Notification

PRASAR BHARATI
(BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF INDIA)
RECRUITMENT OF ENGINEERING ASSISTANTS IN
ALL INDIA RADIO & DOORDARSHAN
File No. STI(T)/DR – EA/2010

All India Radio and Doordarshan require 128 Engineering Assistants for Radio Stations/Doordarshan
Kendras/LPTV Relay Centres etc. in the network. These vacancies may be treated as tentative which are
subject to change in future with the change in circumstance, if any. The network has been divided into five
Zones i.e. North Zone, East Zone, North East Zone, West Zone and South Zone comprising of the States as
given below-:

NORTH ZONE Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh.

EAST ZONE West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand,

NORTH EAST ZONE Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh,
Nagaland & Sikkim .

WEST ZONE Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa,

Union Territories of Daman and Diu, Dadar and Nager Haveli.

SOUTH ZONE Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Union Territories of
Pondicherry , Andaman &
Nicobar islands and Lakshadweep.

The above vacancies will be filled up on zonal basis. Break up of posts under each Zone is as below:

Category Vacancy Total

North Zone East Zone NorthEast West Zone South Zone
(NZ) (EZ) Zone (NEZ) (WZ) (SZ)
SC 02 Nil 15 11 24 52
ST 02 Nil 07 04 19 32
OBC 10 Nil 03 03 02 18
UR 14 01 01 05 05 26
Total 28 01 26 23 50 128

Note:
(i) Out of total 128 vacancies, 02 vacancies (01 for NEZ & 01 for NZ) are reserved for PH candidates & 02
vacancies(01 for SZ & 01 for WZ) are reserved for Ex Serviceman.
(ii) 74 vacancies [SC-48 (WZ-10,NEZ-15,SZ-23) & ST-26 (WZ-03, NEZ-04, SZ-19)] out of 128 are
backlog vacancies under special drive for SC/ST candidates.
(iii) Eligibility criteria for PH candidates:
Only partially deaf- HH (Hearing Handicapped) and those having limited tolerance to exercise- OH
(Orthopaedically Handicapped) are eligible for recruitment under physically handicapped (P.H.)
category. Visually handicapped, completely deaf & dumb are not eligible to apply.

1) Scale of Pay: Rs.9300--Rs.34800/-(plus Grade Pay 4200/-). Plus usual

allowances as admissible.
2) Classification: The appointment will be governed by the terms and conditions
applicable to Prasar Bharati employees.
3)(A) Qualification: a)Essential: Three years Diploma in Radio/Tele-
communication/Electrical/Electronics/Information
Technology/Electrical Communication Engineering
recognised by Government of India.
OR
Degree with Physics as one of the subjects from a
recognised University.
 OR
Degree in Engineering in the relevant field (as mentioned above
for Diploma) from a recognised University
OR
Diploma in Sound recording and Sound Engineering awarded by
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
b) Desirable: Knowledge of Wireless or Radio Engineering

4) Age: 18 - 27 years as on 02/08/2010

(Upper age limit is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC/Departmental
candidates/Ex- serviceman/ PH and those who had ordinarily
been domiciled in the state of J&K during the period with
effect from 01.01.1980 -31.12.1989 as given below:-
i) For SC/ST candidates 05 years
ii) For OBC 03 years
iii) For Deptt. Gen. Up to the age
Category candidates of 40 years
iv) For deptt. SC/STcandidates Up to the age of 45 years
v) For PH general candidates 10 year
vi) For SC/ST category 15 years
PH candidates
vii For Ex-servicemen service rendered in
Army/Navy/Air Force
+three years
viii) For candidates who had 05 years
ordinarily been domiciled in the
state of J & K during the period
of 1.1.1980 – 31.12.1989

Note:
i) Age limit and essential qualifications must be fulfilled as on 02/08/2010 (closing date)

ii) Ex-servicemen, who have already joined Government job in civil side, after availing of the benefits given to them
as Ex-Servicemen for the re-employment, are eligible to the age concession for securing another employment in a
higher grade. However, they are not eligible for the benefit of reservation for Ex-servicemen for securing another
employment in higher grade.

iii) Departmental candidates are those who have put in at least three years of continuous service on 02/08/2010 in
All India Radio and Doordarshan and other media units under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in the post
of Technician/Sr. Technician or equivalent posts.

iv) Any person intending to avail the relaxation at 4(viii) above shall submit the certificate from either District
Magistrate within whose jurisdiction he/she had ordinarily resided or any other authority designated for this
purpose by the Govt of Jammu & Kashmir that he/she had ordinarily been domiciled in the state of Jammu &
Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989.

