Last Date:09 February,2020
OFRC Advt. No. – 1457
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
All India
OFB Apprentice Vacancy invites application for 56th Batch (for Non-ITI & ITI candidates) of 6060 Trade Apprentice Vacancy 2020 from 10th, ITI pass candidates interested in OFB Apprentice Recruitment opening. Follow this article for OFB Apprentice Salary, Qualification, eligibility criteria and Ordnance Factory Board Apprentice Last Date is 09 February 2020.
Employment Notification 6060 Trade Apprentice Vacancy – OFB,All India
JOB DETAILS:
Name of the post – Trade Apprentice
No of post – 6060
Pay Scale – As per Rules
Educational Qualification:
10th exam passed with minimum 50% marks in aggregate and with 40% marks in Mathematics and Science each. / ITI in relevant Trade recognized by SCVT/NCVT.
Apply to 6060 Trade Apprentice Vacancy – OFB,All India
General Information:
- Candidates will have to apply online only through the link appearing in this advertisement. Candidates are advised to go through the available training places carefully and select the designated trade and Ordnance Factory accordingly.
- It is to be noted that mere submission of application does not guarantee induction as trade apprentice in any of the Ordnance and Ordnance Equipment Factories. The selection of candidates will be made based on factory-wise Merit List / Select List considering available vacancies category-wise and factory-wise. The candidature of all applicants shall be purely provisional at all stages of selection process. The candidature and selection of candidates shall also be subject to scrutiny of original copy of credentials/documents, clear police verification report, medical test and other eligibility criteria as mentioned in the advertisement and provisions of Act Apprentices Act 1961 and Apprenticeship Rules, 1992 and all amendments thereof.
- The candidates are required to carefully go through the advertisement in detail. The candidates are advised to carefully submit /enter the marks /percentage obtained in educational eligibility criteria. The candidates have to tick “I agree” check box to agree to the terms and conditions of this advertisement before submission of their online application against this Advertisement. A checklist for documents to be submitted / uploaded with the application is available and the candidates are required to confirm themselves that they fulfil all the conditions in this advertisement before submitting their applications.
- Candidates are required to regularly check website (www.ofb.gov.in) for start of submitting online applications, for any updates and changes.
- Candidates are required to give valid mobile number and e-mail id for periodical notices.
- Canvassing of any kind will disqualify the candidate. Selection process is done strictly on merit. Candidates are advised not to fall prey to any unscrupulous elements.
- Any material suppression of facts or submitting forged certificates shall lead to rejection of his/her candidature at any stage of selection of this process.
- Decision of OFRC/Ordnance and Ordnance Equipment Factories in all matters relating to the eligibility, acceptance/rejection of any application etc. shall be final and binding on the candidate and no query/correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.
- Any subsequent changes in the terms and conditions of the engagement of Trade Apprentices as per the extant rules will stand good. Ordnance Factory Board reserves the right to incorporate any subsequent changes/modifications / additions in the terms & conditions under this advertisement notice as necessitated and applicable. Any corrigendum may be published on the OFB site (www.ofb.gov.in) or the site meant for applying online.
- Any dispute with regard to the engagement of Trade Apprentices will be subject to courts/tribunals having jurisdiction over the City/Town in which the concerned Ordnance and Ordnance Equipment Factory is situated and the Ordnance and Ordnance Equipment Factory against which, the candidate has submitted his/her application.
- The Competent Authority reserves the right to adopt any alternative lawful mode of selection in part or in whole, in case of contingency.
- No Transport Allowance shall be admissible to any candidates called for Documents Verification / Medical Examination.
- All the provisions of Act Apprentices Act 1961 and Apprenticeship Rules, 1992 and all amendments thereof as on date are applicable.
- To avoid last minute rush, candidates are advised in their own interest to submit ONLINE application well before the closing date, to avoid possible inability/failure on account of heavy load on the internet or website jam or non-availability of internet during last days.
