The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has announced the opening of applications for the Orientation Course for Engineering Graduates and Science Postgraduates (OCES) and the DAE Graduate Fellowship Scheme (DGFS) 2025. Selection will be based on GATE Entrance Test. The Last date of Registration is January 26, 2025. Eligible candidates can apply online for the prestigious program, which offers a unique opportunity to work as Scientific Officers in the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
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Online Examination Date
The Online Examination will be conducted in March, 2025 in each of the eight engineering discipline OCES and Four Science discipline in more than 40 cities spread across India.
Who Can Apply for OCES/ DGFS 2025 ?
Candidates must be Citizen of India.
- Educational Qualifications for OCES & DGFS
| Course | Educational Qualification for Admission |
| OCES | B.E. / B.Tech / B.Sc. (Engineering) / 5-year Integrated M. Tech./ M. Sc. with a minimum of 60% marks. GATE Score. |
| DGFS | Qualifying degree in Mechanical Engineering., Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Instrumentation Engineering & Civil Engineering |
- Age Criteria
| Category | Minimum Age Criteria |
| UR | 26 years |
| OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) | 29 Years |
| SC/ ST | 31 Years |
OCES /DGFS 2025: Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
| OCES/DGFS-2025 – Starts Online Registration | January 02, 2025 |
| Last date of online registration | January 26, 2025 |
| Correction window | February 07 to 14, 2025 |
| Admit Card | February 25, 2025 |
| Online Exam | March 08 to 09, 2025 |
| Upload GATE 2025 Score for candidates to applied on the basis of GATE 2025 | March 17 to 24, 2025 |
| Display List for Interview | 1st week of April, 2025 |
| Interview selection | May 19 to June 13, 2025 |
| Declaration of List for selected for OCES 2025 | Last week of June 2025 |
| Declaration of List for selected for DGFS-2025 | 2nd week of July 2025 |
| Pre-employment Medical Test for Selected Candidates OCES/DGFS-2025 | July 24 to 31, 2025 |
| Commencement of Classes of OCES 2025 | 1st week of August 2025 |
OCES /DGFS 2025: Training Programs
BARC Training Schools provide two training programmes to the deserving candidates ambitious of pursuing a rewarding career in Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology.
Training Programmes is
- OCES 2025 (Orientation Course for Engineering Graduates and Science Postgraduates)
- DGFS 2025. (DAE Graduate Fellowship Scheme for Engineering Graduates)
OCES /DGFS 2025: Online Exam Pattern
- Question Type- Objective Questions.
- There will be 100 Question in all.
- Marks for Correct answer – 3 marks
- Negative Marking – 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
- Duration of Exam – 120 minutes.
- Exam Conducted In – BARC Training Schools in Mumbai and Hyderabad
OCES /DGFS 2025: Courses Duration
| Exam Name | Duration |
| OCES 2025 | 1-year Course |
| DGFS 2025 | 2-Years |
Minimum Qualifying Marks in OCES 2025 Trainee Program
| OCES 2025 | A Trainee Scientific Officer (TSO) , who scores minimum 35% in individual subject and minimum 50% aggregate marks on overall basis on completion of the Training Programme, is declared to have passed the course successfully |
| Benefits for Successful TSO | |
| Successful TSOs will be posted as Scientific Officer “C” in one of the following DAE units: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam Raja Ramana Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata Heavy Water Board (HWB), Mumbai Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), Mumbai Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), Mumbai Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI), Kalpakkam Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL), Jaduguda Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research (AMD), Hyderabad Directorate of Construction, Services & Estate Management (DCSEM), Mumbai. | |
DGFS Programme 2025: Information regarding Course
- Who have excelled in the selection Interviews for the BARC Training Schools Programmes and who have also Independently secured admission for M.Tech. secured admission for M. Tech in select In select institute and specializations.
- Selected for OCES are paid stipend and tuition fee to pursue a M. Tech. degree while retaining their employment in DAE.
- During the M. Tech course, Candidates have to be involved in TA (Teaching Apperentship) programme as per the terms and condition of DGFS institute.
DGFS Programmes 2025: Placements Offers
- The Placement of the DGFS fellows on successful Completion of DGFS Programme will only be at BARC (in case of fellows who complete their M. Tech. at IIT Bombay) and IGCAR (in case of Felows who complete their M. Tech. at IIT Madras).
- Placement can be at any of the BARC facilities located in different parts of India.
OCES /DGFS 2025: Stipend and Allowances during Training
| Posts | Stipend | Additional Amount |
| OCES TSOs | Rs. 74, 000/- Per months during Training | Book Allowance – Rs. 30, 000/- |
| DGFS Fellow | Rs. 74, 000/- Per months during Training per month for two year. | Tuition fee for M. Tech. and are additionally paid a one-time – Rs. 60, 000/- per annum. (for 2-years). Additional funding to M. Tech. project Expenses – Rs. 4,00,000/- |
Pay Scale after Absorption in DAE
| Posts | Pay Scale |
| OCES TSOs | Rs. 56, 100/- (two or three increments depending on their performance during the OCES programme). |
| DGFS Fellows | Rs. 56, 100/- (3 or 4 increments depending on their performance in M. Tech and 4-month Orientation Course for DGFS Fellows) |
OCES /DGFS 2025: Method of Selection
There is a separate two stage selection process:
- Screening on the basis of online exam/ GATE Score/ CEBS or NISER CGPA Score.
- Selection Interview.
| GATE Score | GATE-2023 and/or GATE-2024 and/or GATE-2025 score in the applicable GATE subject. |
| CGPA score of CEBS/ NISER | Master degree in Physics, Chemistry & Biosciences from university of Mumbai – Department of Atomic Energy CEBS and NISER, Bhubaneswar in academic year 2023-2024 / 2024-2025 7.5 on a scale of 10 will directly be screened into the Selection Interview stage. |
OCES /DGFS 2025: Selection Interview
- Selection Interviews of short-listed candidates will be conducted in Mumbai (in all disciplines except Geology) and Hyderabad (in Geology).
- Final Selection for the OCES/DGFS-2025 programmes will be based solely on performance in Selection Interview, subject to medical fitness
How to Apply for OCES /DGFS 2025 ?
Candidates can apply for this Programmes through official website i.e. (https://www.barcocesexam.in.
