National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) is a Mini-Ratna, premier profit-making Central Public Sector Undertaking engaged in manufacturing and marketing of fertilizers and other agricultural inputs with a vision of being a leading Indian company in fertilizers and beyond, with commitment to all stakeholders.
NFL is looking for qualified, dynamic and result oriented experienced professionals with initiative for manning the following positions on regular basis for its various Units/Offices/Joint Ventures.
Post : Sr. Chemist (Chemical Lab)
Post Code : 61000012
Pay Scale (2017 IDA based) : E1
Approx. Offered CTC (Rs.in Lakh Per Annum) : 13.00
Total Vacancies : 01- OBC (NCL)
Minimum Educational Qualification : Full Time Regular M.Sc. in Chemistry/ Inorganic Chemistry/ Organic Chemistry/ Analytical Chemistry/ Physical Chemistry/ Applied Chemistry/ Industrial Chemistry with minimum 60 % marks (50% for SC/ ST/ PwBD/ Departmental candidates). Any other branch of Chemistry e.g. Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Toxicology, Geochemistry, Pharmacology, Food Technology etc. will not be considered towards eligibility.
Work Experience : Post qualification 01 year experience in NABL accredited Lab in the field of "TESTING" with discipline as "CHEMICAL" OR Control Laboratory attached to Ammonia- Urea Fertilizer complex / Straight or Complex fertilizer industry / Continuous process chemical industry or petro chemical industry/ Petroleum Refinery.
Age Limit : Minimum – 18 years Maximum - 30 years
Reservation/Concessions/Relaxations.
1. Relaxation/Concession for SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/PwBD/Ex-SM categories candidates will be as indicated at Clause No. F.10 to F.15.
2. Category {UR/SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/Ex-SM/EWS} once submitted in Application Form will not be changed and no benefit of other category will be admissible later on.
3. SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD/XSM candidates may be considered under general standards of merit against the un-reserved posts provided no relaxation in age, qualification etc. is availed of/extended to them.
4. For claiming relaxation, the reserved category candidates should upload copy of Caste/PwBD certificate(s), in the Proforma prescribed by Govt. of India, issued by the Competent Authority, alongwith Online Application Form. If the certificate has been issued in a language other than English/Rajbhasha (Hindi), the candidates should upload a self- certified bonafide translated copy of the same either in English or Rajbhasha (Hindi).
5. Only those communities that are mentioned in the common list of OBC notified by Government of India shall be treated as OBC for the purpose of reservation for employment. Relevant list can be viewed at ncbc.nic.in. Accordingly, for claiming the benefit of OBC (NCL) category on the cutoff date, the candidate shall submit & subsequently produce his latest caste certificate in the proforma prescribed by Government of India, as contained in DoPT Memo No.36036/2/2013-Estt/(Res.) dated 30.05.2014 from a Competent Authority. Such certificate should specifically state that the candidate does not belong to the persons/sections (creamy layer) as mentioned in column 3 of the schedule to the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India OM No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 08.09.1993 and modifications issued vide OM No. 36033/1/2013-Estt.(Res.) dated 13.09.2017. Further the OBC (NCL) candidates will have to give a self-declaration, at the time of documents verification indicating that they belong to OBC (NCL).
6. Candidates belonging to OBC category and falling in creamy layer are not entitled to OBC reservation benefits. Such OBC candidates shall be treated as Un-reserved candidates. Accordingly, such candidates may choose to apply for the advertised positions provided they meet the age criteria applicable to “UR” candidates and indicate their category as “UR”.
7. Prescribed reservations for PwBD and/or ExSM/Dependent of those killed or disabled in action will be applied on horizontal inter-locking reservation system basis as per Government of India guidelines. Candidates belonging to PwBD category shall be considered only against the identified positions.
8. Under section 34 of "The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016", persons with benchmark disabilities are eligible for reservation. The reserved categories of disabilities mentioned under this Act are namely (a) Blindness and low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy. leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; (e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness in the posts identified for each disability. It may be noted that definition of the above specified disabilities will be as per "The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016". Section 2(r) of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, defines ‘person with benchmark disability’ as a person duly certified by the certifying authority with not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.
