Power System Operation Corporation Ltd.

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Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (POSOCO), a Govt. of India Enterprise, under Ministry of Power, Govt. of
India, is a Knowledge based organization of national importance. It is responsible for managing the power system
operations - a mission critical activity, with security, economy and reliability. To achieve this, it has adopted a multi-
disciplinary approach with state of the art technology. It ensures equitable use of Transmission Infrastructure and has
invested significantly in its human capital and towards strengthening the whole power system faculty. It operates the
National Load Despatch Centre and the five Regional Load Despatch Centers.

To take the growth curve to further heights, POSOCO is looking for bright, committed and energetic individuals to join
its fold as EXECUTIVE TRAINEE (HR), ASST. OFFICER TRAINEE (PR) and ASST. OFFICER TRAINEE (RAJBHASHA).

VACANCIES & RESERVATION

Details of number of vacancies and reservation are indicated below:

Post No. of Posts Reservation Status

ET (HR) 09 UR-05, OBC (NCL)-03, SC-Nil, ST-01, PwD-Nil

AOT (PR) 06 UR-03, OBC (NCL)-01, SC-02, ST-Nil, PwD-Nil
AOT (Rajbhasha) 06 UR-03, OBC (NCL)-02, SC-01, ST-Nil, PwD-01* - VH

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Reservation for Persons with Disability (PwD)
The Reservation of Posts for PwD and identification of posts for different sub categories of PwD (as per Govt. of India
notification) shall be as indicated below.

Post PwD Subcategories Eligible to apply

ET (HR) LD-Locomotor Disability (OL-One Leg/ OA-One arm/ BL-Both legs/ OAL-One Arm &
Leg)
HH- Hearing Handicapped (PD-Partially Deaf/D-Deaf)
VH-Visually Handicapped (B-Blind/LV-Low Vision)

Orthopedically Handicapped (OL-One Leg/ OA-One arm )

AOT (PR)
VH-Visually Handicapped (B-Blind/LV-Low Vision)
LD-Locomotor Disability (OL-One Leg/ OA-One arm/ BL-Both legs)
AOT (Rajbhasha)
HH- Hearing Handicapped (PD-Partially Deaf/D-Deaf)
VH-Visually Handicapped (B-Blind/LV-Low Vision)

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
a. Criteria in the UGC NET 2018

Candidates who have appeared in the corresponding papers of UGC NET (National Eligibility Test) of July 2018 as
shown below and qualify in the same as per standards set by UGC-NET 2018 conducting authority i.e. secure at
least 40% aggregate marks in both the papers (i.e. Paper I and Paper II) taken together (relaxed to at least 35% for
candidates belonging to the reserved categories (i.e. SC, ST, OBC (NCL) & PWD).

For more details on Qualifying marks for all categories, please visit UGC NET-2018 official website.

Sl. No Post Name Corresponding Papers of UGC NET- 2018

1 ET (HR) Labour Welfare/Personal Management/Industrial relations/Labour & Social
welfare/Human Resources management (Paper Code 55)

2 AOT (PR) Mass communication and Journalism (Paper Code 63)

3 AOT (Rajbhasha) Hindi (Paper Code 20)

b. Upper Age Limit

28 years as on 31.07.2018 (Candidates should have been born on or after 01.08.1990)

c. Essential Qualification

Post ET (HR) AOT (PR) AOT (Rajbhasha)

Full time Post Graduate / Master’s

Two years full time Post Degree in Hindi with English as a
Graduate Degree/Post subject in the Graduate Degree
examination from recognized
Graduate Diploma/MBA Graduate with full time PG
university with minimum 60 % marks
HR/Personnel degree or Post Graduate or equivalent.
Management/Industrial Diploma in Mass
Relations/Social Work Communications/Public Or
Essential
(With specialization in Relations/Journalism from
Qualification Full time Post Graduate / Master’s
Personnel Management & recognized Degree in English with Hindi as a
industrial relations) Institute/University with subject in the Graduate Degree
recognized minimum 60 % marks or examination from recognized
institute/University with equivalent. university with minimum 60 % marks
minimum 60 % marks or or equivalent.
equivalent.

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 Final Year / Semester students of academic year 2017-18, who expect their results by 31.08.2018 may also be
considered eligible, provided they obtain minimum 60% marks or equivalent CGPA in aggregate of all
semesters/years up to pre-final examination at the time of applying for any of the above posts. Their candidature
shall be provisional and will be considered for appointment in the event of selection, only if they meet all the eligibility
criteria specified.
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 The percentage of Marks in essential qualification shall be considered without rounding off.

 For instruction on conversion of CGPA into percentage, refer to points 6 and 7 of “ GENERAL INFORMATION AND
INSTRUCTIONS”.

