(To be uploaded on the website of the Commission on dated 01-02-2022)
Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003. (Website of the Commission: https://ssc.nic.in)
Notice Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Examination
SSC CHSL Important Dates
- Dates for submission of online applications 01-02-2022 to 07-03-2022
- Last date and time for receipt of online applications 07-03-2022 (23:00)
- Last date and time for making online fee payment 08-03-2022 (23:00)
- Last date and time for generation of offline Challan 09-03-2022 (23:00)
- Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank) 10-03-2022
- Dates of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ and online payment of Correction Charges. 11-03-2022 to 15-03-2022 (23:00)
Schedule of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I) May, 2022 Dates of Tier-II Examination (Descriptive Paper) To be notified later “GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO HAVE A WORKFORCE WHICH REFLECTS GENDER BALANCE AND WOMEN CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY” F. No. 3/7/2021-P&P-I (Vol.-1):
The Staff Selection Commission will hold a competitive examination for recruitment to the posts of Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals, etc..
SSC CHSL job Salary
The details of the examination are as under: Pay Scale:
- 1.1 Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA): Pay Level-2 (Rs. 19,900-63,200).
- 1.2 Postal Assistant (PA)/ Sorting Assistant (SA): Pay Level-4(Rs. 25,500-81,100).
- 1.3 Data Entry Operator (DEO): Pay Level-4(Rs. 25,500-81,100) and Level-5(Rs. 29,200-92,300).
- 1.4 Data Entry Operator, Grade ‘A’: Pay Level-4(Rs. 25,500-81,100).
2. Vacancies: 2.1 Vacancies will be determined in due course. Updated vacancy position will be uploaded on the website of the Commission (https://ssc.nic.in->Candidate’s Corner- > Tentative Vacancy). 3. Reservation:
3.1 Reservation for the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Ex-servicemen (ESM) and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) etc. categories is available as per extant Govt. Orders.
3.2 The Commission makes selection of candidates in pursuance to the vacancies reported by the User Departments concerned for various posts. The Commission does not have any role in deciding the number of vacancies of any User Department. Implementation of reservation policy, maintaining reservation roster and earmarking of vacancies for different categories come under the domain of the User Departments.
4. Permissible disabilities for PwD candidates:
4.1 Except for the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the posts have been identified suitable for following disabilities, which is as per Notification No. 38-16/2020-DDIII dated 04.01.2021 issued by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), M/o Social Justice and Empowerment: S No Name of Post Functional Requirement Suitable Category of Benchmark Disability 1 Data Entry Operator S, ST, W, MF, RW, SE, H a) LV b) D, HH c) OA, BA, OL, BL, OAL,CP, LC, Dw, AAV, MDy d) ASD (M), ID, SLD, MI e) Multiple Disabilities Involving (a) to (d) above 2 Lower Division Clerk (LDC) / Junior Secretarial Assistant (JSA) S, ST, W, BN, RW,SE, H, C, MF a) B, LV b) D, HH c) OA, BA, OL, BL, OAL, CP, LC, Dw, AAV, MDy d) ASD (M, MoD), ID, SLD, MI e) Multiple Disabilities involving (a) to (d) above 3 Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant S, ST, W, MF, SE, H, C a) LV b) D, HH c) OL, LC, Dw, AAV d) ASD (M), ID, SLD, MI e) Multiple Disabilities involving (a) to (d) above Page 3 of 65 Abbreviation used: Nature of Physical Disabilities: B=Blind, LV=Low Vision, D=Deaf, HH= Hard of Hearing, OA=One Arm, OL=One Leg, BA=Both Arms, BL=Both Leg, OAL=One Arm and One Leg, CP=Cerebral Palsy, LC=Leprosy Cured, Dw=Dwarfism, AAV=Acid Attack Victims, MDy= Muscular Dystrophy, ASD= Autism Spectrum Disorder (M= Mild, MoD= Moderate), ID= Intellectual Disability, SLD= Specific Learning Disability, MI= Mental Illness Physical Requirements: S=Sitting, ST=Standing, W=Walking, BN=Bending, MF=Manipulation with Fingers, RW=Reading & Writing, SE=Seeing, H=Hearing, C=Communication. 4.2 Requirement of Physical Standard, Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards for the post of Lower Division Clerk in BRO is available at Annexure-XVI. Candidates may ensure that they fulfill all the required standards before opting for any post in BRO. Posts once allocated as per merit-cum-preference of candidates will not be changed subsequently due to failure of candidates to qualify in these Standards.
4.3 Only male candidates are eligible for the posts in the Border Roads Organization.
5. Nationality/ Citizenship:
5.1 A candidate must be either: (a) a citizen of India, or (b) a subject of Nepal, or (c) a subject of Bhutan, or (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January,1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar),Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
5.2 Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
5.3 A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Examination but the offer of appointment will be given only after, the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India.
Age Limit
(As on 01-01-2022):
6.1 Age limit for the posts is 18-27 years as on 01-01-2022 i.e. Candidates born not before 02-01-1995 and not later than 01-01-2004 are eligible to apply.
6.2 Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for different categories are as under: Code No. Category Age-relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit 01 SC/ ST 5 years Page 4 of 65 02 OBC 3 years 03 PwD (Unreserved) 10 years 04 PwD (OBC) 13 years 05 PwD (SC/ ST) 15 years 06 Ex-Servicemen (ESM) 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on closing date of receipt of online application. 08 Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof. 03 years 09 Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST). 08 years 10 Central Government Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications. Up to 40 years of age 11 Central Government
Civilian Employees: Who have rendered not less than 3 years regular and continuous service as on closing date for receipt of online applications (SC/ ST). Up to 45 years of age 12 Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried. Up to 35 years of age 13 Widows/ Divorced Women/ Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ ST). Up to 40 years of age
6.3 Date of birth filled by candidate in the online application form and the same recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for change will be considered or granted.
6.4 Ex-Servicemen who have already secured employment in civil side under Government in Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ posts on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are not eligible for reservation in ESM category and fee concession. However, such candidates can avail of the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for subsequent employment if he (hereinafter may be read as ‘he/ she’) immediately after joining civil employment, has given self-declaration/ undertaking to the concerned employer about the date-wise details of applications for various vacancies for which he had applied for before joining the initial civil employment as mentioned in the OM No. 36034/1/2014-Estt (Res) dated 14th August 2014 issued by DoP&T. 6.5 The period of "Call up Service" of an Ex-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for purpose of age relaxation as per rules.
