Applications are invited for Mission Director at NM-ICPS

Applications are invited for filling up of ‘01’ (One)Non-Ministerial, Gazetted, Group ‘A’ post of Mission Director, National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) in the Department of Science & Technology on deputation (including short-term contract) basis as per details given below.

Post : Mission Director, NM-ICPS

Classification : Group 'A’ Gazetted, Non-Ministerial

Level in the Pay Matrix : Level 14 (Rs. 1,44,200- 2,18,200/-)
Method of Recruitment : Deputation (including short-term contract)
Period of Deputation : Five years or until the age of 60 years i.e. the age of retirement on superannuation or till the continuation of the post of Mission Director (presently upto 05/12/2027), whichever is earlier.
Age Limit : The maximum age-limit for appointment by deputation shall be not exceeding fifty-eight years as on the last date of receipt of applications.

Eligibility
Officers of the Central Government, State Governments, Union Territories, Autonomous or Statutory Organisations, Public Sector Undertakings, Universities or recognised Research Institutions;
(a) (i) holding analogous post on a regular basis in the parent cadre or department; or
(ii) with two years service rendered after appointment to the post on a regular basis in the level 13A in the pay matrix (Rs. 131100-216600) or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; or
(iii) with three years service rendered after appointment to the post on a regular basis in the level 13 in the pay matrix (Rs. 123100-215900) or equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and
(b) possessing following educational qualifications and experience:

Essential :
(i) Doctorate degree in Natural or Agricultural Sciences or Masters degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognised University or Institute;
(ii) Fifteen years’ experience in research and development in industrial and academic institutions or science and technology organisations or scientific activities and services, out of which seven years shall be in administration, planning, development of organisation and coordination of science and technology programme;
(iii) Experience of evolving, managing and directing science and technology programme.
(iv) published research work in journals of repute.

Desirable :
Doctorate degree in Engineering or Technology or Medicine from a recognised University or Institute or Post Doctorate research in Natural or Agricultural Sciences from a recognised University or Research Institute as evidenced by certification by such University or Institute and publication of research work in journals of repute.
Note 1 : Period spent on acquiring essential qualifications shall not count towards experience and experience is required to be acquired after obtaining the minimum essential qualification. However, period spent on post doctorate research in a University or Research Institute as evidenced by certification by such University or Institute and publication of research work in journals of repute, subject to maximum of two years, shall be counted as experience.
Note 2 : The period of deputation including the period of deputation in another Ex¬cadre post held immediately preceding this appointment in the same or some other organisation or department of the Central Government shall ordinarily not exceed five years.

Duties and Responsibilities
The Mission Director NM- ICPS shall be:
(a) CEO for the implementation of the Mission;
(b) HoD for the Mission Office and use all financial and administrative powers as delegated by the Mission Governing Board (MGB);
(c) Member Secretary of the MGB. Inter-Ministerial Coordination Committee and Scientific Advisory Committee; and
(d) Overall responsible for all activities of the Mission

HOW TO APPLY
The application process involves the following two steps and both the steps are mandatory:
Step-I. Filling up of online application form
(a) Eligible candidates are first required to apply Online, on this Department's portal recruitment.dst.gov.in/ using a valid email ID. This online portal for applying shall be available for a period of 45 days from the date of publication of advertisement in Employment News / Rozgar Samachar.
(b) The candidate will be required to fill the online application form and upload the relevant certificates/ documents (in support of educational qualifications and Experience, Date of Birth/Disability. Community/Caste etc). Uploading of illegible/ incorrect certificates may lead to rejection of the candidature.
(c) Experience/employment certificates for job/research work (including post doc research) must clearly indicate the date of joining, date of relieving and the post held including pay level of the post. In case an applicant has worked in the same organization at different post/level due to promotion etc., then the experience/ employment certificate must clearly indicate the time spent in each post/level, clearly indicating the "from" and "to" date for each post/level. Document such as offer of appointment, joining report or any other such certificate from which the "from" and "to" date of the experience claimed cannot be ascertained will not be treated as valid experience certificate/document. Experience certificate shall also indicate the particulars of the experience. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all the claims related to experience in respect of each experience claimed by the applicant can be ascertained from the experience certificate uploaded on the recruitment portal. In this regard an indicative format of a valid experience certificate is attached at Annexure-I.
(d) The applicant must furnish the original documents in respect of the claims made in the online applications as and when required.
(e) Certificate (s) issued by foreign University(s)/lnstitution(s) must be certified by Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi by way of equivalence certificate(s). However, in case where AIU does not entertain applications for equivalence of such professional degrees awarded by foreign universities in disciplines which are presently outside the purview of AIU and where such cases are handled by the respective professional councils (recognised by Government of India), the applicant needs to upload equivalence certificate(s) issued by such professional council. Candidates will have to produce all the original certificates thereof as and when required.
(f) In case the applicant is presently workinq in State Govt./PSU/Autonomous
organization/University etc. where the pay scales are not identical to the pay scales of Central Government, the candidate will have to upload Gazette notification/government order (s) wherein such pay scales of State Govt./PSU/Autonomous organization/University etc have been equated to
corresponding pay scale/level of 7th CPC in Central Government. In this connection the onus of providing such equivalence shall be on the applicant and in such cases, the decision of the Department shall be final & binding.

Submission of hard copy of application through proper channel
(a) Hard copy of the computer-generated application (duly signed by the candidate) should be taken out by the candidate. No print out of the enclosed documents/ certificate is required to be forwarded with the hard copy of the application.
(b) All the candidates should apply through proper channel. Only the applications received through proper channel with 'Certificate' duly signed by the competent authority in the prescribed format (Annexure- II) within the prescribed time limit, shall be considered.
(c) Physical applications if received after the last date shall not be considered even if the online application is filled before the last date. Hence, it is the responsibility of such candidates to follow up their applications in their department /organisation and ensure that their applications, completed in all form and duly verified by their competent authority are received by this Department within the prescribed time limit. Also, incomplete applications in any form shall be summarily rejected. Applications received after the last date of receipt of applications due to any reason including postal delay or delay in forwarding by the concerned forwarding authority etc. shall not be considered. No relaxation shall be given in this regard.
(d) The application form duly signed by the candidate along with attested copies of ACRs/ APARs for the last five years, duly attested on each page by an officer not below the rank of Under Secretary to the Govt, of India or an officer of equivalent rank, and also a summary sheet of the gradings received in these ACRs/APARs is to be mandatorily forwarded through proper channel to Under Secretary (Establishment-Ill), Department of Science and Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110016 by Registered Post or by Speed Post within 30 days (45 days for those in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura. Sikkim, Ladakh, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep) from the date of closure of online portal. Applicants (otherwise eligible to apply) working in organisation/institute that do not have the system of recording APARs/ACRs. need to furnish their work profiles and gradings of the last five years duly certified by their head of organisation/institute along with their application, through proper channel, so as to reach this Department by registered post or by speed post within 30 days (45 days for remote areas) from the date of closure of online portal. Candidates are advised not to send applications by ordinary posts or through courier.
(e) A list of names of candidates whose applications are received within the prescribed time limit shall be posted on the Department's website, after the last date of receipt of applications. The candidates may check the status of their applications on the website. Any representation in this regard (non-inclusion of name in the list of applications received within the prescribed time limit) can be filed within seven days of date of posting the list on the website along with the relevant proof of delivery of application in Department of Science & Technology within the prescribed time limit.
(f) Advance copies of Applications will not be entertained.