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भारतीय वायुसेना /Indian Air Force DIRECT RECRUITMENT of GROUP ‘C’ CIVILIAN POSTS in IAF (ADVERTISEMENT NO भारतीय वायुसेना /Indian Air Force DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF GROUP ‘C’ CIVILIAN POSTS IN IAF (ADVERTISEMENT NO. – 04/2021/DR) 1.Applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens for the recruitment of following Group ‘C’ Civilian posts at the various Air Force Stations/Units mentioned below. The eligible candidates may address their application to the concerned Stations/Units. The details of the posts are given below:- HQ CENTRAL AIR COMMAND, IAF Sl POSTAL ADDRESS POST TOTAL NO. Category for which the post should be No. OF earmarked VACANCIES UR OBC SC ST EWS PwBD ESM 1. Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Agra (UP)-282008 Carpenter (SK) 01 01 - - - - - - MTS 05 03 01 01 - - - - HKS 10 05 02 02 - 01 - 01 2. Commanding Officer PTS, Air Force Station Agra (UP)-282008 MTS 06 03 01 01 - 01 - - 3. Commanding Officer Yaks, Air Force Station Agra (UP)-282008 Cook(OG) 01 - - 01 - - - - 4. Station Commander, Air Force Station Bakshi Ka Talab, Lucknow (UP) – 226201 HKS 01 01 - - - - - - HQ SOUTHERN AIR COMMAND, IAF Sl POSTAL ADDRESS POST TOTAL NO. Category for which the post should be No. OF earmarked VACANCIES UR OBC SC ST EWS PwBD ESM 1. The Station Commander, Air Force Station, Cook (OG) 01 - - - - 01 - - Chimney Hills, Chikkabanavara, Bangalore-560090 2**. Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Selection Board, Chamundi Vihar Complex, HKS 01 - - - - 01 - - Siddartha Nagar, Mysore-570011 MTS 02 - - - - 02 - - HQ TRAINING COMMAND, IAF Sl POSTAL ADDRESS POST TOTAL NO. Category for which the post should be No. OF earmarked VACANCIES UR OBC SC ST EWS PwBD ESM 1. Commanding Officer Training Command (U), IAF LDC 02 02 - - - - - - JC Nagar-Post, Hebbal, Bengaluru-560006 MTS 05 01 03 01 - - - 02 2. Commandant AF Tech College (AFTC), Jalahalli West Bengaluru-560015 MTS 09 02 01 03 01 02 - - 3. Station Commander Airmen Training School (ATS), Belgavi-591124 LDC 02 01 01 - - - 01(A) - Cook (OG) 03 01 01 - 01 - - - HKS 05 - 03 - - 02 - - Commanding Officer 1 P&S(U) (Dett), IAF 4. MTS 01 01 - - - - - - C/o Airmen Training School (ATS), Belgavi-591124 5. Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Tambaram, Chennai-600046 LDC 02 01 - 01 - - 01(C) - Cook (OG) 05 01 02 01 - 01 - 01 MTS 05 02 - 02 - 01 - - 6. Commanding Officer MTTI, AF, Avadi, Chennai-600046 Cook (OG) 03 01 01 01 - - - - 7. Commandant AFAC, Red Fields Coimbatore-641018 LDC 01 - 01 - - - - - HKS 06 03 01 01 - 01 - - MTS 09 03 02 01 02 01 - - 8. Commandant Air Force Academy Hyderabad-500043 LDC 03 01 - - 01 01 01(B) - MTS 10 05 02 01 01 01 - - 9. Air Officer Commanding, AF Station, Hakimpet, Secunderabad-500014 MTS 04 02 01 - - 01 01(C) - 10. Station Commander AF Station, Begumpet Bowenpally Post, Store Keeper 01 - 01 - - - - - Secunderabad-500011 Supdt(Store) 01 01 - - - - - - MTS 06 03 - - - 03 01(B) - 11. Air Officer Commanding College of Air Warfare Cook (OG) 01 01 - - - - - - 2-Sardar Patel Road, Secunderabad-500003 Mess Staff 01 - - - - 01 - - HQ WESTERN AIR COMMAND, IAF Sl POSTAL ADDRESS POST TOTAL NO. Category for which the post should be No. OF earmarked VACANCIES UR OBC SC ST EWS PwBD ESM 1. Commanding Officer, HQ WAC (U) AF, Subroto Park, New Delhi-110010 MTS 05 01 02 - - 02 - - 2. Air Officer Commanding, AF Station Palam, New Delhi-110010 Cook (OG) 01 01 - - - - - - MTS 13 05 04 02 01 01 - - 3. Air Officer Commanding, AF Station Ambala, Ambala Cantt. (Haryana)-133001 Cook (OG) 02 01 01 - - - - - MTS 04 02 01 01 - - - - 4. Air Officer Commanding, AF Station Chandigarh-160003 Supdt(Store) 02 01 01 - - - 01 MTS 04 02 01 01 - - - - 5. Air Officer Commanding, AF Station Pathankot, Store Keeper 05 01 - 02 01 01 - 03 Teh. – Pathankot, Distt - Pathankot (Punjab) – 145001 Cook (OG) 03 02 01 - - - - 02 6. Air Officer Commanding, AF Station Hindan, Ghaziabad (UP) – 201004 Cook (OG) 03 02 - - 01 - - 03 MTS 10 05 01 - 01 03 - 02 Carpenter (SK) 02 01 01 - - - - - Painter (SK) 02 01 01 - - - - - 7. Station Commander, AF Station Faridabad, Dabua Colony MTS 05 04 - - 01 - - Faridabad (Haryana) – 121005 Note:- The number of vacancies may vary. **Applicants who have already applied for the post of MTS & HKS in response to the employment notification No. davp 10801/11/0020/2021 published in Employment Newspaper 03-09 Apr 2021 under the heading Southern Air Command Units at Sl No.3, need not to apply again for the post of MTS & HKS under the heading of Southern Air Command, IAF at Sl No. 2 of this advertisement. Note: UR-Un-reserved, SC-Scheduled Caste, ST-Scheduled Tribes, OBC-Other Backward Caste, PwBD-Person with Benchmark Disabilities, OH-Orthopaedic Handicapped, HH- Hearing Handicapped, VH-Visually Handicapped, EWS-Economy Weaker Section, ESM-Ex-Serviceman. *Persons with Benchmark Disabilities(PwBD) (A) (a) Blindness and low vision (B) (b) Deaf and hard of hearing (C) (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy (D) (d) Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness (e) Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf blindness Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD/ESM The persons selected against the quotas reserved for PwBD/ESM also to be adjusted in the post based roster among UR/SC/ST/OBC/EWS categories. 