6.6 For any serviceman of the three Armed Forces of the Union to be treated as ExServiceman for the purpose of securing the benefits of reservation, he must have already acquired, at the relevant time of submitting his (hereinafter may be read as ‘his/ her’) application for the Post/ Service the status of ex-servicemen or is in a position to establish his acquired entitlement by documentary evidence from the competent authority that he would complete specified term of engagement from the Armed Forces within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date for receipt of applications. Such candidates must also acquire the status of an ex-serviceman within the stipulated period of one year from the closing date of receipt of application.
6.7 Explanation: An ‘ex-serviceman’ means a person: 6.7.1 Who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or non-combatant in the Regular Army, Navy or Air Force of the Indian Union, and i. who either has been retired or relieved or discharged from such service whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or her pension; or ii. who has been relieved from such service on medical grounds attributable to military service or circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or iii. who has been released from such service as a result of reduction in establishment; or
6.7.2 who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of engagement, otherwise than at his own request, or by way of dismissal, or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and has been given a gratuity, and includes personnel of the Territorial Army namely, pension holders for continuous embodies service or broken spells of qualifying service; or
6.7.3 personnel of the Army Postal Service who are part of Regular Army and retired from the Army Postal Service without reversion to their parent service with pension, or are released from the Army Postal service on medical grounds attributable to or aggravated by military service or circumstance beyond their control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or
6.7.4 Personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than six months prior to the 14th April, 1987; or Page 6 of 65 6.7.5 Gallantry award winners of the Armed forces including personnel of Territorial Army; or 6.7.6 Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical ground and granted medical disability pension.
6.8 A matriculate Ex-Serviceman (which includes an Ex-Serviceman, who has obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of education or corresponding certificate in the Navy or the Air Force), who has put in not less than 15 years of service as on closing date of receipt of applications with the Armed Forces of the Union shall be considered eligible for appointment to the Group ‘C’ posts against posts reserved for ESM only. Thus, those matriculate Ex-Servicemen who have not completed 15 years of service as on the closing date for receipt of applications are not eligible for these posts. '
6.9 Age relaxation is not admissible to sons, daughters and dependents of ExServicemen. Therefore, such candidates should not indicate their category as exservicemen.
7. Process of certification and format of certificates:
7.1 Candidates who wish to be considered against reserved vacancies or seek agerelaxation must submit requisite certificate from the competent authority, in the prescribed format when such certificates are sought by Regional Offices concerned at the time of Skill Test/ Document Verification. Otherwise, their claim for SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ PwD/ ESM category will not be entertained and their candidature/ application will be considered under Unreserved (UR)/ relevant category. The formats of the certificates are annexed with the Notice of this Examination. The certificate of disability issued under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996) will also be valid. Certificates in any other format are liable to be rejected.
7.2 Crucial date for claim of SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ PwD status or any other benefit viz. fee concession, reservation, age-relaxation, etc, where not specified otherwise, will be the closing date for receipt of online applications i.e. 07-03-2022.
7.3 A person seeking appointment on the basis of reservation to OBCs must ensure that he possesses the caste/ community certificate and does not fall in creamy layer on the crucial date.
7.4 Candidates may also note that in respect of the above, their candidature will remain provisional till the veracity of the concerned document is verified by the Appointing Authority. Candidates are cautioned that they will be debarred from the examination conducted by the Commission in case they fraudulently claim SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ PwD/ ESM status or avail any other benefit.
8. Provision of Compensatory Time and assistance of scribe:
8.1 In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected-BA) and cerebral palsy, the facility of scribe is provided, if desired by the candidate.
8.2 In case of remaining categories of persons with benchmark disabilities, the provision of scribe will be provided on production of a certificate at the time of examination to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Page 7 of 65 Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government health care institution as per proforma at Annexure-I.
8.3 The facility of scribes/ passage reader will be provided to the PwD candidates only if he has opted for the same in the online application form. 8.4 The candidate will have the discretion of opting for his own scribe or the facility of scribe provided by the Commission. Appropriate choice in this regard will have to be given by the candidate in the online application form.
8.5 In case a candidate opts for own scribe, the qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the examination. The candidates with benchmark disabilities opting for own scribe shall be required to submit details of the own scribe at the time of examination as per proforma at Annexure-II. In addition, the scribe has to produce a valid ID proof (as per list given at Para-15.7) in original at the time of examination. A photocopy of the ID proof of the scribe signed by the candidate as well as the scribe will be submitted along with the proforma at Annexure-II. If subsequently it is found that the qualification of the scribe is not as declared by the candidate, then the candidate shall forfeit his right to the post and claims relating thereto.
8.6 Own scribe should not be a candidate of this examination. If a candidate is detected as assisting another PwD candidate as scribe in this examination, then the candidatures of both the candidates will be cancelled.
8.7 A compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of examination will be provided to the persons who are allowed scribe as per Para 8.1 and 8.2 above. 8.8 The candidates referred at Para 8.1 and 8.2 above, who are eligible for scribe but do not avail the facility of scribes will also be given compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of examination. 8.9 No attendant other than the scribe for eligible candidates will be allowed inside the examination hall.
8.10 One eyed candidates and partially blind candidates who are able to read the normal Question Paper set with or without magnifying glass and who wish to write/ indicate the answer with the help of magnifying glass will be allowed to use the same in the Examination Hall and will not be entitled to a Scribe. Such candidates will have to bring their own magnifying glass to the Examination Hall.
8.11 The PwD candidates who have availed the facility of Scribes/ Passage Reader and/ or compensatory time must produce relevant documents for the eligibility of scribe/ compensatory time at the time of Document Verification. Failure to produce such supporting documents will lead to cancellation of their candidature for the examination. 9. Essential Educational Qualifications (As on 07-03-2022): 9.1 For LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, DEO (except DEOs in C&AG): Candidates must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.
9.2 For Data Entry Operator (DEO Grade ‘A’) in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): 12th Standard pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent. 9.3 The candidates must possess Essential qualification on or before the closing date for receipt of online applications i.e. 07-03-2022. Page 8 of 65
9.4 As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06-2015 published in Gazette of India all the degrees/ diplomas /certificates awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grant Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission. Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification.
9.5 As per UGC (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 published in official Gazette on 23-06-2017, under Part-III (8) (v), the programmes in engineering, medicine, dental, nursing, pharmacy, architecture and physiotherapy etc. are not permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Learning mode. However, pursuant to the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated 11-03-2019 in MA No. 3092/2018 in W.P. (C) No. 382/2018 titled Mukul Kumar Sharma & others Vs AICTE and others, B. Tech. degree/ diploma in Engineering awarded by IGNOU to the students who were enrolled up to academic year 2009-10 shall be treated as valid, wherever applicable.