5) JOB REQUIREMENTS
Maintenance and operation of Electrical / Electronics equipments (Radio/TV) at various ALL INDIA RADIO and
DOORDARSHAN Centres in the network. The appointee will be required to work mainly in shifts and is liable to
be transferred anywhere in the Zone selected by him/her.

6) PROCEDURE OF RECRUITMENT :
The recruitment will be made on the basis of a written test of two hours duration scheduled to be held on
24/10/2010(Sunday) from 1100 hrs to 1300 hrs at different centers shown in Table, column-(3). The written test
will consist of one paper having 175 objective type questions based on the syllabus of three years(a) Diploma
courses (b) B.Sc (Physics) and 25 objective type questions on General Knowledge and Current Affairs. Each
question will carry two marks. Negative marking will be resorted for wrong answer. One mark will be deducted for
each wrong answer.
7) HOW TO APPLY
(i) Obtaining Application forms:-
Applications should be submitted in the prescribed OMR Application Form. The application fee is Rs. 100/-
(Rupees one hundred only) for General / OBC candidates & Rs 25/- (Rupees Twenty Five) for SC/ ST/ PH /
Ex-Serviceman candidates. The application form can be obtained w.e.f. 30/06/2010 to 30/07/2010 in person
or by post as per following procedure:-

(a) In person-:
1) The forms can be collected from any of the main branch of State Bank of India given in Table, column(5)
w.e.f. 30/06/2010 to 30/07/2010 after depositing the required application fee in cash to the bank. In case of
SC/ ST/ PH / Ex-Serviceman candidates, an attested copy of SC/ST/PH/Ex-Serviceman certificate is also
required to be submitted at the bank for availing concessional application fee. The candidate shall be required
to pay additional handling charges of Rs. 10/-(Ten) also to the bank. The candidate shall have to deposit in
cash either Rs. (25+10) 35/- or Rs. (100+10) 110 in cash, depending upon the category to which he/she
belongs.

2) These form can also be collected from the respective controller of Examination w.e.f 30/06/2010 to
30/07/2010 as per list at Table, column 4, with a request in candidate’s own handwriting and demand draft of
application fee amount (Rs. 100/- or Rs. 25 depending on the category) in favour of “Prasar Bharati(BCI)”
payable at respective cities and an attested copy of SC/ST/PH/Ex-Serviceman certificate in case of candidates
of these categories in support of availing concessional application fee.

(b) Through post-: A request letter in candidate's own handwriting along with self addressed envelope of
size 14” X 10” with postal stamp of Rs.32/- duly affixed on it, Demand draft of application fee amount (Rs.
100/- or Rs. 25/- depending on the category) in favour of "Prasar Bharati(BCI)” payable at New Delhi and an
attested copy of SC/ST/PH/Ex-Serviceman certificate in case of candidates of these categories in support of
availing concessional application fee should be sent to Chief Engineer(Training), Staff Training
Institute(Technical), AIR & Doordarshan, Kingsway, Delhi-110009 during the above period. Demand
Draft payable at a place other than New Delhi shall not be entertained. The name and address of the
candidates should be written on the back side of demand draft. The envelope of request letter should be
superscribed with “Recruitment of Engineering Assistants-2010”. Prasar Bharati will not be responsible
for late receipt of application forms at the candidate’s address by post. Application fee will be non-refundable.

(ii) Filling of Application forms:-

(a) Candidates have to select one of the Zones for appointment (North, West, East, North East, or South) and
indicate the same in the application form. Choice for more than one zone will lead to rejection of
application. Zone, once selected, will not be changed under any circumstances.

(b) The candidate may opt for any of the listed Examination Centre. The zone-wise details of cities where
written test will be conducted are given in Table, column (3). Actual venue in these cities will be
indicated in the Admit Card. Once allocated, change of examination centre will not be allowed.

