NATIONAL FERTILIZERS LIMITED

(A Government of India Undertaking)

(CIN : L74899DLI974GOI007417)
A-11, Sector-24, Noida,
District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh - 201301.
Phone Nos.: 0120-2412294, 2412445 Fax 0120-2412397

Advertisement No.: 01 (NFL)/2023 Dated: 04/07/2023

Recruitment of Officer (Company Secretariat) in NFL

National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) is a Mini-Ratna, premier profit-making Central Public Sector Undertaking
engaged in manufacturing and marketing of fertilizers and other agricultural inputs with a vision of being a leading
Indian company in fertilizers and beyond, with commitment to all stakeholders. NFL is looking for qualified,
dynamic and result oriented experienced professionals with initiative for manning the following positions on
regular basis for its various Units/Offices/Joint Ventures:-

A. VACANCY POSITION (Table- 01)

Approx Post
Post Name Offered Category Wise Vacancies
Total Identified
Post and Pay CTC
Vacancies Suitable
Code Scale (2017 (₹ in
OBC
Lakh Per UR SC ST EWS PwBD ExSM for PwBD
IDA based) (NCL)
Annum) Categories
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) (xi) (xii)
I. B, LV
II. D, HH
III. OA, OL,
Officer BA, BL,
01 OAL, CP,
(Company
61000034 ₹13.00 01 01 - - - - (Cat C) - LC, Dw,
Secretariat) AAV,
MDy
E-1 IV. MD
Involving
Above

1. Abbreviations:
‘UR’ = Unreserved; ‘SC’ = Scheduled Caste; ‘ST’ = Scheduled Tribe; ‘OBC (NCL)’ = Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy
Layer); ‘EWS’ = Economically Weaker Section; ‘ExSM’ = Ex Serviceman; ‘PwBD’ = Divyangjan or Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities; B=Blind, LV=Low Vision, D=Deaf, HH= Hard of Hearing, OA=One Arm, OL=One Leg, BA=Both Arms, BL=Both
Leg,OAL=One Arm and One Leg, BLOA=Both Leg & One Arm , BLA=Both Legs Arms, CP=Cerebral Palsy, LC=Leprosy Cured,
Dw=Dwarfism, AAV=Acid Attack Victims, MDy= Muscular Dystrophy, ASD= Autism Spectrum Disorder (M= Mild, MoD=
Moderate), ID= Intellectual Disability, SLD= Specific Learning Disability,MI= Mental Illness, MD=Multiple Disabilities,
‘Cat’=Category, ‘IDA’=Industrial Dearness Allowance; ‘.

2. The number of vacancies are tentative and may increase or decrease at the absolute discretion of NFL and in compliance of the
Presidential Directives on reservation at the time of appointment. Accordingly, NFL reserves the right to
cancel/restrict/enlarge/modify/alter the requirements advertised, if need so arises, without any further notice or assigning any
reason therefor. In addition to the notified vacancies a panel of candidates shall also be created for unforeseen vacancies,

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 including but not limited to vacancies caused by cessation of service of selected candidates, arising within one year from date of
empanelment. Posts shall be filled according to reservation position. Accordingly, SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD/ExSM category
candidates are encouraged to apply. Further, NFL also reserves the right to raise/relax the minimum eligibility standards
and to fill/ not to fill any or all of the above positions.
3. Details of PwBD Category
Category A – Blindness and Low Vision.
Category B – Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Category C – Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy.
Category D – Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness.
Category E – Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf –blindness.