9.6 All candidates who are declared qualified for the Document Verification will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Mark sheets, Provisional Certificates etc. for completion of Intermediate/ Higher Secondary/ 10+2/ Senior Secondary in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the stipulated date, failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled by the Commission. The candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and he has been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the educational qualification. It is reiterated that the result of required educational qualification must have been declared by the Board/ University by the specified date. Mere processing of the result by the Board/ University by the crucial cut-off date does not fulfill the EQ requirement.
9.7 In case of the candidates possessing equivalent educational qualification, such candidates shall also produce relevant Equivalence Certificate from the authorities concerned at the time of Document Verification. However, final decision regarding selection of such candidates will be taken by the User Departments/ Appointing Authorities concerned. 10. How to apply: 10.1 Applications must be submitted in only online mode at the website of SSC Headquarter i.e. https://ssc.nic.in. For detailed instructions, please refer to Annexure-III and Annexure-IV. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and online Application Form are attached as Annexure-IIIA and Annexure-IVA respectively. 10.2 In the online Application Form, candidates are required to upload the scanned colour passport size photograph in JPEGs format (20 KB to 50 KB). The photograph should not be more than three months old from the date of publication of the Notice of Examination. Image dimension of the photograph should be about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height). The photograph should be without cap, spectacles and both ears should be visible. 10.3 If the proper photograph is not uploaded by a candidate, his candidature will be Page 9 of 65 cancelled. Specimen of photographs which are acceptable/ not acceptable is given at Annexure-V. 10.4 Last date and time for submission of online applications is 07-03-2022 (23:00).
10.5 Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit online applications much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of heavy load on the website during the closing days. 10.6 The Commission will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Commission. 10.7 Before submission of the online application, candidates must check that they have filled correct details in each field of the form.
Application Fees
11.1 Fee payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only).
11.2 Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee. 11.3 Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards or in cash at SBI Branches by generating SBI Challan.
11.4 Online fee can be paid by candidates up to 08-03-2022 (23:00 hours). However, candidates who wish to make cash payment through the challan of SBI, may make payment in cash at the Branches of SBI within the working hours of bank up to 10- 03-2022 provided the challan has been generated by them before 09-03-2022 (23:00 hours). 11.5 Candidates who are not exempted from fee payment must ensure that their fee has been deposited with SSC. If the fee is not received by SSC, status of the Application Form is shown as ‘Incomplete’ and this information is printed on the top of the printout of online Application Form. Further, status of fee payment can be verified at the ‘Payment Status’ link provided in the candidate’s login screen. Such applications which remain incomplete due to non-receipt of fee will be SUMMARILY REJECTED and no request for consideration of such applications and fee payment after the period specified in the Notice of Examination shall be entertained.
11.6 Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor will it be adjusted against any other examination or selection.
12. Window for Application Form Correction [11-03-2022 to 15-03-2022 (23:00 hours)]:
12.1 After the closing date for receipt of online applications, the Commission will provide a period of 5 days to enable candidates to correct/ modify online application parameters, wherein candidates will be allowed to re-submit applications after making requisite corrections/ changes in the one-time registration/ online application data as per their requirement.
12.2 A candidate will be allowed to correct and re-submit his modified/ corrected application two times during the ‘Window for Application Form Correction’ Page 10 of 65 i.e. if he has made mistake in his updated application also, he will be allowed to re-submit one more modified/ corrected application after making requisite corrections/ modifications. No more corrections in the application form will be allowed under any circumstances. 12.3 Only those candidates will be allowed to make corrections in the application form, whose completed online applications along-with payment of requisite fee, have been received by the Commission within the specified period. 12.4 Latest modified application will be treated as the valid one and the previous application(s) submitted by such candidates will be cancelled. 12.5 The Commission will levy a uniform correction charges of ₹ 200/- for making correction and re-submitting modified/ corrected application for the first time and ₹ 500/- for making correction and re-submitting modified/ corrected application for the second time. The correction charges will be applicable to all candidates irrespective of their gender/ category.
12.6 The correction charges can be paid only by online mode through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards. 12.7 The correction charges once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor will it be adjusted against any other examination or selection. 12.8 Before submission of the corrected application, candidates must check that they have filled correct details in each field of the form. After expiry of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’, no change/ correction/ modification will be allowed under any circumstances. Requests received in this regard in any form like Post, Fax, Email, by hand, etc. shall not be entertained by the Commission and will be summarily rejected.
Centres of Examination
13.1 A candidate must indicate the Centre(s) in the online Application Form in which he desires to take the examination. Details about the Examination Centres and Regional Offices under whose jurisdiction these Examination Centres are located are as follows: S No Examination Centres and Centre Code SSC Region and States/ UTs under the jurisdiction of the Region Address of the Regional Offices and their websites
1 Bhagalpur(3201), Muzaffarpur(3205), Patna(3206), Purnea (3209), Agra(3001), Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007), Jhansi (3008), Kanpur(3009), Lucknow(3010), Meerut(3011), Prayagraj(3003), Varanasi(3013) Central Region (CR)/ Bihar and Uttar Pradesh Regional Director (CR), Staff Selection Commission, 34-A, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Civil Lines, Kendriya Sadan, Prayagraj – 211001. (http://www.ssc-cr.org)
2 Port Blair (4802), Bokaro(4201), Hazaribagh(4204), Jamshedpur(4207), Ranchi(4205), Balasore(Odisha) (4601), Berhampore(Odisha) (4602), Bhubaneswar(4604), Cuttack(4605), Dhenkenal(4611), Rourkela(4610), Sambalpur(4609), Gangtok(4001), Asansol(4417), Burdwan(4404), Durgapur(4426), Kalyani(4419), Kolkata(4410), Siliguri(4415) Eastern Region (ER)/ Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Sikkim and West Bengal Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1st MSO Building, (8th Floor), 234/4, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal-700020 (www.sscer.org)
