<ul><li><keyword id="6373840" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="upsc" source="Orion">UPSC</keyword> invites applications for various positions like Regional Director, Assistant Professor and many more.</li><li>The last date to apply for the opportunity is September 30. Interested candidates can apply online on the official website of UPSC.</li><li>Candidates applying for any role will have to pay a nominal amount of fee i.e ₹25.</li></ul>Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited candidates for various positions like Regional Director, Assistant Professor and many more. The application process has already begun. The last date to apply for the opportunity is September 30. Interested candidates can apply online on the official website of <a href="https://upsconline.nic.in/ora/VacancyNoticePub.php">UPSC</a>. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Post </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">No. of vacancies </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Minimum qualification </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Regional Director </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">M.Sc in Microbiology/Botany/Agriculture from a recognized university with 10 years of work experience in the field of research and development of bio-fertilizer </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Deputy Central Intelligence Officer </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">10 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bachelor’s in engineering (B.E) or Bachelor’s in technology (B.Tech) or Bachelor’s of science in physics or Master of science from any recognized university. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Assistant Professor (Chemistry) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;"><ul><li>At least 55% marks in Master’s degree level in chemistry from an Indian university. </li><li>Must have cleared NET or SLET exam conducted by UGC. </li><li>PhD holder from any university recognised by UGC </li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Assistant Professor (Electrical Engg) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">First class Master’s degree in electrical engineering. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Assistant Professor (Electronics &amp; Communication Engg) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">First class Master’s degree in electronics &amp; communication Engg. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Assistant Professor (Electronics &amp; Instrumentation Engg/Control Instrumentation Engg) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">First class Master’s degree in electronics &amp; instrumentation engg./control &amp; instrumentation engg. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Assistant Professor (Mathematics) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;"><ul><li>At least 55% marks in Master’s degree level in mathematics from an Indian university. </li><li>Must have cleared NET or SLET exam conducted by UGC. </li><li>PhD holder from any university recognised by UGC </li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Assistant Professor (Manufacturing Engg/ Production Engg) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">First class Master’s degree in manufacturing engg./ production engg. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Assistant Professor (Mechanical Professor) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">First class Master’s degree in mechanical engg. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Senior Scientific Officer Grade II (Electronics) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Two years of practical experience in production or development with M.Sc in physics from any recognized university. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Junior Research Officer </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Master’s degree in statistics or applied statistics or mathematics or mathematical statistics or economics or sociology or psychology or commerce with statistics from any recognised university or institute. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Assistant Engineer/Assistant Surveyor </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;"> Degree in civil engineering from a recognized university or institute. </td></tr></tbody></table> Applicants interested can check the eligibility criteria and age limit for each role <a href="https://upsconline.nic.in/ora/VacancyNoticePub.php">here</a>. Candidates applying for any role will have to pay a nominal amount of fee i.e ₹25. The fee can be paid by remitting cash in any SBI branch or by using the net banking facility by SBI or by using a visa/mastercard/debit card. Candidates belonging to Scheduled castes (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and women are not required to pay any fee. The fee is required to be paid by male candidates only belonging to general category, other backward class(OBC) or economically weaker section (EWS). Once the fee paid shall not be refunded. 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UPSC is inviting job applications for regional director, assistant professors and other roles before September 30

