With the objective of addressing the grievances of entrepreneurs of India and abroad, the Uttar Pradesh government is appointing ‘Udyami Mitras’. After completion of the selection process, the result of 105 ‘Udyami Mitras’ has been released and uploaded on the website (invest.up.gov.in). It can be downloaded by clicking on the ‘Udyami Mitra’ section.

The ‘Udyami Mitras’ have been selected on the basis of a written test and interviews. Soon, all the 105 ‘Udyami Mitras’ will be given appointments in the Invest UP office and headquarters.

It is noteworthy that the UP government is in the process of implementing the MoU worth Rs 35 lakh crore signed during the UP Global Investors’ Summit held earlier this year. ‘Udyami Mitras’ are being recruited to assist the entrepreneurs.

The process of appointment has been completed by Invest UP, the nodal organisation under the department of Infrastructure and Industrial Development.

After verification of the applications received by the screening committee of senior officers, a written examination was conducted for entrepreneurs. The results were declared on April 16 and 350 candidates were selected. At the same time, the process of interviews for the selected candidates was started from April 18 and it continued till May 8.

An SOP was also made for the interview and computer test. Candidates thrice the number of vacancies were called for the interview. Twenty-five marks were fixed for the interview and 10 for the computer test. On the other hand, computer test papers were prepared by prestigious educational institutions of the state like IIT-Kanpur, IIM-Lucknow and AKTU.

The SOP was assessed in the interview. All the educational and experience certificates were presented in original by the candidates at the time of interview.

A large number of applications had applied for the post of ‘Udyami Mitra’. As per the prescribed merit, the candidates were selected for the written test. A total of 105 ‘Udyami Mitras’ were selected under the scheme. Seventy posts are for different districts, and 10 are for the Invest UP office and headquarters. Besides, 25 posts are for Industrial Development Authorities. All these have been selected for one year and this time limit can be extended, if required.