DIRECTORATE OF OIL PALM RESEARCH - DOPR

Phones: 08812-259532/259524
Fax: 08812-259531
Phones: 08812-259409(Director’s Office)
E-mail: dopr2009@gmail.com
DIRECTORATE OF OIL PALM RESEARCH
(Formerly National Research Centre for Oil Palm)
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
Pedavegi–534 450, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
Website: http://dopr.gov.in
F.No.50/Outsourcing/2011-12 dated: 30 th May, 2011
BID DOCUMENT
Engagement of agency for providing man-power on outsourcing basis for D.O.P.R.
Sealed competitive bids are invited by the Director, D.O.P.R. from reputed and registered service
providers/firms for providing manpower to the D.O.P.R. on outsourcing basis for a period of one
year depending upon the requirements of D.O.P.R. from time to time as per the terms and
conditions set forth in the following paragraphs. The services of manpower agency would be
required initially for a period of one year, extendable further subject to satisfactory compliance
of terms and conditions of the contract. The last date for submission of bids in the D.O.P.R. is
21.06.2011 up to 1 p.m. The bids shall be opened on the same day at 2 p.m. in the Committee
Room of D.O.P.R., Pedavegi-534450 in the presence of representatives of the firms who may
also be present if they so wish at the time of opening of bids. The bid document can either be
downloaded from the website “http://dopr.gov.in/Advertisements.htm " or the same can be
collected personally from the office of D.O.P.R. on any working day on payment of Rs.1000/- in
the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Director, D.O.P.R. payable at Eluru towards the
cost of bid document. In case the document is downloaded from the D.O.P.R. website, the cost
of document shall have to be deposited by the bidder in the form of Demand Draft in favour of
the Director, D.O.P.R. payable at Eluru alongwith the bid. The bids are to be sealed in a cover
superscribing on the envelope " Bid for providing manpower to D.O.P.R. on outsourcing basis"
and dropped in the tender box kept for the purpose in the Administrative building latest by
21.06.2011 upto 1.00 p.m.
A) Qualifying Criteria :- The agency should meet the following criteria for evaluation of bids:-
1. Only registered and bonafide Service Providers/Agencies having experience of at least two
years of supplying manpower service to the Ministries/Departments/Govt. Organizations/Public
Sector Undertakings/Corporate Sector/Autonomous Bodies etc. are eligible to apply. The
documentary proof of registration must be attached. The Agency should also attach satisfactory
performance certificates issued by Government Ministries/Departments etc. in support of it
having rendered satisfactory services to such departments during the last two years.
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2. The Agency must be registered with the ESI, EPF, Service Tax authorities and must be in
possession of Permanent Account Number (PAN ). The documentary proof of registration should
be attached. The Agency should also produce Income Tax clearance certificate (ITCC) for the last
two years and Sales Tax Certificate/VAT.
3. The Agency must have recorded a minimum turnover of Rs.50.00 lakhs in each of the last
two years through execution of contractual services of such manpower. The Agency should
attach financial statements for the last two years to corroborate their claim of turnover.
4. There should be no legal suit/criminal case pending or contemplated against the proprietor
of the Agency or any of its Directors ( in the case of Pvt. Ltd. company ) on grounds of
impropriety or for violation of any of the laws in force. The Agency must enclose declaration to
this effect at the time of submission of bid.
B) Quality and size of manpower:
For details of requirement of contractual persons kindly see Annexure – III (enclosed
separately)
The requirement is only tentative and may vary depending upon the volume of work,
functional requirements etc. Any variation in the requirement of manpower shall be
communicated to the Agency at the sole discretion of D.O.P.R.
c) Emoluments:-
The monthly remuneration to be paid to the manpower to be engaged shall be as under:
Sl.No. Category of manpower Remuneration p.m.
