Victoria Memorial
(An autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India)
1, Queen's Way, Kolkata - 700071.

Advertisement for the post of Secretary & Curator, Victoria Memorial
 1.  Name of Post  Secretary & Curator
 2.  Number of posts  01 (One)
3.  Mode of Recruitment  Direct Recruitment failing which by deputation
 4.  Scale of Pay  Pay Band 4: Rs.37,400 - 67,000/- Grade Pay Rs.8700/-
5 (a)   Age limit for direct recruitment  Not exceeding 55 years as on 31.10.2011.
 5(b)  Age limit deputation  Not exceeding 56 years as on 31.10.2011.
 6.  Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits

Essential:
i) M.A. Class I in History (Modern) or equivalent Hons. Degree (1st Class) of a recognized University or M.A. Class II with Doctorate on any subject relating to Modern Indian History;
ii) Research Publications;
iii) Capacity to guide students engaged in Research;
iv) 10 years' experience of teaching in a University or 1st grade College or 5 years administrative experience in a responsible post.

Desirable:
i) 1st Class Diploma in Museology
ii) Travel abroad in at least 2 countries notable for museum development.
 7.  Duties and responsibilities  a) Secretary & Curator will function as the Head of Department in respect of Victoria Memorial, and will perform all duties that are associated with such functioning.

b) He will discharge the duties of Secretary as provided in the VMH Act 1903.

c) He will be subject to supervision and control of Trustees of VMH and various bodies like the Executive and Finance Committees of VMH. He will discharge his duties in accordance with the provisions of the VMH Act, and the Rules/ Regulations framed under the Act as well as the directions issued by the Chairman and the Members of the Trustees from time to time.

d) He will be responsible for compliance of all policy directives and/ or instructions of the Government as applicable to Autonomous organizations in general, and VMH in particular.
 8.  Method of application

Duly filled in application forms, complete in all respects should be addressed to the Chairman Trustee Victoria Memorial and sent to Secretary to Governor, West Bengal, Raj Bhawan, Kolkata-700062 so as to reach by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, 31.10.2011. VMH will not be liable for any postal delay and the applications reaching after the last date/ time will not be considered.

Candidates already in employment should send their application through proper channel along with a No Objection certificate and undertaking from the Head of the Institution / Department stating that the candidate will be released to join the post in the event of his/ her selection.

The employee should also send the following documents along with the application form:
a) ACR dossier or attested photocopies of the ACR's of the last 5 years
b) Integrity Certificate
c) Vigilance Clearance
d) A statement showing major or minor penalties, if any imposed on the applicant.

The application form can also be downloaded from the website of Victoria Memorial at : www.victoriamemorial-cal.org
 Download the above Advertisement and the APPLICATION FORM (in MS Word format)
 Phone of Victoria Memorial Hall 033-2223-0953/1890 


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