The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (O/o CGPDTM) under the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoC&I) is responsible for grant of Patents, registration of Designs, Trade Marks, Copyright, Geographical Indications (GI) Semiconductor Integrated circuit and Layout Design Registry (SICLDR) in India.Â
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for hiring contractual manpower in the capacity of Research Associate and Young Professionals purely on Contract basis.
The selected candidates will be posted at Indian Intellectual Property (IP) Offices located at Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Nagpur as per requirement. The period of engagement will be initially for a period of one year further extendable subject to satisfactory quartely performance evaluated for the period of one year contract, maximum up to three years.
The hiring of the professionals is purely on a contract basis and can be terminated any time without any notice and will not confer any right for regularization, absorption, permanency or continuation beyond the said date.
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Minimum Essential Qualifications
1) 2 Research Associates (Mumbai)
The qualification possessed from Institute of National importance or equivalent reputed Institution/University
Essential Qualification – (a) Master degree in science or BE/B. Tech or MBA
Desirable Qualification:
- LLB/LLM or Degree/Diploma in IPR (full time – at least 1 year) or training and development experience from a reputed institution.
- PhD in sciences or law; or
Professional working knowledge of IPR management or M.Tech, M.Sc, working knowledge in IPR & policy matter; and Knowledge of High-Quality MS Office, Power
Point Presentations, Professional presentations with graphs, info-graphical displays, Trend analysis and other data governance and quality assessment software tools, etc. would be preferred.
Experience – At least 3 years in handling IPR matters.
2) 3 Young Professionals (Law & IP)
The qualification possessed from the Institute of National importance or equivalent reputed Institution/University
Essential Qualification – Graduation/Post-graduation in Law or MBA in international business with domain
knowledge in required areas.
Desirable Qualification- PhD in Law & IP field.
Experience – At least 1-year Law & IP field research experience preferably in IPR matters.
Note: Individual should have knowledge of handling legal work/drafting of rules/regulations, etc
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3) 2 Young Professionals (General)Â
The qualification possessed from Institute of National importance or equivalent reputed Institution/University
Essential Qualification – (a) – Master Degree in Science or BE/B. Tech
and
(b) LLB/LLM or degree/diploma in IPR (full time – at least 1 year)
Or
MBA in the discipline of HR and /or administration (Priority will be given.)
Desirable Qualification –
(a) PhD in sciences or law or IPR management or M. Tech or M.Sc.
(a) Knowledge of High-quality MS office. Power Point presentations, professional presentations with graphs,
info- graphical displays, trend analysis and other data governance and quality assessment software tools etc.
would be preferred.
Experience – At least 1 year in handling IPR matters.
How to Apply: Candidates must apply online through the website http://www.ipindia.gov.in.
Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and summarily rejected.
Closing Date for Online Applications: 5th September 2024.
The procedure for selection of candidates will be as below:
Research Associate and Young Professionals:
Selection for the post of Research Associate and Young Professional will be done through an interview. All eligible candidates who have successfully submitted online applications for the post of Research Associate and Young Professional, their applications have been scrutinized will be called for an interview. In case of receipt of large no. of applications, shortlisting of candidates will be done by taking a ratio of 5:1 against the sanctioned posts. For shortlisting of the candidates for the interview, following modalities will be observed:
a. On the basis of higher educational qualification than the minimum prescribed in the advertisement,
b. On the basis of higher experience in the relevant field than the minimum prescribed in the advertisement,
c. On the basis of prescribed Desirable Qualification (DQ).
Merit list of the qualified candidates will be prepared based on the marks obtained in the interview. In case the selected candidate to whom the offer of appointment has been given fails to join the post within the given time or resigns after joining, the offer of appointment will be given to next candidate in the merit list. The final merit list will be valid for 1 year.
The final selection of eligible candidates for appointment to the post of Research Associate and Young Professional will be based on the performance of the candidate in interview and verification of documents submitted by the candidates.
The interview will be conducted at O/o Controller General of Patents, Designs, Trademarks and Geographical Indications, Boudhik Sampada Bhavan, S. M. Road, Antop Hill, Mumbai – 400037, Maharashtra.
Remuneration
- Research Associate (RA) – Rs 70,000
- Young Professional (Law & IP) – Rs 50,000
- Young Professional (IP Innovation Management & Research)/ (Public Policy) – Rs 50,000
- Young Professional (General) – Rs 50,000
Official notification: https://neetishastra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1724521126469.pdf
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