Recruitment of various post in National Institute of Fashion Technology

National Institute of Fashion Technology

NIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, Near Gulmohar Park, New Delhi-110016

Advt. No.07/Assistant Professor/Contract/2021

RECRUITMENT TOTHE POSTS OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ON CONTRACT BASIS

National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), a statutory body under the Ministry of
Textiles, Government of India and a premier Institute of Fashion Business Education with 17
Campuses located across the country invites ONLINE APPLICATIONS from  Indian Nationals in the prescribed proforma for the post of Assistant Professors on direct recruitment (on contract) basis for five years (with possibility of regularization following due procedure to assess performance):

* Note: UR- Unreserved; SC-Scheduled Caste; ST-Scheduled Tribe; OBC(NC)- Other Backward
Classes(Non Creamy Layer); EWS-Economically Weaker Section, PwBD-Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD reservation will be lateral i.e. within the categories of UR, SC, ST,OBC or EWS).
# Basic Pay Rs. 56,100/- plus other allowances as per Central Government.
##Benchmark disability for the post of Assistant Professor:
a)  B (Blind), LV(Low Vision)
b)  D (Deaf), HH(Hard of Hearing)
c)   OA( One Arm), OL (One Leg), BL (Both legs), OAL ( One Arm & One Leg), BL (Both Legs), CP (Cerebral Palsy), LC (Leprosy Cured), Dw (Dwarfism), AAV (Acid Attack Victims).
d)  ASD(Autism Spectrum Disorder(M-Mild), SLD(Specific   Learning Disability, MI(Mental
Illness).
e)  MD (Multiple Disabilities involving a) to d) above
A.        Eligibility Conditions:
I-          Qualifications & Experience:
(a)       Post Graduate Degree from recognized University/Institute in any of the competencies as mentioned in Annexure-I with three years’ experience {including pre-qualification (post UG degree) experience} in teaching or research or in relevant industry in a recognised
University/ Institution.
 (b)       PhD from recognized University/Institution in a subject relevant to any of the Competencies as mentioned in Annexure-I, with one year’s experience {including pre-qualification (post UG degree) experience} in a recognised University/Institution in teaching or research or in relevant industry.

II-         Age Limit (as on 31-01-2022): 40 years maximum.  Upper age-limit for NIFT employees may be relaxed upto five years or total length of service rendered (on regular and/or long- term contract basis) whichever is less.

III-        Essential Qualification,  Experience and Age will be reckoned on the last date for submission of ONLINE Applications i.e. 31-01-2022.

B.        CONCESSION &RELAXATION:

a)   Age relaxation to SC/ST/OBC: The upper age limit is relaxable upto 05 years for SC/ST and
03 years for OBC orders subject to production of Caste Certificate issued by the Competent
Authority.

For availing the benefit of Other Backward Classes, the candidates are required to produce the latest OBC non-creamy layer certificate on the prescribed Performa applicable for appointment to the post of Central Govt

b)   Age relaxation to Persons With Disability (PWD): Age relaxation of 10 years is allowed (total
15 years for SCs/STs and 13 years for OBCs who are PwBD). The persons claiming age
relaxation under this sub-para would be required to produce a certificate in prescribed proforma in support of their claims clearly indicating that the degree of physical disability is 40% or more. In any case, the appointment of these candidates will be subject to their being found medically fit in accordance with the standards of medical fitness as prescribed by the Government for each individual Group ‘A’ post to be filled by Direct Recruitment by Selection.

c)  The benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed after production of an income and asset certificate issued by the Competent Authority.
d)  Maximum upper age-limit for NIFT employees may be relaxed upto five years or total length of service rendered (on regular and/or long-term contract basis).  This is over and above the relaxation prescribed for SC/ST/OBC(NC) & PwBD.
e)  Relaxation of five years shall be permissible to those who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 subject to production of relevant certificate from the concerned authority
C.        Process of Selection: The selection process comprises of written test, Presentation and
Interview as given below:
1-  Comprehensive Test (written examination) :
•  Part-I(maximum  50  marks)  -General  Ability,  Communication  Ability,  General
Awareness, Analytical Ability, Test of Reasoning, Data Interpretation.

