(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE EMPLOYMENT NEWS/ROZGAR SAMACHAR DATED 24.01.2015) STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION NOTICE Constables(GD) in CAPFs, NIA & SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles Examination, 2015 “GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO HAVE A WORKFORCE WHICH REFLECTS GENDER BALANCE AND WOMEN CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY” F. No.3/1/2014–P&P-I (vol-II). The Staff Selection Commission will conduct an open examination for recruitment to the posts of Constable (GD) in , BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, NIA and SSF and Rifleman in Assam Rifles as per the Recruitment Scheme formulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs and as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Staff Selection Commission The recruitment process will consist of Physical Standards Test, Physical Efficiency Test, Written Examination and Medical Examination. The salient features of the recruitment are as under: i) The Examination will be advertised by SSC based on vacancies intimated by MHA, ii) Application from candidates will be accepted through ON-LINE MODE only except for the State of J&K, North-Eastern States and Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts and Border districts of the country where the candidates will have the choice to apply in on-line or off-line mode. Candidature of candidates applying through both the modes is liable for rejection summarily. iii) The list containing names of LWE affected districts and border districts provided by MHA are available at Annexure- XIV & XIII. iv) Physical Standards Test (PST)/Physical Endurance Test (PET) will be scheduled and conducted by the CAPFs. Call letters to candidates will be issued/ uploaded on their website by the coordinating CAPF i.e., CRPF. v) The Commission will conduct written examination of candidates qualified in PST/PET in BOTH ON-LINE (Computer based) AND OFF-LINE (Paper mode) MODE. vi) On-Line Examination will be in English & Hindi only. Off-line Examination will be in English, Hindi and other Regional Languages mentioned in para 8 of this Notice. vii) The candidates will have to opt for On-line or Off-line mode of Examination in the application form. Call letters for written examination will be uploaded on the website of the concerned SSC Regional Office. Call letter for candidates applying off-line as per sub para (ii) above will be dispatched by post also.2 viii) The Commission will process and declare the result of written examination and list of candidates shortlisted for Detailed Medical Examination (DME) will be given to MHA/Co-ordinating CAPF i.e. CRPF. ix) MHA/CRPF will issue call letters and conduct DME and Review Medical Examination (RME). x) Collection of documents from the candidates and their verification will be done by the CAPFs during DME. xi) After conduct of RME/DME, the Commission will process and declare the final list of selected candidates state-wise without making Force allocation. xii) Based on such merit list declared by SSC, the MHA/ CRPF will make force allocation, etc. and declare the result. xiii) Court cases/RTI/Public Grievances relating to Notice of Examination, conduct of written examination and preparation of merit list would be handled by SSC and those relating to all other issues like Scheme of Examination, vacancies, conduct of PST/PET, Detailed Medical Examination, Review Medical Examination, Force Allocation of selected candidates, etc. will be handled by the Co-ordinating CAPFCRPF. xiv) Only candidates qualifying in Physical Standards Test and Physical Efficiency Test will be called for the Written Examination (online/offline), scheduled to be held on 04.10.2015 and subsequent days, if necessary. Based on performance in the Written Examination, candidates will be shortlisted for Medical Examination in a ratio as may be decided by the Commission. Pay Scale – Pay Band – I, Rs 5200-20200 + Grade Pay Rs 2000/- 2. Vacancies & Reservation are as follows:- The total number of vacancies of Constable (GD) to be filled through Constable (GD) Exam 2015 are as under: Forces Male Female G.Total SC ST OBC UR Total SC ST OBC UR Total BSF 2882 1649 4004 9163 17698 793 458 1103 2465 4819 22517 CISF 672 342 1210 2269 4493 79 37 136 255 507 5000 CRPF 3950 2345 4953 11375 22623 325 186 460 994 1965 24588 SSB 899 448 1324 2948 5619 98 48 142 317 605 6224 ITBP 417 290 582 1506 2795 46 31 67 162 306 3101 AR 40 45 57 158 300 40 45 57 158 300 600 NIA 11 6 22 43 82 1 0 1 2 4 86 SSF 17 36 52 142 247 2 4 6 15 27 274 Total 8888 5161 12204 27604 53857 1384 809 1972 4368 8533 623903 The state-wise and category-wise breakup of these vacancies is enclosed in Appendices as follows:- S.N Details Appendix 1 State-wise and Category-wise (SC, ST, OBC & UR) consolidated vacancies of all States/UTs including Naxal/Militancy affected Districts area (Male) Appendix –„A‟ 2 State-wise and Category-wise (SC, ST, OBC & UR) consolidated vacancies of all States/UTs including Naxal/Militancy affected Districts area (Female) Appendix –„B‟ 3 State-wise and Category-wise (SC, ST, OBC & UR) consolidated vacancies of Border Guarding Districts (Male) Appendix –„C‟ 4 State-wise and Category-wise (SC, ST, OBC & UR) consolidated vacancies of Border Guarding Districts (Female) Appendix –„D‟ 5 Organization wise details of vacancy for 2015-16 Appendix –„E‟ Note I: Candidates selected for appointment are liable to serve anywhere in India. Note II: 