10. Concession and Benefits Extended by Indian Air Force

CHAPTER-10

CONCESSION AND BENEFTIS EXTENDED BY INDIAN AIR FORCE

IAF Placement Cell

1. Introduction. The IAF Placement Cell was formed in the year 2007 at AFRO for placement of officers and PBOR post retirement with a dedicated Webportal www.iafpc.co.in, launched in the year 2008. On formation of DAV in the year 2012, the IAF Placement Cell was transferred from AFRO to DAV.

2. Role performed by IAFPC. To provide avenues for employment to approx 5000 air veterans retiring annually and to harness vast experience of ESM gained whilst in service.

3. Benefits of IAFPC. Presently, the activities performed by IAFPC are being carried out as a welfare measure under Dte of AV without charging any cost or fee for the services provided to our Air Veterans. The benefits of IAF Placement Cell are as follows:-

(a) IAFPC is sponsoring air veteran to the corporate & DPSUs on a routine basis.

(b) IAFPC is hosting a Webportal www.iafpc.co.in for offering a common platform to the ESM and corporate for job sponsoring through a registration process.

(c) Organising Job Fairs on PAN India basis at regular periodicity under DGR.

(d) A welfare measure for veterans of IAF with PAN India reach through RPCs located at various Command HQs. This is a welfare activity also being promoted by DESW under Min of Defence.

(e) Free of cost service as a welfare measure.

(f) Facility of resume making on subsidised rates under MoU with Monster India.

(g) Ease of access to veterans as well as soon to retire air warriors. Weekly/ monthly briefings to future retirees is conducted by IAFPC/Dte of AV.

(h) Facilitate corporate conduct walk-in-interview for hiring veterans at no cost. (j) Higher satisfaction level for Veterans and future retirees.

(k) To facilitate verification of veterans from DPO/AFRO.

4. Regional Placement Cells (RPCs). Regional Placement Cells (RPCs) have been formed and functional under each Command HQ to extend the reach of IAF Placement Cell to the corporate at regional level. The details of the RPCs are appended below.

Ser RPC Name Location

(a) RPC (WAC) C/O 12 Wing, AF AF Stn Chandigarh-160003 (b) RPC (CAC) AF Stn BKT Lucknow, UP-226201 (c) RPC (MC) 9 BRD, AF AF Stn Nagar Road, Pune MH – 411014

(d) RPC (SWAC)

Vayushakti Nagar Chiloda, Gandhinagar Guj-382042 (e) RPC (EAC) Adv HQ, EAC, Fort William Kolkata WB-700021 (f) RPC (TC) HQTC, IAF JC Nagar Post, Bangalore Ktk-560006 (g) RPC (SAC) Behind SMC, AF Stn Sulur, Coimbatore, TN-641401

Contact details

rpcchdnorth@gmail.com (2515-7209) nuttynaughty@nic.in (2915-7264) rpcmc@nic.in (39127215) rpcswac@outlook.com (3711-7468) rpckolkata@outlook.com (3120-7225) rpctc@outlook.com (4111-7519) rpcsacc@gov.in (43237782)

5. Placement Seminars. Post formation in 2007 IAF Placement Cell has been conducting placement fairs at various locations on PAN India basis. The placement fairs received tremendous response both from the air veterans and the corporate, In the year 2015, instructions were received from MoD to conduct job fairs under the aegis of DGR for tri services. The schedule of the Job fair is publicized on the IAFPC Webportal.

6. Resume Making Services by Monster through IAF Placement Cell. To express one’s talent & skill in a presentable way a resume/ CV is must. IAFPC has signed a MoU with Monster.com an international resume making company which offers a discount to both officers & airmen. Veterans willing to avail the services of monster.com have to initially register with IAFPC on its Webportal-www.iafpc.co.in. The services offered under the MoU and corresponding cost is appended below for the benefit of air veterans.

Monster career service Discount on monster price (excluding GST) Officers Airmen

Right resume Xpress resume Covering letter Career booster (Right resume + Xpress resume) Rs. 2,239 (30%) Rs. 499 (50%) Rs. 349 (30%) Rs. 2,738 Rs. 1,919 (40%) Rs. 466 (50%) Rs. 299 (40%) Rs. 2,418

7. Address and Contact Details of IAFPC. IAF Placement Cell, Directorate of Air Veterans 1st Floor SMC Building Subroto Park, New Delhi-110 010 Telephone: 25690233/2596013 Fax: 011-25690233 E-mail: placement.iaf@nic.in Webportal: www.iafpc.co.in