Instructions to the Applicants:

 

The interested eligible candidates may apply ONLINE through the Institute website https://vnit.ac.in/. The filled in downloaded online application form duly signed along with self-attested documents viz. relevant testimonials, certificates, payment receipts etc. must be sent by speed/ registered posts to the Registrar, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur - 440010, Maharashtra so as to reach within prescribed due date failing which, their candidature will not be considered. The Institute will not be responsible for any postal delay.

• The last date for submission of online application is 27.09.2024 till 11:30 pm and receipt of duly signed printed online filled-in application form at VNIT Nagpur is 04.10.2024 till 5.30 p.m.

 

1. Essential/ Desirable Qualifications, Age, and Experience:

The essential/ desirable qualifications, age and experience for the above posts are as per Recruitment Rules (2019) for non-teaching staff in NITs, available at ANNEXURE-A1/A2/A3 for Registrar/Librarian/Assistant Registrar respectively. The applicants are advised to refer to the same before filling in the online application form.

 

2. Applicable Relaxation/s:

I. The maximum age limit for each post shall be as per the Recruitment Rules of NITs.

II. Relaxations in age for SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/Persons with Disabilities/Departmental Candidates/Ex-Servicemen will be admissible as per Govt. of India norms. The age limit and qualifications/experience etc. for all the posts shall be determined as on the last date of submission of online application forms i.e. 27th September 2024.

III. No relaxation would be applicable to candidates applying for Unreserved (UR) posts.

IV. Only the date of birth as indicated in SSC (10th Std.) Certificate/Birth Certificate will be accepted.

 

3. General Instructions:

I. It is the responsibility of the applicant to assess his/her own eligibility to the post(s) for which he/she is applying in accordance with the Advertisement. In future, if it is found at any stage, that during the process of selection or even after appointment the applicant was not eligible as per the prescribed RRs which could not be detected at the time of selection for whatever reason; his/her candidature / appointment shall be liable to be cancelled / terminated immediately.

II. A candidate, if applying for more than one post, should submit separate prescribed form for each post with separate processing fee.

III. The number of posts shown above may vary during the recruitment process. The Institute reserves the right not to fill any/ all posts advertised and to reject any/all application without assigning any reason.

IV. Applications that are not in prescribed form / without relevant supporting enclosures may be rejected. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

V. The person employed on regular employment in Government and Semi-Government Organizations, Public Sector, autonomous bodies of Govt. of India or the State Government must apply through proper channel. In such cases, the candidates are advised to send an advance copy so as to reach before the stipulated deadline. In such cases, the applicants are required to bring No Objection Certificate / Copy of forwarding letter from his/her employer at the time of appearing Screening Test/ Personal Interview.

VI. No disciplinary/ vigilance case should be pending against the applicants working in any Govt./ Semi- Govt./ Autonomous Organizations. The applicants are requested to submit correct information in the application form.

VII. Those candidates applying for Deputation (Including Short Term Contract) method: Upon submission of online application, self-attested hard copy of the application should be routed through proper channel accompanied by the following documents:

a. Certified copies of APARs for the last 05 years duly attested on each page by an officer not below the rank of Under Secretary or equivalent.

b. Vigilance clearance certificate.

c. No Objection certificate.

d. The online application will be treated as advance copy only. In the event of non-receipt of hard copy of the application through proper channel within the stipulated period, candidature will be considered provisionally if No Objection Certificate is provided by that time along with an undertaking that he shall arrange for the above documents at the time of interview, failing which the candidature will be treated as cancelled and no further correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

VIII. A valid e-mail ID and Mobile Number are mandatory for submitting application online and should be kept active till the declaration of results. The Institute will send call letter for written test/interview to the registered e-mail ID. No correspondence will be sent by post/courier.

IX. The period of experience rendered by a candidate on ad-hoc/ contractual/ part-time basis /daily wages or as visiting / guest faculty will not be counted while calculating the valid experience for shortlisting the candidates to appear for Selection Test/ Interview.

X. Candidate applying for the post(s) reserved for OBC (NCL), must submit an attested copy of caste certificate specifically mentioning Creamy Layer-exclusion in the format prescribed by Govt. of India, issued by competent authority (as per Annexure-B) without which applications will not be considered. The OBC Certificate must be issued after 1st April 2024.

XI. Ex-Servicemen applicants shall require submitting the certificates in the prescribed proforma for availing age relaxation, if any, as per rules (Annexure- C).

XII. The persons with benchmark disability (PwD), as indicated against various item(s) in the vacancy details, can apply to the respective posts even if the post is not reserved for them but has been identified as suitable. However, such candidates will be considered for selection to such post by general standard of merit. Persons suffering from not less than 40% of relevant disability shall alone be eligible for the benefit of reservation and other relaxations as permissible under the GoI rules. The disability certificate must be issued by medical board constituted either by Central or State government, no other certificates will be accepted.

