ODISHA LIVELIHOODS MISSION

PANCHAYATI RAJ AND DRINKING WATER DEPARTMENT

ADVERTISEMENT NO. 02/2020-21

Recruitment to various Posts under Odisha Livelihoods Mission,

Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department, Odisha.
WEBSITE – www.olm.nic.in

Applications are hereby invited online from the prospective candidate through
the proforma application to be made available on WEBSITE (www.olm.nic.in) from
17.06.2020 at 12:01 AM to 07.07.2020 till 11.59 PM for recruitment to various posts
under Odisha Livelihoods Mission. Engagement of the selected candidates will be for
a contract period of one year, which may be extended for further periods subject to
appraisal of their performance and requirement of project.

The posts are purely contractual for execution of project work under Odisha
Livelihoods Mission & co-terminus with the Odisha Livelihoods Mission Scheme. The
selected candidates can be posted in District in the state by the virtue of the order of
the appointing authority.

1. VACANCY POSITION : The vacancy positions for various posts in Odisha

Livelihoods Mission at DMMU are given below:

POST POSITION SALARY No. of

CODE VACANCY
DMMU-01 District Project Manager Rs. 60,000/- -- Rs. 70,000/- 07

DMMU-02 Project Manager Rs. 40,000/- -- Rs. 50,000/- 30

(Community Mobilization
and Institution Building)
DMMU-03 Project Executive Rs. 25,000/- -- Rs. 35,000/- 30
(Financial Inclusion)
DMMU-04 Project Executive Rs. 25,000/- -- Rs. 35,000/- 30
(Accounts)

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 The reservation for Schedule Caste of Odisha/Schedule Tribe of
Odisha/Socially and Economically Backward Classes of Odisha, Women,
Sportsperson and Ex-Servicemen shall be admissible in accordance with the
provisions of relevant Government Rules.

NOTE:

a) In the event of non-availability or availability of insufficient number of eligible

women candidate(s) belonging to any particular category, the remaining
vacancies will be filled up by male candidate(s) of that category
b) Exchange of reservation between Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe will
not be considered in the event of non-availability of eligible and suitable
S.C/S.T candidate.
c) Candidates belonging to Physically Disabled category shall be adjusted
against the categories to which they belong.

2. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

Post Position Minimum Educational Relevant Work Experience

Code Qualification
DMMU- District Project Minimum 5 years of Experience in
01 Manager Livelihoods project funded by
PG degree/diploma in government/External renowned
management / social work/rural agencies/organized by multinational
development / rural institutions of successfully leading
management/agriculture/Agribus large and multidisciplinary team as
iness/Forestry/Sustainability well as executing livelihoods
from nationally/internationally program, having demonstrated
reputed university/institute with leadership skills in rolling out
at least 60% minimum marks or organizational policies and
equivalent grade throughout interventions across District.
career. Knowledge of working with MS
office environment is essential.

DMMU- Project Manager Minimum Post Graduate Minimum 3 years of post-

02 (Community Degree/Diploma in Rural qualification Extensive Experience
Mobilization & development/Rural of grassroots engagement in
Institution
Management/Agriculture/Agribu community mobilization and
Building)
siness/Forestry/Sustainability/ institution building in Livelihoods
Social Work/ Management in project in reputed
above discipline from institution/university/government

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 national/state reputed programme in development
university/institute with at least project/sector or NGO registered
60% minimum marks or under FCRA Act. The experience in
equivalent grade throughout working in Livelihoods projects
career. funded by government/External
renowned agencies/organized by
multinational institutions is
desirable. Knowledge of working
with MS office environment is
essential.

DMMU- Project Post Graduate Degree/Diploma

03 Executive in Management/Rural Minimum 2 years of post-
(Finance development/Rural qualification Experience in working
Inclusion)
Management/ Social work/ in the whole gamut of finance
/Agribusiness/Forestry/Sustainib function with specific emphasis to
ilty/Sociology/Economics/Comm financial budgeting and fund
erce from national/state reputed disbursement. Knowledge of
university/institute with at least working with MS office environment
55% minimum marks or is essential. Working Knowledge in
equivalent grade throughout Odia Language is desirable.
career.

