RECRUITMENT OF 50 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (SCALE-I) IN AGRICULTURE INSURANCE COMPANY OF INDIA LIMITED

Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited (AIC) a leading Crop Insurance Company, invites applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment of 50 (Fifty) Administrative Officers in Scale I Cadre in various discipline viz. Agriculture Sciences, Information Technology, Finance, Legal, Statistics, Marketing and Generalist.

Please Note the Important Dates (Tentative):

Publication of Short Advertisement in Leading Newspapers	15th September, 2017
Publication of Advertisement in Employment News	23rd September 2017
On line Registration commences from/Payment of fees	15th September, 2017
Last Date for Online Registration/Payment of fees	10th October 2017
Date of Online Examination	18/19th November 2017 (Tentative)

Vacancies & Reservations:

Total No. of Vacancies	SC	ST	OBC	Un-reserved
50	08	04	13	25

PWD vacancies:

Of the above, 02 vacancies are reserved for PWD (1 VI & 1 HI). However, OC candidates may apply for the post and they will get the relaxation of age and fee etc.

Abbreviations stand for: UR: Un-reserved; SC: Scheduled Caste; ST: Scheduled tribe: OBC: Other Backward Classes; PWD: persons with disabilities; VI: Visually Impaired, HI: Hearing Impaired; OC: Orthopedically Challenged.

The above vacancies are provisional and may vary according to the actual requirements of the Company at the material time. The reservation under various categories will be as per prevailing Government Guidelines at the time of finalization of results.

Note:

i) Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the CREAMY LAYER, are not entitled to

OBC reservation and age relaxation. They should indicate their category as GENERAL.

ii) The category-wise numbers mentioned above are provisional/indicative. The Company reserves the right not to select any candidate from any of the discipline mentioned above. The category-wise numbers indicated above may vary at any stage of recruitment process.

iii) Reservation for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) shall be as per prevailing government rules.

Note: Candidate should apply for any ONE discipline only. Not more than one application should be submitted by any candidate. In case of multiple Applications only the latest valid (completed) application will be retained and the application fee/intimation charges paid for the other motile registration(s) will stand forfeited.

1. Service Conditions:

The service conditions will be applicable as per the prevalent rules of the company from time to time. Selected candidates on appointment may be posted or transferred to any place in India as may be decided by the Company. Please note that the Field work in the districts being an essential part of the duty, one has to undertake extensive travel in the remote rural areas on a compulsory basis.

2. Probation:

A candidate appointed in the Officers cadre on regular pay rolls of the Company shall be on

probation for a period of one year from the date of joining of duty. The probation period may be extended by a further period of six months.

The company reserves the right to terminate the services of the candidate if found unsuitable at any time during the probation period or the extended probation period without any notice or assigning any reason thereof.

3. Guarantee Bond

Before joining as probationer, the selected candidates will be required to give an undertaking to serve the Company for a minimum period of four (4) years including the probation period. In the event of their resigning from the Company before the expiry of the bond period, they will be liable to pay liquidated damages equivalent to one years gross salary paid to them. Besides, he/she will have to submit a stamped Bond duly executed by two sureties (not blood relatives), of sound financial standing for an amount equivalent to one years gross salary.

Candidates resigning from the Company during the probation period and candidates whose services are terminated by the Company during the probation period shall be liable to pay the salary received by them during their entire service in the Company in addition to an amount of Rs. 50,000/-towards partial cost of training. No lien/bond executed to retain a substantive post with present employer will be binding upon the Company and no Leave Salary or Pension Contribution will be made.

4. Emoluments & benefits

Basic pay of Rs.32795/-in the scale of Rs. 32795-1610(14)-55335-1745(4)-62315 and other admissible allowance as applicable. Total emoluments will be approximately Rs. 51,000/-p.m. in Metropolitan Centers. Other benefits such as Pension under New Pension system governed by PFRDA, Gratuity, LTS, Medical Benefits, Group Personal Accident Insurance etc. shall be

as per rules. The Officers are also entitled for Companys/leased accommodation as per norms.

5. Education Qualification (as on 01.09.2017)

Candidate must possess the minimum qualification as listed in the table below from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by Central Government.

Candidates should possess certificate in proof of passing the qualifying examination as on 01.09.2017.

