Government of India Department of Space

VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTRE

Thiruvananthapuram 695 022

ADVERTISEMENT NO. VSSC296 DATED 08.04.2017

INVITES APPLICATION FOR THE FOLLOWING POSTS

POST : POST GRADUATE TEACHER [LEVEL 08( 47,600 1,51,100/)]
Post No	Subject	No. of posts	Reserved for	Essential qualifications for the post	Physical Requirements	Nature of job
1325	English	01	UR01	Essential: 1.Two years Integrated Post Graduate M.Sc Course of Regional College of Education of NCERT. Or Master Degree in English from a recognized University with atleast 50% marks in aggregate. 2.B.Ed. or equivalent degree from recognized university. 3.Proficiency in teaching in Hindi and English media. Desirable: Knowledge of computer applications.	S, ST, W, BN, RW, SE, C, H	Academic duties which include transaction and transmission of knowledge in their respective subjects, undertaking responsibilities of the various curricular, cocurricular, extracurricular and other school related activities.
1326	Physics	01	UR01	Essential: 1.Two years Integrated Post Graduate M.Sc Course of Regional College of Education of NCERT. Or Master Degree in Physics/Electronics/Applied Physics/Nuclear Physics from a recognized University with atleast 50% marks in aggregate. 2.B.Ed. or equivalent degree from recognized university. 3.Proficiency in teaching in Hindi and English media. Desirable: Knowledge of computer applications.	S, ST, W, BN, RW, SE, C, H	Academic duties which include transaction and transmission of knowledge in their respective subjects, undertaking responsibilities of the various curricular, cocurricular, extracurricular and other school related activities.
1327	Maths	01	OBC01	Essential: 1.Two years Integrated Post Graduate M.Sc Course of Regional College of Education of NCERT. Or Master Degree in Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics from a recognized University with atleast 50% marks in aggregate. 2.B.Ed. or equivalent degree from recognized university. 3.Proficiency in teaching in Hindi and English media. Desirable: Knowledge of computer applications.	S, ST, W, BN, RW, SE, C, H	Academic duties which include transaction and transmission of knowledge in their respective subjects, undertaking responsibilities of the various curricular, cocurricular, extracurricular and other school related activities

POST : TRAINED GRADUATE TEACHER [LEVEL 07( 44,900 1,42,400/)]
Post No	Subject	No. of posts		Reserved for		Essential qualifications for the post			Physical Requirements	Nature of job
1328	Sanskrit	01		UR01		Essential: 1. Four years Integrated degree Course of Regional College of Education of NCERT in Sanskrit with at least 50% marks in aggregate. OR Bachelors Degree with atleast 50% marks in Sanskrit in all the three years from a recognized University. 2. Pass in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), conducted by CBSE in accordance with the Guidelines framed by the NCTE for the purpose. 3. Proficiency in teaching in Hindi and English media. Desirable: Knowledge of computer applications. Note: The candidate should have studied Sanskrit in all the years of graduation with atleast 50% marks in Sanskrit and also atleast 50% marks in graduatin. The candidate should also possess the professional qualification of B.Ed .			S, ST, W, BN, RW, PP,SE, C, H	Academic duties which include transaction and transmission of knowledge in their respective subjects, undertaking responsibilities of the various curricular, cocurricular, extracurricular and other school related activities
POST : TECHNICAL ASSISTANT [LEVEL 07( 44,900 1,42,400/)]
Post No	Discipline		No. of posts		Reserved for			Essential qualifications for the post	Physical Requirements	Nature of job
					Category		PWD
								First Class Diploma in Electronics	S, ST, W, BN,
					UR03,		HH01	Engineering / Electronics & Communication	L, CL, CRL,	Testing, integration, measurement, analysis,
1329	Electronics		05		OBC01,		(Moderate	Engineering / Electronics &	MF, RW, SE,	maintenance, screening and calibration of
					SC01		Disability)	Telecommunication Engineering/ Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering.	H, C, BA, BL,PP, KC	electronic systems.
1330	Chemical		01		UR01			First Class Diploma in Chemical Engineering	S, ST, W, BN, CRL, CL, L, KC, RW, MF, PP,SE, C, H	Supervision of hazardous propellant preparation process, production planning, inspection and quality control, raw material preparation and processing activities for propellant and speciality chemicals. Processing involves sieving, drying, distillation, mixing, vacuum and pressure casting of solid propellant paste, dimensional inspection of solid propellant grains, solid rocket propellant grain processing etc.