10% vacancies are reserved for Ex-Servicemen in each category. Note III: As the vacancies have been allotted to the concerned States/UTs, candidates are required to submit domicile certificates of the states indicated by them in the application at the time of medical examination/documents verification failing which his/her candidature will be cancelled forthright and the candidate will not be allowed to undergo medical examination. If a candidate produces domicile certificate issued by a state other than the state mentioned in his application he will be allowed to change the state code at the time of verification of documents. Note IV: Wards of serving personnel of Central Police Organizations, who are residing with her/him may apply either from their home state or from the state in which the serving person is posted/ deployed at the time of recruitment. To avail this concession, they have to submit photocopy of certificate from the unit Commander as per format annexed to this notification (Annexure IX). However, they will not be entitled to reservation for Naxal and Militancy affected districts if they are not actually domiciled in such districts. Note V: The appointment of candidates is subject to training space and vacancies. As such, candidates may be appointed in phases in accordance with availability of vacancy as well as training space. 3. NATIONALITY/CITIZENSHIP : A candidate must be a citizen of India. 4 4. (A) AGE LIMITS 18-23 years as on 01.08.2015 . Candidates should not have been born earlier than 02.08.1992 and not later than 01.08.1997. Note I: The upper age limit is relaxable for SC, ST, OBC, Ex-Servicemen and other categories of persons in accordance with the Governments orders on the subject. Note II: Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted. 4.(B) Category-Codes and age relaxation available to different category of eligible candidates, for claiming Age Relaxation as on the date of reckoning : Code No. Category Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit 01 SC/ST 5 years 02 OBC 3 years 09 Ex-Servicemen( Unreserved / General) 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning. 10 Ex-Servicemen ( OBC ) 06 years (3 years + 3 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning. 11 Ex-Servicemen ( SC/ST ) 08 years (3 years + 5 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning. 21 Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st Jan 1980 to 31st Dec 1989. ( Unreserved ) 5 years 22 Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st Jan 1980 to 31st Dec 1989. ( OBC ) 8 years 23 Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st Jan 1980 to 31st Dec 1989. ( SC/ST) 10 years 33 Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (Unreserved) 5 years5 34 Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (OBC) 8 years 35 Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (SC/ST) 10 years NOTE-I : Ex-servicemen who have already secured employment in civil side under Central 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 fee concession or for claiming benefits of reservation under EXS category. However, they are eligible for age relaxation. NOTE-II : 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. NOTE-III : For any serviceman of the three Armed Forces of the Union to be treated as Ex-Serviceman for the purpose of securing the benefits of reservation, he must have already acquired, at the relevant time of submitting his application for the Post / Service, the status of ex-serviceman and /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 with the Armed Forces within the stipulated period of one year from the CLOSING DATE 23.02.2015. NOTE-IV:: AGE CONCESSION IS NOT ADMISSIBLE TO SONS, DAUGHTERS AND DEPENDENTS OF EX-SERVICEMEN. NOTE-V: Break between Army Service and re-employment should not exceed 2 years. EXPLANATION 1: An Ex-Serviceman means a person who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or non-combatant in the Regular Army, Navy, Air Force of the Indian Union, and (i) who retired from such service after earning his/her pension. This would also include persons who are retired/retire at their own request but after having earned their pension; or (ii) who has been released from such service on medical grounds attributable to military service/circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or (iii) who has been released, otherwise than on his own request from such service as a result of reduction in establishment; or (iv) who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of engagements, otherwise than at his own request or by way of 6 dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, and has been given a gratuity; and includes personnel of the Territorial Army of the following categories, namely:- (a) Pension holders for continuous embodied service, (b) Persons with disability attributable to military service; and (c) Gallantry award winners. EXPLANATION 2: The persons serving in the Armed Forces of the Union, who on retirement from service, would come under the category of “ex-serviceman” may be permitted to apply for re-employment one year before the completion of the specified terms of engagement and avail themselves of all concessions available to exservicemen but shall not be permitted to leave the uniform until they complete the specified term of engagement in the Armed Forces of the Union. EXPLANATION 3: Children means a) son (including adopted son) or b) daughter (including adopted daughter) Dependent family member means a) spouse or b) children or c) brother or sister in the case of unmarried victim who was wholly dependent on that victim at the time of his getting killed in the riots would be eligible. In order to be eligible for upper age relaxation in the category 33/34/35, the applicant should produce a certificate to that effect from the concerned District Collector/District Magistrate wherein the victim was killed. 