(c) A recent passport size colour photogrpaph should be pasted(not pinned) on the application form.

(d) The OMR application form should be filled up carefully by following the instructions printed therein. None
of the certificates like proof of caste/PH/Ex-Serviceman, date of birth, educational qualifications,
and domicile certificate in J&K etc. should be enclosed with the OMR form. All these certificates will
be verified in ORIGINAL before the appointment. If any of these certificates or any information
furnished by candidates is found incorrect at any stage before or after appointment; the candidature as
well as the appointment will be cancelled.

(iii) Submission of Application forms:-

The applications should be submitted to the respective Zonal Chief Engineers on the basis of zone
opted for appointment, at the addresses given below , by post or courier or in person so as to reach
on or before 1600 hrs on 02/08/2010. The candidates who are depositing their applications personally
may deposit their application on any working day during 1000-1600 hrs up to 02/08/2010 In respect
of applications received only by post(speed post/by courier) from the candidates residing in Assam,
Meghalaya, Arunchal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir,
Lahaul and spiti District and Pangi Sub Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman
and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep, the last date for receipt of application is 09/08/2010.
 Applications should only be submitted to the addresses given below and not to any
other offices of Prasar Bharati as per zone opted :-

1. Chief Engineer (NZ), AVM 2. Chief Engineer (SZ),AVM

All India Radio & Doordarshan, All India Radio & Doordarshan,
Jam Nagar House Hutments Swami Sivananda Salai,
Shahjahan Road, Chennai – 600 005.
New Delhi-110011 (Zone Code-2, South Zone)
(Zone Code – 1, North Zone )
.
3. Chief Engineer(EZ), AVM 4. Chief Engineer (WZ)AVM
All India Radio & Doordarshan, All India Radio & Doordarshan
th
4 floor, Akashvani Bhawan, 101, M.K. Road,
Eden garden, Mumbai – 400 020
Kolkata -700 001. (Zone Code-4, West zone)
(Zone Code-3, East Zone)

5. Chief Engineer (NEZ), AVM

All India Radio & Doordarshan,
Dr. P. Kakoti Building,
Ganesh Guri Chariali,
Guwahati – Shillong Road,
Guwahati – 781006.
(Zone Code-5, North East Zone)

The candidates are advised to keep a record of the serial number of the application form.
Incomplete applications, applications received in violation of the instructions and applications
received late shall be rejected summarily. No correspondence, whatsoever, shall be
entertained in this regard.

8) MISCELLANEOUS:
Admit card will be dispatched to all eligible candidates Under Postal Certificate by the second
week of September 2010. The candidates along with Admit Card should report to the
Examination Superintendent at the place of written test indicated in the Admit Card half an
hour before the scheduled time. Candidates not in possession of Admit Card will not be allowed
entry to the Examination Hall. All the information relating to this examination including
notification and any change in the schedule of examination will be displayed on the following
websites:
www.allindiaradio.gov.in and www.ddindia.gov.in.
The required information can be seen by clicking link "DR-EA- 2010" on home page. Suitable
announcements will also be made through All India Radio/Doordarshan.

The answer sheet will also be in OMR format and the instructions given therein will have to be
strictly followed. Candidates have to carry ball pen/HB pencil for answering the questions. Use
of calculator/slide rulers will not be permitted. Use of any form of mobile communication like
cell phone, pager, etc. inside the hall is strictly prohibited.

The SC/ST candidates, who are not employed anywhere, will be paid single to and fro sleeper II
class rail fare / ordinary bus fare by shortest route from his place of residence as mentioned in
his mailing address to the place of Examination for attending the test as admissible under the
rules. The candidate should present original bus / railway ticket and attested photocopy of caste
certificate at the examination centre for this purpose. Decision of Controller of examination
Centre regarding payment of TA shall be final.

