UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC)
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 16/2017 
website http://www.upsconline.nic.in) 

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.upsc.gov.in  or refer to the Employment News dated 26th August 2017, page no. 3

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE RECRUITMENT APPLICATION (ORA) THROUGH ORA WEBSITE IS 23:59 HRS ON 14.09.2017. 

INVITES ONLINE RECRUITMENT APPLICATIONS (ORA) FOR RECRUITMENT BY SELECTION TO THE FOLLOWING POSTS:

Post: Junior Interpreter (Japanese), Ministry of External Affairs 
Vacancy No. 17081604426
No. of post: 01 for Visually Impaired
Pay Band-3, Rs. 15600-39100+Grade Pay Rs.5400/-
Age: 35 yearrs
Qualification: EDUCATIONAL: Master Degree in the Japanese language with English as a compulsory/Elective subject at degree level from a recognized university or equivalent. OR (i) (a) A degree in the Japanese language with English as a compulsory/elective subject from a recognized or equivalent. (ii) 2 years’ experience as a Translator/Interpreter in the Japanese language to English/Hindi and vice/versa in teaching the foreign language concerned. OR (iii) Bachelor’s degree with English as a compulsory/Elective subject from a recognized university or equivalent and (b) A diploma equivalent to interpreter ship standard in the Japanese
language from a recognized university and equivalent. (c) 3 years’ experience as a Translator /Interpreter in the Japanese language to English/Hindi and Vice-Versa or in teaching the Japanese language.
DUTIES: Interpretation from English/Hindi to Japanese and vice versa. 
HQ: New Delhi or abroad. 

Candidates are requested to apply only Online against this advertisement on the Online Recruitment Application (ORA) website http://www.upsconline.nic.in and NOT write to the Commission for Application forms.

Physically Handicapped (PH) Persons or Persons with disabilities, as indicated against various item(s) in the VACANCY DETAILS, can apply to the respective posts even if the post is not reserved for them but has been identified as Suitable. However, such candidates will be considered for selection to such post by general standard of merit. Persons suffering from not less than 40% of relevant disability shall alone be eligible for the
benefit of reservation and other relaxations as permissible under the rules. 

No fee for SC/ST/PH/Women candidates of any community.

HOW TO APPLY: Candidates must apply online through the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in. 

Candidates must upload the following documents/certificates relating to educational qualification, Date of Birth, Experience (preferably in prescribed format), Desirable Qualification(s) or any other information, as claimed in the online application, in a single pdf file in such a way that the file size does not exceed 2 MB and is legible when a printout taken. For that purpose, the applicant may scan the following documents/certificates in
200 dpi grey scale. Documents like Pay Slip, Resume, Appointment Letter, Relieving Letter, Un-signed Experience Certificate etc. must not be uploaded in the Document Upload Module:-

a) Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth, or mark sheet of  Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent issued by Central/State Board indicating Date of Birth in support of claim of age. Where date of birth is not available in certificate/mark sheets, issued by concerned Educational Boards, School leaving certificate indicating Date of Birth (in case of Tamil Nadu& Kerala). 

b) Degree/Diploma certificate as proof of educational qualification claimed. In the absence of Degree/Diploma
certificate, provisional certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all the academic years. 

c) Order/ letter in respect of equivalent Educational Qualifications claimed, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated, in respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement.

d) Certificate(s) in the prescribed proforma from the Head(s) of Organization(s)/Department(s) for the entire experience claimed, clearly mentioning the duration of employment (date, month & year) indicating the basic pay and consolidated pay. The certificate(s) should also mention the nature of duties performed/experience obtained in the post(s) with duration(s).
Experience Certificate should be issued in prescribed format relevant to the post. Experience certificate not in prescribed proforma  but containing all the details as mentioned above would be considered on merits by the Commission.

e) Physically Handicapped certificate in prescribed proforma issued by the competent authority by Physically Handicapped persons eligible for appointment to the post on the basis of prescribed standards of Medical Fitness. The Competent Authority to issue Physically Handicapped certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or a State Government. The Central/ State Government may constitute Medical Board(s) consisting of at least three members out of which at least one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing Locomotor/ Cerebral / Visual / Hearing disability, as the case may be. 
 
DOCUMENTS/ CERTIFICATES TO BE PRODUCED AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW. 

The printout of the online application and the following Original Documents/Certificates along with self attested copies and other items specified in the Summon Letter for interview are to be produced at the time of interview, failing which the candidate would not be allowed to appear in the Interview in which case
such candidate will not be entitled to receive the Commission’s contribution towards travelling expenses:-