Note:

1. Educational qualification should be from a University/Institution/Board recognized by Govt. of India/approved by Govt. Regulatory Bodies and the result should have been declared on or before 01.09.2017.
   
   
2. Proper document from Board/University for having declared the result on or before 01.09.2017 has to be submitted at the time of interview.
   
   
3. The candidate must possess valid mark-sheet/Degree Certificate of the necessary qualification as on 01.09.2017.
   
   
4. Percentage marks shall be as mentioned in the final mark-sheet/degree of the university. The fraction of percentage so mentioned will be ignored i.e. 59.99% will be treated as less than 60%.
   
   
5. Where CGPA/OGPA are awarded, the candidate will have to produce a certificate issued by the appropriate authority inter alia stating the norms of the University regarding conversion of grade into percentage and the percentage of marks scored by the candidate in terms of norms.
   
   

Eligibility conditions: As on 01.09.2017 (for Age and for Educational Qualifications).

The candidate should apply only for any one of the following Groups:

A. Educational Qualifications:

Group & Code No.	Educational qualifications Graduation /Post Graduation shall be from a recognized University
Group A Code No. 01 Agriculture	B. Sc.(Agriculture)/ B.E./B. Tech in Agriculture Engineering with 60% marks, (for SC/ST 55% marks). Or M.Sc.(Agriculture) with 60% marks (For SC/ST 55% marks).
Group B Code No. 02 I.T.	BE/B. Tech (Computer/IT) with 60% marks, (for SC/ST 55% marks) or MCA (Masters in Computer Applications)/ M. Tech. in IT/MCM (Masters in Computer Management), with 60% marks, (for SC/ST 55% marks).
Group C	B. Com with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) Or M. Com with 60% marks (for SC/ST
Code No. 03	55% marks).
Finance	Or Chartered accountants (ICAI) Or Company Secretary (ICSE) Or Cost and Management Accountant (The Institute of Cost Accounts of India) earlier known as Cost and Work Accounts (ICWAI) Or MBA (Finance)*(2 years full time course) with 60% marks, (for SC/ST candidates 55%) from a recognized University.
Group D Code No. 04 Legal	Graduate in Law with 60% marks, (for SC/ST 55%) Or Post Graduation in Law with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55%) from a recognized university.
Group E Code No. 05 Statistics	B. Sc. in Statistics with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) Or M. Sc. in Statistics with 60% marks, (for SC/ST candidates 55% marks).
Group F Code No. 06 Marketing	Graduate Degree in Marketing/Sales with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) Or Post Graduate Degree (2 years full time course) of MBA (Marketing/Sales)** with minimum 60% of marks in aggregate (for SC/ST candidates 55% marks).
Group G Code No. 07 Generalist	Graduate Degree in any discipline with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks Or Masters Degree in any discipline with 60% marks (for SC/ST candidates 55% marks).

*/**MBA Finance & MBA Marketing/Sales candidates must furnish certificate from a recognized university confirming their specialization in finance & Marketing/Sales at the time of interview, failing which they will not be allowed to appear for the interview.

Note:

• Other things being equal, preference will be given to candidates having post qualification experience in their area of specialization. Companys decision in this regard shall be final.
  
  
• Working knowledge of Computer is must.
  
  
• Candidates are advised to ensure that the Academic/Professional/Technical Qualifications acquired by them are duly approved by the respective Competent Authorities like UGC/AICTE/DEC etc. during the period of study of the respective courses.
  
  
• The candidates must possess valid Mark-sheet/Degree Certificate of the necessary qualification as on 01.08.2017.
  
  

6. Age (as on 01.09.2017) Minimum Age: 21 years & Maximum Age: 30 years as on 01.09.2017

i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 2^nd September 1987 and not later than 1^st September 1996 (both dates inclusive).

Sl. No.	CATEGORY	RELAXATION
1	Scheduled Cast/Scheduled Tribes	5 years
2	Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer)	3 years
3	Persons with Disability	10 years
4	Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service as on 01.08.2017 and have been released; (a) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 01.08.2017) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; or (b) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service; or (c) on invalidment. The ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 01.08.2017 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years an in whose case the Ministry of Defense issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.	5 years
5	Defense service personnel disabled in operation during the hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as consequence thereof.	3 years
6	Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989	Gen: 5 years OBC: 8 years SC/ST: 10 years
7	Existing Confirmed Employees of Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd. & outsourced personnel associated with Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd. having experience in Agriculture Insurance.	8 years

Note:

• In case of a candidate who is eligible for relaxation under more than one of the above categories, the age relaxation will be available on a cumulative basis subject to the maximum age not exceeding 45 years.
  
  
• • Candidates seeking age relaxation will be required to submit copies of necessary certificate(s) and produce the original certificate(s) for verification at the time of interview and/or any subsequent stage of recruitment process.
    
    
  • If a person with disability is entitled to age concession by virtue of being an Existing Confirmed Employee of & outsourced personnel associated with Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd. concession to him/her will be admissible either as a person with disability or as an Existing Confirmed Employee of & outsourced personnel associated with Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd. whichever may be more beneficial to him/her.
• There is no reservation for Ex-servicemen in Officers cadre.
  
  

Definitions

A. EX-SERVICEMEN (EXSM): Only those candidates shall be treated as Ex-servicemen who fulfill the revised definition as laid down in Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs and Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms Notification No. 36034/5/85 Estt. (SCT) dated 27.01.1986 as amended from time to time.

B. DISABLED EX-SERVICEMEN (DISXS) Ex-servicemen who while serving in Armed Forces of the union were disabled in operation against the enemy or in disturbed areas shall be treated as DISXS.

C. PERSONS WITH DIDABILITIES: Under Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995 only such persons would be eligible for reservation who suffer from not less than 40% of relevant disability and are certified by a Medical Board appointed by the Central/State Govt. Accordingly, candidates with the following disabilities are eligible to apply:

II. Deaf & Hearing Impaired (HI)

The deaf are those persons in whom the sense of hearing is non-functional for ordinary purposes of life i.e. total loss of hearing in both ears. They do not hear, understand sounds at all even with amplified speech. Hearing impairment means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.

III. Orthopedically Challenged (OC)

Locomotor Disability means disability of bones, joints or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy.

Cerebral Palsy means a group of non-progressive conditions of person characterized by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the pre-natal, peri-natal or infant period of development.

All the cases of Orthopedically Challenged Persons would be covered under the category of

Locomotor disability or cerebral palsy.

Please note that the eligibility criteria specified herein are the basic criteria for applying for the post. At the time of interview the Candidates must necessarily produce the relevant documents in original an a self-attested photocopy in support of their identity and eligibility pertaining to category. Nationality, age, educational qualifications etc. as indicated in the online application form. Please note that no change of application data will be permitted at any stage after completion of registration process of the online application. Merely applying for the post and being shortlisted in the online examination and/or in the subsequent interview and/or subsequent processes does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be offered employment in the Company. No request for considering the candidature under any category/post other than the one in which applied will be entertained.

Selection Procedure:

The final selection will be made on the basis of overall performance in online Examination and interview. Candidates will be called for online examination to be held in the month of November 2017

(tentative).

The test will be of 200 marks, comprises of the following:

For Generalist:

Sl. No.	Name of Test	Type of test	Maximum Marks	No. of Questions	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	Test of Reasoning	Objective	50	50	Eng/Hindi	120 minutes
2.	Test of English Language	Objective	50	50	English
3.	Test of General Awareness	Objective	50	50	Eng/Hindi
4.	Test of Quantitative aptitude	Objective	50	50	Eng/Hindi
5.	Descriptive English Test	Descriptive	30	3	English only	30 minutes

For other disciplines: Exam for all disciplines will be conducted in same session.

Sl. No.	Name of Test	Type of test	Maximum Marks	No. of Questions	Medium of Exam	Duration
1.	Test of Reasoning	Objective	50	50	Eng/Hindi	120 minutes
2.	Test of English Language	Objective	50	50	English
3.	Test of Quantitative aptitude	Objective	50	50	Eng/Hindi

4.	Professional Test to assess technical and professional knowledge in the relevant discipline	Objective	50	50	Eng/Hindi
5.	Descriptive English Test	Descriptive	30	3	English only	30 minutes

Descriptive English Test of 30 minutes duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English Language (Essay, Letter & Precis) will be in English and will be conducted through on line mode on the same session. The Descriptive English Test will be assessed for only those candidates who would have scored a minimum total cut off score in the objective type examinations. Descriptive papers to the extent of 15 times number of vacancies may be assessed. Candidates who have scored a minimum total score in the objective examination and have qualified the descriptive test will be short listed for the interview to the extent of about 3 times the number of vacancies. A candidate shall be required to qualify in the descriptive test, but the marks in the descriptive test will not be counted towards short listing for interviews or final selection.