									S, ST, W, BN,	Operation and maintenance of high power
				UR01				First Class Diploma in Electrical	L, KC, CRL,	motors, electrically operated valves, electro
1331	Electrical	02								hydraulic systems, transformers, electrical
				OBC01				Engineering	CL, MF, RW, SE, H, C, PP	panels, panels for LPG and Burner systems, maintenance of UPS and battery systems.
1332	Mechanical	02		UR01 OBC01				First Class Diploma in Mechanical Engineering	S, ST, W, BN, L, CRL, KC, CL, MF, RW, SE, H, C, PP	Coordination and monitoring of manufacturing/ fabrication, production planning activities, integration & testing of hardware, mechanical quality control activity for inertial sensors, systems, actuators and mechanisms.
POST : SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT [LEVEL 07( 44,900 1,42,400/)]
Post No	Discipline		No. of posts		Reserved for		Essential qualifications for the post		Physical Requirements	Nature of job
1333	Physics		01		OBC01		First Class B.Sc. Degree in Physics		S, ST, W, BN, L, JU, CRL, KC, CL, MF, RW, SE, H, C, PP	Outreach activities, mainly associated with Space Museum and field exhibitions. Design and development of exhibits, audiovisual demonstrations, preparation of educational write up for exhibition panels, brochures etc. pertaining to various areas of Space Science and Technology. Planning, organizing and conducting field exhibitions within and outside the state for different categories of students, teachers & general public. Assist in research on the history of Space Science & Technology, museum techniques. Evaluation of artefacts exhibited in Space Museum and field exhibition repository and carry out necessary maintenance/replacement. Assisting in daytoday work and administration of Space Museum and field exhibitions. Creative writing skills in English and Malayalam, ability to communicate in English, Hindi and Malayalam is essential.
1334	Chemistry		01		SC01		First Class B.Sc. Degree in Chemistry		S, ST, W, BN, L, KC, CL, MF, RW, SE, H, C, PP	Processing and analysis of speciality chemicals, polymers and materials for space applications.

POST : LIBRARY ASSISTANTA [LEVEL 07( 44,900 1,42,400/)]
Post No	No. of posts	Reserved for	Essential qualifications for the post	Physical Requirements	Nature of job
1335	01	OBC01	i. Graduation in First Class ii. First Class Masters degree in Library Science/Library & Information Science or equivalent.	S, ST, W, BN, L, CL, MF, RW, SE, H, C, PP	Managing circulation, acquisition, cataloging, information service, document arrangement, collection management, user orientation & communication with users.
POST : CATERING SUPERVISOR [LEVEL 06( 35,400 1,12,400/)]
Post No	No. of posts	Reserved for	Essential qualifications for the post	Physical Requirements	Nature of job
1336	01	SC01	Bachelors degree in Hotel Management/Hotel Management & Catering Technology/Hospitality & Hotel Administration/Catering Science & Hotel Management with one year experience OR Diploma in Catering + 3 years experience OR PG Diploma in Hotel Management + 2 years experience The experience should be in supervisory capacity in an Industrial canteen or an established hotel catering to more than 300 persons. Candidate should be capable of providing top grade canteen services using modern state of the art kitchen equipment. The experience should be after obtaining the relevant qualification.	S, ST, W, BN, L, JU, CRL, KC, CL, MF, RW, SE, H, C, PP	Will be responsible for the effective operations of the canteen with state of the art equipments both in Food Production & Service Area. Should work in round the clock shift duties. Supervise staff and allocation of duties. Prepare menus of food within guidelines issued. Carry out food cost control as required. Checking and recording of all food materials received, quantities of ingredients used and the number of meals produced and served. Carry out all clerical duties as required including all cash related duties. Ensure the cleanliness of the kitchen, its equipments and surroundings. Ensure the security of kitchen, associated stores and surroundings. Ensure the food hygiene and health & safety regulations are adhered to at all times. Report faults in equipment and request necessary day to day maintenance of premises. Ensure that no food is removed from the premises without authorization. Give practical help in any part of the kitchen should the need arise. Carry out any other reasonable duties within the overall function of the job.

	UR=Unreserved, OBC=Other Backward Class, SC=Scheduled Caste, PWD=Persons with Disabilities, HH=Hearing Handicapped, S=Sitting,
Abbreviations	ST=Standing, W=Walking, BN=Bending, L=Lifting, RW=Reading & Writing, MF=Manipulation by Fingers, SE=Seeing, C=Communication,
	CRL=Crawling, CL=Climbing, PP=Pulling & Pushing, KC=Kneeling & Croutching, H=Hearing, JU=Jumping

Note:

1. The candidates appointed under PWD quota will be adjusted against the vacancy of respective categories of SC/OBC/Unreserved. Persons suffering from not less than 40% of relevant disability shall alone be eligible for the benefit of reservation and other relaxation as permissible under rules.
2. Persons with Disability (PWD) can apply to the posts suitable to them even if the post is not reserved for them. However, such candidates will be considered for selection to such post by general standard of merit.
3. The above vacancies may vary depending upon the actual requirement.

