The Junior Hindi Translator (JHT) role involves mandatory bilingual translation and clerical duties in Central Government Ministries/Departments/Subordinate Offices, and it offers a structured career path.
Key Job Profile and Responsibilities:
- Core Function: Translation of official documents, reports, manuals, and correspondence from English to Hindi and vice-versa, ensuring accuracy and maintenance of official tone.
- Official Language Implementation: Assisting in the effective implementation of the Official Language Policy of the Government of India, including organizing Hindi workshops, training, and preparing official forms and codes in Hindi.
- Clerical and Administrative Support: General office work, record-keeping, and coordination related to Hindi usage in the concerned Section/Department.
Salary and Pay Level:
- Junior Translator/Junior Hindi Translator: Pay Level 6 ($Rs. 35,400$ to $Rs. 1,12,400$).
- Senior Hindi Translator (SHT): Pay Level 7 ($Rs. 44,900$ to $Rs. 1,42,400$).
Career Progression (Typical Ladder):
- Promotion from Junior Hindi Translator (Level 6) to Senior Hindi Translator (Level 7) usually occurs after a minimum qualifying service, often through internal departmental examination/selection or seniority.
- Further promotions can lead to higher-grade posts such as Hindi Officer, Assistant Director (OL), and Deputy Director (OL), subject to vacancy, performance, and completion of mandatory service periods in the feeder grade.
Candidates must possess a Master's degree in Hindi with English as a subject at the degree level or vice-versa, along with other specified qualifications in translation or equivalent.