•  Part-II(maximum 50 marks) -Professional Aptitude(in concerned competency)

2- The eligible candidates shortlisted by the Screening Committee based on their performance in written test shall be called for presentation/class room Lecture/Demonstration before a group of faculty on a topic given an hour earlier. They will also have to appear for interview before the Selection Committee.
3-  Marks obtained in Part-I (written test) shall be qualifying marks for evaluation of Part- II. Part-II (written test) shall be evaluated only in respect of those candidates who have secured minimum cut off marks as decided by the Competent Authority in Part-I. Marks obtained in Part-II shall carry a weightage of 30% to be considered by the Selection Committee in addition to the performance of the candidate in Presentation/Class Room Lecture/Demonstration (30%) and in interview (40%). The comparative weightage for written test, presentation (class room) and interview will thus be 30%, 30% and 40% respectively.


D.        GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1)  Applications to be filled-up ONLINE only in the prescribed proforma for direct recruitment on contract basis.

2)  The candidates who are in private university/ organization, who are eligible, need to submit an undertaking/self -declaration to the effect that –

“No penalty has ever been imposed on him/her and he/she has never been convicted by any Court of Law”.

3)  The applicant must be a citizen of India.

4)  The prescribed qualifications are the minimum and the mere possession and fulfilling the qualification of the same does not entitle the applicants to be called for the Written Test
/Presentation/Interview.

5)  The appointment shall be initially for a period of three years.   The contract would be renewable on the basis of performance with possibility of regularization in NIFT after 05 years following due procedure.

6)  Applications  from  employees  of  Government  Departments  and/or  PSUs/autonomous bodies under Government will be considered only if forwarded through proper channel, certified by the employer that the applicant, if selected will be relieved within one month of the receipt of the appointment orders. Vigilance clearance should also be recorded. The applications through proper channel, complete in all respects, along with all required documents should be forwarded to the O/o Registrar, 2nd Floor, NIFT Head Office, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016. However, an advance copy of the application may be submitted before the closing date.

7)  All employment under Government of India/State Government etc like adhoc, contract, adjunct faculty, guest faculty, part-time faculty which is not permanent i.e. not holding substantive posts/lien shall be treated as temporary.

8)  All applicants must fulfill the essential requirements of the post and other conditions stipulated in the advertisement as on 31-01-2022. They are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess at least the essential qualifications and experience laid down for the post as on the last date of receipt of the applications. No enquiries with reference to eligibility will be entertained.

9)  Applicants should apply for only one competency from the list of competencies mentioned in  Annexure-I.

10) The  applicants  should  submit  only  single  Online  Application  for  single  competency; however, if somehow, if he/she submits multiple Online Application for one competency, then he/she must ensure that Online Application with the higher “Application Number” is complete in  all  respects including fee.   The applicants,  who  submit multiple  Online
Application, should note that only the Online Application with higher “Application Number”
shall be entertained by the Institute.


11) The experience acquired by a candidate as Guest /adjunct faculty shall be considered subject to a minimum of 40 hrs per month on production of a certificate from designated authority or 40 hrs shall be treated as one month of teaching. Computation of period of experience of candidate in respect of experience as guest/adjunct faculty or as faculty on contract basis shall be @ 40 hours of experience as equivalent to one month’s experience.

12) Applicants who are self-employed are required to produce supporting documents towards proof of employment viz. registration of company/audited accounts of turn-over etc.

13) The  applicants  while  submitting  online  application  should  attach/upload  self-attested copies of the relevant educational qualifications, experience and caste/category (wherever applicable). Incomplete application without required certificates / documents/ unsigned are liable to be rejected.

14) If any document/ certificate furnished is in a language other than Hindi or English, a transcript of the same duly attested by the candidate is to be submitted.

15) Date for determining the eligibility of all candidates in every respect shall be the prescribed closing date of the ONLINE SUBMISSION of application form i.e. 31-01-2022 The applicants are advised to fill up all their particulars in the Online Application carefully as submission of wrong information may lead to rejection through computer-based shortlisting.

16) Women and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) fulfilling the eligibility conditions are encouraged to apply.

17) In  case  of  physical  appearance  for  the  purpose  of  attending  interview,  outstation candidates who are found eligible and called for interview will be paid to and fro single second class rail fare from the actual place of undertaking the journey or from the normal place of their residence whichever is nearer to Railway Station on production of Rail Tickets/Rail Ticket Numbers or any other proof of journey. No TA will be paid to the candidates for attending Written Test& Presentation.

