National Institute of Epidemiology Recruitment 2025 – LDC/UDC/Assistant

National Institute of Epidemiology Recruitment 2025: The National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) has announced a notification for the Assistant/Upper Division Clerk/Lower Division Clerk posts. There are ten vacancies available for this job. Candidates with Any Degree/12th qualifications are eligible to apply for this job. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online on or before 14 August 2025. The detailed eligibility Criteria and selection process for National Institute of Epidemiology Jobs are explained below. Interested candidates can also 

National Institute of Epidemiology Recruitment 2025 – Details:

Job Role	Assistant/Upper Division Clerk/Lower Division Clerk
Job Category	TN Govt Jobs
Qualification	Any Degree/12th
Experience	Freshers
Total Vacancies	10 Posts
Salary	Rs. 19,900/- to 1,12,400/-
Job location	Chennai
Last Date	14 August 2025
Official Website	https://www.jalma-icmr.org.in/

Detailed Eligibility for National Institute of Epidemiology Careers:

Educational Qualifications: 

Assistant:

• Minimum three years Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised university/ Institution; and
• Working Knowledge of computers (MS Office/PowerPoint).

Upper Division Clerk:

• Degree from a recognised University or equivalent.
• Typing speed of 35 w.p.m. in English or 30 w.p.m. in Hindi on a Computer. (35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to 10500 KDPH/9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word.)

Lower Division Clerk:

• 12th class pass or equivalent qualification from a recognised Board or University.
• Typing speed of 35 w.p.m. in English or 30 w.p.m. in Hindi on a Computer. (35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to 10500 KDPH/9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word.)

Probation: The period of probation will be Two years for all the posts from date of joining.

Age Limit (As on 14 August 2025): 

• Assistant: Not exceeding 30 years i.e. Age must be between 18 to 30 years
• Upper Division Clerk: Not exceeding 27 years i.e. Age must be between 18 to 27 years
• Lower Division Clerk: Not exceeding 27 years i.e. Age must be between 18 to 27 years

Age Relaxation:

• SC/ST: 05 years
• OBC: 03 years
• PwBD: 10 years
• PwBD + OBC: 13 years
• PwBD + SC/ST: 15 years
• Ex-Servicemen (Ex-SM): 3 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date.
• Ex-Servicemen – SC/ST: 8 years (3 + 5 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date.
• Ex-Servicemen – OBC: 6 years (3 + 3) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date. 

Salary: 

• Assistant: Rs. 35,400/- to 1,12,400/-
• Upper Division Clerk: Rs. 25,500/- to 81,100/-
• Lower Division Clerk: Rs. 19,900/- to 63,200/-

National Institute of Epidemiology Vacancies: 10 Posts

• Assistant: 01 Post
• Upper Division Clerk: 02 Posts
• Lower Division Clerk: 07 Posts

Selection Process for National Institute of Epidemiology Careers:

For Assistant Post:

• Computer-based online screening examinations for the post of Assistant, consisting two tiers (Tier -1: A Computer-Based Test of MCQs and Tier-2: Computer Proficiency Test) will be held
• The computer-based test (CBT) will be of MCQ type with a total of 100 questions

Exam Pattern for Assistant Post

• The CBT carries negative marking; 1 mark shall be awarded for each correct answer and 0.25 marks shall be deducted for every incorrect answer.
• Questions from the subject matter will be of a level commensurate with the essential qualification
• Candidates shortlisted based on their performance in CBT shall be called for the Computer Proficiency Test of 20 marks which is qualifying in nature.
• The minimum essential qualifying marks for test shall be 50% of the total marks prescribed (i.e. 10 marks) for all the candidates

Name of the Test	Skill Set	Marks	Duration
Computer Proficiency Test	– Word Processing, Excel Sheet, Generation of Slides, etc. – Typing of a passage and/or other word processing tasks – Preparation of Excel Sheet – PowerPoint Presentation & related exercises used in daily office work	20 marks	Cumulative time of 60 mins

For Upper Division Clerk & Lower Division Clerk:

• Computer-based online screening examinations for the posts of Upper Division Clerk and Lower Division Clerk consisting two tiers (Tier -1: A Computer Based Test of MCQs and Tier-2: Computer Skill Test) will be held.
• The computer-based test (CBT) will be of MCQ type with a total of 100 questions as given below:

Topic	Number of Questions	Marks	Remarks
Section – A: English Language	20	20	Cumulative time of 90 mins. There shall be no section-wise qualifying marks
Section – B: General Knowledge including Current Affairs	20	20
Section – C: General Intelligence and Reasoning	20	20
Section – D: Computer Aptitude	20	20
Section – E: Quantitative Aptitude	20	20
Total	100	100*

• Computer Skill Test for the posts of Upper Division Clerk and Lower Division Clerk will be qualifying in nature as below:

Name of the Test	Typing Speed	Key Depression
Computer-Based Typing Test	35 w.p.m. in English or 30 w.p.m. in Hindi	(35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to 10500 KDPH / 9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word)

NOTE regarding the post of Upper Division Clerk and Lower Division Clerk:

• The CBT and Post Qualification Experience will carry a cumulative weightage of 100% and the computer skill test is qualifying in nature.
• The Candidates based on their performance in CBT, shall be called for Computer Skill Test in 1:10 ratio (10 candidates for every vacancy in respective category)
• The Scores of candidates in CBT will be considered for the final merit list only if the candidate qualifies the computer skill test.
• The cut-off marks of the skill test will be decided by ICMR-NIE in relation to the number of vacancies.
• The CBT scores will be converted to 95% and up to a maximum of 5 marks will be accorded for Post Qualification Experience.
• The sum arrived will have a weightage of 100% and shall be the final scores, from which the final merit list shall be prepared.

Application Fee:

• For SC/ST/PwD/ESM/WOMEN: Rs. 1,600/-
• For UR/EWS/OBC candidates: Rs. 2,000/-

Mode of Payment: Through Online

How to apply for National Institute of Epidemiology Recruitment 2025?

Interested and eligible candidates can apply online on or before 14 August 2025 (23.59 hrs).

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Important schedules for the examination/test for all the posts:

• Website Link opening date for online registration & submission of online applications: 25 July 2025
• Last date for online registration & submission of online applications: 14 August 2025
• Opening date for availability of admit cards for downloading from ICMR-NIE website: Will be announced after the closing date of receipt of applications 
• Date of Computer Based Test(CBT) and Computer Proficiency/Skill Test: Will be intimated in the admit card