F.No.MoESI 18 I 8 120 1 6-E stt Ministry of Earth Sciences Prithvi Bhavan, Lodhi Road

VACANCY CIRCULAR

NewDelhi-110003

Dated SePtember,2017-

The Ministry of Earth Sciences invites online applications for filling up of six (06) posts of Scientist C in the Pay Level 11 (Rs. 67700^-2087001-)in Ministry of Earth Sciences under the project"Deep Drilling in the Koyna Intraplate Seismic Zone", Maharashtraon direct recruitment basis.

Descriptionof Post
Name of the oost	ScientistC
Classification	GeneralCentral Service Group'A' Gazetted(Scientific),Non -Ministerial
Number of vacancy	06
Pay Scale	Pay Level 11 (Rs.67700-208700/-) including allowancesas admissible to
	Central Government emolovees.

Qualification Essential

i) Master's degree in Geophysicsor Applied Geophysicsor Geology or Applied Geology or Electronics

or Computational Seismology or equivalent from a recognized University with at least 60Yo marksin thequalifyingdegreelevel.

ii) Three yearsexperiencein teaching (at graduate or postgraduatelevel) or research and development or surveys or dataprocessing& interpretation or planning/supervisionin relevant field supported by scientific publications.

Desirable:

i) Master's degreefrom recognized University in Engineering or Technologyor Doctorate Degreein the relevant subj ecVarea of specialization ii)Experiencein at leastoneof the fields of specializations,suchas: borehole geophysics/welllogging/in

situ stress; seismology; rock mechanics and rock properties;geothermics;structural ^geology; geochemistry;hydrologicalstudies; computer hardware/software,

electronicsandinstrumentations,and

numericalmodellingin relevant area. iii)Demonstratedexcellencein research andpublicationsin peer-reviewed^journalsOr established^field experiencein drilling related onsite projectsOr establishment and operation of field observatories and

laboratory facilities in relevant area.

Age: Not exceeding 40 years.(Relaxable for Government servantsup to five yearsin accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Governmentvide OM No.15012/8/87-Estt(D),dated

15.10.87).Thisrelaxationof 5 yearsis admissible"to such of the Govt. servantsas are working in posts which are in the same line or allied cadres and where a relationship could be establishedthat the service alreadyrenderedin a particular post will be useful for the efficientdischargeof the duties of the posts, recruitmentto which has been advertised.

_{Note:Thepostbeingscientificpostsand are in gradeabovethelowestgradein Group} 'A'(Scientist_{B) of}

the service and arethereforeexempted from the purview of the reservationin terms^{of DoP&T OM} No.9l2l73-Estt(SCT),dated23'dJune,1975 and D.OP&T OM No.36012127194-Estt(SCT)

dated l3'h X,tay tb94 and approval of Competent Authority has been obtained.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To plan andexecute R&D in the domain of scientific/research programmes of the Ministry; development of R&D projects; coordinationof scientific activities both in field sites and laboratory studies; managementof the field surveys, drilling and on-sitegeological/geophysical/downholestudies,set up corerepository and researchlaboratories.

SelectionProcess:

The prescribedessentialqualificationsareminimum requirements andthe merepossessionof the same does not entitle candidates to be called for interview. If the numbers of applications, receivedin response to advertisement arelarge, it will not be convenient or possibleto call all candidatesfor interview. Hence, Ministry may restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview before Selection Board to the reasonablelimit through screeningprocess.

The criteria for screening of the applications will be based on candidatesqualiffing credentialsagainst:

(i)

the essential requirementsspecifiedabove,

(ii)

date of birth,

(iii) completenessof the application in terms of providingaccuratedetails and submissionof the passportsize photograph,and copies of the marks list, academic and experiencecertificates, signature,

(iv)

essentialexperience,

(v)

desirablequalificationand experience as specified above,

(vi)

consistent academic performanceat one or more levels etc. The candidates experience ceftificates should clearly specifywhetherthey possessthe experience / knowledge/ skills / technology / software platform requested in the essential / desirable experience requirements againstthe post. The benchmark for screening the applications will be set by a committee constituted to screenthe applications.The final selection of the Screened in candidate will be based on the candidate's performancebefore the SelectionBoard.No correspondence will be entertained with candidates who arenot called for interviedselected for appointment.

