Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GOI is inviting applications for the post of Young Professionals for Salt Commissioner’s Organization (SCO)DPIIT for a period of 1 years. The selected candidates would get a monthly salary of Rs. 70,000PM.
About SCO
SCO functions through regional offices, circle offices & factory offices. Its major functions are management of SCO land, leasing of salt pan land for salt manufacture, leasing/ licensing of salt pan land for public purposes, collection of assignment fee & ground rent, defending land related litigation, implementation of e-office, prevention of encroachments, execution of development and labour welfare works, monitoring production & distribution of salt.
Salt Commissioner’s Organization owns approx. 60,000 acres of land in 9 states viz., Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The land is scattered in main city areas (very high value lands and highly susceptible for encroachments) and also in remote areas making its surveillance very difficult and vulnerable to encroachments. SCO proposes to hire new YPs for the above mentioned work.
Number of Vacancy
There are 25 vacancies.
Minimum Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualifications
| S.No. | Job Profile | Educational | Experience |
| 1. | Y.P- IT | MCA/M.Tech (CS/IT)/ Master’s degree (CS/IT)/ B.E./B.Tech | 1 Year post qualification experience |
| 2. | Y.P- Civil Engineering | Civil Eng. (M.Tech/MS) | Do |
| 3. | Y.P- Legal | Law (LLM- Post Graduate) | Do |
| 4. | Y.P- Eco/Mgt. | Post Graduate in Economic/ Management | Do |
Age Limit
The age of young professionals should not be more than 35 years.
Criteria for evaluation of candidates
- The applications received may be scrutinized and shortlisted on the basis of marks obtained in the educations qualification and period of effective experience. Mere fulfillment of qualification may not confer any right to short listing for interview.
- Out of 100% index, 50% weightage will be given to qualification by assessing the marks obtained by the candidates from class 12th to Post Graduate degree, 20% weightage will be given to experience by assessing the number of years candidates have worked in relevant field (post qualification experience as specified above).
- Marks of best 5 subject for 12th standard shall be considered.
- Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by an interview panel and 30% weightage will be given to the score obtained by candidates in Interview. prepared after combining the marks obtained during scrutiny (30% weightage).
- The final merit for the panel will be of applications (70% weightage) and performance in the interview
Criteria for selection of Young Professionals
(a) Criteria for final selection:
| Basis | Index | Detail | Remarks |
| Education | 50% | Weightage from 12th to Post Graduate | Scrutiny of applications shall be done on the basis of 70% weightage |
| Experience | 20% | Weightage will be given to experience by assessing the number of years candidates have worked in relevant field | Scrutiny of applications shall be done on the basis of 70% weightage |
| Interview | 30% | Final merit on the basis of marks obtained during scrutiny of applications (70% weightage) and performance in the interview (30% weightage) |
(b) Educations Qualification- Bifurcation of Maximum Marks 50%
| Qualification | Max. Score | Less than 60% | 60-75% | 75-90% | 90% |
| 12th | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Graduate Level | 20 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 20 |
| Post Graduate Level | 20 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 20 |
| Total | 50 | 50 |
(c) Experience- Bifurcation of Maximum Marks 20%
| Candidates have experience in years | Marks to be obtained |
| 1-2 (12 Months – 23 Months) | 10 |
| 2-3 (24 Months – 35 Months) | 12 |
| 3-5 (36 Months – 59 Months) | 15 |
| 5+ (60 Months & above) | 20 |
YP Engagement Period
The young professionals will initially be engaged for a period of one year which is extendable upto 3 years- one year at a time. No extension will be granted after three years.
Young Professional posting at Regional Offices
Applications are invited for posting at the Regional Offices as under-
| Region | Total | IT | Legal | Civil Eng. | Eco/Mgt. |
| Jaipur (H.Q) | 05 | 01 | 02 | 01 | 01 |
| Mumbai | 12 | 02 | 06 | 02 | 02 |
| Ahmedabad | 01 | Nil | 01 | Nil | Nil |
| Chennai | 05 | 01 | 01 | 02 | 01 |
| Delhi | 02 | Nil | 01 | Nil | 01 |
| Total | 25 | 04 | 11 | 05 | 05 |
Application Procedure
Interested and eligible candidates can apply online mode only on the link which can be accessed through “What’s New” and Publications >> Jobs on DPIIT website at https://dpiit.gov.in/yp_salt/ on the official website of DPIIT or official website of Salt Commissioner Organization (https://saltcomindia.gov.in/).
