Punjab Agricultural University has an academic staff of total 1250 personnel working in different departments of the university. The university is located at Ludhiana, Punjab. The university has an urban campus located in an area of 1510 acres. The university is affiliated to ICAR or UGC. Mr. Baldev Singh Dhillon is the Vice Chancellor of the university. The university actually came into existence in the year 1962. The university is one of the state agricultural university present in India. The university is best known for its excellence in the field of agriculture.

Job Profile:

Punjab Agricultural University is making recruitment of eligible candidates on the following vacant positions of Dean, Additional Director of Communication, Additional Director of Research, Assistant Biotechnologist, Assistant Soil Chemist (At Outstation) and Assistant Plant Physiologist. The post of Assistant Director of research is available in the discipline of Crop Improvement, Horticulture, Natural Resources & Plant Health Management, Food Science, Nutrition and Engineering and Farm Mechanization and Bio-Energy.

1. Recruitment of Dean, College of Home Science:
No. of posts: Only 1 post is available.
Age Limit: Candidates should be between 18 to 60 years of age.
Educational Qualification: Ph.D. degree with atleast 55% marks in aggregate at Master’s level from a recognized university.
Pay Scale: Rs. 37400-67000 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 10000.

2. Recruitment of Additional Director of Communication (Crop Improvement/ Horticulture/ Natural Resources & Plant Health Management/ Food Science, Nutrition and Engineering/ Farm Mechanization and Bio-Energy):
No. of posts: Only 6 post is available.
Age Limit: Candidates should be between 18 to 60 years of age.
Educational Qualification: Ph.D. degree with atleast 55% marks in aggregate at Master’s level from a recognized university.
Pay Scale: Rs. 37400-67000 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 10000.

3. Recruitment of Assistant Biotechnologist:
No. of posts: Only 1 post is available.
Age Limit: Candidates should be between 18 to 60 years of age.
Educational Qualification: Master’s degree in Biotechnology or Genetics or Plant Breeding or Life Science with specialization in Plant biotechnology from a recognized university.
Pay Scale: Rs. 15600-39100 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 6000.

4. Recruitment of Assistant Soil Chemist (At Outstation):
No. of posts: Only 1 post is available.
Age Limit: Candidates should be between 18 to 60 years of age.
Educational Qualification: Master’s degree in Soil Science with specialization in Soil Fertility or Chemistry from a recognized university.
Pay Scale: Rs. 15600-39100 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 6000.

5. Recruitment of Assistant Plant Physiologist:
No. of posts: Only 1 post is available.
Age Limit: Candidates should be between 18 to 60 years of age.
Educational Qualification: Master’s degree in Plant Physiology or Botany with specialization in Plant Physiology from a recognized university.
Pay Scale: Rs. 15600-39100 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 6000.

Application Fee:

Candidates are required to send the Demand Draft of Rs. 500 alongwith their completely filled in application form. The demand draft should be made in favour of Comptroller, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana payable at Ludhiana.

How to apply: Completely filled in application form are required to be sent alongwith the attested copies of the certificates or testimonials to the below mentioned address on or before the last date for the reciept of application.

Office of Registrar,
Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana.

Contact Details:

Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana.

Last date to apply: 4 November 2011

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