PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY LUDHIANA ADVERTISEMENT NO.

02/2012
Applications from the eligible candidates are invited for the following posts on the prescribed form (alongwith detailed qualifications, experience requirements & other relevant information) obtainable from the office of Registrar, Room No.65, Thapar Hall, PAU, Ludhiana on any working day from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. in cash at the counter by 26.11.2012. The application forms for these posts can also be obtained by post from the office of the Registrar, PAU, Ludhiana by sending requisite cost of the application form in the shape of bank draft/ Indian Postal Order (IPO preferably not below the denomination of Rs.100/-) in favour of the Comptroller, PAU, Ludhiana payable at Ludhiana alongwith self addressed envelope (28x12 cms) bearing postage stamps of Rs.45/- by 22.11.2012. The duly completed application forms for these posts with prescribed fee (as mentioned below against each post) in the shape of Bank Draft/ Indian Postal Order (IPO preferably not below the denomination of Rs.100/-) payable at Ludhiana in favour of Comptroller, PAU, Ludhiana should reach in the office of Registrar, PAU, Ludhiana by 26.11.2012. S. Name of the post No. Cost of Application Form Rs.300 Rs.300 Rs.300 Rs.300 Rs.300 Rs.300 Rs.300 Rs.300 Rs.300 Rs.300 Fee to be attached with Application Form in the Form of DD/ IPO Rs.800 Rs.800 Rs.800 Rs.800 Rs.600 Rs.600 Rs.500 Rs.500 Rs.500 Rs.500

Dean, College of Agriculture (For a term of four years) 2. Registrar (For a term of four years) 3 Comptroller (For a term of four years) 4. Senior Biochemist 5. Associate Professor of Computer Science 6. Deputy Director (Training) at KVKs (Two posts) 7. Assistant Professor (Bioinformatics) 8. Assistant Director Physical Education 9. Assistant Plant Pathologist at outstation 10. Assistant Professor (Agril.Engg.) at KVK

Pay Scales Sr.No.1 : Rs.37400-67000+AGP Rs.10000/- plus Rs.1000/- as Special Allowance and rent free accommodation Sr.No.2 : Rs.37400-67000+AGP Rs.8800/- plus Rs.600/- as Special Allowance/ Rs.37400-67000+AGP 10000/- + Rs.1000/- Special Allowance (for Professor level teacher) and rent free accommodation Sr.No.3 : Rs.37400-67000+AGP Rs.8800/- plus Rs.2000/- as Special Allowance and rent free accommodation Sr.No.4: Rs.37400-67000 + AGP Rs.10000/Sr.No.5 & 6: Rs.37400-67000 + AGP Rs.9000/Sr.No.7 to 10:Rs.15600-39100 + AGP Rs.6000/1. 2. For posts at Sr.No.1 to 3 Outside candidates (other than those working in PAU) can be taken on deputation. For posts at Sr.No.1 to 3 These are tenurial posts for a term of four years.

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Applications, which are incomplete/ not on the prescribed form/ received after the due ate/ received without prescribed application fee shall not be considered. The University shall not be responsible for any postal delay or loss in transit. Higher start or advance increments can be given to the deserving candidates. Inservice candidates should apply through proper channel. Number of posts can be increased or decreased. For these posts, the minimum age of entry is 18 years and retirement age is 60 years. For posts at Sr.No.4, 6, 7, 9 & 10, the appointment to these posts shall be coterminus with the schemes in which these are provided For Posts at Sr.No. 4 to 10: 3% of the posts are reserved for physically handicapped persons belonging to Punjab state with 40% or more disability and the breakup of this reservation is as under:i) Blindness of low vision : 1% ii) Hearing Impairment : 1% iii) Locomotor disability or cerebral palsy : 1% (Ortho impaired) Attested copies of the Certificates regarding proof of handicapped and extent thereof, issued by Civil Surgeon of the district or place of which applicant is a permanent resident should be attached. It would also be certified in the medical certificate that the applicant is otherwise fit for the post he/she is applying for. However, if eligible persons are not found available in response to this advertisement, the posts will be filled out of other category/ categories and the points meant for persons with disabilities shall be carried forward for being filled from future vacancies. For posts at Sr.Nos.7 to 10, only short-listed candidates will be called for interview. The candidate must fulfill the requisite qualifications by the last date of receipt of applications i.e. 26.11.2012. Though every care has been taken, yet any mistake crept inadvertently is subject to correction.