4. PwBD/ExSM reservation is applied on horizontal inter-locking basis in either of UR/SC/ST/OBC (NCL/EWS vacancies.

5. The PwBD categories identified for above posts are as per Gazette Notification dated 07.01.2021 issued by MINISTRY OF
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT [Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)], Govt of
India. Please refer to Clause No. F.8 of this advertisement in this regard also.
6. EWS vacancies are tentative and subject to further directives of Government of India and outcome of any litigation pending in any
court. The appointment against vacancies reserved for EWS category candidates shall be provisional and subject to the Income
and Asset certificate to be verified through the proper channels and if the verification reveals that the claim to belong to EWS is
fake/false the services of the concerned persons will be terminated forthwith without assigning any further reasons and without
prejudice to such further action as may be taken under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code for production of fake/false
certificate. The Income and Asset Certificate issued by any one of the authorities mentioned in the prescribed format as given on
our website shall only be accepted as proof of candidate's claim as belonging to EWS.
7. Backlog vacancy reserved for PwBD (if any) as mentioned in column (x) of table-01 shall be filled up out of the candidates
with the same Benchmark Disability as mentioned in the column (x) of table-01. In case suitable candidates with that
Benchmark Disability are not available, it may be filled by interchange among the other categories of Benchmark
Disabilities identified suitable for the post as mentioned in column (xii) of the Table – 01. In case of non-availability of
suitable candidates with any of the Benchmark Disability identified suitable for the post then the backlog vacancy reserved
for PwBD shall be filled up by the persons other than the persons with Benchmark Disability. Accordingly, candidates
other than PwBD category may also apply against the backlog vacancies reserved for PwBD. However, their candidature
will be considered in the event of non-availability of suitable candidates belonging to PwBD category.

B. PAY/ PERKS & PLACEMENT

1. PAY & PERKS
NFL offers one of the best pay packages in the Fertilizer industry. Following are the Pay Scales which are
being offered by NFL (Table 02):

Sl.No. Pay Scale Code Pay Scale Post

(2017 IDA based)

01 E-1 ₹40000-140000 Officer (Company Secretariat)

Selected candidates will be placed at the minimum Basic Pay in Pay Scale. Besides Basic Pay, candidates will
also be paid Industrial Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance / Company Accommodation, wherever
available and will also be entitled for other perquisites & allowances / benefits such as Leave, Medical
Facilities, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Contributory Superannuation Benefit Fund Scheme, Group
Personal Accident Insurance etc., as & when applicable and as per NFL rules in force from time to time. Non-
Practicing Allowance (NPA) @ 20% of Basic Pay shall also be payable to Medical Officer in addition to above
as per Company rules in force from time to time.

2. APPOINTMENT AND PLACEMENT

The candidate should have sound health. The selected candidates before joining will be required to get Medical Fitness
Certificate from Civil Surgeon of any Central/State Government Hospitals. The appointment will be provisional and
subject to verification of Character & Antecedents and Caste /PwBD Certificate from the concerned District
Authorities/Competent Authorities. Selected candidates can be posted at any Units/Offices of NFL or its Joint
Ventures across India at any point of time at the discretion of the Management.

C. MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AS ON CUT OFF DATE

The columns (i -iv) mentioned in the table under this clause be read with Clause Nos. C.1 - C.5 mentioned
subsequently. (Table- 03)
Name of Post Age Minimum Educational Qualification Post Qualification inline executive Work
Limit Experience

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 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Officer Minimum - 18 Should have passed the final examination of Minimum 01 year post qualification
(Company years the Institute of the Company Secretaries of professional experience as on cut-off date in
Secretariat) Maximum - 30 India (ICSI) and member of ICSI. Preference a Secretariat Department of a Central/ State
years will be given to candidates having graduate Govt./ CPSE/ SPSE/ Public Limited
degree in Law. Company.

1. CUT OFF DATE

The cut-off date for determining eligibility criteria in respect of age, minimum educational qualification, post-
qualification inline executive work experience in the relevant Pay Scale/ CTC shall be 30/06/2023 and will
remain unchanged irrespective of any reason whatsoever.
2. AGE LIMIT (Column ii)
Maximum age mentioned on the above table is for 'UR' category. Relaxations to SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/ExSM
in age criteria are mentioned in Clause Nos. F.12 - F.16 of this advertisement.
3. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (Column-iii)
a. No claim of possession of equivalent educational qualification(s) other than advertised educational
qualification for a post would be entertained and decision of NFL in this regard would be final and binding.
b. Minimum percentage of marks in the minimum educational qualification as indicated above shall be
aggregate of all semesters/years and irrespective of the weightage given to any particular semester/year
by the Institute/University.
c. Wherever CGPA/OGPA or letter grade in a degree is awarded; equivalent percentage of marks should be
indicated in the application form as per norms adopted by the University/Institute. Where no norms have
been specified, the CGPA/OGPA will be presumed to have been provided on a 10 point scale. Candidates
having CGPA/OGPA or letter grade in a degree, however, shall invariably produce a bonafide copy of the
conversion norms/formula with respect to his/her University/Institute along with the application form and at
the time of Interview.
d. Candidates appearing in the final year/ semester of the minimum essential qualification as mentioned in
column iii of table- 03 above and their result are awaited as on cutoff date are not eligible to apply.
e. Computer Literacy is desirables for all candidates.