3. The Centre reserves the right not to fill up any of the posts, if it so decides.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications will be received online only and all further communications will be made to the applicants through email/VSSC website only. Therefore, the applicants are advised to check their email and visit the VSSC website from time to time. The application format for online registration is available in the website http://www.vssc.gov.in from 1000 hours on 10.04.2017 to 1700 hours on 24.04.2017. The candidates registered under National Career Service (NCS) portal and fulfilling the eligibility conditions may visit ISRO website and follow the application procedure as stated.

"Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply"

GENERAL CONDITIONS/INSTRUCTIONS

1. The posts are temporary, but likely to continue.
   
   
2. THOSE WHO POSSESS THE REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AS ON THE LAST DATE OF APPLICATION ONLY NEED TO APPLY.
   
   

AGE LIMIT (as on 24.04.2017) and Pay & allowances:

Sl No	Post No.	Post			Age Limit				Approximate Salary per month
			UR	OBC	SC		ST	Women (All categories)
01	1325	Post Graduate Teacher (English)	40 years	40 years	40 years		40 years	50 years	` 52,100/
02	1326	Post Graduate Teacher (Physics)	40 years	40 years	40 years		40 years	50 years	` 52,100/
03	1327	Post Graduate Teacher (Maths)		43 years				50 years	` 52,100/
04	1328	Trained Graduate Teacher (Sanskrit)	35 years	35 years	35 years		35 years	45 years	` 49,200/

Sl No	Post No.	Post		Age Limit				Approximate Salary per month
			UR	OBC		SC	ST
01	1329	Technical Assistant (Electronics)	35 years	38 years		40 years	35 years	` 49,200/
02	1330	Technical Assistant (Chemical)	35 years	35 years		35 years	35 years	` 49,200/
03	1331	Technical Assistant (Electrical)	35 years	38 years		35 years	35 years	` 49,200/

04	1332	Technical Assistant (Mechanical)	35 years	38 years	35 years	35 years	` 49,200/
05	1333	Scientific Assistant (Physics)		38 years			` 49,200/
06	1334	Scientific Assistant (Chemistry)			40 years		` 49,200/
07	1335	Library AssistantA		38 years			` 49,200/
08	1336	Catering Supervisor			40 years		` 38,800/

Minimum age is 18 years for all posts. ExServicemen, Meritorious Sportspersons & Persons With Disability (PWD) are eligible for age relaxation as per Government of India orders.

1. For the Scientific/Technical posts (Post Nos.1329 to 1335), the Organisation has a progressive HRD policy which provides an excellent growth potential for the right individual through its periodical merit based performance review system (called Merit Promotion Scheme) delinked from availability of vacancies at higher post by which the staff are being evaluated for the advancement of their career in the Organisation.
   
   
2. The Organisation provides medical facilities (Contributory Health Service Scheme) for self and dependants, free transport facilities/transport allowance, subsidised canteen facilities, housing accommodation subject to availability, in addition to the facilities available to the other Central Government Staff. The Centre has a wellmaintained Central School and a wellstocked Library that provides an excellent opportunity for professional development.
   
   
3. At present the place of posting is VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram, but the selected candidates are liable to be posted in any of the Units of the Indian Space Research Organisation/Department of Space situated anywhere in India as and when required (except Post No.1333) .
   
   
4. SC candidates will have to submit self attested copy of SC certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the prescribed format applicable for reservation in jobs under Government of India at the time of skill test.
   
   
5. In respect of OBC candidates, reservation will be available only to candidates, who do not fall in the Creamy Layer and have to submit latest OBC (noncreamy layer) certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the prescribed format applicable for reservation in jobs under Government of India at the time of written/skill test. OBC certificate must specifically include the clause regarding exclusion from Creamy Layer and should be updated/valid at the relevant point of time i.e. at the time of submission of application form for the above post. OBC candidates, must therefore, furnish valid and updated OBC certificate which should specifically include the clause regarding Exclusion from Creamy Layer in order to be considered against the posts reserved for OBC at the time of skill test.
   
   
6. Candidates will have to produce proof of the details furnished in their applications submitted online as and when required.
   
