NSC Recruitment 2024 Opportunities
NSC Recruitment 2024 Opportunities
DETAILED ADVERTISEMENT OF
VARIOUS VACANCIES
FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF THE
YEAR 2024
By
National Seeds Corporation Limited invites online application from professional and dynamic
candidates for direct recruitment for various positions in different disciplines for its Corporate
Office, Regional Offices, Area Offices & Farms located all over India. The details of the
advertisement are mentioned in this detailed advertisement No. RECTT/2/NSC/2024
All the interested candidates are advised to read this detailed advertisement carefully and
process further for online application only through our official website www.indiaseeds.com.
In future any information related to this recruitment process shall be made available for
candidates and general public on our official website only.
EMPLOYMENT NOTICE
(Advertisement No. RECTT/2/NSC/2024)
1. DETAIL OF VACANCIES:
CATEGORY WISE VACANCIES
OBC (NCL) SC ST Horizontally reserved
Sl.
Name of the Post Total
Backlog
Backlog
Backlog
No. UR EWS
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
PWD Ex.
Servicemen
ABBREVIATIONS USED:
UR: Unreserved, EWS: Economically Weaker Section, OBC (NCL): Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer), SC: Scheduled Caste
ST: Scheduled Tribe, PwD: Persons with Disabilities (Benchmark Disability), VH: blindness and low vision; HH: deaf and hard of hearing;
OH: locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attacks victims & muscular dystrophy; MD: Person with
Multiple benchmark disabilities of PWD from amongst disabilities mentioned above in VH, HH, OH categories including autism, intellectual
disability, specific learning disability, mental illness and deaf-blindness.
National Seeds Corporation Ltd is in the business of Agriculture Sector and working across the States / UTs. Since, NSC has
multiple Units / Offices under 11 Regional Offices and 05 Big Farms operating centrally through the Head Office in New Delhi,
thus ALL THE POSTS ADVERTISED ARE BASED ON ALL INDIA SERVICE LIABILITY and Selected Candidates can
be placed anywhere in the Country based on the need and requirement of the Corporation.
Experience:
10 years post qualification experience of working at Officer Level in a Govt./PSU/Organization, out of
which 5 years should be in a Managerial position (equal to E-2 level of NSC) in Vigilance Department
of a Govt. Office/PSU/Organization having manpower of more than 500 regular employees. Should be
well versed and have working experience in all aspects of vigilance including its monitoring/reporting
system applicable to PSUs and applicable Laws/Manuals. Those working in PSUs/Govt. should have 2
years experience in the next below scale of Rs.60000-180000 or 5 years experience in the scale of pay
of Rs.50000-160000 and above or equivalent in related field.
Period of One year extendable by one more year if considered necessary.
Probation
Experience:
2 years experience of working at Officer level in supervisory position (equal to E-0) in Vigilance
Department of a Govt. Office/PSU/Bank/large reputed Organization having manpower of more than 250
regular employees. Should be well versed and have working experience in all aspects of Vigilance
including its monitoring/reporting system applicable to PSUs/Govt. and applicable Laws/Manuals. Those
working in PSUs / Govt. should have 2 years experience in next below scale i.e Rs 30000–120000 (E-0)
OR 5 years experience in scale of Rs 26500-92000 and above or equivalent in related field.
Period of One year extendable by one more year if considered necessary.
Probation
The candidate shall be required to pass Shorthand Test at a speed of 80 wpm in English and Computer
Typing Test at a speed of 30 wpm in English respectively. The Shorthand Test & Computer Typing Test
shall be of qualifying nature. It is mandatory to pass both the tests Shorthand Test and Computer Typing
Test to shortlist candidates for preparing Final Merit List.
Period of Training One year training which is extendable by a maximum period of 6 months.
Note: All above essential and additional educational qualification must be of full time Course/Degree/Diploma from a
reputed Institution/University for Direct Recruitment (not applicable for existing departmental candidates as per
decision taken by Board in its 272nd Board Meeting held on 30th June, 2017)
Candidate should have completed their qualifying degree as prescribed in the essential education qualification for respective
Post as on the last date of submission of online application. Candidate appearing in final year/semester are not eligible to
apply.
Where CGPA/OGPA OR grading system in a degree is awarded, equivalent percentage of marks should be indicated in the
application form as per norms adopted by University/Institution. The candidates will have to produce copy of these norms
with respect to his/her University/Institution at the time of documents verification. There will be no age/percentage bar for
departmental candidates (served minimum 04 years of services in NSC) who otherwise meet the prescribed qualifications
and experience subject to the condition mentioned above.
