COCHIN SHIPYARD LIMITED

KOCHI-682015
(P&A Department)
No. P&A/2(230)/16-Vol VII 09 Oct 2020

SELECTION OF PROJECT ASSISTANTS ON FIXED TERM CONTRACT BASIS

Cochin Shipyard Limited, a listed premier Mini Ratna Company of Government of India, invites Online
applications to the following posts of Project Assistants for appointment on fixed term contract
basis:-

I. Discipline, Number of Vacancies/Reservation, Educational Qualification and Experience:-

Number of
Sl.
Discipline Vacancies/ Educational Qualification Experience
No
Reservation
1 Mechanical 23 posts Essential: Three year Diploma Minimum of two years post
(11 UR, 7 OBC, in Mechanical Engineering qualification experience or three
1 EWS, 3 SC, with minimum 60% of marks years post qualification training
from a State Board of in a
1 ST)
Technical Education. • Shipyard or
• Engineering Company or
• Government / Semi-
Desirable: Proficiency in Government Company/
Computer Applications like Establishment.
SAP, MS Project, MS Office etc.
2 Electrical 9 posts Essential: Three year Diploma Minimum of two years post
(5 UR, 3 OBC, in Electrical Engineering with qualification experience or three
1 SC) minimum 60% of marks from years post qualification training
a State Board of Technical in a
Education. • Shipyard or
• Engineering Company or
• Government / Semi-
Desirable: Proficiency in Government Company/
Computer Applications like Establishment.
SAP, MS Project, MS Office etc.
3 Electronics 3 posts Essential: Three year Diploma Minimum of two years post
(2 UR, 1 OBC) in Electronics Engineering qualification experience or three
with minimum 60% of marks years post qualification training
from a State Board of in a
Technical Education. • Shipyard or
• Engineering Company or
• Commercial Organisation or
Desirable: Proficiency in • Network Service Provider
Computer Applications like Company or
SAP, MS Project, MS Office etc. • Government/Semi-
Government Company/
Establishment.

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 Number of
Sl.
Discipline Vacancies/ Educational Qualification Experience
No
Reservation
4 Instrumentation 3 Posts Essential: Three year Diploma Minimum of two years post
(1 UR, 1 OBC, in Instrumentation qualification experience or three
1 EWS) Engineering with minimum years post qualification training
60% of marks from a State in a
Board of Technical Education. • Shipyard or
• Engineering Company or
• Government / Semi-
Desirable: Proficiency in Government Company/
Computer Applications like Establishment.
SAP, MS Project, MS Office etc.
5 Civil 2 posts (UR) Essential: Three year Diploma Minimum of two years post
in Civil Engineering with qualification experience or three
minimum 60% of marks from years post qualification training
a State Board of Technical in a
Education. • Shipyard or
• Engineering Company or
• Government / Semi-
Desirable: Proficiency in Government Company/
Computer Applications like Establishment.
SAP, MS Project, MS Office etc.
6 Information 1 post (UR) Essential: Three year Diploma Minimum of two years post
Technology in Computer Engineering / qualification experience or three
Information Technology with years post qualification training
minimum 60% of marks from in a
a State Board of Technical • Shipyard or
Education. • Engineering Company or
• Commercial Organisation or
Desirable: • Network Service Provider
a) Any additional Company or
qualification related to • Government/Semi-
IT/Computer Science. Government Company /
b) Adequate knowledge in Establishment.
SAP. Experience shall be in matters
relating to following functions :
a) IT systems and Network
support,
b) End user support and trouble
shooting,
c) Website management,
d) ERP system support,
e) Office work, creation of files,
registers, records
management and report
generation,
f) Maintenance of all systems as
per ISO standards.

