Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Invites Application for Consultant Recruitment 2024

Ministry of External Affairs New Delhi Last Date: 17th May, 2024
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Vacancy Circular No: Q/PF/575/19/2023

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Consultant Recruitment 2024
Advertisement for the post of Consultant in Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Candidates are advised to read the details, and eligibility criteria mentioned below for this vacancy. Candidates must check their eligibility i.e. educational qualification, age limit, experience and etc. The eligible candidates can submit their application directly before 17th May 2024. Candidates can check the latest Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Recruitment 2024 Consultant Vacancy 2024 details and apply online at the www.mea.gov.in recruitment 2024 page.

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Consultant

Job Location:
Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, New Delhi, 110011 Delhi
Last Date: 17th May 2024
Employment Type: Full-time

Number of Vacancy: 01 Posts

Educational Qualification:
1. The Applicant should be an Indian national.
2. Applicant should be a retired govt. servant at the level of Section Officer (preferably MEA).
3. The applicant should not be more than 64 years of age as on last date of submission of the application.
4. Applicant must be a graduate in any discipline.
5. Officer should have experience in finance, bill/invoice settlement, and be well conversant with Government of India’s Financial Rules such as General Financial Rules (GFR), Delegation of Financial Power Rules (DFPR) and Government Accounting Rules (GAR).
6. Applicant should be in good health condition.

Pay Scale:
INR
As Per Rules
Per Month

Age Limit: Maximum 64 Years.

Application Fee: please refer to official notification.

Selection Procedure: please refer to official notification.

How to Apply:

OFFLINE MODE:- By registered post in an envelope labelled as “Application for the position of Consultant in IFD of Ministry of External Affairs”. This is to be sent to the following address.
Under Secretary (PF&PG)
Ministry of External Affairs,
Room No. 4071, Jawaharlal Nehru
Bhawan, 23-D, Janpath, New Delhi-110011

ONLINE MODE:- Through email with the subject clearly mentioning the name of the candidate and the position against which the application is being submitted. The email is to be sent to the following email address: [email protected].

Important Dates:

Published on: 6th May 2024

Last date for application is: 17th May 2024

For more details, please refer to official notification at

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Past/Expired Recruitments

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Consultant
( 01 Posts) Posts • Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, New Delhi
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