3 Kavaratti(9401), Belagavi (9002), Bengaluru (9001), Hubballi (9011), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) (9005), Mangaluru (9008), Mysuru (9009), Shivamogga (9010), Udupi (9012). Ernakulam (9213), Kannur (9202), Kollam (9210), Kottayam (9205), Kozhikode (9206), Thrissur (9212), Thiruvananthapuram (9211). Karnataka, Kerala Region (KKR)/ Lakshadweep, Karnataka and Kerala Regional Director (KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, “E” Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560034 (www.ssckkr.kar.nic.in)
4 Bhopal (6001), Gwalior(6005), Indore (6006), Jabalpur (6007), Satna (6014), Sagar (6015), Ujjain (6016), Bilaspur (6202), Raipur (6204), Durg-Bhilai (6205) Madhya Pradesh Region (MPR)/ Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh Regional Director (MPR), Staff Selection Commission, 5th Floor, Investment Building, LIC Campus-2, Pandri, Raipur, Chhattisgarh-492004 (www.sscmpr.org)
5 Itanagar(5001), Dibrugarh(5102), Guwahati(Dispur)(5105), Jorhat(5107), Silchar(5111), Churachandpur(5502), Imphal(5501), Ukhrul(5503), Shillong(5401), Aizwal(5701), Dimapur (5301), Kohima(5302), Agartala(5601), North Eastern Region (NER)/ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. Regional Director (NER), Staff Selection Commission, Housefed Complex, Last Gate, Beltola-Basistha Road, P.O. Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam-781006 (www.sscner.org.in)
6 Dehradun(2002), Haldwani(2003), Haridwar(2005), Roorkee(2006), Delhi(2201), Ajmer(2401), Alwar(2402), Bikaner(2404), Jaipur(2405), Jodhpur(2406), Kota(2407), Sriganganagar(2408), Udaipur(2409), Sikar(2411) Northern Region (NR)/ Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 (www.sscnr.nic.in)
7 Chandigarh/ Mohali(1601), Ambala(1801), Hamirpur(1202), Shimla(1203), Jammu(1004), Samba(1010), Srinagar(J&K)(1007), Leh(1005), Amritsar(1404), Jalandhar(1402), Ludhiana(1405), Patiala(1403), North Western Region (NWR)/ Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu Regional Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Ground Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh-160009 (www.sscnwr.org) and Kashmir, Ladakh and Punjab 8 Chirala(8011), Cuddapah(8013), Guntur(8001), Kakinada (8009), Kurnool(8003), Nellore (8010), Rajahmundry(8004), Tirupati(8006), Vizianagaram(8012), Vijayawada(8008), Vishakhapatnam(8007), Puducherry(8401), Chennai(8201), Coimbatore(8202), Krishnagiri(8209), Madurai(8204), Salem(8205), Tiruchirapalli(8206), Tirunelveli(8207), Vellore (8208), Hyderabad(8601), Karimnagar (8604), Warangal(8603) Southern Region (SR)/ Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, 2nd Floor, EVK Sampath Building, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600006 (www.sscsr.gov.in)
9 Panaji(7801), Ahmedabad(7001), Anand(7011), Gandhinagar(7012), Mehsana(7013), Rajkot(7006), Surat(7007), Vadodara(7002), Amravati(7201), Aurangabad(7202), Jalgaon(7214), Kolhapur(7203), Mumbai(7204), Nagpur(7205), Nanded (7206), Nashik(7207), Pune(7208) Western Region (WR)/ Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra Regional Director (WR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, South Wing, Pratishtha Bhawan, 101, Maharshi Karve Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400020 (www.sscwr.net)
13.2 A candidate has to give option for three centres, in the order of priority, within the same region. No request for change of Centre will be considered later under any circumstances. Hence, the candidates should select the centers, carefully and indicate the same correctly in their applications. 13.3 The Commission will endeavour to accommodate the candidates in centers opted by them. However, the Commission reserves the right to cancel any Centre and ask the candidates of that centre to appear from another centre. Commission also reserves the right to divert candidates of any centre to some other Centre to take the examination.
Scheme of Examination
14.1 The examination will consist of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I), Descriptive Paper (Tier-II) and Skill Test/ Typing Test (Tier-III).
14.2 In the question papers, wherever necessary, the metric systems of weights and measures will be used.
14.3 The dates of examinations indicated in the Notice are tentative. Any change in the schedule of examinations will be informed to candidates only through the website of the Commission.
14.4 There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/ re-checking in the examination. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained. Page 13 of 65
14.5 Tier-I (Computer Based Examination): 14.5.1 The Tier-I Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi for Part-II, III & IV. 14.5.2 There will be negative marking of 0.50 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions. 14.5.3 Marks scored by candidates in the Computer Based Examination will be normalized by using the formula published by the Commission vide Notice No: 1-1/2018-P&P-I dated 07-02-2019 and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks. 14.5.4 Tentative Answer Keys of the Computer Based Examination will be placed on the website of the Commission after the Examination. Candidates may go through the Answer Keys and submit online representations, if any, within the time limit given by the Commission, on payment of Rs 100/- per question. Any representation regarding the Answer Keys received through the online modality within the time limit fixed by the Commission at the time of uploading of the Answer Keys will be scrutinized before finalizing the Answer Keys and the decision of the Commission in this regard will be final. Representations on the matter received through any other modalities e.g. letter, application, email, etc. will not be entertaSSned.
Syllabus for the Computer Based Examination SSC CHSL
English Language: Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/ Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
General Intelligence: It would include questions of both verbal and nonverbal type. The test will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Drawing inferences, Figural Part Subject (Not in sequence) Number of Questions/ Maximum Marks
Time Duration (For all four Parts)
- I English Language (Basic Knowledge) 25/ 50 60 Minutes (80 Minutes for candidates eligible for scribe
- II General Intelligence 25/ 50 and 8.2)
- III Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) 25/ 50
- IV General Awareness 25/ 50
Classification, Punched hole/ pattern-folding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations, Other sub-topics, if any .
Quantitative Aptitude:
Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers.
Fundamental arithmetical operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time and work.
Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations.
Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.
Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base.
Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc.,
Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Pie-chart.
General Awareness: Questions are designed to test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research. 14.5.6 For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability, there will be no component of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in the General Intelligence and Quantitative Aptitude parts.
14.6 Tier-II (Descriptive Paper): 14.6.1 Tier-II Paper will be a descriptive Paper of 100 Marks in ‘Pen and Paper’ Mode. The duration of the Descriptive Paper will be for one hour (20 minutes compensatory time will also be provided to the candidates eligible for scribe as per Para 8.1 and 8.2 above). The Paper will comprise of writing Essay/ Letter/ Application/ Precis etc.