DMMU- Project Charted accountant (Inter)/Cost

04 Executive Accounting (Inter)/ M.Com/MBA Minimum 2 years of Experience in
(Accounts) with specialization in Finance/ working in the whole gamut of
Finance Management/ Financial finance function with specific
Accounting from national/state emphasis to financial budgeting and
reputed university/institute with fund disbursement. Knowledge of
at least 55% minimum marks or working with MS office environment
equivalent grade throughout is essential.
career.

3. AGE : A candidate must not be above 37 (Thirty Seven) years of age as on the
date of issue of this advertisement. Age relaxation for candidates in different
categories for availing relaxation and reservation benefits will be as per
Government Rules prescribed for the purpose. The upper age limit is relax-
able by 5 (Five) years for candidates belonging to the categories of schedule
caste (SC), Schedule Tribe (ST), Socially and Educationally Backward Classes

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 (SEBC), Women, Ex-Servicemen and by 10 years for candidates belonging to
PWD category, whose disability is 40% and more.
Provided that a candidate who comes under more than one category
mentioned above he/she will be eligible for only one age relaxation benefit.
SAME AS PROVIDED ABOVE THE AGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED CAN IN NO
CASE BE RELAXED.
Date of Birth entered in the high school certificate or equivalent certificate
issued by the concerned board/council will only be accepted.

4. METHOD OF SELECTION:

The selection of candidate for recruitment to the posts will be made on the basis of

(i) Computer Based Test (CBT): Shall be of 150 (One Hundred Fifty) Marks
consisting of General Awareness (25 marks), General English (25 marks),
Reasoning & Mental Ability (25 marks), Mathematics (25 marks) Thematic
Knowledge (30 marks) and Computer Knowledge Test (20 marks).
(ii) Computer Practical Test: shall be of 30 Marks for the candidates
shortlisted in the Computer Based Test.
(iii) Group Discussion : shall be of 10 marks for shortlisted candidates for
post code Dmmu-01 Only
(iv) Personal Interview: shall be of 25 marks for shortlisted candidates.
(v) A Candidate must secure at least 50% marks in Computer Knowledge Test
to qualify for next steps in the selection process.
(vi) Similarly a candidate must secure minimum 50% marks in Computer
Practical Test to place his/her name in the final merit list.

On the basis of marks secured by the candidate in all the above tests, merit
list shall be prepared for each post advertised and the same shall be
published.

5. PLACE OF EXAMINATION :

All the examination process, for selection of the posts mentions above will be
held in Bhubaneswar only.

NO TA/DA WILL BE GIVEN TO ANY CANDIDATE TO ATTEND RECRUITMENT

PROCESS AT ANY STAGE.

6. OTHER ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:

i. The Candidate must be a Citizen of India and a permanent resident of

the State of Odisha.
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 ii. The candidate must be of good moral character.
iii. The Candidate must be able to speak, read and write Odia fluently and
have :
a) Passed Middle School Examination with Odia as a language
subject; or
b) Passed Matriculation or equivalent examination with Odia as a
medium of examination in non-language subject; or
c) Passed in Odia as language subject in the final examination of
Class VII or above; or
d) Passed test in Odia in Middle English School Standard
conducted by the School and Mass Education Department.
iv. The candidate must be of good mental condition, body healthy and free
from any physical defect that is likely to interfere with the discharge of
his/her duties in the service. The candidate, who after such medical
examination is not found to satisfy these requirements, shall not be
appointed to the service.
v. A candidate, who has more than one spouse living, will not be eligible
for appointment unless the State Government has exempted his/her
case from operation of this limitation for any good and sufficient
reasons.
vi. Government servants, whether temporary or permanent are eligible to
apply provided that they possess the requisite qualification and are
within the prescribed age limit as provided under Para-2 & 3 of the
advertisement. They must inform their respective Heads of
Offices/Departments in writing regarding submission of their application
for this recruitment and obtain “No Objection Certificate”
vii. A candidate, who claims to have changed his/her name or surname
after having passed the High School Certificate Examination or
equivalent examination, is required to furnish copy of publication of the
changed name in local daily newspaper as well as copy of notification in
the Odisha Gazette in support of his/her change of name.
viii. Applicants claiming reservation under Persons with Disability category
must ensure they possess Permanent Disability Certificate from the
competent authority and belong to the category and sub-category of
disability for which the post has been reserved.
ix. Only those candidates, who fulfill the requisite Educational qualification,
Relevant Experience & within the prescribed age limit etc. by the closing
date of submission of the application will be considered eligible.

