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August - September 2020 C A R E E R G U I D A N C E B U L L E T I N MONTH : August - September 2020 1 95 August - September 2020 SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY SKILL DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INFORMATION & AND GUIDANCE BUREAU C A R E E R G U I D A N C E B U L L E T I N MONTH : August - September 2020 2 SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY SKILL DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INFORMATION & AND GUIDANCE BUREAU C A R E E R G U I D A N C E B U L L E T I N MONTH : August - September 2020 UNIVERSITY SKILL 3DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE BUREAU C A R E E R G U I D A N C E B U L L E T I N Month: August - September 2020 No. - 95 CONTENTS PAGE S. N. PARTICULARS NO. 01 BIS RECRUITMENT 2020 1 02 CDAC RECRUITMENT 2020 2 03 BOMBAY HIGH COURT RECRUITMENT 2020 2 04 WZPE BANK RECRUITMENT 2020 3 05 INDIAN NAVY RECRUITMENT 2020 3 ICMR NOTIFICATION 2020 – OPENING FOR 141 SCIENTIST 4 06 B POSTS CCL NOTIFICATION 2020 – OPENING FOR 1565 TECHNICIAN 4 07 POSTS NCLT NOTIFICATION 2020 – OPENING FOR 167 STENO, 5 08 ASSISTANT POSTS CENTRAL RAILWAY NOTIFICATION 2020 – OPENING FOR 6 09 VARIOUS CMP POSTS 10 SBI NOTIFICATION 2020 – OPENING FOR 139 SCO POSTS 6 INDIAN ARMY JODHPUR NOTIFICATION 2020 – OPENING 7 11 FOR VARIOUS SOLDIER GD POSTS UPSC NOTIFICATION 2020 – OPENING FOR 42 ASSISTANT 8 12 ENGINEER POSTS 13 CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2020 9 14 CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2020 14 SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY SKILL DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INFORMATION & AND GUIDANCE BUREAU C A R E E R G U I D A N C E B U L L E T I N MONTH : August - September 2020 1 BIS RECRUITMENT 2020 Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), BIS Recruitment 2020 (BIS Bharti 2020) for 171 Assistant Director, Assistant Section Officer, Personal Assistant, Junior Translator (Hindi), Library Assistant, Stenographer, Senior Secretariat Assistant, & Junior Secretariat Assistant Posts. Advertisement No.: 2/2020/ESTT Total: 171 Posts Name of the Post & Details: Advertisement Post No. Name of the Post No. of Vacancy 1 Assistant Director (Administration & Finance) 02 2 Assistant Director (Marketing & Consumer 01 Affairs) 3 Assistant Director (Library) 01 4 Assistant Section Officer 17 5 Personal Assistant 16 6 Junior Translator (Hindi) 01 7 Library Assistant 01 8 Stenographer 17 9 Senior Secretariat Assistant 79 10 Junior Secretariat Assistant 36 Total 171 Educational Qualification: 1. Post No.1: (i) Law Degree (LLB) / CA / MBA or equivalent (ii) 03 years experience 2. Post No.2: (i) MBA (Marketing) or Mass Communication / Social Work Post Graduate Degree or Post Graduate Diploma (ii) 05 years experience 3. Post No.3: (i) Post Graduate Degree / Post Graduate Diploma in Library Science or Library & Information Science (ii) 05 years experience 4. Post No.4: (i) Graduate Degree (ii) Computer Proficiency Test: Candidate should be at least proficient up to Level-6 of National Skills Qualification Framework. The test will be (iii) Eligibility Skill Test in Computer Skills 5. Post No.5: (i) Graduate Degree (ii) Computer Proficiency Test: Candidate should be at least proficient up to level-6 of National Skills Qualification Framework. There will be a test. 6. Post No.6: (i) Post Graduate Degree in Hindi with English from a recognized University (ii) Hindi to English and English to Hindi Diploma Course or 02 years experience 7. Post No.7: (i) Graduate Degree (ii) Library Science Diploma (iii) 03 years experience 8. Post No.8: (i) Graduate Degree (ii) Computer Proficiency Test: Candidate should be at least proficient up to level-5 of National Skills Qualification Framework. There will be a test. 9. Post No.9: (i) Graduate Degree (ii) Computer Skills: (a) Word Processing Test – Depression of 2000 in 15 minutes; (b) test in a spreadsheet on Microsoft Excel – fifteen minutes; And (c) test in PowerPoint (Microsoft PowerPoint) – fifteen minutes 10. Post No.10: (i) Graduate Degree (ii) Computer Proficiency Test: Candidate should be at least proficient up to level-5 of National Skills Qualification Framework. Qualification in nature will be the test; And (iii) Typing Speed Test: Typing speed of thirty five words per minute in Hindi is related to English or thirty words per minute (forty five words) per minute in Hindi and thirty words per minute are 10500 KDPH / 9000 KDPH per minute. (Time allowed – ten minutes) Age Limit: as on 26 September 2020, [SC/ST: 05 years Relaxation, OBC: 03 years Relaxation] 1. Post No.1 to 3: 18 to 35 years 2. Post No.4 & 5: 18 to 30 years 3. Post No.6 to 10: 18 to 27 years Job Location: All India Fee: [SC/ST/ExSM/PWD/Women: No fee] 1. Post No.1 to 3: General/OBC: ₹800/- 2. Post No.4 to 10: General/OBC: ₹500/- Last Date of Online Application: 26 September 2020 09 October 2020 (06:00 PM) SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY SKILL DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INFORMATION & AND GUIDANCE BUREAU C A R E E R G U I D A N C E B U L L E T I N MONTH : August - September 2020 2 HallTicket/Admit Card: 20 October 2020 Date of Online Examination: 08 November 2020 Official Website: https://bis.gov.in/ Source: www.majhinaukri.in/bis-recruitment CDAC RECRUITMENT 2020 Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), is a Scientific Society of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. CDAC Recruitment 2020 (CDAC Bharti 2020) for 139 Project Engineer, Project Support Staff Posts at Pune/Delhi. www.majhinaukri.in/cdac-recruitment Advertisement No.: Pune/Cons & Consultant/02/2020 Total: 139 Posts Name of the Post & Details: Post No. Name of the Post पद संया 1 Project Engineer 132 2 Project Support Staff 07 Total 139 Educational Qualification: 1. Post No.1: (i) First Class B.E / B.Tech / M.Tech / Ph.D / M. Sc./MCA/B.Sc. (ii) 0 to 10 years experience 2. Post No.2: (i) Graduate with 50% marks OR Post graduate with 50% marks OR BA/MA in Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/English with 50% marks (ii) 03/01 years experience Age Limit: as on 09 October 2020 , [SC/ST: 05 years Relaxation, OBC: 03 years Relaxation] 1. Post No.1: 37 years 2. Post No.2: 35 years Job Location: Pune Fee: General/OBC: ₹500/- [SC/ST/PWD/EWS: No fee] Last Date of Online Application: 09 October 2020 (06:00 PM) ---------- Advertisement No.: Pune/Cons & Consultant/02/2020 Total: 06 Posts Name of the Post: Consultant Educational Qualification: (i) B.E/B.Tech/M.Tech/Ph.D (ii) 05, 12, 20 years Relaxation Age Limit: 64 years as on 25 September 2020. Job Location: Pune Fee: No fee. Last Date of Online Application: 09 October 2020 (06:00 PM) Source: https://majhinaukri.in/cdac-recruitment/ BOMBAY HIGH COURT RECRUITMENT 2020 Bombay High Court Recruitment 2020 (Mumbai High Court Bharti /Mumbai Ucch Nyayalaya Bharti 2020) for 111 Senior System Officer & System Officer Posts at High Court of Bombay. Total: 111 Posts Name of the Post & Details: Post No. Name of the Post No. of Vacancy 1 Senior System Officer 31 2 System Officer 80 Total 111 Educational Qualification: 1. Post No.1: (i) Must hold a Degree of B.E./B.Tech. In Computer Science / Engineering or Information Technology or Electronic Engineering/MCA or equivalent qualification (ii) Must possess Network Certifications/Must possess additional certifications like MCSE (Micro Soft Certified Systems Engineer) / RHCE (Red Hat SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY SKILL DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INFORMATION & AND GUIDANCE BUREAU C A R E E R G U I D A N C E B U L L E T I N MONTH : August - September 2020 3 Certified Engineer) or equivalent qualification and RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) (iii) 05 years experience. 2. Post No.2: (i) Must hold a Degree of B.E./B.Tech. In Computer Science / Engineering or Information Technology or Electronic Engineering/MCA or equivalent qualification (ii) Must possess Network Certifications/Must possess additional certifications like MCSE (Micro Soft Certified Systems Engineer) / RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) or equivalent qualification and RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) (iii) 01 year experience. Age Limit: 18 to 40 years as on 24 September 2020 [Reserved Category: 05 years Relaxation] Job Location: All Maharashtra Fee: No fee. Last Date of Online Application: 08 October 2020 Source: https://majhinaukri.in/bombay-high-court-recruitment/ WZPE BANK RECRUITMENT 2020 Wardha Zilla Parishad Employees Urban Co-Op Bank, WZPE Bank Recruitment 2020 (WZPE Bank Bharti 2020) for 18 Branch Officer, Recovery Officer, Accountant, IT Officer, Junior Clerk, & Peon Posts. Total: 18 Posts Name of the Post & Details: Post No. Name of the Post No. of Vacancy 1 Branch Officer 02 2 Recovery Officer 01 3 Accountant 01 4 IT Officer 02 5 Junior Clerk 09 6 Peon 03 Total 18 Educational Qualification: 1. Post No.1: (i) Degree in any branch (ii) Must pass HDC / GDC and Computer Examination or pass in 3 years. 2. Post No.2: (i) Degree in any branch (ii) Must pass HDC / GDC and computer examination or pass in 3 years. 3. Post No.3: (i) Degree in any branch (ii) Must pass HDC / GDC and Computer Examination or pass in 3 years. 4. Post No.4: B.E (IT / Computer Science) 5. Post No.5: (i) Degree in any branch. (ii) MS-CIT (iii) Must pass HDC / HDCM / GDC after appointment 6.
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