IOL Welfare Officer Recruitment 2026

IOL Welfare Officer Recruitment 2026

India Optel Limited (IOL) - Ministry of Defence

Published Source: Official Notification Report an error

Vacancies

3

Salary

₹40,000 - ₹140,000

Job Type

Contract

Full time

Apply By

03 Oct 2026

About This Job

Apply for Welfare Officer posts in IOL. Graduate with relevant PG degree or diploma eligible. Salary: Rs 40,000-1,40,000. Last date: 3 Oct 2026. Apply offline.

IOL Welfare Officer Recruitment 2026: Overview

India Optel Limited (IOL), a public sector company under the Ministry of Defence, is hiring Welfare Officers for its factory establishments on a fixed term contract. The company makes optical and optoelectronic sights, systems and cables for military and paramilitary forces, with its corporate headquarters at Raipur in Dehradun. The role brings worker welfare into a defence manufacturing setting, where you will work with issues affecting people in the factory.

Service Conditions and Caveats

  • Nature of engagement: This notice offers a fixed term contract. Keep that employment arrangement in mind when considering a move from your present organisation, as the advertised appointment is tied to the contract terms.
  • Reservation framework: Government of India orders govern reservation and concessions under this recruitment. The notice identifies the advertised positions as unreserved, so check the rules for the post you are applying for instead of assuming that every category concession applies.
  • Shortlisting discretion: IOL can change the minimum standards used to shortlist applications. Meeting the published requirements therefore does not automatically mean that you will receive a call to attend.
  • Changes to the recruitment: Management can increase or reduce the advertised openings. Any such change will appear on the company website, so the notice should be read together with later official updates.
  • In-person attendance: The company will not arrange a virtual interview or accept requests to change its date, venue or time. Take this condition into account if you would need to travel from another city.
  • Communication: IOL sends provisional call letters to shortlisted applicants by email. Keep the email address and mobile number in your form active throughout the recruitment so that messages can reach you.
  • Results and offers: Final results appear in the Careers section of the IOL website, and selected applicants also receive email communication. An offer remains subject to checks of your background and relevant certificates.
  • Postal risk: IOL does not take responsibility for an application lost or delayed in transit. An incomplete, unreadable or incorrectly formatted application can also be rejected without further correspondence.
  • Consistent personal details: Your name and its spelling must match across the application and educational or professional records. The notice warns that mismatches can lead to rejection, so check these entries carefully.

Application Submission Notes

Use Annexure A, complete it in block letters and send the hard copy by Speed Post only to The Chairman & Managing Director, India Optel Limited, OFILDD Campus, Raipur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248008. Mark the envelope “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF WELFARE OFFICER ON FIXED TERM CONTRACT BASIS”. If you apply for another IOL position as well, send a separate application for that position.

Responsibilities

  • Handle labour welfare matters in the assigned factory establishment
  • Help workers raise workplace welfare concerns through the proper channels
  • Coordinate welfare activities with factory management
  • Keep records of worker welfare issues and follow-up action
  • Explain welfare arrangements in the language understood by workers
  • Support compliance with applicable labour welfare requirements

Eligibility Criteria

Minimum Qualification

Full-time bachelor's degree with at least 60% marks, plus a recognised postgraduate degree or diploma in Social Work, Human Resources Management or Labour Welfare.

Required Skills

Knowledge of the language spoken by the majority of workers at the factory where posted.

Age Limit

27 - 45 years (as on 03 Oct 2026)

Age Relaxation:

  • Reserved categories applying for unreserved posts: Treated as General category; no relaxation is available against these unreserved posts.

Experience

2.0 - No limit years

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Application Fee

Category Fee
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Salary & Compensation

Pay Scale

Rs. 40,000-1,40,000 per month; annual basic-pay increment of 3%, rounded up to the next Rs. 10.

Allowances

Industrial Dearness Allowance; HRA at applicable rates when company accommodation is not allotted; medical allowance of Rs. 1,500 per month. Retired government employees and ex-servicemen need the applicable CGHS, ECHS or Defence Forces NOC for the med...

Selection Process

  1. 1 Document Verification
  2. 2 Interview

Additional Requirements

Local Language Required (Language spoken by the majority of workers at the assigned factory; no specific language is named.)

How to Apply

Application Mode: Offline

Click the "Apply Now" button to visit the official application portal.

Required Documents:

  • Completed Annexure A application
  • Self-attested High School certificate or other age proof
  • Self-attested qualification mark sheets and certificates
  • Documentary proof of post-qualification factory labour welfare experience
  • Past and present employment records and last pay drawn certificate, as applicable
  • Pension Payment Order, if applicable
  • Original supporting certificates for verification
  • Employer NOC at interview for applicants serving in Government, quasi-government, PSU or autonomous bodies
  • Relieving letter from the previous employer on joining, where applicable
  • Photograph matching the application photograph for interview identification

Frequently Asked Questions

Your application must reach IOL by 3 October 2026, as listed on its official advertisements page. Allow enough time for Speed Post delivery.

You need a full-time bachelor's degree with at least 60% marks and a recognised postgraduate degree or diploma in Social Work, Human Resources Management or Labour Welfare. You also need 2 years of post-qualification factory labour welfare experience and knowledge of the language spoken by most workers at your posting.

Fill Annexure A in block letters and send it with the supporting copies by Speed Post to The Chairman & Managing Director, India Optel Limited, OFILDD Campus, Raipur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248008. Mark the envelope with the Welfare Officer post and fixed term contract wording.

The monthly pay scale is Rs. 40,000-1,40,000. You also receive the applicable IDA, HRA and medical allowance under the notice's conditions.

Shortlisted applicants attend original-document verification and a personal interview. Your final merit position depends on interview performance; the notice does not provide for a virtual interview.

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