NCL Assistant Foreman Recruitment 2024 – Apply Online For 150 Posts

 Introduction:

NCL invites online applications from Indian nationals possessing the minimum qualification required for regular appointment

 to the posts as mentioned in Table A for regular deployment across Mines/ Establishments of NCL in Singrauli District of Madhya Pradesh and Sonbhadra District of Uttar Pradesh.

       

                             

Name Of the Post:

Assistant Foreman (E&T) (Trainee) Grade-C

Assistant Foreman (Mechanical) (Trainee) Grade-C

Assistant Foreman (Electrical) (Trainee) Grade-C

Important Dates:

Event	Date and Time
Start date of Online registration and form submission	15/01/2024 (10:00 AM)
Closing date for online registration and form submission (Crucial Date)	05/02/2024 (11:59 PM)
The tentative date for downloading the admit card	To be intimated
Tentative Date of Computer-Based Test	To be intimated
Tentative date of declaration of result	To be intimated

Application Fees:

Category	Application Fee
Unreserved (UR) / OBC- Non Creamy Layer / EWS	Rs. 1000.00/- plus applicable GST Rs. 180/- totaling Rs. 1180/- (Rupees One Thousand One Hundred Eighty Only)
SC/ ST/ ESM / PwBD/ Departmental Candidates	Nil

Note 1: Applications without the prescribed fee will not be entertained and summarily rejected.

No representation against such rejection would be entertained.

Note 2: Fee once paid shall neither be refunded nor be adjusted under any circumstances.

Note 3: Any tax or Bank charges other than the application fees will be borne by the candidate.

Note 4: The application fee will be paid through online mode only. There will be no other mode for

payment of the application fee. NCL will not be responsible, in case a candidate deposits the fee in any wrong account.

Age Criteria:

 The candidate(s) must have attained the minimum age of 18 years as of the Crucial Date and the age should not exceed the upper age limit i.e. 30 years on the Crucial Date. However, relaxation in the upper age limit of 30 years for different categories of candidates would be as follows.

S.N.	Category	Maximum Age Relaxation Permissible Beyond the Upper Age Limit (As on Crucial Date i.e. 05/02/2024)
1	UR/ EWS	No Relaxation
2	SC/ ST	5 Years
3	OBC(NCL) Centre List	3 Years
4	PwBD (UR)	10 Years
5	PwBD (OBC - Non-Creamy Layer - Centre List)	13 Years
6	PwBD SC/ ST	15 Years
7	Ex-Servicemen (ESM)	The actual period of service rendered in defense services + 3 years (Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories who are also covered under the category of Ex-servicemen will be eligible for cumulative age-relaxation under both categories, up to a maximum of 50 years)
8	Departmental Candidates (All employees of CIL and its subsidiary companies)	No upper age limit

Vacancy Details:

 

S.N.	Position Name	Cadre	Backlog Vacancies	Vacancies (Including backlogs)	PwBD	ESM	SC	ST	OBCNCL	Total
1	Assistant Foreman (E&T) (Trainee) Grade-C	E&T	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	9
2	Assistant Foreman (Mechanical) (Trainee) Grade-C	Excavation	0	1	1	2	25	5	8	12
3	Assistant Foreman (Electrical) (Trainee) Grade-C	Excavation	0	0	0	0	21	4	7	9
		E&M	0	0	0	0	15	3	5	6
		Total	0	1	1	2	67	12	21	28

Education Qualification:

S.N.	Post Name	Essential Required Diploma in Engineering	Higher Qualification and Branches Pertains To	Not Eligible Branches of Diploma/B.E./B.Tech.
1	Assistant Foreman (E&T) (Trainee) Grade-C	Diploma in Electronics Engineering (Minimum 3 years course)	Engineering degree in Electronics / Electronics & Communication / Electronics & Telecommunication, Instrumentation, Instrumentation & Control, Electrical, Instrumentation & Control, and Electronics Engineering in combination with any of the above branches. Or a Diploma in any branch other than Electronics is not eligible.
2	Assistant Foreman (Mechanical) (Trainee) Grade-C	Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Minimum 3 years course)	Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering, Production, Industrial, Automation, Thermal, Manufacturing Engineering, and a combination of Mechanical Engineering and any of these or similar branches.
3	Assistant Foreman (Electrical) (Trainee) Grade-C	Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Minimum 3 years course)	Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering / Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Instrumentation & Control, Power System, Power Electronics, Power Engineering, and a combination of Electrical Engineering with any of these or similar branches.

Cadre	Backlog Vacancies	Vacancies (Including backlogs)	PwBD	ESM	SC	ST	OBCNCL	Total
1	Assistant Foreman (E&T) (Trainee) Grade-C	E&T	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	9
2	Assistant Foreman (Mechanical) (Trainee) Grade-C	Excavation	0	1	1	2	25	5	8	12
3	Assistant Foreman (Electrical) (Trainee) Grade-C	Excavation	0	0	0	0	21	4	7	9
		E&M	0	0	0	0	15	3	5	6
		Total	0	1	1	2	67	12	21	28

Scale Of Pay:

S.N.	Entry level position	Entry-level grade & pay scale (As per NCWA XI) during training	Training period in Yr./Yrs.	Grade of candidates after successful Training
1	Assistant Foreman (E&T) (Trainee) Grade-C	Minimum of (Monthly rated) Grade-C Basic Rs 47330.25 per month	One Year	Assistant Foreman (E&T) Grade-C
2	Assistant Foreman (Mechanical) (Trainee) Grade-C	Minimum of (Monthly rated) Grade-C Basic Rs 47330.25 per month	Two Years	Assistant Foreman (Mechanical/Excavation) Grade-C
3	Assistant Foreman (Electrical) (Trainee) Grade-C	Minimum of (Monthly rated) Grade-C Basic Rs 47330.25 per month	Two Years	Assistant Foreman (Electrical/Excavation) Grade-C or Assistant Foreman (Electrical/E&M) Grade-C

 In addition to the basic pay mentioned above, other allowances such as DA, attendance bonus, special allowance, HRA, Transport subsidy, Medical Facility, etc as per the provisions of NCWA XI are also admissible. After successful completion of training, further career growth will be as per the prevailing respective cadre schemes & rules.

