Normally, candidates are appointed for the position of Registrar in Universities and research institutions and sometimes in Colleges. Their main function is to manage, organize and to plan all activities pertaining to registration and record department of the institution and they act as official authorized keeper of the records of the students. Pay Scale for the position of Registrar in Government-run educational institutions in India is Rs. 15600-39100 plus a grade pay of Rs. 6600.

Recent job notifications for the position of Registrar:

Recently, the following government organizations called for applications from eligible candidates for the position of Registrar:

• Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management

• Ministry of Labour and Employment

• Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research

• Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar

• Jharkhand Public Service Commission

• Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology

• Madan Mohan Malaviya Engineering College

Different in pay scale:

Even though, it has been mentioned earlier that the pay scale for the position of Registrar in Government jobs in India is Rs. 15600-39100 plus a grade pay of Rs. 6600, some of the government-run organizations offer a different pay scale for this position. However, the good news is that most of the organizations offer a higher pay scale than this pay scale. Therefore, candidates appointed for the position of Registrar will surely be able to get a minimum pay scale of Rs. 15000.

Eligibility requirement:

As far as educational qualification needed for the position of Registrar is concerned, government organizations look for candidates who have completed their PG course in any field of Education. In addition, most of the organizations recruit candidates who have minimum of 10 years experience in the administrative field of any educational institution. As far as age limit is concerned, candidates who are not more than 50 years of age are appointed for the position of Registrar.

Selection procedure:

Most of the government organizations recruit candidates for the position of registrar through personal interview, while some organizations even conduct written test for recruitment of candidates to the position of Registrar.

Job responsibilities of a registrar:

Some of the basic responsibilities of candidates appointed for the position of registrar are:

• Hiring, evaluating and supervising the records of registration staff

• Administration and organizing of graduation, registration and records functions inclusive of health professions, admission and transcript evaluations

• To ensure the maximum service to students while ensuring effective and efficient workflow