Vacancy Notification Ref No.

CSL/NEW PROJ/GEN/PROP&APPR/HR/CKSRU/318/2023/37
Dated 13 November 2024

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), a listed premier Miniratna Company of Government of India,
invites Online Application from Indian citizens for filling up of the post of Senior Project Officers
on contract basis for CSL Kolkata Ship Repair Unit (CKSRU) Kolkata: -

I. Name of Post, Educational Qualification and Experience:

TABLE 1
Sl.
Name of posts Educational Qualification Experience
No.
1 Senior Project Degree in Mechanical Essential:
Officer Engineering with 60% marks Minimum of four years post
(Mechanical) on from a recognized University. qualification experience in a
contract basis • Ship Building Company or
• Ship Repair Company or
• Marine related Company or
• Port or
• Engineering Company or
• Government Company or
Establishment or
• Semi Government Company or
Establishment.
Desirable:
a) Proficiency and experience of
working in a computerized
environment.
b) Ability to communicate in
Hindi/Bengali
2. Senior Project Degree in Electrical Engineering Essential:
Officer (Electrical) with 60% marks from a Minimum of four years post
on contract basis recognized University. qualification experience in a
• Ship Building Company or
• Ship Repair Company or
• Marine related Company or
• Port or
• Engineering Company or
• Government Company or
Establishment or
• Semi Government Company or
Establishment.
Desirable:
a) Proficiency and experience of
working in a computerized
environment.
b) Ability to communicate in
Hindi/Bengali

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 II. Important Dates:

Commencement of Online Application : 13 November 2024

Last Date of Online Application : 03 December 2024

III. No. of Vacancy and Reservation:

TABLE 2
Sl. No. Name of Posts OBC UR

1 Senior Project Officer (Mechanical) on contract basis 1 1

2 Senior Project Officer (Electrical) on contract basis - 1
Total 3

a) CSL reserves the right to increase / decrease the number of vacancy or not to fill up any of the
vacancy or cancel the recruitment process, as per its requirement.
b) Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) shall be as per Govt. of India
Guidelines.

IV. Period of Contract & Place of Posting:

a) The above post is and for a maximum period of three years subject to project
requirements and individual performance.

b) The posting shall be at CSL Kolkata Ship Repair Unit (CKSRU) / any other CSL units /
any project sites as desired by CSL. However, depending upon project requirements, the
candidates are liable to be transferred within different units of CSL. The appointment to
the post carries with it the obligation to serve in any department of CSL or on-board ships
or any of the units / work sites/ projects undertaken in any part of India or abroad as the
case may be.

V. Remuneration:

a) The remuneration details for the post of Senior Project Officer are as under:

TABLE 4
Compensation for
Contract Consolidated pay
Name of Posts extra hours of work
Period (per month)
(per month)
First year ₹ 47000/-
Senior Project Officer on
Second year ₹ 48000/- ₹ 3000
contract basis
Third year ₹ 50000/-

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 VI. Age:

a) Age shall not exceed 35 years as on 03 December 2024 i.e. applicants should be
born on or after 04 December 1989.

b) Age relaxation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and Ex-servicemen shall
be as per Government of India guidelines. However, in no case, age limit after applying all age
relaxations shall exceed 50 years.

VII. Method of Selection:

a) The method of selection for both Senior Project Officer shall be through Objective Type
Test and Personal Interview. The marks shall be assigned to the following parameters
for the final selection:

➢ Objective Type Test - 50 marks

➢ Personal Interview – 20 marks
➢ Power Point Presentation for assessing Work experience – 30 marks
Total – 100 marks

b) The Objective Type test shall be held at various centres in West Bengal as decided by
CKSRU. The allocation of examination centre shall be at the sole discretion of CKSRU.

c) The Objective Type Test shall be of 60 Minutes duration comprising of 50 Multiple Choice
Questions in the areas of General knowledge (10 marks) and Subject Based (40 marks).
Each question carries one mark and there will be no negative marks.
d) Mark lists for the post shall be prepared on the basis of marks secured by candidates in
the Objective type test.
e) The minimum pass marks for Objective type test shall be as below:-
For unreserved posts – 50 % of Total Marks of objective type test,
For OBC candidates – 45 % of Total Marks of objective type test only for vacancies
reserved for OBC,
For PwBD Candidates - 40% of Total Marks of objective type test
CSL may relax the minimum pass mark if the number of qualified candidates are
insufficient.