4. WORK EXPERIENCE (Columns iv)

a. Work Experience should be after acquiring relevant educational qualification and should be in-line
executive experience.
b. Candidate’s work experience as Management Trainee / Graduate Engineer Trainee would be counted only
in case he/she has been regularized in the same Company.
c. Apprenticeship training under Apprentices Act, 1961, would not be counted as post - qualification inline
executive work experience.
d. Candidates employed in Central/State Government/Quasi-Government/Public Sector
Undertakings/Autonomous Bodies shall produce No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their present
employer at the time of interview failing which his/ her candidature will not be considered and he/she will
not be allowed to appear in the interview.
e. Experience of candidates working on contract basis through empanelled agency/ contractor (i.e., those
who have been deployed on contract basis by some other agency/ organization for working on
project/construction/O&M or any other activity) will not be considered. Only direct work experience
including fixed term basis employment in an organization will be taken into consideration.
f. Candidates must be working as on cutoff date in the relevant domain/ field as mentioned in the
column (iv) of the table-03 on a requisite Pay Scale/ minimum CTC as mentioned in clause C.5
below.

5. PAY SCALES / EQUIVALENT CTC

In addition to possessing minimum numbers of years of post-qualification in-line executive work experience
as on cut-off date of reckoning eligibility criteria, candidates should also satisfy the following condition:
I. Candidates working in Government (Central/State), Public Sector Undertakings (Central/State),
Autonomous, Statutory Bodies or Joint Ventures of State/Central Government/Undertakings should have
worked for minimum one year (for E1 Level post) and two years (for E-2 and above level post) in one level
below pay scale or should be presently working in same scale or higher pay scale on the cut-off date. For

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 next below pay scale in which experience of 01/02 years is required, please refer Annexure-I.
II. Candidates working in Private Sectors or any such Government (Central/State), Public Sector
Undertakings (Central/State), Autonomous, Statutory Bodies or Joint Ventures of State/Central
Government/Undertakings whose Pay Scales do not match with NFL’s given Pay Scales, should have
requisite experience at a minimum CTC as detailed below (Table-04):
Level/post for which Minimum required CTC Minimum years of inline Experience
Candidate is applying (₹ in Lakhs per annum) required at the minimum required CTC as
mentioned in column ii as on cutoff date
(i) (ii) (iii)
Officer (Company Secretariat) - 01 Year

Candidates must also be working on the cutoff date at a minimum CTC as mentioned in column (ii)
of above table-04 in the relevant domain/ field as mentioned in the column (iv) of the table -03.

III. It should be noted that no claim of possession of equivalent Pay Scale other than advertised Pay
Scale for a post would be entertained.

D. NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE

General, OBC and EWS category candidates are required to pay Non - refundable application fee plus applicable
bank charges (if any) through online transfer mode at the time of submission of online application form, as detailed
below (Table-05):

Sl. No. Pay Scale Code Post Name Amount (in ₹)

1. E-1 Officer (Company Secretariat) ₹700/-

No other mode of payment of application fee would be accepted. Application fee once paid will not be
refunded under any circumstances. Candidates are, therefore, advised to verify their eligibility before
payment of application fee. SC/ST/PwBD/ExSM/Departmental category candidates are not required to pay
any application fee. It may also be noted that NFL does not seek any other charges/fees except the above
mentioned application fee.

