JRF vacancy at BOTANIC GARDEN OF INDIAN REPUBLIC, Ministry of Environment & Forests

No. BGIR-8(4)/2003-Tech.

Government of India

BOTANIC GARDEN OF INDIAN REPUBLIC

Botanical Survey of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests

Lt. Vijayant Thapar Marg, Sector – 38A, Noida - 201303

Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for appointment of Junior Research Fellows(JRFs)

POST: Junior Research Fellow

 NUMBER OF POSITIONS: Two

 PLACE OF WORK: Noida (U.P.)

 FELLOWSHIP AMOUNT: The appointed JRFs will be paid a fixed fellowship of Rs. 12,000/- per month plus admissible HRA as per the extant rules of BSI. The JRFs will not be entitled to any other benefits during and after expiry of their fellowship tenure.

Junior Research Fellowship in BGIR, BSI, is purely temporary.

Mere appointment as JRF does not confer any right, implicit of explicit, for consideration for regularization or absorption in BSI as an employee.

DURATION OF FELLOWSHIP: The JRFs will be appointed initially for 2 years and, if found

suitable, may be appointed for another 3 years as Senior Research Fellows.

 ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION: At the time of submitting the application the applicant should essentially possess a minimum 2nd class Masters degree in Botany awarded by any UGC recognized university.

 DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION: NET or GATE qualified or M.Phil degree in Conservation biology/Taxonomy or Biosystematics of any group of plants with working knowledge in computer.

AGE LIMIT: The upper age limit for general male candidate and general female candidate is 25 years and 30 years respectively on the date of publication/web launching of this advertisement (Relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST/PH candidates and by 3 years for OBC candidates).

The application must be submitted in the format given below with attested photocopies of mark sheets, birth certificate, residential certificate, SC/ST/OBC/PH certificate, latest passport sized coloured photograph pasted on application form and account payee demand draft (DD) of Rs. 400/- (Rs. 200/- for OBC applicants, Rs. 100 for SC/ST/PH applicants) payable to Pay & Accounts Officer, Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi, should reach this office in a sealed envelope by speed post within 30 days (45 days for applicants residing in North Eastern States, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Ladakh Division of Jammu & Kashmir and Chamba (Pangi Sub-Division) and Lahul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh) from the date of publication/posting of this advertisement on the website of Ministry of Environment & Forests.

The envelope containing the application should be superscribed as ‘APPLICATION FOR JRFs’. BGIR, BSI, Noida will conduct interviews for the selection of candidates. Candidates called for interview from a distance beyond 8 km will be paid sleeper class or second class railway fare or ordinary bus fare on production valid tickets. Incomplete applications and applications without DD will be rejected.Canvassing in any form will lead to disqualification.Head/