Results will be declared by the respective Zones separately through the ‘Employment News' and
the same will also be available on the website of All India Radio & Doordarshan mentioned
above. Correspondence, if any, after the declaration of the result is to be made with the
respective Zonal Chief Engineers. Roll No. and name of the centre must be indicated at the
top of the letter in bold capital letters in all such correspondences.
 TABLE

S.No. STATE EXAMINATION ADDRESS OF CONTROLLER OF NAME OF CITIES FOR

CENTRE EXAMINATION PURCHASING OF APPLICA-
TION FORMSFROM MAIN
BRANCH OF STATE BANK
OFINDIA
1 2 3 4 5
NORTH ZONE

1 Delhi 1.New Delhi Director (EPC) New Delhi

O/o Chief Engineer, Jam Nagar House,
Shahjahan Road, Delhi.
2 Union Territory 2.Chandigarh Station Engineer, Doordarshan Kendra, Chandigarh
of of Chandigarh Sector-37 B, Near Batra Cinema,
Chandigarh-160036
3 Haryana Hissar
4 Punjab 3.Jallandhar Superintending Engineer, Jallandhar/Bhatinda
All India Radio,
Jallandhar – 144 001.
5 Rajasthan 4. Jaipur Station Engineer, All India Radio, Jaipur/Jodhpur/Udaipur/
5-Park House, Mirza Ismail Road, Bikaner/Jaisalmer/Kota
Jaipur – 302001

5. Jodhpur Superintending Engineer,

All India Radio, P.B.No. 607,
Paota ‘C’ Road,,Jodhpur-342006.

6. Udaipur Station Engineer, All India Radio,

Udaipur-312001.
6 Himachal 7. Shimla Superintending Engineer Shimla/Dharamsala
Pradesh All India Radio, Choura Maidan,
Shimla-171004.

8. Dharamshala Station Engineer,All India Radio, Civil lines,

Dharamshala-176213.
7 Jammu & 9. Jammu Superintending Engineer, Radio Kashmir, Srinagar/Jammu/Leh
Kashmir Place Road, Jammu-180001.

10. Leh Station Engineer, All India Radio,

Leh-194101.

11. Srinagar Superintending Engineer, Radio Kashmir,

P.B. No. 4, Srinagar-190001.
8 Uttar Pradesh 12. Allahabad Station Engineer, All India Radio, Allahabad/Varanasi/Jhansi/
Z-9, Dayanand Marg, Allahabad-210002. Lucknow/Bareilly/Kanpur/
Agra/Gorakhpur
13. Jhansi Station Engineer, All India Radio, Kanpur
Road, Jhansi-284128.

14. Lucknow Superintending Engineer, All India Radio,

18, Vidhan Sabha Marg, Lucknow-226001.

15. Gorakhpur Superintending Engineer, All India Radio,

Town Hall, Goakhpur-273001.

9 Uttarakhand 16. Haridwar Station Engineer, Doordarshan Main- Haridwar/Dehradun/Almora/

tenanceCentre, Arya Nagar, Jwalapur, Chamoli
Haridwar-249407.
 NORTH EAST ZONE

10 Assam 17. Guwahati Director(EPC), O/o CE(NEZ), Guwahati/Dibrugarh/

AIR & TV, Dr. P.Kakoti’s Building, Silchar
Ganeshguri G.S.Road, Guwahati-
781006

18. Dibrugarh Superintending Engineer, All India Radio,

Malakhubasa, Dibrugarh-786001.

11 Sikkim 19. Gangtok Station Engineer, All India Radio, Old MLA Gangtok
Hostel, Gangtok-737101.

12 Nagaland 20. Kohima Station Engineer, All India Radio, Kohima- Kohima/Mokokchung
797001

13 Manipur 21. Imphal Superintending Engineer, All India Radio Imphal

Palace Compound, Imphal-795001.

14 Meghalaya 22. Shillong Superintending Engineer, All India Radio Shillong/Tura

Shillong-793001.

15 Mizoram 23. Aizawl Station Engineer, All India Radio, Radio Aizwal
Tila, Tuikhuahtlang, Aizawl-796001.

16 Tripura 24. Agartala Station Engineer, All India Radio Place Agartala
Compound, North Gate, Agartala-799001.

17 Arunachal Pradesh
25. Itanagar Superintending Engineer, All India Radio Itanagar
, Itanagar-791111

WEST ZONE

18 Maharashtra 26. Mumbai Superintending Engineer, All India Radio Mumbai/Pune/Nagpur/

BH, Backbay Reclamation, Kolhapur/Jalgaon/
Mumbai-400020 Aurangabad/Chandrapur

27. Nagpur Superintending Engineer, All India Radio

Civil Lines, Nagpur-440001.