1 Post Graduate Rs.10,000/- + employer's share of EPF
2 Graduate Rs.8,000/- + employer's share of EPF
3 From 10 th to 12 th Class Rs.6,500/- + employer's share of EPF
4 Upto 9 th Class Rs. 5,000/- + employer's share of EPF
The Agency will make payment to the staff on a monthly basis as per the remuneration
fixed by the D.O.P.R. by the 5th day of each month in the form of cheque at the premises of
D.O.P.R., Pedavegi. The Agency will submit the invoice/claim to the D.O.P.R. on a monthly basis
duly supported by proof of disbursement of salary to the staff, in triplicate, for payment. The
payment to the Agency shall be released within 15 days from the date of receipt of invoice
provided the claim of the Agency is found to be in order from all angles. The Income Tax
deducted at source and such other taxes /levies, as are required by law to be deducted, shall be
deducted from the charges payable to the Agency. The Agency shall furnish details of
disbursement made to the staff indicating the amount of remuneration received from the
D.O.P.R. against each individual, amount deducted on account of statutory deductions such as
ESI (if applicable) / EPF etc., as employee's share and net amount paid to each individual duly
supported by details of payments made to the contractual staff before presenting claim for the
next month. The proof of payment of statutory obligations such as ESI, EPF etc. any other
applicable taxes accompanied by Form 3A must be furnished by the Agency indicating the
names of the employees and the amount deposited in respect of each, failing which subsequent
payment to the Agency shall be withheld.
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D) Terms & conditions:
I. Based on the requirement of each job, the candidates recommended by the Agency for
engagement/deployment will be decided by D.O.P.R. and decision of the D.O.P.R. will be final in
this regard. In case, D.O.P.R. in its discretion, finds any deployed person as not desirable and
not suitable for whatever reasons in the sole discretion of the D.O.P.R. and upon so being
notified by D.O.P.R., the Agency shall be liable to withdraw such person (s) forthwith and
substitute by a person(s) acceptable to D.O.P.R..
II. The personnel shall be available for work on all office days (Monday to Saturday ) from 9.30
a.m. to 4.30 p.m.. However, depending upon the exigencies of work, the personnel may be
required to work late beyond office hours or on closed holidays for which they will be
compensated;
III. The Agency will be responsible for complying with the obligations under the Labour Laws in
respect of minimum wages and various other provisions for all its employees deputed to work
for the D.O.P.R..
IV. The D.O.P.R. shall have no liability whatsoever towards any other personnel or equipment
of the Agency. All statutory requirements for the workmen are to be borne by the Agency and
shall be the sole responsibility of the Agency.
V. The Agency shall not sub-contract the services of personnel sponsored by them.
VI. The D.O.P.R reserves the rights to award the contract/work in full or in parts to any Agency
and also terminate the contract/work at any stage, if the performance of the Agency is found to
be NOT SATISFACTORY..
VII. The D.O.P.R is not bound to accept the lowest quotation and/or assign any reasons for
rejecting any or all the bids.
VIII. The bidder is required to deposit Rs.50,000/- either in the form of Bank Guarantee valid for
135 days after the last date for submission of bids or in the form of Demand Draft drawn in
favour of the Director, D.O.P.R payable at Eluru as bid security along with the bid. The bid
security shall be returned to the unsuccessful bidders after the Notification of award of contract.
The bids not accompanied by bid security shall be summarily rejected.
IX. The Agency will be required to deposit Performance Guarantee (10% ) for an amount of
Rs.50,000/- within one month from the date of Notification of award of contract. The
Performance Guarantee will be valid up to 3 months beyond the date of expiry of the contract.
X. In case of any loss, theft, sabotage etc. caused by or attributable to any of the personnel
deployed by the Agency, the D.O.P.R shall have the right to claim the damages from the Agency.
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E. Evaluation of Bids:
The bids must contain the information as required in the format (Annexure-I) .The bids which
do not contain the information as desired or are not supported by necessary documents will be
treated as non responsive and will not be evaluated. Only those bids will be evaluated which are
determined to be substantially responsive and meet the requirements set forth herein.
F. Validity of Bids:
i) The rates are to be quoted in the prescribed format (Annexure-I)
ii) Overwriting or erasing in the bid documents shall render the same invalid
iii) The bids shall be valid for a period of not less 90 days after the deadline for
submission of
bids
iv) The rates quoted will not be subject to any revision during the currency of the
contract.