All the prescribed essential qualifications should be recognized from University/Institution approved by Govt.
Authorities / Statutory bodies / UGC / AICTE otherwise such qualification will not be considered. For Degrees in
Agriculture, approval of course by ICAR, Govt. of India is not mandatory if the course is otherwise approved & recognized
by any other Govt. Body / University No equivalency will be considered for any essential educational qualification.
3.4 OVER-QUALIFICATION:
As per the qualification criteria, minimum qualification prescribed for recruitment has to be fulfilled. Any other qualification
including higher qualification over and above the minimum qualification will not disqualify the candidate to appear in
Computer Based Test/skill test for all the advertised posts. A candidate must possess the exact prescribed essential
qualification for the respective post mentioned in the advertisement, as equivalent education qualification for any essential
qualification will not be considered.
Candidates working in the Central/State Government, Public Sector Undertakings of Central/State Government (including
NSCL), Autonomous Bodies, Aided Institutions are required to produce No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the present
employer failing which their candidature will not be accepted. Such candidates must bring NOC from the present employer
without which they will not be allowed to appear in the Computer Based Test / skill test / Final Selection.
(i) For the post of Dy. General Manager (Vigilance) and Assistant Manager (Vigilance):
(a) The pay on first appointment to the post in service of the corporation shall normally be fixed at the minimum of the time
scale applicable to the post.
(b) Where any person is appointed to the post to which a time scale is applicable, has been in continuous service for a period
of not less than 2 years in any Department of the Central / State Govt. /PSU/Autonomous Body/ University etc. prior to
joining NSC, and was drawing Basic Pay above the minimum of the scale of the post in which he / she is being appointed,
his starting pay would be fixed after protecting the pay drawn by his in his/her parent Company / Department subject to
the condition that he / she was governed by the same DA pattern in his/her parent organization as applicable to the post
in NSC. In cases, where DA is dissimilar, the starting pay will be fixed after protecting pay plus DA drawn by him/her
in his/her parent organization.
(c) Pay of a departmental candidate selected against the open advertisement will be fixed as on Promotion.
(d) Higher initial pay upto a maximum of 5 increments may be granted by the Appointing Authority on the specific
recommendations of the Selection Committee or a representation made by the concerned candidate before joining NSC.
In making the recommendation, the Selection Committee should, however, take into consideration qualification,
experience, merit, performance in the interview and existing emoluments including perquisite and other benefits already
being enjoyed by the candidate in his /her previous organization.
(e) As a Corporate Policy, not more than five advance increments over and above the minimum of the pay scale / level shall
be granted in any case.
No pay protection will be given to candidates working in higher post and applying in direct recruitment to the position of
Management Trainee/Trainee or any other lower post.
Note: Age relaxation/reservation for SC, ST, OBC, Ex-servicemen & PH will be applicable for caste / category
mentioned in the Central List of Govt. of India and as per Government Rules & Guidelines issued time to time.
5.1 The OBC candidates who belong to "Creamy layer" are not entitled for concession/relaxation admissible to OBC category
and such candidates should indicate their category as General only.
5.2 All Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD category shall produce self-attested copy of the caste/category
certificate in the prescribed 'Central Government' format from the Competent Authority empowered to issue such certificate
along with originals for verification at the time of documents verification/ Skill Test. OBC certificate shall be of a recent
date (issued on or after 01.04.2024) with suitable mention about creamy layer / Non — Creamy layer status. (OBC
candidates with certificate having the "Non-Creamy Layer Clause" only will be eligible for reservation as per Government
of India guidelines). Income & asset certificate shall be provided by the candidates applying under EWS category.
5.3 The candidate's appointment / engagement will remain provisional subject to caste/category certificate for
SC/ST/OBC/PwD and income & asset certificate for EWS being verified through proper channel and verification of
testimonials. The candidate's services will be liable to be terminated forthwith without assigning any reason in case the
above verification reveals that his/her claim for belonging to SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD category and other testimonials is
found false. NSC also reserves its right to take such further action against the candidate, as it may deem proper, for
production of such false certificates and testimonials.
5.4 The vacancies reserved for EWS category are tentative and appointment/ engagement of candidates against the reserved
posts of EWS are subject to outcome of any litigations and/or directives of Govt. of India with regard to reservation to EWS
category.
5.5 The minimum disability in case of PWD candidates is 40%. Sub-category of disability, i.e. (a) blindness and low vision;
(b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims
and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; (e) multiple
disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness in the posts identified for each
disabilities is to be indicated. The PWD candidates shall possess a Certificate to this effect issued by the
Board/countersigned by the Medical Superintendent/Chief Medical Officer/Head of Hospital of Government.