14.6.2 The minimum qualifying marks in Tier-II would be 33 per cent. 14.6.3 The paper will have to be written either in Hindi or in English. Part paper Page 15 of 65 written in Hindi and Part in English will be awarded zero marks. 14.6.4 Candidates must write their correct Roll Number at the prescribed places on the cover page of the Answer Book. Candidates must also affix signature and Lefthand Thumb Impression in the relevant columns in the Answer Book. Answer Books not bearing Roll Number, Signature and Left-hand Thumb Impression shall be awarded zero marks. 14.6.5 Candidates shall not write any personal identity e.g. name, roll number, mobile number, address, etc. inside the Answer Book. Failure to adhere to these instructions will be treated as unfair means (UFM) and such candidates will be awarded zero marks and their candidature will be rejected. 14.7 Tier-III (Skill Test/ Typing Test): 14.7.1 Skill Test/ Typing Test for the shortlisted candidates will be conducted on the computers provided by the Commission or its authorized agency. 14.7.2 Skill Test/ Typing Test will be conducted in the cities where Regional Offices of the Commission are located or as decided by the Commission. 14.7.3 Skill Test/ Typing Test will be of qualifying nature. 14.7.4 Errors in the Skill Test will be calculated up to 2 decimal places. 14.7.5 Skill Test/ Typing Test will be conducted as per the following scheme: 14.7.6 Skill Test for Data Entry Operator: 14.7.6.1 Skill Test is mandatory for Data Entry Operators. No candidate is exempted from appearing in the Skill Test. 14.7.6.2 ‘Data Entry Speed of 8,000 (Eight Thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer’ will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the given passage. The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes and printed matter in English containing about 2000-2200 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer. The passage to be entered in the Computer may also be displayed on the computer screen. 14.7.6.3 For the post of Data Entry Operator Grade ‘A’ in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): The 'speed of 15000 (Fifteen Thousand) Key Depressions per hour on Computer’ will be adjudged on the basis of the correct entry of words/ key depressions as per the given passage. The duration of the Test will be 15 (Fifteen) minutes and printed matter in English containing about 3700-4000 key-depressions would be given to each candidate who would enter the same in the Computer. The passage to be entered in the Computer may also be displayed on the computer screen. 14.7.6.4 Candidates eligible for scribe as per Para 8.1 and 8.2 will be given compensatory time of 5 minutes. Therefore, duration of Skill Test for such candidates will be 20 minutes. 14.7.7 Typing Test for LDC/ JSA and Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant: 14.7.7.1 The medium of Typing Test will be Hindi or English. The candidates will have to opt for the medium of Typing Test (i.e. either Hindi or English) in the online Application Form. 14.7.7.2 The choice of Typing Test given by the candidate in the online Application Page 16 of 65 Form shall be treated as final and no change in the medium of Typing Test will be entertained later. 14.7.7.3 Candidates opting for English medium should have typing speed of 35 words per minute (w.p.m.) and those opting for Hindi medium should have typing speed of 30 words per minute (w.p.m.). 35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to about 10500 key depressions per hour and about 9000 key depressions per hour respectively. 14.7.7.4 The speed will be adjudged on the accuracy of typing on the Computer of a given text passage in 10 minutes. 14.7.7.5 Candidates eligible for scribe as per Para 8.1 and 8.2 will be given compensatory time of 5 minutes. Therefore, duration of Typing Test for such candidates will be 15 minutes. 14.7.7.6 Passage Dictators will be provided to those VH candidates for the Typing test who have opted for scribe in the online Application Form. The Passage Dictator will read out the passage to VH candidate within the allotted time period. 14.7.7.7 Persons with Disabilities candidates who claim to be permanently unfit to take the Typing Test because of a physical disability may, with the prior approval of the Commission, be exempted from the requirement of appearing and qualifying at such test, provided such a candidate submits a Certificate in the prescribed format (Annexure-XIV) to the Commission from the competent Medical Authority, i.e., the Civil Surgeon of a Government Health Care Institution declaring him to be permanently unfit for the Typing Test because of a physical disability. In addition, such candidates must substantiate their claim by furnishing the relevant Medical Certificate in the prescribed format as per Annexure-XI to Annexure-XIII of the Notice of Examination, as applicable, at the time of Typing Test. Otherwise their claim for seeking exemption from Typing Test will not be entertained by the Commission. 15.
Admission to the Examination
15.1 All candidates who register themselves in response to this advertisement by the closing date and time and whose applications are found to be in order and are provisionally accepted by the Commission as per the terms and conditions of the Notice of Examination, will be assigned Roll numbers and issued Admission Certificates (AC) for appearing in the Computer Based Examination (Tier-I). Subsequently, qualified candidates will be issued Admission Certificates for the next stages of the Examination.
15.2 The Commission will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the eligibility and other aspects at the time of examinations and, therefore, candidature will be accepted only provisionally. Candidates are advised to go through the requirements of educational qualification, age, physical and medical standards etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post(s). Copies of supporting documents will be sought at the time of Document Verification. Physical and medical standards will be ascertained by the User Departments after the declaration of result. When scrutiny is undertaken, if any claim made in the Application Form is not found substantiated, the candidature will be cancelled and the Commission’s decision shall be final.
15.3 Admission Certificates for the Examination will be uploaded on the website of the Page 17 of 65 Regional Office concerned of the Commission. Admission Certificate will not be issued by post for any stage of examination. Candidates are therefore advised to regularly visit the websites of the Commission Headquarters (i.e. https://ssc.nic.in) and the Regional Office concerned of the Commission under whose jurisdiction the examination centres opted by the candidate are located (details at para-13.1) for updates and information about the examination. 15.4 Information about the Examination indicating the time table and City/ Centre of examination for candidates will be uploaded on the websites of the Regional Offices concerned of the Commission about two weeks before the date of examination. If any candidate does not find his detail on the website of the Commission one week before the date of examination, he must immediately contact the Regional Office concerned of the Commission with proof of having submitted his application. Failure to do so will deprive him of any claim for consideration. 15.5 Candidates must write his Registration-ID, registered Email-ID and Mobile Number along with his name, date of birth and name of the examination, while addressing any communication to the Commission. Communication from the candidate not furnishing these particulars shall not be entertained.
15.6 Facility for download of Admission Certificates will be available about 3-7 days before the examination on the website of the Regional Office concerned. Candidates must bring printout of the Admission Certificate to the Examination Hall. 15.7 In addition to the Admission Certificate, it is mandatory to carry at least two passport size recent colour photographs, Original valid Photo-ID proof having the Date of Birth as printed on the Admission Certificate, such as: 15.7.1 Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar, 15.7.2 Voter’s ID Card, 15.7.3 Driving License, 15.7.4 PAN Card, 15.7.5 Passport, 15.7.6 ID Card issued by University/ College/ School, 15.7.7 Employer ID Card (Govt./ PSU), 15.7.8 Ex-serviceman Discharge Book issued by Ministry of Defence. 15.7.9 Any other photo bearing valid ID card issued by the Central/ State Government. 15.8 If Photo Identity Card does not have the date of birth printed on it then the candidate must carry an additional original document (e.g. Matriculation Certificate, Marks Sheet issued only by CBSE/ ICSE/ State Boards; Birth Certificate, Category Certificate) in proof of their date of birth. In case of mismatch in the date of birth mentioned in the Admission Certificate and photo ID/ Certificate brought in support of date of birth, the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the examination.
