Assam Public Service Commission invites applications for the post of Research Assistant in Planning Services under Transformation & Development Department to fill 45 vacancies.

Last Date: 3^rd November 2021

No. of Posts: 45

Location: Assam

Salary:

Pay Scale: Rs. 22,000/- to 97,000/-

Grade Pay: Rs. 9400/

Pay Band: PB- 3

Qualification:

Bachelor Degree in Arts, Science or Commerce from any recognized University with either Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Social Anthropology, Social Work, Business Administration, Business Management, Geography or Commerce as one of the subjects. Preference shall be given to Honours Graduates.

Eligibility Criteria:

The candidate must be a permanent resident of Assam.

Age Limit:

The candidates should not be less than 21 years of age and not more than 38 years of age as on 01/01/2021.

The upper age limit is relaxable :

• By 5 years for SC/ ST candidates, i.e. upto 43 years.
• By 3 years for OBC/ MOBC candidates i.e. upto 41 years
• For Persons with benchmark disability (PWBD) by 10 years
• The upper age limit in respect of candidates who have been serving in a lower post or cadres in the service for a minimum period of 5 years on the date of application should not be more than 40 years on the 1st January of the year of advertisement.

Job nature: Permanent

How to Apply?

• Applicants are required to apply online through APSC’s recruitment website. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted and the Application will be summarily rejected.
• Applicants who have not registered yet, in Online Recruitment Portal of APSC are first required to go to the APSC’s recruitment website https://apscrecruitment.in and register themselves by clicking on ‘Register Here’ link and complete the user registration process by providing basic details.
• CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO REGISTER WITH VALID AND ACTIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION. INTERVIEW SCHEDULE AND REQUIREMENTS WITH REGARD TO COPIES OF CERTIFCATES TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPECT OF CLAIMS MADE IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION, WILL BE INTIMATED TO THE CANDIDATES THROUGH THE WEBSITE OF THE COMMISSION IN DUE COURSE OF TIME.
• After creating an account, applicants need to login with the credentials.
• After login, applicants need to provide One Time Registration details such as Personal Information, Educational Qualification, Work Experience, Photo (Min size-20 KB & Max size-200 KB and not older than 3 months) & Signature (Min size-20 KB & Max size-200 KB) and other required documents. Once these details are submitted, applicants will be able to download the One Time Registration details. Then applicants can click on Home->Dashboard and see the live advertisements of APSC in ‘Apply Section’. Please note that One Time Registration details need to be provided only once.
• The applicants are advised to read the eligibility criteria and other relevant details carefully before applying for the advertisement. Mandatory fields in the online form are marked with * (asterisk) sign.
• Candidates must submit the details of documents like Certificate No., Issue date, Issuing authority and upload the documents/certificates (whenever asked for) in support of the claims made by them in the Application Form like, Date of Birth, Experience, Qualification(s) etc. or any other information, in pdf file in such a way that the file size does not exceed 200 KB and is legible when a printout taken. For that purpose, the applicant may scan the documents/certificates in 200 dpi grey scale.
• Document details submitted in the online application form will be verified at the time of Personal Viva-Voce Interview.

Link to the recruitment page of APSC:

http://apsc.nic.in/advt_2021.asp#advertisement

Link to the Job Notification Document:

http://apsc.nic.in/advt_2021/Advt_07_2021.pdf

Important Dates:

Starting Date for Online Application: 04-10-2021

Closing Date for Online Application: 03-11-2021

Last Date for Payment of Application Fee: 05-11-2021

Selection Process:

The selection procedure will be notified later by APSC.

Application Fees:

General/ EWS: Rs. 285.40 (Application Fee + Processing Fee + Tax on Processing Fee)

SC/ST/ OBC/ MOBC: Rs. 185.40 (Application Fee + Processing Fee + Tax on Processing Fee)

BPL: Rs. 35.40 (Processing Fee + Tax on Processing Fee)

PWBD: Rs. 35.40 (Processing Fee + Tax on Processing Fee)

Advertisement Reference:

ADVT. NO. 07/2021 Dated Guwahati the 1st October, 2021