f) Candidates who are meeting notified eligibility requirements and scored minimum
prescribed pass marks and above in the Objective test shall be short listed for Power Point
Presentation and Personal Interview subject to verification of eligibility requirements
(age, educational qualification, and experience etc.) for which the candidate should
produce the original certificates in proof of age, educational qualification and certificates
for reservation categories (PwBD). The candidates shall produce all required certificates
in original along with self-attested copies at the time of Certificate Verification failing
which they shall not be considered for shortlisting to attend Power Point Presentation and
Personal Interview.

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 g) Only those candidates who successfully complete the certificate verification shall be
shortlisted to attend the Power Point Presentation and Personal Interview.

h) The Power Point Presentation and Personal Interview shall be held at CKSRU.

i) Rank lists for the posts shall be prepared based on the aggregate marks secured by the
candidates in the Objective type test, Experience and Personal Interview. In case, same
marks is secured by more than one candidates, relative merit shall be decided based on
seniority in age.

j) Depending upon the number of online applications received, CSL reserves the right to
scrutinise applications for various disciplines and prepare shortlist of candidates based on
meeting eligibility requirements ascertained through the certificates uploaded by the
applicants in the online application portal and only such shortlisted candidates may be
permitted to attend the selection process.

VIII. Conditions:

a) Reservation

i) Government of India Directives on reservation shall apply.

ii) In the case of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities, the degree of disability should be a
minimum of 40%. The applicant should submit a valid Certificate of disability to this effect
in the prescribed format issued by Competent Authority as per the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Rules, 2017.

b) Qualification

i) The minimum qualification stipulated for the post must be from a University/Institute/
Examination Board recognized by AICTE/ appropriate statutory authority /State/Central
Government.

ii) Those applicants having qualifications equivalent to any of the prescribed qualifications
should submit Equivalency Certificate issued by the Competent Authority and without
such certificate, their candidature shall not be considered.

iii) The applicants are required to fill in the exact percentage of marks scored by them in the
qualifying examination in the online application submitted for the posts. Some
Universities/Institutes/ Examination Boards do not award Class or Percentage of marks
and allot Aggregate Grade Points (e.g. CGPA/OGPA/CPI etc). In case
University/Institute/Examination Board defines criteria for conversion of Aggregate
Grade Point into Class and/or percentage of marks, the same shall be accepted. However,
where the University/Institute/ Examination does not define criteria for conversion of
Aggregate Grade Point into Class and/or percentage of marks, the Aggregate Grade Points
may be multiplied by 10 to get the required percentage of marks.

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 c) Experience

i) Experience acquired after the date of passing of the qualification stipulated as per
above requirements shall only be considered. Period of post qualification
experience shall be reckoned as on 03 December 2024.

ii) All types of training with remuneration including Apprenticeship Training in the relevant
discipline under the Apprentices Act, shall be treated as experience.

iii) Experience Certificates obtained from companies registered under the Companies
Act 1956 or Foreign Companies of equivalent status shall only be considered for
short listing to attend the selection process.

iv) Applicants who are presently working in any company (Private / Public Sector /Govt), in
the absence of experience certificate, should submit copy of Appointment Order or Offer
letter issued by the company, latest Pay Slip or copy of last Pay drawn as proof of
experience. For past employment, experience certificate indicating the date of
joining as well as relieving should be submitted. The candidates should submit all
certificates to establish the experience claimed in their online application, failing which
their candidature shall be cancelled and they shall not be considered for further selection.

v) Work experience obtained from contractors (Proprietary Firms and Partnership

Firms) engaged by registered companies may be considered based on the
endorsement of the Principal Employer on the certificates issued by the contractor.
Such applicants are required to submit their experience certificates along with
further proof such as ESI/EPF statements. Certificates of training issued by the
contractors without the endorsement of the Principal Employer shall not be
considered.