9. Format of caste certificate for SC/ST/OBC, format of EWS certificate and format of PwBD certificate is available on the NFL's website nationalfertilizers.com → Careers → Recruitment in NFL → Special Recruitment Drive to fill backlog vacancies in NFL-2023 → Docs & Formats. If the certificate has been issued in a language other than English/Rajbhasha (Hindi), the candidates should submit a self- certified translated copy of the same either in English or Rajbhasha (Hindi). 10. SC/ST/PwBD/ExSM/Departmental candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.
11. Relaxation in age will be allowed upto 05 (five) years for SC/ST and 03 (three) years for OBC (NCL) candidates considered against reserved positions.
12. Relaxation to ExSM/Dependent of those killed or disabled in action will be allowed as per Government of India guidelines.
13. “UR” PwBD candidates will be allowed age-relaxation upto 10 years, upto 15 years for PwBD- SC/ST and upto 13 years for PwBD-OBC(NCL) candidates, if considered against reserved vacancies.
14. Upper age is relaxed by 05 (five) years for the candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the state of Jammu & Kashmir from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989.
15. The maximum age of the applicant, after giving relaxations under Clause No. F.11 to F.14 (standalone or in combination thereof), should not exceed 56 years as on cutoff date.
Cut Off Date
The cut-off date for determining eligibility criteria in respect of age, minimum educational qualification, post- qualification inline executive work experience in the relevant Pay Scale/ CTC shall be 30.11.2023 and will remain unchanged irrespective of any reason whatsoever.
Non-Refundable Application Fee
SC/ST/PwBD/ExSM/Departmental category candidates are not required to pay any application fee. General, OBC and EWS category candidates are required to pay Non-refundable application fee plus applicable bank charges (if any) through online transfer mode at the time of submission of online application form. No other mode of payment of application fee would be accepted.
Amount (in Rs.) : 700/-
Application fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. Candidates are, therefore, advised to verify their eligibility before payment of application fee. It may also be noted that NFL does not seek any other charges/fees except the above mentioned application fee.
How to Apply
1. Before applying, candidates are advised to peruse the advertisement carefully and should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility criteria.
2. Eligible and interested candidates are required to apply online from 20.12.2023 upto 19.01.2024 upto 23:59:59 on NFL’s website: nationalfertilizers.com → Careers → Recruitment in NFL → Special Recruitment Drive to fill backlog vacancies in NFL-2023. No other mode of application including manual/paper shall be accepted / entertained.
3. Only one application per candidate for a particular post is allowed. The details in online Application Form can be edited / modified before submission of application fee or final submission of online Form and details once finally submitted cannot be changed under any circumstances. Hence, candidates are strictly advised to ensure that they have filled in the correct particulars & details in online Application Form before final submission. It should be noted that false declaration shall render the candidate ineligible from this recruitment process.
4. Incomplete online Applications shall be summarily rejected.
5. Candidates must possess Valid E-Mail ID which should remain valid for further period of at least one & a half year.
Shortlisting & Selection Process
1. Based on the information in Application Form and documents uploaded by the candidates’ during online submission of their Application Form, scrutiny of applications would be done and candidates meeting the eligibility criteria will be provisionally shortlisted and called for personal interview. NFL’s decision regarding eligibility & shortlisting of applications shall be final & binding and no queries or correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.
2. However, in case of receipt of large number of Applications, NFL reserves a right to conduct an screening test in Delhi - NCR region and/or any other city(ies) of India for the purpose of short-listing candidates for interview. Neither TA will be paid nor would Boarding & Lodging facilities be arranged/reimbursed for appearing in the test.
3. Modalities of screening Test, in the event it is decided to conduct the same, shall be placed on NFL website nationalfertilizers.com→ Careers→ Recruitment in NFL→ Special Recruitment Drive to fill backlog vacancies in NFL-2023 at an appropriate time.
