National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NBAIM) under Indian Council of Agricultural Research issued notification for recruitment to 4 posts. Interested candidates should send their applications within 30 days of publication of the advertisement in Employment News i.e. till 17 August 2013 (as advertisement published in Employment News dated 19-21 July 2013).
Important Dates
Last Date for receipt of applications: within 30 days of publication of the advertisement in Employment News i.e. till 17 August 2013.
Vacancy Details
Total Vacancies: 4 posts
| Sl. No |
Name of the Post |
No of Posts |
Age limit |
Pay Scale |
Qualifications |
| 1 |
Assistant Finance & Accounts Officer
|
1 post |
21years – 30 years (45 years for serving regular employees of ICAR) |
PB-2 of Rs.9300 – 34800 + GP Rs. 4600
|
Graduation in one of these disciplines: Commerce / Mathematics / Statistics / Economics / Computer Science / Operational Research / Finance / Financial management / Accountancy. Desirable: Experience of Finance & Accounts Work in Central or State Government Deptt. / Autonomous Bodies / PSUs + MBA Degree & knowledge of Computerized Accounting |
| 2 |
Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)
|
2 posts |
18 years – 27 years (45 years for regular ICAR employees) |
PB-1 of Rs.5200 – 20200 + GP Rs. 1900 |
12th class or equivalent + Typing Speed of 35 w.p.m. in English or 30 w.p.m. in Hindi correspond to 10500 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each work). The ICAR group ‘C’ employees with grade pay Rs.1800 can apply as per ICAR rules. |
| 3 |
Technical Officer (T-6) |
1 post |
Up-to 35 years (No age limit for regular ICAR employees) |
PB-3 of Rs.15600- 39100 + GP Rs. 5400 |
M.Sc. in Microbiology / Plant pathology / Bio-technology / Bio-informatics. Desirable: At least one year experience of research + Basic knowledge of computer operations. |
Selection Procedure: Selection will be done on the basis of candidates’ performance in the written test and Interview.
Candidates shortlisted after screening the applications will be called for written test and those qualifying the written test will only be called for Interview.
Examination Scheme for Assistant Finance & Account Officer: The examination will consist of a written test followed by a personality test / Interview for shortlisted candidates.
Part-A: The 3 hour written paper will have three parts each of 100 marks.
| Sl. No |
Paper |
Subject |
Type |
No of questions |
Total marks |
Total Time |
|
| 1 |
Part-I |
General Awareness & General English |
Objective |
50 questions |
100 marks |
3 hours |
|
| 2 |
Part-II |
Arithmetical Ability And Finance & Accounts |
Objective |
50 questions |
100 marks |
||
| 3 |
Part-III |
Finance, Accounts & Audit |
Conventional |
5 questions |
100 marks |
||
All papers except paper of English Language will be bilingual (in English & Hindi). Candidates can answer Part - III either in Hindi or English.
Part-B: Personality Test / Interview (50 Marks).
Candidates qualifying the written test will be called for Interview / personality test. The Interview / personality test aims to test candidates Interests / General awareness / knowledge / Aptitude / Suitability / Academic qualifications / Experience / Depth of knowledge of the subjects studied (10+2 onwards) / Communicative skills / Over-all personality. Candidates can appear for Interview either in English or Hindi Language.
Examination Scheme for Lower Division Clerks: The examination will consist of a written test and a Typing Test.
Written Test: The written test will be of multiple choice-objective type. The 200 marks paper will be divided in to 4 parts. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi.
| Sl. No |
Part |
Subject |
Maximum questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration for General candidates |
Duration for VH candidates |
| 1 |
Part I |
General Intelligence |
50 questions |
50 marks |
2 hours
|
2 hours 20 mins
|
| 2 |
Part II |
English Language |
50 questions |
50 marks |
||
| 3 |
Part III |
Numerical Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) |
50 questions |
50 marks |
||
| 4 |
Part IV |
General Awareness
|
50 questions |
50 marks |
NOTE: There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
Skill Test (Typing Test): Skill Test will be qualifying in nature and taken on a Computer. It will be conducted only for those candidates who qualify in the Written Examination. The test will assess the candidates’ English and Hindi typing speed. While applying for the Examination, candidates will have to indicate their choice /option for Skill Test Medium separately in the Application Form
| Sl. No |
Typing |
Speed |
Time for general candidates |
Time for VH candidates |
| 1 |
English Typing |
@ 35 w.p.m. |
10 minutes |
30 minutes |
| 2 |
Hindi Typing |
@ 30 w.p.m. |
10 minutes |
30 minutes |
NOTE: 35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. corresponds to 10500 Key Depressions per Hour / 9000 Key Depressions per Hour on an average of 5 key depressions for each word.
Examination Scheme for Technical Officer (T-6): The examination will consist of a written test followed by a personality test / Interview for shortlisted candidates.
Written Test: Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society, knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to the subject studied in degree and PG courses of Indian universities related to the nature of post (T-6).
Personality Test / Interview: Candidates qualifying the written test will be called for Interview / personality test. Candidates can appear for Interview either in English or Hindi Language.
Application fees: Non-refundable application fees of Rs.100 have to be paid through a crossed Demand Draft / IPO drawn in favour of ICAR Unit –NBAIM, Mau payable at Mau Nath Bhanjan, U.P.
SC/ST category candidates are exempted from payment of application fees.
How to Apply: Interested eligible candidates should send their duly filled in application forms, along with Fee DD and self attested copies of relevant / required certificates to ‘The Director, National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Kushmour, Post- Kushmour, Maunath Bhanjan, (Mau) Uttar Pradesh-275 101’ so as to reach the said office within 30 days of publication of the advertisement in Employment News.
Prescribed application form can be down loaded from the Institute website www.nbaim.org.in
On the envelope containing the application, candidates should super-scribe “Application for the post of ________”
Candidate applying for more than 1(one) post should submit separate application for each post.
For any query candidates can contact the Institute over phone at 0547-2530080 / FAX at 0547-2530381 OR send an e-mail at E-Mail ID nbaimicar@gmail.com