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ANNEXURE - I
1. Name of the Service Provider/Agency :
2. Address with Telephone/Fax No. E-mail :
3. Contact person's name :
4. Essential details with copies of certificates for
the following:
i) Registration :
ii) Sales Tax Clearance/VAT :
iii) EPF registration :
iv) ESI registration :
v) Experience certificate for the last two :
years to the effect that there is no
litigation pending against the Agency
5. Turnover details for the last three years :
(supporting documents to be enclosed)
6. Details of staff employed by the Agency for :
its business operations (category wise )
7. Whether the firm has any legal suit/criminal :
suit/criminal case pending against it for violation
of EPF/ESI/Minimum Wages Act or other
laws (give details). The Agency must enclose a
certificate indicating that there is no criminal/
legal suit pending or contemplated against them
8. Whether bid security of Rs.50,000/- is enclosed,
if so provide details thereof.
9. Declaration:
We hereby certify that the information furnished above is correct & true to the best of our
knowledge. We understand that in the event of information being found false at any stage, the
Agency will be blacklisted and will not have any dealing with the IIHR in future.
Signature of authorized signatory
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FINANCIAL BID
ANNEXURE –II
Name of the Agency along with Address and Telephone No.
Type of charges to be claimed by the Agency.
Service charges :- It should be quoted as % of
the total emoluments payable per month in
respect of manpower supplied.
Service Tax: It should be quoted as % of the
service tax as per rates applicable.
Any other charges * (details to be given )
If no details are specified the amount will be treated as nil
SIGNATURE WITH RUBBER STAMP
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Phones: 08812-259532/259524
Fax: 08812-259531
Phones: 08812-259409(Director’s Office)
E-mail: dopr2009@gmail.com
DIRECTORATE OF OIL PALM RESEARCH
(Formerly National Research Centre for Oil Palm)
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
Pedavegi–534 450, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
Website: http://dopr.gov.in
TENDER NO. 1
Sealed Tenders for providing man-power on outsourcing basis for D.O.P.R. is invited on
behalf of the Director, D.O.P.R., Pedavegi - 534450. The Bid document may be obtained from
the above office on any working day between 9.30 a.m. & 1.00 p.m. against payment of
Rs.1000/- by cash or in the form of Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Director, D.O.P.R.. The
document can also be downloaded from D.O.P.R. website http://www.dopr.gov.in.In case the
document is downloaded from the D.O.P.R. website, the cost of document shall have to be
deposited by the bidder in the form of Demand Draft while submitting their offer. Bid
document will be issued up to 07.06.2011 (1.00 p.m.). The last date for submission of bids at
D.O.P.R. is 21.06.2011 up to 1.00 p.m. The bids will be opened on the same day at 2.00 p.m.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

DETAILS OF WORKS TO BE ATTENDED/CARRIED OUT BY THE CANDIDATES:
Sl.No.1: Helper to the cook in the Canteen (Canteen Staff):
1. Whether the work can be quantified : -- No --
2. If work can be quantified
Item of work : Providing assistance to Cook
Quantity of work (please specify) : In preparation of breakfast, lunch,
Dinner, tea & refreshments to 18 – 20
persons/day or 5000 persons in a year
Washing the vessels. Serving food to
the guests/inmates of the hostel.
Cleaning the canteen premises etc.
Duration for which the work is required:
Assisting the cook every day in a
month, through out the year
Frequency of occurring the work : Every day in a year
How the work quality can be evaluated :
Feedback from participants of the
training the visitors/guests
Estimated amount per unit quantity of : Rs.4000/- per month
work (cost)
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Sl.No.2: Cook in the Canteen (Canteen Staff):
1. Whether the work can be quantified : -- No --
2. If work can be quantified
Item of work : Cooking in the canteen – Cook
Quantity of work (please specify) : Preparing breakfast, lunch, dinner
Tea & refreshments to 18-20 persons
per day or 5000 persons in a year
Duration for which the work is required :
Every day in a month, throughout the
Year
Frequency of occurring the work : Every day in a year
How the work quality can be evaluated : Feed back from the participants of
the training and visitors/guests
Estimated amount per unit quantity of : Rs.6000/- per month
Work (cost)
Sl. No. 3: Accounts Assistant (AA-01): For Audit and Accounts Section (2Nos.)
Qualification: Graduate with hands on experience computer, knowledge of MS word and
Excel.