   
7. SELECTION PROCESS :
   
   

i) For post nos. 1325 to 1328

Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in written examination and interview put together. The Centre reserves the right to decide the cut off marks in written examination and interview separately. The final selection panel will be based on the performance of the candidates in written test and interview. The weightage of written test and interview will be 85:15. However, the mode of selection for all the above posts will be at the sole discretion of ISRO/VSSC and may be changed before the date of start of online application with due notification.

ii) For post nos. 1329 to 1336

The selection process consists of (1) written test and (2) skill test. The written test will be conducted first and shortlisting will be done based on the written test scores and required number of candidates (ratio between vacancy and number of candidates to be called for skill test) alone shall be called for skill test. Written test will be conducted in such a way that theoretical and practical knowledge of the candidate is tested covering both breadth and depth of the prescribed curriculum. The skill test will be purely on gonogo basis and marks obtained in the skill test will not be considered for selection. The skill test will be evaluated on a 100 point scale with minimum 60% for qualification. The final selection will be done amongst qualified candidates, purely based on the scores obtained in the written test. From amongst candidates who qualify in the skill test with 60% marks, empanelment will be done in the order of marks obtained in the written test. In case of a tie in the written scores, the academic scores of the notified qualification will be the tiebreaker.

Please note that the qualification prescribed above for the posts advertised is the minimum requirement and the same does not automatically make the candidates eligible for selection.

1. The Centre reserves the right not to fill up any of the posts, if it so decides.
2. Only Indian Nationals need apply.
3. No interim correspondence will be entertained.
4. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
5. Candidates working under Central/State Government, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous bodies etc. should submit their application through proper channel or submit No objection certificate at the time of written test/skill test.
6. Applications submitted without complete information, photo, signature etc. will summarily be rejected.

PAYMENT OF APPLICATION FEE :

There will be a nonrefundable application fee of Rs.250/(Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty only) for each application. Fee may be paid online through Credit Card / Debit Card / Internet Banking or can be deposited in any State Bank of India branch through SBI Collect facility. No other mode of payment will be acceptable and the fee will not be refundable under any circumstances.

Female/Scheduled Castes (SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST)/Exserviceman [EX] and Persons with Disabilities (PWD) candidates are exempted from payment of Application Fee. Please note that the applications of nonexempted categories without Application Fee will not be considered.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION :

Upon online registration, applicants will be provided with an online Registration Number, which should be carefully preserved for future reference. The candidates are also advised to take a printout of the online application for future reference.

The applicant need not send any documents such as print out of online application, receipt of cash payment, copies of certificates/mark lists in proof of educational qualification, work experience, age etc.

Note : In case of submission of duplicate/multiple applications by Female/Scheduled Castes (SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST)/Exserviceman [EX] and Persons with Disabilities (PWD) candidates, the last application submitted before the last date of submission of application shall be considered for further processing. In case of submission of duplicate/multiple applications by other candidates including OBC, the application against which the application fee has been received within the last date of payment of application fee only will be considered.

APPLICATION FORMAT

1. Post applied for
2. Post No.
3. Advertisement Number & Date
4. Name in full (in BLOCK LETTERS)
5. Date and Place of birth
6. Nationality
7. Parents/Spouses name
8. Address for correspondence (in BLOCK LETTERS)
9. Nearest Railway Station
10. Permanent Address
11. Do you opt for Written Test in Hindi : YES / NO
12. Whether Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/OBC/Persons With Disability/ExServiceman/Widow/divorced/Judicially separated (Strike out which are not applicable. Copy of the relevant certificate should be attached.)
13. Educational/Professional qualifications [indicating clearly the Examinations passed/ Courses undergone/University/Board/Institution/Year of passing/Class and Percentage of marks (corrected upto two decimals)/Subjects taken, etc.
14. Details of previous/present employment/training, if any, in chronological order starting from the present position backwards (indicating the name of the employer with full address, post held, salary drawn, period of service, nature of duties, etc.).
15. If your answers to Serial number 13 and 14 above do not cover all the period from School leaving to till date, briefly state how you spent the uncovered period.
16. If selected, the minimum time required to join the post.
17. Any other relevant information you wish to add including references.

Sl. No.	Name and Address of Employer		Period		Total Period of Service		Post held	Salary drawn	Nature of duties
			From	To	Years	Months
		TOTAL EXPERIENCE

DECLARATION I affirm that the information given in this application is true and correct. I also fully understand that if at any stage it is discovered that any attempt has been made by me to wilfully conceal or misrepresent the facts, my candidature may be summarily rejected or my employment terminated.

Date: Signature of the candidate

	Start Date	End Date
Notification Issued		08-Apr-2017
Applications	10-Apr-2017	24-Apr-2017

• Organization : Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
• Organization City, State : thiruvananthapuram, kerala
• Organization Website : http://www.vssc.gov.in