
Port Blair 37

Syllabus of the Test

  1. Paper Making Science
  2. Chemical Recovery and Environmental Management
  3. Physics of Converting and Printing Operations
  4. Reprography, Ultra Violet & Fluorescence Photography & Applications
  5. Paper Properties and Testing
  6. Chemical Techniques for Paper Preservation
  7. Computers and their Applications

Important Notes

  • Note-I: Intimation about the venue of the recruitment test will be communicated to the candidates in due course.
  • Note-II: The Recruitment Test (RT) and the Interview shall carry a 75:25 weightage for shortlisted candidates who qualify in the interview.
  • Standard of suitability for the interview: For candidates belonging to the General category, the standard is 50 and above.
  • Note-III: No request for a change of test centre will be entertained.

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