BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

(Department of Consumer Affairs), Govt. of India
601-A, Konnectus Tower-1, 6th Floor, DMRC Building,
Bhavbhuti Marg, New Delhi-110002 e-mail: [email protected]

Advertisement No. 01 SPC/2024/CRO

1. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), a statutory body under the administrative control of Ministry of
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Govt. of India is the National Standards Body of India
and is responsible for activities in the field of Standardization, Product and System Certification,
Hallmarking, Laboratory Testing, etc. in the country.

2. BIS offers excellent opportunities to Indian nationals with proven academic credentials, professional
achievements, good working knowledge of technology-based skills, strong communication and
interpersonal skills and leadership qualities for engaging with BIS as consultants for standard promotion on
short term contract basis. The details of the advertisement are as follows: -

S. No. Name of the Consultant (Standard Promotion)

position

1. Number of 14 (Delhi – 4, Ghaziabad – 2, Noida – 2, Lucknow– 2, Bhopal – 2,

positions
Jaipur - 2)

2. Method of Hiring Contract-based engagement through interviews.

3. Educational Essential:
Qualifications M.B.A. (Marketing) or equivalent degree in Mass Communication or
Masters in Social Work (MSW)

Desirable:
i. Proficiency in IT tools (e.g. MS Office)
ii. Fluency in written and oral English and Hindi

Experience Required:
2 years of experience in marketing and mass communication, preferably in
Central Govt./State Govt./PSU/Autonomous Organizations.

4. Application form https://forms.gle/Lkj7xZPnnf69FMFp6

link

5. Job description (i) Provide assistance to the Branch Office in preparing the plan of action for
the creation of the new Standards Clubs.
(ii) Liaise with the administrative authorities and educational institutions
concerned to create the new Standards Clubs.
(iii)Provide assistance to the Branch Office in organizing the capacity-
building programmes for the Mentors and Orientation Programmes and
activities at the institutions.
 (iv) Provide assistance to the BO in identifying Resource Persons, organizing
capacity-building programmes for them, deputing them for Standards
Club activities and keeping a record of their activities.
(v) Maintain the error-free database of the Standards Clubs in the manner
laid down by the Bureau in this regard.
(vi) Maintain the records and reports relating to the Standards Clubs in the
manner laid down by the Bureau.
(vii) Any other work assigned in connection with the creation,
operationalisation or effective functioning of the Standards Clubs.

6. Last date of
Application 12th August 2024 up to 5:00 PM

3. Selection Process: All the applications received shall be scrutinized and shortlisted. Candidates
will be shortlisted in the light of their qualifications, experience and other details provided in the
application form. Mere fulfillment of qualification or short listing shall not confer any right to be
engaged as consultant for standard promotion. Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview. After
selection they will be deployed in the branch offices. BIS reserves the right to reject any or all
applications without assigning any reason thereof.

4. Transfers: Consultants for Standard Promotion can be transferred anywhere in Central region
depending upon the requirement.
5. Tenure of Engagement: The engagement is purely for the short term on a contract basis for a period
of 6 months.

6. Nature of Engagement: The engagement is purely on a short-term (not exceeding Six Months)
contract basis and the engagement will be subject to termination at the end of the contract period. The
Bureau can terminate the contract immediately, by paying one month’s agreed remuneration in lieu of the
notice period.

7. Remuneration: A consolidated monthly remuneration of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only),
will be paid to the consultants for standards promotion. The remuneration is subject to statutory deductions.

8. TA/DA: No TA/DA shall be admissible for joining the assignment or on its completion. If required to
travel and stay in connection with the official assignment, TA/DA and lodging allowance as admissible to
regular BIS officers of the level of Sc-B/Assistant Director, will be paid.

9. Leave: Consultants for standards promotion shall be eligible for paid leave at the rate of 1.5 days for
each completed months of service. No remuneration for the period of absence in excess of admissible leave
will be paid. Also, un-availed leave shall neither be carried forward to next year nor encashed.
10. Working Hours: The Consultants shall follow the normal office working hours as prescribed (9.00 AM
to 5.30 PM). However, as per the exigency, one has to sit late to complete the time-bound work or outstation
assignments. Attendance would be made through the Bio- metric attendance system.

11. No Other Assignment: The engagement is on a full-time basis and the consultants shall not take any
other assignment during the period of engagement in BIS.

