BARC Exam 2021 Recruitment – Exam Date, Eligibility, Application Form, Admit Card

Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) will publish the notification in 1st week of January 2021 (Delayed). Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) invites application through online mode for recruitment of Trainee Scientific Officer (TSO) for the 2021-2022 academic session of BARC Training School through their separate Online Examination (BARC Exam 2021) or GATE 2020/2021 score for Engineering and Science stream.

In this article, you will get the complete information about BARC Exam 2021 Recruitment including exam dates, selection process, eligibility criteria, application form, fee, BARC Exam Syllabus & Paper Pattern, admit card, & more. So, before filling the online application form for candidates, please check the eligibility criteria for BARC Exam 2021. 

BARC Recruitment 2021 Overview:

Exam Name	BARC Exam 2021
Job Profile	OCES/DGFS (Scientific Officer)
Exam Level	All India Level Based
Mode of Exam	Online (Computer Based Test)
Conducting Authority	Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)
Question Types	Objective (MCQs)
Number of Questions	100
Maximum Marks	300
Time Duration	2 Hrs

What is BARC Exam 2021?

Bhabha Atomic Research Center conducts the exam for the recruitment of Trainee Scientific Officer (OCES/DGFS) known as BARC Exam 2021. The examination conducted in the month of March after the GATE 2021 examination with multiple shifts. 

After the BARC Exam 2021, the qualified candidates should appear for the interview process. The final selection will be purely based on the performance of the interview, subjected to medical fitness. 

The final selected candidates should go for one-year training at BARC Training School as OCES/DGFS 2020. After successful completion of one-year course work at the Institute, DGFS Fellows undertake project work, which is assigned by DAE and supervised jointly by a DAE and an Institute guide.

Important Update on BARC 2021 Exam Recruitment

BARC Recruitment 2021 Exam Date (Delayed)

Online Application Portal Release for OCES/DGFS-2021 (tentative)	Last Week March 2021
Last date for Registration for Online Application	April 2021
Last date for Submission of Online Application	April 2021
A download of Admit Card for Online Examination	May 2021
Online Examination (BARC Exam 2021 Date)	June/July 2021
Last date for candidates to upload their GATE 2020/2021 score	July 2021
Display of List of candidates short-listed for Interview on Online Application Portal (BARC Written Exam Result)	July 2021
Availability based option on Online Application Portal to select Interview Slot for qualified candidates	August 2021
Selection Interviews	August/September 2021
Display of List of Candidates finally selected for OCES-2021 on Online Application Portal	September  2021
Last Date for Selected OCES-2021 Candidates desirous of DGFS to give details of M.Tech / M.Chem.Engg. admission to a DGFS institute	September 2021
Declaration of List of Applicants Selected for DGFS-2021 on Online Application Portal	October 2021

BARC Exam 2021 Selection Process

It is a two-step process screening to short-list candidates

Step 1: Examinations

(a) Based on Online Examination: Online Examination will be conducted in March 2020 in each of the nine Engineering disciplines and five Science disciplines in more than forty cities spread across India.

Travel Allowance is not paid for appearing in it.

Candidates who register for the Online Examination will be able to choose their examination center as well as the date and time of the session in which they wish to appear for the Online Examination, subject to availability. Allocation of the slot to candidates for taking the Online Examination will be done on a first-come, first-served basis.

(b) Based on GATE Score: Applicants shortlisted for the Interview process based on a valid GATE 2020 score in the applicable GATE subject. Applicants with a degree in ‘Nuclear Engineering’ will be screened in only based on Online Examination to be conducted in March 2020.

Step 2: Interviews of the short-listed candidates

Selection Interviews of short-listed candidates will be conducted in Mumbai (in all disciplines except Geology and Geophysics) and Hyderabad (in Geology and Geophysics).

Outstation applicants will be paid two-way second-class sleeper train fare, from their registered residential address, by shortest route or actual fare whichever is less.

The probable period of Selection Interviews is during May-June, 2020.

BARC Exam 2021 Eligibility Criteria

• B.E. / B.Tech. / B.Sc. (Engineering) / 5-year Integrated M.Tech. with a minimum of 60% aggregate marks.
• Applicants opting to be considered based on a GATE Score must have a valid GATE-2020 or GATE-2021 Score in the same engineering discipline as the qualifying degree discipline.
• Qualifying degree in branches like Aerospace, Automobile, Industrial Production, Reliability, Ceramics, Architecture, Geology, Mining, Bio-Medical Electronics/ Instruments, Communication, Information Technology, Master of Computer Applications, Dyes & Dye Intermediates, Electrochemical, Energy Systems, Oils & Fats, Paints & Varnishes, Petrochemicals, Plastics, Paper, Sugar Technology, Textiles, Mechatronics, etc. is not eligible.

Eligibility Disciplines

A large number of disciplines are eligible for BARC Recruitment 2021.  The candidate who belongs to engineering or science streams is eligible from the following branches.

