Normally, library clerks in any organization assist the librarians and they are offered with wide range of responsibility ranging from shelving books to fixing computers. They are employed not only in college and school libraries, some of the government organizations with libraries recruit candidates for this position. Pay scale for the position of Library clerk in Government organizations in India is Rs. 5200-20200 + Grade Pay of Rs. 1900.

Recent government job recruitment for this position:

Recently, the following government organizations recruited candidates for the position of Library Clerk:

• Railway Recruitment Board

• Staff Selection Commission

• Delhi Judicial Academy

What is the educational qualification required for finding government jobs in this position?

Normally government organizations look for the following educational qualification from the candidates for the position of Library Clerk:

• Matriculation or equivalent from a recognized Board of education

• Certificate in library science course from a recognized institution or university

Even some organizations look for Fresh Bachelor of Library & Information Science graduates for the position of Library clerk.

What is the age requirement to apply for the position of Library Clerk in Government jobs?

The minimum age requirement is 18 years and the maximum age limit is 25 years. Since the position of Library Clerk involves different job responsibilities, young and energetic full-time people are expected for this position by Government organizations.

Duties of the position:

Normally, a library clerk is entrusted with the following responsibilities:

• Maintenance of photocopies, supplies and equipments

• Shelving and sorting of library materials

• Discharging, renewal and issue of library materials

• Physical location of library materials among the wide collection

• Operations of standard equipment in the library

• Maintenance of library files and patron of records with the help of different database

Selection process:

Most of the government organizations, recruit library clerks based on their performance in the written test.