vi) Applicants who are Ex-servicemen should submit Discharge Certificate / Book/
Pension Payment Order from the Armed Forces. Those ex-servicemen having
qualification endorsed in their Discharge Certificate/ Book should have working
experience in the relevant discipline in the Armed Forces. Such qualification acquired
during service period shall also be considered for calculation of post qualification
experience. Those applicants claiming equivalency of qualification should produce the
certificate of equivalency or endorsement in the Discharge certificate of the same with
authority (refer order issued by the Govt. of India), should produce certificates indicating
qualification and work experience in the relevant discipline in the Armed Forces, as proof
of experience. They should produce experience certificate from the authorities concerned,
failing, which their candidature shall not be considered.

vii) Applicants who are in the final year of contract on rolls of CSL or units of CSL, as on
date of this vacancy notification are also eligible to apply, subject to meeting all
other notified requirements. Those who are in the first year or second year of
contract in CSL or units of CSL are not eligible to apply for the same posts.

viii) Applicants should clearly specify the nature of work performed and duties,
responsibilities handled in the respective jobs, as well as experience certificate in proof of
the same shall be uploaded while submitting their online application for the posts notified.

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 d) Application fee:

i) Application fee of ₹ 400/- (Nonrefundable, plus bank charges extra) should be

remitted using the Online payment options (Debit card/Credit card/Internet
Banking/wallets/UPI etc) which can be accessed through our Online application facility
from 13 November 2024 to 03 December 2024. No other mode of payment shall be
accepted.

ii) All applicants for whom the fee is applicable, i.e. except those belonging to SC/ST/PwBD,
should pay the application fee as stipulated in the above clause. It is important to note that
their candidature shall be considered only on receipt of application fee.

e) How to Apply:

i) Applicants should go to the website www.cochinshipyard.in (Career page→CKSRU,

Kolkata) and proceed to the link for online application. The application consists of two
phases - Registration and Submission of application. Applicants should not submit
more than one application. Application once submitted shall be final.

ii) Applicants meeting the notified requirements may go through the instructions on the
online application page, complete the Registration and submit their application online
through the online application facility from 13 November 2024 and the facility can be
accessed through our website www.cochinshipyard.in (Career page→CKSRU, Kolkata).
Application submitted direct or by any other mode shall not be accepted.

iii) Applicants should ensure that all the entries in the online application have been correctly
filled in and application submitted successfully. Change in the data provided in the
application after final submission of the same through online will not be considered.
Filling of garbage/junk details in any of the fields can lead to rejection of application.

iv) Application must be complete in all respects as per this Advertisement Notification.
Please note that incomplete applications shall not be considered.

v) After applying through online, applicants should retain a soft copy/ printout of the
online application containing the unique registration number generated by the
system for their reference. It is important to note that, the unique application
number will be obtained only upon successful submission of online application. The
Registration Number on the online application should be quoted for any correspondence
with CKSRU/ CSL.

vi) Applicants need not send the online application print out/ certificates/ application fee
in the form of DD/Challan/Cheque by post to CKSRU / CSL.

vii) The website will remain functional for the purpose of submitting applications from 13
November 2024 and the last date for submission of applications through online is 03
December 2024. In order to avoid heavy traffic in website on the last date that may result
in non-submission of application, candidates are advised to log in to CSL website and
submit applications well in advance before the last date. Those who apply on the last

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 date of application may not get any troubleshooting assistance / technical support in
the online application portal by email/phone after 1600 hrs on the last date.

f) General

i) Applicants are advised to make sure that they are meeting the eligibility
requirements as per the vacancy notification for the posts before submitting
applications.

ii) Definition of Ex-serviceman:- Ex-serviceman is a person

a) Who has served in any rank whether as combatant or non-combatant in a Regular
Army, Navy and Air Force of the Indian Union, and
i) Who either has been retired or relieved or discharged from such service
whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning
his or her pension; or
ii) Who has been relieved from such service on medical grounds attributable
to military service or circumstances beyond his control and awarded
medical or other disability pension; or
iii) Who has been released from such service as a result of reduction in
establishment;
b) who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of
engagement, otherwise than at his own request, or by way of dismissal, or
discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and has been given a gratuity;
and includes personnel of the Territorial Army, namely, pension holders for
continuous embodied service or broken spells of qualifying service; Or
c) Personnel of Army Postal Service who are part of Regular Army and retired from
the Army Postal Service without reversion to their parent service with pension, or
are released from the Army Postal service on medical grounds attributable to or
aggravated by military service or circumstances beyond their control and awarded
medical or other disability pension, Or
d) Personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than six
months prior to 14 April 1987; Or
e) Gallantry award winners of the Armed Forces including personnel of Territorial
Army; Or
f) Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical ground and granted medical
disability pension.

