Defence Research and Development Organisation Invites Application for Assistant Director Recruitment 2022

Defence Research and Development Organisation New Delhi Last Date: 3rd April, 2022

Vacancy Circular No:

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
invites applications for recruitment of Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Job Location:

DEDO Bhawan, New Delhi, 110105 Delhi
Last Date: 03 April 2022
Employment Type: Full Time

Number of Vacancy: 1 Posts

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DRDO Walkin 2022 Recruitment 2022 Details
Job Role Assistant Director
Education Requirement
Total Vacancy 1 Post
Job Locations New Delhi
Age Limit Age Limit for appointment on deputation shall not exceed fifty six years as on the closing date of receipt of applications.
Experience 3 - 15 years
Salary 44900 - 0(Per Month)
Posted on 11 Feb, 2022
Walkin Date 03 Apr, 2022

Educational Qualification: M.A

Applications from eligible candidates are invited for filling up the 01 post of Assistant Director (Official Language) {AD(OL)}, General Central Service Group 'A" Gazetted, Ministerial in the pay level 10 on deputation basis.

1. Post Name: Assistant Director

2. No. of Post: 01

3. Qualitative Requirements: holding analogous posts on a regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or With three years of service in the grade rendered after

appointment thereto on regular basis in Level-7 (Rs. 44900- 142400) in pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and

a. possessing the following educational qualification and experience: Master Degree of a recognized university in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level; Or Masters degree of a recognized University in English with Hindi as compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level; Or

b. Masters degree of a recognized 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 examination at the degree level; Or Masters degree of a recognized 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 examination at the degree level; Or

c. Masters degree of a recognized 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 examination and the other as a compulsory or elective subject at the degree level; Three years experience of using or applying terminology (terminological work) in Hindi and translation work from English to Hindi or vice-versa, preferably of technical or scientific literature under Central or State Governments or Autonomous Body or Statutory Organisation or Public Sector Undertakings or Universities or recognized research of educational institutions.

d. Or Three years experience of teaching in Hindi and English or research in Hind or English under Central or State or Governments or Autonomous Body Organisations or Public Sector Undertakings or Universities or recognized research or educational institutions. or Statutory

4. Desirable: Studied one of the languages other than Hindi included in the 8th Schedule to the Constitution at 10th Standard from a recognized board.

5. Note 1: The Departmental Officers in the feeder category who are in the direct line of promotion shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment on deputation. Similarly, deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment by promotion.

6. Note 2: Period of deputation including period of deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding, this appointment in the same or some other Organisation or Department of the Central Government shall ordinarily not exceed three years. The maximum age-limit for appointment on deputation shall not exceed fifty six years as on the closing date of receipt of applications.

 

Pay Scale:
INR
44900 - 0(Per Month)

Age Limit: Age Limit for appointment on deputation shall not exceed fifty six years as on the closing date of receipt of applications.

Selection Procedure

Selection Will be Based either Written Exam/Interview

How to Apply:

1. It is requested that application (counter-signed by the Cadre Controlling Authority), as per the enclosed alongwith photocopies of completed and up-to-date APARs for the last five years (2015-16 to 2019-20) of the officers who could be spared in the event of their selection may be sent to Shri Pravin Kumar Das, Deputy Director, Dte of Personnel (Pers-AA1), Room No. 266, 2 Floor, DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi-110105, within a period of 60 days from the date of cireulation /publication of this circular in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar.

2. Photocopies of the APARs should be attested on each page by an officer not below the rank of Under Secretary 0r equivalent in the Central Govt, failing which the application of the candidate shall be summarily rejected. In the event of selection, the applicant will not be allowed to withdraw his candidature 

3. Applications received after the last date or without duly attested copies of ACRs/APARs as indicated above or without the counter-signature of the Cadre Controlling Authority, or otherwise incomplete, will not be considered. No action wil be taken on advance copies of the applications or applications, which are not received through proper channel. 


Important Dates:

Published on: 11 February 2022

Last date for application is: 03 April 2022

For more details, please refer to official notification at

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