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the Post : Assistant Specialist – [3] Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology.
Pay Band and Grade Pay : Pay Band PB-2 `9300-34800 plus Grade Pay `4600.
Number of vacancies : 3
Educational Qualification : Post Graduate Degree in Agriculture with specialization in Plant Biotechnology or Post Graduate Degree in Plant Biotechnology.
Experience for direct recruitment : Minimum five years’ experience in Research or Teaching in any recognized Research Institution or University in the post carrying the Grade Pay of `4200 or equivalent.
Position 7
Name of the Post : Assistant Specialist – [5] Agricultural Chemistry.
Pay Band and Grade Pay : Pay Band PB-2 `9300-34800 plus Grade Pay `4600.
Number of vacancies : 3
Educational Qualification : Post Graduate Degree in Agriculture with specialization in Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science or Post Graduate Degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry or Analytical Chemistry.
Experience for direct recruitment : Minimum five years’ experience in Research or Teaching in any recognized Research Institution or University in the post carrying the Grade Pay of `4200 or equivalent.
Position 8
Name of the Post : Assistant Specialist – [6] Plant Pathology.
Pay Band and Grade Pay : Pay Band PB-2 `9300-34800 plus Grade Pay `4600.
Number of vacancies : 3
Educational Qualification : Post Graduate Degree in Agriculture with specialization in Plant Pathology or Microbiology or Post Graduate Degree in Botany with specialization in Plant Pathology or Microbiology.
Experience for direct recruitment : Minimum five years’ experience in Research or Teaching in any recognized Research Institution or University in the post carrying the Grade Pay of `4200 or equivalent.
Position 9
Name of the Post : [8] Biochemistry and Agricultural Engineering [Post-Harvest Technology].
Pay Band and Grade Pay : Pay Band PB-2 `9300-34800 plus Grade Pay `4600.
Number of vacancies : 1
Educational Qualification : Post Graduate Degree in Biochemistry or Analytical Chemistry or Microbiology or Agricultural Engineering or Environmental Science. If none available, then Post Graduate Degree in Agricultural Chemistry or Chemistry.
Experience for direct recruitment : Minimum five years’ experience in Research or Teaching in any recognized Research Institution or University in the post carrying the Grade Pay of `4200 or equivalent.
Position 10
Name of the Post : Assistant Specialist – [9] Coffee Quality.
Pay Band and Grade Pay : Pay Band PB-2 `9300-34800 plus Grade Pay `4600.
Number of vacancies : 1
Educational Qualification : Post Graduate Degree in Food Technology or Food Science and Nutrition or Post Graduate Degree in Science with specialization in Biotechnology or Botany or Zoology or Biochemistry or Chemistry or Analytical Chemistry. Should qualify in the Organoleptic Evaluation on Coffee Quality Aspects, to be conducted before selection.
Experience for direct recruitment : Minimum five years’ experience in Research or Teaching in any recognized Research Institution or University in the post carrying the Grade Pay of `4200 or equivalent.
Position 11
Name of the Post : Research Assistant Grade. I – [3] Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology.
Pay Band and Grade Pay : Pay Band PB-2 `9300-34800 plus Grade Pay `4600.
Number of vacancies : 1
Educational Qualification : Post Graduate Degree in Agriculture with specialization in Plant Biotechnology or Post Graduate Degree in Biotechnology.
Position 12
Name of the Post : Research Assistant Grade. I – [6] Plant Pathology.
Pay Band and Grade Pay : Pay Band PB-2 `9300-34800 plus Grade Pay `4200.
Number of vacancies : 3
Educational Qualification : Post Graduate Degree in Agriculture with specialization in Plant Pathology or Microbiology or Post Graduate Degree in Botany with specialization in Plant Pathology or Microbiology.
Position 13
Name of the Post : Research Assistant Grade. I – [8] (a) Biochemistry [Post-Harvest Technology].
Pay Band and Grade Pay : Pay Band PB-2 `9300-34800 plus Grade Pay `4200.
Number of vacancies : 1
Educational Qualification : Post Graduate Degree in Biochemistry or Analytical Chemistry or Microbiology or Environmental Science.
How to Apply :
Carefully read instructions before applying.
Crucial dates for issue / submission of application:
Particulars Dates Opening date and time for issue of application : 09.30 AM from 14.03.2015
Closing date and time for receipt of filled-in application : 06.00 PM on 15.04.2015
The application form may be downloaded from the Coffee Board’s website – www.indiacoffee.org or can be obtained in person or by post from the Deputy Secretary (SR), Coffee Board, No.1, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru – 560 001 on all working days.
The filled-in application in the prescribed format completed in all respects shall be submitted to -
the Deputy Secretary (SR), Coffee Board, No.1, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Veedhi, Bengaluru – 560 001 either in person or by post so as to reach on or before 6.00 pm on 15.04.2015.
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