 How to Apply: 

i.Candidates are advised to log into the official website of NCL by using the URL

www.nclcil.in.>Career>Recruitment >Employment Notification for Direct Recruitment of

various posts of Supervisory Staff i.e. Assistant Foreman (Mechanical/ E&T/ Electrical)> Apply

online.

ii. Employment Notification is available in both English and Hindi. Candidates may select either

of them at their convenience.

iii. Candidates are advised to go through the provisions of the complete Employment Notification

carefully for assessing his/her eligibility.

iv. Candidates belonging to categories other than SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen/Departmental Candidate

are required to pay a non-refundable application fee of Rs. 1000.00/- plus applicable GST Rs.

180/- totaling Rs. 1180/- (Rupees One Thousand One Hundred Eighty Only) only through the

online facility.

v. While applying online, the candidate needs to upload the following documents:-

A scanned copy of the recent passport-size color photograph (not older than 3 weeks in jpg/jpeg

format).

 Scanned copy of signature with Black ink pen (in jpg/jpeg format).

Scanned copies of the documents (in pdf, jpg, jpeg format), as follows:

a) Matriculation / Secondary Board level certificate.

b) For the post of Assistant Foreman Electrical (Trainee) Gr.C

A scanned copy of a Diploma or relevant and higher qualification in Electrical Engineering from

an institute recognized by the Government.

For the post of Assistant Foreman Mechanical (Trainee) Gr.C

A scanned copy of a Diploma or relevant and higher qualification in Mechanical Engineering from

an institute recognized by the Government.

For the post of Assistant Foreman E&T (Trainee) Gr.C

A scanned copy of a Diploma or relevant and higher qualification in Electronics Engineering from

an institute recognized by the Government.

c) Candidates belonging to OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) / SC / ST/ PwBD will have to upload a self-attested copy of a valid certificate in a prescribed format.

d) Candidates belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) will have to upload a self-attested copy of a valid Income and asset certificate issued by the competent authority as per OM

No.36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.19 of DoPT, Ministry of PPG&P, Govt. of India on

Selection Process:

Eligible candidates meeting the minimum eligibility criteria as on the Crucial Date, as specified

under this Notification, will be required to appear for a Computer Based Test. The selection will

be based on a candidate’s relative score on the Computer Based Test.

II. Candidates will be allowed to appear in the Computer Test merely based on their

declaration regarding their eligibility as mentioned in the online application form. Scrutiny/

Verification of the claims of the candidate(s) of their eligibility for a post applied will be done

post declaration of results of the Computer Based Test. Such scrutiny/ verification will be done

only for those candidates who shall pass the Computer Based Test as per the laid down cut-off

marks (Minimum Qualifying Marks).

III. Computer-based tests will be conducted separately for each post. The Computer Test will

be of 100 Marks for 90 minutes duration (in one sitting), comprising two sections (Section A &

Section-B); Section ‘A’ will consist of technical knowledge (discipline related) with 70 multiple

choice questions (MCQs) and Section ‘B’ will consist of General Knowledge, General

Awareness, Reasoning, Verbal and mental Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude with 30 marks

multiple choice questions (MCQs). Each question will carry a 01 mark and there is no penalty for

a wrong answer. No marks will be awarded for un-attempted questions. The question paper shall be

bilingual i.e. in English and Hindi only. However, in case of any error/ambiguity in the Hindi

version, the English version of the question shall be valid and final.

IV. The indicative syllabus for the Computer Test is attached as Annexure-A. V. TEST CITIES: The Computer Based Test will be held at Test Cities as mentioned in the online

application form. Candidates may opt for the Test Cities from the list as per their preference and

the same cannot be changed after the online application form is submitted. NCL reserves the right

to allocate any Test City or change the Test City opted by the candidate. NCL reserves the right to

add or delete any City (s) from the list based on the number of applicants.

VI. Selection of candidates in the merit panel will be subjected to securing cut-off marks

(Minimum Qualifying Marks) in the Computer Based Test for the concerned position with respect

to their category as mentioned in ‘Table H’ and fulfilling prescribed eligibility criteria:

Table H: Table showing Minimum Qualifying Marks (cut-off marks) to qualify in the merit list.

Positions Maximum Category of Candidates Minimum Cut-Off Marks required for Selection out of

VII. In cases where more than one candidate secures equal marks in the Computer Based Test

conducted for any of the three positions, the tie will be resolved by applying the following

Positions	Maximum Marks	Category of Candidates	Minimum Cut-Off Marks required for Selection out of Maximum Marks
All notified positions	100	UR, EWS	50
		SC, ST, ESM, OBC-NCL, PwBD	40

Conclusion:

Northern Coal Fields Ltd (NCL) has issued an employment notification for the recruitment of Assistant Foreman vacancies. Interested candidates who meet the eligibility criteria are encouraged to read the notification thoroughly and proceed to apply online. This opportunity provides a platform for qualified individuals to contribute to the workforce of NCL and advance their careers in the field. Prospective applicants are advised to review the vacancy details and ensure they fulfill all specified eligibility criteria before submitting their online applications.