4. Candidates are required to qualify in the Personal Interview with minimum average of 50% marks in interview. NFL reserves the right to conduct interview through physical mode/ video conferencing mode at its various Offices/Units.
5. In case, total marks (upto two decimals) of two or more candidates after personal interview are same, percentage of marks in the qualifying examination would be considered for drawing up merit list. In case percentage of marks (upto two decimals) are also equal in the qualifying examination, the date of birth of the candidates will be considered for preparing merit list i.e. the candidate born earlier will be considered as senior in the merit list.
6. It may be noted that candidates will be called for personal interview provisionally on the basis of information submitted by them in the application Form and their candidature will be considered vis-à-vis eligibility criteria for the post applied for as mentioned in the Advertisement. Candidates not meeting the eligibility criteria or not in possession of complete requisite documents will not be allowed to attend the personal interview and no TA will be paid to them. Further, no queries shall be entertained in this regard.
7. The candidates called for personal interview for the posts at the level of E-5 to E-7 shall be reimbursed single return air fare (economy class)/ 1st class AC rail fare/ road mileage at prescribed rates for the journey by road/ by one’s own conveyance. The candidates called for personal interview for posts at the level of E-1 to E-4 will be reimbursed to and fro single 2nd AC Class Rail fare (Mail/Express trains, excluding Rajdhani/ Duronto/ Shatabdi)/ Bus fare from the nearest railway station of the correspondence address indicated by the candidates in their online application to the place of interview by the shortest route on production of necessary receipts. No TA is payable to the candidates called for the examination wherever applicable.
8. The selected candidates before joining will be required to get Medical Fitness Certificate from Civil Surgeon/NFL’s Hospital/NFL’s common panel of hospitals and their appointment be provisional will also be subject to verification of credentials of candidates w.r.t. advertised recruitment specifications, character & antecedents and Caste certificate from the concerned District Authorities.
9. Selected candidates can be posted in any of the Units/Offices of the NFL or its Joint Ventures across India at any point of time at the discretion of Management.
General Instructions
1. Only Indian Nationals are eligible to apply.
2. All qualifications should be recognized by AICTE / UGC / appropriate Indian Statutory Authorities.
3. NFL will not undertake detailed scrutiny at the time of receipt of application forms of candidates for eligibility and other aspects of shortlisting and, therefore, the candidature is only provisional. Before applying, candidates are advised to go through the requirements of essential qualification, age etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post. When scrutiny is undertaken, if any claim made in the application form is not found true/ substantiated, the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled and decision of NFL shall be final.
4. No modifications are allowed after candidate submits his/her application form. If any discrepancies are found in the data/particulars furnished by the candidates in his/her application form and that of the original testimonies, the candidature of such candidates is liable to be rejected. Hence, utmost care should be taken to furnish correct details while filling their application forms.
5. Candidates are advised to go through the advertisement carefully and ascertain their eligibility before submitting their applications. Candidates have to ascertain themselves their eligibility vis-à-vis advertised criteria for a post for which they are applying.
6. While applying, candidates should mention their full name as it appears in Certificate / Marksheet issued by a Board of Secondary Education for passing Matriculation which shall be the only acceptable document in support of proof of age.
7. The age limit, minimum educational qualification, number of years & type of post qualification inline executive work experience, CTC are the minimum criteria and mere possession of the same by the candidate does not entitle him/her for participating in the selection process. NFL’s decision regarding eligibility & shortlisting of applications/candidature shall be final & binding and no queries or correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.
8. Details once submitted in the application form will be final and request for any change including change in correspondence address/email address/mobile number/ category shall not be entertained.
9. Candidates should possess a valid email ID as the same is mandatorily required to be filled in the application form. Candidates are also advised to keep the email ID active for at least one & a half year from the cut-off date. No change in the email ID will be allowed once submitted. All information/communication regarding participating in the selection process shall be provided through email to the candidates, found prima-facie eligible, based on the information submitted by them in their application form. Responsibilities of receiving and downloading of information/communications, etc. will be of the candidate. NFL will not be responsible for any loss of email sent, due to invalid/wrong email ID provided by the candidate and no correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.
