DFS Goa Recruitment 2026 – Apply Offline for 24 Scientific Assistant, Searcher and More Posts

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• Updated October 27, 2026 01:42 PM
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Where and How to Send

• Use the Application Form in the prescribed format (Annexure-B), which is printed at the end of the advertisement. Submit the completed hard copy by hand or by post on any working day between 28 October 2026 and 17 November 2026, from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. or from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
• Submission address: Directorate of Forensic Sciences, Near Verna Police Station, Verna, Salcete, Goa, 403722
• The form is addressed to The Director, Directorate of Forensic Sciences, Verna-Goa. 403722. Its subject line reads "Application for the post of ........ on contract basis at the Directorate of Forensic Sciences, Verna-Goa". Write the name of the post you are applying for in the blank.
• Fill in every field of the Annexure-B form: your name in block letters, father's or husband's name, postal address, mobile number and email ID, nationality, date of birth, gender and Employment Registration No.
• State whether you have qualified FACT / FACT+ (Forensic Aptitude and Caliber Test).
• Enter your educational qualifications: degree, year of passing, university or board, and percentage of marks with division or grade.
• Enter your experience: name of the laboratory, organisation or institution, the post you held, the nature of the work, and the from, up-to and total period. If the space is not enough, you may attach a separate sheet.
• Affix a recent passport size photograph in the space provided and self-attest it.
• Sign the declaration and the bottom of the form, and fill in the place and date.
• Attach the enclosures listed below and submit the form at the Directorate by hand or by post so that it reaches before the due date.
• Submit a separate application for each post. Applications in any form received after the due date will be summarily rejected, and the candidate will not be told. The notice says that no correspondence or telephone enquiries will be entertained.

Posts, Eligibility and Pay

• All posts are filled purely on a contractual basis. Each contract lasts one year or until the regular posts are filled, whichever is earlier, and ends automatically after one year unless terminated earlier. The pay is a consolidated monthly remuneration. No allowance or facility available to regular employees will be paid to the persons engaged.
• The Scientific Officer (SOC), Scientific Assistant (DNA) and Searcher (SOC) posts share one vision standard, with or without glasses:
• For these three posts, each eye must have a full field of vision. Candidates with unioccular vision, amblyopia, colour blindness, squint, any morbid condition of the eyes or lids of either eye, or a perforated ear drum will be disqualified.

Selection Process

• Selection has two stages: document scrutiny, then an interview.

Document Scrutiny and Shortlisting

• The Directorate will scrutinise the applications received. The list of shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the Goa Govt. Portal (https://www.goa.gov.in/citizen/recruitment/).

Selection and Joining

• The names of selected candidates will be displayed on the Goa Govt. Portal and sent to them by email and post. Selected candidates must be ready to join immediately. Before appointment, they must sign a contract agreement accepting the terms and conditions on non-judicial stamp paper of Rs.100/-. They must also submit an undertaking that they will not claim regularisation of service or file a court case for it in any Court of Law.

Important Dates

Important Instructions

• The Director, Directorate of Forensic Sciences, Verna-Goa, can terminate the services at any time by giving the official one month's advance notice in writing, without giving a reason.
• A selected candidate who wishes to quit must give one month's notice or surrender one month's remuneration in lieu of notice.
• No relaxation in working hours will be given to a selected candidate for any reason whatsoever.
• If any information in the application is found untrue, false or incorrect, the candidature is liable to be cancelled or terminated, even after selection, besides any other action deemed fit.
• The Director, Directorate of Forensic Sciences, Verna-Goa, reserves the right to cancel the recruitment process at any time, without further notice and without giving a reason.

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Q1. How many vacancies are there in DFS Goa Recruitment 2026?

• There are 24 vacancies: Scientific Officer (SOC) 05, Scientific Assistant (DNA) 01, Scientific Assistant 05, Searcher (SOC) 01, Photographer 03 and Videographer 09.

Q3. What is the qualification for the DFS Goa Scientific Officer (SOC) post?

• You need a Master of Science in Forensic Science/ Chemistry/ Zoology/ Microbiology/ Genetics/ Biotechnology/ Physics with at least second class. You also need at least 02 years' practical experience at a State/Central Forensic Science Laboratory, knowledge of Konkani and Computer, and the prescribed physical and vision standards.

Q4. What is the salary for DFS Goa posts?

• The consolidated monthly remuneration is Rs.60,800/- for Scientific Officer (SOC) and Rs.48,800/- for Scientific Assistant (DNA) and Scientific Assistant. It is Rs.39,000/- for Searcher (SOC) and Rs.22,300/- for Photographer and Videographer. No allowance or facility available to regular employees is payable.

Q6. What is the selection process for DFS Goa Recruitment 2026?

• Applications go through document scrutiny, and the shortlisted candidates' list appears on the Goa Govt. Portal. Shortlisted candidates are then interviewed at the Directorate of Forensic Sciences, Verna-Goa.