XIII. The appointment of Registrar is made for an initial period of 1 year, which is extendable for further 4 years after review of performance upon completion of one year of service by the Committee to be constituted by the Board.

XIV. In the absence of Comparable / equivalent level for the employees other than Pay structure of Central Dearness Allowances (CDA) pay pattern or similar, the equivalence level may be considered as follows:

a) The candidate applying for the post of Registrar/ Librarian post must have a minimum gross salary equivalent to Deputy Registrar/Deputy Librarian with requisite service as per RR in Central/State government as per Form-16/ITR.

b) The candidate applying on the basis of experience for the post of Assistant Registrar should submit Form-16/ITR and salary certificate as proof for drawing the salary equivalent to the posts specified in RR.

 

XV. Documents/ Certificate to be uploaded and enclosed/produced:

The following documents/certificates, in original along with one set of photocopies, are required to be brought along with a printout of the online application and receipt/proof of online application processing fee deposited, at the time of appearing in the selection process:

a) Matriculation / 10th Standard or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth.

b) Higher Secondary / Class XII (or equivalent) Board Certificate and Marks-sheet.

c) Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree certificates (whichever is applicable) along with mark sheets pertaining to all the academic years

d) SC/ST certificate issued by the competent authority.

e) No-Objection Certificate issued from the existing employer, if applicable.

f) The OBC(NCL) Certificate issued on or after 1st April 2024 (Annexure-B).

g) Ex-Servicemen applicants shall be required to submit the certificates in the prescribed proforma (Annexure-C).

h) Experience Certificate(s) from the Head(s) of Organization(s) as per (Annexure-D).

i) Divyaang (PwD) applicants shall be required to produce the Disability Certificate (Annexure-E).

j) Photo identity card (in original, such as Aadhaar Card / Passport / Driving License / Voter ID Card).

k) Any other relevant documents in support of the entries filled in the application form such as Form 16/ITR, Salary Certificate etc.

l) In case if the educational qualification is not strictly as per the RR, the candidates are required to provide an equivalence certificate from respective board/university.

m) In case of non-availability conversion formula from CGPA/OGPA to percentage from respective Institute / university, the conversion from CGPA into percentage will be considered as per UGC norms.

n) In case of change in name for any reasons (including marriage) attach supporting document.

 

XVI. Notwithstanding anything contained, the guidelines of recruitment rules, as communicated by Department of Higher Education, MHRD (Now, Ministry of Education (MoE)), Govt. of India vide letter No. F.35-5/2018 - TS.III, dated 4th April 2019 will be applicable. However, any modification in the Recruitment Rules as notified by Ministry of Education, GoI from time to time will be finally applicable.

XVII. Any addendum/corrigendum and related notifications will be published at the Institute website: https://vnit.ac.in only. Applicants are advised to regularly visit the Institute website for any update/notification. No separate communication will be sent to any individual candidate.

XVIII. Legal disputes, if any, with Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur will be restricted within the jurisdiction of Nagpur only.

XIX. The Institute shall retain data of online application of shortlisted/non-shortlisted candidates for up to six months only after the date of completion of the recruitment process.

XX. Besides pay in pay level, admissible allowances will be as per 7th CPC norms. All the appointees shall be governed by the New Pension Scheme (NPS).

XXI. The Institute strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

XXII. The OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) should bring original certificate (Annexure-B) in Central Government format as per central list issued by competent authority obtained on or after 01.04.2024, at the time of selection process, failing which their candidature in OBC(NCL) category for the said posts will be cancelled.

XXIII. Candidates are requested to bring all relevant certificates and testimonials at the time when called during selection process (Original and one set of self-attested copies).

XXIV. Mere fulfillment of the required qualifications and experience etc., does not entitle a candidate to be called for screening test and / or personal interview. The Institute reserves the right to restrict the number of candidates for screening test and / or personal interview to a reasonable limit, on the basis of qualifications and experience higher than those prescribed in this advertisement and as per merit decided by the Institute.

XXV. A written test will be conducted if a large number of candidates meet the essential requirements for Assistant Registrar post as mentioned in Annexure-A2. The written test will be for 1:30hrs duration with multiple-choice questions (MCQ) on the syllabus mentioned in Annexure-F. This test will be for shortlisting purposes only.

XXVI. Based on the performance of candidates in MCQ test for Assistant Registrar posts, suitable number of candidates will be shortlisted for the comprehensive/descriptive test including official noting & drafting. The syllabus for comprehensive/descriptive test is mentioned in Annexure-G. Candidates remaining absent in the MCQ test will not be considered for both the comprehensive/descriptive test and Personal Interview. Final selection of the shortlisted candidates will be based on their performance in the Comprehensive/Descriptive written test and Personal interview. The weightage for Comprehensive/Descriptive written test for official noting & drafting and Personal interview will be 20% and 80% respectively.

