UPSC Advertisement 11/2017: DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN SENIOR GRADE INDIAN INFORMATION SERVICE GROUP ‘B’ (GAZETTED)
Union Public Service Commission invites applications from eligible candidates for recruitment of Posts in senior grade Indian Information Service. The posts are Permanent. The posts are located in different Media Units of the Ministry all over the Country. Selected candidates will be on probation as per government rules.
Vacancy No. 17061101410- Senior Grade of Indian Information Service Group ‘B’ (Gazetted), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting: 72 Vacancies
The recruitment of the post of Senior Grade of Indian Information Service, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, is Language based and the language wise beak-up of vacancies are
Hindi- 19 Posts, English- 21 Posts, Marathi- 03 Posts, Gujrathi- 02 Posts, Bengali- 03 Posts, Oriya- 02 Posts, Tamil- 04 Posts, Malayalam- 02 Posts, Telugu- 04 Posts, Kannada- 02 Posts, Urdu- 04 Posts, Assamese- 02 Posts, Punjabi- 02 Posts, Kashmiri- 01 Post, Manipuri- 01 Post
Eligibility Criteria: Candidates must posses Bachelor’s Degree of a recognized University or Institute. Diploma/ Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism/ Mass Communication from a recognized University/ Institution. OR Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from a recognized University/ Institute.
The Candidates must have studied concerned Indian language up to 10th Class.
Candidates should have two years experience of journalistic, publicity or public relation work in Government Department/ Public Sector Undertaking/ Autonomous Organisation/ News agency/ Newspaper registered with the Registrar of News papers of India (RNI)/ any other Listed Private Organization
Upper Age Limit: 30 years
Pay Scale: Rs.9300-34800/- in PB-2 with Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- (Pre-revised) corresponding to Level.7 in Pay Matrix
Important Dates:
Last Date for Submission of ORA: 29-June-2017
Last Date for Printing of Completely Submitted Online Application: 30-June-2017
Application Fee: Rs. 25/-
Candidates are suggested to pay the application fee either by remitting the money in any branch of the SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of the SBI or by using visa/master credit/ debit card.
SC/ ST/ PH/ Women candidates of any community are exempted from payment of application fee.
Applicants must fulfill the essential requirements of the post and other conditions stipulated in the advertisement. Candidates are suggested to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess minimum essential qualifications and other requirements, before applying.
How to Apply: Apply Online Here
Interested and eligible candidates are suggested to apply online through ORA website. For more detail on this recruitment as required educational qualification and experiences, age limit, relaxation in upper age limit, selection process, and other important guidelines, please refer to official recruitment advertisement, here, UPSC Recruitment Advertisement No 11-2017