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 Number of
Sl.
Discipline Vacancies/ Educational Qualification Experience
No
Reservation
7 Commercial 14 Posts Essential: Three year Diploma Minimum of two years post
(7 UR, 4 OBC, in Commercial Practice with qualification experience or three
1 EWS, 2 SC) minimum 60% of marks from years post qualification training
a State Board of Technical in a
Education. • Shipyard or
OR • Engineering Company or
Bachelor's Degree in Arts • Commercial Organization or
(other than Fine • Government / Semi-
Arts/Performing Arts)/ Government Company/
Science/ Mathematics/ Establishment.
Commerce/ Computer
Applications/ Business
Administration with 60% of
marks from a recognized
University.

Desirable: Proficiency in
Computer Applications like
SAP, MS Project, MS Office etc.
8 Finance 1 Post (UR) Essential: Post Graduate Minimum of two years post
Degree in Commerce from a qualification experience or three
recognised University. years training in the Finance
department of a
• Shipyard or
Desirable: Proficiency in • Engineering Company or
Computer Applications like • Commercial Organization or
SAP, MS Project, MS Office etc. • Government / Semi-
Government Company/
Establishment.

Total 56 posts ( 30 UR, 16 OBC, 3 EWS, 6 SC, 1 ST)

II. Period of Contract

All posts above are temporary in nature and for a maximum period of three years subject to
project requirements and performance.

III. Remuneration
The remuneration details for the posts are detailed under:-

Contract Consolidated Pay Compensation for Extra

Period (per month) Hours of Work (per month)
First year `24,400/- `5100/-
Second year `25,100/- `5200/-
Third year `25,900/- `5400/-

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IV. Age

The upper age limit prescribed for the posts shall be 30 years as on 27 October
2020. The upper age limit is relaxable by 3 years for OBC (Non Creamy Layer)
candidates and 5 years for SC/ST candidates in posts reserved for them. The upper age
limit shall be relaxable for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) & Ex-
servicemen as per Government of India guidelines subject to a maximum age of 45 years.

V. Method of Selection
a) The method of selection for the posts shall be through Objective Type Online test and
Descriptive Type Test which shall be conducted out of 100 marks and marks awarded
accordingly.
b) Depending on the number of online applications received, the tests shall be held at
Kochi/various centres in Kerala as decided by CSL.
c) The Objective Type Online Test shall be of 90 Minutes duration comprising of 80
Multiple Choice Questions in the following areas. Each question carries one mark and
there shall be no negative marks. The details of Objective and Descriptive type test are as
under:-
(i) PART A (Objective Type Online Test)
General Knowledge - 5 Marks
Reasoning - 5 Marks
Quantitative Aptitude - 10 Marks
General English - 10 Marks
(ii) PART B
Discipline related - 50 Marks
(Objective Type Online Test)
Writing skills (English language) - 20 Marks
(Descriptive Type Test)
Total - 100 marks
d) Detailed Syllabus for Part A and Part B of Objective type online test /Descriptive type
Test is at Annexure I. Please note that the given syllabus is only indicative and not
exhaustive.

e) Discipline wise merit lists shall be prepared on the basis of marks secured by the
candidates in the Objective and Descriptive Type Test and the candidates shall be short
listed for the certificate verification based on the marks secured in the Objective and
Descriptive Type Test, in the order of merit/reservation of posts. In case, same marks
secured by more than one candidate, marks scored in the Discipline part of the Objective
Type Online Test shall be the basis of determining the order of merit list. In case of a tie
thereafter, relative merit shall be decided based on seniority in age.

f) However, CSL reserves the right to fix minimum marks for pass in the
Objective/Descriptive type tests at its sole discretion.

g) Those candidates who successfully complete certificate verification shall be provisionally

considered for selection against the notified posts in the order of merit/reservation,
subject to Medical fitness.
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VI. Conditions

a) Reservation

(i) Government of India Directives on reservation applicable for Scheduled caste (SC)/
Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Other Backward Class (OBC)/ OBC (Minority)/ Economically
Weaker Sections (EWS) candidates shall apply subject to meeting the eligibility
requirements.

(ii) In the case of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, the degree of disability should be a
minimum of 40%. The applicant should submit a valid Certificate of disability to this
effect in the prescribed format issued by Competent Authority as per the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017.

