1. The candidates must read the Notification carefully before applying for the offline application form.

2. The application form can be downloaded from the official link.

3. Interested eligible candidates should send their duly filled applications (only in the prescribed format) along with self-attested copies of the relevant supporting documents/certificates if required by speed post/courier to The Member. Secretary, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, DarshanBhawan, 36, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, (Near Batra Hospital), Mehrauli Badarpur Road New Delhi — 110 062 on or before 15 December 2022.

4. The candidates are advised to give their working mobile number and e-mail ID and ensure their working till the completion of the selection process to avoid inconvenience, There will be no other means of contacting them except their e-mail & Mobile numbers.

5. Applications that are received after due dates will be summarily rejected.

6. For any references, visit the official site.

General Instructions

1. The candidate should have retired from Central Government Ministries/ Departments having experience of functioning in Govt. bodies.

2. The candidates who have retired from the post of Assistant/UDC are eligible for engagement to the position of Consultant.

3. The candidate should have basic knowledge of computer applications.

4. The candidate should have flair in noting/drafting, knowledge of finance related rules/regulations of Govt. of India.

5. The engagement of Consultants will be purely on short term contract basis. The initial engagement as Consultant would be for a period of one year to be extended 3 months basis depending upon performance.

6. The engagement of Consultants would be on full-time basis and they would not be permitted to take up any other assignment during the period of consultancy.

7. The engagement of Consultants would be of a temporary nature against the tasks assigned. The engagement can be cancelled at any time without assigning any reason.

8. Not more than 64 years of age on the last date of application.

9. A fixed monthly amount shall be paid as per the Government norms, arriving at by deducting the basic pension (gross) from the last basic pay drawn at the time of retirement plus TPT drawn at the time of retirement.

10. Candidate meeting the conditions shall be shortlisted on the basis of criteria like experience, qualification etc. The Consultants will be selected by a duly Constitute of Committee.

11. The consultants shall have to work as per the working hours of the Council. However, depending on the exigency of work, one may be required to come early or sit late to complete the time bound work or attend office on holidays. No extra remuneration or fee would be payable if work require late sitting or coming on holidays.

12. Income Tax or any other tax liable to be deducted, as per the prevailing rules, will be deducted at source before effecting the payment of remuneration.

13. The Consultants shall not utilize or publish or disclose or part with, to a third party, and data or statistics or proceedings or information gathered during the course of the assignment for the office, without written consent of this Council. The Consultants shall be bound to hand over the entire set of records of assignments to the office before the expiry of the contract and before the final payment is released by the office. The Consultants shall sign an agreement of confidentiality with the Council to this effect which shall contain a clause on Ethics and Integrity.

14. The Consultant appointed by this office, shall in no case represent or give opinion or advice to others in any matter which is adverse to the interest of this office. No Consultant would be permitted to take up any other assignment during the period of Consultancy.

15. Council may terminate the service of the Consultants, if: The Consultants are unable to accomplish the assigned works. The quality of the accomplished work is not to the satisfaction of Competent Authority. The Consultants fail in the timely achievement of the milestone as decided by the Competent Authority. The Consultant is found lacking in honesty and integrity. Posting of a government official who could do the Consultant's job. The requirement of a Consultant for the work assigned ceased to exist. The Undertaking given by the candidate is found false. The Consultant completes 5 years of retirement.