Start date for Submission of applications: 15-07-2023 11:30 AM
Last date for Submission of applications: 13-08-2023

Opening date of portal for receipt of Application: 15/07/2023 at 11:30 A.M.
Closing date: Within 30 days from the date of publication of the advt. in Employment News.
VACANCIES TO BE FILLED UP ON DIRECT RECRUITMENT BASIS
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) is an autonomous Scientific Society of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India,
engaged in human resource development and related activities like skill development, capacity building, project execution in the areas of Information Technology, Electronics, ESDM, eGovernance, Cyber Security, etc. It is engaged in formal and non-formal education in the above areas besides project execution. It is also one of the National Examination bodies, which
accredits institutions / organizations for conducting courses in IT and Electronics in non-formal sector.
NIELIT is growing at a fast pace and at present has Centres/ Extension Centers at 47 locations in Agartala, Ahlawalpur (Saksharta Kendra), Aizawl, Ajmer, Aurangabad, Bhubaneswar,
Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Chuchuyimlang, Churachandpur, Daman, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Dimapur, Gangtok, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Haridwar, Imphal, Itanagar, Jammu, Jorhat, Kargil,
Kohima, Kokrajhar, Kolkata, Kurukshetra, Lakhanpur (Saksharta Kendra), Leh, Lucknow, Lunglei, Majuli, Mandi, Pali, Pasighat, Patna, Ranchi, Ropar, Senapati, Shillong, Shimla, Silchar,
Srinagar, Tezpur, Tezu, Tura with the Headquarters at New Delhi.
NIELIT is looking for qualified, experienced and dynamic personnel well versed with latest technology(ies)/requisite areas for various vacant positions / posts likely to be vacant
in its Headquarters and different Centres spread all over the country. The vacancies may increase or decrease. Online applications are invited from eligible and qualified Persons
for the posts listed below:

Important Instructions: Candidates are advised to go through this advertisement in detail to determine their eligibility as per specified criteria for each post, instructions, selection procedure, mode of examination, etc. before applying. Please note that last date for submission of online application complete in all respect is 30 days at 5.30 P.M. from the date of publication of the advertisement in Employment News.

1. The number of vacancies indicated in the above table are tentative and may increase or decrease, depending upon requirements.

• CITIZENSHIP: A Candidate must be either: (a) a citizen of India, or (b) a subject of Nepal, or (c) a subject of Bhutan, or (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to In dia before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrat ed from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia  and  Vietnam  with  the  intention  of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. NOTE: The application of a candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be considered and, if recommended for appointment; the candidate may also be provisionally appointed subject to the necessary certificate being issued in his favour by the Government of India.

• To select suitable candidates for all the positions in Level-10  and above,  Interview  may  / may not  be preceded by written test, depending  upon the number  of applications received), where as only written exam will be  conducted for  all positions with  Level-7  and below. While the written test for  the posts (for  which  it will be conducted) at the locations listed at Para 10(a) depending upon the number of candidates opting for the particular examination Centre and administrative convenience, the admit card for the Written test will be communicated to the applicants through email/sms. The schedule for Interview shall also be communicated through email/SMS. No TA/DA shall be paid for attending the Written test or Interview.

• Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/ PWD/EWS candidates shall be as per the Govt. guidelines. The advertisement contains the vacancies in different Centres of NIELIT and the reservations being maintained Centre-wise. The candidates must upload a copy of  Caste / Category certificate valid as on last date of receipt of application in the formats prescribed by Government of India. The Certificate for PWD must indicate the percentage of disability while the Certificate for Backward  Caste must clearly indicate that the candidate does not belong to the persons/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in column 3 of Schedule   to   the   Government   of   India   DoPT   O.M. No.36012/22/93- Estt.(SCT) dated 8/9/93 as amended from time to time.

