Positions Vacant

1. NTS invites applications from eligible candidates / applicants for Entry Test for project posts in Literacy & Non Formal Basic Education
Department (L&NFBED), Government of the Punjab. L&NFBED has authorized NTS to conduct Entry Test for the recruitment of project
posts in Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of project titled NON FORMAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AND EXAMINATION CELL
as mentioned below:
2. Instant recruitments shall be based on PC-I titled Non Formal Education Assessment and Examination Cell and the Selection Criteria,
Eligibility Criteria and Pay Packages as approved by the Competent Authority. Crux of same is reproduced under.

Accounts
Assistant (01)

Caretaker(01)

Computer

In order of preference; (a) M.Com. / BS Commerce Hons (16

years of education) (first division), (b) B.Com degree (first
division) with at least 03 years post qualification experience in
financial & accounts management, (c) MBA Finance (first division)
with at least 04 years experience in financial & accounts
management.
Intermediate + At least 05 years post qualification experience as
caretaker which must include: (i) Interaction with Finance
Department, State Bank, Treasury Office, Accountant General
Punjab office & NBP, (ii) Goods procurements, (iii) Cash handling,
(iv) Repair & maintenance, (iv) Payment of taxes, fees, bills, etc.,
(v) Licences, NOCs and (vii) Arrangements of fairs, exhibitions
etc.
(a) ICS (at least second division) or (b) Intermediate (science;

Age

Pay Packages

23 30
Years

60,000/+
Annual
increment of
4,000/-

25 35
Years

70,000/+
Annual
increment of
4,000/-

25 30
Years

20,000/+
Annual
increment of
2,000/-

30 55
Years

25,000/+
Annual
increment of
2,000/-

18 25

20,000/-

Place of
Posting

Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of Project titled Non Formal Education Assessment and
Examination Cell

3. NTS testing shall be based on the requisites / modalities of National Testing Service.
4. Project posts advertised are:
Name of Post
Qualification & Experience
and (No of
vacancies)
1 Assistant
In order of preference; (a) MPhil / MS (18 years of education)
Director (03)
degree in Public Administration or Management or Rural
Sociology or Economics or Commerce with at least 02 years post
qualification experience in human resource management or
financial management or (b) Masters / BS. Hons. (16 years of
education) degree in Social Sciences (first division) with at least
03 years post qualification experience in human resource
management or financial management.
2 Programmer
Masters / BS Hons (16 years of education) in Computer Science /
(CMS/ Web Information Technology (first division) + At least 03 years post
Development)
qualification experience of developing IT systems + Requisite
(01)
Skills as infra
Skill Set:
Web Development / Content Management System
VB.net, C#, ASP.net, Java Script, CSS 3, HTML 5, AJAX, MVC
programming mode, PHP, MYSQL.

Operator
(05: Skill Set 1
- Office
Management
01, Skill Set 2
- Graphing
Designing: 04)

Telephone
Operator (01)

second division) with 06 months or longer diploma in IT / CS from

TEVTA / PVTC + At least 01 year post qualification experience +
Typing Speed; English; 40 words per minute (MS Office) + Urdu;
25 words per minute (In-page / MS Office) + Requisite Skills
(one set as per job designation):
a. Skill Set 1: Office Management
(a) MS Office (MS Word (English / Urdu), MS Excel, MS Power
Point) (b) In page (c) MS Access (d) Full knowledge / skills of MS
Windows, E-communication, and E-filing (e) Full knowledge /
skills in software downloading, and installation (f) Basic
knowledge / skills of software / hardware troubleshooting (g)
Operating system installation, updating, drivers installation (h)
Local Area Network basics, printer sharing, file / data sharing,
internet sharing and (i) Adequate English language skills
b. Skill Set 2: Graphic Designing
(a) Corel Draw / Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Macro
Media Flash (b) MS Office (MS Word (English / Urdu), MS Excel,
MS Power Point) (c) In Page (d) MS Publisher (e) MS Visio and
(f) Adequate English language skills.
Intermediate or above (first division) with at least 02 years
relevant post qualification experience + Basic IT skills

Years

+
Annual
increment of
2,000/-

20 30
Years

18,000/+
Annual
increment of
2,000/20,000/+
Annual
increment of
2,000/18,000/+
Annual
increment of
2,000/-

Junior Clerk
(02)

Intermediate or above (first division) with at least 02 years

relevant post qualification experience + Basic IT skills.

20 30
Years

Driver (01)

25 40
Years

Chowkidar
(02)

Basic Literacy + At least 07 years experience of intra-inter-city

and rural areas driving.
+ Valid driving licence for both motor cycle & 04 wheeler, of at
least 05 years standing.
Clear preference shall be given to drivers having vehicle engine
repair skills.
Matriculation + At least 05 years experience preferably in
Government sector + Holder of a personal weapon with a valid
weapon license.
Clear & categorical preference shall be given to ex-service men.

10

Non Formal
Education
Examiner (08)

35 45
Years

Maters in Education + At least 01 year of experience in school 22 28

level assessment / examination
Years

15,000/+
Annual
increment of
2,000/25,000/+
Annual
increment of
2,000/-

5.
Project posts advertised are temporary, non-permanent, time bound, PIU based, non-transferable and contract based.
6.
Place of posting: Office of PIU Lahore.
7.
Successful candidates shall have to sign a contract with the L&NFBED / PIU. Contract document shall be prepared by L&NFBE
Department and project employee shall have to abide by same.