7. OTHER CONDITIONS :

i. A candidate found guilty of seeking support for his/her candidature by

offering illegal gratification or canvassing on any person connected with
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 the conduct of the recruitment process or found indulging in any type of
malpractice in course of the selection or otherwise, shall, in addition to
rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, be disqualified
from the recruitment process.
ii. This advertisement should not be constructed as binding on the
Government to make appointment.
iii. Any misrepresentation or suppression of information by the candidate in
the online application will result in cancellation of his/her candidature.

8. ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE/DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED DURING

VERIFICATION:

Only those, who are called for document verification, will be required to
submit true copies of the following documents duly self-attested by
candidate with full signature, original certificate, mark sheets etc. for
verification on the date fixed by OLM.

If a candidate fails to produce any of the original documents in respect of

the attested copies submitted with the application form for verification on
the date of verification fixed by OLM, his/her candidature shall be rejected.

i. Candidates claiming reservation as ST/SC/SEBC Category by birth are

required to submit copy of the relevant Caste Certificate issued by the
competent authority in prescribed form. Candidate of SEBC Category
must submit copy of Caste Certificate issued by the competent authority
within last 3years from the date of advertisement in prescribed form.
a. Women candidate belonging to SC/ST/SEBC categories are
required to submit Caste Certificate by birth showing “daughter
of……” Caste Certificate by virtue of marriage i.e showing “wife
of…….” Is not acceptable.
b. O.B.C CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ACCPETED.
c. Community (Caste Status) once mentioned by the candidate
shall not be changed under any Circumstances.
ii. Certificates and Mark Sheets of qualifying examinations.
iii. Certificate of Passing Odia as a language in the final examination of
Class-VII from any School/Educational Institute of Odisha or Central
Government or passing test in Odia language in Middle School standard
examination conducted by the School and Mass Education Department,
Odisha.
iv. Discharge Certificate/documents in support of service rendered in
defence services in case of Ex-Servicemen. A court affidavit regarding
not holding any civil post after retirement from military service.
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 v. Disability Certificate (including percentage of disability) issued by the
concerned Medical board, wherever applicable.
vi. Certificate of in support of contractual work experience in any
organization of Government of Odisha, if claiming.
vii. Sports persons’ certificate issued by the Sports & Youth Services
Department, if claimed reservation as Sportsperson.
viii. Experience Certificate from all the organization/departments worked till
date of advertisement.

9. GROUNDS OF REJECTION OF CANDIDATURE :

Candidature of the candidates will be rejected on any of the following
grounds:-
i. Age limit of candidate not coming under para-3 of the advertisement
(Overage relaxation shall not be allowed to PwD candidates having less
than 40 % permanent disability)
ii. Respective Required educational qualification and relevant work
experience as provided under para-2 of the advertisement.
iii. Non- furnishing copies of certificates/documents etc. as provided under
para-10 of the advertisement.
iv. Odia test (M.E standard) not passed/Odia test pass evidence not
furnished as required under para-6(iii) of the advertisement
(certificate/document showing had Odia/Studied Odia/Learned
Odia/taken Odia will not be accepted).
v. Submission of wrong information/ false information about
qualification/age/Odia test passes evidence/category status
(SC/ST/SEBC/Ex-Servicemen/Sports Person/PwD etc).
vi. Suppression of facts/information about eligibility, if any.
vii. If a candidate fails to furnish any of the original certificate and
documents for verification on the date fixed by OLM.
viii. Applications received through any other mode (except online through
the proforma application to be made available on the WEBSITE OF
OLM)