• The Benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed upon production of an Income and Asset Certificate valid as on last date of receipt of application issued by a Competent Authority as per DoPT OM No.36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31^st January 2019. The income and Asset Certificate issued by any one of the following authorities in the prescribed format shall only be accepted as proof of candidate‟s claim as belonging to EWS.

• District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Additional Deputy Commissioner/1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Taluka Magistrate/Executive Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner.
• Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate.
• Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.
• Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and /or his/her family normally resides.

• The candidates should upload only relevant documents. It should be kept in view that uploading of irrelevant documents may lead to disqualification of the candidature/rejection of the application Form. Non-submission of the documents in the specified format may also lead to cancellation / rejection of the Application Form. No communication shall be entertained in this regard.

• The cutoff date for calculating the age as well as completion of eligibility conditions with regard to essential  qualifications  and experience  will be the closing date for receipt of online application which will remain unchanged even in case of extension of the closing date for submission of online applications.

• The Age-Relaxation for reserved category applicants shall be admissible only in case of vacancies reserved for such categories. The reserved category applicants, who apply against the post meant for UR category, are not  entitled  to get  age relaxation. However, the applicants  belonging to  Persons  with  Disability(PWD)  category shall  be entitled to  get  age relaxation  as admissible to them irrespective of the fact whether  the post(s) is/are reserved for  PWD or  otherwise, if such posts are identified suitable for the PWD category (PWD candidates may visit the website http://www.ccdisabilities.nic.in to ascertain their suitability for the post they are applying for) . Age relaxation to the persons who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period 01/01/1980 to 31/12/1989 will be as per Government of India G.S.R. 208(E) dated the 10th April, 1997 as amended from time to time. The age relaxation to departmental candidates working in posts which are in the same line or allied cadres and where a relationship could be established that the service already  rendered in  a particular  post will be useful for the efficient discharge of  the duties of  the advertised  posts will be admissible as per  Govt. of  India  Rules/guidelines. Decision in  this  regard will rest with  NIELIT. Age relaxation shall be granted only upto 55 years for  any category/combination of categories and under no circumstances a candidate more than 55 years of age shall be considered. This relaxation will be admissible as per GoI Rules/guidelines.

• The candidates will be required to remit the Application Fee at the rates indicated in the Table below through online payment mode via application software only.

The processing charges towards remittance of Application Fee and service charges, if any, will have to be borne by the candidate. Fee through any other mode like Demand Draft, Pay Order, Cheque or Challan etc. will not be accepted.

• NIELIT will not be responsible in case of incomplete transactions during  the online payment  process. It is  the sole responsibility  of the candidate to  ensure that  the correct payment of application fee has been made successfully. Application fee once paid is non-refundable. Applicants, in their own interest, should check their eligibility for specific post before remitting the application fee.

• The candidates  applying for multiple posts should register on  the website only ONCE using their  email ID and  mobile number  and  login from the same Registration ID for applying multiple posts. In case Registration ID is not same in multiple applications submitted, it may lead to rejection of candidature/Allocation of different Exam venues / Clash in exam timings for  different posts. Such  applicants  applying for more than one post should  submit  separate  applications for each post  and remit the  application fee  for each post separately. Multiple Applications submitted for the same post will be summarily rejected.

1. (a) Choice of Centre for Written Examinations: Candidates should indicate their choice for Centre for Written Examination from the cities listed below in the appropriate column of the online Application Form. No  change of Centre  will be permissible at a later date. NIELIT, however, reserves the right to direct the candidate to  appear for Written Test at any location irrespective of his indicated choice depending upon the number of applications received and the administrative convenience.