18) Any discrepancy found between the information given in application and as evident in original documents will make the candidate ineligible. Suppression of factual information, production of fake documents, providing false or misleading information or any other undesirable action by the candidate shall lead to cancellation of his/her candidature.

19) No application under RTI Act, 2005 shall be entertained during the entire recruitment process.

20) Applicants are advised to enter correct/valid email address & mobile number along with the data in respect of various columns as provided in the online application form in the website. Incorrect details, if entered, by any applicant will result in summary rejection of the applicant at any stage of the recruitment activity.

21) The decision of the Director General-NIFT in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications, mode of selection and conduct of written test / interview will be final and binding on the candidates. The Institute also reserves the right to modify / withdraw the notification at any time, without assigning any reason thereof.

22) The number of vacancies may increase or decrease as per requirement and at the sole discretion of Application, should note that only the Online Application with higher “Application Number”
shall be entertained by the Institute.


11) The experience acquired by a candidate as Guest /adjunct faculty shall be considered subject to a minimum of 40 hrs per month on production of a certificate from designated authority or 40 hrs shall be treated as one month of teaching. Computation of period of experience of candidate in respect of experience as guest/adjunct faculty or as faculty on contract basis shall be @ 40 hours of experience as equivalent to one month’s experience.

12) Applicants who are self-employed are required to produce supporting documents towards proof of employment viz. registration of company/audited accounts of turn-over etc.

13) The  applicants  while  submitting  online  application  should  attach/upload  self-attested copies of the relevant educational qualifications, experience and caste/category (wherever applicable). Incomplete application without required certificates / documents/ unsigned are liable to be rejected.

14) If any document/ certificate furnished is in a language other than Hindi or English, a transcript of the same duly attested by the candidate is to be submitted.

15) Date for determining the eligibility of all candidates in every respect shall be the prescribed closing date of the ONLINE SUBMISSION of application form i.e. 31-01-2022 The applicants are advised to fill up all their particulars in the Online Application carefully as submission of wrong information may lead to rejection through computer-based shortlisting.

16) Women and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) fulfilling the eligibility conditions are encouraged to apply.

17) In  case  of  physical  appearance  for  the  purpose  of  attending  interview,  outstation candidates who are found eligible and called for interview will be paid to and fro single second class rail fare from the actual place of undertaking the journey or from the normal place of their residence whichever is nearer to Railway Station on production of Rail Tickets/Rail Ticket Numbers or any other proof of journey. No TA will be paid to the candidates for attending Written Test& Presentation.Application, should note that only the Online Application with higher “Application Number”
shall be entertained by the Institute.


11) The experience acquired by a candidate as Guest /adjunct faculty shall be considered subject to a minimum of 40 hrs per month on production of a certificate from designated authority or 40 hrs shall be treated as one month of teaching. Computation of period of experience of candidate in respect of experience as guest/adjunct faculty or as faculty on contract basis shall be @ 40 hours of experience as equivalent to one month’s experience.

12) Applicants who are self-employed are required to produce supporting documents towards proof of employment viz. registration of company/audited accounts of turn-over etc.

13) The  applicants  while  submitting  online  application  should  attach/upload  self-attested copies of the relevant educational qualifications, experience and caste/category (wherever applicable). Incomplete application without required certificates / documents/ unsigned are liable to be rejected.

14) If any document/ certificate furnished is in a language other than Hindi or English, a transcript of the same duly attested by the candidate is to be submitted.

15) Date for determining the eligibility of all candidates in every respect shall be the prescribed closing date of the ONLINE SUBMISSION of application form i.e. 31-01-2022 The applicants are advised to fill up all their particulars in the Online Application carefully as submission of wrong information may lead to rejection through computer-based shortlisting.

16) Women and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) fulfilling the eligibility conditions are encouraged to apply.

17) In  case  of  physical  appearance  for  the  purpose  of  attending  interview,  outstation candidates who are found eligible and called for interview will be paid to and fro single second class rail fare from the actual place of undertaking the journey or from the normal place of their residence whichever is nearer to Railway Station on production of Rail Tickets/Rail Ticket Numbers or any other proof of journey. No TA will be paid to the candidates for attending Written Test& Presentation.