15.9 PwD candidates availing the facility of scribes as per Para 8 shall also be required to carry required Medical Certificate/ Undertaking/ Photocopy of the Scribe’s Photo ID Proof, as specified therein. Candidates without these documents will not be allowed to appear in the examination. 15.10 Any other document mentioned in the Admission Certificate shall also be carried by the candidates while appearing in the Examination. 15.11 Applications with blurred photograph and/ or signature will be rejected.
Document Verification (DV)
16.1 All the candidates qualified for Document Verification (DV) are required to appear for DV along with the photocopies and original documents as mentioned at Para no: 16.4. 16.2 Detailed options for various posts and Departments will be taken from candidates either online before DV or at the time of document verification. A candidate will not be considered for a Post and Ministry/ Department/ Organization, if he has not indicated his preference for it. Options confirmed at the time of Document Verification will be treated as final and will not be changed subsequently under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates must be careful in exercise of such options.
16.3 Candidates have to bring two passport size recent colour photographs and one original valid Photo ID Proof as listed at Para 15.7 above while appearing for the Document Verification. 16.4 Candidates will have to submit copies of various documents like: 16.4.1 Matriculation/ Secondary Certificate.
16.4.2 Educational Qualification Certificate. 16.4.3 Order/ letter in respect of equivalent Educational Qualifications claimed, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated, in respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification. 16.4.4 Caste/ Category Certificate, if belongs to reserved categories. 16.4.5 Persons with Disabilities Certificate in the required format, if applicable. 16.4.6 For Ex-Servicemen (ESM): 16.4.6.1 Undertaking as per Annexure-VIII. 16.4.6.2 Serving Defence Personnel Certificate as per Annexure-VII, if applicable. 16.4.6.3 Discharge Certificate, if discharged from the Armed Forces, 16.4.7 Relevant Certificate if seeking any age relaxation. 16.4.8 No Objection Certificate, in case already employed in Government/ Government undertakings.
16.4.9 A candidate who claims change in name after matriculation on marriage or remarriage or divorce, etc. the following documents shall be submitted: 16.4.9.1 In case of marriage of women: Photocopy of Husband’s passport showing names of spouses or an attested copy of marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of Marriage or an Affidavit from husband and wife along with a joint photograph duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner; 16.4.9.2 In case of re-marriage of women: Divorce Deed/ Death certificate as the case may be in respect of first spouse; and photocopy of present husband’s passport showing names of spouse or an attested copy of marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of Marriage or an Affidavit from the husband and wife along with joint photograph duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner.
16.4.9.3 In case of divorce of women: Certified copy of Divorce Decree and Deed Poll/Affidavit duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner. 16.4.9.4 In other circumstances for change of name for both male and female: Deed Page 19 of 65 Poll/Affidavit duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner and paper cuttings of two leading daily newspaper in original (One daily newspaper should be of the area of applicant’s permanent and present address or nearby area) and Gazette Notification. 16.4.10 Any other document specified in the Admission Certificate for DV.
17. Post Preferences:
17.1 The Examination is being held for multiple posts for various Ministries/ Departments/ Offices. Detailed options for various posts and Ministries/ Departments/ Offices will be taken from candidates either online before document verification or at the time of document verification. A candidate will not be considered for a post/ Ministry/ Department/ Offices, if he has not indicated his preference for it. Options confirmed at the time of Document Verification will be treated as final and will not be changed subsequently under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates must be careful in exercise of such options.
17.2 Requirement of Physical Standard, Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards for the post of Lower Division Clerk in BRO is available at Annexure-XVI. Candidates should ensure that they fulfill all the required standards before opting for the post of Lower Division Clerk in BRO. Posts once allocated as per merit-cumpreference of the candidates will not be changed subsequently due to failure of the candidates to qualify in these Standards.
Mode of Selection
18.1 Candidates will be shortlisted for Tier-II Examination on the basis of their performance in Tier-I Examination. Normalized scores of candidates will be used to determine merit and for final selection. 18.2 There may be separate category-wise cut-offs in Tier-I and subsequent Tiers for different posts i.e. (i) DEO, (ii) DEO Grade 'A' and (iii) LDC/ JSA and PA/ SA. 18.3 Candidates will be shortlisted for Tier-III Examination on the basis of their performance in Tier-I + Tier-II subject to having scored a minimum of 33% marks in Tier-II Examination. Tier-III Examination i.e. Skill Test/ Typing Test is qualifying in nature. 18.4 Skill Test in Tier-III for DEOs is mandatory for all the qualified candidates. 18.5 Typing Test in Tier-III for posts other than DEOs is mandatory for all candidates except those who are exempted from appearing in the Typing Test as per Para14.7.7.7.
18.6 Candidates will be shortlisted for appearing in the Document Verification on the basis of their performance in Tier-I + Tier-II subject to their qualifying the Skill Test as per the qualifying standards fixed by the Commission. 18.7 Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBC, EWS, ESM and PwD categories may be qualified by applying relaxed standards if the Commission is of the opinion that sufficient numbers of candidates of these categories are not likely to be available in order to fill up the vacancies reserved for these categories. 18.8 Final selection and allocation of Ministries/ Departments/ Offices to the candidates qualified in the Document Verification will be made on the basis of their performance in Tier-I + Tier-II Examinations and the preference of Posts/ Departments confirmed by them at the time of Document Verification. 18.9 Requirement of Physical Standard, Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards for the post of Lower Division Clerk in BRO is available at Annexure-XVI. Candidates should ensure that they fulfill all the required standards before opting for the post of Lower Division Clerk in BRO. Posts once allocated as per merit-cumpreference given by candidates will not be changed subsequently due to failure of the candidates to qualify in these Standards.
18.10 Once a candidate has been allocated first available preference, as per merit, he will not be considered for any other option. Therefore, candidates must exercise preference of Posts/ Departments very carefully. The option/ preference once exercised and confirmed by the candidates will be treated as FINAL and IRREVERSIBLE. Subsequent request for change of Posts/ Departments by candidates will not be entertained under any circumstances.