There are a total of 17,256 vacancies on posts for direct recruitment by various departments of the <keyword id="66" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="delhi" source="Orion">Delhi</keyword> government, out of which requisition has been sent to hiring agencies UPSC and DSSSB for filling up 10,980 posts, officials said on Tuesday. The departments are yet to send the requisition to the <keyword id="160182" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="union-public-service-commission" source="Orion">Union Public Service Commission</keyword> (UPSC) and the <keyword id="14737108" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="delhi-subordinates-services-selection-board" source="Orion">Delhi Subordinates Services Selection Board</keyword> (DSSSB) to fill up the remaining 6,276 vacancies in A, B and C group services, they said. The vacancies in different categories of services at various departments include 1,518(A), 8,902(B) and 6,836(C). Filling up the vacant posts is a crucial exercise for ensuring efficient discharge of functions of a department and timely delivery of public services. The services department, on the directions of Chief Secretary (Delhi) <keyword id="138827" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="naresh-kumar" source="Orion">Naresh Kumar</keyword>, had collected and collated data of vacant direct recruitment posts in all categories in different departments of the city government. Kumar, after taking note of the vacancies, had ordered that all departments with vacant direct recruitment posts would send requisitions within three months for filling up the posts to DSSSB/UPSC, officials said. The heads of departments will furnish a certificate to services department within three months that all the requisitions have been made to the recruitment agency, said an order issued earlier by the services department. Further, the posts which have not been filled for more than two years would be considered as "deemed abolished" whereas, the newly created posts not filled for more than three years from the date of creation would also be considered as "deemed abolished, it said. The departments will after ascertaining their requirement, take action for revival of these posts by referring the proposals to <keyword id="979765" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="administrative-reforms-department" source="Orion">Administrative Reforms Department</keyword> by following due process. The exercise to fill these posts will be undertaken by these departments subsequent to the approval for doing so by the competent authority, added the order. SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/abductors-accept-1-3-cr-in-bitcoins-as-ransom-in-up-bizman-kidnapping-case/articleshow/93607602.cms">Abductors accept ₹1.3 cr in Bitcoins as ransom in UP bizman kidnapping case</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/airtel-vs-reliance-jio-prepaid-new-plans-comparison/articleshow/93596488.cms">New Airtel and Reliance Jio prepaid plans compared</a>

Delhi govt departments to hire 17,256 people via direct recruitment

<ul><li>The Union Public Service Commission (<keyword id="6373840" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="UPSC">UPSC</keyword>) has announced that all the interviews, examinations and recruitment that require travel shall be conducted after May 3. </li><li>The central recruiting agency postponed the personality test for civil services examination 2019 — which was scheduled between March 23 and April 3, 2020. </li><li>The officers — including the chairman — will let go 30% of their basic pay for a year, starting April. </li><li>In addition, the officers and staff members will also take a one-day salary cut, which will be donated to the PM Cares Fund. </li></ul>Given the current lockdown restrictions, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said that all the interviews, examinations and recruitment that require travel shall be conducted after May 3. Earlier, the central recruiting agency <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/after-indian-army-upsc-postpones-civil-services-interviews-due-to-coronavirus/articleshow/74730359.cms">postponed the personality test for civil services</a> examination 2019 — which was scheduled between March 23 and April 3, 2020. They have now said that the new dates for the personality test will be communicated after the lockdown lifts. “A decision on fresh dates for the remaining Civil Services-2019 Personality Tests will be taken after May, 3, 2020, following the second phase of the lockdown,” the <a href="https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1614675#">official announcement said</a>. The interview stage, which comprises 275 marks, is the final selection stage of selecting civil servants. On the other hand, the “deferment notices have already been posted for the Combined Medical Services Examination, the Indian Economic Service and the Indian Statistical Service Examination 2020. Dates for the CAPF Exam 2020 will also be notified on the UPSC website. The National Defence Academy(NDA-I) Examination has already been postponed till further intimation,” it added. Chairman, officers, staff members to forego salaries Owing to the economic downturn due to the global pandemic, the recruiting body also said that the UPSC members — including the chairman — will let go 30% of their basic pay for a year, starting April. In addition, the officers and staff members will also take a one-day salary cut, which will be donated to the PM Cares Fund. “The Commission reviewed the harm caused to the national economy by the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> pandemic. Recognizing the need to conserve financial resources at the national level, the Chairman and Members of the Union Public Service Commission have decided to voluntarily forego 30% of the basic pay received by them from the Commission for a period of one year, with effect from April, 2020,” <a href="https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1614675#">said</a> the announcement. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/tcs-cognizant-capgemini-and-other-top-giants-who-are-not-letting-go-of-their-new-hires/articleshow/75136446.cms">TCS, Cognizant, Capgemini and other top giants who are not letting go of their new hires</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/accenture-launches-people-work-connect-to-help-fired-employees-find-jobs/articleshow/75144624.cms">Accenture launches People+ Work connect to help fired employees find jobs</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/capgemini-india-cognizant-and-others-who-are-giving-salary-hikes-in-times-of-coronavirus/articleshow/75151960.cms">Capgemini India, Cognizant and others who are giving salary hikes in times of Coronavirus</a>