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Advt.No.02/2012 Last Date : 26.11.2012 DETAILED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION OF THE POSTS ADVERTISED VIDE ADVT.NO.02/2012 WITH LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS AS 26.11.2012.
1. i) ii) iii) Dean, College of Agriculture (For a term of four years) B.Sc./B.Sc.(Agri.)/B.Sc.(Hons.) at least with second division. Ph.D. in any discipline of Agricultural Science with good academic record. Twelve years experience in teaching/ research/ extension in Agricultural Science in a College/ Institution out of which, atleast three years must be as Professor/ equivalent. Substantial contributions to teaching/ research and scholarship as evidenced by the teaching innovations/ quality of papers published in professional journals of repute, adoption of results of research/ extension education. Administrative experience in a responsible teaching/ research post, and ability to organize and supervise the work of others. Matric level certificate of Punjabi language (if not, the candidate is required to pass the same within one year of appointment).

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Note 1:The term good academic record with Ph.D. degree shall imply that the candidate possesses at least second division at Masters degree level. 2. i) ii) Registrar (For a term of four years) A Postgraduate degree with at least 55% marks or its equivalent grade. At least 15 years of experience as Assistant Professor or equivalent/ Associate Professor or equivalent of which 8 years should be in Associate Professor or equivalent grade with experience in Educational Administration. OR Comparable experience in research establishments and other institutions of higher education OR 15 years of administrative experience of which 8 years as Deputy Registrar or an equivalent post. In case, a professor level teacher is selected for this post, he will be eligible to retain his own scale of pay of Rs.37400-67000+AGP 10000/- and will also be entitled to special allowance of Rs.1000/- p.m. attached to the post and rent free accommodation. 3. 1) 2) Comptroller (For a term of four years) Graduate with second division or a Postgraduate. Must have passed S.A.S. Examination held by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India/ State Finance Department or Higher Standard Examination of PAU. Must have 10 years experience in a supervisory capacity in financial management/ administration out of which he must have five years experience of Accounts Officer/ Deputy Registrar or equivalent in Govt.office/ institution preferably in a University. OR

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Graduate with second division and Chartered Accountant with 55% marks having 6 years experience in the field of Financial Management in Govt./ Public Sector undertaking B) Matric level certificate of Punjabi language (if not, the candidate is required to pass the same within one year of appointment)

Note: If the Officer is taken on deputation, he should have put in at least 7 years experience in the Indian Audit & Accounts Service/ State Accounts Service. 4. i) Senior Biochemist An eminent scholar having Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry/ Food Technology with OCPA of 6.50 out of 10.00 or 65% marks and actively engaged in teaching/research/extension with published work having atleast 10 publications as books and/or research/ policy papers in indexed/ISBN/ISSN numbered journals/books. Ten years experience in teaching/research/extension education in the area of wheat quality evaluation, out of which, at least two years should be as Associate Professor or equivalent in the pay scale of Rs.37400-67000+AGP Rs.9000/- and remaining as Assistant Professor/ equivalent (The period spent in obtaining Ph.D.degree will not be counted as research experience). Matric level certificate of Punjabi language (if not, the candidate is required to pass the same within one year of appointment). Job responsibilities 1. 2. 3. To work on the ongoing research projects on improvement of quality including end use qualities in a bread & durum wheat, barley and triticale. To plan, execute and evaluate the research work with the above objectives and strive to get new adhoc projects from outside funding agencies. Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time.