4(C) : PROCESS OF CERTIFICATION AND FORMAT OF CERTIFICATES: Candidates who wish to be considered against vacancies reserved/or seek agerelaxation must submit requisite certificate from the competent authority. Otherwise, their claim for SC/ST/OBC/ExS status will not be entertained and their candidature/applications will be considered under General (UR) category. The formats of the certificates are annexed. Certificates obtained in any other format will not be accepted. Candidates claiming OBC status may note that the OBC certificate should have been obtained within three years before the closing date i.e. 23.02.2015. The Commission has decided to accept OBC certificate, in the prescribed format, issued after the closing date for receipt of application but issued on or before the date of their document verification, as valid proof of belonging to OBC. Candidates will be considered for recruitment in their respective State/ UT on production of valid “Domicile Certificate” issued by the competent authority so authorized by the concerned State/ UT to prove their domiciliary status at the time of documents verification failing which his/her candidature 7 will be cancelled forthright. If a candidate produces domicile certificate issued by a state other than the state mentioned in his/her application he/she will be considered for the state for which he/she has submitted domicile certificate and will be allowed to change the state code at the time of medical/ verification of documents. Since the State of Assam is not issuing Domicile Certificate/ PRC, candidates belonging to the state of Assam are not required to submit the same. However, their selection will be subject to verification of residential status from the concerned District Authorities. West Pakistani refugees who have settled in J&K but have not been given the status of citizens of the State will be recruited without the condition of having a domicile certificate from the designated authority of the J&K State. NOTE - I : Candidates are warned that they will be permanently debarred from the examination conducted by the Commission in case they fraudulently claim SC/ST/OBC/ExS status. 5. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS (as on 01.08.2015) Matriculation or Xth class pass from a recognized board/university. 6. MODE OF PAYMENT: (i) Off-line applications (only for candidates of J&K, North-Eastern States and identified LWE affected and Border districts, who apply off-line): The candidates should pay the fee of Rs. 50/- (Rs. Fifty only) by means of Central Recruitment Fee Stamps (CRFS)only .CRFS stamps are available at the counter of all Departmental Post Offices of the country. Recruitment Fee Stamps should be pasted on the application form in the space earmarked for the purpose and got cancelled from the Counter of Post Office of issue with the date stamp of the issuing Post Office in such a manner that the impression of the cancellation of stamps partially overflows on the Application Form itself, taking care at the same time that the impression is clear and distinct to facilitate the identification of date and Post Office of issue at any subsequent stage. After getting the Recruitment Fee Stamps cancelled from the Post Office, the candidate must submit their application to the concerned Regional Office/Sub Regional Offices of the Commission in the usual manner after completing other formalities. (ii) On-line applications: The facility of submitting online applications is available on ssconline.nic.in and ssconline2.gov.in. The candidates submitting their applications on-line should pay the requisite fee only through State Bank 8 of India either in the form of challan or online payment through SBI Challan/Net Banking/Credit and Debit cards. (iii) Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying fee. NOTE I: Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. NOTE II: Fee paid by modes other than CRFS / SBI challan or online payment through SBI Challan/Net Banking/Credit and Debit Card from State Bank of India, as stated above, will not be accepted and the applications of such candidates will be rejected forthright and the payment made shall stand forfeited. NOTE III: Candidates may please note that non-cancellation of CRFS from the concerned Post Office in the manner indicated above, will lead to rejection of his/her application form. Therefore, it is in the interest of candidates that they get the CRFS cancelled from the concerned Post Office. 7. CENTRES FOR EXAMINATION A candidate must indicate, in the Application Form, the centre in which he/she would like to appear for the Written Examination in the event of his/her selection in Physical Standards Test/ Physical Efficiency Test. Sl. No. Examination Centres & Centre Code Address to which the applications should be sent by candidates applying off-line from J&K, NorthEastern States and LWE affected and Border districts as indicated in Annexures XIII and XIV 1 2 3 1. Bhagalpur(3201), Muzaffarpur(3205), Agra(3001), Bareilly(3005), Gorakhpur(3007) , Kanpur(3009), Meerut(3011), Varanasi(3013), Allahabad(3003), Patna(3206), Lucknow(3010) Regional Director(CR), Staff Selection Commission, 21-23, Lowther Road, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh-211 002. 