 Wherever specialization is mentioned, subjects in specialization required should have been part of the examination
cleared and find mention in the final mark sheet / degree certificate or the specialization should be certified by the
concerned University/ Institute attended / attending by the candidates. Similarly, in case when a candidate claims to
have PG Degree/ PG Diploma/ MBA in an equivalent discipline, she/he shall necessarily have to submit mark sheets
indicating subjects studied and certificate from the institute. Candidates must have majority of papers from Human
Resource Management. POSOCO at its discretion shall decide the eligibility based on the courses studied/ opted by the
candidates during their post-graduation study of the qualification.

RELAXATIONS AND CONCESSIONS

1. Reservation/ relaxation/ concession to OBC (NCL)/ SC/ ST/ PwD/ Ex – SM/ J&K Domiciled/ Victims of riots shall be
as per Government of India directives. However eligibility for UGC NET 2018 is pre-requisite for applying to
POSOCO.
2. Persons suffering from not less than 40% of the relevant disability shall only be eligible for the benefit under PwD
category. Persons claiming concessions/ relaxations/ reservation under PwD category are required to upload their
Disability certificate in the format prescribed by Government of India.
3. Relaxation in Marks in essential qualification for SC/ST/PwD candidates: Qualifying Marks in essential
qualification is relaxed to 50%.
4. Relaxation in Upper Age Limit:
a. For OBC (NCL) candidates : 3 years (for posts reserved for the respective category)
b. For SC/ST candidates : 5 years (for posts reserved for the respective category)
c. For PwD candidates : 10 years over and above category relaxation
d. J&K Domicile / Ex- Servicemen/ : As per Govt. of India directives
Victims of riots
5. Relaxation / Concession for J&K Domiciled / Ex-Servicemen/ Victims of riots will be subject to submission of
relevant Age relaxation cum Domicile certificate /Discharge certificate etc. in the prescribed format issued by a
competent authority at time of interview, if called for.
6. Reservation and Relaxation for OBC (NCL) will be subject to submission of latest OBC (NCL) certificate in the
format prescribed by the Govt. of India for “Appointment to posts under Govt. of India” from a competent
authority at the time of interview, if called for. OBC (NCL) candidates should also submit NCL declaration in the
format prescribed by the Govt. of India. The name of caste, community of the candidate must appear in the
Central List of OBCs available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) website - www.ncbc.nic.in.

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7. Reservation/ Relaxation / Concession for SC & ST will be subject to submission of relevant Caste Certificate in
the prescribed format issued by a competent authority at time of interview, if called for .

8. Reservation / Relaxation / Concession for Persons with Disability is subject to submission of disability
certificate in prescribed format issued by the Government Medical Board at the time of interview, if called for.
9. Persons suffering from not less than 40% of the relevant disability shall only be eligible for the benefit for PwD.

10. Candidates working in POSOCO are advised to refer to internal circular before filling up the application.
Trainees working in POSOCO shall not be considered as Departmental Candidate.

SELECTION PROCESS

The Selection Process consists of marks obtained (out of 100) in the following papers of UGC NET 2018, Group
Discussion & Personal Interview.

Sl. No Post Name Corresponding Papers of UGC NET- 2018

1 ET (HR) Labour Welfare/Personal Management/Industrial relations/Labour & Social
welfare/Human Resources management (Paper Code 55)

2 AOT (PR) Mass communication and Journalism (Paper Code 63)

3 AOT (Rajbhasha) Hindi (Paper Code 20)

Eligible candidates who have appeared in the corresponding papers of UGC NET (National Eligibility Test) of July
2018 and obtain minimum marks i.e. aggregate 40% in both papers combined (relaxed to 35% for reserved
categories) as per UGC NET 2018 criteria of minimum marks in the notified paper (i.e. Paper code 55/63/20) of UGC
NET 2018, shall only be eligible to be considered for the next stage of selection subject to meeting the eligibility
criteria prescribed by POSOCO.

Qualifying criteria in UGC NET July 2018 for ET (HR), AOT (PR) and AOT (Rajbhasha) in POSOCO shall be as per the
standards set by UGC-NET 2018 Conducting authority, i.e. obtain minimum marks as prescribed by UGC NET.

Qualified candidates shall be short-listed category-wise for Group Discussion & Personal Interview based on their
total marks out of 100 (aggregate of paper 1 and paper 2) in UGC NET 2018, in the above mentioned papers and as
per the criteria decided by management.

Candidates shall obtain information about their status through their candidate lo gin at the POSOCO Online
Application System. Shortlisted candidates shall be able to download their interview call letter and other relevant
documents through the candidate login. Candidates shortlisted for the Group Discussion and Interview shall be
required to bring the documents as mentioned in their interview call letter.

