Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellows Scheme

Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellows Scheme2012-13

PMRDF is an excellent opportunity in the development sector that will provide exceptional growth potential.

Application Procedure:
The aim is to create a resource pool of high quality development professionals ready to be deployed as Prime Minister Rural Development Fellows (PMRDFs) in the IAP districts.

Number of Positions:
The final number of PMRDFs to be posted in the IAP districts will be 180. The recruitment of PMRDFs will be done in two phases. In each phase, 90 candidates will be finally selected after the training programme. This will assist in ascertaining the efficacy of the placement of the batch.

Eligibility Criteria:
The eligibility criteria would be:
Must be 25-30 years old
Must be a postgraduate in Social Science/ Science/ Management or a graduate in Law/ Engineering/ Medicine
Knowledge of Hindi and a local language used in an IAP district is desirable.
Work experience is preferred

Method of Selection:
Selection will be through an open advertisement process. Respondents will be asked to submit an application in a pre-designed form with supporting documents on academic and extra-curricular activities, particularly in social work and relevant fields. They would need to provide three recommendations, one of which should be from an academic institution.

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their qualifications and experience. Selection will be on the basis of the written synopsis; group discussions and interviews will be used to test the candidate’s motivation, leadership, social and negotiating skills.

Fill the application and submit it online. The applicant will receive an acknowledgement of its receipt. All information asked for must be provided. Incomplete applications will be rejected.

Assessment of the applicant's intention to apply for the position will be based on the write up they submit with the application. The applicant will need to explain in 500 words the following points:

 

How would the applicant facilitate development in the chosen district?

How would the applicant analyze and address problems?

How would it benefit the applicant in the future?

The applicant can select a basic problem prevalent in the IAP district and offer solutions. The synoptic responses will also be used to ascertain the applicant’s ability to write crisply and precisely.

Indicate knowledge of local languages and district preferences.

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their qualifications and experience. Selection will be on the basis of the written synopsis; group discussions and interviews will be used to test the candidate’s motivation, leadership, social and negotiating skills.

Women Candidates are Particularly Encouraged to Apply

The last date of receiving online applications is 11th December, 2011.

For further queries, please write to pmrdfs@nic.in or call 022 40110457

Application must be submitted online in a predesigned from along with other details accessible at http://rural.nic.in/pmrdfs
You may visit http://pmrdfs.tiss.edu for more details.

Issued by:
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.

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