The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released a recruitment notification to fill up Assistant Director (Entomology) posts under the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Faridabad, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
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Closing date for submission of online recruitment application (ORA) through ORA website is 11.59 PM on June 27, 2019. The last date for printing of completely submitted online application is upto 11.59 PM on June 28, 2019. Date for determining the eligibility of all candidates in every respect shall be the prescribed closing date for submission of online recruitment application (ORA).
Total Vacancies: 5 (SC-01, OBC-01, UR-03). The posts are permanent.
Pay Scale: Level 10 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC.
Age Limit: Applicants' age should not exceed 35 years.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
(A) EDUCATIONAL: M.Sc. Degree in Entomology or Nematology or M.Sc. Degree in Agriculture with specialization in Entomology or Nematology or M.Sc. Degree in Zoology with specialization in Entomology or Nematology from a recognized University or Institution. (B) EXPERIENCE: Three years’ practical experience in the work relating to Entomology or Nematology.
NOTE- I: Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified.
NOTE- II: The qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes if at any stage of Selection the Union Public Service Commission is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the posts reserved for them.
DESIRABLE: Doctorate Degree in Entomology or Nematology from a recognized University or Institution.
DUTIES: (i) To supervise and co-ordinate technical and administrative work. (ii) Supervise collection, collation and dissemination of information on Plant Protection. (iii) Mass multiplication of host insects, parasites and predators for bio-control of crop pests, diseases and weeds.
HQ: Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Faridabad.
NOTE: Candidates are requested to apply only Online on the Online Recruitment Application (ORA) website http://www.upsconline.nic.in and NOT write to the Commission for Application forms. They are also requested to go through carefully the details of posts and instructions provided in the notification on the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in.
The applicants are advised to fill in all their particulars in the online recruitment application carefully as submission of wrong information may lead to rejection through computer based shortlisting apart from debarment by the commission. Date for the interview on which the shortlisted candidate is required to bring the printout of his/her online application along with other documents at UPSC shall be intimated separately.