(iii) Candidates belonging to EWS category should produce a valid Income and Asset
Certificate issued by any of the following authorities in the prescribed format. This
certificate shall only be accepted as proof of candidate's claim as belonging to EWS,
failing which their candidature shall not be considered against reservation under EWS
category:-
• District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy
Commissioner/Additional Deputy Commissioner/ 1st Class Stipendary
Magistrate/ Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive
Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner
• Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/
Presidency Magistrate
• Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar and
• Sub-Divisional Officer or the area where the candidate and/or his family
normally resides.

(iv) Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non Creamy Layer), should produce a valid
recent community certificate in the prescribed format issued by the Revenue Authority
not below the rank of the Tahsildar, failing which their candidature shall not be
considered against the respective categories.

b) Qualification

(i) The minimum qualification stipulated for all the posts must be from a University/
Examination Board recognized by AICTE/ appropriate statutory authority in
India/State/Central Government.

(ii) Those applicants having qualifications equivalent to any of the prescribed

qualifications should submit Equivalency Certificate issued by the Competent
Authority and without such certificate, their candidature shall not be considered.

(iii) Some Universities/Institutes/Examination Boards do not award Class or Percentage

of marks and allot Aggregate Grade Points (e.g. CGPA/OGPA/CPI, etc.). In case
University/Institute/Examination Board defines criteria for conversion of Aggregate
Grade Point into Class and/or percentage of marks, the same shall be accepted.
However, where the University/Institute/Examination does not define criteria for
conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into Class and/or percentage of marks, the

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 Aggregate Grade Points may be multiplied by 10 to get the required percentage of
marks.
c) Experience
(i) Experience acquired after the date of passing of the qualification stipulated as
per item I above shall only be considered. Period of post qualification
experience shall be reckoned as on 27 October 2020.

(ii) The period of Apprenticeship Training in the relevant discipline under the
Apprentices Act 1961, shall be treated as experience. Any training with remuneration
shall also be treated as experience.

(iii) Experience Certificates obtained from companies registered under the

Companies Act 1956 or Foreign Companies of equivalent status shall only be
considered for short listing to attend the selection process.

(iv) Applicants who are presently working in any company (Private / Public Sector /
Govt), in the absence of experience certificate, should submit copy of Appointment /
Offer letter issued by the company, latest Pay Slip / copy of last Pay drawn as
proof of experience. For past employment, experience certificate indicating the
date of joining as well as relieving should be submitted. During the certificate
verification process, the candidates should produce all certificates in original to
establish the experience claimed in their online application, failing which their
candidature shall be cancelled and they shall not be considered for further
selection.

(v) Applicants who are Ex-servicemen should submit Discharge Certificate/ Book/
Pension Payment Order from the Armed Forces. Those ex-servicemen having
Degree / Diploma endorsed in their Discharge Certificate/ Book should have working
experience in the relevant discipline in the Armed Forces. Ex-servicemen claiming
equivalency of Degree / Diploma in discipline should produce the certificate of
equivalency or endorsement in the Discharge certificate of the same with authority
(refer order issued by the Govt of India), should produce certificates indicating
qualification and work experience in the relevant discipline in the Armed Forces, as
proof of experience during certificate verification process. They should produce
experience certificate from the authorities concerned, failing which their candidature
shall not be considered.

(vi) Work experience obtained from contractors (Proprietary Firms and

Partnership Firms) engaged by Shipyard or Engineering companies may be
considered based on the endorsement of the Principal Employer on the
certificates issued by the contractor. Such applicants are required to submit
their experience certificates along with further proof such as ESI/EPF
statements. Certificates of training issued by the contractors without the
endorsement of the Principal Employer shall not be considered.

(vii) Those who are in the final year of contract on rolls of CSL as on date of this
vacancy notification are also eligible to apply, subject to meeting all other notified
requirements. Those who are in the first year and second year of contract are not
eligible to apply.

d) Application Fee

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(i) Application fee of ` 300/-(Non refundable, plus bank charges extra) should be
remitted using the Online payment options (Debit card/Credit card/Internet
Banking) which can be accessed through our Online application facility from
15 October 2020 to 27 October 2020. No other mode of payment shall be
accepted.

