The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will close the online application window for recruitment to the post of Consultants on contractual basis under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) today, October 10. Eligible candidates can apply for the vacancies on the official website cpcb.nic.in.

The recruitment drive aims to fill up a total of 74 vacancies out of which 19 vacancies are for Consultant ‘A’, 52 vacancies of Consultant ‘B’ and 3 vacancies for Consultant ‘C’.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit: Maximum age limit for all categories of Consultants shall be 65 years as on September 1, 2023.

Educational Qualification:

Consultant ‘A’ - Consultants should have (i) Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering/ Technology/ Science or Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering/ Technology with good knowledge of M.S. Office (ii) experience in the field of Environmental Pollution management/control for a period of more than 3 and upto 5 years.

Consultant ‘B’ - Consultants should have (i) Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering/ Technology /Science or Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering/ Technology with good knowledge of M.S. Office (ii) experience in the field of Environmental Pollution management/ control for a period of more than 5 and upto 10 years.

Consultant ‘C’ - Consultants should have (i) Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering/ Technology / Science or Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering/ Technology or PhD in the field of Environmental Science/Engineering/ Technology and (ii) experience in the field of Environmental Pollution management/control for period of more than 10 years upto 15 years.

Here’s the official CPCB recruitment notice.

Steps to apply for Consultant posts 2023

  1. Visit the official website cpcb.nic.in
  2. Go to ‘Jobs’ and click on the link for Direct recruitment
  3. Open the link in the PDF and register
  4. Apply for the desired post
  5. Pay the fee and submit the application
  6. Download the form and take a printout

Direct link to apply for Consultant posts.

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.