Penalty for Wrong Answers: There will be negative marks for wrong answer, 1/4^th of the allotted marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Candidates will have to appear for the online examination at their own expenses to be held in the month of October,2017 (tentative).

Cut Off Score: Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score for each section of objective test separately for short listing for the Descriptive Test evaluation/interview. Descriptive answer script would be evaluated only in respect of those candidates who qualify the objective test and also score high. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut offs will be decided for Descriptive paper evaluation.

The above tests, except the test of English Language & descriptive test will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.

The Company reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.

Interview: Candidates who have been shortlisted at the end of written exam will subsequently be called for an interview to be conducted by the Company, up to three times the number of vacancies of respective stream/category. Selection would be based on the performance in the on-line test and interview. The final merit list shall be prepared in descending order of the consolidated marks secured by the candidates. Candidates who fall within the number of vacancies in the merit list shall be considered for appointment.

The candidates are advised to ensure that they fulfill the requirements of age and qualification (final result for the qualification must have been published on or before 01.09.2017) before they apply. If a candidate is found ineligible, his/her candidature will be cancelled at any stage of recruitment. Appearing in the ONLINE EXAMINATION & INTERVIEW will not automatically confer any right of being selected for the said post.

Application Fee:

(non-Refundable) through on-line mode only. The amount of fee to be paid is indicated below:

Category of Applicant	Amount of Fees (Non-refundable)
SC/ST/Persons with Disability (PWD	Rs. 100/-
All other categories	Rs. 650/-

Note: The transaction charge, if applicable, is to be borne by the candidate. Fee once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held reserve for any other examination or selection.

1. Examination Centers:

Examination Centre and dates of Examinations are liable to be changed at the Companys discretion. In the event of cancellation of Examination at any center, the Company may at its discretion allot an alternative center to the candidates concerned. Call letters will be issued for written examination and should be downloaded by the candidates from the link provided in the Companys website i.e. www.aicofindia.com at appropriate time. Candidates will not be admitted to the examinations without the Call Letter.

Sr.No	Centre		S. No	Centre		S. No	Centre		Sr. No	Centre
1	Andhra Pradesh		9	Haryana		16	Maharashtra			Jaipur
	Chirala			Hisar			Aurangabad			Udaipur
	Kurnool			Faridabad			Amravati			Bikaner
	Vijayawada			Gurgaon			Kolhapur			Jodhpur
	Vishakhapatnam			Karnal			Nasik		27	Tamilnadu
	Tirupati		10	Himachal Pradesh			Mumbai/Navi Mumbai /Thane/Greater Mumbai			Chennai
2	Arunachal Pradesh			Bilaspur			Nagpur			Coimbatore
	Itanagar /Naharlagon			Kullu		17	Manipur			Madurai
				Shimla			Imphal			Thiruchirapalli
3	Assam			Solan		18	Meghalaya
	Dibrugarh			Hamirpur			Shillong		27	Telangana
	Guwahati					19	Mizoram
	Silchar		11	Jammu &Kashmir			Aizawl			Hyderabad/Ranga reddy
				Jammu		20	Sikkim			Karimnagar
				Srinagar			Gangtok /Bardang			Warangal
										Khammam
4	Bihar		12	Jharkhand		21	Nagaland
	Gaya			Jamshedpur			Kohima		28	Tripura
	Muzaffarpur			Ranchi		22	New Delhi			Agartala
	Patna		13	Karnataka			Delhi -NCR		29	Uttar Pradesh
	Purnea			Bengaluru		23	Odisha			Allahabad
				Gulbarga			Bhubaneshwar			Varanasi
5	Chandigarh						Cuttack			Jhansi
	Chandigarh/ Mohali			Dharwad			Balasore			Lucknow
				Hubli			Rourkela			Mathura

6	Chattisgarh
	Bhilai
	Raipur
7	Goa
	Panaji/verna/South
	Goa
8	Gujarat
	Ahmedabad/Gandh
	inagar
	Rajkot
	Surat
	Vadodara

	Mangalore
	Mysore
14	Kerala
	Ernakulam/Kochi
	Kozhikode
	Pallakad
	Thiruvananthapuram
15	Madhya Pradesh
	Bhopal
	Gwalior
	Indore
	Jabalpur
	Bhilai
	Durg