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Candidates must qualify in the Personal Interview in order to be considered for empanelment. The qualifying % in
interview for different categories are as mentioned below:

Category Qualifying % in Interview

Un-Reserved 40%

Reserved 30%

Group discussion will not have any Qualifying Marks.

Weightage of Different Parameters

For calculation of final score of a candidate for empanelment, the weightages of marks obtained in UGC-NET July
2018, Group Discussion and Interview shall be as indicated below:

NET - 2018 Marks (aggregate out of 100) 85%

Group Discussion 3%

Personal Interview 12%

Total 100%

Empanelment of Candidates

Candidates who qualify in the Personal Interview will only be adjudged suitable for empanelment. Therefore it is again
reiterated that candidates will have to qualify in UGC- NET 2018 i.e. obtain minimum prescribed marks and qualify in
Personal Interview separately in order to be considered eligible for empanelment.

Please note that only UGC – NET of July 2018 (conducted on 08.07.2018) score is valid for this recruitment process.
NET score of 2017 or prior is not valid.

The offer of appointment shall be issued to the suitable candidates in the order of category wise merit and based on
the requirement.

Selected candidates shall be notified through their login in online application system.

Appointment of selected candidates will be subject to their being found medically fit in the Pre-Employment Medical
Examination to be conducted as per POSOCO Norms and Standards of Medical Fitness.

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HEALTH

Applicants should have sound health. No relaxation in POSOCO Medical Norms is allowed. For details of standards on
medical fitness, please visit career section of our website: www.posoco.in

COMPENSATION PACKAGE

For Executive Trainee (HR) : Selected candidates for will be placed in the pay scale of ₹ 60000-180000 and other
allowances and benefits as applicable, during the one-year training period The Corporation offers a very attractive pay
package which is one of the best in the Industry.

For Assistant Officer Trainee (PR) and Assistant Officer Trainee (Rajbhasha) : Selected candidates will be paid
consolidated stipend of Rs. 24500/- (Due for revision) per month during one year training. After regularisation, they
will be placed in the pay scale of ₹ 50000-160000 and other allowances and benefits as applicable.

On regularization, compensation package for all above posts will also include Performance Related Pay, Company
Leased Accommodation / Company Quarters or HRA, Reimbursement of monthly conveyance expenditure, mobile
facility, Group Insurance, Personal Accident Insurance, PF, Gratuity, Pension & Leave encashment etc.

The Corporation also offers excellent facilities like Short and Long term Loans & Advances including House Building
Advance, Medical facilities for self and dependents etc. in accordance with the policies of the Corporation from time to
time.

SERVICE AGREEMENT BOND

The selected candidates will be required to execute a service agreement bond to successfully complete the prescribed
training period and thereafter serve the organization for at least three years. The amount of the bond is INR 1,00,000/-
for General/OBC (NCL) candidates and INR 50,000/- for SC/ST/PwD candidates.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION/APPLICATION

1. Candidates who will appear for UGC NET-2018. Candidates have to retain print out of UGC-NET Application
form, Attendance slip and Admit Card. These documents will have the UGC-NET Roll No. of the candidate.

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2. Application window for POSOCO shall be open from 16th August to 15 September, 2018. Candidates have to
register themselves online at POSOCO website, which will be made available at CAREER>Openings (recruitment)
section of www.posoco.in

3. UGC-NET Roll No. as appearing on the NET July 2018 admit card needs to be entered carefully in the online
application form. No other number should be entered as UGC- NET Roll No. while applying to POSOCO. Please
note that once your application is submitted, no request regarding change in NET Roll Number or Name shall be
entertained.
4. Enter your name and other details exactly as entered in your UGC NET July Admit Card.

5. Fill up other details in the application very carefully. Please take care while filling out the email/ alternative email
fields since all important communication shall be through emails only.

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6. Candidates are required to upload their colour passport size photograph, signature and other relevant
documents as per instructions given on the online application form. The photograph should be the same as
used for UGC-NET Application. Read the instructions on online application form carefully before filling up the
application.

7. Upon completion, the candidate should submit the online application by clicking the Submit button at the
bottom of the page. If the same is accepted, the system will generate a unique POSOCO Registration Number
which shall appear on the generated application form/ Resume.

8. Candidates should be careful while filling up the application form. In case of multiple applications, POSOCO
reserves the right to consider only the last registered application.

9. Candidate should take a print out of the completed application, and keep with her/ him safely for future
reference. No hard copy of application is required to be sent to any address by post.

10. Candidates are not required to send any hard copy of application to POSOCO. In-complete applications /
applications without application fees (if applicable) will not be considered.

11. Candidates will be required to retain their UGC NET 2018 Admit card/Hall Ticket for verification at the time of
GD/ Interview / Joining in POSOCO.

