The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) formulates, implements and monitors the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) which provides the basic framework of policy and strategy to be followed for promoting exports and trade.

 

The Trade Policy is periodically reviewed to incorporate change necessary to take care of emerging economic scenarios both in the domestic and international economy. Besides, the Directorate is also entrusted with responsibilities relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, special Economic Zones, state trading, export promotion and trade facilitation, and development and regulation of certain export-oriented industries and commodities.

 

The Directorate proposes to engage Young Professionals for its various Divisions during the year 2024.

Applicants with following qualifications and experience would be considered for engagement as Young Professionals:-

 

 

05 (Tentative)

General terms and conditions of engagement:
i. The Young Professional will be paid a consolidated fee of Rs. 60,0001- (Rupees Sixty Thousand Only) per month (minus Professional Tax!TDS as applicable) respectively, subject to periodic completion of work certified by the controlling Officer. They will not be entitled for any other allowance or facility in additional to the consolidated fee.

ii. The engagement as Young Professional shall be initially for a period of one year which may be extended upto three years. After three years no further extension will be permissible under any circumstances. The engagement will be purely on a temporary basis

 

iii. DGFT may require the Individual Young Professional to submit a Statement of Good Health from a recognized physician prior to commencement of work in any offices or premises of DGFT.

 

iv. The Individual Young Professional shall be solely responsible for taking out and for maintaining adequate insurance required to meet any of its obligations under the Contract, as well as for arranging, at the Individual Young Professional’s sole expense, such life, health and other forms of insurance as the Individual Young Professional may consider to be appropriate to cover the period during which the Individual Young Professional provides services under the Contract.

v. The engagement as Young Professional is subject to verification of documents related to education qualification and experience. If any information I documents submitted by Young Professional are found false/wrong at any stage, his/her engagement will be terminated immediately and the appropriate action will be taken against him/her as per rules.

vi. Working Hours shall normally be from 9.30 AM to 6.00 PM during working days including half an hour lunch break in between. However, in exigencies of work, Young Professional may be required to sit late and may be called on Saturday/Sunday and other holidays also.

vii. The YP will be eligible for 1.5 days leave for each completed month during the period of one year, subject to the prior written approval of the controlling Officer. Unavailed leave cannot be carried forward to the next year. Further, leave up to one month can be considered without remuneration with the prior approval of controlling Officer. However, in exceptional cases like need for professional development, training etc. this condition may be relaxed with the approval of Commerce Secretary, subject to official exigencies. Apart from this, the women Young Professional may be eligible for maternity leave as per the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 issued by Ministry of Labour & Employment vide letter No.S-36017/03/2015-SS-1 dated 12th April, 2017.

 

viii. Young Professional will be governed by the Official Secrets Act, 1923, as amended from time to time and will not disclose to any unauthorized person(s) any information/data that come to their notice during the period of their engagement as ‘Young Professional’ in the Department. All such information/recordslpaperslsoftwarelemails etc. will be property of Government.

ix. Young Professional shall not represent them or otherwise make public with the intent to make a commercial advantage of their engagement with DGFT. He/she shall not, in any manner whatsoever, use the name, emblem or official seal of the Government of India or DGFT or any abbreviation of the name of DOFf, in connection with business or otherwise without the prior written permission of the competent authority of DGFT.