8.
All qualifications must be from a Government / HEC recognized institution and in the discipline approved by Government / HEC.
9.
Experience must be relevant and from Government organisations / projects or International Donor Agencies or private
organisations having country-wide / province-wide operations.
10. Requisite skills / skill sets must be easily demonstrable during recruitment process and also during contract tenure.
11. Relevant cum HEC recognized publications should be appended where requisite maximum qualification for the post is Ph.D. or
M.Phil.
12. Adequate knowledge of societal dynamics of (a) rural areas and (b) socioeconomically depressed areas is essentially required as
instant project aims to deliver non-formal education services in these very areas.
13. Candidates must have ability cum willingness to travel in rural & socioeconomically depressed areas and also to interact with the
populace therein.
14. Candidates must be domiciled in Punjab.
15. No TA or DA or any other expense shall be paid by L&NFBED for all modalities / stages of recruitment process.
16. Candidates shall submit original documents along with a set of attested copies of same at the time of interview.
17. In case of any forgery, fake documentation, use of unfair means or any other unlawful act during recruitment process application
of concerned candidate shall automatically stand cancelled or his / her appointment shall automatically stand annulled as the case may
be.
18. Candidates (a) convicted from a Court of Law, (b) removed from Service of Armed Forces of Pakistan, (c) removed from
Government Service and (d) terminated / not extended in a Government Project on grounds of inefficiency or misconduct may not apply.
19. Number of vacancies can be increased or decreased, without any prior notice, as per requirements of L&NFBED.
20. All Quotas: As per Advice from Regulations Wing of S&GAD Punjab bearing No. SOR.IV(S&GAD) 7-1/2015 & dated 14th April,
2015.
21. Candidates shall have to clear NTS testing with a minimum of 60% score to be considered any further.
22. NTS score of candidates (who secure 60% marks or above and who are also otherwise eligible) shall be given weight in final
selection score as per the approved selection criteria.
23. Candidates for posts of Computer Operators (of both skill set categories) shall also be practically tested for requisite skills.
24. Candidates for posts of Drivers shall only be tested for practical driving skills. No written / MCQ test shall be given.
25. Candidates shall be shortlisted on basis of merit as calculated by their scores as per (a) qualifications and (b) NTS testing
strictly as per approved selection criteria. Only shortlisted candidates shall be called for final interview.
26. Hafiz-e-Quran shall be awarded additional 05 marks as per approved selection criteria.
27. Candidates must score at least 50% marks each in (a) qualification score and (b) interview score for overall success in the
selection process.
28. Candidates must apply on NTS application form which contains information as: (i) Project Name, (ii) Name of post applied for,
(iii) Name, (iv) Father / Husband Name, (v) Residential Address, (vi) Postal Address, (vii) CNIC No., (viii) Domicile District,
(ix)Academic Qualifications (relevant only), (x) Experience Details (relevant only), (xi)Publication Details (relevant and only where
applicable), (xii) Post applied for along with the Project Name.
Candidates shall submit along with their application attested (from a gazetted officer) & clearly legible copies of: (a) CNIC (A4
size), (b) domicile certificate, (c) matriculation certificate showing date of birth / in case of O levels etc. duly authorised date of birth
certificate, (d) academic qualification certificate(s) (relevant only) starting from highest to lowest levels of qualifications, (e) equivalence
certificate(s) from Government recognised authority (only where applicable), (f) experience (relevant only) certificate(s) and
(g) publications (relevant only) (only if required).
Unnecessary details and attachments must be avoided as same show lack of comprehension cum discipline in the candidate and
they also add to unnecessary administrative burden.
L&NFBED reserves the right to ask for additional details and documents.
29. How to Apply:
Application forms and online deposit slips are available on National Testing Service's website www.nts.org.pk.

Applications must be received at the given NTS Head Quarters address: 1-E , Street No .46 ,Sector I-8/2, Islamabad
not later than 5th October 2015.
NTS will not be responsible for late receipt of applications sent through post or by any other courier Service.
Candidates shall submit their test fee through prescribed deposit slip on any online branch of HBL. MCB, UBL or ABL.
Candidates are required to send their applications to NTS Headquarters, Islamabad on prescribed forms along with paid online
deposit slip (original).
Roll. No slip and test centre details shall be dispatched to candidates by NTS at least one week before the test date.
Deposited amount is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Applications submitted by hand will not be entertained.
Change of test centre, category is not allowed.
Original CNIC and Roll Number Slip is Mandatory for test entry.
Test will be held at districts Headquarters, Tehsil Headquarters or other indicated places subject to the number of candidates.
A candidate can apply for more than one post by submitting separate application form for each post with separate fee.
Sample paper shall be available on NTS website.
Incomplete application forms in any respect shall not be entertained by NTS.
Candidates are not allowed to bring cell phones to the examination centre.
30. Queries:To L&NFBED, 5th Floor, Alfalah Building, Mall Road, Lahore along with (a) Name, (b) Address, (c) CNIC copy,
(d) Qualifications and (e) [compulsorily] Self Addressed fully Stamped envelope for reply.
31. L&NFBED reserves the right to cancel, part of or whole of, instant advertisement without assigning any reason.