iii) CSL reserves the right to call for any additional documentary evidence from candidates in
support of educational qualification / experience / other notified eligibility requirements
as indicated in their application, and information / replies to such queries should be only
through the e-mail [email protected]. However, CKSRU shall not be
responsible for any delay/non-receipt of such e-mails within the stipulated date and time.
Replies to any such queries received after the stipulated date and time shall not be
considered, and no further correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.

iv) Original Certificates of the short-listed candidates shall be verified at the time of joining or
at any other stage as decided by CSL. Candidature is purely provisional subject to
verification of original certificates in proof of age, qualification, experience, caste,
disability, medical fitness etc and meeting the notified eligibility requirements. At the time
of certificate verification/joining, if the candidates shortlisted are found not meeting the
eligibility requirements or fail to produce certificates in original or if at any stage, it is
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 found that any information furnished by the candidate is false/incorrect or there has been
suppression of facts and information, the candidate shall not be considered for selection
and candidature/ appointment will be cancelled/rejected without further notice.

v) No TA/DA shall be paid to the candidates for attending the selection process.

vi) The vacancies are purely on contract basis for a specific period and CSL is not liable to
offer appointment during or after the completion of contract period of the selected
candidates.

vii) No correspondence regarding the rejection of application in case of ineligibility

shall be entertained.

viii) Call letters shall not be sent to short-listed candidates by post. They shall be
informed to download call letter by e-mail /through CSL website www.cochinshipyard.in.
Schedule of the selection process shall be intimated to the short-listed applicants
through Email/CSL website (Career page→ CKSRU, Kolkata). Candidates are
requested to frequently check the above website (Career Page→ CKSRU, Kolkata) for
updates related to the selection.

ix) Mere submission of application, Issue of call letter and attending selection process shall
not confer any right to the applicant of acceptance of candidature or cannot be construed
as an acknowledgement of fulfilling the eligibility criterion or does not constitute an offer
of appointment, and will not entitle the applicant to any claim for employment in CSL.

x) The candidates short-listed for appointment should undergo a medical examination in the
hospitals as prescribed by CSL. The reports of such medical examination may be examined
by Medical Officer of CSL and the appointment of the candidate may be subject to
certification of Medical fitness.

xi) CSL shall not bear any liability on account of salary/leave salary/gratuity/pension
contribution etc, if any of previous employment of any candidate already working in
Government/Public Sector Undertakings.

xii) Rank list shall be maintained for the post and shall be operated only in the event of
occurrence of a vacancy during the validity period of the rank list. The validity
period of the rank list shall be upto 18 months from the date of reporting of the
last candidate, from the list of candidate advised to join on publication of the result,
unless a fresh notification for the same post is issued. Vacancy which arose as
stated above shall not be treated as a fresh vacancy.

xiii) The number of post indicated in this notification is based on existing requirement
and shall vary depending on the future requirements and the vacancies that may
arise during the validity period of the rank list may be filled up from that rank list at
the discretion of the CSL.

xiv) Notwithstanding the above or any other conditions, CSL reserves the right not to fill up
the vacancy notified. Further, the filling up of the notified vacancy shall be subject to the
suitability of candidates in the rank list, availability of projects and job requirements. CSL
reserves the right to restrict/ alter/cancel/modify the recruitment process, if need so
arises.
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 xv) Submission of application shall be considered as unconditional acceptance of all terms and
conditions of this vacancy notification by the applicant.

xvi) All documents related to this selection shall be preserved for a period of two years from
the date of publication of results.

xvii) Any legal proceedings in respect of any claim or dispute arising out of this
advertisement and/or an application in response thereto and selection process thereafter
can be instituted only in the Courts/Tribunals/Forums at Ernakulam and such Courts/
Authorities shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction.

xviii) Any amendment, modification or addition to this advertisement shall be given in the
CSL website only.

xix) For any further clarification related to the advertisement and conduct of selection, please
contact us via e-mail [email protected].

“CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL BE A DISQUALIFICATION”

“ONLY INDIAN NATIONALS NEED TO APPLY”

Sd/-
GENERAL MANAGER (HR & TRAINING)

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