	Behrampur
24	Puducherry
	Puducherry
25	Punjab
	Amritsar
	Jalandhar
	Ludhiana
	Patiala
	Bhatinda
26	Rajasthan
	Ajmer

	Noida-Greater
	Noida
30	Uttarakhand
	Dehradun
	Roorki
	Haldwani/Nainita
	l
31	West Bengal
	Asansol
	Berhampore
	Kolkata/Greater
	Kolkata
	Siliguri

DOWNLOAD OF CALL LETTER

Candidates will have to visit the Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd. website i.e. www.aicofindia.com for downloading call letters for online test. Intimation for downloading call letter will also be sent through email/SMS. Once the candidate clicks the relevant link, he/she can access the window for call letter download. The candidate is required to use (i) Registration Number/Roll Number, (ii) Password/Date of Birth for downloading the call letter. Candidate needs to affix recent recognizable photograph on the call letter preferably the same as provided during registration and appear at the examination center with

(i)

Call Letter

(ii)

Photo Identity Proof as stipulated in clause (xiii) below and also specified in the call letter and

(iii) photocopy of the same Photo Identity Proof as brought in original.

CANDIDATES REPORTING LATE i.e. after the reporting time specified on the call letter for Examination will not be permitted to take the examination. The reporting time mentioned on the call letter is prior to the Start time of the test. Though the duration of the examination is 2 hours, candidates may be required to be at the venue for about 4 hours including the time required for completion of various formalities such as verification and collection of various requisite documents, logging in, giving of instructions.

IDENTITY VERIFICATION

In the examination hall as well as at the time of interview, the call letter along with original and

a photocopy of the candidates currently valid photo identity (bearing exactly the same name

as it appears on the call letter) such as PAN Card/ Passport/ Permanent Driving Licence,

(Learners driving license will not be valid)(/ Voters Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph/

Photo identity proof issued by a Gazzetted Officer on official letterhead along with photograph / Photo identity proof issued by a Peoples Representative on official letterhead along with photograph / valid recent Identity Card issued by a recognized College/ University/ Aadhar card/ E-Aadhar Card with a photograph/ Employee ID/ Bar Council Identity Card with photograph should be submitted to the invigilator for verification. The candidates identity will be verified with respect to his/her details on the call letter, in the Attendance List and requisite documents submitted. If identity of the candidate is in doubt the candidate may not be allowed to appear for the Examination.

Ration Card is not valid id proof for this project.

Note: Candidates have to produce in original the photo identity proof and submit photocopy of the photo identity proof along with Examination call letter as well as the Interview Call Letter while attending the examination/ interview respectively, without which they will not be allowed to take up the examination/ interview. Candidates must note that the name as appearing on the call letter (provided during the process of registration) should exactly match the name as appearing on the photo identity proof. Female candidates who have changed first/last/middle name post marriage must take special note of this. If there is any mismatch between the name indicated in the Call Letter and Photo Identity Proof the candidate will not be allowed to appear for the examination. In case of candidates who have changed their name, will be allowed only if they produce original Gazette notification / their original marriage certificate / affidavit in original.

CENTRE CLAUSES:

1. The examination will be conducted online in venues given in the respective call letters.
2. No request for change of center/venue/date/session for Examination shall be entertained.
3. Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd., however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination Centers and/ or add some other Centers, at its discretion, depending upon the response, administrative feasibility, etc.
4. Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any center other than the one he/she has opted for.
5. Candidate will appear for the examination at an Examination Centre at his/her own risks and expenses and Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.
6. Choice of center once exercised by the candidate will be final.
   
   

If sufficient number of candidates does not opt for a particular center for "Online" examination, Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd reserves the right to allot any other adjunct center to those candidates OR if the number of candidates is more than the capacity available for online exam for a center, Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd., reserves the right to allot any other center to the candidate.

GUIDELINES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES USING A SCRIBE

The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is adversely affected permanently for any reason can use their own scribe at their cost during the online examination, subject to limits as in (ii) and (iii) below. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:

• The candidate will have to arrange his/her own scribe at his/her own cost.
  
  
• The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the same examination. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature of both the candidate
  
  

and the scribe will be cancelled. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe in the examination should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request may not be favourably entertained.

