Office of the Director General Labour Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Labour & Employment, S.C.O.

28-31, Sector 17-A, Chandigarh

Advertisement for contractual appointment in Labour Bureau

Recruitment to the posts of Senior Consultant, Junior Consultant, Investigator Grade-I and Investigator Grade-II on contract basis for a period of six months in Labour Bureau, Chandigarh under the scheme of Base Year Updation of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) series. Labour Bureau Chandigarh, an attached office of Ministry of Labour & Employment, invites online applications from eligible candidates in the prescribed proforma (available on website of labour bureau) from the citizens of India to fill up the following posts purely on contractual basis for a period of six months: Cat. No. Name of the Post Senior Consultant Junior Consultant Investigator Grade-I Investigator Grade-II No. of Posts 2 7 10 30 Consolidated Monthly Fee/ Remuneration to be paid (in Rupees) 50000.00 30000.00 16000.00 15000.00

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Last date for applying : Interested candidates can apply online only on the link www.Lbchd1.in or www.Lbchd2.in on the website of the Labour Bureau http://www.labourbureau.gov.in up to 15 days from the publication of this advertisement.
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS : The candidates must ensure that they fulfil eligibility criteria prescribed for a post. In respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement, then the candidate is required to produce order/letter in this regard, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated otherwise the Application is liable to be rejected. If at any stage, it is found that the candidate has furnished any incorrect information or has suppressed material fact (s), his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcoming(s) is/are detected even after the appointment, his/her services will be summarily terminated. Canvassing, directly or indirectly, will be treated as a disqualification. In case, a very large number of applications are received and it is not practicable to call all candidates for test / interview, the applications will be short-listed and only the shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. Labour Bureau may enhance the advertised standards to limit the number of candidates being called for test / interview. A list of the candidates shortlisted for interview will be uploaded on Labour Bureaus website http://www.labourbureau.gov.in . The shortlisted candidates should note down the date, place & time of interview from the website. No separate intimation will be sent through post or other means. All the other notices and updates will also be made available on the website of the Labour Bureau . So, the candidates are advised to visit the Labour Bureaus website on regular basis for further instructions/notices. The shortlisted candidates will be required to attend the interview with original and duly attested photocopies of testimonials, certificates/Degrees at such place, as may be fixed by the Labour Bureau. At the time of interview, the short listed candidates should bring with them a print out of the application form after affixing their recent passport size Photograph and put their signature against the space provided against these in the application form. The Labour Bureau do not defray the traveling or other expenses of candidates summoned for interview The number of posts are subject to variation. The crucial date for determining eligibility for being considered would be the last date fixed for receipt of applications. Any additional qualifications, experience, honours and other achievements gained by the candidate during
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the period between the last date of application and the date of conducting the interview will not be taken into consideration. Reservation and Relaxation in age to SC, ST, OBC, etc. would be given as per orders issued by Government of India from time to time. In exceptional cases the appointing authority may relax the age and other qualifications. Important: As CPI-IW is a time bound scheme, the job involves extensive touring within the country. The applicants are, therefore, advised to keep in mind their physical health condition before applying for the selection. The appointee in no case will be excused from field visits/tours on health ground or otherwise. The contractual appointees shall complete the assigned work in specified time frame and will not be allowed to take up any other assignments during the currency of contract.

Age ,Fee,Educational Qualifications & Experience:

Age: For applying to any of the four category of posts, A candidate must
be of minimum 21 years of age as on last date of receipt of applications. The upper age limit for each category of the post is 65 years.

Fee:

No fee is required to be paid for applying to any of the posts.

Cat 1 Senior Consultant (No. of Posts-2) Qualification and Number of Senior Consultants Professionals having a Ph.D degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Information Technology, Commerce or Finance and minimum post - qualification experience of 10 years in the requisite field. Retired Government employees from posts in Grade pay of Rs. 8700/7600 and above or equivalent & having at least 10/12 years experience respectively in the above mentioned field would also be eligible for this position. Desirable Good Academic Record.
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Good Communication Skills, both oral and written. Analytical and presentation skills with ability to generate well researched reports. Experience in imparting training for collection, compilation and analysis of data & having skills relating to Information Technology and Communication and knowledge of preparation of Project Reports/Reviews/Notes/Briefs etc. Fee: The monthly consolidated fee payable to Senior Consultant shall be Rs. 50000.00 per month. TA/DA shall be paid in addition when deputed for field duties.

Duties A Senior Consultant will provide high quality consultancy services to the Labour Bureau, for attending to specific and time bound jobs to be allotted by his/her controlling officer from time to time on behalf of the Office, relating to exercise of base year updation of Consumer Price Index Numbers. Cat. 2 Junior Consultant (No. of Posts-7) Qualification and Number of Junior Consultants

Professionals having Masters degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or Information Technology or Commerce or equivalent in relevant field/subject. Persons with M.Phil or additional qualifications with 5 years research experience, published papers and post qualification experience in the relevant field would be preferred. Retired Government employees from posts in Grade pay of Rs. 6600/5400 or equivalent and above & having at least 5/8 years experience respectively in the relevant field would also be eligible for this position. Fee: The monthly consolidated fee payable to Junior Consultant shall be Rs. 30000.00 per month. TA/DA shall be paid in addition when deputed for field duties.
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Duties A Junior Consultant will provide high quality consultancy services to the Labour Bureau, for attending to specific and time bound jobs to be allotted by his/her controlling officer from time to time on behalf of the Office, relating to exercise of base year updation of Consumer Price Index Numbers. Cat 3 Investigator Grade-I (No. of Posts-10) Qualification and Number of Investigators Grade-I Persons having a Masters degree in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or Commerce or equivalent of a recognized university. Retired Government employees from similar posts in Grade pay of Rs. 4600 and above having at least 5 years experience in the required position would also be eligible to be appointed as Investigator Grade-I. Salary: Consolidated amount to be paid to Investigator Grade-I shall be Rs. 16000/- per month. TA/DA shall be paid in addition when deputed for field duties. Duties Investigator Grade-I will be put on the job of supervision of the field work to be conducted across various States/UTs. Besides, scrutiny of the filled in schedules will have to be undertaken by them at the headquarter/regional offices of Labour Bureau. They may also be required to undertake data collection work in exigencies. Cat 4 Investigator Grade-II (No. of Posts-30) Qualification and Number of Investigators Grade-II Persons having a Bachelors degree in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or Commerce or equivalent of a recognized university. Retired Government employees from similar posts in Grade pay of Rs. 4200 and above having at least 3 years experience in the required position would also be eligible to be appointed as Investigator Grade-II.
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Salary:

Consolidated amount to be paid to Investigator Grade-II shall be Rs. 15000/- per month. TA/DA shall be paid in addition when deputed for field duties. Duties Investigator Grade-II will be required to carry out field work/data collection and other related work in respect of exercise of base year updation of Consumer Price Index Numbers as assigned by the Office from time to time. How to Apply:

Interested candidates can apply online only on the link www.Lbchd1.in or www.Lbchd2.in on the website of the Labour Bureau http://www.labourbureau.gov.in up to 15 days from the publication of this advertisement. Application once submitted successfully will not be editable. Therefore, the candidates must check correctness of the filled in particulars before finally submitting the application. A copy of the successfully submitted application will be sent to the E-mail ID of the applicant. Candidates should not attempt to apply more than once for the same post. If multiple applications are received from a candidate for the same post, his/her candidature will stand cancelled. Only short listed candidates will be called for interview. Candidates are advised to update themselves about the date of interview by visiting Bureaus website from time to time. No separate intimation regarding the date of interview in any form will be given to candidates.
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