(ii) Applicants belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Persons
with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) need not pay application fee. They are
exempted from payment of application fee.

(iii) All applicants for whom the fee is applicable, (i.e. except those belonging to
SC/ST/PwBD, should pay the application fee as stipulated in clause d(i) above. It is
important to note that their candidature shall be considered only on receipt of
application fee.

e) How to apply

(i) Applicants should go through the User Manual and FAQ published in the link
www.cochinshipyard.com (Careers page) before filling the online application. The
application consists of two phases – One time Registration and submission of
application against the post applicable. Applicants should not submit more than
one application. Application once submitted shall be final.

(ii) Applicants meeting the notified requirements may do the One time Registration in
the SAP Online portal and submit their application. The facility to submit their
application can be accessed through our website www.cochinshipyard.com (Careers
page) from 15 October 2020 to 27 October 2020. Application submitted direct or
by any other mode shall not be accepted.

(iii) Before filling up the online application, all certificates towards proof of age,
educational qualification, experience, caste, disability etc and a recent passport
size colour photograph shall be kept ready in the system for uploading to the
SAP online application portal.

(iv) Applicants should ensure that all certificates towards proof of age, educational
qualification, experience, caste, disability etc and a recent passport size colour
photograph are uploaded in the SAP online application portal, failing which their
candidature shall not be considered and shall be rejected.

(v) Applicants should ensure that all the entries have been correctly filled in and
application submitted successfully. Filling of garbage/junk details in any of the fields
can lead to rejection of your application.

(vi) Application must be complete in all respects as per this Advertisement Notification.
Please note that incomplete applications shall not be considered.

(vii) After applying through online, applicants should retain a soft copy/ printout of
the online application containing the unique registration number generated by
the system for their reference. It is important to note that, the unique
registration number shall be obtained only upon successful submission of

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 online application. The Registration Number on the online application should be
quoted for any correspondence with CSL.

(viii) Applicants need not send the online application print out/ certificates/
application fee in the form of DD/Challan/Cheque by post to Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

(ix) For applying through the SAP online application facility, the website shall remain
functional from 15 October 2020 to 27 October 2020. The last date for submission
of applications through online is 27 October 2020. In order to avoid heavy traffic in
website on the last date that may result in non-submission of application, applicants
are advised to log in to CSL website and submit applications well in advance before
the last date. Those who apply on the last date of application may not get any
troubleshooting assistance / technical support in the SAP application portal after
1700hrs on the last date.

f) General

(i) Depending upon number of online applications received for the posts, Shipyard
reserves the right to stipulate a higher cut off mark than the minimum eligibility
marks stipulated in the qualifying examination for the posts and accordingly short-list
candidates for consideration for selection.

(ii) Applicants are advised to make sure that they are meeting the eligibility
requirements as per the vacancy notification for the posts before submitting the
applications.

(iii) Definition of Ex-serviceman:- Ex-serviceman is a person

(a) who has served in any rank whether as combatant or non-combatant in a Regular
Army, Navy and Air Force of the Indian Union, and
(i) who either has been retired or relieved or discharged from such service
whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or
her pension; or
(ii) who has been relieved from such service on medical grounds attributable
to military service or circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or
other disability pension; or
(iii) who has been released from such service as a result of reduction in
establishment;
(b) who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of
engagement, otherwise than at his own request, or by way of dismissal, or
discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and has been given a gratuity;
and includes personnel of the Territorial Army, namely, pension holders for
continuous embodied service or broken spells of qualifying service; Or
(c) personnel of Army Postal Service who are part of Regular Army and retired from
the Army Postal Service without reversion to their parent service with pension, or
are released from the Army Postal service on medical grounds attributable to or
aggravated by military service or circumstances beyond their control and
awarded medical or other disability pension; Or
(d) Personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than six
months prior to 14thApril, 1987; Or
(e) Gallantry award winners of the Armed Forces including personnel of Territorial
Army; Or

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 (f) Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical ground and granted medical
disability pension.