E. PROCEDURE
a. HOW TO APPLY
1. Before applying, candidates are advised to peruse the advertisement carefully and should ensure that they
fulfil all the eligibility criteria.
2. Eligible and interested candidates are required to apply online from 04/07/2023 upto 03/08/2023 upto
23:59:59 on NFL’s website: www.nationalfertilizers.com → Careers → Recruitment in NFL → Recruitment
of Officer (Company Secretariat) in NFL. No other mode of application including manual/paper shall be
accepted / entertained.
3. Only one application per candidate for a particular post is allowed. The details in online Application Form
can be edited / modified before submission of application fee or final submission of online Form and details
once finally submitted cannot be changed under any circumstances. Hence, candidates are strictly advised
to ensure that they have filled in the correct particulars & details in online Application Form before final
submission. It should be noted that false declaration shall render the candidate ineligible from this
recruitment process.
4. Incomplete online Applications shall be summarily rejected.
5. Candidates must possess Valid E-Mail ID which should remain valid for at least one & a half year.
6. Following five steps are involved in the application process:
STEP-I: Candidate Registration-
Candidate who has already created his/her account in NFL's recruitment portal need not to create his/ her
account again. He/ She can simply login in the portal using his/her login credentials to fill the application
form.

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Candidate who has not registered in the NFL's recruitment portal has to create an account by using
his/her own/personal Email ID and Mobile number and has to create his/her own password. After
successful registration, Log-In Credentials will be sent to candidate on the registered email Id. Candidates
are advised to remember UserID (Email ID) and password for future reference/use.
STEP-II: Filling Up Candidate's Details in the application form-
Candidate has to login into the recruitment portal with the registered Email ID/ User ID/ Mobile Number
and the password generated by him/her. After Login, candidate will land on the Instructions Page.
Candidates are advised to read instructions carefully before proceedings to next page. In the next pages
candidate shall furnish all required details e.g. Post Selection, Personal Details, Education Details,
Experience Details etc.
STEP-III: Uploading of Photograph, Signature and requisite documents/Certificates as applicable
Candidates shall be required to upload following documents at the time applying online and are advised
to keep the same handy:

Sl No Particulars Documents to be uploaded Maximum Size of

file/ Type of file
1. Date of Birth 10th / Matriculation Certificate 2 MB in PDF.

2. Educational Mark sheets and Degree Certificates (Matric onwards upto 2 MB in PDF.
Qualification Proof highest level for each semesters/ years).Documentary
proof/ certificate from the Institute/ University (as per
norms adopted by University/ Institute) indicating
equivalent percentage of marks secured in case degree is
awarded in CGPA/ OGPA or letter grade.
3. Past Employment Experience Certificate issued by Employer(s), with clearly 2 MB in PDF.
Proof indicating date of joining, date of relieving and duties
performed in each organization in which candidate has
worked.
4. Present Employment Certificate issued by Employer(s), if any, for present 2 MB in PDF.
Proof employment / Offer of appointment and pay slip of the cut
Off Month as present employment proof.
5. For Caste/Tribe Caste Certificate in the prescribed format. OBC (Non 2 MB in PDF.
Certificate [for SC/ Creamy Layer) category candidates are required to submit
ST/ OBC (NCL)] latest caste certificate from Competent Authority.
6. EWS Certificate EWS category candidates are required to submit latest 2 MB in PDF.
category certificate from Competent Authority.
7. For Differently abled/ Medical Certificate in the prescribed format. 2 MB in PDF.
PwBD candidates
8. For Candidates Certificate in the prescribed format. 2 MB in PDF.
having difficulty in
writing
9. ExSM Certificate Proof of ExSM in prescribed format. 2 MB in PDF.
10. J&K Domiciled Proof of being J&K Domiciled between 01.01.1980 to 2 MB in PDF.
between 01.01.1980 31.12.1989
to 31.12.1989
11. Identity Proof AADHAAR/PAN/Passport/Election Photo Identity Card/ 2 MB in PDF.
Identity Card issued by Govt./PSU/Passbook of any
Nationalized Bank with attested photograph.
12. Photograph Latest Passport size Photo. 2 MB in jpg or jpeg
13. Signature Photograph of Signature in digital format. 2 MB in jpg or
jpeg.

Only legitimate photographs of individuals and signatures are considered as valid. Uploading images of
live/dead of any nature / images of any other personality of any field shall be considered as non-eligible and
such applications shall be summarily rejected, with no further communication entertained.