2. Kolkata(4410), Midnapur(4413), Port Blair(4802), Sambalpur(4609), Gangtok(4001), Jalpaiguri(4408), Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1 st MSO Building,(8th Floor),9 Bhubaneshwar(4604), Cuttack(4605), Ranchi(4205), Siliguri & Berhampur (Ganjam) 234/4 . Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road), Kolkata, West Bengal-700020 3. Bangalore(9001), Thiruvananthapuram(9211), Kochi(9204), Thrissur(9212), Gulbarga(9005), Mangalore(9008), Dharwar(9004), Kozhikode (Calicut) (9206) Regional Director(KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1 st Floor, “E” Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka-560034 4. Delhi(2201), Jaipur(2405), Jodhpur(2406),Kota(2407), Bikaner(2404), Udaipur(2409), Ajmer(2401), Alwar(2402), Sriganganagar(2408), Dehradun(2002),Haldwani(2003),Almora(20 01), Srinagar (Uttarakhand) (2004) Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110504 5. Guwahati (Dispur)(5105), Itanagar(5001), Dibrugarh(5102), Jorhat(5107), Silchar(5111), Imphal(5501), Shillong(5401), Aizwal(5701), Kohima(5302), Agartala(5601) Churachandpur(5502) Regional Director(NER), Staff Selection Commission, HOUSEFED Complex, West End Block, Last Gate, Beltola Basistha Road, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam-781 006. 6. Hyderabad(8002), Chennai(8201), Madurai(8204), Vishakhapatnam (8007) Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, EVK Sampath Building, 2nd Floor, College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600006 7. Aurangabad(7202), Mumbai(7204), Kolhapur(7203), Nagpur(7205), Panaji(7801), Pune(7208), Ahmedabad(7001), Vadodara(7002), Rajkot(7006),Nashik (7207), Amravati (7201),Surat(7007) Regional Director (WR), Staff Selection Commission, 1 st Floor, South Wing, Pratishtha Bhawan, 101 M.K. Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400020 8. Ambikapur(6201), Indore(6006), Jabalpur(6007), Jagdalpur(6203), Chindwara(6003), Chattarpur(6002), Guna(6004), Mandsaur(6010), Jhabua(6008), Khandwa(6009), Rewa(6012), Raipur(6204), Bhopal(6001), Gwalior(6005), Bilaspur(6202) Dy. Director (MPR), Staff Selection Commission, “J-5, Anupam Nagar, Raipur, Chhatisgarh-492001 9. Jalandhar(1402), Leh(1005), Chandigarh(1601), Jammu(1004), Srinagar(J&K)(1007), Dy. Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Gr. Floor, 10 Shimla(1203),Bhathinda (1401),Hamirpur (1202) Anantnag (1001), Baramula(1002), Rajouri(1006) Kargil (1008), Dodda (1009). Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh- 160017 NOTE I: No change of Centre of Examination will be allowed under any circumstances. Hence, the candidates should select the centres, carefully and indicate the same correctly in their applications. NOTE II: 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. 8. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION : I. Physical Standards Test : (Female candidates are eligible only for posts earmarked for them). (i) All candidates applying for the recruitment and prima-facie eligible will be called to appear in Physical Standards Test and Physical Efficiency Test at places finalized by the Commission in consultation with the CAPFs. Detailed scrutiny of their eligibility will not be undertaken before PET/ PST. Therefore, it will be the responsibility of the candidate to verify their eligibility as prescribed in this notice before appearing for PST/ PET. (ii) Physical standards laid down for the post of Constable are – a) Height: For Males : 170 cms. For Females : 157 cms. b) Chest: For males only – Unexpanded : 80 cms. - Expanded : Min expansion 5 cms. c) Weight : For males and Females : Proportionate to height and age as per medical standards (iii) Relaxations: a) Height: i) The minimum height of candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir will be 165 cms for males and 155 cms for females. The minimum height for all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes will be 162.5 cms for males and 150 cms for females.11 ii) The minimum height will be 162.5 cms for males and 152.5 cms for females for the candidates hailing from the North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura and candidates hailing from Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) comprising of the three Sub-Divisions of Darjeeling District namely Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong and includes the following “Mouzas” Sub-Division of these districts: (1)Lohagarh Tea Garden (2)Lohagarh Forest (3)Rangmohan(4)Barachenga (5)Panighata (6)Chota Adalpur (7)Paharu (8)Sukna Forest (9)Sukna Part-I (10) Pantapati Forest-I (11)Mahanadi Forest (12)Champasari Forest (13)Salbari Chhat Part-II (14)Sitong Forest (15)Sivoke Hill Forest (16)Sivoke Forest (17) Chhota Chenga (18) Nipania. iii) The minimum height for all Scheduled Tribe candidates hailing from the North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura and Left Wing Extremism affected districts will be 160 cms for males and 147.5 cms for females. Chest : i) The minimum chest of male candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir will be 78 cms (minimum 5 cms expansion). The minimum chest for all male candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes will be 76 cms (minimum 5 cms expansion). ii) The minimum chest of male candidates hailing from North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) as mentioned in para-8 (I)(iii) above, will be 77 cms unexpanded (with minimum 5 cms expansion). (iv) Physical Standard Test(PST)/ Physical Efficiency Test (PET) : a) Candidates who are found eligible on height parameters will undergo PET (race) followed by biometric identification & screening of testimonials and thereon chest and weight measurements by a board. b) Physical Efficiency Test (PET): For Male candidates For Female candidates Race 5 Kms in 24 minutes. 