UPSC officers, chairman to take 30% pay cut for a year; civil services personality test dates to be announced  after May 3

<ul><li>UPSC has put out an official notification to recruit Intelligence officers and data processing assistants in the <keyword id="69522" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="ministry-of-home-affairs">Ministry of Home Affairs</keyword>. </li><li>The government plans to hire for 29 vacant positions across the <keyword id="91016" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Crime-Records-Bureau">National Crime Records Bureau</keyword> and the Intelligence Bureau. </li><li>The selected candidates will be a part of cyber security, forensics and criminal applications team. </li></ul>The Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) put out a notification to recruit Intelligence officers and data processing assistants at the Ministry of Home Affairs. With this, the government plans to hire for 29 vacant positions across departments. This includes vacancies in the Women Safety Department of the National Crime Records Bureau and the Intelligence Bureau. Interested professionals can visit the official website of <a href="https://upsconline.nic.in/ora/VacancyNoticePub.php">UPSC</a> and the last date for application is January 16, 2020. The candidates shall be posted across locations in India, depending on the requirement. The selected candidates will be a part of cyber security, forensics and criminal applications team. Data Processing Assistant — Two vacancies in the women's safety department The candidates selected for this role will be responsible for procurement, maintenance and updating software of criminal applications. These engineers will be a part of the administration team which conducts training and provides security assistance of Data Centre and Networks. Those hired will have to undergo a two year probation period The applicants must be aged between 21-30 years. However, upper age limit may be relaxed for those appointed as a government servant before. The minimum educational qualification of a candidate applying for the post of data processing assistant is a master’s degree in computer applications, IT or B.Tech in <keyword id="6390100" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="computer-science">Computer Science</keyword> and Engineering. Deputy Central Intelligence Officer — 27 vacancies in the Intelligence Bureau of the ministry The candidates for intelligence team will have to supervise operations across the ministry’s communication network such as audio, video and CCTVs. This also includes maintenance of forensics equipment. Other tasks are research and development in the field of electronics and telecommunications. The selected candidates will have to serve a probation period of one year. The intelligence officer will require a postgraduate degree in science, computer applications or information technology. The applicant can also be an engineering graduate in the field of electronics, telecommunications, computer science and software, or IT. The candidate’s age must not exceed 35 years for general category and 40 years in case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/engineering-students-can-now-intern-with-ias-officers/articleshow/71835003.cms">Engineering students can now intern with IAS officers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/become-a-data-scientist-in-3-months-if-you-are-a-software-engineer/articleshow/73044672.cms">It takes just three months for a software engineer to become a data scientist. Find out how</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/this-is-why-indias-mbas-and-engineers-are-hoping-to-turn-watchmen-and-sanitation-workers/articleshow/72289742.cms">This is why India’s MBAs and engineers may be hoping to turn watchman and sanitation workers</a>

UPSC recruitment 2020: Nearly 30 government jobs for engineering and IT graduates have opened up in the Ministry of Home Affairs

