National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology(NIELIT) Chandigarh

Birla Farms, Bada Phull, Rupnagar(Ropar)-140001, Punjab

Phone Nos. 98761-02112, 98773-00659, Website: www.nielit.gov.in/chandigarh

Instructions/Guidelines regarding advertisement/selection/empanelment of the candidates for

two contractual posts of “Data Analyst” and five contractual posts of “Project Coordinator”, both
at Chandigarh advertised in “The Tribune” newspaper (English, Chandigarh & Gurugram
Editions) dated 26/04/2020

Non-refundable Application fee of Rs 500/- (Rs 250/- for SC, ST, Person with Disability (PWD)
and Women candidates) per application is to be paid online through Debit Card /Credit Card /
Netbanking only.

For any problems faced in filling up the application form or in paying the application fee or for
any clarifications regarding this online application form, the applicant may contact at
98761-02112 or 98773-00659

1. Candidates are advised to visit the website – nielit.gov.in/chandigarh for downloading

the detailed instructions/guidelines, essential qualifications, post qualification
experience, other relevant details etc.

2. Application will be accepted through ONLINE mode only at our website -

http://nielit.gov.in/chandigarh which will remain open from 26/04/2020 10.00 am to
11/05/2020(11.59 pm). No other mode of application will be accepted.

The last date for application can to be changed subject to the circumstances caused due
to spread of COVID-19.

3. Regarding payment of Application Fee :-

a) Non-refundable application fee as mentioned above is to be paid online only.
b) Incase a message “Transaction Unsuccessful/Transaction Declined/Transaction
Failed” is shown to the applicants at the time of filling online application form, it
means that the requisite fee has not been received. The candidate must ensure that
his/her payment is not being shown as “pending” in the payment status field
displayed after checking View/Print Application menu available on the Home Page of
the website.
c) Incase payment of Application Fee is successfully made by the applicant, message
of successful transaction will be shown followed by display of payment details from
where the candidate can note down/print the transaction details of the payment
made, for future reference and record.
d) Incase the candidate is not able to submit fee online by the closing date and time or
the application is otherwise incomplete his/her candidature will be summarily
rejected.

4. After submitting the Application Form online, the candidate must take a printout of the
Application Form, before the last/closing date & time i.e. 11/05/2020(11.59 pm). The
Application Form bearing a unique Online Application Form Number, which shall be
referred to, in all future correspondence with NIELIT, Chandigarh regarding this
recruitment process.

5. The candidate will have to submit original signed copy of the downloaded Application
Form with a photograph pasted at the marked location, alongwith attested copies of their
testimonials (mentioned at Sr. No. 11) for submission at the time of MCQ Test.
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6. It will be the sole responsibility of the candidate to satisfy himself/herself regarding
his/her eligibility with regards to the minimum essential qualification, post qualification
experience, age etc. before applying online.

7. Before submitting the Application Form the candidate must ensure and satisfy that
his/her Name, Father’s Name and Date of Birth are identical in his/her Aadhaar Card,
PAN Card and Bank account details otherwise the Application Form is liable to be
rejected at any stage.

8. The requisite experience (if any) for the posts will be counted from the date of acquiring
the prescribed minimum essential qualification for that post (post qualification
experience).

9. The cutoff date for calculating the age as well as completion of the eligibility conditions
with regard to essential qualifications and experience will be the closing date for applying
online i.e. 11/05/2020, which will remain unchanged even in case of extension of the
closing date for submission of the application.

10. The candidature of the candidates is subject to their eligibility regarding academic,
professional qualifications and post qualification experience etc. and mere applying or
appearing in the MCQ test and interview does not mean that the candidate is eligible for
selection/empanelment.

11. Candidates are required to attach attested copies of the following documents/certificates
with the Application form : -
a) Caste certificate (SC/ST), if applicable.
b) Category certificate(PWD), if applicable.
c) Matriculation/10th Class certificate showing Date of Birth.
d) Degree/Certificates of essential qualification which makes him/her eligible for
applying for the post applied.
e) Degree certificate of higher educational qualification, if any.
f) Requisite post qualification experience certificate(s) clearly mentioning the
starting and ending dates of employment, which makes him/her eligible for
applying for the post.
g) Attested copy of PAN Card.
h) Attested copy of Aadhaar Card.
i) Attested copy of first page of bank passbook where his/her name, address and
bank particulars including IFSC code are printed.