• Agartala (2) Aizawl (3) Auragabad (4) Bengaluru (5) Bhubaneswar (6) Calicut (7) Chandigarh (8) Chennai (9) Delhi (10) Gandhinagar (11) Gangtok (12) Guwahati (13)

Hyderabad (14) Imphal (15) Itanagar (16) Jaipur (17) Jammu (18) Kohima (19) Kolkata (20) Lucknow (21) Patna (22) Ranchi (23) Shillong (24) Shimla (25) Srinagar

10 (b) Choice of posting preference: Candidates should give their preference of choice of posting in NIELIT Centres in the online application according to the availability of vacancies category-wise. Candidates belonging to reserved category (SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD) can be selected under UR category if they are higher in merit, therefore all SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD candidates may also opt for choice of posting at those NIELIT Centres where UR vacancy exists.

1. (a)      Final selection of candidates for appointment to the above mentioned positions will be based on meeting the prescribed eligibility criteria and the performance in the written examination(wherever applicable), skill test (wherever applicable) and in interview (wherever applicable).

• The Written Examination will comprise of objective type questions and shall be OMR based.
• There will be negative marking of @1/4 marks for each wrong answer in the OMR based Written Examination.
• Interview which may / may not be preceded by written test depending upon the number of applications received for the post(s) at level 10 and above.
• The written test, if held, for the post(s) at level 10 and above will be for short listing the candidates for interview. Only Shortlisted candidates based on Scruitiny or performance in written examination, if held, will be called for Interview in the ratio given at Point No.12.
• Separate skill test in Short Hand shall be conducted for the position of Private Secretary/Personnel Assistant/Stenographers and in Typing for Junior Assistant. The skill test will be a qualifying Test. Skill test norms for the post(s) is defined against the post.
• The passing percentage for the written exam will be 50% for candidates falling under General Category and 45% for candidates falling under Reserved Category.
• The Syllabi for all the notified posts shall be available at NIELIT website.
• The self-attested copies of testimonials uploaded by the candidates along with their applications, shall be verified with reference to the eligibility criteria, only if a candidate is found successful (for being invited for Interview, if applicable) after the Written Examination.
• When the candidates come for attending the interviews in response to the „Interview Call Letter‟ issued by NIELIT, they will have to provide a self attested copy of the testimonials and show the originals of the same. The candidates, who do not show the originals or  are  not  having  self  attested  copies  of  essential testimonials, will not be allowed to appear in the Interview. Such candidates will not have any right for his candidature for interview.
• All correspondences with individual candidate in connection with the recruitment made by NIELIT will be through  e-mails/sms  only.  The  candidates  must, therefore, regularly check their e-mail id/sms on their registered e-mail ID/Mobile No. Any general information/notification for the candidates will be uploaded on NIELIT website.

11 (b) The persons selected will be posted in the NIELIT Centre opted by the candidate based on merit, reservation and the choice of posting preference opted in the online application. In case the candidate has not opted for certain NIELIT Centres, he/she will not be considered for selection in the centres he/she has not opted in the choice of posting preference. The persons selected will be posted on the basis of merit and in the order of preference of posting place opted by him / her, initially for atleast five years. In case a reserve category candidate is selected against UR category on merit and is not getting option of his choice of posting under UR category, he/she may be asked to opt his/ her posting either under UR or reserved category and the option selected by the candidate shall be considered final. Accordingly the vacancy will be adjusted against the category finally opted by the candidate.

1. Merely meeting the qualifications prescribed for the post and qualifying the written test, if held, will not make a candidate eligible to be called for interview/ selection. Only the shortlisted candidates based on the reservation policy (wherever applicable) will be called for interview preferably in the following ratio :-

Against 01 vacant post                               -Minimum 08 candidates will be invited for interview Against 02 vacant posts                                                            -Minimum 10 candidates will be invited for interview Against 03 vacant posts                                                            -Minimum 15 candidates will be invited for interview

Against 04 & above vacant posts               -Minimum 04 times the no. of posts will be invited for interview

For the posts where the skill test is involved, the candidates shall be called for Skill Test preferably in the ratio of 1:5

1. Tie-Breaking Rules: Wherever two or more candidates have secured equal marks, these tie(s) shall be resolved as per the Government guidelines

1. A Common Merit List will be prepared for each post and the offer of appointment would be issued to the candidates in order of Merit.