NB : APPLICATION /CANDIDATURE OF A CANDIDATE SHALL BE REJECTED

AT ANY STAGE OF RECRUITMENT PROCESS, WHEN DISCREPANCY IS
NOTICED/DETECTED.

10. HOW TO APPLY :

i. The applicants have to go through the detailed advertisement before filling up
of the online application.

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 ii. Candidates have to apply online using the official website www.olm.nic.in
Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and
summarily rejected.
iii. Before filling up the online application form, the candidate must go through the
following documents available at www.olm.nic.in :
(a) Instruction to candidate for filling up online application form.

iv. Candidates are required to upload the scanned image (only in jpg format) of
his/her latest passport size colour photograph, full signature (only in jpg
format) in the online application form. The max. size of passport size photo
and signature should be 100KB. Uploaded photograph and signature must be
clearly identifiable/visible otherwise the application of the candidate is liable to
be rejected and no representation from the candidate will be entertained.
v. Candidate should keep at least 2 copies of latest passport size photograph
which is uploaded on the online application form for future use.
vi. On successful submission of the online application form a unique application
ID will be displayed on the screen. Candidates are required to take a printout
of the finally submitted online application for their own reference.
vii. The candidates are advised to submit the online application well in advance
without waiting for the closing date to avoid last hour rush.
viii. Admit Card shall be downloaded and printed by the candidate eligible for
Computer Based Test from www.olm.nic.in when notified by OLM. Candidate
must carry original Identity Card and the admit card for Computer Based Test
without which he/she shall not be allowed to enter the examination hall.
ix. Applicant must have their own personal E-mail ID and Mobile/Cell Phone
Number with validity till the completion of the recruitment process for receiving
all important communication relating to the recruitment process. In case he/she
does not have a valid personal E-mail ID, he/she shall create a new E-mail ID
for applying online.

11. PLACE AND DATE OF SELECTION PROCESS :

The date/time/venue of the Computer Based Test (CBT), Computer Practical

Test, Group Discussion, Document Verification and Personal Interview will be
conveyed to the eligible candidates in due course.

12. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE:

The Conditions of Services of the candidate including terms and conditions of

the contract shall be guided under the provisions laid under Odisha Livelihoods
Mission or any other guideline to be issued from time to time by the mission.

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13. FACILITATION HELPLINE :

In case of any guidance/information on this recruitment, candidates may

contact Facilitation Helpline over Telephone no. 91 8456063156 on working
date from 10.00 AM to 5.30 PM or mail us at [email protected]

The candidates are required to visit the website of OLM at www.olm.nic.in for
detailed information about the programme of test, syllabus, instruction,
Examination pattern, notice regarding rejection of applications, admit card,
other important notice etc.

Odisha Livelihoods Mission shall not send any intimation to the candidates in
hardcopy through post or any other mode. Candidates are hereby requested to
fetch all the notification through the website only.

NB : THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM IF FOUND DEFECTIVE IN ANY

RESPECT IS LIABLE TO BE SUMMARILY REJECTED. THE CANDIDATES
ARE ADVISED TO BE CAREFUL WHILE FILLING THE ONLINE
APPLICATION FORM. ANY MISREPRESENTATAION IN THE ONLINE
APLLICATION SHALL BE LIABLE FOR REJECTION WITHOUT MAKING
ANY CORRESPONDENCE ON THAT SCORE.

Sd/-
SMD-cum-CEO
Odisha Livelihoods Mission

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