1.6 Kms in 8 ½ minutes For candidates of Ladakh Region:12 Male Female Race 1 Mile in 6 ½ minutes 800 meters in 4 minutes c) Pregnancy at the time of PET will be considered a disqualification and pregnant female candidates shall be rejected at this stage. d) PET will not be held for Ex-Servicemen. However, they will be required to qualify in the medical examination. NOTE: 1. There shall be no minimum requirement of chest measurement for Female candidates. 2. Relaxation in height and chest (as the case may be) as mentioned above will be permissible only on production of certificate at the time of PST/PET in the proforma as prescribed in Annexure VIII from the competent authorities of the District where he/she ordinarily resides. 3. Those candidates who are declared not qualified in Physical Standards, i.e., height and chest, may prefer an appeal, if they so desire, to the appellate authority present on the PET ground. The decision of the appellate authority will be final and no further appeal or representation in this regard will be entertained. 4. Conduct of PST/PET will be the sole responsibility of the CAPFs. The Commission will not entertain any representation/appeal/RTI applications against the decision of the PST/PET Board. II. Written Examination – 04th October, 2015 The Commission will conduct written examination of candidates qualified in PST/PET in both online and off-line mode. The candidates will have to opt for On-line or Off-line mode of Examination in the application form. Though the Commission will endeavour to accommodate the candidates in centres opted by him / her, it may combine the centres or divert the candidates to other centres, depending on administrative convenience. The written examination will consist of one objective type paper containing 100 questions carrying 100 marks, with the following composition - Subject Number of Questions Maximum Marks Duration/ Time Allowed Part A General Intelligence and Reasoning 25 2513 Part B General Knowledge and General Awareness 25 25 Two Hours Part C Elementary Mathematics 25 25 Part D English/Hindi 25 25 All questions will be of Objective Multiple Choice Type. For Off-line Examination, Questions will be set bilingually in Hindi and English/ Trilingually in English and Hindi/Kashmiri (Urdu Script for J&K), Marathi(Maharashtra), Gujarati(Gujarat), Malayalam(Kerala), Kannada(Karnataka), Telegu (Andhra Pradesh),Tamil (Tamil Nadu), Oriya(Odisha), Bengali(West Bengal and Tripura), Punjabi (Gurmukhi script for Punjab),Assamese (Assam & Arunachal Pradesh),Manipuri(Manipur) and Mizo(Mizoram). Accordingly the paper can be answered in any of these languages in Parts A, B and C. Candidates are required to attempt either Hindi or English section of Part „D‟ of the question paper. For On-line Examination Questions will be in English and Hindi only. Online examination will be on 04.10.2015 and subsequent days, if required. The syllabus for the Written Examination will be : A. General Intelligence & Reasoning: Analytical aptitude and ability to observe and distinguish patterns will be tested through questions principally of non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, etc. B. General Knowledge and General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness of the environment around him. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline. C. Elementary Mathematics: This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and 14 Loss, Discount, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time, Time and Work, etc. D. English/Hindi: Candidates‟ ability to understand basic English/ Hindi, his basic comprehension would be tested. The questions in all the above components will be of Matriculation level. NOTE - 1: Candidates are not permitted to use Mobile Phone, Calculators or any other electronic/electrical device. Candidates, therefore, MUST NOT bring Mobile Phone, Calculators or any other electronic / electrical device inside the Examination premises. Possession of these items, whether in use or not, will be considered as “use of unfair means” in the Examination and appropriate action will be taken by the Commission against such candidates, as per extant policy of the Commission. NOTE - 2: The Commission will not take cognizance of representations regarding the Question Paper of Written Examination, received later than ten days after placement of answer keys on the website. NOTE - 3 : The date of written examination is subject to change, in which event the new date will be notified through Newspapers, Commission‟s websites and Admission Certificates for the examination. NOTE-4: Detailed instructions along with specimen OMR sheet are available on the Commission‟s website, ssc.nic.in about the manner in which OMR answer sheets are to be marked. III. Medical Examination (a) Eye Sight: Visual Acuity unaided (NEAR VISION) Uncorrected Visual Acuity (DISTANT VISION) Refraction Color Vision Remarks Better Eye Worse Eye Better Eye Wors e Eye N6 N9 6/6 6/9 Visual correction of any kind is not permitted even by glasses. CP-III BY ISIHARA -In