Senior Scientific Officer Biology

REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-17022026-270212 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 41] DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026/MAGHA 20, 1947 [N. . C. T. D. No. 455 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI HOME-FSL DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 6th February, 2026 No. F.2(148)/FSL/ESTT/RR/SSO(BIOLOGY)/2024/626.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification no. F-27/59-him (i) dated the 13th July, 1959, and in supersession of this Govt's Notification F.19/42/96/Home-lll Deptt./425-436 year dated 12th August 2008 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Lt. Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post Senior Scientific Officer (Biology) in Forensic Science Laboratory, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, namely:- 1. Short title and commencement- (i) These rules may be called the Senior Scientific Officer (Biology) Forensic Science Laboratory Recruitment Rules, 2025. (ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in Delhi Gazette. 2. Number of posts, classification and Pay Level in Pay Matrix – The number of the said post, its classification and pay level in pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules. 3. Method of recruitment, age limit, qualification etc:-The method of recruitment to the said post, age limit, qualifications and other matters connected therewith, shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule. 4. Disqualification:-No person,- (a) Who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or (b) Who having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person, shall be eligible for appointment to the said post. Provided that the Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule. 5. Power to relax:-Where the Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons. 6. Saving:- Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age limit and other concessions, required to be provided for the Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-Servicemen and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Govt. of India from time to time in this regard. SCHEDULE +-----------------------------+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name of Post | Number of posts | Classification | Pay Level in the Pay Matrix | Whether Selection or Non Selection post | Age limit for direct recruits | Educational and other Qualification required for direct recruits | +=============================+=================+=============================================+=======================================+=======================================+==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+=============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | +-----------------------------+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Senior Scientific Officer (Biology) | 15*(2025) | General Central Service Group 'A' Gazetted Non-Ministerial | Level 10 (Rs. 56100-177500) in the Pay Matrix | Selection | Not exceeding 35 Year (relaxable for govt. servants upto 5 yrs in accordance with instructions or orders issue by central govt.) Crucial description: The crucial date for determining the age-limit shall be as advertised by the UPSC. | Essential: Master's degree in Zoology or Botany or Microbiology or Anthropology or Biology or Human Biology or Life Science or Biochemistry or Microbiology or Genetics or Biotechnology or Molecular Biology or Forensic Science with Zoology or Botany as one of the subjects or papers during all the three years of B.Sc level from recognized university. OR B.E./B.Tech in Biotechnology from a recognized university. Note-1: Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the U.P.S.C. for reasons to be recorded in writing, in case of candidates otherwise well qualified. | +-----------------------------+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees | Period of Probation, if any | Method of Recruitment,