Terms and Conditions:

1. Candidates must ensure their eligibility before applying. The prescribed essential qualification are minimum and mere possession of the same does not entitle any candidate to be called for personal interaction. Applications received in response to notification will be scrutinized and maximum 10 applicants would be shortlisted, who will be called for personal interaction and documents verification with original documents. Based on qualification, experiences and outcome of personal interaction, the candidate will be selected.
2. The Academy reserves the right to reject any application without assigning any reason.
3. The Appointment would be made purely on contract for one year and extendable based on work performance and as per needs of the Academy. The Contract will be co-terminus, if not further extended.
4. The appointment of consultant would be on full time basis and he/ she would not be permitted to take up any other assignment during the period of contract.
5. Consultant would be eligible for 30 days leave in a calendar year on pro-rata basis. Unavailed leave in a calendar year cannot be carried forward to next calendar year. The Academy will be free to terminate the services in case of absence by the more than 30 days beyond the entitled leave in a calendar year.
6. No TA/DA would be eligible for joining the assignment or on its completion. However, Consultant may be allowed TA/DA for inside the country in connection with the official work after approval of the Competent Authority. No Medical Facilities would be provided.
7. He/ she will follow the normal working hours as prescribed i.e. from 9.30 a.m. to 6.00p.m. However, as per the exigency one has to sit late to complete the time-bound work.
8. Income Tax or any other Tax liable to be deducted as per the prevailing rules will be deducted at source for which the Academy will issue the TDS Certificate.
9. The Academy has the right to cancel advertisement and not to proceed in the matter for engagement of consultant at any stage, accept or reject any or all applications, without giving any reason whatsoever.
10. The Academy may terminate the contract, if (i) the Consultant is unable to address the assigned work (ii) quality of the assigned work is not to the satisfaction of the Academy (iii) Consultant fails in timely achievement of the milestone as finally decided by the Academy(iv) The consultant is found lacking in honesty and integrity.
11. No accommodation or Allowances will be provided to the Consultant by the Academy.
12. The payment would be made on monthly basis as per monthly remuneration agreed to at the time of appointment.
13. The Consultant shall not utilize or publish or disclose or part with to a third party, any part of the data or statistics or proceedings or information collected for the purpose of this assignment or during the course of assignment for the Academy without express written consent of the Academy. The Consultant shall be bound to hand over the entire set of records of assignment to the Academy before the expiry of the contract and before the final payment is released by the Academy.
14. The Consultant appointed by the Academy, shall in no case, represent or give opinion or advice to others in any matters which is adverse to the interest of the Academy.
15. The Consultant will have no claim for further extension, absorption or regularization in the Academy after expiry / termination of the contract.
16. The Consultant may be asked to attend the Academy on Saturday/ Sunday/ Holiday orfor any Academys programme / event arranged in Delhi/ Outstation during the period ofContract.
17. The tenure may be terminated by giving one months notice on either side. Any breach of contract executed by the consultant with the Academy shall be considered a sufficient ground for termination of the engagement made under the Contract and may further debar from future engagement by the Academy.
18. Candidates are required to possess a valid active email id which is to be filled in application form correctly and legibly so that intimation to shortlisted candidates can be sent. The Academy will not be responsible for bouncing of any email sent to the candidate.
19. Candidates desirous of applying for engagement mentioned above, may submit their duly filled in downloaded application form along with latest photograph, self attested photocopies of educational certificates and mark sheets (matriculation onwards), relevant degree of essential qualifications, experience certificate to Deputy Executive Director-II (F &A), Indian National Science Academy, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002 in a closed cover superscribing Application for engagement as Programme Consultant (Science Communication) with examples of your Popular Science Writings. Applications received without supporting documents shall be summarily rejected.
20. The decision of the Academy in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, mode of selection, personal interaction etc. shall be final and binding on the Candidates and no enquiry / correspondence will be entertained.
21. The last date of submission of application form is 28 June, 2017. Applications received after last date will not be entertained. In case the last date falls on weekly off / holidays, the last date will be the next working day upto 6.00 p.m. The Academy shall not be responsible for any delay on the part of postal department for delivery of application even if posted before the last date. No representation against such rejection will be entertained.