Planning Commission Recruitment of Joint Adviser 2010

Government of India,
Yojana Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110001.

Planning Commission requires services of suitable Officers for appointment to the Post of Joint Adviser (Power) jobs in Planning Commission to be filled by composite method i.e. "Promotion / Deputation (including short - term contract)" basis. Planning Commission selections for the post will be made by UPSC.

Scale of Pay: Pay Band:4 of Rs.37400-67000 + 8700 (Grade Pay).

Planning Commission Duties Attached to the Post:

Joint Adviser (Power) Recruitment:

1. Planning and Programming for the development of Power Sector and then integration with national economic plans through the operational mechanism of Annual and Five Year Plans.
2. Integration of Power plans with other sectoral development by functioning in cooperation with the concerned Ministries, State Governments, Public Sector undertakings, Institutions, Agencies, etc.
3. Representing Planning Commission in meetings, Committees, Inter - Ministerial Groups, etc. for feed back to Planning Commission for decision making, examining various papers / notes / reports etc. received in the Planning Commission relating to the Sector.
4. Appraisal of projects / feasibility reports and monitoring of the performance of the Power Sector as integrated to other related sectoral developments, developing and coordinating studies aimed at resolving the problems at various higher levels and preparing specialized technical papers.
5. Supervision of the work of the Power Unit.
6. Such other duties as may be assigned by the Planning Commission.

Planning Commission Recruitment 2010 Eligibility:

For Deputation (Including Short - Term Contract):

Officers holding analogous posts on regular basis; or with 5 years regular service in posts in the scale of pay of Rs. 12000 - 375 - 16500 [Now revised to Rs.15600 - 39100 + 7600 (Grade Pay)] or equivalent under the Central / State Governments / UT Administrations / Universities / Recognized Research Institutions / Public Undertakings / Autonomous Organizations and possessing the qualifications / experience prescribed for the post, as indicated below.

For Promotion:

Deputy Advisers of Planning Commission with 5 years regular service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis and possessing the qualifications and experience prescribed for the post, as indicated below.

Planning Commission Recruitment 2010 Age Limit

The maximum age limit for appointment by Deputation (including Short - Term Contract) shall be not exceeding 56 years as on the closing date for receipt of Planning Commission Applications.

Crucial Date for Determining Eligibility:

It will be the last date for receipt of Planning Commission applications, i.e. sixty days from the date of publication of the advertisement in the Employment News.

Qualifications and Experience for Planning Commission Recruitment:

Joint Adviser (Power)

Planning Commission Recruitment 2010 Essential Qualifications:

1. Degree in Electrical Engineering of a recognized University or equivalent.
2. 12 years experience in research / development / planning / execution in the field of power generation / transmission, utilities development etc.

Desirable Qualifications for Planning Commission 2010 Recruitment:

1. Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
2. Familiarity with problems of long term physical and financial planning in the field of power generation.
3. Knowledge of electricity economics in relation to forecasting of demand, distribution and pricing.
4. Experience of techno-economic evaluation, appraisal of projects / programs, detailed project reports.

Period of Deputation / Contract:

Period of deputation / contract including period of deputation / contract in another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding this appointment in the same or some other Organisation / Department of the Central Government shall ordinarily not exceed five years.

The terms and conditions of deputation will be regularised according to the orders contained in the Govt. of India, DoPT's OM No.2/29/91-Estt.(P.II), dated 5th January, 1994 as amended from time to time and in the case of those coming on contract, the terms will be settled in consultation with the concerned authorities as per the instructions issued by DoPT.

The interested and eligible officers may send their applications (in duplicate) in the enclosed proforma through proper channel to Under the following address. The closing date for receipt of Planning Commission applications will be 60 days from the date of publication of advertisement in the Employment News.

Secretary (Adm.I),
Planning Commission,
Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001.

Confidential Report Dossier / Attested Photocopies of last 5 years, Integrity Certificate, Vigilance Clearance Certificate and the list of major / minor penalties, if any, imposed on the officer during the last 10 years / No Penalty Certificate (in prescribed format) in respect of the officer are also required to be sent alongwith the application.

Applicant should ensure that the application is complete in all respects and is in the prescribed proforma. No column of the format should be left blank. Wherever information is "Not Applicable" or it is "Nil", it may please be so stated.

Only complete applications received through proper channel alongwith all the documents on or before the specified closing date shall be considered. Planning Commission Applications received after the closing date or those which are not in the prescribed proforma or those which are incomplete or advance applications will not be considered.

The details of Planning Commission Vacancies are also available on Planning Commission website, i.e. http://www.planningcommission.gov.in under the link "Appointment / Jobs".

Planning Commission Recruitment 2010 Joint Adviser (Power)