The candidate shall be solely responsible for the information provided in his/her online application form. If
any mismatch / deviation found, the application will be summarily rejected.

STEP-IV: Preview and Submission of Application

This is the final submission process and after that candidate cannot change the details once furnished.
Therefore, candidates are advised to furnish the details in the portal carefully and check the same before final
submission.

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 STEP-V: Payment of Application Fee -
Make Payment of Application fees as applicable. The fee can be remitted through any Debit/ Credit Card/
Net Banking/ UPI ID using the online payment gateway facility. Fee once paid will not be refunded
under any circumstances. Failed Transaction amount will be automatically refunded to same A/c which
from payment was originally made, within 15 working days.

7. Candidates are advised to download & retain all the below mentioned documents for future reference as they
would be asked to produce them for reference at the time of document verification or at any stage of selection
process:
S.No. Documents

(i) Copy of online Application Form

(ii) Fee Receipt

(iii) Admit Card, which will be available when the Exam Date is declared

8. Candidates should strictly ensure timely payment of application fee and/or submission of their online
applications well before the stipulated last date of submission to avoid last minute rush.

9. All correspondence with candidates shall be done only on their registered e-mail ID provided by candidate. All
information regarding examination schedule/admit card etc. shall be provided through email and / or by
uploading on NFL website.
10. NFL will not be responsible for any loss of email sent, due to invalid/wrong email ID provided by the candidate or
for delay/non receipt of information if a candidate fails to access his/her mail/NFL's website in time.
11. Candidates are not required to send any document to NFL through email/post at this stage.
b. SHORTLISTING & SELECTION PROCESS
1. Based on the information in Application Form and documents uploaded by the candidates’ during online
submission of their Application Form, scrutiny of applications would be done and candidates meeting the
eligibility criteria will be provisionally shortlisted and called for personal interview. NFL’s decision regarding
eligibility & shortlisting of applications shall be final & binding and no queries or correspondence shall be
entertained in this regard.
2. However, in case of receipt of large number of Applications, NFL reserves a right to conduct an screening
test in Delhi - NCR region and/or any other city(ies) of India for the purpose of short-listing candidates for
interview. Neither TA will be paid nor would Boarding & Lodging facilities be arranged/reimbursed for
appearing in the online test.
3. Modalities of screening Test, in the event it is decided to conduct the same, shall be placed on NFL
website www.nationalfertilizers.com→ Careers→ Recruitment in NFL→ Recruitment of Officer (Company
Secretariat) in NFL at an appropriate time.
4. Candidates are required to qualify in the Personal Interview with minimum average of 50% marks in
interview. NFL reserves the right to conduct interview through physical mode/ video conferencing mode at
its various Offices/Units.
5. In case, total marks (upto two decimals) of two or more candidates after personal interview are same,
percentage of marks in the qualifying examination would be considered for drawing up merit list. In case
percentage of marks (upto two decimals) are also equal in the qualifying examination, the date of birth of
the candidates will be considered for preparing merit list i.e. the candidate born earlier will be considered
as senior in the merit list.
6. It may be noted that candidates will be called for personal interview provisionally on the basis of
information submitted by them in the application Form and their candidature will be considered vis-à-vis
eligibility criteria for the post applied for as mentioned in the Advertisement. Candidates not meeting the
eligibility criteria or not in possession of complete requisite documents will not be allowed to attend the
personal interview and no TA will be paid to them. Further, no queries shall be entertained in this regard.
7. The candidates called for personal interview for the posts at the level of E-5 to E-7 shall be reimbursed
single return air fare (economy class)/ 1st class AC rail fare/ road mileage at prescribed rates for the
journey by road/ by one’s own conveyance. The candidates called for personal interview for posts at the
level of E-1 to E-4 will be reimbursed to and fro single 2nd AC Class Rail fare (Mail/Express trains,
excluding Rajdhani/ Duronto/ Shatabdi)/ Bus fare from the nearest railway station of the correspondence
address indicated by the candidates in their online application to the place of interview by the shortest
route on production of necessary receipts. No TA is payable to the candidates called for the online
examination wherever applicable.