right handed person, the Right eye is better eye and vice versa. -Binocular vision is required. (i) The candidates must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein and squint in eyes. They must be in good mental and physical health for duties in all places including in high altitude and be fit to serve in border areas with 15 extreme climatic conditions and must be free from any defect likely to interfere with efficient performance of the duties. (ii) Only those candidates who have scored above the cut off marks fixed by the Commission in Written Examination will be required to appear in the Medical Examination. The Commission shall have the discretion to fix different qualifying standards for candidates belonging to different categories in different states/UTs, taking into consideration vacancies allotted to each State/UT. (iii) The selected candidates will be medically examined by the medical boards constituted by the CAPFs to assess their physical and medical fitness as prescribed in the eligibility conditions. “Those who do not produce domicile certificate will not be allowed to appear for medical examination. (iv) Medical Test (X-Ray & laboratory) shall be conducted only for such candidates who are found fit after passing through all the level of tests. (v) In case of medical examination, “temporary unfitness” will not be allowed. However, any female candidate who during the medical examination is found to be pregnant of twelve weeks standing or above, shall be declared temporarily unfit and her medical examination held in abeyance until the confinement is over. (vi) Candidates declared unfit may file an appeal/representation to the designated authority in the CAPFs within 15 days of declaring him/her unfit by the medical board. (vii) Testimonials of the candidates will be checked at the medical examination stage. 9. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY THE CANDIDATES IN THE OFF-LINE EXAMINATIONS (i) Candidates must write the papers/indicate the answers in their own hand. (ii) In the question papers, wherever necessary, the Metric systems of weights and measures only will be used. (iii) Candidates are not permitted to use calculators and other electronic gadgets except as specified in the Notice. They should not, therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Premises/Venue. (iv) If any candidate is found to possess mobile phones or any other means of wireless communication in the working or switched off mode in the examination hall, his/her candidature shall be cancelled forthwith. (v) OMR Type of Answer Sheets will be supplied by the Commission to candidates for recording their answers of Multiple Choice Objective Type Questions in off-line examination. Candidates are advised to read very carefully, the following instructions, in their own interest. (a) Part A of OMR Answer Sheet to be filled in with Ball Point Pen (Black/Blue) only. (b) Part B of OMR Answer Sheet should be filled in with ball point pen(Black/Blue) only, as per instructions given in OMR Answer Sheet. (c) Candidate should write and code his/her name, Roll Number, Name of the Examination as mentioned in Admission Certificate, Date of birth and Test Form Number correctly, in the relevant places, in OMR Answer Sheet. They are also requested to affix their signature and Left Thumb Impression in the boxes 16 earmarked for the purpose. Answer Sheet not bearing candidates Name, Roll Number, Test Form Number, signature OR which do not have such details fully and correctly coded will not be evaluated. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained by the Commission. 9(A): For on-line examination, instructions on the computer screen may be followed. 10. MODE OF SELECTION : (i) The Commission will prepare the final merit list of candidates categorywise and state-wise without making any force allocation. Force allocation will be done by Nodal CRPF/MHA and the final result will also be declared by them. (ii) The minimum cut off percentage of marks for selection will normally be as under : General and Ex-servicemen : 35% SC/ST/OBC : 33% Provided that SC, ST, and OBC candidates , who are selected on their own merit without relaxed standards will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies. Such SC, ST, and OBC candidates will be accommodated against the general/unreserved vacancies as per their position in the overall Merit List. The reserved vacancies will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible SCs, STs, and OBCs, candidates which will, thus, comprise of SC, ST, and OBC candidates who are lower in merit than the last general candidate on merit list of unreserved category but otherwise found suitable for appointment by relaxed standard. An Ex-Serviceman candidate who qualifies on the basis of relaxed standards viz. age limit, experience or qualifications, extended zone of consideration, etc. will be counted against reserved vacancies and not against general vacancies subject to fitness of such candidate for selection. Such candidates will also be recommended at the relaxed standards. Age relaxation as prescribed by Government for ExServicemen is permissible against the reserved or unreserved vacancies and such exemption is not termed as relaxed standards in regard to age. (iii) Allotment of CAPF to the candidates selected from each state will be done by MHA/ CRPF on the basis of merit list submitted by SSC depending on availabilities of vacancies in each CAPF for the State. (iv) Result will be declared on the basis of merit-cum-preference of forces/ organization exercised by the candidate. If a candidate does not exercise any option for any force/organization or exercise limited option(s) he/she will be considered against default option as indicated in the application form. If the candidate does not want to be considered against any force/organization, he/she should put cross mark (X) in the relevant column in the Application Form. 17 NOTE: The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If, on verification, at any time before or after the PST/PET, written examination and medical examination, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by the Commission. 