General Conditions:

. Applications should be submitted online through www.moes.gov.inin the prescribedformat.

a Applications that are not submitted in theprescribedformatwill not be considered.

a The candidate's age should not exceed the age limit mentioned above as on date of closure of

application.Experiencewill be counted from the date of acquiring the essential academic

qualifications.

Theexperience,relevantto the requirement ofjob or researchor teaching will only be considered

towards the total periodof experience.

a Doctoratedegreein therelevantfield will count as 3 yearsof experience.

a Ministry reserves the right to cancel the recruitment processwithoutassigning any reasonthereof

or vary the number of poststo be filled.

a Travel : No TA will bepaidby Ministry for attending the Interview.

a MoES will not be responsible for any other arrangements.

r The names of candidates screened-inand screened-out for interview will be displayed at Ministry's website for all posts.

Application Procedure:

a The entire application procedureis made online.

a Copies of certificates in support of, educational qualifications, date of birth, experience, no objection certificates(from present employer,if working), scannedsignatures,passportsize photograph,etc. should be uploaded during the online applicationprocess.Passportsize Photograph,Signature should be in .jpg format with file size limit between 10KB to 100K8; remaining all certificates should be in .pdf format of each file less than 500 KB. Candidates are advisedto be ready with all individual scanned documentsof their certificates of educational& professionalqualifications,marks memos, reservationcertificate,if applicable,proof of date of birth, experience certificates,no objection certificates,scanned signature,passport size photographetc. before starting filling up of the online application. Productionof the original certificatesis must while appearing for Interview. Applications submittedwithout the scanned copies ofthe relevant certificates, signatureandpassportsizephotograph will be rejectedin the screeningprocess itself. The certificates uploadedshouldbe clearly visibleand readable. Any discrepancies found in the certificates or uploading of wrong certificateswill attract the disqualificationof applications. Nonproductionof the original certificateswill also makethe candidate disqualified. Thedisqualified candidates will not be allowed for Interview.Candidates currently working in any other organization need to provide the proof of their cunent employmentwith a service certificatefrom the employer / latestpayslip, etc. Appointment^orders /resumeswill not be considered as proof of curuent employment.In addition, the experience certificatesshouldclearly show the date ofjoining and date ofresignation.In case the screening committee is unable to get the documentary evidencefor the number of years of experience

claimedby the candidate suchperiodsof experience will be considered asNiL. The candidates presently working in Central Govt./State Govt./ PSUs/Autonomous BodiesAJniversity etc. are required to provide No Objection/cadreclearancefrom current employer at the time of interview. The current employerwill also certiff their Vigilance ClearanceandIntegrity. _Incompleteapplicationsin any respectare liable to be rejectedsummarily.No representation

against such rejectionwill be entefiained.

Canvassingin any form will be a disqualification.

Instructionsfor submission of online Application:

Before submittingthe online application,the applicantsarerequestedto carefully ^go through^the

full-text of the advertisement andtheprocedure to apply. a _Onlineapplicationform & details of the advertisementis available at http://www.moes.gov.in a _{Submit online application}well in advance along-withlegibleand scanned copiesof certificates

and other mandatory requirementsas mentioned above in the application procedure.^{If the} ceftificates are in a language other than English or Hindi, then attestedtranslation^{should be} uploaded.

r The applicants are advisedto fill in all their particulars carefully in the online application. Incompleteapplicationwill be summarilyrejected' . Applicants are advised to retain the acknowledgement and printout of the submitted online applicationfor future reference. r In case of difficulty in the submission of onlineapplicationform (not for other ^{queries),please} emailto vacancies@incois.

gov.in

	Start Date	End Date
Notification Issued		31-Aug-2017

• Organization : Ministry of Earth Sciences
• Organization City, State : , delhi
• Organization Website : http://moes.gov.in