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 8. The selected candidates before joining will be required to get Medical Fitness Certificate from Civil
Surgeon/NFL’s Hospital/NFL’s common panel of hospitals and their appointment will also be subject to
verification of character & antecedents and Caste certificate from the concerned District Authorities.
9. Selected candidates can be posted in any of the Units/Offices of the NFL or its Joint Ventures across India
at any point of time at the discretion of Management.
F. RESERVATION/CONCESSIONS/RELAXATIONS.
1. Relaxation/Concession for SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/PwBD/Ex-SM categories candidates will be as indicated at
Clause No. F.12 to F.16.
2. Category {UR/SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/Ex-SM/EWS} once submitted in Application Form will not be changed
and no benefit of other category will be admissible later on.
3. SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD/XSM candidates may be considered under general standards of merit against the
un-reserved posts provided no relaxation in age, qualification etc. is availed of/extended to them.
4. For claiming relaxation, the reserved category candidates should upload copy of Caste/PwBD
certificate(s), in the Proforma prescribed by Govt. of India, issued by the Competent Authority, alongwith
Online Application Form. If the certificate has been issued in a language other than English/Rajbhasha
(Hindi), the candidates should upload a self- certified bonafide translated copy of the same either in English
or Rajbhasha (Hindi).
5. Only those communities that are mentioned in the common list of OBC notified by Government of India
shall be treated as OBC for the purpose of reservation for employment. Relevant list can be viewed at
http://www.ncbc.nic.in. Accordingly, for claiming the benefit of OBC (NCL) category on the cutoff date, the
candidate shall submit & subsequently produce his latest caste certificate in the proforma prescribed by
Government of India, as contained in DoPT Memo No.36036/2/2013-Estt/(Res.) dated 30.05.2014 from a
Competent Authority. Such certificate should specifically state that the candidate does not belong to the
persons/sections (creamy layer) as mentioned in column 3 of the schedule to the Department of Personnel
& Training, Government of India OM No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 08.09.1993 and modifications
issued vide OM No. 36033/1/2013-Estt.(Res.) dated 13.09.2017. Further the OBC (NCL) candidates will
have to give a self-declaration, at the time of documents verification indicating that they belong to OBC
(NCL).
6. Candidates belonging to OBC category and falling in creamy layer are not entitled to OBC reservation
benefits. Such OBC candidates shall be treated as Un-reserved candidates. Accordingly such candidates
may choose to apply for the advertised positions provided they meet the age criteria applicable to “UR”
candidates and indicate their category as “UR”.
7. Prescribed reservations for PwBD and/or ExSM/Dependent of those killed or disabled in action will be
applied on horizontal inter-locking reservation system basis as per Government of India guidelines.
Candidates belonging to PwBD category shall be considered only against the identified positions.
8. Under section 34 of "The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016", persons with benchmark
disabilities are eligible for reservation. The reserved categories of disabilities mentioned under this Act are
namely (a) Blindness and low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including
cerebral palsy. leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual
disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons
under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness in the posts identified for each disabilities. It may be noted
that definition of the above specified disabilities will be as per "The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,
2016".
Section 2(r) of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, defines ‘person with benchmark disability’
as a person duly certified by the certifying authority with not less than 40% of a specified disability where
specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where
specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.
9. Format of caste certificate for SC/ST/OBC, format of EWS certificate and format of PwBD certificate is
available on the NFL's website www.nationalfertilizers.com → Careers → Recruitment in NFL →
Recruitment of Officer (Company Secretariat) in NFL → Docs & Formats. If the certificate has been issued
in a language other than English/Rajbhasha (Hindi), the candidates should submit a self- certified
translated copy of the same either in English or Rajbhasha (Hindi).
10. SC/ST/PwBD/ExSM candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.

