Scientist Post at IICPT | Doctorate Degree holders are eligible

Name of Post: Scientist 
Pay Band: Rs 15600-39100+RGP-6000

Essential Qualifications
Masters degree in any of the Subjects like Post Harvest Technology, Food and Process Engineering, Food Technology, Agricultural Engineering specialized in Food Process Engineering, Food Microbiology. If candidates with Doctoral degrees in relevant subjects are available they will be preferred over the Masters Degree holders.

Desirable Qualifications:
(i.) Ph.D in the relevant field
(ii.) National Eligibility Test (NET) qualified


Age limit for direct Recruits:
Not exceeding 30 yrs and 33 years in case of Ph.D. holders. No age limit for in service (IICPT) candidates and relaxable to the candidates belonging to SC/ ST and OBC category as per GOI Rules. However, the upper age limit for the candidates holding Ph.D. degree will be 33years. Consequently the upper age limit for SC/ST/OBC/ Physically handicapped candidates holding Ph.D. degree will be relax able by a further period of 3 years. Thus, the maximum limit for SC/ST candidates in such cases will be 38 years, OBC candidates 36 years and for physically handicapped candidate 43 years. In such cases the candidates should have obtained Ph.D. degree on or before 1st Aug 2009, which is the reckoning date for age determination.

Application form complete in all respects, should reach the Director , Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Pudukkottai Road, Thanjavur-613005 on or before 31.08.09 together with the application fee of Rs.500/- (No fee for SC/ST candidates) US $ 20 for candidates of Indian Nationality applying from overseas in the form of crossed Demand Draft Only (No other means of payment will be accepted, failing which the application will be rejected) drawn in favour of The Director, Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur-613005 payable at Thanjavur (with the name and address of the candidate written on its back) by the closing date. Applications received after the closing date will not be entertained. In case a candidate anticipates delay in forwarding his / her application through proper channel, he/she must send an advance copy of the application along with the fee which must reach this office on or before the closing date.
The application and Instructions can be downloaded from our website www.pprc.gov.in