5.6. MAXIMUM AGE INCLUDING RELAXATION & RESERVATIONS SHOULD NOT BE BEYOND 56 YEARS AS
ON LAST DATE OF ONLINE APPLICATION i.e. 30.11.2024
7. ONLINE APPLICATION:
The pattern of examination in Stage 1 above will be Computer Based Test (CBT).
CBT duration – 90 minutes
Total Number of questions in CBT – 100 Questions
Part I – 70 Questions – Questions on Subject knowledge in respective discipline of the post
Part II – 30 Questions – Questions on Aptitude, Reasoning, Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Computers (MS
Office) and English Language.
Marks per correct questions – 01 Mark per question
Negative marks – 0.25 mark per wrong answer
Maximum Marks – 100 marks
Minimum Qualifying Marks – 35 marks out of 100 marks.
SHORTLISTING OF CANDIDATES: A candidate shall be shortlisted for further recruitment process only after securing
minimum qualifying marks i.e. 35 marks out of 100 marks in CBT. Further, mere qualifying the examination i.e. scoring 35
marks out of 100 marks does not guarantee shortlisting of candidates for the applied post.
The age concession to the persons with disabilities shall be admissible irrespective of the fact whether the post is reserved for
person with disabilities or not, provided the post is identified suitable for the relevant category of disability.
Identified categories and sub-
S.No. Designation / Group Physical requirement categories from the list of PWBD
category
1 Dy. General Manager (Vigilance) S.ST.C.RW.H OL.BL.OAL.LV
2 Asstt. Manager (Vigilance) S.ST.C.RW.H OL.BL.OAL.LV
3 Management Trainee (HR) S.ST.W.SE.MF.C.RW OA.OL.OAL.BL.LV.HH
4 Management Trainee (QC) SE.MF.C.RW HH.OL
5 Management Trainee (Elect. Engg.) S.ST.BN.SE.W.MF.PP.L.KC.C.R.W OL.HH
6 Senior Trainee (Vigilance) S.ST.W.SE.H.C OA.OL.OAL.BL.LV
7 Trainee (Agriculture) ST.W.L.BN.MF OL.LV.HH
8 Trainee (QC) SE.MF.C.RW HH.OL
9 Trainee (Marketing) ST.W.L.BN.MF OL.LV.HH
10 Trainee (HR) S,W,MF,SE,RW,H OA.OL.BL.LV.HH
11 Trainee (Stenographer) S.ST.W.MF.SE.RW.H.C. OA.OL.BL. OAL.LV
12 Trainee (Accounts) S.W.MF.SE.RW.H.C OL.BL.LV.HH.
13 Trainee (Agri. Stores) S,ST,W.L.PP.MF.SE.RW OL.HH
14 Trainee (Engg. Stores) S,ST,W.L.PP.MF.SE.RW OL.HH
15 Trainee (Technician) S,ST,BN,SE,RW,H.CL HH
Abbreviation used:
1) S=Sitting, ST=Standing, SE= Seeing, W=Walking, BN=Bending, CRL=Crawling, CL=Climbing, JU=Jumping, L=Lifting,
KC=Kneeling & Crouching, RW=Reading & Writing, MF=Manipulation by Fingers, PP=Puling & Pushing, C=Communication,
H=Hearing.
2) OA=One arm affected, OL=One leg affected, OAL=One arm and one leg affected, BL=Both leg affected, LV=Low Vision,
B=Blind, HH=Hard of Hearing
The post identified suitable for PwDs with duties & responsibilities are available on NSC website at
https://www.indiaseeds.com/doc-file/PWD-PD.pdf Candidates of PwD category are advised to accordingly apply for the posts
identified suitable as per their respective category/sub-category of PWD.
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10. MODE OF APPLICATION:
Only ONLINE APPLICATION will be considered. No other mode of application shall be considered. The link for online
application is available on official website of NSC i.e. www.indiaseeds.com
Post Engagement
Dy. General Manager (Vigilance)
Regular employment
Assistant Manager (Vigilance)
Management Trainee
01 year Training. After successful completion of training, candidates will be
Senior Trainee
absorbed to the Regular post as mentioned below
Trainee
12.1 For the post of Dy. General Manager (Vigilance) and Assistant Manager (Vigilance):
Selected candidates have to give consent in writing for accepting the offer of appointment within seven days of the receipt of
the offer letter with an amount of Rs. 5,000/- as Security Money through Demand Draft in favour of National Seeds Corporation
Limited, New Delhi which will be refunded on joining the post and in case of non-joining, the said money will be forfeited.