Job Description: Maintenance of books of accounts, writing cash book, cheque register
etc.; posting of expenditure entries, preparation of BRS, typing work using computer,
maintenance of broad sheets, assisting in preparation of various monthly and annual
accounts; Preparation of various reports; Assisting in auditing of bills and coordinating with
external auditing and data entry works.
Sl. No. 4: RA-01 – Pathology Field and lab (1 No.):
Qualification: Working experience in research laboratory and field will be preferred
Job Description: Cleaning and mopping of lab, work benches and equipment etc;
Decontaminating, cleaning and drying glassware, Packing, sterilizing and maintaining the
glassware, Watering to plants in net house, Weeding in net house, Spraying chemicals and
applying fertilizer to plants, Assistance while doing surgeries in field, Cleaning of palm basins
and application of chemicals Helping while sample collection, Assistance while inoculations
and recording data.
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Sl. No. 5: RA-02- Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology/Biotechnology Laboratory
(2 No.):
Qualification: Preferably 10 th Pass, experience in working in laboratory will be preferred.
Job description: General cleaning and arrangement of Laboratory including all apparatus,
equipments, chemicals and glassware. Cleaning, rinsing, drying arranging glass and plastic
wares, Collection of samples from mature oil palm like leaf, fruit, bunch, other explants etc.,
Operating general apparatus/ equipments like distillation unit, growth chamber, ice flaker
incubator etc. Helping in activities in tissue culture, oil estimation, bunch analysis, DNA
extraction and any other experiments conducted in the laboratory – the job would be like
media preparation, pouring, arranging, autoclaving, cotton plug making, fumigating
laboratory, separating spikelets, fruits, scraping and drying mesocarp, making
pouch/thimble, operating autoclave, soxhlet, helping in sample preparation for GC and HPLC,
recording some observations etc.
Sl. No. 6: RA- 03 : Horticulture Field and Laboratory (1 No):
Qualification: Preferably 10 th Pass, experience in laboratory working will be preferred.
Job Description: General cleaning and arrangement of Laboratory including all apparatus,
equipments, chemicals and glassware. Cleaning, rinsing, and drying arranging glass and
plastic wares. To help in collection of samples from mature oil palm like leaf, fruit, bunch,
soil samples etc. application of special dosages of fertilizer as and when require. Assistance
in collection of data, treatment application, laboratory work etc.
Sl. No. 7: RA-04 – Receptionist (1 No.):
Qualification: Proficient in speaking in English, Hindi and Telugu. Working knowledge of
Computers. Preferably a graduate.
Job Description: Receiving of telephone calls and connecting to the respective officers /
sections, providing connection to the required telephone numbers as required by the officers
/ personnel of the institute, maintaining the list of call usage, personnel calls etc. Having
knowledge of operating Telephone Exchange System.
Sl. No. 8: RA-05-Post Harvest Technology (1 No.):
Qualification: Essential: (1) 10 th class pass (2) ITI certificate OR certificate of vocational
training/modular employable skills in any engineering stream (3) Tractor driving licence.
Desirable: (1) 2 year experience in a similar job as described (2) Second class boiler
attendant certificate.
Job description: 1) To carry out minor engineering works like grinding, sawing, fitting, oiling
and greasing the machines, generator operation, operation of equipments in mini palm oil
mill and engineering workshop like fibre extraction unit, self propelled hydraulic lifting
platform, centrifuge, mini boiler, stripe making machine, screw press, stripper etc. To assist
the Scientist/RA in maintaining the mill, engineering workshop and in various experiments.
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Sl. No.9: RA-06-Horticulture Field and Laboratory (1 No.):
Qualification: Experience in field operations and oil palm nursery activities.
Job description: Marking and layout preparation, Digging of pits and application of manure
and fertilizers, Collection of planting material and planting of inter crops, Watering of inter
crops, manuring of inter crops, Fertilizer application to inter crops, Weeding in oil palm
basins, Weeding in intercrops, Spraying of pesticides, Pruning in cocoa, Chaffing of oil palm
leaves and mulching in palm basins, Harvesting of produce in intercrops and handing over to
Farm, Scything of weeds in and around research block, Basin formation for cocoa, banana,
pepper etc., Staking or support for bush pepper and vine pepper, betel vine etc., Manual
help at the time of observations and other miscellaneous works. (Oil palm based cropping
system).
