UPSC Recruitment 2021

Union Public Service Commission - UPSC published an official notification for Recruitment of Assistant Director, Research Officer & Others posts. Eligible candidates can apply for this recruitment. You can view more details about this recruitment including No. of posts, name of post, Educational qualification, Age limit, Selection process, How to apply etc... You can also view official notification and other important facts about this recruitment e.g. Important links and Important dates.

Job details

No. of posts: 46
Name of posts:

Assistant Director: 03 Posts
Assistant Director (Weed Science): 01 Post
Research Officer (Implementation): 08 Posts
Senior Grade of Indian Information Service: 34 Posts

Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification

Assistant Director:

Master’s Degree in Chemistry with specialization in Inorganic or Organic or Analytical Chemistry or M.Sc. (Agriculture) with specialization in Soil Science or Agriculture Chemistry of a recognized University or Institute recognized by the Central Government or State Government.
EXPERIENCE: Three years’ experience in analytical work in the field of fertilizers.

Assistant Director (Weed Science):

M.Sc Degree in Agricultural (Agronomy) with specialization in Weed Science or M.Sc Degree in Botany with Weed Science as a subject from a recognized University or Institution.
EXPERIENCE: Three years practical experience in the field of Weed Science or Weed Control.
DESIRABLE: Doctorate degree in Agronomy with specialization in Weed Science from a recognized University or Institution

Research Officer (Implementation):

Master’s degree of a recognised University in Hindi with English as compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level; or Master’s degree of a recognised University in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level; or Master’s degree of a recognised University in any subject other than Hindi or English with Hindi medium and English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of an examination at the degree level; or Master’s degree of a recognised University in any subject other than Hindi or English with English medium and Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of an examination at the degree level; or Master’s degree of a recognised University in any subject other than Hindi or English with Hindi and English as a compulsory or elective subject or either of the two as a medium of an examination and the other as a compulsory or elective subject at the degree level.

Senior Grade of Indian Information Service:

(i) Degree of a recognized University or Institute; (ii) Diploma/Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism/ Mass Communication from a recognized University/Institution; or Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from a recognized University/Institute; (iii) Candidates must have studied concerned Indian language upto 10th Class. Note: Direct recruitment to posts in Senior Grade Indian Information Service Group ‘B’ (Gazetted) shall be made language-wise. There shall be no category-wise/community-wise reservation for any of the languages.
Two years’ experience of journalistic, publicity or public relation work in a Government Department/Public Sector Undertaking/Autonomous Organization/News agency/Newspaper registered with the Registrar of Newspapers of India/any other Listed Private Organizations.

Age limit

35 years for Assistant Director / Assistant Director (Weed Science)
30 years for Research Officer (Implementation) / Senior Grade of Indian Information Service

Application Fee

Candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty five) only either by remitting the money in any branch of the SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of the SBI or by using visa/master credit/debit card.

Selection Process

The category-wise minimum level of suitability in interviews, irrespective of whether the selection is made only by interview or by Recruitment Test followed by interview, will be UR/EWS-50 marks, OBC-45 marks, SC/ST/PwBD-40 marks, out of the total marks of interview being 100.
In cases where selection is made by Recruitment Test (RT) followed by interview, the candidate will have to achieve minimum level of suitability in their respective category at Interview stage.