11. RESOLUTION OF TIE CASES (a) The tie is resolved by the Commission by referring to the total marks in the written examination i.e. a candidate having more marks in the written examination gets preference over the candidate(s) with less marks. (b) If the tie still persists then the marks in Part A are referred to i.e. a candidate having more marks in Part A is given preference. (c) If the tie still persists, the candidate older in age gets preference. (d) If the tie still persists, it is finally resolved by referring to the alphabetical order of names i.e. a candidate whose name begins with the alphabet which comes first in the alphabetical order gets preference. 12. HOW TO APPLY: The application must be submitted online. Only candidates belonging to the States of J&K and North-East and from LWE affected areas and border districts as listed in the Notice of Examination (Annexure XIV & XIII) have the choice of applying on-line or off-line. Off-line applications except from candidates of J&K, North-Eastern States and LWE affected districts and border districts as mentioned in Annexure XIV & XIII will be rejected summarily. Candidature of candidates who submitted applications both on-line and off-line mode will also be rejected summarily. 13. ADMISSION TO THE RECRUITMENT: All candidates who apply in response to this advertisement by the CLOSING DATE and are provisionally eligible will be assigned Roll numbers, which will be communicated to them at the time of calling them for PST/PET. PST/PET will be scheduled and conducted by the CAPFs. Call letters to candidates for PST/ PET will be issued by CRPF. For ONLINE applicants call letters may be downloaded from CRPF website crpf.nic.in from 15-4-2015 to 15-5-2015. Admit cards of only OFFLINE applicants will be sent through post, however they may also download the same from above mentioned website. Candidate must write his/her Roll number along with his/her name, date of birth and name of the examination while addressing any communication to the Commission/CRPF. Communication from the candidate not furnishing these particulars shall not be entertained. In the case of non-receipt of call letters for PST/PET and Medical 18 Examination/inability to download the same from the website of the concerned CAPF, candidates should contact the co-ordinating CAPF i.e. CRPF at least one week before PST/PET or Medical Examination. The schedule of PST/PET and Medical Examination will be placed on the website of CRPF crpf.nic.in along with the contact details of officers to be contacted in case of non-receipt of ACs for PST/PET and Medical Examination. Detailed Programme of PST/PET and Medical Examination will be available on the website of the co-ordinating CAPF, i.e., CRPF along with Roll Number block of candidates for each day, at least two weeks before PST/PET or Medical Examination. Similarly, details of centres / sub-centres will also be available on the website crpf.nic.in at least two weeks before the written examination. Admission Certificates (ACs) for written examination will be uploaded on the website of the respective SSC, Regional Office. ACs will not be issued by post except for candidates of J&K, North-Eastern States and LWE affected areas and border districts as mentioned in Annexure XIV & XIII who applied off-line and whose applications have been accepted. Such candidates will be issued ACs by post also. IF ANY CANDIDATE WHO APPLIED OFF-LINE DOES NOT RECEIVE ADMISSION CERTIFICATE FOR THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION OR IF ANY CANDIDATE IS UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD THE AC FROM THE WEBSITE OF THE RESPECTIVE REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE DATE OF EXAMINATION, HE/SHE MUST IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE CONCERNED REGIONAL/SUB REGIONAL OFFICE (S) OF THE COMMISSION WITH PROOF OF HAVING SUBMITTED HIS/HER APPLICATION. IN THE CASE OF ONLINE APPLICATION, REGISTRATION ID SHOULD BE AVAILABLE WITH THE CANDIDATE. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DEPRIVE HIM/HER OF ANY CLAIM FOR CONSIDERATION. Candidates are advised to visit the concerned Regional Office’s website periodically for obtaining the information regarding call-letters for written examination after completion of PST/PET. Note: The candidates must carry at least one latest photo bearing identification proof such as Driving Licence, Voter Card, Aadhaar Card, Identity Card issued by University/College, Income Tax Pan Card in original to the PST/PET centres, examination center and venue of Medical Examination/Review Medical Examination, failing which they shall not be allowed to appear for the same. 14. 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 19 list will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry/correspondence will be entertained in this regard. 