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Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), one of the largest public sector enterprises in India, has officially announced the recruitment for the position of Assistant Quality Control Officers. The recruitment is for a total of 97 vacancies in 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates with a Master’s degree in Chemistry or related disciplines to work with one of India's most renowned oil and gas companies.
The official notification for the recruitment was released on 1st March 2025, and the application process will remain open until 21st March 2025. Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can apply online via the official IOCL website at www.iocl.com. The selected candidates will be responsible for ensuring the quality of products manufactured and distributed by IOCL across the country.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)Assistant Quality Control Officers Recruitment 2025 Details :
- Post Date : 3 March 2025
- Organization Name: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
- Total Vacancies : 97
- Application Mode : Online
Available Positions & Salary
1. Assistant Quality Control
Officer
- No. of posts : (97)
- Pay Scale : Rs. 40,000/- to Rs. 1,40,000/- (Grade A0).
2. Category Wise No. Of Posts :
- UR : 45
- SC : 13
- ST : 06
- OBC (NCL) : 24
- EWS : 09
Eligibility Criteria
1. Educational Qualification :
( a ) The candidate should have been awarded Master’s Degree in Chemistry/equivalent disciplines
from recognized Indian Universities/Institutes through regular full-time mode.
(b) Equivalent disciplines in M.Sc. in Chemistry shall include Inorganic/Organic/
Analytical/Physical/Applied Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry.
Any other branch of Chemistry e.g. Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Toxicology, Geochemistry, Pharmacology, Food Technology etc. will not be considered towards eligibility.
(c) Candidates belonging to General/OBC(NCL)/EWS categories should have secured minimum
60% marks in qualifying degree examination.
Marks in Qualifying degree is relaxed to 55% for Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/
Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) candidates.
- Calculation of percentage of marks in the qualifying degree would be governed by institute/university rules. Rounding off percentage is not allowed.
- Wherever final marks in the qualifying degree have been awarded as letter/number grade (CGPA/GPI/SGPA etc.), equivalent percentage of marks shall be adopted from conversion formula issued by respective institute/university for establishing eligibility criteria. Such candidates would be required to submit the conversion certificate issued by the concerned institute/university at the time of Personal Interview, if shortlisted.
- However, in case the institute does not follow any conversion formula for converting CGPA to Percentage, the candidate will have to submit a certificate to this effect duly issued by concerned institute/university at the time of Personal Interview, if shortlisted. In such cases, IOCL shall be at liberty to arrive at equivalent percentage of marks following its own conversion formula.
- Degree awarded by the Institutes/ Universities (including foreign institutes/universities) must have equivalence from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and candidates, in their own interest, as applicable, should ascertain the equivalence of their diploma/degree/ certificate with degree of recognized Indian universities by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
(d) Qualifying degree obtained through full-time regular course only shall be considered eligible.
2. Age Limit :
- Maximum 30 Years
- Age relaxation is applicable as per rules.
Experience
- Minimum 02 Years of Cumulative Experience in following: Experience in Testing/R&D/Quality Control in Petroleum /Petro-chemical/Polymer/Fertilizer Unit Laboratories
AND/ OR
Experience in an NABL accredited laboratory. The experience shall be considered valid only if
the lab is accredited in the Field of “TESTING” with Discipline as “CHEMICAL”. The lab should
have scope under Group: Lubricants/Petroleum and Products.
(Disciplines like Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Biological, Radiological, NDT etc. shall not be
considered)
- Experience gained after date of declaration of result of qualifying degree will only be considered towards counting experience. Any experience gathered after B.Sc. or as a short-term trainee (summer/winter project etc. during M.Sc.) will not be considered towards relevant experience.
- Teaching & Research experience in an academic institute will not be considered as relevant experience.
How to Apply
Candidates interested in applying for the Assistant Quality Control Officers post can follow these steps:
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Visit the Official IOCL Website:
- Go to the IOCL recruitment page at www.iocl.com.
- Find and click the "Apply Online" link for Assistant Quality Control Officers under the Careers section.
- Register on the portal by providing basic details and creating a login ID and password.
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Upload Documents:
- Upload the required documents, including your educational qualification certificate, age proof, caste certificate (if applicable), and passport-sized photograph.
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Pay the Application Fee:
- Pay the application fee as per your category (General, OBC, etc.). SC/ST/PwBD candidates are exempt from the fee.
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Submit the Form:
- After reviewing the details entered in the application form, submit your application. Take a printout for future reference.
Application Fee Payment:
- Application fee payments can be made via online methods like debit/credit cards, net banking, or UPI.
- Ensure that the payment is successful before submitting the application form.
Important Documents Required for Application
Candidates should keep the following documents ready for the application process:
- Educational Certificates: Mark sheets and degree certificates.
- Age Proof: Birth certificate, class 10th mark sheet, or any official document proving your age.
- Category Certificate: Caste certificate for SC/ST/OBC-NCL candidates, as applicable.
- Photographs: Recent passport-sized photographs for uploading.
