New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, has invited applications for Research and Teaching Assistants under the Research Teaching Assistants (RTA) Scheme for undertaking research and teaching in Social Work discipline. The programme will be offered at the School of Social Work. The RTAs will be paid a monthly consolidated amount of Rs 14000 plus HRA (pre-revised).
Candidate with a Master’s Degree in Social Work with minimum 55% mark (50% in case of SC/ST/PH category) and with good academic record are considered eligible. NET/M Phil quailed candidates are also eligible to apply. In addition, the candidate must have completed 25 years of age as on July 1, 2010. In case SC/ST/PH and female candidates a relaxation of 5 years is allowed.
Interested candidates can apply by sending an E-mail, requesting for RTA application form, to the Director of Research Unit at: researchunit@ignou.ac.in. The duly filled application form should be submitted to the Director, Research Unit, Block-6, Room Number-14, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110068. Last date of submitting the Application Form is October 11, 2010. For further details candidates can visit the University's official website: http://www.ignou.ac.in/.