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General Staff Officer, Grade-I (Bio Medical Officer)

BS-19 · Armed Forces Institute of Radiology and Imaging, Ministry of Defence · F.4-149/2026-R

The General Staff Officer, Grade-I (Bio Medical Officer) test is a 200-mark MCQ paper of 200 minutes, with negative marking of 0.25 per wrong answer. The pass rule for this post is 40% in each individual part. The paper structure, part by part, is below.

At a glance

Total marks

200

Duration (minutes)

200

Negative marking

0.25

per wrong answer

Sections

Pass mark: 40% in each individual part.

Paper structure

Part-I

100 marks · 50% of the paper

English

40 marks

Comprehension
Grammar Usage
Vocabulary
Sentence Structuring
Sentence Correction
Grouping of Words
Pairs of Words
Idiomatic Phrases
Synonyms/Antonyms
Translation

General Intelligence/Ability

60 marks

Basic Arithmetic/Quantitative Ability (Algebra, Ratios, Percentages, Arithmetic Means)
Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Current Affairs (Developments at National and International Levels in last 2 years)
Pakistan Affairs (Basic Level knowledge)
Basic IT (Hardware and Software)

Part-II

100 marks · 50% of the paper

Professional Test

100 marks

BiomechanicsDynamics: Rectilinear and curvilinear motion, Simple harmonic motion, Simple and multiple degrees of freedom, Application of these motions in human body and Biomedical machines; Fluid Mechanics: Basic concepts of Fluid Mechanics, Hydrodynamic lubrication of natural and normal synovial joints; Biomedical Applications: Mechanical properties of biological tissues and tissue mechanics, cardiac mechanics and modeling, muscle mechanics, gait kinetics, kinematics and analysis. Stress analysis and application to musculoskeletal system
Bio-InstrumentationBiological Systems: Study of various Physiological systems, related biopotentials and physiological parameters; Diagnostic Equipment: invasive and noninvasive measurement techniques and related equipments; Cardiovascular Measurements: Electrocardiography, Measurement of Blood pressure, Blood flow and Cardiac output; Biomedical Sensors & Transducers: Introduction, principles, theory, design and applications; Patient Monitoring Equipment: Patient Monitors, central monitoring system, telemetry system, Gas Exchange and distributions, Respiratory therapy equipment; Therapic Equipment: ventilator, inhaler, defibrillator, pacemaker and heart lung machines; Radiological Equipment: concept of ionization and nonionization radiation and related equipment, medical lasers and applications; Safety in Medical Equipment: Electrical/Mechanical safety, Standards of Medical Devices, Biohazards and Safety Regulations
Medical ImagingX-ray Imaging: Physics of X-ray, Imaging with X-ray, Radiation dose, Attenuation based X-ray Imaging, X-ray Detection, X-ray Image Quality, Diagnostic Applications of X-ray Imaging, Demonstration of X-rays Equipment; Principles of Computed Tomography: Introduction to Computed Tomography and Scanners, Attenuation Tomography, Time of Flight Tomography, Reflection Tomography, Diffraction Tomography, Formulation of Attenuation Computed Tomography, Fourier Slice theorem; Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Physical and physiological principle of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MR Imaging, Formulation of MRI reconstruction, Functional MRI, BOLD MRI, Applications of MRI and fMRI; Positron Emission Tomography: Physical and physiological principles of PET, PET Signal Acquisition, PET Image formation, Significance of PET, Applications of PET

About the post

Case number: F.4-149/2026-R
Vacancies: 1
Employment: Permanent
Age limit: 32-40 years plus five (5) years general relaxation in upper age limit.
Domicile quota: Punjab (Open Merit)
Place of posting: Rawalpindi.
Qualifications: i. Second Class or Grade 'C' Master's / Bachelor's (4 years duration) degree in Bio-medical / Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification from a University recognized by HEC. ii. Twelve (12) years post qualification working experience at any renowned medical / imaging set up with hands on experience in CT Scan / MRI equipment.

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