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Note :The appointment to this post shall be co-terminus with the scheme, in which the post is provided. 5. Associate Professor of Computer Science

Essential i) ii) iii) Masters degree with OCPA of 6.50 out of 10.00 or 65% marks. Ph.D. Degree in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ Computer Engineering. Eight years experience in teaching/ research/ extension in the area of Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Engineering at the level of Assistant Professor or equivalent. (The period spent in obtaining Ph.D. degree will not be counted as research experience). Substantial contributions to research and scholarship as evidenced by quality of papers published with minimum of 5 publications as books and/or research/ policy papers in indexed/ISBN/ISSN numbered journals and/or ISBN/ ISSN numbered books and/or adoption of results of research, innovations in teaching/ extension education.

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iv) Matric level certificate of Punjabi language (if not the candidate is required to pass the same within one year of appointment).

Desirable Experience in developing e-governance solutions. Job responsibilities 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. i) ii) Implementation and handling of e-governance at PAU. To undertake teaching, research and extension education activities To undertake initiatives for developing research projects and obtain funding. Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time. Deputy Director (Trg.) at KVKs (Two posts) Ph.D. Degree in any branch of Agriculture and allied sciences/ discipline with OCPA of 6.50 out of 10.00 or 65% marks. Eight years experience in teaching/ research/ extension education in the discipline of Agriculture at the level of Assistant Professor or equivalent. (The period spent in obtaining Ph.D. degree will not be counted as research experience). Substantial contributions to research and scholarship as evidenced by quality of papers published with a minimum of 5 publications as books and/or research/ policy papers in indexed/ ISBN/ ISSN numbered journals and as ISBN/ISSN numbered books and/or adoption of results of research, innovations in teaching/ extension education. Matric level certificate of Punjabi language (if not the candidate is required to pass the same within one year of appointment). Job responsibilities 1 2 3 4 To undertake research on Extension activities especially Training of field functionaries/farmers. To undertake research and teaching activities in the relevant field. To take initiative for developing research projects to obtain funding. Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time.

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Note: The appointment to these posts shall be co-terminus with the schemes in which these posts are provided. 7. Assistant Professor (Bioinformatics)

Essential i) ii) B.Sc.(Bioinformatics)/ B.Sc.(Biotech.)/B.Sc. at least with second division. Masters degree in Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Molecular Biology/ Molecular Genetics (with proven experience in Bioinformatics) with minimum OCPA of 6.50/10.00 basis or 65% marks. Must have qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in the relevant discipline conducted by ASRB/ UGC/ CSIR with one publication in NAAS (National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi) rated refereed journal.

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iv) Matric level certificate of Punjabi language (if not, the candidate is required to pass the same within one year of appointment)

Desirable i) ii) Ph.D. in Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology / Molecular Biology/ Molecular Genetics Post-Doctoral research experience in Bioinformatics/ Genomics

Job responsibilities 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Analysis of DNA sequences, generation of Sequence Assemblies, Contigs and Scaffolds. Gene annotation, identification of ORF, Promoters, regulatory sequences phylogenetic analysis etc. Teaching of Bioinformatics course. To take initiative for developing research projects and obtain funding. To participate in teaching and extension activities of the department. Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time.

Note 1:The candidates holding Ph.D. degree in the relevant discipline required at Masters level shall be exempted from passing NET provided it has been done with course work as prescribed by the UGC Regulations 2009 and the candidate has at least two full length publications having a NAAS rating not less than 4 on the last date of submission of application. Note 2:A candidate who may not possess Masters degree in the relevant discipline but possesses Ph.D. degree in the discipline required at Masters level shall be eligible for the post. Such a candidate must have obtained OCPA of 6.50/ 10.00 or 65% marks at Masters level in the allied field. Note 3:The appointment to this post shall be co-terminus with the scheme, in which the post is provided. 8. i) ii) iii) Assistant Director Physical Education Graduate with atleast second division in the relevant discipline. Masters degree in Physical Education with 55% marks or equivalent. Must have qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in the relevant discipline conducted by ASRB/ UGC/ CSIR with one publication in NAAS (National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi) rated refereed journal. Matric level certificate of Punjabi language (if not, the candidate is required to pass the same within one year of appointment) Record of having represented the University at Inter University Competitions or State and/or Combined Championships. Passed the physical fitness test as under:(Norms of Men) (12 Minutes Run/Walk Test) Upto 40 years Upto 45 years 1500 Mtrs 1200 Mtrs (Norms of Women) (8 Minutes Run/Walk Test Upto 40 years Upto 45 years 800 Mtrs 600 Mtrs