18.11 The final allotment of posts is made on the basis of merit-cum-preferences of Posts/ Departments of candidates and once a post is allocated, no change of posts will be made by the Commission due to non-fulfillment of any post specific requirements of physical/ medical/ educational standards. In other words, for example, if a candidate has given higher preference for a post and is selected for that post; in that case, if he fails to meet the physical/medical/ educational standards of that post, his candidature will be rejected and he will not be considered for other preferences and no correspondence in this regard will be entertained by the Commission.
18.12 SC, ST, OBC, EWS, ESM and PwD candidates, who are selected on their own merit without relaxed standards, will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies. Such candidates will be accommodated against the unreserved vacancies in the post as per their position in the overall merit or vacancies earmarked for their category, whichever is advantageous to them. The reserved vacancies will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible SC, ST, OBC, EWS, ESM and PwD candidates.
18.13 SC, ST, OBC, EWS, ESM, and PwD candidates who qualify on the basis of relaxed standards viz. age limit, experience or qualifications, permitted number of chances, extended zone of consideration, etc., irrespective of his merit position, is to be counted against reserved vacancies and not against un-reserved vacancies. Such candidates may also be recommended at the relaxed standards to the extent of number of vacancies reserved for them, to make up for the deficiency in the reserved quota, irrespective of their rank in the order of merit. In so far as cases of ex-serviceman are concerned, deduction of the military service rendered from the age of ex-servicemen is permissible against the reserved or unreserved posts and such exemption will not be termed as relaxed standards in regard to age. Similarly, for PwD candidates, relaxation of 10 years in upper age limit will not be termed as relaxed standards.
18.14 A person with disability who is selected on his own merit can be appointed against an unreserved vacancy provided the post is identified suitable for Persons with Disability of relevant category. 18.15 Success in the examination confers no right of appointment unless the Government is satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that the candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the service/ post.
18.16 The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all stages of the examination will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If, on verification, at any time before or after the examination, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, their Page 21 of 65 candidature for the examination will be cancelled. 18.17 Candidates selected for appointment are liable to serve anywhere in India i.e. all these posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL). 18.18 Candidates on final selection may be allotted a State/ UT/ Zone by the User Ministry/ Department/ Office concerned. Such candidates may be required to acquire the proficiency in local language of the allotted State/ UT/ Zone for confirmation of the candidates to the allotted posts by the User Ministry/ Department/ Office concerned. 18.19 If a candidate scoring more than cut-off marks in any Tier/ stage of the examination is not qualified for the subsequent stage/ final selection due to any reason, he must represent to the Regional Office concerned of the Commission within two months of the declaration of the result or two weeks prior to the conduct of next stage of the examination, whichever is earlier. 18.20 If a candidate is finally selected and does not receive any correspondence from the Commission or the User Department concerned within a period of one year from the declaration of final result, he must communicate immediately thereafter with the User Department concerned. 19. Resolution of Tie Cases: In cases where more than one candidate secures the equal aggregates marks in Tier-I + Tier-II, tie will be resolved by applying the following methods one after another: 19.1 Total marks of Tier-II Examination. 19.2 Date of birth, with older candidates placed higher. 19.3 Alphabetical order in which names of the candidates appear.
20. Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct
20.1 If candidates are found to indulge at any stage in any of the malpractices listed below during the conduct of examination or thereafter, their candidature for this examination will be cancelled and they will be debarred from the examinations of the Commission for the period mentioned below: S No Type of Malpractice Debarment period 1 Taking away any Examination related material such as OMR sheets, Rough Sheets, Commission Copy of Admission Certificate, Answer Sheet etc. from the examination hall or passing it on to unauthorized persons during the conduct of examination. 2 Years 2 Leaving the Examination Venue uninformed during the Examination 2 Years 3 Misbehaving, intimidating or threatening in any manner with the examination functionaries’ i.e. Supervisor, Invigilator, Security Guard or Commission’s representatives etc. 3 Years 4 Obstruct the conduct of examination/ instigate other candidates not to take the examination. 3 Years 5 Making statements which are incorrect or false, suppressing material information, submitting fabricated documents, etc. 3 Years 6 Obtaining support/ influence for his candidature by any irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature. 3 Years 7 Possession of Mobile Phone in either ‘switched on’ or ‘switched off’ mode. 3 Years Page 22 of 65 8 Appearing in the same examination more than once in contravention of the rules. 3 Years 9 A candidate who is also working on examination related matters in the same examination. 3 Years 10 Damaging examination related infrastructure/ equipment. 5 Years 11 Appearing in the Exam with forged Admit Card, identity proof, etc. 5 Years 12 Possession of fire arms/ weapons during the examination. 5 Years 13 Assault, use of force, causing bodily harm in any manner to the examination functionaries’ i.e. Supervisor, Invigilator, Security Guard or Commission’s representatives etc. 7 Years 14 Threatening/ intimidating examination functionaries with weapons/ fire arms. 7 Years 15 Using unfair means in the examination hall like copying from unauthorized sources such as written material on any paper or body parts, etc. 7 Years 16 Possession of Bluetooth Devices, spy cameras, and any other electronic gadgets in the examination hall. 7 Years 17 Impersonate/ Procuring impersonation by any person. 7 Years 18 Taking snapshots, making videos of question papers or examination material, labs, etc. 7 Years 19 Sharing examination terminal through remote desktop softwares/ Apps/ LAN/ VAN, etc. 7 Years 20 Attempt to hack or manipulate examination servers, data and examination systems at any point before, during or after the examination. 7 Years 20.2 The Commission may also report the matter to Police/ Investigating Agencies, as deemed fit and the Commission may also take appropriate action to get the matter examined by the authorities/ forensic experts concerned. 21. Commission’s Decision Final: The decision of the Commission in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, penalty for false information, mode of selection, conduct of examination(s), allotment of examination centres and preparation of merit list & post allocation, debarment for indulging in malpractices will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry/ correspondence will be entertained in this regard. 22. In accordance with the directions issued by DoP&T vide its O.M. No.39020/1/2016-Estt. (B) dated 21.06.2016 for increasing access of the unemployed candidates to job opportunities it has been decided that after declaration of final result the Commission will make the scores and rankings in the said open Competitive Examinations conducted by the Commission available on its website or on the website of National Career Service (NCS), Ministry of Labour and Employment in descending order of ranking. Accordingly, it has been decided that the following details of the candidates will be made available on its website: (i) Name of candidate, (ii) Father/ Husband’s name, (iii) Date of Birth, (iv) Category (Gen/ SC/ ST/ OBC/ PwD/ EWS/ ESM), (v) Gender of the candidate, (vi) Educational Qualifications, (vii) Total Marks obtained in the qualifying examination, (viii) Ranking by which the merit is decided, (ix) Complete address, (x) E-mail address. However, the candidate will have the option, at the time of filling up of his application form, from opting out of disclosing the above details publicly. Accordingly, the scores and rankings in respect of only those candidates who have opted for disclosing the above details will be made available on the website of the Commission/ NCS. 23. Court’s Jurisdiction: Any dispute in regard to this recruitment will be subject to courts/ Page 23 of 65 tribunals having jurisdiction over the place of the Regional Office concerned of the Commission where the candidate has appeared for the Computer Based Examination.