Engineering Streams	Science Streams
Civil Engineering (CE)	Physics
Computer Engineering (CSE)	Chemistry
Chemical Engineering (CH)	Biosciences
Electrical Engineering (EE)	Radiological Safety
Electronics Engineering  (EC)	Geology
Mechanical Engineering (ME)	Geophysics
Metallurgical Engineering (MT)
Nuclear Engineering
Instrumentation Engineering (IN)

Age Limit for BARC 2021 Recruitment

A candidate who wants to appear for BARC Recruitment 2021 should satisfy the age limit criteria as follows:
(Age as of August 1, 2021)

Category	Age Limit
General	26 years
OBC	29 years
SC/ST	31 years
Dependents of those who died in the riots of 1984 (Dep1984)	31 years
Persons domiciled in Kashmir Division of Jammu & Kashmir State from 01/01/1981 to 31/12/1990 (Dom Kashmir)	31 years

BARC Recruitment 2021 Application Form

Eligible candidates can fill the online application form by visiting the BARC Official website from 6th January 2021. To fill the BARC Recruitment application form, the candidate must follow the following steps:

Step1: Visit BARC Official Website by Clicking Here

Step2: Select your discipline (Engineering/Science)

Step3: Click on Apply Online Button at the Top Right-hand side corner.

Step4: Fill in the necessary information & complete the payment.

Step5: Click on the Submit button to complete your application process.

Application Fee for BARC Recruitment 2021

The candidate has to pay a non-refundable application fee while filling the online application form as per their category mentioned below:

Category	Application Fee
General/OBC (male candidates)	Rs. 500/-
Other Categories (Including All Female Candidates)	No Fee.

BARC 2021 Exam Pattern

BARC Exam is following a similar examination pattern as of GATE 2021 exam. Here we list some important points related to BARC Exam Pattern.

• BARC Exam will be conducted in online mode
• Online Examination contains only multiple-choice questions (objective type)
• Paper consists of a total of 100 Questions
• The total duration of the exam is 2 Hours
• Each question carries 3 marks
• 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer (Negative Marking)
• Physical calculators are not allowed in the BARC exam, however, virtual calculators will be available on your terminal.

BARC Exam 2021 Syllabus

Every engineering & science streams have a different BARC Exam Syllabus. for that reason, we create a separate article on BARC Exam Syllabus. Please check the below link for the paper pattern & syllabus for BARC Exam.

Must Read: BARC Exam 2021 Syllabus

BARC Exam Question Papers & Answer Keys

Bhabha Atomic Research Center conducts the BARC Exam 2021 for the recruitment of OCES/DGFS Scientific Officer 2021-22. But BARC doesn’t release the BARC Exam previous year Question Papers & Answer Key. If you are searching for BARC Exam Question Papers then you are in the right place.

We create Question Papers for BARC Exam as per Pattern & Syllabus. You can refer to these papers to get an idea about questions asked in BARC Exam. To get BARC Exam Question Papers & Answer Key to click the Below link.

	Discipline	Model Question Paper & Answer Key
Engineering Disciplines	Civil Engineering (CE)	Buy Now
	Computer Engineering (CS)	Buy Now
	Chemical Engineering (CH)	Buy Now
	Electrical Engineering (EE)	Buy Now
	Electronics Engineering (EC)	Buy Now
	Mechanical Engineering (ME)	Buy Now
Science Disciplines	Physics	Buy Now
	Chemistry	Buy Now
	Biosciences	Buy Now

Must Read: BARC Exam Practice Question Papers & Answer Keys

BARC Exam 2021 Admit Card

One of the most important documents to appear for the BARC Exam is BARC Exam 2021 Admit Card. The admit card will be issued only for those candidates who successfully register for BARC Exam in January by paying an application Fee.

Candidates should keep one thing in mind the BARC Exam Admit Card will issue for appearing BARC Exam, not for GATE 2021 examination. You can download the BARC Exam admit card (hall ticket) by visiting the below link:

Must Read: BARC Exam 2021 Admit Card

BARC Exam 2021 Result

The final list of Selected candidates for OCES/DGFS – 2021 (Scientific Officer) will be released on 15th April 2021. After selection candidates should book their interview slot by logging to their account from 17th to 20th April 2021. The selected candidates called for an interview from 14th May. To check your BARC Result 2020 the follow the below link:

Must Read: BARC Result 2021 – Scientific Officer

BARC Exam 2020 Cutoff

Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) will not publish the official cutoff of OCES/DGFS Scientific Officer Recruitment. One person has done the RTI against BARC on that BARC published the 2018 recruitment information. To check BARC 2020 Cutoff then kindly check the below link.  

Must Read: BARC 2020 Cutoff

Important links for BARC Recruitment 2021

Engineering Disciplines
Online Application	Apply Now (update soon)
BARC Exam Notification	Check Here
Science Disciplines
Online Application	Apply Now (update soon)
BARC Exam Notification	Check Here

BARC Exam 2021 Recruitment FAQs

Will BARC conduct BARC Exam 2021 Recruitment this year?

Yes, BARC will be going to conduct BARC Exam 2021 Recruitment. Right Now, the process got delayed due to COVID Pandemic.

When does BARC release the notification for BARC Exam 2021?

BARC releases the notification by January every year. But BARC 2021 entire process got delayed due to the countrywide COVID pandemic. BARC Officials soon release the notification for recruitment for sure.

What is BARC Exam Date 2021?

The exam date for BARC 2021 is yet to be announced. Candidates can expect the exam within two months of the release of the official notification.

What is BARC Exam Pattern?

BARC Online Test will be conducted in online mode. BARC Exam will be comprised of 100 questions. The time allotted to attempt BARC Exam is 120 minutes (2 hours). The maximum marks of the BARC exam will be 300 marks.