- OFB/OFRC does not accept any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their application within the last day on account of aforesaid reasons or any other reasons thereof.
Selection Process:
Vacancy Notice 6060 Trade Apprentice Vacancy – OFB,All India
- Selection will be done on the basis of merit list. The merit list will be prepared separately for NON-ITI and EX-ITI category. The merit list for NON-ITI category will be prepared factory-wise on the basis of overall percentage of marks in madhyamik or matriculation (Class X standard or equivalent), aggregate in all subjects and irrespective of Board. For NON-ITI category, a factory – wise common merit list will be prepared and the trades will be allotted by each factory on Meritcum-choice basis after selection.
- The Merit List for Ex-ITI category will be prepared factory-wise and trade-wise, on the basis of simple average of percentage of marks both in Matriculation and ITI (minimum 50% in aggregate in each). For the purpose of calculation of percentage of Matriculation, marks obtained by the candidates in all subjects will be taken to account and for calculation of percentage of ITI marks,marks mentioned in provisional/final certificate will be taken.
- The aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in Madhyamik (Class X or equivalent) shall be considered irrespective of Board / Exam System and shall be considered as per percentage formula of that Board / Exam System only.
- Based on the vacancy position, select lists will be prepared and only provisionally selected candidates will be called for document verification and medical examination.
- For preparation of merit list, in case of two candidates having the same marks/percentage (tie case), the candidates with older age shall be preferred. If the dates of birth are also the same,then the candidates who passed Matriculation examination earlier (Year) shall be considered first. Even if the Year of passing of Matriculation examination is same, the candidate name in alphabetical order appearing first will be considered first.
- Utmost care shall be taken while finalizing the select list of eligible candidates. In case of any mistake or error by oversight or otherwise, OFRC reserves the right to take action to revise select list of eligible candidates, as deemed fit, at any point of time and in this regard the decision of OFRC/ Ordnance and Ordnance Equipment Factories shall be final.
About Us:
- Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) consisting of the Indian Ordnance Factories Bhāratīya āyudh nirmāṇiyān is an industrial organisation, functioning under the Department of Defence Production of Ministry of Defence, Government of India. It is engaged in research, development, production, testing, marketing and logistics of a comprehensive product range in the areas of air, land and sea systems. OFB comprises forty-one ordnance factories, nine training institutes, three regional marketing centres and four regional controllerates of safety, which are spread all across the country.Every year, 18 March is celebrated as the Ordnance Factory Day in India.
- OFB is the world’s largest government-operated production organisation, and the oldest organisation run by the Government of India. It has a total workforce of about 80,000. It is often called the “Fourth Arm of Defence”, and the “Force Behind the Armed Forces” of India. OFB is the 37th largest defence equipment manufacturer in the world, 2nd largest in Asia, and the largest in India.[citation needed According to a report by SIPRI, India is the largest producer in the category of ’emerging producers’ in 2017, with four companies ranked in the Top 100. Their combined arms sales of $7.5 billion in 2017 were 6.1 percent higher than in 2016. The two largest Indian arms producers, Indian Ordnance Factories and Hindustan Aeronautics are the highest ranking (37th and 38th respectively) companies in 2017 among countries in the emerging producers’ category. The report also says that the arm sales of OFB have increased by 8.5% in the year of 2017-18. OFB’s arms sales are 96% of its total sales in the year of 2017. Its total sales were at $2 billion (13687.22 crores) in the year 2017–’18.
- Ordnance Factory Board predates all the other organisations like the Indian Army and the Indian Railways by over a century. The first Indian ordnance factory can trace its origins back to the year 1712 when the Dutch Ostend Company established a Gun Powder Factory in Ichhapur. In 1787, another gunpowder factory was established at Ichapore; it began production in 1791, and the site was later used as a rifle factory, beginning in 1904. In 1801, Gun Carriage Agency (now known as Gun & Shell Factory, Cossipore) was established at Cossipore, Calcutta, and production began on 18 March 1802. This is the oldest ordnance factory in India still in existence.
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