National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) - Recruitment - Feb 2022

NCSM, an autonomous scientific organization under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, invites applications for the following posts in Scientific, Technical & Administrative categories: -

Sl. No. Name of the post Scale of pay & pay matrix level No. of post and Category
01 Curator ‘B’ [Computer Science, Electronics & Mechanical] Level 10 of 7th CPC (` 56100 – 177500) 04 [UR], 01[ST]
02 Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Level 10 of 7th CPC (` 56100 – 177500) 01 [UR]
03 Section Officer (SO) Level 07 of 7t h CPC (` 44900-142400) 02 [UR]
04 Office Assistant Gr. I (O.A. Gr. I) Level 06 of 7t h CPC (` 35400-112400) 01 [UR]

For details, please log on to https://ncsm.gov.in/recruitment/. Completed applications in the prescribed format should reach to the Controller of Administration, National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), 33 GN Block, Sector V, Salt Lake, Kolkata -700 091 latest by 25.03.2022.

NCSM, an autonomous scientific organization under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, invites applications for the following posts:

Name of the post Curator ‘B’ [Computer Science, Electronics & Mechanical] Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Section Officer No. of post 05 Nos. 01 No. 02 Nos. Age limit 35 Years (R e la x a bl e a s p e r ex ta n t r u l e s of Go I ) 35 Years (R e la x a bl e a s p e r ex ta n t r u l e s of Go I ) 30 Years (R e la x a bl e a s p e r ex ta n t r u l e s of Go I ) Reservation 04 [UR], 01[ST] UR UR Last date of receipt of application 25.03.2022 (Friday) Do Do
Office Assistant Gr. I 01 No. 30 Years (R e la x a bl e a s p er ex ta n t r u l e s of Go I ) UR Do
The scale of pay for post
Curator ‘B’ & Assistant Executive Engineer(AEE) : Pay Matrix Level 10 of 7t h CPC (` . 56100 – 177500) & other allowances as admissible under the rules of NCSM. (Total emoluments at start shall be `98,070.00 approx. in A-1 cities and will change depending on the place of posting)
Section Officer : Pay Matrix Level 07 of 7t h CPC (` 44900-142400) & other allowances as admissible under the rules of NCSM. (Total emolumen ts at start shall be `75658.00 approx. in A-1 cities and will change depending on the place of posting)
Office Assistant Gr. I : Pay Matrix Level 06 of 7t h CPC (` 35400-112400) & other allowances as admissible under the rules of NCSM. (Total emolumen ts at start shall be `60648.00 approx. in A-1 cities and will change depending on the place of posting)

Career Growth for Curator ‘B’: The appointees of Curator ‘B’ have excellent career opportunities of merit-based in-situ promotions applicable to scientific category of officers in NCSM as per which an incumbent will be eligible for promotion to next higher grades {maximum up to Pay Matrix Level 14 (` .144200218200)} after minimum residency period prescribed at each grade.

Career Growth for Assistant Executive Engineer: The appointee of Assistant Executive Engineer has excellent career opportunities of merit based in-situ promotions applicable to technical category of officers in NCSM as per which an incumbent will be eligible for promotion to next higher grades {maximum up to Pay Matrix Level 13A (` .1,31,100-2,16,600)} after minimum residency period prescribed at each grade.

Career Growth for Section Officer: The appointees of Section Officer have excellent career opportunities of vacancy based promotions applicable to administrative category of officers in NCSM as per which an incumbent will be eligible for promotion to next higher posts {maximum up to Pay Matrix Level 13A (` .131100-216600)} after minimum eligibility period prescribed against each post depending upon available vacancy.

Career Growth for Office Assistant Gr. I: The appointees of Office Assistant Gr. I have excellent career opportunities of vacancy based promotions applicable to administrative category of officers in NCSM as per which an incumbent will be eligible for promotion to next higher posts (maximum up to Pay Matrix Level 13A (` .131100-216600) after minimum eligibility period prescribed against each post depending upon available vacancy.

Essential qualifications for the post of Curator ‘B’ : 1st Class M.Sc/1stClass B.E. or B.Tech with 1 year experience after obtaining degree OR 1st Class M.Sc/1stClass B.E. or B.Tech with MS/ M.Tech. in Science Communication (Post M.Sc./ B.E./B.Tech.course) OR M.Tech/M.E/M.S(Engg.) / Ph.D (Science) /Ph.D (Engg)

ESSESNTIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR APPLYING

Essential qualifications for the post of Assistant Executive Engineer : First class Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent with one-year experience.

Essential qualifications/ experience for the post of Section Officer : University degree in any discipline and 02 (Two) years of experience in Government offices/PSU/ Autonomous Body/Statutory Body in establishment, administration and finance.