Collection of media, Cleaning and leveling of experimental site, Preparation of medium and
filling small and big polythene bags with medium, Transport of bags and placement of bags,
Fixing of drip line over the bags, Planting of oil palm seed sprouts, Shifting of primary
seedlings and planting of the same in big bags, Watering of seedlings, Application of
fertilizers, Weeding in nursery, Spraying of pesticides, Collection of mulch and mulching in
big bags, Culling of abnormal seedlings, Checking of drippers and rectification of problem,
Maintenance of nursery tools, Manual help at the time of observations, Washing of glass
ware and working tables, Collection of soil, manure and leaf samples and preparation of the
same for analysis (Oil Palm nursery).
Sl. No.10: RA-07-Mixed Farming System (2 No.):
Qualification: Experience in farm operations (field and livestock)
Job description:
Oil palm
Basin weeding/cleaning
Chaffing of leaves and application of the same to palm basins
Application of FYM, vermi compost to oil palm
Application of chemical fertilizers
Inter crops (fodders)
Weeding
Application of FYM, and vermi compost
Application of chemical fertilizers
Irrigation
Harvesting of fodder
Dairy
Carrying of harvested fodder, chaffing and feeding cattle
Giving water to cattle
Feeding concentrate
Sweeping and washing of cattle and cattle shed floor
Removal of dung and litter

Outing of cattle
Milking
Washing of utensils
Pisciculture
Procurement of inputs like fish seed and release of fish seed into
sump
Procurement of fish feed and feeding
Feeding
Maintenance of water in the sump
Sampling of fish to know the growth
Catching of fish and handing over to Farm
Poultry rearing
Procurement of chicks
Feeding of birds
Mushroom culture
Collection of substrate(EFB)
Sterilization of substrate
Cleaning/sweeping of mushroom shed
Inoculation of substrate with mushroom culture and filling of bags
with substrate
Hanging of bags in the shed
Spraying of water on the substrate
Maintenance of weather conditions of the shed to the required
levels.
Harvesting of mushroom and packing
Cutting of yielded portion and removal of waste
Vermi composting
Collection of oil palm leaves
Chaffing of leaves
Application of cow dung slurry and cattle urine to chaffed leaf
material
Filling of compost pits with half decomposed leaf material
Release of earth worms
Watering
Removal of compost from the pits
Other works
Collection of POME, drying and mixing with feed for livestock
Washing of glass ware, equipment and working tables in the
laboratory
Collection of soil, manure and leaf samples and preparation of the
same for analysis
Manual help at the time of observations and other miscellaneous
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Sl. No. 11: RA-08 - Entomology Laboratory, Net House and Field (1 No.):
Qualification:
Job description: Cleaning and moping lab, culture room, inoculation room, work benches
and equipment; Decontamination, cleaning, drying, sterilizing, packing and maintaining
glassware; water, weeding net house plants, assistance during experimental trials, spraying
chemicals, cleaning palm basins; helping in sample collection, inoculation etc.
Sl. No. 12: RA-09- Seed Lab (01):
Qualification
Job Description:
1. Chemical treatment
2. Drying of seeds
3. Counting of seeds
4. keeping for germination
5. Sprouts separation
6. Culling of sprouts
7. Sprouts Packing
8. Heating & Germination Room maintainance
Sl. No. 13: RA-10- Bunch Analysis Lab (01):
Qualification
Could be 9th Pass
Job Description
Management of the activity
Preparations of bunch analysis formats etc
Looking after arrangements for bunch analysis
Recording data on bunch analysis
Arranging for oil estimation unit, sample
weighing, preparing thachets and monitoring of
the oil estimation unit/ activity.
Data loading in computer
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Sl. No. 14: RA-11- Bunch Analysis Lab (01):
Qualification:
Could be 9th Pass
Job Description:
1. For Pest & Disease forecasting in Nursery and control of pests and
diseases as and when noticed.
2. Water Management in nursery. attending day to day activities like
removal of excess water from bags, checking irrigation in each bag and
rectifying the mistake to see that normal irrigation is there.