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11. In case adequate numbers of SC/ST/PwBD candidates who satisfy the minimum standard are not
available to fill up the reserved vacancies, then SC/ST/PwBD candidates may be shortlisted to the extent
of shortfall in vacancies by relaxing the minimum standard of securing 60% marks to 55% marks in
educational qualification criterion, provided that they are not considered unfit to hold the post and satisfy all
the other eligibility criteria. Accordingly, SC/ST/PwBD category candidates are encouraged to apply.
12. Relaxation in age will be allowed upto 05 (five) years for SC/ST and 03 (three) years for OBC (NCL)
candidates considered against reserved positions.
13. Relaxation to ExSM/Dependent of those killed or disabled in action will be allowed as per Government of
India guidelines.
14. “UR” PwBD candidates will be allowed age-relaxation upto 10 years, upto 15 years for PwBD- SC/ST and
upto 13 years for PwBD-OBC(NCL) candidates, if considered against reserved vacancies.
15. Upper age is relaxed by 05 (five) years for the candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the state of
Jammu & Kashmir from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989.
16. The maximum age of the applicant, after giving relaxations under Clause No. F.12 to F.15 (standalone or
in combination thereof), should not exceed 56 years as on cutoff date.
G. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Only Indian Nationals are eligible to apply.
2. Candidates are advised to go through the advertisement carefully and ascertain their eligibility before
submitting their applications. Candidates have to ascertain themselves their eligibility vis-à-vis advertised
criteria for a post for which they are applying.
3. While applying, candidates should mention their full name as it appears in Certificate / Marksheet issued by
a Board of Secondary Education for passing Matriculation which shall be the only acceptable document in
support of proof of age.
4. The age limit, minimum educational qualification, number of years & type of post qualification inline
executive work experience are the minimum criteria and mere possession of the same by the candidate
does not entitle him/her for participating in the selection process. NFL’s decision regarding eligibility &
shortlisting of applications shall be final & binding and no queries or correspondence shall be entertained in
this regard.
5. In online application form, candidates have to necessarily declare and provide details in case he/she has
been arrested, prosecuted, kept under detention or fined, FIR filed in any Police Station, convicted by the
Court of Law for any offence debarred / disqualified by any Public Service Commission from appearing in
its examination or if proceedings are pending against him in any Court of Law.
6. Details once submitted in the application form will be final and request for any change including change in
correspondence address/email address/mobile number/ category shall not be entertained.
7. Candidates should possess a valid email ID as the same is mandatorily required to be filled in the
application form. Candidates are also advised to keep the email ID active for at least one & a half year from
cut-off date. No change in the email ID will be allowed once submitted. All information/communication
regarding participating in the selection process shall be provided through email to the candidates, found
prima-facie eligible, based on the information submitted by them in their application form. Responsibilities
of receiving and downloading of information/communications, etc. will be of the candidate. NFL will not be
responsible for any loss of email sent, due to invalid/wrong email ID provided by the candidate and no
correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.
8. The candidature of all applicants would be provisional and subject to subsequent verification of Degree
certificates/testimonials, Caste / PwBD/ ExSM etc. Candidates, if shortlisted for personal interview, are
required to bring in original all certificates at the time of interview, failing which they may not be allowed to
attend the interview.
9. Any notice/revision/clarification/corrigendum/addendum/errata in respect of this advertisement shall be
displayed only on NFL’s website www.nationalfertilizers.com → Careers → Recruitment in NFL→
Recruitment of Officer (Company Secretariat) in NFL. No further press advertisement will be issued. Hence
prospective applicants are advised to visit the above link on NFL website regularly for latest update with
regard to this advertisement.
10. The names of candidates called for personal interview will also be displayed only on the above mentioned
link on NFL website. Candidates are advised to visit the website regularly for the latest information in this
regard. Only short listed candidates who are prima-facie found eligible based on the information submitted
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 in their application will be called for participating in the selection process and will be intimated through
electronic mode for personal interview and NFL will not be responsible for any delay or non-delivery of
such intimation. Candidates are advised to regularly visit the above mentioned link for all the updated
information with regard to this advertisement. No telephonic queries shall be entertained.
11. In case the applicant does not receive any communication within 90 days from the date of publication of
this advertisement, it may be presumed that he/she has not been short listed for the selection process.
12. Mere admission to the selection process does not imply that NFL is satisfied about candidate’s eligibility.
The candidates should ensure that the details mentioned in the application form are correct and are in
conformity with the eligibility criteria for the post applied for, as mentioned in the advertisement. The
candidature of all applicants would be provisional and subject to subsequent verification of credentials of
candidates w.r.t. advertised recruitment specifications, certificates/testimonials, Caste/PwBD/ExSM etc.
Candidates, if shortlisted, would be required to bring in all original certificates at the time of document
verification, failing which they may not be issued offer of appointment / allowed to join.
13. If, at any stage of the recruitment process or subsequently, it is found, that the applicant:
i. has provided wrong information or submitted false documents or
ii. has suppressed relevant information
iii. does not meet the eligibility criteria for this recruitment or
iv. has resorted to unfair means during selection process or
v. is found guilty of impersonation.
Application of such candidate will be cancelled/rejected forthwith and the applicant will liable to be
disqualified, prosecuted and debarred for all future appointments in NFL. Further, services of such
candidate are liable to be terminated at any time, if recruited.
14. Further, NFL reserves the right to cancel/restrict/enlarge/modify the recruitment/selection process of
advertised posts without any further notice or assigning any reasons whatsoever.
15. Court of jurisdiction for any dispute pertaining to any issue arising out of this recruitment process will be at
New Delhi only to the exclusion of all other Courts.
16. Canvassing in any form at any stage shall be considered a disqualification for employment in the
Company.
17. In case of any ambiguity/dispute on account of interpretation in versions other than English Language
advertised in Newspaper/Employment News/Website, interpretation as per English version displayed in the
website www.nationalfertilizers.com shall prevail.
IMPORTANT

