Chandigarh is the official capital town of Punjab and come under the direct governance of State Head. Here agriculture is the leading industry but there are other sectors too which have employment opportunities too. The sectors that contribute an equal share in the economy as well as the career opportunities in government organizations, public sector organizations under government sectors, water-meter manufacturing units, sewing machines manufacturing, sportswear and goods, fertilizers and pesticides, starch production and many more. The state of Punjab also houses some well-known high profiled academic institutes which provide quality education and world-class facilities to those who want to go for higher education. Besides government jobs in teaching and research have also emerged as the top preferred fields.
Government jobs always come wrapped in good compensation and benefits and with sixth pay commission things have got much better than earlier. The Government of Punjab wants the best of talent to work in these organizations thereby giving these the standard of private institutes which run in a highly professional manner. And that is why the government leaves no stone unturned to attract candidates through government jobs and to create a work environment at par with the corporate standards. In addition as we all know the government jobs being recession proof are a safe career prospect and the monetary benefit including fringe benefits and other perks also make it a better option. Pension Plans, medical facilities, housing facilities, children’s education, childcare, travel and the age limit factor which allows the worker to work up to an age of 60 years are some benefits of being in government sector. Hence everyday you see a number of vacancies are generated in government sector every day. Some of the current vacancies are: