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Bioinformatics Summer Internship 2024 With Hands-On-Training + Project / Dissertation - 30 Days, 3 Months & 6 Months Duration

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF SPACE
INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING, DEHRADUN

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of Space, Govt. of India is a premier Training and Educational Institute set up for developing trained professionals in the field of Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics and GPS Technology for Natural Resources, Environmental and Disaster Management. It functions as a constituent Unit of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space of Government of India. Formerly known as Indian Photo-interpretation Institute (IPI), founded in 1966, the Institute boasts to be the first of its kind in entire South-East Asia. While nurturing its primary endeavour to build capacity among the user community by training mid-career professionals, the Institute has enhanced its capability and evolved many training & education programmes that are tuned to meet the requirements of various target groups, ranging from fresh graduates to policy makers including academia. The Institute campus also houses the headquarters of the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and The Pacific (CSSTEAP), affiliated to the United Nations and first of its kind established in the region in 1995. IIRS provides support to conduct all its

remote sensing and GIS training & education programmes at postgraduate level. The headquarters of Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS), the largest non-governmental scientific society in the country, is also located in the Institute campus.

IIRS invites the applications for all the posts of Sci. /Engr. SD as given below

ID : SD02

Discipline/ field : Remote Sensing and GIS applications in Agriculture & Soils

i) Ph.D. in Soil Science/ Soil Science & Agri. Chemistry/ Soil & Water Conservation having pre-requisite qualification of M.Sc.(Agriculture Science) with specialization in Soil Science/ Soil Science & Agri. Chemistry or M. Tech. (Agric. Engg.)/ M.E. (Agric. Engg.)/MS with specialization in Soil & Water Conservation Engg.

ii) Research in Remote Sensing & GIS Applications in crop modelling/ watershed hydrology/ soil quality/ environmental and biogeochemical processes at Ph.D level.

Desirable Qualifications :

i) Experience in ICT applications in Agriculture/ Precision farming/ Land surface processes/ Climate change in agriculture.

ii) Teaching and research experience is desirable.

iii) Publications in scientific journals in relevant subject.

*Minimum Essential Qualifications:

  • M. Tech. or equivalent degree should be in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 60% marks of all Semesters or 6.5 CGPA on a 10 point scale or equivalent.
  • M.Sc. or equivalent degree should be in First Class with an aggregate minimum of 65% marks of all Semesters or 6.5 CGPA on a 10 point scale.

All applicants must fulfil the essential requirements of the post and other conditions stipulated in the advertisement. They are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess at least the essential qualifications laid down for various posts. No enquiry asking for advice as to eligibility will be entertained.

CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THAT WHILE FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE NOT ONLY CGPA/DGPA ETC BUT ALSO EQUIVALENCY OF THEIR CGPA/DGPA IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE OF MARKS, AS DECLARED BY THE UNIVERSITY. THE PROOF (CERTIFICATE/GUIDELINES OF PERCENTAGE OF MARKS AS DECLARED BY THE UNIVERSITY) SHALL INVARIABLY BE PRODUCED AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW.

NOTE-I: THE PRESCRIBED ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS ARE MINIMUM AND THE MERE POSSESSION OF THE SAME DOES NOT ENTITLE CANDIDATES TO BE CALLED FOR INTERVIEW

NOTE-II: IN THE EVENT OF NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS BEING LARGE, IIRS MAY ADOPT SHORT LISTING CRITERIA TO RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES TO BE CALLED FOR INTERVIEW TO A REASONABLE NUMBER BY ANY OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:

a) On the basis of Desirable Qualification (DQ) or any one or all of the DQs if more than one DQ is prescribed
b) On the basis of higher educational qualifications than the minimum prescribed in the advertisement.
c) On the basis of higher experience in the relevant field than the minimum prescribed in the advertisement.
d) By counting experience after the acquisition of essential qualifications
e) No. of papers published in Peer Reviewed Journals.

THE CANDIDATE SHOULD, THEREFORE, MENTION ALL HIS/HER QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE IN THE RELEVANT FIELD OVER AND ABOVE THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.