10. The candidature of all applicants would be provisional and subject to subsequent verification of Degree certificates/testimonials, Caste / PwBD/ ExSM etc. Candidates, if shortlisted for personal interview, are required to bring all certificates in original at the time of interview, failing which they may not be allowed to attend the interview.
11. Any notice/revision/clarification/corrigendum/addendum/errata in respect of this advertisement shall be displayed only on NFL’s website nationalfertilizers.com → Careers → Recruitment in NFL→ Special Recruitment Drive to fill backlog vacancies in NFL-2023. No further press advertisement will be issued. Hence prospective applicants are advised to visit the above link on NFL website regularly for latest update with regard to this advertisement.
12. The names of candidates called for personal interview will also be displayed only on the above mentioned link on NFL website. Candidates are advised to visit the website regularly for the latest information in this regard. Only short listed candidates who are prima-facie found eligible based on the information submitted in their application will be called for participating in the selection process and will be intimated through electronic mode for personal interview and NFL will not be responsible for any delay or non-delivery of such intimation. Candidates are advised to regularly visit the above mentioned link for all the updated information with regard to this advertisement. No telephonic queries shall be entertained.
13. In case the applicant does not receive any communication within 90 days from the closing date of application portal, it may be presumed that he/she has not been short listed for the selection process.
14. Mere admission to the selection process does not imply that NFL is satisfied about candidate’s eligibility. The candidates should ensure that the details mentioned in the application form are correct and are in conformity with the eligibility criteria for the post applied for, as mentioned in the advertisement. The candidature of all applicants would be provisional and subject to subsequent verification of credentials of candidates w.r.t. advertised recruitment specifications, certificates/testimonials, Caste/PwBD/ExSM etc. Candidates, if shortlisted, would be required to bring in all original certificates at the time of document verification, failing which they may not be issued offer of appointment / allowed to join.
15. If, at any stage of the recruitment process or subsequently, it is found, that the applicant a) has provided wrong or incomplete information or submitted false documents or b) has suppressed relevant information c) does not meet the eligibility criteria for this recruitment or d) has resorted to unfair means during selection process or e) is found guilty of impersonation. Application of such candidate will be cancelled/rejected forthwith and the applicant will liable to be disqualified, prosecuted and debarred for all future appointments in NFL. Further, if recruited, services of such candidate are liable to be terminated at any time,.
16. Further, NFL reserves the right to cancel/restrict/enlarge/modify the recruitment/selection process of advertised posts without any further notice or assigning any reasons whatsoever.
17. In online application form, candidates have to necessarily declare and provide details in case he/she has been arrested, prosecuted, kept under detention or fined, FIR filed in any Police Station, convicted by the Court of Law for any offence debarred / disqualified by any Public Service Commission from appearing in its examination or if proceedings are pending against him in any Court of Law. 18. Court of jurisdiction for any dispute pertaining to any issue arising out of this recruitment process will be at New Delhi only to the exclusion of all other Courts.
19. Canvassing in any form at any stage shall be considered a disqualification for employment in the Company.
20. In case of any ambiguity/dispute on account of interpretation in versions other than English Language advertised in Newspaper/Employment News/Website, interpretation as per English version displayed on the website nationalfertilizers.com shall prevail.
21. Candidates are also advised not to respond to unscrupulous advertisements appearing in any newspaper. For authenticity of any advertisement/notification the candidate may check on NFL’s website nationalfertilizers.com → Careers → Recruitment in NFL→ Special Recruitment Drive to fill backlog vacancies in NFL-2023 only.
22. Candidates are advised in their own interest to avoid last minute rush and not to wait till the last date of submissions of form.
23. The decision of NFL’s Management in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of applications/ candidatures, penalty for false information, mode of selection, selection and posting of selected candidates will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry/ correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
Last date of submission of online application, unless change in date is notified 19.01.2024
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