Experienced Scientists for Sale in India Cost < $400 per month:

dear all

today we talk about shining India.. India, the land of burgeoning economy, the place where the dreams of the middle class man is quashed every day amongst the rising prices of onions and petrol and dropping prices of beer. Where not so long ago, an aloo parantha was sold for Rs 20 and is now sold for as high as Rs 200. Where a kid growing up really has two options; become a doctor or an IT engineer and help run this great sham of democracy.. (in reality it is a plutocracy but more on that later).. Every year some lame ass minister takes up podiums across IITs, TIFRs and IIScs of this great country and stresses the need of advancing science education in this country.. that we need more scientists and scientists should be encouraged.. today In this piece, I bring to light, the shoddy state of affairs of science education in India.. India whose talented scientists are winning Nobel Prizes, starting cutting edge start up companies and driving global economies, in that very great India, the superpower to recon with in 2020 has so many unemployed scientists that their skills are for sale for less than $400 a month.. thats right ladies and gentlemen, $400 a month.. for that much money you can hire a person with double masters in science and engineering or 5 published journal articles with more than 10 citations, a paltry sum, less than what is paid to entry level software programmers in india(>Rs 25000 per month), or jobless people in america (>$2000 per month) or lab interns at any shady university on this planet, our very own Delhi Technological University (DTU) announced hiring of exceptional talent for $400 per month on CONTRACTS for a year with no promise of continued employment and they have found talented scientists and engineers to fill these ridiculous job offers.. My feelings on this are ambivalent, whether to congratulate my alma mater or to cry on the state of affairs of science and education in my country

when this ad came out a few days ago

TIFAC- Centre of Relevance and Excellence ( CORE) invites applications purely on temporary positions for a year :-

1. Senior Technical Officer :
Age limit: Candidates should not be more than 40 years.
Qualification: Candidates should be B.E./ B.Tech in Electronics & Communication / Instrumentation with having 4 years of experience OR Candidates have M.E./ M.Tech Degree with 2 years of experience in Optical Fiber Communication OR Ph.D in Optical Fiber/ Microwave Communication.
Salary: Candidates will get consolidated salary of Rs.20000/- p.m.
2. Senior Scientific Officer
Age limit: Candidates should not be more than 40 years.
Qualification: Candidates should be M.Sc Physics/ Electronics with having 4 years of experience or Ph.D in relevant subject.
Salary: Candidates will get consolidated salary of Rs.20000/- p.m.
3. Senior Technical Assistant
Age limit: Candidates should not be more than 40 years.
Qualification: Candidates should be B.E./ B.Tech in ECE or M.Sc Physics/ Electronics with 2 years of experience in the relevant field.
Salary: Candidates will get consolidated salary of Rs.15000/- p.m.
4. Lab Assistant
Age limit: Candidates should not be more than 40 years.
Qualification: Candidates should have Diploma in Electronics of Electrical Engineering or B.SC with relevant experience.
Salary: Candidates will get consolidated salary of Rs.8000/- p.m.
5. Project Fellow
Age limit: Candidates should not be more than 40 years.
Qualification: Candidates should be M.Sc Physics/ Electronics.
Salary Candidates will get consolidated salary of Rs.8000/- p.m.


I was quite amused.. Here I am sitting in sweden, not a PhD yet (and there are scores like me) being paid $2000 a month by goverment of sweden (they pay twice this much to their regular students) to do research here and there is quite joke of an ad, trying to hire highly qualified people (freshly minted PhDs no less) for paltry sum of $400 a month?? .. this has to be a joke right I thought.. something is wrong here.. This college of mine was rechristened as an autonomous university for achieving excellence in research and development, a college creating fake quotas, organizing bull-shit seminars, crap-o-fests with rent a hour bhands, speakers with next to little pedigree (the present VC included), would surely step up in the arena of what is supposed to be their forte.. for the very purpose they were formed.. to establish a world class institution imparting quality science and technology education in india.. but no.. in this country of scam a day running into crores, this minor anomaly (scientists for sale at a price you could not even get a decent, disease free escort for an hour anywhere on this planet) is going unreported, undetected and infact celebrated on the front pages of a reputed scientific university.. I for once cannot let this travesty go unnoticed..


This is from dce.edu website not under any copyrights, so I assume i can copy and paste it.. the source has been duly cited

following are the people recruited to the above mentioned posts..
Following Candidates are selected for various scientific and technical positions based on the Interview held on January 18th 2011

1) Ambrish – Senior Technical Officer
ambrish.juit@gmail.com

2) Swati Rawal - Senior Scientific Officer
swati.rawal@yahoo.com

3) Shruti –Senior Technical Assistant
i_shrutisingh@yahoo.co.in

4) Monika Rajput -Senior Technical Assistant
monika_scholar@yahoo.com

5) Rahul Khurana –Lab Assistant
rahulkhur1@gmail.com


a quick google search tells me that these people posses superior skills and qualifications.. it is saddening to see such talent stuck in a dead end job with no prospects of salary increments or promotion.. This saddens me.. while venture capitalists all over the world

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPE29CxRVZg

a vying for indian talent, this talent in its home cuntry is treated with utter disrespect. a little bit about TIFAC CORE
Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) is an autonomous organization set up in 1988 under the Department of Science & Technology to look ahead in technologies, assess the technology trajectories, and support technology innovation by network actions in select technology areas of national importance.
In 1993, TIFAC embarked upon the major task of formulating a Technology Vision for the country in various emerging technology areas. The outcome of the Technology Vision 2020 exercise led to the set of 17 documents, including sixteen technology areas and one on services. The effort was a unique and pioneering exercise that involved more than 5,000 experts including scientists, technologists and corporate managers from academia, industry and the government.


TIFAC continues to strive for technology development of the country by leveraging technology innovation through sustained and concerted programmes in close association with academia and industry.



all this balbber jabber and what do they do for retaining talent in India?? Jack Shit.. For the benefit of my brothers and sisters in the science community, I put here this link

http://scholarization.blogspot.com/

go apply for scores of scholarships available on this website.. your talents are in demand all across the globe accept in india.. let these dumb ministers harp on about scientific glory lost to rest of the world as they pocket bucket loads of money and park it into swiss bank accounts.. you for once.. have a right to a life with dignity, a quantum of respect which exceeds that afforded to low costs escorts selling their wares for an hourly sum that exceeds your monthly salary

peace

LFA