15. COURTS JURISDICTION Any dispute in regard to this recruitment will be subject to courts/tribunals having jurisdiction over the City/Town in which the concerned Regional/SubRegional Office of the SSC is situated and where the candidate has submitted his/her application. 16. For Application form, instructions for filling up the application form and for online payment/submission of application, candidates are advised to refer Annexure- II and Annexure-III respectively. 17. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. Matriculation or 10th class pass is the minimum educational qualification. The recruitment will comprise of Physical Standards Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Written Examination and Medical Examination. Female candidate will be considered for posts earmarked for them in different CAPFs. 2. In view of the anticipated large number of applicants, scrutiny of the eligibility and other aspects will not be undertaken before the PST/PET and Written Examination and, therefore, the candidature will be accepted only provisionally. Candidates are advised to go through the requirements of educational qualification, age, physical standards, etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the posts, before applying. Copies of supporting documents will be sought only from those candidates who qualify for the medical examination. When scrutiny of document is undertaken after the written examination, if any claim made in the application is not found substantiated, the candidature will be cancelled and the Commission’s decision in this regard shall be final. 3. BEFORE APPLYING, CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO GO THROUGH THE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. THIS NOTICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON COMMISSION’S WEBSITE ssc.nic.in 4. Candidates seeking reservation benefits as SC/ST/OBC/ ExS 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 format prescribed by Government of India in support of their claim when the copies of the certificates will be sought after the written examination. OBC candidates should ensure that they are in possession of OBC certificate in the prescribed format issued by the competent authority within the due date prescribed in this Notice. 20 5. CANDIDATES BELONGING TO THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CATEGORY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS EXAMINATION. 6. Fee payable: Rupees Fifty only Rs. 50.00) payable through CRF stamps for off line application or SBI Challan or online payment through SBI Challan /Net banking/credit /debit cards in the case of online application. Fee is exempted for all Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation, as per Government orders. 7. CLOSING DATE: On-line application: 23.02.2015 (up to 5:00 P.M.) Off-line application: 23.02.2015 (up to 5:00 P.M.) For candidates who reside in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep CLOSING DATE will be 02.03.2015 (up to 5:00 P.M.). APPLICATIONS RECEIVED LATE WILL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED . ON-LINE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM MAY BE MADE ON WEBSITE ssconline.nic.in. AND ssconline2.gov.in. FACILITY OF ON-LINE APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 24.01.2015 TO 21.02.2015 (UPTO 5:00 PM) FOR FILLING UP PART-I AND TILL 23.02.2015 (UPTO 5:00 PM) FOR PART-II. SUCH CANDIDATES SHOULD RETAIN THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THEM ON LINE FOR CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COMMISSION. THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PRINT OUTS OF THEIR APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSION. 8. MOBILES & ACCESSORIES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC GADGETS ARE BANNED WITHIN THE PREMISES OF THE EXAMINATION VENUE. CANDIDATURE OF CANDIDATES IN POSSESSION OF SUCH GADGETS WILL BE CANCELLED FORTHWITH. THE COMMISSION CONSIDERES SUCH POSSESSION AS ADOPTING UNFAIR MEANS. 9. APPLICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH ON-LINE MODE ONLY EXCEPT FOR THE STATE OF J&K, NORTH-EASTERN STATES AND LEFT WING EXTREMISM AFFECTED DISTRICTS AND BORDER DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTRY AS INDICATED IN ANNEXURES XIV & XIII, WHERE THE CANDIDATES WILL HAVE THE CHOICE TO APPLY ON-LINE OR OFFLINE. CANDIDATURE OF CANDIDATES APPLYING THROUGH BOTH THE MODES IS LIABLE FOR REJECTION SUMMARILY. ONLY ONE APPLICATION IS TO BE SUBMITTED AS MENTIONED ABOVE. IN CASE OF MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS, FOR ON-LINE APPLICATION, THE LAST APPLICATION FOR WHICH PART-I AND PART-II REGISTRATION HAVE BEEN 21 COMPLETED WILL BE ACCEPTED. FOR OFF-LINE APPLICATIONS FROM CANDIDATES OF SPECIFIC AREAS AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT HIS/HER DISCRETION, WILL ACCEPT ONLY ONE OF THE APPLICATIONS. 10. The Commission will send acknowledgement through SMS/email to candidates applying on-line, regarding successful completion of registration of on-line application. 11. The admit cards for PST/PET will be issued/ uploaded on their website by the CRPF, whereas the admit card for written examination will be issued/ uploaded on the website of the Regional Offices of SSC. Online applicants will download their admit cards for PET/ PST online only from CRPF website crpf.nic.in. Admit cards of only OFFLINE applicants will be sent through post, however they may also download the
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