NATIONALINSTITUTEOFRURALDEVELOPMENT& PANCHAYATIRAJ

RAJENDRANAGAR: HYDERABAD-500030

Advt.no.38/2024
File no. NIRDPR/Admin/Sec-I/2024/54
Comp no.17314

National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), an autonomous

organization under the Union Ministry of Rural Development, is a premier centre of
excellence in RD & PR. Having served our nation for 67 years, NIRDPR is now enhancing
its vision from poverty alleviation & livelihoods to improving quality of life and improving
standards of living in rural India.

NIRDPR holds a huge mandate and is a highly diversified system with 6 focus areas:
Training and Capacity Building, Research and Consultancy, Policy Formulation and Policy
Advocacy, Technology Transfer, Academic Programmes, Innovative Skilling Livelihood;
Highly qualified faculty at NIRDPR work across 21 Centres of specific subject matter
expertise, under 7 schools of diversified thematic areas. Faculty works to fulfill NIRDPR’s
role as a Think Tank to MoRD and also with consultancy projects to various ministries, in
keeping with the role of NIRDPR as a dynamic organization. Nurturing 29 SIRDs, ETCs
and other networking organizations of RD&PR is another critical responsibility of NIRDPR.
Considering 65% of rural population as end beneficiaries, the role of NIRDPR is growing in
demand for nation building. Faculty members taken on deputation basis are expected to
contribute to training, research and consultancy activities of the Institute and these faculty
members may be granted additional remuneration in recognition of their achievements for
making the Institute self-sustaining.

NIRD&PR invites online applications from the eligible candidates for the below mentioned
posts on deputation basis.

No. of
Sl. no. Name of the Post Pay Matrix Level Age limit
posts

1 Professor Level 14 56 years 8

2 Associate Professor Level 13(A) 56 years 4

3 Assistant Professor Level 10 56 years 9

 The eligibility, qualifications, experience, age, scale of pay and other details are as
follows:

I. Professor

1 Designation Professor

2 Classification Similar to Group ‘A’ post in Central Government

3 Mode of Recruitment Deputation

4 Number of Posts 8

5 Period of deputation 3 years, extendable as per DoPT instructions

issued from time to time

6 Educational and An Officer belonging to Group-A or equivalent

Other Qualifications holding analogous post in Level-14 or with 2 years
of service in Level-13 and having experience of 10
years in the fields related to rural development/
panchayati raj / agriculture and allied sectors.
OR
An Officer in scale higher than Scale-6 or in
Scale-6 with minimum 2 years of experience from
the banking sector (RBI/NABARD/RRBs/
Nationalised banks) with the experience of having
worked for a minimum of 2 years as Lead District
Manager / Lead Bank Officer / District
Development Manager/ faculty in the training
institutions of the banks and minimum of 10 years’
experience in the fields related to rural
development/ panchayati raj/ agriculture and allied
sectors.
7 Age Limit 56 years

8 Pay Scale Level 14 of UGC Pay Scales in 7th CPC

II. Associate Professor

1 Designation Associate Professor

2 Classification Similar to Group ‘A’ post in Central Government

3 Mode of Recruitment Deputation

4 Number of Posts 4
5 Period of deputation 3 years, extendable as per DoPT instructions
issued from time to time
6 Educational and An Officer belonging to Group – A or equivalent
Other Qualifications holding analogous post in level -13A or with 2
years of service in level-12 and having experience
of 10 years in the fields related to rural
development/ panchayati raj / agriculture and
allied sectors.

