National Institute of Plant Health Management NIPHM, Hyderabad|Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Government of India|National Institute of Plant Health Management invites applications for the post of Assistant
Director (Pest Surveillance)|The details of educational qualifications, experience, age and other eligibility criteria, duties for appointment on Direct Recruitment / Deputation basis (including relaxations, if any) for the posts of Assistant Director (Pest Surveillance) along with application proforma may be accessed from web http://niphm.gov.in.
C. DUTIES OF THE POSTS
National
Institute of Plant Health Management invites applications for the following
Posts. The gist of pay and number of posts are given below:
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Sl.
No.
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Name of the Post
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Direct / Deputation
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No. of Posts
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Reservation for Direct Recruitment as per roster
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Pay Band & Grade Pay
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Last
Date
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1
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Assistant
Director (Pest Surveillance)
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Direct
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1
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PwD – (OH)
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PB-3, Rs. 15,600
– 39,100/-, GP Rs. 5,400/-
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30 days from date of publication in Employment Newspaper
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The details of educational qualifications, experience, age and other
eligibility criteria, duties for appointment on Direct Recruitment / Deputation
basis (including relaxations, if any) for the posts along with application
proforma may be accessed from web http://niphm.gov.in.
A.
QUALIFICATIONS
& EXPERIENCE FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT:
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1
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Assistant Director (Pest Surveillance) – 1 post
for PwD – (Orthopedically Handicapped)
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-Direct Recruitment
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Upper Age limit
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45
years
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ESSENTIAL:
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
A First Class
Master’s Degree in
a.
Agriculture with specialization in Plant
Pathology/ Entomology/ Nematology OR
b.
Plant Pathology/Entomology OR
c.
Botany with specialization in Plant Pathology OR
d.
Zoology with specialization in Entomology / Nematology
EXPERIENCE
Minimum work
experience of 4 years (2 years for candidates with Ph.D) in Plant Protection
work.
·
Experience in Research, teaching/training in the
respective fields will also be considered.
DESIRABLE:
1.
Advanced Training in Pest Surveillance.
2.
Ph.D. in the relevant subject.
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The above vacancies are
indicative and may vary as per actual requirement
GENERAL TERMS AND
CONDITIONS for Direct Recruitment:–
i.
Age limit will be reckoned with reference to the
closing date for receipt of the applications.
ii. Upper age limit for persons with disabilities shall be relaxable by 5 years (10 years for SCs/STs and 8 years for OBCs)
iii. Only such persons would be eligible for PwD reservation in services/posts who suffer from not less that 40 percent of relevant disability. A person who wants to avail of benefits of reservation would have to submit a Disability Certificate issued by a Competent Authority.
iv. “Relaxation of upper age limit in respect of reserved categories such as SC/ST/OBC/PHE/Ex- servicemen etc., as per GOI orders. (in terms of G.I., Dept. of Per. &Trg., Notfn. No. 15012/6/98- Estt. (D), dated 21st December, 1998.OBC candidates have to enclose latest caste certificate as per GOI norms for claiming age relaxation and for considering to the reserved OBC post.
v. In the case of direct recruitment the selected candidates will be governed by the New Pension Scheme, 2004, Govt. of India.
vi. The Probation period for direct recruits will be Two years as per the rules in force.
vii. The applications in prescribed proforma (through proper channel in case of service candidates) should reach the Registrar i/c, National Institute of Plant Health Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030, Telangana, 30 days from date of publication in Employment newspaper by
5.30 p.m. Persons working in Govt. service should apply through proper channel only. In case it takes time to obtain clearance from the Head of Department, an advance copy of the application can be sent on or before the closing date. However the application through proper channel should reach NIPHM by the time of scrutiny, else the advance copy will not be considered.
viii. Self-attested copies of all educational qualifications along with experience, age relaxation and other certificates are required to be enclosed invariably. Applications without proper enclosures will not be considered for scrutiny.
ix. “Age and qualifications can be relaxed in exceptional cases by the Director General”.
x. Only candidates willing to take-up residence (throughout their service) within a radius of 3km of NIPHM can apply.
xi. Please visit NIPHM website http://niphm.gov.in for the details of duties to be performed and for downloading the prescribed application proforma.