NOTE- III: IT MAY BE NOTED THAT CANDIDATES WILL BE SHORTLISTED FOR INTERVIEW ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THEM IN THEIR ONLINE APPLICATIONS; THEY MUST ENSURE THAT SUCH INFORMATION IS TRUE. IF AT ANY SUBSEQUENT STAGE OR AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW ANY INOFRMATION GIVEN BY THEM OR ANY CLAIM MADE BY THEM IN THEIR ONLINE APPLICATION IS FOUND TO BE FALSE, THEIR CANDIDATURE WILL BE LIABLE TO BE REJECTED

Job description : The candidate will be required to work in a multi-disciplinary team and will be engaged in training, education, research and field investigations related to remote sensing data processing and information extraction.

Pay & Allowances : The gross emoluments at the minimum of the Pay (7th CPC) for the post of Scientist/Engineer ‘SD’ will be at present be Rs. 67770/- . They are also eligible Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance and Transport Allowance as per rules. In addition, ISRO provides free transport (or lieu Transport Allowance), limited housing facility (or in lieu House Rent Allowance), advances for purchase of conveyance, construction of house, etc. Leave Travel concession, group Insurance, etc., and extends subsidized canteen facilities. ISRO also provides attractive medical benefits to its employees. The employees will be governed by the New Defined Contribution Pension Scheme.

How to Apply : 

Applications will be received on-line only. Interested candidates may visit the website http://www.iirs.gov.in for detailed information and guidelines. The candidates may apply online on the above website from 10:00 hours on 30th January 2017 to 23:59 hours on 18th February 2017. The applicant has to provide (mandatory) E-mail ID for future correspondence/reference.

PLEASE NOTE THAT IN RESPECT OF POST NOS. 01, 02 & 03 INTERVIEWS SHALL ALSO BE CONDUCTED THROUGH‘SKYPE’ FOR THE CANDIDATES RESIDING OUTSIDE INDIA, SUBJECT TO THEIR CONSENT AT THE TIME OF FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION.

General Conditions / Instructions:

  • Applications will be received on-line only and all further communications will be made to the applicants through email/ IIRS website only. Therefore, the applicants are advised to check their e-mail and visit the IIRS website from time to time. IIRS will not take responsibility for non-receipt of intimation regarding call letter / any communication due to technical reasons or whatsoever to the candidates
  • On-line registration is available in the website http://www.iirs.gov.in from 10:00 hours on 30rd January 2017 to 23:59 hours on 18 th February 2017 for registering applications.
  • Any request for change of address/e-mail id for communication will NOT be entertained
  • The posts are temporary but likely to continue.
  • IIRS/ISRO reserves the right not to fill up all or any of the posts, if it so decides.
  • For Scientists/Engineers at present, the organization provides an excellent growth potential for the right individual through its periodical merit based review system (called Merit promotion scheme) delinked from availability of higher post, by which the staff can be evaluated for the advancement in their career in the organization.
  • Outstation candidates called for interview will be paid Second Class Railway Fare by the shortest route including Reservation / sleeper charges on production of proof of journey such as Railway Ticket or Bus Ticket etc. If the candidates travel in a higher class of accommodation than the one prescribed, only Second Class Rail Fare excluding the reservation charges/sleeper charges will be paid.
  • At the time of interview, the call letter along with a photocopy of the candidate’s photo identity such as PAN Card/Passport/Driving License/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph/ Photo embossed Credit Card/ AADHAR card with a photograph should be submitted to the IIRS officials for verification. The candidate’s identity will be verified with respect to his/her details given in the online application. If identity of the candidate is in doubt or failure on the part of the candidate to produce original Photo ID, the candidate may not be allowed to appear for the interview.
  • The printout of the online application and the Original Documents/Certificates along with self-attested copies and other items specified in the Call Letter for interview are to be produced at the time of interview, failing which the candidate would not be allowed to appear in the Interview in which case such candidate will not be entitled to receive the TA.
  • Candidates who are already employed under Central/State Government, Public Sector Undertakings or Autonomous Bodies have to produce the ‘No Objection Certificate’, in original, at the time of interview. In case the candidate fails to produce any of the above documents or if any information furnished in the application is found to be wrong or false, the candidate will not be interviewed and TA will not be paid.
  • Only Indian Nationals should apply.
  • Canvassing in any form will result in disqualification
  • In case of any dispute on account of interpretation in any version other than English, the English version shall prevail
  • No interim correspondence will be entertained. In case of any clarification candidates may mail to [email protected]
  • The selected candidates shall be posted at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun District. The selected candidates are also liable to be posted in any of the Centres/Units of the Indian Space Research Organisation/Department of Space situated anywhere in India as and when required. For details of ISRO Centres/Units, candidates may visit http://www.isro.gov.in/isro_centres.htm
  • 18th February 2017 (Last date for receipt of on-online applications) will be cut-off date for all purposes like age, qualification.
  • CANDIDATES IN THEIR OWN INTEREST ARE ADVISED TO REGISTER ONLINE AND SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION WELL IN TIME BEFORE THE LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION, TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF DISCONNECTION / INABILITY / FAILURE TO LOG ON TO THE IIRS WEBSITE ON ACCOUNT OF HEAVY LOAD ON SERVER. IIRS DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CANDIDATES NOT BEING ABLE TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION WITHIN THE LAST DATE ON ACCOUNT OF THE AFORESAID REASONS OR FOR ANY OTHER REASONS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF IIRS.