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However, before taking the test, a candidate shall have to produce a medical fitness certificate. Job responsibilities 1. To organize physical education programmes in any of the Constituent College of the University. 2. To prepare teams in one or two games especially in hockey at the University level. Note 1:A candidate holding Ph.D. degree in the relevant discipline required at Masters level shall be exempted from passing NET provided it has been done with course work as prescribed by the UGC Regulations 2009 and the candidate has at least two full length publications having a NAAS rating not less than 4 on the last date of submission of application. Note 2: A candidate who may not possess Masters degree in the relevant discipline but possesses Ph.D. degree in the discipline required at Masters level, shall be eligible for the post. Such a candidate must have obtained OCPA of 6.50/ 10.00 or 65% marks at Masters level in the allied field. 9. i) ii) iii) Assistant Plant Pathologist at outstation B.Sc./B.Sc.(Agri.) at least with second division. Masters degree in Plant Pathology with minimum OCPA of 6.50/10.00 or 65% marks. Must have qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in the relevant discipline conducted by ASRB/ UGC/ CSIR with one publication in NAAS (National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi) rated refereed journal. Matric level certificate of Punjabi language (if not, the candidate is required to pass the same within one year of appointment). Job Responsibilities 1. To assist in planning and conducting experiments on pathological aspects of cotton and will be associated with identification of desirable genotypes resistant to various diseases and their utilization in the development of improved varieties/hybrids of cotton under AICRP on cotton and participate in extension work including conducting front line demonstrations at farmers field. To take initiative for developing research projects and obtain funding. To participate in teaching and extension activities of the department. Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time.

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Note 1:The candidate holding Ph.D. degree in the relevant discipline required at Masters level shall be exempted from passing NET provided it has been done with course work as prescribed by the UGC Regulations 2009 and the candidate has at least two full length publications having a NAAS rating not less than 4 on the last date of submission of application. Note 2:A candidate who may not possess Masters degree in the relevant discipline but possesses Ph.D. degree in the discipline required at Masters level shall be eligible for the post. Such a candidate must have obtained OCPA of 6.50/ 10.00 or 65% marks at Masters level in the allied field.

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Note 3:The appointment to this post shall be co-terminus with the scheme, in which the post is provided. 10. i) ii) iii) Assistant Professor (Agril.Engg.) at KVK Bachelor degree in Agril.Engg. at least with second division. Masters degree in Agril.Engg. with minimum OCPA of 6.50/10.00 or 65% marks. Must have qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in the relevant discipline conducted by ASRB/ UGC/ CSIR with one publication in NAAS (National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi) rated refereed journal. Must have passed Matriculation examination with Punjabi as one of the compulsory or elective subject or any other equivalent examination in Punjabi language which may be specified by the PAU.

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Job Responsibilities 1) 2) 3) Teaching/ Extension/ Research activities. To take initiative for developing research projects and obtain funding. Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time.

Note 1:The candidate holding Ph.D. degree in the relevant discipline required at Masters level shall be exempted from passing NET provided it has been done with course work as prescribed by the UGC Regulations 2009 and the candidate has at least two full length publications having a NAAS rating not less than 4 on the last date of submission of application. Note 2: A candidate who may not possess Masters degree in the relevant discipline but possesses Ph.D. degree in the discipline required at Masters level shall be eligible for the post. Such a candidate must have obtained OCPA of 6.50/ 10.00 or 65% marks at Masters level in the allied field. Note 3:The appointment to this post shall be co-terminus with the scheme, in which the post is provided.