12. Travel, Medical Clearance and Service incurred Death, Injury or illness: In the event of the death,
injury or illness of the individual consultant which is attributable to the performance of services on behalf of
BIS under the terms of the contract, and/or while travelling for official duty or is performing any services under
the contract in any offices or premises of BIS or Government of India, the individual consultant or the
individual consultant’s dependents, as appropriate shall not be entitled to any compensation or any claim
whatsoever.

13. Medical fitness and Police Verification: Police verification will be conducted after the engagement of
the consultant. The consultant will also submit a medical fitness certificate from an authorized/registered
Medical Practitioner, at the time of joining.

14. Termination of Contract/Engagement: The engagement of consultants can be terminated by BIS at

any time without assigning any reasons thereof by giving them 30 days’ notice. However, in case the
consultant wishes to resign, he/she will have to give 30 days’ advance notice or remuneration in lieu of
thereof, before resigning from the engagement.

Termination of Contract:
(i) If the consultant is unable to address the assigned work;
(ii) If the Quality of the work is not to the satisfaction of the department;
(iii) If the consultant fails to achieve the assigned task on time:
(iv) If the consultant is found lacking in honesty and integrity.

15. Confidentiality of Data and Documents:

(a) The intellectual property rights of the data collected as well as deliverables produced for the BIS shall
remain with BIS.
(b) The data shall not be utilized or published or disclosed or to be part with, to a third party, any part of
the data or statistical or proceedings or information collected for the purpose of his assignment in BIS.
(c) The consultant is bound to hand over the entire set of records of assignment to the BIS before the
expiry of the contract or before the final payment is released.
(d) The job of consultant attracts highest standards of confidentiality and it is expected to be maintained
in all the actions of officer, at all levels.

16. Conflict of Interest: The consultant appointed, shall in no case represent or give opinion or advice to
others in any matter which is in conflict to the interest of BIS.

17. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

i) Candidates should have a valid e-mail ID & Mobile No. which should be entered at appropriate place in
the application form and must remain active/valid until recruitment processes are completed. No change in
the email ID & mobile number will be accepted once submitted. The candidate himself/herself shall be
responsible for incorrect or expired email ID & mobile number.

ii) Candidate has to enter marks obtained in degree (10th, 12th, UG and PG) as percentage only. If the
degree mentions final marks as Grade/CGPA, then the same should be converted to percentage (as per
conversion formula) and then only entered in application. Marks submitted in form of Grades/CGPA in
application will not be considered. In case conversion formula is used, it is mandatory to attach conversion
certificate.

iii) Candidates should note that, if at any stage of engagement, it is found that the candidates have
submitted insufficient, inadequate, any false/fabricated information/documents, his/her candidature will be
cancelled immediately and he/she will be liable for action as per applicable Law/Rules.

iv) Bureau reserves the right to amend/modify vacancies notified and any provision of this advertisement
in case of any errors and omissions/deviation/sudden requirements or to cancel the advertisement and
engagement if the circumstances so warrant.

v) Candidate should note that their candidature at all stages of engagement is purely on contract basis.

vi) Any resulting dispute arising out of this advertisement including the engagement process shall be
subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at concerned Regional/Branch legal jurisdiction.

vii) Only one application per location is to be submitted. Multiple application for one location will be liable
for rejecting the candidature of the applicant

viii) Warning: Selection in the Bureau is free, fair and merit based. Any attempt to influence the selection
process detected at any stage is liable to termination of the candidature or service and legal action against the
concerned individual will be initiated.

ix) Applicants having fluency in local/regional language in addition to Hindi and English will be given
preference. Applicant is required to specify local/regional language in which he/she is fluent.

18. Submission of Application: Candidates are required to apply On-line through the google form link :
https://forms.gle/Lkj7xZPnnf69FMFp6. The closing date for applying will be 12thAugust 2024 up to 5:00 PM.
No other means/mode of submission of applications will be accepted under any circumstances. An applicant
can apply for jobs at multiple location. For same separate application has to be submitted by filling same
google forms for each location separately.

19. Application fees: No fee is required to be paid by the applicant.

20. Announcements: All further details pertaining to this process will only be provided through CRO’s
Email ID ([email protected]). In case of any queries please write to [email protected]
Note: BIS reserves the right to Revise/Reschedule/Modify/Cancel/Suspend, the process without
assigning any reasons. The decision of BIS shall be final and no appeal shall be entertained in this
regard.