xii. Mere fulfilling the qualifications will not entail a right for claiming of shortlisting/ for written test
/appointment.
xiii. In case of any dispute with regard to screening of the applications, the decision of DG, NIPHM shall be final.
xiv. No correspondence will be entertained with the non-shortlisted or non-selected candidates.
xv. Canvassing in any form is not accepted and will lead to the disqualification of such candidates. The decision of DG, NIPHM will be final in this regard.
ii. Upper age limit for persons with disabilities shall be relaxable by 5 years (10 years for SCs/STs and 8 years for OBCs)
iii. Only such persons would be eligible for PwD reservation in services/posts who suffer from not less that 40 percent of relevant disability. A person who wants to avail of benefits of reservation would have to submit a Disability Certificate issued by a Competent Authority.
iv. “Relaxation of upper age limit in respect of reserved categories such as SC/ST/OBC/PHE/Ex- servicemen etc., as per GOI orders. (in terms of G.I., Dept. of Per. &Trg., Notfn. No. 15012/6/98- Estt. (D), dated 21st December, 1998.OBC candidates have to enclose latest caste certificate as per GOI norms for claiming age relaxation and for considering to the reserved OBC post.
v. In the case of direct recruitment the selected candidates will be governed by the New Pension Scheme, 2004, Govt. of India.
vi. The Probation period for direct recruits will be Two years as per the rules in force.
vii. The applications in prescribed proforma (through proper channel in case of service candidates) should reach the Registrar i/c, National Institute of Plant Health Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030, Telangana, 30 days from date of publication in Employment newspaper by
5.30 p.m. Persons working in Govt. service should apply through proper channel only. In case it takes time to obtain clearance from the Head of Department, an advance copy of the application can be sent on or before the closing date. However the application through proper channel should reach NIPHM by the time of scrutiny, else the advance copy will not be considered.
viii. Self-attested copies of all educational qualifications along with experience, age relaxation and other certificates are required to be enclosed invariably. Applications without proper enclosures will not be considered for scrutiny.
ix. “Age and qualifications can be relaxed in exceptional cases by the Director General”.
x. Only candidates willing to take-up residence (throughout their service) within a radius of 3km of NIPHM can apply.
xi. Please visit NIPHM website http://niphm.gov.in for the details of duties to be performed and for downloading the prescribed application proforma.
xii. Mere fulfilling the qualifications will not entail a right for claiming of shortlisting/ for written test
/appointment.
xiii. In case of any dispute with regard to screening of the applications, the decision of DG, NIPHM shall be final.
xiv. No correspondence will be entertained with the non-shortlisted or non-selected candidates.
xv. Canvassing in any form is not accepted and will lead to the disqualification of such candidates. The decision of DG, NIPHM will be final in this regard.
B. PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION
1.
Assistant
Director (PS.): Selection will be based
on Written Test, PPT and Interview
(date of
written test and interview will be communicated later)
Syllabus for AD – Pest Surveillance Selection
- 1. Principles & concepts of Pest Survey & Surveillance
- 2. Types of Pest Surveillance & their importance to Agriculture /Horticulture
- 3. Pest surveillance for economically important food crops, Fibre crops & commercial crops
- 4. Pest Surveillance in relation to Pest forecasting & Pest Management
- 5. International standards on Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) related to Pest Surveillance
- 6. Concept of pest free area & areas of low pest prevalence
- 7. Pest Surveillance in relation to Pest Incursion Management i.e. containment, eradication of pests
- 8. Tools in Pest Surveillance (Insect pests, diseases, vertebrate pests i.e. rodents)
- 9. Locust Pest Surveillance
- 10. Importance of Pest Surveillance in Pest forecasting, predicting pest out break & developing pest management strategies.
- 11. Success stories of pest surveillance in promotion of gram production in India.
- 12. E-pest surveillance & basic requirements for E-pest surveillance.
C. DUTIES OF THE POSTS
1.
ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR (PS): As Sub-divisional heads they are expected to plan, implement and
coordinate various activities of their sub-divisions to enable the Joint
Directors / Directors accomplish the responsibilities assigned. Any other
duties assigned by the Joint Directors, Directors or the Director General from
time to time.