Dis-qualifications
No person,
(a) who has entered into, or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or
(b) who, having a spouse living has entered into, or contracted a marriage with any person shall be eligible for appointment to the service provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
25. Important Instructions To Candidates: (a) BEFORE APPLYING, CANDIDATES MUST TO GO THROUGH THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THE NOTICE OF EXAMINATION VERY CAREFULLY. THE NOTICE OF EXAMINATION IS PRINTED BOTH IN ENGLISH AND HINDI. IN CASE OF ANY DISPUTE, THE ENGLISH VERSION WILL PREVAIL. (b) CANDIDATES IN THEIR OWN INTEREST SHOULD SUBMIT ONLINE APPLICATIONS MUCH BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE AND NOT TO WAIT TILL THE LAST DATE TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF DISCONNECTION/ INABILITY OR FAILURE TO LOGIN TO THE SSC WEBSITE ON ACCOUNT OF HEAVY LOAD ON THE WEBSITE DURING THE CLOSING DAYS.
(c) The Commission will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the eligibility and other aspects at the time of written examination and, therefore, candidature will be accepted only provisionally. Candidates must to go through the requirements of educational qualification, age, physical and medical standards etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post(s). Copies of supporting documents will be sought at the time of Document Verification. When scrutiny is undertaken, if any claim made in the application is not found substantiated, the candidature will be cancelled and the Commission’s decision shall be final.
(d) Candidates seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PwD/ EWS/ ESM must ensure that they are entitled to such reservation as per eligibility prescribed in the Notice. They should also be in possession of the certificates in the prescribed format in support of their claim.
(e) Candidates with only benchmark physical disability will be considered as Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and entitled to age-relaxation/ reservation for Persons with Disabilities. (f) When application is successfully submitted, it will be accepted 'Provisionally'. Candidates should take printout of the online Application Form for their own records. Normally, printout of the 'Application Form' is not required to be submitted to the Commission. (g) Fee payable: ₹ 100/- (Rupees one hundred only). Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), ESM eligible for reservation and Persons with disability (PwD) are exempted from payment of fee. (h) Only one online application is allowed to be submitted by a candidate for the Examination during normal period for submission of online applications, which does not include the period of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’. Therefore, the candidates must exercise due diligence at the time of filling their online Application Forms. In case, more than one application of a candidate with different registration numbers is detected, all the applications will be rejected by the Commission and his candidature for the examination will be cancelled. If a candidate submits multiple applications and appears in the examination (at any stage) more than once, his candidature will be cancelled and he will be debarred from the examinations of the Commission as per rules. (i) After the closing date for receipt of online applications, the Commission will provide a period of 5 days to enable candidates to correct/ modify online application parameters, wherein candidates will be allowed to re-submit applications after making requisite corrections/ changes in the onetime registration/ online application data as per their requirement. This facility can be availed by online payment of stipulated correction charges as per details given at Para-12 of the Notice of Examination. Latest modified application will be treated as the valid one and the previous application(s) submitted by such candidates for the examination will be cancelled. (j) Before submission of the corrected/ final online application as the case may be, candidates must check that they have filled correct details in each field of the form. After submission of the corrected/ final online application form OR expiry of the period of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’, no change/ correction/ modification will be allowed under any circumstances. Requests received in this regard in any form like Post, Fax, Email, by hand, etc. shall not be entertained by the Commission and will be summarily rejected. (k) The candidates must write their name, Date of Birth, father’s name and mother’s name strictly as given in the Matriculation Certificates otherwise their candidature may be cancelled at the time of Document Verification or as and when it comes into the notice of the commission. (l) Applications with blurred/ illegible Photograph/ Signature will be rejected. (m) Candidates must fill their correct and active e-mail addresses and mobile number in the online application as correspondence may be made by the Commission through e-mail/ SMS. (n) Candidates must carry two passport size recent colour photographs and one original valid Photo ID Proof such as Aadhaar Card/ printout of E-Aadhaar, Driving License, Voter Card, PAN Card, Identity Card issued by University/ College/ Government, Employer ID Card, ESM Discharge Book issued by MoD, or any photo bearing ID card issued by Central/ State Government to the Examination Venue, failing which they will not be allowed to appear for the same. If Photo Identity Card does not have the Date of Birth printed in it, then the candidate must carry an additional original certificate (as listed at para-15.8) in proof of their Date of Birth. In case of mismatch in the date of birth mentioned in the Admission Certificate and Photo ID/ Certificate brought in support of date of birth, the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the examination. PwD candidates availing the facility of scribes as per Para-8 shall also be required to carry required Medical Certificate/ Undertaking/ Photocopy of the Scribe’s Photo ID Proof, as specified therein. (o) In case of fake/ fabricated application/ registration by misusing any dignitaries name/ photo, such candidate/ cyber cafe will be held responsible for the same and liable for suitable legal action under cyber/ IT act. (p) All the posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL) i.e. the candidate, on selection, may be asked to serve anywhere in the country. (q) If a candidate scoring more than cut-off marks at any Tier/ stage of the examination is not qualified for the subsequent stage/ final selection due to any reason, he must represent to the Regional Office concerned of the Commission within two months of the declaration of the Page 25 of 65 result or two week prior to the conduct of next stage of the examination, whichever is earlier. (r) If a candidate is finally selected and does not receive any correspondence from the Commission or the User Department concerned within a period of one year after declaration of result, he must communicate immediately thereafter with the User Department concerned. (s) In the online application form, candidates are required to upload the scanned colour passport size photograph in JPEG format (20 KB to 50 KB). The photograph should not be more than three months old. Image dimension of the photograph should be about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height). The photograph should be without cap, spectacles and both ears should be visible. If the proper photograph is not uploaded by a candidate, his candidature will be cancelled. Specimen of photographs which are acceptable/ not acceptable.
