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All India Radio's External Services Division requires language Interns
Prasar Bharati
(India's Public Service Broadcaster)'
External Services Division
All India Radio
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Notice
No.ESD-1(Website )2016 Dated 16.05.2016
Part (A) 1) External Services Division (ESD) of All India Radio (AIR) has started web based broadcast for
some of its language services. In order to run these web portals smoothly, ESD requires language interns in each language on a fixed term monthly contract basis. The languages are as under:
(i) Urdu ii) Nepali iii) Bangia iv) Dari v) Pushtu vi) Tamil vii) Russian viii) Sinhala ix) Persian x) Chinese xi) Swahili xii)Thai xiii) Tibetan xiv) Burmese xv) Baluchi xvi) Arabic xvii) French xviii) Indonesian xix) Sindhi
2) language Intern: Two per language.
3) Term of contract: One year initially.
Qualifications : a) Graduate in any discipline from a recognised University
b) Knowledge of language for which applied preferably having a Certificate or Diploma.
c) Ability to type in the language on computer for which applied with good speed and fluency (Minimum 30wpm), besides this should be able to undertake small translations if required from English to the language.
d) Ability and proficiency to use computer for sending/receiving emails, making ppt.
4) Fee : Rs.20,OOO/- consolidated.
5) Age ,:,Minimum age 21 years
6) Last date of applying : 01.07.2016
7) Place of work: External Services Division, All India Radio, New Delhi. The applicant should be residing in NCRDelhi.
Selection of language interns will be made by a selection committee of AIR through written/type test followed by an interview for those who qualify in the type test and written test. Short listing will be done by the Selection Committee based on the combined ranking in written/type test and interview. A panel shall be prepared for each language, the first two as per merit shall be offered engagement in the first instance, remaining qualified candidates if any shall be waitlisted. The panel shall be valid for one year. The selected candidates will have no claim or right whatsoever for extension of the contract or for regular appointment.
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Part (B)
candidates can also apply for part-time engagement as Web Assistants in the mentioned language services, their engagement shall be purely on assignment or day to day basis as per the requirement of the office. The maximum bookings available in a year shall be 72 days only.
1) The languages are :
i) Urdu ii) Nepali iii) Bangia iv) Dari v) Pushtu vi) Tamil vii) Russian viii) Sinhala ix) Persian x) Chinese xi) Swahili xii)Thai xiii) Tibetan xiv) Burmese xv) Baluchi xvi) Arabic xvii) French xviii) Indonesian xix) Sindhi
2) Web Assistant: A panel to be prepared for each language.
3) Qualifications':
a) Graduate in any discipline from a recognised University
b) Knowledge of language for which applied preferabiy having a Certificate or Diploma.
c) Ability to type in the language for which applied with good speed and fluency (Minimum 45 wpm), besides this should be able to undertake small translations if required from English.
d) Knowledge of Internet and computer MSWord for that particular language for which the candidate is applying.
4) Fee: Rs.750/- per day
5) Age : Minimum age 21 years
·6) Last date of applying: 01.07.2016·
7) Eligible candidates may apply on a plain paper enclosing therewith a copyot the relevant documents in respect of educational qualification, etc. alongwith· two latest·· coloured photographs. The application may'be sent to : .
The Director,
External Services Division,
All India Radio,
Parliament Street,
New Delhi-11000!
Or e-mail atdirectoresd@yahoo.co.in
8) Place of work: External Services Division, All India Radio, New Delhi. The applicant should be residing in NCR Delhi.
Selection of Web Assistants will be made by a selection committee of AIR through written/type test followed by interview. Short listing will be done by the Selection Committee based on the combined ranking in written/type test and interview. A panel shall be prepared for each language, the first two as per merit shall be offered engagement in the first instance as per the minimum required qualification. The selected candidates will have no claim or right whatsoever for extension of the contract or for regular appointment.
This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
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.(Mohan Singh)
Assistant Director{Co)
For ADG
Via Alokesh Gupta
"We want Mann Ki Baat to reach as many people as possible across the world," Raj Shekhar Vyas, additional director general at AIR, said over the phone.
Mann Ki Baat has also been visually adapted for telecast on Doordarshan channels. Both AIR and Doordarshan are owned by public broadcaster Prasar Bharati.
The Prasar Barati Board is contemplating shutting down the short-wave service of the External Services Division (ESD) of All India Radio (AIR) even as a proposal to switch to an affordable internet-based radio service is still under consideration. A section of the board is keen on closing down the short wave service as an exorbitant amount is being spent to maintain the current infrastructure.
"The total budget allocated to ESD is Rs 100 crore annually. Out of this, approximately Rs 95 crore is spent on the maintenance of short wave transmitters, which includes the high cost of spare parts that are not easily available. The remaining Rs 5 crore is spent on the production of programmes in 27 languages, and to pay the salaries of the staff who are hired on a contract basis," said a senior official in the ESD.
"One would expect to gain a large fan base after spending so much money, but this has not been the case with ESD. Since no survey has ever been done to determine the number of listeners, we cannot give an exact or even an approximate number of people who listen to AIR's ESD channels across the world. But we know that we have a good following based on the feedback that we receive from people in countries where ESD is being listened to. Our listeners send us postcards or emails from Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, etc. But the following is not in proportion to the money being spent on this service," said the senior officer.
"The proposal suggests the shutting down of short wave and the service being made web-based. Since internet is far reaching, listening radio live on the web should not hurt our existing fan base. But of course there is the argument that short wave can reach even the remotest corners of the world, which is not the case with internet signals. The shutting down of short wave, without a doubt, will affect the propaganda value of India among its listeners abroad. This is why there are chances that the short wave service might continue in neighboring countries like China, Nepal, etc. Also, India's edge in a continent like Africa will suffer a blow if the short-wave is to be shut down," said sources in AIR.
To understand the importance of short wave radio services overseas one can take a look at the efforts that neighbouring China puts in for its own propaganda among audiences abroad. "The communication strategies of China are impressive. For example, they have respective radio documentaries about neighbouring countries that educate the listeners about China's take on the issues in that particular country. Their transmitters are used to their full capacity which helps the listener get a perfect signal. In India, none of our transmitters are being used to their full capacity. So a listener would automatically prefer to listen to a frequency that is clear and easy to hold on to. They also invest a lot in the content of their programmes. There are Tamil radio programmes made by the Chinese who speak Tamil. We have a programme in Swahili, which is produced with the help of some African students who study in India. The reason why India has failed to match the strategic communication design implemented by our neighbour is that India is still a developing country. We have more important issues that need to be addressed immediately. The decision to save money and put it in improving our internet services and the quality of our programmes is not a bad idea either," said a senior official in ESD.
The e-mail sent by this correspondent to Jawhar Sircar, CEO, Prasar Bharati, did not get any response until the time of going to press.
All India Radio had started external broadcasting shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War, with a service in Pushtu for listeners across the country's then North West Frontier. The service was designated to counter radio propaganda from Germany, directed at Afghanistan, Iran and Arab countries. After the war ended, the equipment was presented to AIR, which took over active control and continued external broadcasting.
At present, ESD broadcasts 57 transmissions daily, with almost 72 hours covering over 108 countries in 27 languages, out of which 15 are foreign and 12 are Indian. The Indian languages are Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, Punjabi, Saraiki, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. The foreign languages are Arabic, Balochi, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, French, Indonesian, Persian, Pushtu, Russian, Sinhala, Swahili, Thai, Tibetan and English (General Overseas Service).
Via http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/4205-air-mulls-shutting-down-soft-power-short-wave-units