18) Any discrepancy found between the information given in application and as evident in original documents will make the candidate ineligible. Suppression of factual information, production of fake documents, providing false or misleading information or any other undesirable action by the candidate shall lead to cancellation of his/her candidature.

19) No application under RTI Act, 2005 shall be entertained during the entire recruitment process.

20) Applicants are advised to enter correct/valid email address & mobile number along with the data in respect of various columns as provided in the online application form in the website. Incorrect details, if entered, by any applicant will result in summary rejection of the applicant at any stage of the recruitment activity.

21) The decision of the Director General-NIFT in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications, mode of selection and conduct of written test / interview will be final and binding on the candidates. The Institute also reserves the right to modify / withdraw the notification at any time, without assigning any reason thereof.

22) The number of vacancies may increase or decrease as per requirement and at the sole discretion of Application, should note that only the Online Application with higher “Application Number”
shall be entertained by the Institute.


11) The experience acquired by a candidate as Guest /adjunct faculty shall be considered subject to a minimum of 40 hrs per month on production of a certificate from designated authority or 40 hrs shall be treated as one month of teaching. Computation of period of experience of candidate in respect of experience as guest/adjunct faculty or as faculty on contract basis shall be @ 40 hours of experience as equivalent to one month’s experience.

12) Applicants who are self-employed are required to produce supporting documents towards proof of employment viz. registration of company/audited accounts of turn-over etc.

13) The  applicants  while  submitting  online  application  should  attach/upload  self-attested copies of the relevant educational qualifications, experience and caste/category (wherever applicable). Incomplete application without required certificates / documents/ unsigned are liable to be rejected.

14) If any document/ certificate furnished is in a language other than Hindi or English, a transcript of the same duly attested by the candidate is to be submitted.

15) Date for determining the eligibility of all candidates in every respect shall be the prescribed closing date of the ONLINE SUBMISSION of application form i.e. 31-01-2022 The applicants are advised to fill up all their particulars in the Online Application carefully as submission of wrong information may lead to rejection through computer-based shortlisting.

16) Women and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) fulfilling the eligibility conditions are encouraged to apply.

17) In  case  of  physical  appearance  for  the  purpose  of  attending  interview,  outstation candidates who are found eligible and called for interview will be paid to and fro single second class rail fare from the actual place of undertaking the journey or from the normal place of their residence whichever is nearer to Railway Station on production of Rail Tickets/Rail Ticket Numbers or any other proof of journey. No TA will be paid to the candidates for attending Written Test& Presentation.

18) Any discrepancy found between the information given in application and as evident in original documents will make the candidate ineligible. Suppression of factual information, production of fake documents, providing false or misleading information or any other undesirable action by the candidate shall lead to cancellation of his/her candidature.

19) No application under RTI Act, 2005 shall be entertained during the entire recruitment process.

20) Applicants are advised to enter correct/valid email address & mobile number along with the data in respect of various columns as provided in the online application form in the website. Incorrect details, if entered, by any applicant will result in summary rejection of the applicant at any stage of the recruitment activity.

21) The decision of the Director General-NIFT in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications, mode of selection and conduct of written test / interview will be final and binding on the candidates. The Institute also reserves the right to modify / withdraw the notification at any time, without assigning any reason thereof.

22) The number of vacancies may increase or decrease as per requirement and at the sole discretion of

18) Any discrepancy found between the information given in application and as evident in original documents will make the candidate ineligible. Suppression of factual information, production of fake documents, providing false or misleading information or any other undesirable action by the candidate shall lead to cancellation of his/her candidature.
19) No application under RTI Act, 2005 shall be entertained during the entire recruitment process.
20) Applicants are advised to enter correct/valid email address & mobile number along with the data in respect of various columns as provided in the online application form in the website. Incorrect details, if entered, by any applicant will result in summary rejection of the applicant at any stage of the recruitment activity.
21) The decision of the Director General-NIFT in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications, mode of selection and conduct of written test / interview will be final and binding on the candidates. The Institute also reserves the right to modify / withdraw the notification at any time, without assigning any reason thereof.
22) The number of vacancies may increase or decrease as per requirement and at the sole discretion of