Essential qualifications for the post of Office Assistant Gr. I : University Degree

Job Description for Curator ‘B’: Design and development of exhibits, audio-visual demonstrations, teaching aids etc.; development of museum sections on various subjects of science & technology; organization of educational programmes for different categories; research on history of science & technology, museum techniques and evaluation of exhibits all pertaining to the developmental activities of the museum/centre. Assisting in day-to-day work and administration of the museum/centre.

Job Description for Assistant Executive Engineer: Major repair and construction of buildings and installations and/or design, layout, development and maintenance of landscape greenhouse/gardens/outdoor exhibits/ live exhibit corners; preparation of estimates and tender papers and supervision over the work; design and drawing relating to work; supervision over the junior member of staff etc.

Job Description for Section Officer: Supervision over establishment and administration; handling disciplinary, vigilance and court cases; handling recruitment, assessment and promotion cases, committee work etc.; maintenance of reservation roster, supervision over Finance & Accounts Section; checking and passing of bills before payment; preparation of Annual Accounts, balance sheet and submission of periodic progressive expenditure statements; monitoring and control of funds under different budget sub-heads; prompt clearance of O.B. items and audit objections, ensuring timely procurement of materials for different sections and observance of purchase procedures; supervision over Stores & Purchase Section; ensuring regular physical verification of stores; control of funds for purchase and answering to audit; acting as Head of Office, Drawing and Disbursing Officer (DDO), CPIO & Vigilance Officer as and when required and any other work entrusted by superiors from time to time.

Job Description for Office Assistant Gr. I: Initiation and processing of cases relating to case work thereof, compilation of facts and figures for reports, statements etc., periodic checking of registers, ledgers and other documents, handling of recruitment, assessment promotion cases, all establishing matters, checking and passing of bills, vouchers etc., monitoring of expenditure, preparation of statement of accounts, budgets etc., handling of purchase, maintenance of inventories of assets, verification of stores and exhibits, supervision to the extend required over subordinate staff.

B. General :

  1. The post(s) carry all India transfer liability. Allowances such as D.A./H.R.A/Transport allowance are admissible as applicable under the rules of NCSM.
  2. Relaxation in age limit will be allowed to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Ex-Serviceman and departmental candidates as per Govt. of India rules.
  3. Prescribed application form may be obtained from the Council’s website: https://ncsm.gov.in/recruitment/.

04. Mode of payment of application fee:

a) A non-refundable fee as per the following table shall be e-remitted to the bank account of National Council of Science Museums. Particulars of Bank Account are as under:

Bank name Indian Overseas Bank
Account Number 164201000000491
Account Type Savings
IFSC Code IOBA0001642
MICR Code 700020049
Branch Address Sector V, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700 091
Non-refundable fee structure:-
Curator ‘B’ & Assistant Executive Engineer ` 500.00 (Rupees five hundred only)
Section Officer & Office Assistant Gr. I ` 300.00 (Rupees three hundred only)

Candidates are advised to mandatorily submit a copy of e-generated receipt

alongwith their application as a documentary proof on payment of
application fee.
OR

b) A non-refundable application fee as per the above table in the form of Demand Draft from a Nationalized Bank drawn in favour of “National Council of Science Museums” payable at Kolkata and the same shall be attached with the original application.

Interested candidates are required to submit the completed application in the prescribed form together with non-refundable application fee along with copies of testimonials & recent photograph affixed on the application form latest by 25.03.2022 (Friday) at the following address:

The Controller of Administration

National Council of Science Museums Block-33 GN, Sector-V, Salt Lake

Kolkata – 700 091

Phone # (033)23579347/0850/5545/6008 Email: recruitment2022@ncsm.gov.in Website:-www.ncsm.gov.in

i. No application fee is required for SC/ST/Ex-Serviceman, Physically Challenged Person and Women candidates;

ii. Candidates working in Government/PSU/Autonomous organizations should send their applications through proper channel.

iii. Incomplete application or applications not accompanied with
necessary documents and application fee (as applicable) shall be
summarily rejected.

05. Mere possession of requisite qualification and experience shall not entitle the candidates to be called for the test or/and interview. Decision of NCSM in this regard shall be final and binding. Canvassing in any form and/or bringing in any influence, political or otherwise, will be treated as disqualification for the post. Interim enquiries will not be entertained.

Applications not submitted in the prescribed format and without copies of testimonials as proof of qualification, experience, caste certificate, ex-serviceman’s discharge book, photograph and fees (wherever applicable), shall not be considered. In case the information provided by the candidate are found to be false or the material facts are concealed, at any stage i.e. during processing of the application or even after joining of the Council, the candidature will be cancelled and service may be terminated if appointed. Interested candidates are advised to go through the details available in the Council’s website and download application form and thereafter, submit signed application to the NCSM headquarters on the above given address along with copies of testimonials well in advance by Courier/Speed post. Applications received after the last date will not be considered.