- Signature: A scanned copy of your signature.
Selection Process
(a) The selection process will comprise Computer Based Test (objective type consisting of two
parts - General Aptitude and Discipline Knowledge), Group Discussion/Group Task and
Personal Interview.
(b) Computer Based Test (CBT): The Computer Based Test will consist of objective type paper
containing 135 questions carrying 1 marks each and the time allotted for completing the CBT is
120 minutes. CBT may be conducted in one or more sessions in a single day. In case the CBT is
conducted in more than one session, the process of “Score Normalisation” shall be adopted as
per details mentioned at Annexure-II below.
- All questions will be of Objective Multiple-Choice Type. The computer-based examination will be conducted in English and Hindi only and there will be no negative marking for wrong answer.
- b. The date of CBT examination along with city, where CBT will be conducted, shall be informed to candidates around 15 days prior to the scheduled date of CBT through the website of IOCL. Exact details of CBT Centre along with other details shall be made available through e-Admit card which shall be issued around 7 days prior to the scheduled date of CBT.
- c. Answer Keys to the questions of the Computer Based Test will be uploaded on the ‘Latest Job Opening’ under ‘IndianOil for Careers’ page of website www.iocl.com after the Examination during Objection Handling process i.e. 2-3 days after conduct of CBT. Candidates may go through the Answer Keys and submit online representations, if any, within the stipulated time limit. Representations received through any other mode e.g. letter, application, email, etc. will not be entertained. Representations regarding the Answer Keys will be scrutinized before finalizing the results and the decision of IOCL in this regard will be final. Upon scrutiny of the representation made by a candidate and the initial answer key is found to be incorrect, examiner shall correct the answer key Page 7 of 18 accordingly and publish the correct answer keys on ‘Latest Job Opening’ under ‘IndianOil for Careers’ page of website www.iocl.com.
- Candidates are not permitted to use mobile phones, calculators and other electronic gadgets. They should not, therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Hall/ Lab. Candidates will be allowed to enter the Examination Hall only with print out of Admit card and proof of identity. No other material will be permitted inside the Examination Hall.
(c) The candidates should secure minimum qualifying marks as mentioned below in each stage i.e.
Computer Based Test, GD/GT and Personal Interview, for consideration for next stage of
selection process and finally adjudged suitable for selection.
Minimum qualifying marks
- Candidates need to indicate their choices of the examination cities in the order of preference of the scheduled city for CBT examination as mentioned in the online application. The list of tentative cities for CBT centers is placed at Annexure-III of the advertisement. Candidates may opt four Test Cities in order of preference from the list and the same cannot be changed after the online form is submitted. IOCL reserves the right to allocate any test city or change the test city opted by the candidate.
- Corporation will endeavor to accommodate the candidates in the city opted by them for appearing for CBT in the order of preference. However, the right to cancel any city/ Centre and re-allocation of the City/Centre (on the basis of number of applicants for each city/center) is reserved with the Corporation.
- Exact venue details will be communicated through the Admit Card. Admit Card shall not be sent by Post. Candidates are advised to regularly visit ‘Latest Job Opening’ under ‘IndianOil for Careers’ page of website www.iocl.com from time to time for the updates on examination process and for download of Admit Cards for each stage of examination.
- Admit card for Computer Based Test (CBT), containing the details of the centre for the CBT etc., will be sent to the candidates at their registered e-mail ID. The candidates are required to take a print-out of their admit cards. The candidates can also download their admit cards from ‘Latest Job Opening’ under ‘IndianOil for Careers’ page of website www.iocl.com using their registration number and the password. Candidates will not be allowed to enter the examination hall without valid admit card. Similarly, the call letters for attending GD/GT and Personal Interview and document verification will be sent to the candidates at their registered E-mail ID.
- Admit Card for Computer Based Test will be issued to all prima-facie eligible candidates on the basis of the details furnished in Online Application form and submission of application fees (applicable for UR, EWS & OBC(NCL) Category candidates). Scrutiny of documents uploaded by the candidates along with the online application form will be carried out post Computer Based Test. Only those candidates will be considered/ called for next stage i.e. GD/GT and Personal Interview who are (a) shortlisted on the basis of Computer Based Test and (b) meet the notified eligibility criteria upon verification of documents uploaded by candidates and other parameters.
- Candidates must ensure to upload clear and legible, self-attested scan copy of documents (Matriculation/Higher Secondary, Class XII, BSc & MSc, Caste Certificate, PwBD Certificate, ExSM Discharge Certificate, Declaration and any other prescribed documents) ascertaining his/her eligibility for selection process. There must be one single upload file against each category of documents. For example, under Experience certificate upload, candidate must scan all the certificates, offer letters, payslips etc for all the work experiences against which he/she is claiming to possess the prescribed relevant work experience. Failure to comply with afore-mentioned provision of uploading documents shall render the candidate ineligible for selection process without any liability on the Corporation in this regard.