In case a candidate is not in possession of a Degree Certificate, he/she must attach

attested copies of DMCs of all the semesters/years relating to that degree. Non-
submission of the above documents may lead to cancellation/rejection of the Application
Form(s)/Candidature.

12. Application Form(s) of the candidates received in NIELIT Chandigarh by post or courier
shall neither be considered nor sent back.

13. Where CGPA/OGPA is awarded and mentioned in the degree certificate the same
should be converted into percentage and indicated in the application as per the
conversion formula of institute/university from where the degree has been acquired.

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14. The number, location and duration of posts may vary as per the requirement of the
project/user department which will be co-terminus with the project.

15. Applications are subject to further scrutiny at any point of time during the period of
contract. At anytime, if any document, statement or any other information submitted by
the candidate is found to be false/suppressed/wrong/incorrect as per the
selection/eligibility criteria, the services of the candidate will be terminated with
immediate effect and legal proceedings may be initiated against the candidate by NIELIT
Chandigarh.

16. The candidate must indicate his/her email-id and mobile number while applying online,
on which any communication from NIELIT Chandigarh may be sent.

17. The selection/empanelment of the candidates for both the posts will be through a written
test of one hour duration in English, consisting of 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) of
2 marks each (70% based on the essential qualification and experience/ skills
requirement and 30% General Aptitude) to be answered on an OMR Sheet.
The candidates must bring blue or black ball point pen for answering/marking on
OMR answer sheet.

18. For preparing a selection/empanelment list, 70 marks will be allocated for the MCQ Test,
15 marks for presentation of the candidate before the Selection Committee and 15
marks for the interview. A maximum number of candidates, equal to 5 times the number
of posts advertised, who secure 40% or higher marks in the MCQ test, in order of merit,
will be considered qualified to be called for checking of their eligibility & original
testimonials before the interview.
19. The candidates shortlisted after MCQ test for the checking of original testimonials and
eligibility before the interview must bring a copy of the resume for submission to the
Selection Committee as part of the presentation.
20. The tentative date for the MCQ Test will be within fifteen (15) days from last date of
application. However, the actual date, time and venue of the MCQ Test shall be
displayed on the website after the closing date of application depending on the situation
caused due to spread of COVID-19.
21. In case of two or more candidates with the same marks in the MCQ Test or in the
selection/empanelment list, the candidate who is elder(age wise) will be given higher
rank/more weightage.

22. No separate call letter/intimation will be sent for the test/interview and also no TA/DA will
be paid for the same. The candidates will have to make their own arrangement for
boarding/lodging at their own expense, if required.
23. During the contractual employment, the place of posting can be changed as per the
requirements of the client/project/section.
24. The candidate must affix his/her recent coloured passport size photograph on the
Application Form.
25. The selected/empanelled candidates shall have to produce the original
testimonials/certificates for checking/verification at any point of time during the
recruitment process/contractual employment.
26. The decision of the Director, NIELIT Chandigarh in all matters relating to the recruitment
process shall be final and binding.

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27. The queries w.r.t. this recruitment advertisement will be entertained by NIELIT
Chandigarh from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm (Monday to Friday/working day only except during
lunch break from 1.00 pm to 1.30 pm).
28. NIELIT Chandigarh reserves the right to modify, postpone or cancel this recruitment
process at anytime without any notice and without assigning any reason thereof.
29. Employer’s share of EPF, if applicable, shall be inclusive in the consolidated
remuneration for both the posts.

30. All the notices and updates regarding these posts will be uploaded on the website
of the NIELIT Chandigarh – www.nielit.gov.in/chandigarh. Candidates are
therefore, advised to visit this website regularly regarding the entire
selection/empanelment process.

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