Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has released notifications for the Senior Research Officer and Research Officer posts. Interested candidates can apply from 20/11/2023 to 19/12/2023. Download the official notification for details on eligibility, post information, job procedure, pay scale, and more.

Department of Social Justice and Empowerment invites applications for the following posts via Deputation:

Post Name: Senior Research Officer

Essential Qualification: 

• Officers under the Central Government or State Governments Universities Institutions:

(i) Holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent Cadre or Department; or

(ii) With five years service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis in level 10 in the pay matrix or equivalent in the parent Cadre or Department; or

(iii) With six years service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis in level 8 in the pay matrix or equivalent in the parent Cadre or Department;

• Masters degree in Statistics or Operation Research or Mathematics or Applied Statistics or Applied Mathematics/Mathematical Statistics from a recognised University or Institute; or

• Masters degree in Economics or Sociology or Psychology or Commerce with Statistics as one of the subject at graduate level or Post Graduate level from a recognised university;

Essential Work Experience: Possessing five years experience of analysis of statistical data and interpretation in Central Government or State Government or Universities or Recognised Training Institute or Public Sector Undertaking or Statutory or Autonomous Organizations or Recruitment Boards e.g. Banking and Railway Recruitment Boards or Indian Institute of Technology or Indian Institute of Management or Central Board of Secondary or Technical Education or Staff Selection Commission or Union Public Service Commission or University Grants Commission or Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Desirable: Post Graduate diploma in Computer Application awarded by any recognised University or A level Diploma under Department of Electronics accredited computer course.

Post Name: Research Officer

Essential Qualification: 

• Officers of the Central Government, State Governments, Union Territories, universities, recognised research institutions, public sector undertakings, organizations:

(i) Holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent Cadre or Department; or

(ii) With two years service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in level 7 in the pay matrix (44900-142400/-) in the parent cadre or department; and

• Masters degree of a recognized university or Institution in Social Work or Sociology or Economics or Anthropology or Social Anthropology or Applied Anthropology or Statistics or Psychology or Geography or Mathematics (with Statistics);

Essential Work Experience: Two years experience of conducting survey or research in the field of social welfare including analysis of data and preparation of the reports.

Address to send the application: The Candidate must fill in the application form and send it to Shri Prabhudas Xalxo, Director, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Room Number-643, A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-01 along with relevant documents.

For more details related to eligibility criteria, fee, pattern, annexures, place of posting etc. refer to the attachments below.