A non–refundable fee of Rs. 500/- plus GST on Rs. 500/ plus processing fee and payment gateway charges on actual is
applicable for Unreserved Category/EWS/OBC/Ex-Servicemen. Candidates belonging to any particular category of
SC/ST/PWD are not required to pay the application fee, however, processing fee and payment gateway charges on actual is
applicable for SC/ST/PWD and shall necessarily submit a photo copy of caste/disability certificate, as prescribed by Govt. of
India, as the case may be, from a Competent Authority. Before applying a candidate must see the process of filling of online
application as well as instructions related to payment process of fee. (The Degree of Disability for PWD Candidates is 40%
& above).
2. Corporation reserves the right to modify/cancel/expand the whole process of this recruitment and selection process at
any stage without assigning any reason or intimation. The NSCL may at its discretion, conduct re-written test/ skill test,
wherever necessary in respect of a Centre / Venue and / or all Centers / candidates in case of any eventualities.
3. Number of posts can be increased or decreased as per the requirement of the Corporation. The recruitment process can
be cancelled/suspended/terminated without assigning any reason. The decision of Management will be final and no
appeal will be entertained.
4. Management reserves the right to reject the application without assigning any reason and to raise standard of
specifications/percentage of marks to restrict the number of candidates to be called for Computer Based Test.
5. NSCL reserves the right not to select/engaged any of candidate(s) for the advertised post if suitable candidate is not
found.
6. Necessary assistance for access & seating will be provided to PWD candidates at the Computer Based Test /
Skill Test Centre.
7. Candidate(s) will be required to carry a Govt. issued photo identity proof for the Computer Based Test and
skill/proficiency test. The original photo identity proof shall be checked and verified during the tests. A self attested
photocopy of the same shall also be collected during Computer Based Test and skill / proficiency test. Candidates
without valid Govt. photo identity proof like Pan card, Voter ID card, Aadhar card, Driving license etc shall not be
allowed to appear in Computer Based Test and skill / proficiency test.
8. Electronic gadgets such as mobile phones, electronic wrist watches, wrist watch phones, multimedia watches, pagers,
calculator, pen scanners or any other such electronic devices are not permitted inside the premises of Examination Hall.
Any infringement of these instructions shall entail cancellation of their Candidature.
9. The final selection of the candidate in the Corporation will be subject to medically fit certification by the prescribed
authority, verification of Character & Antecedents (C&A) and verification of Caste Certificate, PWD certificate and
income & asset certificate for EWS.
12. The Maximum marks on the basis of which candidates to be called for Interview / Skill Test will be restricted and may
not be uniform for all categories, disciplines and reserved categories as it depends upon the response of the candidates.
14. Candidates are required to submit invariably self-attested copy of the following
certificates/documents as applicable to his/her case along with the print out of online application and admit
card at the time of document verification/Skill Test with originals:-
Birth Certificate/SSC Mark Sheet as a proof of Date of Birth
SSLC/SSC/HSC Mark Sheet
Mark Sheets of (each year or each semester) UG Degree and convocational/Provisional Certificate.
Mark Sheets & Certificates of all Educational, Professional and Technical Qualifications. Mark Sheet of each year or each semester is must.
Computer Course Certificate of not less than 6 months duration.
Transfer Certificate (TC)
Experience Certificate/Service Certificate issued by the Employer indicating the period of service, nature of experience like full time/part
time, designation and details of job or responsibilities clearly (if applicable).
No Objection Certificate (NOC) from present employer - as applicable.
Caste Certificate (SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) issued by the Competent Authority in the prescribed format by the Government.
Income and Assets certificate to be produced by Economically Weaker Sections.
Discharge Certificate in case of Ex-Servicemen
Disability Certificate issued by the Competent Authority in the prescribed format in respect of Person with Disabilities (PwD).
Any other relevant certificates (as applicable).
Note: Candidate has to retain a copy of his online application and admit card c arefully till
completion of recruitment process.
15. Issuance of an admit card for the examination will not confer any right for appointment. Appointment will
be solely subject to fulfilment of all the eligibility conditions and qualifying in the selection criteria prescribed.
16. Only those candidates who are shortlisted for appearing in the CBT/document verification will be intimated at the
communication address furnished by them in the application form. Applications without the required
documents/information/fees/photograph or unsigned will not be considered.
18. IN CASE OF ANY AMBIGUITY OR DISPUTE, DECISION OF CMD, NSCL WILL BE FINAL.
ALL CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO REGULARLY CHECK THE NSC’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE
WWW.INDIASEEDS.COM FOR ANY INFORMATION AND UPDATE ON THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS OF
THE YEAR 2024.