<ul><li>The Indian government is hiring private sector experts for administrative posts. </li><li>The plan is to hire 400 domain experts from the corporate industry. </li><li>Niti Ayog will hire 54 private sector employees for flexi-pool posts.</li></ul>The Indian government is luring experts from the private sector to boost efficiency in the administration process — and fill <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/plan-to-import-talent-a-third-of-deputy-secys-from-outside-govt-starts-work-to-induct-400-directors-5776102/">400 jobs</a>. Government posts like Joint Secretary(JS), lower Deputy Secretary(DS) and Director level positions in the Central government, might be soon belong to private sector professionals, if the proposal goes through, The Indian Express reported. Traditionally, candidates who pass out of the three all-India services — IAS, IPS and IFS — were considered for such job roles. The others in running were also from 37 participating services like — railways, income tax, telecom and custom services amongst others. There are a total of 650 posts at the Director level and this move is expected to transition nearly 60% of these jobs— including 400 vacant positions to domain experts, Financial Express reported citing officials from the Department of Personnel &amp; Training. The department is mulling a process to evaluate private sector employees to fill the senior talent pool, it added. The government has been facing talent shortage in top roles. Niti Ayog, a government think tank is also considering <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/lateral-entry-2-0-centre-mulls-importing-400-experts-from-private-sector-at-deputy-secretary-and-director-level-says-report/1604876/">hiring 54 private sector employees for “flexi-pool posts”</a> — which was earlier reserved for consultants. Recently, the Indian government inducted nine private sector employees as joint secretaries in various departments via Union Public Service Commission(UPSC). Until then, the joint secretaries were recruited from Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre officers. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/as-unemployment-swells-in-india-educated-millennials-favour-government-jobs/articleshow/69267943.cms">As unemployment swells in India, educated millennials favour government jobs</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/job-creation-in-india-slows-down-by-6-9-in-january-esic-payroll-data/articleshow/68574896.cms">Job creation in India slows down by 6.9% in January: ESIC payroll data</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/unemployment-in-india-highest-among-urban-youth-says-government-data/articleshow/69631185.cms">Unemployment in India highest among urban youth, says government data</a>

Nearly 400 government jobs likely for domain experts from the private sector

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	 Replying to a question raised in <keyword id="48510" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajya-Sabha">Rajya Sabha</keyword> regarding hiring by Indian aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (<keyword id="6354787" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="DGCA">DGCA</keyword>), Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Ministry of Civil Aviation stated that the agency has hired for 75 new positions, it had created last year. 
	 
	“The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) accorded approval to DGCA to directly hire the FOIs from the market instead of going through the UPSC route while Department of Expenditure approved the proposal for paying remuneration to the FOIs at par with the industry,” said Sharma. 
	 The decision was taken following <keyword id="137685" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="FAA">FAA</keyword>’s audit in December 2013, which was a follow-up of the audit carried out in September 2013. The US auditor Federation of Aviation Administration (FAA) had pointed out that DGCA did not have adequate number of Flight Operations Inspectors (FOIs) required for checking the worthiness of an aircraft. 
	 
	Last year, the DGCA hired only 18 FOIs on full-time contract basis out of the approved 75 FOI positions. According to him, 40 positions have been created for FOIs for commercial aircraft while seven has been made for helicopters. Similarly, 17 Senior FOIs for airplanes have been appointed while three appointments have been made for helicopters. 
	 
	He further added, “The government will appoint six and one Deputy FOIs for airplanes and helicopters respectively. While only one Chief FOI will be there for both aircrafts.” 
	 
	Last year, the US auditor had raised doubts on DGCA’s performance as the industry watchdog. “The FAA had categorically pulled up DGCA for lack of adequate number of type-rated operations inspectors as we had been using the services of FOIs from the airlines themselves. This has actually compromised the quality of the inspection carried out by the regulator,” disclosed a senior official from the ministry. 
	 
