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A recruitment notice by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi for the position of a dog handler had created quite a buzz on social media. Issuing a clarification, the institute said it had canceled the current recruitment process after the error was brought to the notice of higher authorities and a fresh process would be initiated to hire a consultant for taking proper care of a large number of stray dogs on the campus.
The notice for the non-academic position, a contractual job for security office at the campus, had garnered attention for two reasons — the salary and eligibility criteria. According to the advertisement, the job is open for people between 21 and 35 years old, male or female, and the salary can go up to Rs 45,000 per month. A similar job profile under Delhi Police has a salary of around Rs 20,000.
While for most job applications in this position, the usual minimum qualification is 10+2, the notice by IIT-Delhi states “B.A/B.Sc/B.Com/B.Tech or any equivalent undergraduate degree” as the eligibility criteria.
“Applications are invited from Indian Citizens for the 01 posts of Dog Handler on purely contract basis under Security Office, IIT Delhi. The appointment may be made initially for a period of 03 months, renewable further subject to requirement & satisfactory work performance,” the notice read on the institution’s website.
And that’s not all. The applicant also had to have a four-wheeler to be able to drive the dog to a veterinarian if needed. A photo of the advertisement was widely shared on social media, including messaging apps like WhatsApp, as people found it very unusual.
Needed #BTech for #Dog handler job
Should I laugh or pity?
Pl advise !!#IITian be ready!@iitdelhi @EduMinOfIndia @PMOIndia @nehaltyagi08 @vivekagnihotri @SonuSood @anandmahindra pic.twitter.com/eR3A7KydIS— LordSaveEarth (@rupal_iit) September 5, 2020
Modi Ji sahi bole the kutta palo, pakadna sikho ek din IIT DELHI ME JOB MILEGI. #BTechworth pic.twitter.com/VCdKTTjG0Q
— Mir Zeeshan Ali (@MirZeeshanAli01) September 5, 2020
Is going on ? Dog handler job and minimum qualification https://t.co/alxmqWVaRg./B.sc./B.A/B.com.???
Anyone have any word on this
??
#5Baje5Minutes#HappyTeachersDay #SpeakupforREET2020 #IITdelhi pic.twitter.com/y9csrtV5kp— Pankaj Choudhary (@pankaj224444) September 5, 2020
#nojobnovote #no_reservation_in_merit #NO_Privatisation
Who saying there is no govt job. Here
45k for dog handler
35k for phd
Gazab desh gazab log pic.twitter.com/sqYmDrkSdc— Shubham Kapoor (@Shubhamkapor007) September 5, 2020
Even a DOG HANDLER is enjoying a salary of 45K ?
And here comes we Engineers who gets 25K-30K as a starting salary?
Bus ab yahi dekhna baaki reh gya tha is duniya mei ? pic.twitter.com/UasueH50Rj— SHUBHAM KUMAR SRIVASTAVA?? (@SHUBHAM91341727) September 5, 2020
Feels 4 years of Btech can be used for dog handler, that too in a university which hands out btech degrees… #placements #degrading #iitd #iit #Jobs #student #career #btech pic.twitter.com/y2l2DcAf0F
— adhil alif meeran (@adhilalif) September 5, 2020
The debate over the post resulted in the director of the institute clarified that the qualification of B.Tech was added by mistake from another hiring advertisement.
“Guys, this was a mistake. I checked. If you see the job description, they are seeking a Bachelors in Veterinary Sciences. By mistake, B.Tech, etc got copied from another advertisement. Humans make mistakes. Let’s leave it at that,” tweeted IIT director V. Ramgopal Rao.
“A fresh process in due course will be initiated to hire a consultant (on purely contract basis) with the suitable minimum qualification required for the job profile that involves proper care of a large number of stray dogs on the campus (providing them medical aid like vaccination, medicine, IV drip, etc. and food), handling of issues and challenges relating to stray dogs, liaison with campus community- students, employees, construction workers, etc, local government bodies and NGOs,” the statement by IIT-Delhi said.
The ad also specified that the candidate must be “adept in English and Hindi”, know about vaccination, providing medical aid, and administering medicines. The ad said that an applicant should also be able to coordinate with NGOs for sterilization.
Source: Indian Express
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