Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has released the recruitment notification 2023 for the post of Examiner of Patents & Designs Group-A (Gazetted). The recruitment is being conducted by the Quality Council of India (QCI).
Quality Council of India (QCI) Recruitment 2023 Important Dates
| Events | Date |
| Online application Begins from | 14th July 2023 |
| Declaration of the final list of Qualified candidates | Online applications Closed on |
| Issuance of e-Admit Card for Preliminary Examination | 14th August 2023 |
| Preliminary Examination | 3rd September 2023 |
| Preliminary Examination Result Declaration | 13th September 2023 |
| Issuance of e-Admit Card for Mains Examination | 18th September 2023 |
| Mains Examination | 1st October 2023 |
| Mains Examination Result Declaration | 16th October 2023 |
| Issuance of e-Admit Card for Interview | 22nd October 2023 |
| Interview | 11th and 12th November 2023 |
| Declaration of final list of Qualified candidates | Declaration of the final list of Qualified candidates |
Vacancy Details
| Discipline | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Total |
| Bio-Technology | 7 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 50 |
| Bio-Chemistry | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| Food Technology | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| Chemistry | 8 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 56 |
| Polymer Science and Technology | 1 | NIL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Bio-Medical Engineering | 8 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 53 |
| Electronics & Communication | 15 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 46 | 108 |
| Electrical Engineering | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| Computer Science & Information Technology | 9 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 28 | 63 |
| Physics | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| Civil Engineering | 1 | NIL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 14 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 43 | 99 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL | 3 | 4 |
| Textile Engineering | 1 | NIL | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Eligibility
Nationality–
Candidate must be either citizen of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibetan refugee, and Indian origin person who has migrated from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, East African countries of Kenya, Malawi, Ethiopia, Zaire, Zambia, and Vietnam.
Educational Qualification
| Discipline | Essential Qualification |
| Bio-Technology | Master’s Degree in Chemistry or Bachelor Degree in Chemical Technology/ Engineering or equivalent |
| Bio-Chemistry | Master’s Degree in Chemistry or Bachelor Degree in Chemical Technology/ Engineering or equivalent |
| Food Technology | Master’s Degree in Biochemistry or equivalent |
| Chemistry | Bachelor’s Degree in Bio-Medical Technology/ Engineering or equivalent |
| Polymer Science and Technology | Bachelor’s Degree in Food Technology/ Engineering or equivalent |
| Bio-Medical Engineering | Bachelor Degree in Bio-Medical Technology/ Engineering or equivalent |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | Bachelor’s Degree in Bio-Medical Technology/ Engineering or equivalent |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics Technology/ Engineering or Electronics & Telecommunication Technology/ Engineering or equivalent |
| Computer Science & Information Technology | Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Technology/ Engineering or equivalent |
| Physcis | Physics |
| Civil Engineering | Master’s Degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology or Bachelor Degree in Engineering/Technology in Computer Science/ Information Technology or equivalent |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Technology/ Engineering or equivalent |
| Metallurgical Engineering | Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering /Technology or equivalent |
| Textile Engineering | Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technology in Metallurgy or Equivalent |
Age Limit and Age Relaxation
a. A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 35 years as on the last date of submission of the online application.
b. The upper age limit of 35 years will be relaxable by up to a maximum of 5 years, that is up to the maximum upper age limit of 40 years, in the case of the Government servants in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government.
Examination Phases
The examination will consist of three phases as follows:
- Preliminary Examination
- Mains Examination
- Interview
Examination Phases Details
(i) Preliminary Examination
a. This examination is meant to serve as a screening test and the marks secured in this examination will not be considered towards the declaration of the final list of qualified candidates.
b. This examination will be conducted in ONLINE mode only.
c. It will consist of one paper of objective type multiple choice questions and will comprise 150 marks.
d. This examination will be of a duration of 2 hours.
e. A maximum of 150 questions, each question carrying one mark, will be present in this paper, which will consist of multiple-choice questions to test General English (15 marks), Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning (30 marks), Quantitative Aptitude (30 marks), General Knowledge, and Current Affairs (30 marks), General Science (30 marks) and IP legislation in India, WIPO and related treaties (15 marks)
f. The number of candidates to be admitted to the mains examination, on the basis of the result of the preliminary examination, may be about twenty times of the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled through this recruitment process. The minimum qualifying marks in the preliminary exam for UR:30%; OBC/EWS:25% and others:20%
i) For example A candidate has to score above the mentioned percentage of marks category-wise of the total marks in the preliminary examination for qualifying in the exam. Further, the cut-off of the preliminary exam will be prepared as per the vacancy and no. of candidates to be qualified for the mains exam. This criterion is tentative and competent authority has the right to do modifications as per requirements.
ii) For example: Let’s consider the total vacancy is 100, then no. of candidates qualifying for the mains exam shall be approximately 20 times of the vacancy i.e. 2000 candidates, and accordingly will be the cut off of the preliminary exam.
(ii) Mains Examination
a. The mains examination will be conducted in offline mode only and will consist of a written examination, which will consist of 2 papers i.e. Paper –I (OMR Based) and Paper –II (Descriptive answer). Paper I will be of 100 marks and Paper –II will be of 300 marks.
b. Paper-I will be of 2 hours duration and will comprise of a maximum of 100 objective type multiple-choice questions, each question carrying one mark, to test the General Knowledge and Current Affairs (20 Marks), General Aptitude (20 Marks), Elementary mathematics (20 Marks), English language proficiency (20 Marks) and knowledge related to intellectual property rights 13 (IPRs) (20 Marks).
c. Paper II will test the knowledge of the candidate in the technical/scientific discipline of the vacancy applied for. Paper II will be of 3 hours duration and will comprise of 300 marks having descriptive questions. The discipline-wise syllabus is given in Annexure.
d. The cumulative marks obtained in Paper-I and Paper-II will be assigned 80% weightage in the final list of qualified candidates.
e. As a general rule, candidates must write all the papers in their own handwriting, and in no circumstances will they be allowed to take the help of a scribe. However, persons with disabilities may be eligible for the facility of a scribe in accordance with the relevant rules, O.M.s, guidelines, etc. The onus of justifying the existence of such circumstances and the resultant right to use a scribe shall be upon the candidate.
f. If a candidate’s handwriting is not easily legible, the relevant answer shall be treated as incorrect.
g. The number of candidates to be eligible for an interview may be about five times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled through this recruitment process.
(iii) Interview
The interview will be of 100 marks and will test the candidate on the topics covered in the preliminary and mains examination. The marks obtained in the interview will be given 20% weightage in the final list of qualified candidates.
How to Apply?
Candidates are required to apply online by using the website www.qcin.org. No other mode of application will be accepted.
Examination Fee
| Categories | Examination Fee |
| General/ OBC | Rs. 1000 |
| SC/ST/ PWD/Women/Differently abled | Rs. 500 |
Salary
Group ‘A’ Gazetted in Level 10 in Pay Matrix between Rs. 56,100 to Rs. 1,77,500 plus applicable allowances.