Important dates to Remember:

  • Opening Date for Online Registration: 30. 01. 2017 (10:00 hrs)
  • Closing Date for Online Registration:18.02.2017 (23:59 hrs)

HOW TO APPLY :

    • Applications will be received on-line only. Candidates need not send the printout of the online application or any other supporting documents.
    • Please refer to the advertisement before filling up the online application form.
    • Candidates are strictly advised to fill correct information very carefully in online application form. Please keep ready the scan copy of following documents before filling the online application form:
      • Documentary proof of all the educational qualifications starting from 10th standard onwards in PDF format as per instructions in the advertisement. The file size should not exceed 500 KB.
      • Passport size photo in jpg format. The file size should not exceed 50 KB.
      • Candidate signature in jpg format. The file size should not exceed 50 KB.

Note:

    Use DPI (150-200) for scanning marksheets etc in pdf format.

  • Click ‘Apply Online’ to open up the On-Line Application Form.
  • The application format for online registration is hosted on our website www.iirs.gov.in from 30.01.2017 (1000 hours) to 18.02.2017 (2359 hours) for registering the applications.
  • The mandatory fields are mark as ‘*’ (asterisk) with red color. Please provide the necessary information for mandatory fields.
  • A valid e-mail ID is mandatory for registration.
  • Candidate may press ‘Submit Form’ button once he/she finds that information supplied by him/her is in order and no correction is required. Thereafter no correction/modification shall be allowed.
  • When ‘Submit Form’ button is pressed, a page with Registration No. will be generated and candidate will also be receiving an email with registration details. Please note down registration number or take a print out of the page for your records.
  • Using the ‘Reprint’ option and on entering registration number and DOB, candidates can print their application again, if required.
  • No interim correspondence will be entertained. In case of any clarification candidates may send their mail to [email protected]

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Other conditions/instructions

  • Only passed candidates are eligible to apply. Students awaiting for final result need not to apply.
  • Experience, Caste/tribe certificate shall be produce at the time of interview otherwise the candidature of the candidate will be cancelled.
  • Candidates belonging to OBC must submit a certificate specifically including the clause regarding exclusion from creamy layer which should be updated/valid at the time of submission of the application.
  • Mere fulfillment of the qualitative requirements of the posts will not entail a candidate to be called for interview. A duly appointed screening committee will initially scrutinize the applications, evolve a criteria depending on the number of applications received vis-a-vis positions to be filled and make a shortlist of the candidates to be called for further interview.
  • CGPA shall be converted into percentage of marks as per the candidate ‘s university norms.
  • Those who are already in employment under the Central Government/State Government/Public Sector Undertaking/Autonomous Body or any organizations which is aided by the Government, shall produce ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the employer at the time of interview otherwise the candidature of the candidate will be cancelled.
  • Only Indian National needs to apply.
  • No interim correspondence will be entertained. IIRS reserves the right not to fill the position, if it desires so. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

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