3. Assisting in recording observations in nursery
4. Primary nursery seedlings maintenance.
5. Implementation of instructions of the scientists or technical assistant
as and when given
Sl. No. 15: RA-12- Breeding Field and Lab (01):
Qualification: 5th class
Job Description:
1. Attending to disease and pest management activities as and when
required
2. Monitoring of experiment daily and attending to work for proper up
keeping of the experiment
3. Attending to Experimental studies as and when asked by the official
4. Record maintenance
Sl. No. 16: RA-13- Breeding Field and Lab (02):
Qualification: 5th class, experience in working in research fled is
preferable
Job Description:
Attending to irrigation problems and Monitoring of irrigation daily and
attending to work for proper up keeping of the system, Attending to
disease and pest management activities as and when required,
Monitoring of experiment daily and attending to work for proper up
keeping of the experiment, Attending to Experimental studies as and
when asked by the official, Record maintenance etc.
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Sl. No. 17: RA-14 – Entomlogy Field and lab (1 No.):
Qualification: Working experience in research laboratory and field will be preferred
Job Description: Cleaning and mopping of lab, work benches and equipment etc;
Decontaminating, cleaning and drying glassware, Packing, sterilizing and maintaining the
glassware, Watering to plants in net house, Weeding in net house, Spraying chemicals and
applying fertilizer to plants, Assistance while doing surgeries and other activities in field,
Cleaning of palm basins and application of chemicals Helping while sample collection,
Assistance while inoculations and recording data.
Sl. No. 18: RA-15- Biochemistry/ Molecular biology/Biotechnology Laboratory ( 4
Nos.):
Qualification: M.Sc. in Biological Sciences (preferably in M.Sc. Biotechnology/ Molecular
Biology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology). Experience of working in laboratory (Tissue culture/
Biotechnology Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology) and handling of equipments like
PCR/GC/GCMS/HPLC/ will be preferred.
Job description: Assisting in conducting any laboratory and filed experiments related to the
field of Tissue culture/ Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology / Biotechnology as per the
requirement. Recording observation; tabulating and analyzing data as and when required.
Helping in Preparation of report. Helping in any other activities in the laboratory/ institute as
and when required.
Sl. No. 19: RA-16- Horticulture Field and Laboratory (1 No.):
Qualification: M.Sc./B. Sc in Biological Sciences (preferably in horticulture / Biochemistry/
Microbiology). Experience of working in laboratory.
Job description: General cleaning and arrangement of Laboratory including all apparatus,
equipments, chemicals and glassware. Cleaning, rinsing, drying arranging glass and plastic
wares, Collection of samples from mature oil palm like leaf, fruit, bunch, other explants etc.,
Operating general apparatus/ equipments like distillation unit. Laboratory analysis of sample
sand application of treatment. Recording observation; tabulating and analyzing data as and
when required. Helping in Preparation of report. Helping in any other activities in the
laboratory/ institute as and when required.
Sl. No. 20: RA-17 – Computer Applications (1 No.):
Qualification: Graduate or higher qualification having working knowledge of programming,
especially in Dot Net and SQL Server is required.
Job Description: Programming, Data Entry, Data Validation and Updating of data
pertaining the projects in Computer Applications. Need to be involved in all the tasks of
software development, report writing etc.
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Sl. No. 21: RA-18– Post Harvest Technology (1 No.):
Qualification: Essential: B.Tech in Agricultural/Chemical/Mechanical Engineering. Desirable:
(1) Experience in working in agro/food processing units. (2) Experience in research related
works.
Job description: 1) Managing the mini palm oil mill operations and facilitating the processing, data
recording during the time of processing, proper upkeep of the machineries in the mill and getting
the repairs/services done from time to time, keeping stock of the items. 2) Assisting the scientists in
research works, field visits, observing and recording data and data analysis, design of new
machineries, making necessary drawings and assisting in experiments in post harvest technology
laboratory and maintaining engineering workshop.
Sl. No. 22: RA-19- Horticulture Field and Laboratory (1No.):
Qualification: Graduation or Post Graduation in Biological Sciences preferably in Botany.
Persons having experience with oil palm crop and nursery, soil analysis and knowledge on
computer applications may be preferred.
