Vacancy Number	23055215420
Post	Director/ Deputy Secretary (ICT Edu)
Ministry/Administration	Ministry of Education
Department/Office	Department of School Education and Literacy
Organisation	Other

Number of Posts and Reservation

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Post Description

Pay Scale	For Director level post- Revised Pay as per 7th CPC Level-13 in the Pay Matrix. The gross salary per month would be Rs. 2,18,000/- (Approx.) including Basic Pay, HRA, DA and TA. For Deputy Secretary level post- Revised Pay as per 7th CPC Level-12 in the Pay Matrix. The gross salary per month would be Rs. 1,43,000/- (Approx.) including Basic Pay, HRA, DA and TA.
Age	For Director level post- Age not below 35years and not exceeding 45 years as on closing date of receipt of application. For Deputy Secretary level post- Age not below 32 years and not exceeding 40 years as on closing date of receipt of application.
Essential Qualification (s)	For Director level post: EDUCATIONAL:Master’s Degree in Computer Application or B.E./B.Tech in the field of Education Technology/ Information & Communication Technology (ICT)/ Computer Science. EXPERIENCE: 10 years’ experience in any of the field of:- (i) Education Technology/ICT in education, distance education. (ii) ICT in education policy issues and policy development. (iii) Strategic planning, project management, implementation and monitoring in Education Sector. For Deputy Secretary level post: EDUCATIONAL: Master’s Degree in Computer Application or B.E./B.Tech in the field of Education Technology/ Information and Communication Technology (ICT)/ Computer Science. EXPERIENCE: 07 years’ experience in any of the field of:- (i) Education Technology/ICT in education, distance education. (ii) ICT in education policy issues and policy development. (iii) Strategic planning, project management, implementation and monitoring in Education Sector.
Desirable Qualification (s)	Post Graduate/Doctorate Degree (Ph.D) in the above subjects.
Duty(ies)	i) Guiding and monitoring Development of One Nation, One Digital Platform, called Diksha. ii) Guide, monitor, supervise, facilitate and ensure the development of high quality e-content (for students and teachers) that is Coherent with all digital modes- Internet-based, TV and Radio- by the centre and states/UTs through NCERT and SCERT. iii) Ensuring that a rich variety of educational software and e-content will be developed for school education (from pre-school to grade 12) in multiple languages/dialects/mother tongues and made available for students and teachers at all levels. iv) Ensuring that all such software/e-content will be available in all major Indian Languages and will be accessible to a wide range of users including students in remote areas and divyang students. v) Coordination for Teaching learning e-content to be developed by all States in all regional languages as well as by the NCERT, CIET, CBSE, NIOS and other bodies/institutions and uploaded into the DIKSHA platform. vi) Conceive, Design, Guide, Coordinate, monitor and IT based solutions for child wise tracking for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy and other grades. vii) Identifying Emerging disruptive technologies that will necessarily transform the education system. viii) Creating standards and evaluation tools for evaluating the effectiveness of different type of Ed Tech (Technology for Students, Technology for Teachers, Technology for assessments). ix) Provide direction research based understanding of latest development in Education Technology globally. x) Organize, coordinate and facilitate national workshops, manage and monitor project budgets, resource allocation, prepare project monitoring reports, maintain continuous communication with partners, develop project communication materials, briefs and manage project external evaluations, etc.
Tenure	The period of contract/ deputation would be 3 years extendable up to a maximum of 5 years, depending upon performance and requirement.
Headquarters	New Delhi
Other Details	The post is in Group ‘A’. Appointment of Candidate from Private Sector will be on contract basis as per terms of contract to be signed between the selected candidate and the Government of India. Officials of State/UT Admin/PSUs, Autonomous Bodies, Statutory Organizations, Universities, Recognized Research Institutes would be appointed on deputation basis as per standard term of deputation.
Any Other Conditions	1. Central Government employees are not eligible to apply. 2. The candidate must have a minimum gross salary of Rs. 15 lac per year for Deputy Secretary level post and Rs. 20 lac per year for Director level post during any of the financial year 2021-22 or 2022-23 as per Form-16/ITR. Note- In case of inability to submit the Form-16/ITR for the year 2022-23 by the closing date, candidate has to submit an undertaking that the same will be submitted before the date of interview. 3. All appointees are to be deemed as public servants for the purpose of the CCS(Conduct) Rules and such other statutes as notified by the government from time to time. 4. The employment contract to be terminated by either side with a minimum notice period of 3 months. 5. Applicants who fulfil the eligibility conditions for the post of Director will be eligible for recommendation to the post of Director and applicants who fulfil the eligibility conditions for the post of Deputy Secretary will be eligible for recommendation to the post of Deputy Secretary.

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