The link to the online registration of the application has been hosted on the website www.nationalfertilizers.com →
Careers → Recruitment in NFL → Recruitment of Officer (Company Secretariat) in NFL.
Cut – off date for reckoning eligibility for all purposes 30/06/2023
Date of opening of online application portal 04/07/2023
Last date of submission of online application, unless change in date is notified 03/08/2023
Candidates are advised to submit their online application in time to avoid last minute rush.
Canvassing in any form is liable to render a candidate ineligible.

CGM (HR), NFL

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 ANNEXURE-I

POST/ CORRESPONDING NEXT BELOW PAY SCALE IN WHICH POST-QUALIFICATION INLINE WORK-
LEVEL PAY SCALE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED AS ON CUT-OFF DATE OF RECKONING ELIGIBILITY
FOR BEING OFFERED
WHICH FOR THE POST PAY SCALES IDA PATTERN EQUIVALENT CDA PATTERN
CANDIDATE BEING APPLIED
IS 1997 2007 2017 SCALE WITH GRADE SCALE AFTER
APPLYING 2017 BASED
BASED BASED BASED PAY (7TH PC) 01.01.2016
Officer ₹6550-200- ₹12600- ₹30000-
₹40000-140000 ₹9300 –34800 ₹4200 ₹35400-112400
(E-1) 11350 32500 120000
Asstt.
₹8600-250- ₹16400 - ₹40000-
Manager ₹50000-160000 ₹9300 - 34800 ₹4600 ₹44900-142400
14600 40500 140000
(E-2)
Dy.
₹10750- ₹20600 - ₹50000-
Manager ₹60000-180000 ₹9300 - 34800 ₹4800 ₹47600-151100
300-16750 46500 160000
(E-3)
₹9300 - 34800
Manager ₹13000- ₹24900 - ₹60000- / ₹53100-167800/
₹70000-200000 ₹5400
(E-4) 350-18250 50500 180000 ₹15600 - ₹56100-177500
39100
Sr.
₹14500- ₹29100 - ₹70000- ₹15600 -
Manager ₹80000-220000 ₹6600 ₹67700-208700
350-18700 54500 200000 39100
(E-5)
Chief
Manager/ ₹16000- ₹32900 - ₹80000- ₹15600 -
₹90000-240000 ₹7600 ₹78800-209200
Sr. CMO 400-20800 58000 220000 39100
(E-6)
DGM ₹17500-400- ₹36600 - ₹90000-
₹100000-260000 ₹37400-67000 ₹8700 ₹123100-215900
(E-7) 22300 62000 240000

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