- Provision for Online Mock Test shall be made to familiarize the candidates about processes of Computer Based Test (CBT) for which a link shall be shared through email/website. The Page 8 of 18 link shall be made active for such eligible applicants from the date of issuance of eAdmit card to the date of conduct of CBT.
- Candidates are advised in their own interest to register on-line much before the closing date as per schedule mentioned in this Advertisement and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fees to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability/failure to log on the IOCL’s website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam/disconnection.
- Identity verification: The candidates called for Computer Based Test (CBT) shall be advised to produce certain documents for verification in original and to submit the self-attested photocopies thereof at the time of document verification. Such documents shall be listed in the call letter. If the identity of the candidate is in doubt or he/she is not able to produce the requisite documents or there is mismatch of information in the documents, such candidate will not be allowed to appear for document verification and his/her candidature will be treated as cancelled.
- IOCL does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Corporation.
- Please note that the above procedure is the only valid procedure for making application. Application shall not be accepted through any other mode.
- The Admit cards issued to the candidates are Provisional. However, in case any ineligible candidate had been issued admit card and had appeared in the Computer Based Test (CBT) or allowed to join the IOCL, his/her candidature will automatically be treated as cancelled at any stage of this recruitment/ service in IOCL on grounds of his ineligibility. Therefore, before submitting the application, the candidate must ensure that he/she fulfills all the eligibility criteria as laid down in this advertisement. His/her candidature will be purely provisional subject to eligibility and other verifications before or after his/her appointment in IOCL.
- The decision of the Corporation about the mode of selection to the post and eligibility conditions shall be final and binding. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
- Composite Merit list in descending order of marks (irrespective of category and relaxation) shall be drawn on the basis of total marks obtained in the Computer Based Test and in GD/GT and Personal Interview. Based on the Composite Merit list and category wise names shall be shortlisted as per notified vacancy and reservation.
- In case of tie of marks for the last position on the Merit List, the candidate with prior date of birth (senior by age) shall find a place in the Merit list.
- Candidates belonging to Reserved Categories, who have availed of relaxation in Age, qualification marks in prescribed qualification or in Computer Based Test qualifying marks, as is available to a category, will be considered against reserved vacancies, irrespective of their position in select list (in order of merit within the category). Candidates with Benchmark disabilities and Ex-Servicemen candidates, if found suitable, will be considered against reserved vacancy irrespective of their position in Merit list (in order of merit within the category) on horizontal reservation policy.
(d) Candidates will have to qualify through each stage of selection process successfully before being
as adjudged as suitable for selection.
(e) Obtaining minimum qualifying marks in the Computer Based Test, GD/GT and Personal
Interview does not confer any right or claim by the candidate for being shortlisted for next stage
of selection process/final selection, as the same is based on candidate’s rank in the merit list on
the basis of marks obtained in the Computer Based Test, GD/GT and Personal Interview, ratio
applied, relative performance in respective categories, number of posts, reservation position,
candidates meeting the notified eligibility criteria & other parameters and documents found in
order upon verification.
Important Date
- Starting Date for Apply Online: 01-03-2025
- Last Date for Apply Online: 21-03-2025
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Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Assistant Quality Control Officers Recruitment 2025: FAQs
1. What is the last date to apply for the IOCL Assistant Quality Control Officer recruitment?
- The last date to apply for the IOCL Assistant Quality Control Officers Recruitment 2025 is 21st March 2025.
2. What is the application fee for the IOCL Assistant Quality Control Officers post?
- For General, OBC, and EWS candidates, the application fee is ₹600.
- SC/ST/PwBD/ExSM candidates are exempt from paying the application fee.
3. What is the age limit for applying to this position?
- The maximum age limit for candidates is 30 years as of the last date of application submission. Age relaxation is applicable for reserved categories as per government rules.
4. What is the required educational qualification for the Assistant Quality Control Officers post?
- Candidates must possess a Master’s Degree in Chemistry or an equivalent discipline from a recognized Indian university.
5. Is prior work experience necessary to apply for this job?
- No, prior work experience is not required for this post. However, experience in quality control or chemical testing may be beneficial.
6. How can I pay the application fee?
- The application fee can be paid online using debit/credit cards, net banking, or UPI during the application process.
7. How will the selection for this post be made?
- The selection will be based on a Computer-Based Test (CBT) followed by a Group Discussion and/or Personal Interview. Candidates must also pass a Pre-Employment Medical Examination.
8. Where can I find the official notification for this recruitment?
- The official notification can be found on the official IOCL website, and a link to the notification is available in the recruitment section.
9. Can I edit my application after submission?
- Once the application is submitted, no changes can be made. Ensure all information is correct before final submission.
10. When will the written exam for the recruitment be conducted?
- The exam date will be announced on the official website after the application process is complete.
11. What are the job responsibilities of an Assistant Quality Control Officer at IOCL?
- The primary responsibility includes ensuring the quality control of products by conducting chemical analysis, preparing reports, and implementing quality standards in manufacturing processes.
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