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About:
Ministry of External Affairs is responsible for all aspects of India’s relations with the world. It formulates, implements & presents the foreign policy of the Government of India.
The main objective is to advance India’s national security & developmental priorities in a globalized and independent world.
The Ministry of External Affairs is presently headed by Dr. S. Jaishankar.
Role:
Consultant
Location:
Ministry of External Affairs (South Block/Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan/Sushma Swaraj Bhawan/Patiala House/ISIL Building/CCS Building), New Delhi.
Qualification:
- The applicant should only be an Indian national.
- The applicant should be a lawyer and should have a Graduate degree in law (LLB) from a reputed recognized institution from India or abroad with specialization in drafting of legislation.
- The applicant should have experience in working for the Government, with legal background and having knowledge in International law, International legal affairs including sound knowledge of diplomatic norms and processes.
- Preference will be given to lawyers with 5 years degree in law.
- The applicant should have work experience of a minimum 7 years of practice at the High Court level, with a minimum 5 years of experience in drafting and amendment of legislative and policy matters.
- The applicant should be in the age group of 30-45 years as on the last date of submission of application and should be of sound health.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience in Supreme Court.
- Diploma in Immigration law/Constitution matters
Responsibilities:
- Vetting of pleadings, affidavits and replies to legal notices pertaining to Regional Passport Offices in India and Missions/Posts abroad.
- Monitoring/tracking of deadlines of High Court/Supreme Court notices pertaining to Passport Issuing Authorities (RPO/Missions/Posts).
- Co-ordination with Central Government Counsels for timely filing of replies or appeals by concerned Passport Issuing Agencies (RPO/Missions/Posts).
- Preparation of summaries of cases for perusal/advice by concerned Passport Issuing Agencies (RPO/Missions/Posts).
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can send their applications to aopfsec@mea.gov.in OR
By registered post in an envelope labelled as “Application for the position of Consultant in the PSP Division of Ministry of External Affairs”. This is to be sent to the following address:
Under Secretary (PF&PG) Ministry of External Affairs,
Room No. 4071, Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, 23-D,
Janpath, New Delhi-110011
The last date for receiving applications is 6th February, 2026 (1730 Hrs).
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