12. Candidates shall be required to bring a valid photo ID to the interview. Photocopies of the original
identification document shall not be acceptable. Candidates will not be permitted to appear for the group
discussion and interview if original and valid photo identification is not presented along with the UGC NET
2018 admit card and score card.

13. As per the notification issued for UGC-NET- July 2018, the maximum permissible age prescribed is 30 years as
on 01.07.2018 for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), while there is no upper age limit for Assistant Professor. In
POSOCO, the maximum age is 28 years (for Un-Reserved vacancy) as on 31.07.2018. Candidates should apply
accordingly.

14. SC/ST/PwD/Ex-SM/Departmental candidates are exempted from payment of application fees. You are
required to login to your candidate login section and then deposit non-refundable application fees
of Rs. 500/- through online mode only. Your application process will be treated as complete only on
submission of application fees. In-complete applications / applications without application fees (if applicable)
will be rejected.

15. Payment of Application fee (Non-refundable Rs. 500/-)

Online Method (Through SBICollect) - after successful completion of registration candidates shall receive an
email with details of their Login ID, Password and other information. Candidate is required to login to career
page through candidate login link available in “Opportunities (recruitment)” section of our website. For
paying the fees through ONLINE MODE, a button shall be available on the login home page which will guide
the candidate to SBI Collect for the payment of requisite fee. Online payment can be made through Credit
Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking. Payment once done cannot be refunded. Hence candidates are advised not to
wait till last date for submission of application or payment of fees.

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GENERAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS

1. Only Indian Nationals of age 18 years or above are eligible to apply for POSOCO.

2. Before applying, the candidate should ensure that she / he fulfils the eligibility criteria and other norms
mentioned in this advertisement.

3. Essential qualification should be recognized in India and from a recognized Institution or University. In case of
qualification acquired from foreign Institute/University, the same may be treated at Par with qualification
offered by Indian Institutes/Universities provided the candidates are able to provide equivalency certificate for
such qualification from Association of India University (AIU).

4. Date of issuance of final mark sheet shall be taken as the date of acquiring qualification.

5. Percentage of marks must be indicated in the application form as per norms adopted by University / Institute.

6. Wherever CGPA/OGPA/DGPA or Letter Grade in a degree / diploma is awarded, its equivalent percentage of
marks must be indicated in the application form as per norms adopted by University / Institute.

7. Percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree shall be calculated based on the
practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the
candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks
shall be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the
bachelor’s degree.

In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the
equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and
multiplying the result with 100

8. Marks in Essential Qualification will not be rounded off for deciding eligibility of any candidate.

9. Management reserves the right to cancel / restrict /enlarge / modify / alter the recruitment/ selection process,
if need so arises, without issuing any further notice or assigning any reason thereafter.

10. Candidates will have the option for appearing in Hindi for GD/ Interview.

11. Candidates working in Govt. / PSU are required to produce “No Objection Certificate” at the time of Interview.

12. Candidates claiming reservation under OBC (NCL) should belong to OBC - Non creamy layer as on last date of
online submission of application to POSOCO.

13. Candidates selected in POSOCO are liable to be posted anywhere in India and Abroad. For any queries
regarding this recruitment please send email to posocohr@posoco.in with “ET (HR)/AOT(PR)/AOT(Rajbhasha)
- ____________” in the subject line. Candidates are required to add this email-id to their address book in order
to avoid any email communication gap.

12. Legal jurisdiction will be NCT of Delhi in case of any cause / dispute.

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13. Candidature is liable to be rejected at any stage of recruitment/ selection process or after joining, if any
information provided by the candidate is not found in conformity with the eligibility criteria notified or if
POSOCO comes across any evidence/knowledge that the qualification, experience and any other particulars
indicated in application/other forms/formats are not recognized/ false/ misleading and / or amounts to
suppression of information/particulars which should have been brought to the notice of POSOCO.

14. Mere appearance in UGC NET 2018 or submission of application to POSOCO does not guarantee the adequacy
of candidature for being considered for further selection process.

15. Complaints attributable to the incompatibility of the Client Systems, ignorance of users, non-availability of
internet connectivity or any other aspects beyond the direct control of POSOCO employees or systems will not
be entertained.

16. All information regarding this recruitment process would be made available in the career section of POSOCO
website only. Applicants are advised to check the web site periodically for important updates. Once
registered for POSOCO, all correspondences shall be made through their registered e-mail ID or candidate
login only.

IMPORTANT DATES

Commencement of Online Submission of Application 16.08.2018

Last date for Online submission of Application 15.09.2018

POWERING INDIA WITH RELIABILITY, SECURITY & ECONOMY

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