There’s excellent news for job seekers. The National Informatics Center (NIC) has invited applications for the position of ‘Scientist-B’. The application process has already begun. Interested candidates can visit the official website and fill out and submit their application form. The deadline for applying is April 24, 2026; interested candidates should apply on or before this date. But do you know the eligibility criteria? If you don’t know, that’s fine; we’ll tell you about it today through this news.
How to apply
Candidates can fill and submit their application form by following the steps given below.
- First of all candidates have to visit the official website.
- After this, candidates will have to click on the relevant link on the homepage.
- After this the candidates will have to register themselves first.
- After this the candidates should fill their application form.
- After filling the application form, the candidate should submit it.
- After submitting the form, candidates should take a printout.
Vacancy Details
A total of 243 vacancies will be filled through this recruitment.
- Computer Science & IT: 168 Posts
- Electronics & Communication: 25 Posts
- Data Science & AI: 50 Posts
Eligibility
Applicants must have a valid GATE score from one of the following years: 2024, 2025, or 2026. Accepted GATE papers include:
- Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
- Electronics and Communication Engineering (EC)
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA)
Shortlisting for the next stage will be based solely on performance in GATE. Selected candidates will then be called for document verification and a personal interview/interview.