(iv) Shipyard reserves the right to call for any additional documentary evidence from
candidates in support of educational qualification / experience / other notified
eligibility requirements as indicated in their online application, and information /
replies to such queries should be only through the e-mail
career@cochinshipyard.com. However, Cochin Shipyard shall not be responsible for
any delay/non-receipt of such e-mails within the stipulated date and time. Replies to
any such queries received after the stipulated date and time shall not be considered,
and no further correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.

(v) Applicants shortlisted for the certificate verification prior to selection should
bring the print out of online application form (possessing unique registration
number) duly signed, original certificates towards proof of age, qualification,
experience, caste, disability (if any) etc and self attested copies of all these
certificates, for verification and their candidature shall be considered on the
strength of the original certificates. In case of failure to produce the original
certificates, the candidature shall be rejected.

(vi) Applicants who fail to produce the original certificates and mark sheets during the
certificate verification process shall not be considered for selection.

(vii) Call letters shall not be sent to short-listed candidates by post. They shall be
informed to download call letter by e-mail/SMS/through CSL website
www.cochinshipyard.com. Schedule of the selection shall be intimated to the short-
listed applicants through SMS/E-mail/CSL website (Careers page)

(viii) No TA/DA shall be paid to the candidates for attending the selection.

(ix) Mere submission of application through online and issue of call letter for selection
shall not confer any right to the applicant of acceptance of candidature or cannot be
construed as an acknowledgement of fulfilling the eligibility criterion.

(x) The vacancies are purely on contract basis for a specific period and Shipyard is not
liable to offer appointment during or after the completion of contract period of the
selected candidates.

(xi) Candidates should be of sound health and satisfy the medical fitness standards as
fixed by the company. The candidates short-listed for appointment should undergo a
medical examination in the hospitals as prescribed by Shipyard and medical fitness
further subject to certification by the Chief Medical Officer of CSL.

(xii) No correspondence regarding the rejection of application in case of ineligibility shall

be entertained.

(xiii) Rank lists shall be maintained for all disciplines and shall be operated only in the
event of occurrence of a vacancy caused by non-joining of a candidate from the rank
list within the date of joining as stipulated in the offer of appointment issued to the
candidate, OR, where a candidate joins the post and in the event of separation of a
person on account of death or resignation from the post during the period of one year
from the date of joining in CSL. The validity period of the rank list shall be upto one

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 year from date of publication of results unless a fresh notification for the same post is
issued. Vacancy which arose as stated above shall not be treated as a fresh vacancy
and the actual number of posts filled up against this notification shall under no
circumstances exceed the number of vacancies indicated in this notification.

(xiv) Notwithstanding the above or any other conditions, CSL reserves the right not to fill
up the vacancies notified. Further, the filling up of the notified vacancies shall be
subject to the suitability of candidates in the rank list, availability of projects and job
requirements. CSL reserves the right to restrict/ alter/cancel/modify the recruitment
process, if need so arises without notice or assigning any reason thereof.

(xv) If at any stage it is found that any information furnished is false/ incorrect or the
candidate does not satisfy the eligibility criteria, the candidature/appointment is
liable to be cancelled/ rejected.

(xvi) Any legal proceedings in respect of any claim or dispute arising out of this
advertisement and/or an application in response thereto and selection process
thereafter can be instituted only in the Courts/Tribunals/Forums at Ernakulam and
such Courts/ Authorities shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction.

(xvii) Any amendment, modification or addition to this advertisement shall be published in

the CSL website only.

(xviii) For any queries please contact us via e-mail career@cochinshipyard.com.

VII. Important Dates

Commencement of Online Application : 15 October 2020

Last Date of Online Application : 27 October 2020

“CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL BE A DISQUALIFICATION”

“ONLY INDIAN NATIONALS NEED APPLY”

Sd/-
CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (HR & TRG)

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