2. Age Limit: - For all posts 18-25 years (The crucial date for determining age limit is the last date of receipt of application). (a) Age Relaxation: - (i) 03 years for the candidates belonging to OBC Category. (ii) 05 years for the candidates belonging to SC/ST Category. (iii) 10 years for the candidates belonging to PwBD Category. (Additional 05 years in case of PwBD Candidates belonging to SC, ST & 03 years for OBC category) (iv) Ex-servicemen: Ex-servicemen who have rendered not less than 06 months of continuous service in the Armed Forces shall be allowed to deduct the full period of such service from their actual age and if the resultant age does not exceed the prescribed maximum age by more than three years, they shall be deemed to be within age limits. (v) SC/ST/OBC candidates applying against UNRESERVED post are not entitled to any relaxation in age limit, experience etc. (vi) Departmental Employees:- 40 years for UR 43 years for OBC 45 years for SC/ST Note:- The age relaxation for all eligible candidates is as per prevalent Govt. Instructions. 3. Educational Qualification/Pay Scale for each post:- Sl Post Pay scale Educational qualification/Experience No 1 Supdt (Store) Level-4, as per Essential: Graduate of a recognized University or equivalent. th Pay Matrix 7 Desirable: Experience in handling Stores and keeping Accounts in a store of a concern of repute in Public or Private sector. CPC 2 Lower Division Level-2, as per 12th Class pass from a recognized Board. th Clerk (LDC) Pay Matrix 7 A typing speed of 35 wpm in English or 30 wpm in Hindi on computer (35 wpm and 30 wmp correspond to 10500 KDPH/9000 KDPH on an CPC average of 5 key depressions for each word) 3 Store Keeper Level-2, as per Essential: 12th Class or equivalent qualification from a recognized Board or University. th Pay Matrix 7 Desirable: Experience in handling Stores and keeping Accounts in a store of a concern of repute in Public or Private sector. CPC 4 Cook (Ordinary Level-2, as per Matriculation from a recognized board with a certificate or diploma in catering; 1 year experience in trade. Grade) Pay Matrix 7th CPC 5 Painter Level-2, as per 10th pass from a recognized Board or Institute. (Skilled) Pay Matrix 7th Industrial Training Institute Certificate in the trade of Painter from a recognized institute OR CPC Ex-servicemen in appropriate trade viz. Painter 6 Carpenter Level-2, as per 10th pass from a recognized Board or Institute. (Skilled) Pay Matrix 7th Industrial Training Institute Certificate in the trade of Carpenter from a recognized institute OR Ex-servicemen in appropriate trade viz. CPC Carpenter Rigger 7 House Keeping Level-1, as per Matriculation pass or equivalent qualification from a recognized Board or University. Staff (HKS) Pay Matrix 7th CPC 8 Mess Staff Level-1, as per Essential: Matriculation pass or equivalent qualification from a recognized Board or University. th Pay Matrix 7 Desirable: One year of experience as Waiter or Washer up from an Organization or Institute. CPC 9 Multi Tasking Level-1, as per Essential: Matriculation pass or equivalent qualification from a recognized Board or University. th Staff (MTS) Pay Matrix 7 Desirable: One year of experience as Watchman or Lascar or Gestetner Operator or Gardener from an Organization or Institute. CPC Note: Nomenclature of the post is subject to change. 4. Mode of Selection: (a) All application will be scrutinised in terms of age limits, minimum qualification, documents and certificates. Thereafter, eligible candidates will be issued call letters for written test. (b) The eligible candidates will be required to appear for written test. The written test will be based on minimum education qualification. (c) Syllabus for written exam :- For LDC :- General Intelligence, English Language, Numerical Aptitude, General Awareness For MTS, HKS & Mess Staff:- General Intelligence & Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, General English, General Awareness For all other trade/post :- General Intelligence & Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, General English, General Awareness, Trade/Post related question (d) The question cum answer paper will be in English and Hindi. (e) The requisite number of candidates will be shortlisted (may be restricted to 10 times of number of vacancies) and called for skill/physical/practical test wherever applicable. Further 100% weightage will be given for written test.
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