The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Saturday announced 45 vacancies for lateral entry at the level of Joint Secretary, Director and Deputy Secretary level posts. The last date to apply for these posts is 17 September.
The officers who come through the lateral entry process become part and parcel of the government system. Under the lateral entry scheme, recruitments are made against the posts requiring domain specialisations either from the private sector or from the state government/ autonomous bodies/public sector undertakings etc. The central government employees are not eligible for these posts.
For the post of Joint Secretary, applicants need a minimum of 15 years of experience and have to be aged between 40 and 55 years. The gross salary for a lateral entry Joint Secretary will be approximately Rs 2.32 lakh a month, the advertisement said. Similarly, Director and Deputy Secretary candidates need a minimum of 10 and 7 years of experience, respectively, and have the age limit of 35 to 45 and 32 to 40, respectively.