28. Pune Superintending Engineer, All India Radio

Shivaji Nagar, Pune-411005.

19 Gujarat 29. Ahmedabad Superintending Engineer, Doordarshan Ahmedabad/Surat/

Kendra, Drive in Road, Thaltej Post, Rajkot/Bhuj
Ahmedabad-380054.

30. Rajkot Station Engineer, Doordarshan Kendra,

Near Aji Dam, Rajkot-360003.

20 Madhya Pradesh 31. Bhopal Station Engineer, Doordarshan Kendra, Indore/Bhopal/Jabalpur/

Shyamla Hills, Bhopal-462002. Gwalior/Rewa

32. Jabalpur Superintending Engineer, All India Radio

Katanga, Jabalpur-482001.
21 Chattisgarh 33. Raipur Superintending Engineer, All India Radio Raipur/Jagdalpur /
Kamla Nehru Marg, Civil Lines, Raipur Ambikapur

34. Jagdalpur Asstt. Station Engineer, All India Radio

P.B.No. 61, Bastar(C.G.)
Jagdalpur-494001.
22 Goa 35. Panaji Superintending Engineer, All India Radio Panaji
Post Box no. 220, Altinho, Panaji-403206.
 SOUTH ZONE

23 Tamil Nadu 36. Chennai Director (EPC),O/o Chief Engineer (SZ), Chennai/ Tiruchirapalli
All India Radio and TV, Coimbatore/Nagercoil/
Swami Sivananda Salai, Madurai
Chennai - 600 005.

37. Tiruchirappali Superintending Engineer,All India Radio,

P.B.No. 54, 28-3, Promende Road,
Tiruchirappali – 620 001.

24 Karnataka 38. Bangalore Superintending Engineer,All India Radio, Bangalore/Dharwad/

Raj Bhavan Road ,Bangalore - 560 013. Gulbarga/Mangalore
Bhadravati

39.Dharwad Superintending Engineer, All India Radio,

Dharwad – 580 008.

25 Andhra Pradesh 40.Hyderabad Superintending Engineer,Doordarshan, Hyderabad/ /Vijayawada/

Ramanthapur, Hyderabad - 500 013. Visakhapatnam
Tirupati/Kurnool
41.Vijayawada Superintending Engineer, All India Radio,
Punnanathota,Vijayawada – 520 010.

26 Kerala 42. Calicut Station Engineer, All India Radio, Trivandrum/Cochin/

Beachroad, Calicut-673032. Calicut/Cannanore

43.Thiruvanthapuram Superintending Engineer,Doordarshan,

Kodappanakonnu,
Thiruvananthapuram-695043.

44. Cochin Station Engineer,All India Radio,

B.M.C P.O.Thrikkakara,
Cochin-682021.
27 Andaman & 45. Port Blair Station Engineer,All India Radio, Port Blair
Nicobar Haddo Post,Portblair-744102.
28 Lakshdeep Kavaratti
29 Pondicherry Pondicherry

EAST ZONE
30 West Bengal 46. Kolkatta Director (EPC), O/o Chief Engineer (EZ), Kolkata/Siliguri/Asansole/
All India Radio & TV,Eden Gardens, Berhampur/
Kolkata-700001. Kharagpur

31 Orissa 47. Bhubaneswar Director, Bhubaneswar/ Sambalpur/

Regional Staff Training Institute(T), Rourkela/ Berhampur
Omfed square, Chander Shekharpur,
Bhubaneswar-751017.

32 Bihar 48. Patna Superintending Engineer,All India Radio, Patna/Bhagalpur/

Frazer Road,Patna – 800 001. Darbhanga

33 Jharkhand 49.Ranchi Station Engineer,Doordarshan, Ranchi/Jamshedpur/

6, Ratu Road,Ranchi – 834001. Daltonganj/Dhanbad

Chief Engineer(Trg.)
STI(T), AIR & DD,
Radio Colony, Delhi-09