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Following FAA’s Concerns, Aviation Watchdog DGCA Hires For 75 New Positions

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 The appointment of ex-IAS officer and World Bank expert <keyword id="3245163" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Parameswaran-Iyer">Parameswaran Iyer</keyword> as secretary in the ministry of drinking water and sanitation, which pilots the <keyword id="6361202" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Swachh-Bharat">Swachh Bharat</keyword> Mission, may be seen as unconventional but lateral entry of private-sector technocrats has for long been the norm in key government positions requiring a certain skill. 
 Iyer joins the league of experts technocrats like Mantosh Sondhi, a Bokaro Steel import who went on to become steel secretary in seventies; Lovraj who was brought from Burmah Shell and was petroleum secretary between 1981and 1983; BEST's R V Shahi who was hired as power secretary by then power minister Suresh Prabhu; economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia who was hand-picked by then PM Manmohan Singh to serve as deputy chairman of Planning Commission; economist Raghuram Rajan who is now RBI governor; chief economic adviser to government of India Arvind Subramanian who comes from Peterson Institute for International Economics; and Infosys <keyword id="44604" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nandan-Nilekani">Nandan Nilekani</keyword> who piloted the Unique Identification Authority of India, to name a few. 
 
Even though lateral recruitment of private sector experts and technocrats in top secretary-level government posts, especially those demanding a given set of skills and expertise, has been upheld by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission as well as in the 7th Pay Commission report, the regular refrain form the civil services associations is that it saps the morale of IAS officers. 
 
"But, ultimately , it is up to the government and UPSC to decide who to hire...if a certain private-sector candidate is very good and has the right type of qualification and skills for that post, they have every right to recruit him," Former cabinet secretary Naresh Chandra said. However, the general feeling is that lateral recruitment should be an exception rather than the rule.The government, incidentally , is on board with this. 
 
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Parameswaran Iyer, new Swachh head joins long list 'outsiders' in the government

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/53281587.cms" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" />As the number of <keyword id="1974985" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Edutech-startups">Edutech startups</keyword> is rising in the country, another player SuperProfs.com that has entered this space to revolutionize the way competitive exam preparations are done is now emerging as one of the strong pillars in the sector. Backed by investors like Kalaari Capital, IDG Ventures and Indian Angel Network, SuperProfs.com has already seen close to 300% growth back in 2014. 
 With over 500 courses, the subscription-based online coaching destination for students is going strong. It prepares students for Competitive Examinations like CA, CS, CMA, GATE, UPSC, Banking &amp; SSC among others. Founded in 2010 by Piyush Agarwal, an alumni of IIT Kanpur and <keyword id="101399" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Stanford-University">Stanford University</keyword>, the vision for this portal has been to make quality education accessible to masses right from its inception. 
 
The idea of a portal like Superprofs came by during Agarwal’s stay at Stanford University. He realized the importance of digitizing classrooms and how this could help in making quality education accessible to masses. 
 
With this idea, Piyush dropped out of the graduate program at Stanford University and decided to come back to India and set­up a start­up in 2010. Piyush and the team developed a cutting edge technology which later got various education and training institutes to deliver HD quality live Classroom sessions at extremely low internet speeds (as low as 100 Kbps). This led to widespread adoption of the technology across major coaching institutes, preparing students for competitive exams like IIT-­JEE and CA. These institutes opened up multiple learning centers across the country to make their classes available to remote students using the technology developed by the team. 
 
Now, the company has managed to get onboard some of India’s top professors, who are experts in their respective fields. They are hired looking at three qualities – whether they are result oriented, tech savvy and student friendly. 
 Headquartered in New Delhi, with offices in Bangalore and Hyderabad as well, Superprofs team has 100 people from various walks of life. Many of them are alumni of prestigious institutes like IITs, IIMs, Stanford, among others and have previously worked at top tech companies like <keyword id="10387" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Microsoft">Microsoft</keyword> and <keyword id="6355629" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Google">Google</keyword>. 
 
How it works 
The online classrooms are available in HD Quality, yet they work on low internet bandwidth (as low as 2G / 3G). The students are required to download video lectures in their mobile app on their phones/tablets and they can watch them offline too. 
 
Superprofs claims to have a repertoire of courses taught by over 200+ professors from various parts of the country to cater to students from different geographies. 
 
The portal is also extending real-time doubt clearing, assessments and study material in its bid to ensure comprehensive learning experience for students. 
 
Data shows more than 5 lakh students have registered with the portal, and their Android mobile app so far has over 2 lakh downloads.

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