OR

An Officer in scale higher than Scale-5 or in

Scale-5 with minimum 2 years experience from
the banking sector (RBI/NABARD/ RRBs/
Nationalised banks) with the experience of having
worked for a minimum of 2 years as lead district
officers/ district development managers/ faculty in
the training institutions of the banks and having a
minimum of 10 years’ experience in the fields
related to rural development/ panchayati raj/
agriculture and allied sectors.
7 Age Limit 56 years

8 Pay Scale Level 13(A) of UGC Pay Scales in 7th CPC

III. Assistant Professor

1 Designation Assistant Professor

2 Classification Similar to Group ‘A’ post in Central Government

3 Mode of Recruitment Deputation

4 Number of Posts 9
5 Period of deputation 3 years, extendable as per DoPT instructions
issued from time to time
6 Educational and A Group-A or equivalent officer of Central / State
Other Qualifications Government holding analogous post or with 4
years of experience in the areas/ fields of Rural
Development / Panchayati Raj/ Agriculture and
Allied Sectors.

OR

An Officer in scale higher than Scale-4 or in

Scale-4 with minimum 4 years experience from
banking sector (RBI / NAABARD /
RRBs/Nationalised Banks) having worked for a
minimum period of 2 years as Lead District
Manager / Lead Bank Officer / District
Development Manager/ Officer/ Faculty in
Training Institutes of Banks and with a work
experience of 4 years in the areas / fields of Rural
Development Panchayati Raj/ Agriculture and
Allied sectors.
7 Age Limit 56 years

8 Pay Scale Level 10 of UGC Pay Scales in 7th CPC

General Conditions:

1. The appointment will be made on deputation and will be governed by the

instructions issued by the DoPT Om No.6/8/2009-Estt. (Pay II) dated 17th June
2010, as amended from time to time.

2. The maximum age for appointment shall in no case exceed 56 years on the last
date of submission of application
3. Experience will be reckoned as on the last date of submission of application.

4. Only Indian Nationals are eligible to apply.

5. In case of large number of applications, the Institute may shortlist the candidates
as may be necessary.

6. No correspondence will be entertained from the candidates regarding postal

delays, short-listing and reasons for not being called for interview, selection or
appointment.

7. The prescribed requirements are minimum and the mere fact that a candidate
possesses the same will not entitle him / her for being called for interview.

8. Institute reserves the right not to fill up any of the vacancies advertised, if the
circumstances so warrant. The Institute reserves the rights to withdraw the
advertised post(s) at any time without giving any reason. Any consequential
vacancies arising at the time of interview may also be filled up from the available
candidates. The number of positions is thus open to change.

9. Canvassing in any form will be treated as disqualification.

10. The decision of the Institute shall be final in the process of selection

11. In case of any disputes / suites or legal proceedings against the Institute, the
jurisdiction shall be restricted to the Courts of Hyderabad.

12. In case of any inadvertent mistake in the process of selection which may be
detected at any stage even after the issue of appointment letter, the Institute
reserves the right to modify / withdraw / cancel any communication made to the
candidates.

13. The appointment will be subject to the Provisions of the Institute Rules and
subject to the concurrence from the Government of India.

14. Application incomplete in any respect and not accompanied by relevant

certificates / documents / photograph will be summarily rejected.

15. The applicants fulfilling the eligibility criteria and having relevant experience may
apply through Online Registration available on the website http://career.nirdpr.in
on or before 03.03.2025.
16. After submission of online application, the candidate shall take a print out of
online application and apply through his/her parent organization to forward the
same through proper channel along with the following documents

i. Cadre Clearance Certificate, if applicable

ii. Vigilance Clearance

iii. Integrity Certificate

iv. Major/Minor Penalty Statement during last ten years

v. Photocopies of ACRs/APARs of last five years. If for some reasons, the

ACRs/APARs of the officer have not been written for a particular year or a
part of a year, a 'No Report Certificate' (NRC) for the period may be sent
along with the ACRs/APARs of the corresponding previous year(s).

vi. Self attested photocopies of the Degree certificates, experience certificates

or any other document in support of the educational
qualification/details/information as mentioned in the Bio-Data of the
applicant.

17. The application along with necessary documents may be sent to Assistant
Director, Administration, Section - I, National Institute of Rural Development
& Panchayati Raj, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030, so as to reach it on
or before 03.03.2025 by 5.30 PM.

Sd/-
Assistant Director
Administration (Section–I)