Based on the results of the written examination held by the Union Public Service Commission in May, 2016 followed by interviews for Personality Test in August, 2016, the following are the lists, in order of merit, of the candidates who have been recommended for appointment to the Group ‘A’ posts of Geologists, Geophysicist and Chemists in the Geological Survey of India; and Jr. Hydrogeologists (Scientist B), Group ‘A’ in the Central Ground Water Board.
A total number of 178 candidates have been recommended for appointment to the posts as under:
Category-I (Posts in Geological Survey of India)
| Name of the Post | Number of candidates recommended | ||||
| Gen | OBC | SC | ST | TOTAL | |
| Geologist | 55
(Incl. 01 PH-3) |
39
(Incl. 03 PH-1) |
04 | 01
( PH-3) |
99
(Incl. 03 PH-1 & 02 PH-3) |
| Geophysicist | 18
(Incl. 01 PH-1, 01 PH-2 & 01 PH-3) |
17
(Incl. 01 PH-1) |
09 | 03 | 47
(Incl. 02 PH-1, 01 PH-2 & 01 PH-3) |
| Chemist | 14
(Incl. 01 PH-1, & 01 PH-2) |
10
(Incl. 02 PH-2) |
05 | 01 | 30
(Incl. 01 PH-1 & 03 PH-2) |
Category – II (Post in Central Ground Water Board)
| Name of the Post | Number of candidates recommended | ||||
| Gen | OBC | SC | ST | TOTAL | |
| Jr. Hydrogeologists (Scientist B) | 02 | — | — | — | 02 |
Appointment to the posts under the two categories shall be made by the Government in accordance with the merit position. The numbers of vacancies reported by the Government to be filled are as under: –
Category-I (Posts in Geological Survey of India)
| Name of the Post | GEN | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
| Geologist | 64 | 32 | 03 | 01 | 100
(incl. 03 PH-1 and 36 PH-3) |
| Geophysicist | 23 | 14 | 08 | 05 | 50
(incl. 02 PH-1, 01 PH-2 and 02 PH-3) |
| Chemist | 14 | 10 | 05 | 01 | 30
(incl. 01 PH-1 and 03 PH-2) |
Category-II (Posts in Central Ground Water Board)
| Name of the Post | GEN | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
| Jr. Hydrogeologists (Scientist B) | 02 | — | — | — | 02 |
