LUCKNOW, Nov. 11 -- The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IIT-Kanpur on Monday for the recruitment of Class II officers. This agreement will facilitate the direct recruitment of assistant environmental engineers (II) and assistant scientific officers (II) through IIT Kanpur. This recruitment drive will fill around 45 vacant Class-II officer positions, including approximately 28 assistant environmental engineers and 17 assistant scientific officers. The MoU was signed at the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board headquarters between UPPCB member secretary Sanjeev Kumar Singh and IIT Kanpur registrar Vishwa Ranjan. "The recruitment process for Class-II officers, which has been pending for a long time, will now be carried out, and it has been decided to complete it within the next four to six months," said RP Singh, Chairman of the UPPCB. Under this agreement, IIT Kanpur will conduct the recruitment process, which will consist of two stages - a written examination followed by an interview - to ensure transparency, fairness, and quality. The previous recruitment process, held in 2010, was conducted solely through interviews. UPPCB member secretary Sanjeev Kumar Singh said, "Competent and qualified human resources are essential for the effective functioning of any organisation. This partnership will not only ensure a transparent recruitment process but will also be a significant step toward strengthening the state's pollution control system."...