The Coun­cil of Sci­en­tif­ic & Indus­tri­al Research (CSIR) has released the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for the recruit­ment of Assis­tant Sec­tion Offi­cer (ASO) posts under Adver­tise­ment No. E‑I/RC/2026/2. A total of 100 vacan­cies have been announced in dif­fer­ent depart­ments, includ­ing Gen­er­al, Finance & Accounts, and Stores & Purchase.

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Eli­gi­ble can­di­dates hold­ing a Bach­e­lor’s Degree can sub­mit their online appli­ca­tions from 23 June 2026 to 13 July 2026 (up to 5:00 PM). Can­di­dates are advised to care­ful­ly read the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion before applying.

Important Dates

Application Fee

Pay­ment Mode: Online or Offline through the pre­scribed pay­ment methods.

Age Limit (As on 13 July 2026)

• Max­i­mum Age: 33 Years
• Min­i­mum Age: Not Specified
• Age relax­ation will be applic­a­ble as per CSIR Recruit­ment Rules.

CSIR ASO Recruitment 2026 Vacancy Details

Educational Qualification

Can­di­dates must possess:

• Bach­e­lor’s Degree in any dis­ci­pline from a rec­og­nized Uni­ver­si­ty in India.

Addi­tion­al Note:

Non-rec­om­mend­ed can­di­dates of the Civ­il Ser­vices Exam­i­na­tion (CSE) 2024 are also eli­gi­ble as men­tioned in the offi­cial notification.

Category-wise Vacancy Distribution

Selection Process

The selec­tion process may include:

• Writ­ten Examination
• Doc­u­ment Verification
• Med­ical Exam­i­na­tion (if applicable)

Can­di­dates should refer to the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion for detailed infor­ma­tion regard­ing the exam­i­na­tion pat­tern and selec­tion procedure.

Pay Scale

Select­ed can­di­dates will receive salary and allowances as per CSIR rules applic­a­ble to the Assis­tant Sec­tion Offi­cer post.

How to Apply for CSIR ASO Recruitment 2026

Fol­low these sim­ple steps to sub­mit your application:

1. Read the offi­cial noti­fi­ca­tion carefully.
2. Vis­it the offi­cial CSIR recruit­ment portal.
3. Com­plete the online registration.
4. Fill in all required per­son­al and edu­ca­tion­al details.
5. Upload your recent pass­port-size pho­to­graph, sig­na­ture, and nec­es­sary documents.
6. Pay the appli­ca­tion fee (if applicable).
7. Ver­i­fy all details before final submission.
8. Sub­mit the appli­ca­tion form.
9. Down­load and print the con­fir­ma­tion page for future reference.

Documents Required

• Recent Pass­port Size Photograph
• Sig­na­ture
• Edu­ca­tion­al Certificates
• Iden­ti­ty Proof
• Cat­e­go­ry Cer­tifi­cate (if applicable)
• Oth­er rel­e­vant doc­u­ments men­tioned in the notification

Important Links

Apply Online : Click here

Offi­cial Noti­fi­ca­tion (Eng­lish) Click here

Offi­cial Web­site Click here