XXVII. For PwD candidates 30 minutes extra time will be given in the written test for shortlisting purpose. Further, if they require a scribe, they need to communicate the requirement at the time of submission of application. *Reservation to PwD will be as per GoI norms.

XXVIII. Regulation of terms and conditions governing Deputation will be considered as provided by the Department of Personnel & Training read with the NITSER Act & Statutes of NITs, as amended from time to time.

XXIX. Abbreviations: SC – Scheduled Caste, ST- Scheduled Tribe, OBC – Other Backward Classes, NCL- Non-Creamy Layer, PwD – Person with Disabilities, EWS- Economically Weaker Section, UR – Un-Reserved, GP-Grade Pay, APAR-Annual Performance Appraisal Report, RR-Recruitment Rules.

 

4. Application Process:

I. Applicants are required to apply only through online recruitment portal of the Institute website: https://vnit.ac.in.

II. Applicants may click on the online application link, read the instructions carefully, and fill up the online application form and upload the scanned copy of original relevant documents, certificates etc.

III. Application Processing Fee: The SC, ST, PwD and Female candidates are exempted from payment of processing fees. The Applicants belonging to SC, ST and PwD category should attach their caste/ disability certificate for exemption of processing fee and other category(UR,OBC,EWS) applicants shall be required to pay a non-refundable processing fee of Rs.1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) including GST.

IV. Certificate in support of experience should be on the organization's letterhead; bear the date of issue; specific period of work; specific nature of work and last salary drawn. It should be signed by the competent authority.

V. After successful submission of the online application, the applicant must keep a copy of the online-submitted application, which will be required to produce as and when asked for.

VI. One recent (within three months from the date of application) color passport size photograph with clear front view of the applicant without cap/ scarf/ sunglasses should be uploaded while filling the online application form.

VII. After final submission of online application, no request for change in any data will be entertained.

VIII. Application without payment of application processing fee if applicable, will be considered as incomplete and will be summarily rejected.

IX. On completion of filling /uploading the online application form and its submission, please download a copy of the submitted application form and uploaded certificates/testimonials etc., along with proof of applicable application fee. All the pages of the application form, certificates/testimonials etc. must be numbered, signed, and total number of pages must be written on the first page of the application form. The same should be sent/submitted to The Registrar, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur - 440010, Maharashtra, so as to reach on or before the last date and time of receipt of hard copy of Application Form at Institute. The Envelope containing the application form must be superscribed as Application for the post of ......................, Application ID No.......

X. The institute will not be responsible for any postal delay in receipt of hard copy of completed application form. The application received after the due date and time will not be considered and candidature of such candidate will be rejected. Further, any fresh paper/enclosure after the last date for receipt of applications will not be entertained.

XI. Applications stand automatically rejected, if

a) received after the last date

b) incomplete/invalid in any respect

c) not in prescribed format

d) without photograph

e) without prescribed application fees, if applicable

f) unsigned by the candidate.

XII. For queries related to difficulty in submission of on-line application form, the candidate may send email on recruitment2024@vnit.ac.in with complete details. However, inquiry/ queries related to eligibility for the post / interpretation of rules will not be entertained.

XIII. No enquiry/ queries related to recruitment process shall be entertained till the completion of the process.

XIV. The Institute reserves the right to not fill up any post or even to cancel/restrict/modify/alter, the whole process of the recruitment without issuing any further notice or assigning any reason thereof.

XV. The candidate will appear for tests (if applicable) / interview at their own cost.

 

5. Schedule for Recruitment Process

I. Date of Publication of detailed notification on Institute’s Website: 30.08.2024

II. Start of online application: 31.08.2024

III. Deadline of online application: 27.09.2024 [11:30 p.m.]

IV. Deadline of receipt of hard copy of Application Form at VNIT Nagpur: 04.10.2024

V. The procedure for examination pattern/ syllabus/ schedule of examination, if any will be displayed on the Institute website.

VI. Candidates are advised to visit the Institute website regularly for all updates. The Institute will not be responsible in any manner, if a candidate fails to access the Institute website.

 

Note: VNIT, Nagpur is not responsible for any discrepancy in submitting details through online application.

 

 

The applicants are therefore, advised to strictly follow the instructions. The particulars furnished by the applicant in the Application Form will be taken as final and further processing of the application will be based on these particulars only. Frivolous representation/clarification made through any correspondence without reading the instructions given in the advertisement thoroughly will not be entertained.

 

Applications which are not in conformity with the requirement will be rejected. Merely fulfilling the requirements as laid down in the advertisement does not qualify a candidate for consideration. No correspondence will be entertained with candidates not selected for appointment.

SELECTIONS IN THIS INSTITUTE ARE MADE PURELY ON MERIT BASIS.

CANVASSING IN ANY MANNER WOULD ENTAIL DISQUALIFICATION OF THE CANDIDATURE

 

For any query, please write to Institute at recruitment2024@vnit.ac.in