1. If at any point of time, it is found that the information furnished by the candidate was incorrect in any respect or forged /fabricated documents were presented by any candidate, his/her candidature will be cancelled and in case, the candidate has already joined the post, his/her services shall be summarily terminated.

1. Each candidate shall affix his/her recent colour passport size photograph (of size 3.5 cms x 4.5 cms) on a White Paper and then append his/her signatures with Black Pen in another box of 3.5 cms x 1.5cms below the photograph on the same paper. Scan the above photo and signature in a single file in JPG format of size not more than 50 KB and upload the same at appropriate space provided in the online Application Form. Each candidate has to upload scanned copy of Signature in JPG format separately also at appropriate space (Max. Size 50 KB).

1. Candidates should also upload the following self attested documents in PDF format along with the online application:

1. Date of Birth Certificate (issued by Municipality, etc. or Matriculation/High School/SSC Certificate): Max. 250 KB
   1. Matriculation (Class X) Marksheet: Max. Size 250 KB.
   1. 10+2 (Intermediate) Marksheet: Max. Size 250 KB.
   1. Scanned copy of Caste Category Certificate, if applicable: Max. Size 250 KB.
   1. Scanned copy of Degree of Essential Qualification: Max. Size 250 KB
   1. Scanned copy of Marks sheet of Essential qualification, which makes him/her eligible for applying for the post: Max. Size 1MB
   1. Scanned copy of Certificates of highest educational qualification, if any.: Max. Size 250 KB
   1. Scanned copy of Person with Disability Certificate, if applicable: Max. Size 250 KB.
   1. Scanned copy of EWS Certificate, if applicable: Max. Size 250 KB
   1. Certificate of Experience in relevant field, which makes him/her eligible for applying for the post along with NOC, if applicable: Max. Size 500 KB
   1. Scanned copy of Photo Identity Card of which the details have been provided at the time of Registration: Max. Size: 250 KB

1. Candidate shall have eligibility qualification complete in all respects by cut-off date. Qualifications obtained through Open Universities/Distance Education mode that are approved by DEC and wherever necessary, by AICTE,  are recognized for  the purpose of  employment under  Central Government vide Gazette  Notification No. 44  dated 1st March 1995.

1. Degree/Consolidated mark sheet should clearly indicate the “First Class” / “60%” as required in the eligibility criteria prescribed for the post applied for. In case First Class is not indicated on the Degree/Certificate of eligibility qualification and the same is the requirement as per eligibility criteria, the candidate should produce a Certificate issued by the University/Institution clarifying the position and confirming that the marks obtained by the concerned candidate are considered First Class, as per University/Institution Rules. In case the percentage of marks is not indicated in the Mark Sheet/Certificate/Degree, conversion formula of the grades/score to percentage duly authenticated by the concerned University/Institution for the relevant year, will be provided by the candidate.

• Before finally submitting the online Application Form, the candidates must go through the same carefully. It should be noted that incomplete / incorrect application form will be summarily rejected.

• After submitting the online Application Form, the candidate should take the printout of Application Form bearing the Application Number, which should be referred to in all future correspondence with NIELIT in connection with recruitment process.

• The candidate will be required to furnish the copies of their ACRs/APARs for past five years, if they are found to be qualified and / or eligible to be called for interview. A specific demand for ACRs/APARs would be sent by NIELIT.

• Withdrawal of candidature on account of non furnishing of any information will not confer any right to carry forward or retain the candidature for future recruitment.

24 Any request for change of address will not be entertained. Also, no change in particulars shall be permitted and the particulars furnished by the applicant in the online application form will be taken as final.

25. For any technical problems/queries related to online registration/submission of application form/uploading of documents/downloading of admit card etc., please send email to recruit-nielit@nielit.gov.in with subject as “Post Applied-Advertisement number-Query” . No other query will be entertained at this email id.