BE/ BTECH (Radio/ Telecommunication/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Information Technology/ Electrical Communication Engineering) required as Engineering Assistants in ALL INDIA RADIO (AIR) & Doordarshan, across India.
About AIR & Doordarshan: A national service planned, developed and operated by the Prasar Bharati Broadcasting Corporation of India. Sound broadcasting started in India in 1927 with the proliferation of private radio clubs. The operations of All India Radio began formally in 1936, as a government organization, with clear objectives to inform, educate and entertain the masses.
When India attained Independence in 1947, AIR had a network of six stations and a complement of 18 transmitters. The coverage was 2.5% of the area and just 11% of the population. Rapid expansion of the network took place post Independence. AIR today has a network of 232 broadcasting centers with 149 medium frequency(MW), 54 high frequency (SW) and 171 FM transmitters. The coverage is 91.79% of the area , serving 99.14% of the people in the largest democracy of the world. AIR covers 24 Languages and 146 dialects in home services. In External services, it covers 27 languages; 17 national and 10 foreign languages.
Last Date for receipt of Application Forms: 2 August, 2010
OMR Application Forms can be collected: Between 30 June, 2010 and 30 July, 2010
Date of Written Examination: 24 October, 2010 (Sunday)
Post Name: Engineering Assistants
No. of Posts:
128
Eligibility Criteria: BE/ BTECH Degree in Radio/ Telecommunication/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Information Technology/ Electrical Communication Engineering from a recognized University .
Desired: Candidates having sound knowledge of Wireless or Radio Engineering will be preferred.
Age Limit as on 02/08/2010: 18 – 27 years
Scale of Pay: Rs. 9300–Rs.34800/- , Grade Pay 4200/-
Mode of Selection: On the basis of written test which will take place on October 24, 2010 (Sunday) from 1100 hrs to 1300 hrs.
Application Fees: Rs. 100/- for General/ OBC Rs 25/- for SC/ ST/ PH/ Ex-Serviceman candidates.
To Apply: Candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria and are willing to apply for the job post are required to submit the application forms by post or courier or in person latest by 1600 hrs on 02-August-2010 to the respective Zonal Chief Engineers on the basis of zone opted for appointment at the addresses mentioned below. In order to get the information about how the applications forms can be collected, candidates can click on the link “For Further Details” provided at the bottom of this post.
Addresses: Candidates must send their applications to any of the addresses provided in the table below and not to any other offices of Prasar Bharati as per zone opted
| Serial No. | Locations to Send the Application Forms (as per Zone) |
| 1. | Chief Engineer (NZ), AVM
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| 2. | Chief Engineer (SZ),AVM |
| 3. | Chief Engineer(EZ), AVM |
| 4. | Chief Engineer (WZ)AVM |
| 5. | Chief Engineer (NEZ), AVM |
