Parliament of India - Parliamentary Interpreter Grade-II

Applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens to fill up the vacancies for the following posts in Lok Sabha Secretariat:



Post:
1.Parliamentary Interpreter Grade-II

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
QLFNS: Master’s degree in English or any other discipline (with English as a medium of instruction) from a recognised university with regional language concerned up to Degree Level. Desirable: (1) Experience in translation or interpretation work. (2) Certificate in computer course recognised by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)/ Department of Electronics Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC) or courses equivalent to 'O' Level in terms of syllabus and duration of course as prescribed by DOEACC.

Note:
(i) The candidates so selected for appointment will have to undergo training in interpretation for such period as may be specified by the Lok Sabha Secretariat. They will also have to qualify two departmental interpretation tests i.e., one after two years of service and the other after three years of service with such standard of proficiency in interpretation as may be prescribed. Unless the incumbents qualify the said departmental interpretation tests, they will not be considered for promotion to the grade of Parliamentary Interpreter Grade-I which will also be subject to availability of vacant post(s).
(ii) They may also be required to perform non-interpretation duties as may be assigned to them from time to time.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Eligible candidates will have to appear in written examination/ personal interview as per the following scheme:
I. Oration Test: Candidates will be subjected to an Oration test which will be of 200 marks. During the Oration test, a candidate will be required to speak ex-tempore in English for 3 minutes on any one of the 7 given topics. The objective is to assess fluency; language content; style, pronunciation and accent; material content; and voice of the candidates.
II. Written Test: Only those candidates who qualify the Oration Test at the requisite standards will be allowed to appear in a Written test comprising the following papers:
(i) Translation from concerned language to English which will be of 200 Marks (1 Hour); and (ii) 50 Multiple choice objective type questions each on General Knowledge & Current Affairs; General English; and General regional language concerned - 150 Marks (75 Minutes).

HOW TO APPLY
I. Eligible candidates have to apply in typewritten form for the above posts, either in English or in Hindi, strictly in the prescribed format. The format of the application can be downloaded from the website http://www.loksabha.nic.in under the link ‘Recruitment’.
II. Candidates desirous of applying for both the posts should submit separate application form for each post.
III. Applications which are illegible, not conforming to the prescribed application format and the instructions given in the Advertisement or received after the last date will be summarily rejected.
IV. Candidates in Government service should submit their application(s) through proper channel only. No such application will be accepted 7 days after 27.08.2012.
V. Applicants should affix two self-attested identical recent passport size photographs, one on the application form and the other on the attendance sheet.
VI. In case sufficient number of eligible candidates prefer to take examination in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai, Joint Recruitment Cell may hold the preliminary examination for the post of Hindi Assistant in these cities also besides Delhi. In the eventuality of insufficient number of eligible candidates for this post opting for taking examination in any of these three cities, those candidates will have to take examination in Delhi. The choice once made by the applicant with regard to the examination centre shall be final. Joint Recruitment Cell will, however, have final discretion in the allotment of examination centre to the applicants on the basis of number of applications received in respect of a particular post for a particular centre.
VII. Canvassing in any manner would lead to summary rejection of application and candidature at any stage.
VIII. All particulars (except Residential Address) furnished by the applicant will be treated as final and no change will be allowed therein later on. The applications of the candidates who do not specify their category in sl. no.12 of the application, will be rejected.
IX. For candidates staying abroad and for those posting applications from Andaman & Nicobar Islands/ Lakshadweep/ Assam/ Meghalaya/ Arunachal Pradesh/ Mizoram/
Manipur/Nagaland/ Tripura/Sikkim/Jammu & Kashmir/Lahaul and Spiti districts and Pangi Sub-division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, the last date for receipt of application by post only (not by Hand or by Courier) will be 7 days after 27.08.2012.

Last Date : 27.08.2012

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