Job description: Procurement of needed inputs, Marking and layout, Imposition of
treatments, Recording of observations on morphological, yield, physiological and
biochemical parameters, Measurement of light infiltration at monthly intervals in inter
cropped area and MLT on cocoa, Soil, manure and leaf sampling and analysis of the same,
Destructive analysis in nursery, Maintenance of inventory, stock registers, field note books,
log books and equipment, Monitoring of experimental plots, Supervision and execution of
various field and nursery activities as per the schedule, Assistance in settlement of
contingent advances etc., Cost benefit analysis of the system, Literature collection and data
analysis, Accompanying the scientist during field visits and surveys and other miscellaneous
works.
Sl. No. 23: RA-20- Mixed Farming System (1No.):
Qualification: Graduation or Post Graduation in Biological Sciences preferably in
Microbiology and Botany. Persons having experience/knowledge on oil palm crop, animal
husbandry, vermi composting, soil analysis, enumeration of microbial populations, biofertilizers,
experience of working in laboratory and knowledge on computer applications may
be preferred.
Job description: Procurement of needed inputs like POME, feed, medicines etc., Marking
and layout, Imposition of treatments, Recording of observations on morphological, yield and
physiological parameters of oil palm, Recording of observations on biometric parameters of
various fodder crops/different varieties of particular fodder crop, Recording of observations
on performance of dairy, poultry, fish culture, vermi composting etc., Measurement of light
infiltration at monthly intervals in oil palm block, Soil, manure and leaf sampling and
analysis of the same, Enumeration of microbial population, Analysis of cattle urine,
Quantification of biomass of the system, Maintenance of inventory, stock registers, field note
books etc., Monitoring of the farming system, Supervision and execution of farm activities,
Arrangement for treatment of livestock whenever they fall sick, Assistance in settlement of
contingent advances etc., Cost benefit analysis of the system, Literature collection and data
analysis and other miscellaneous works.
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Sl. No. 24: RA 21- Entomology lab (1 No.):
QUALIFICATION: Any Bachelor degree in life science
JOB DETAILS: to assist in collection of samples for pollinating weevil population in oil
palm gardens located in various places The field collected samples should be analysed for
various parameters in the laboratory. Assisting in research conducted in laboratory as per
requirement. Recording observation in field and laboratory, tabulating analyzing and
preparation of report. Assisting in entomological field trials.
Sl. No. 25: RA-22- Horticulture field and lab (1 No.):
Qualification: Preferably Science Graduate
Job description: Fertilizer application after diluting suitable fertilizers as per the
requirement and treatment of fertigation experiment, leaf and sample collection,
processing and analysis in the lab, recording observation, monitoring fertigation
and irrigation equipment, monitoring harvesting, general fertilizer application
and irrigation, weeding and other experimental activities, data feeding etc.
Sl. No. 26: RA-23 - Horticulture Lab and Field ( 01):
Qualification: M.Sc. in Biological Sciences (preferably in M.Sc. Biotechnology/ Molecular
Biology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology). Experience of working in laboratory (Tissue culture/
Biotechnology Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology) and handling of equipments AND computer
knowledge will be preferred.
Job Description: Collection of sample and fruit typing, Collection of biometric data, Seed
sample collection and processing, Nursery raising and field planting, Recording observations
existing as well as newly collected germplasm accessions, Surveillance of palms for
inflorescence emergence, Tagging, cleaning and bagging of inflorescence, Pollen collection,
Pollen drying, Cleaning of glass wares, Media preparation, Inoculation of pollen,
Microscopic observation for germination, Pollen storage studies, Histology of pollen
samples, Surveillance of palms for inflorescence emergence, Tagging, cleaning and bagging
of inflorescence in female parent, Collection and preparation of pollen from male parent,
Pollination, Harvest of bunches, Seed extraction, germination, Nursery raising and field
planting, Harvesting of bunches and transportation to lab, Cleaning, weighing and handling
of bunch for observation, Collection of fruit sample, Scraping of mesocarp, Weighing,
drying and grinding of mesocarp, Cleaning of glassware including operation of distillation
unit, Preparation of Reagent stocks, Preparation of samples, Recording of color values (RGB
& Lab), Oil estimation, Moisture estimation, Estimation of FFA, carotene, peroxide value,
iodine value etc