Project Assistants offer administrative support to the project managers for successful completion of a specific project in which they are involved by the organization. They play an important part in the team of project members and they participate in all phases of project life cycle. Project assistants are not paid a standard pay in government organization, rather most of the government organizations pay them on consolidated pay basis.

Recent job notifications:

Since each government organizations offer different pay scales for the position of Project Assistant, the names of government organizations that recently invited applications from eligible candidates for this position along with the pay scale offered by these organizations are also given below:

• India Meteorological Department – Consolidated pay of Rs.40000 per month

• Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine – for analysis & monitoring department consolidated pay of Rs.35000 per month

• Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine – for IT department consolidated pay of Rs.25000 per month

• Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research – Consolidated pay of Rs.10470 per month

• Industrial Research & Consultancy Centre, IIT Mumbai – Consolidated pay of Rs.16000-Rs.20000 per month

Educational qualification:

Some government organizations recruit graduates from any stream of education for the position of Project Assistant, while some organizations recruit candidates with particular qualification based on the project for which they are appointed. Even some organizations require that candidates must be Ph. D degree holders in that particular field for which applications are invited.

Selection Criteria:

In most of the cases, walk-in-interview or interview is follows as the criteria for selection of candidates for the position of Project Assistant.

Responsibilities of project assistants:

Project Assistant co-ordinate and complete activities pertaining to the project and program management disciplines. They perform a wide range of duties pertaining to project administration, which includes collecting and inputting data into database, developing and maintaining project deliverables under the direction of the project director, monitoring the progress of project activities on behalf of the project manager, etc…

They are also offered with the responsibility of arranging training, conferences and meetings on project-related events. They organize project committee meetings and prepare necessary materials like agendas, presentations and reports about projects. They will also be responsible for recording key decisions taken in the meeting for proper execution in the future.

Career Advancement:

The scope of advancement is wider in project assistant position and they can grow in their cadre as they gain more and more experience, which will enable them to climb in the ladder with respect to pay scale as well.