• A person acting as a scribe for one candidate cannot be a scribe for another candidate.
  
  
• The scribe may be from any academic stream. However, for Specialist Officers posts the
  
  

scribe should be from an academic stream different from that prescribed for the post.

Both the candidate as well as scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that

the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above. Further in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfill any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the online examination.

• Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination or as otherwise advised.
  
  
• Only candidates registered for compensatory time will be allowed such concessions since
  
  

compensatory time given to candidates shall be system based, it shall not be possible for the test conducting agency to allow such time if he / she is not registered for the same. Candidates not registered for compensatory time shall not be allowed such concessions.

(ii)Guidelines for Candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy

A compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour or otherwise advised shall be permitted for the candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40%impairment).

(iii)Guidelines for Visually Impaired candidates

Visually Impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to

view the contents of the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour or otherwise advised of examination.

These guidelines are subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from time to time.

ACTION AGAINST CANDIDATES FOUND GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT/ USE OF UNFAIR MEANS

Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered with or fabricated and should not suppress any material information while submitting online application. At the time of examination, interview or in a subsequent selection procedure, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty of

(i)

using unfair means or

(ii)

impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or

(iii) misbehaving in the examination/ interview hall or disclosing, publishing, reproducing, transmitting, storing or facilitating transmission and storage of contents of the test(s) or any information therein in whole or part thereof in any form or by any means, verbal or written, electronically or mechanically for any purpose or

(iv)

resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature or

(v)

obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair means, or (vi)carrying mobile phones or similar electronic devices of communication in the examination/ interview hall, such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/ herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable:

(a) to be disqualified from the examination for which he/ she is a candidate

(b) to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period from any examination conducted by the company.

(c) for termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the company.

Special Instructions for SC/ST/OBC/PWD

a) Caste Certificate in respect of SC/ST candidates is to be obtained from the following Authorities:

(i)

District Magistrate/Additional District Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Deputy Collector/First Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Taluka Magistrate/Executive Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner (Not below the rank of First Class Stipendiary Magistrate).

(ii)

Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate

(iii) Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar

(iv)

Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides

(v)

In so far as the Scheduled Tribes communities of Tamil Nadu is concerned, the Certificate given by the Revenue Divisional Officer instead of Tehsildar would only be accepted

Note: caste validity certificate in original, from the appropriate authorities of the state/union territory from which the caste certificate was issued along with self-attested Photostat copy is to be submitted at the time of interview.

(b)

Candidates seeking reservation as OBC are required to submit a certificate regarding his/her BC Status & Non-Creamy Layer Status issued by an authority mentioned in DOPT OM No. 36012/22/93-Estt. (SCT) dated 15/11/1993 (Amended vide OM No. 36033/3/2004-Estt. (Res.) dated 14/10/2008). Certificate should contain the Non-Creamy Layer Clause

c) For Persons with Disabilities: Authorized certifying authority will be the Medical Board at the District level consisting of Chief Medical Officer, Sub-Divisional Medical Officer in the District and an Orthopedic/Ophthalmic/ENT Surgeon.

General Information

a) The possibility of occurrence of some problem in the administration of the examination cannot be ruled out completely which may impact test delivery and/or result from being generated. In that event, every effort will be made to rectify such problem, which may include movement of candidates, delay in test. Conduct of a re-exam is at the absolute discretion of test conducting body. Candidates will not have any claim for a re-test. Candidates not willing to move or not willing to participate in the delayed process of test delivery shall be summarily rejected from the process.

b) Decision of Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd., in all matters relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained by the Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd., in this behalf.

c) If the examination is held in more than one session, the scores across various sessions will be equated to adjust for slight differences in difficulty level of different test batteries used across sessions. More than one session is required if the nodes capacity is less or some technical disruption takes place at any center or for any candidate.

d) Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd., would be analyzing the responses (answers) of individual candidates with those of other candidates to detect patterns of similarity of right and wrong answers. If in the analytical procedure adopted by Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd., in this regard, it is inferred/ concluded that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd., reserves right to cancel the candidature of the concerned candidates and the result of such candidates (disqualified) will be withheld.

e) Instances for providing incorrect information and/or process violation by a candidate detected at any stage of the selection process will lead of disqualification of the candidate from the selection process and he/she will not be allowed to appear in any Agriculture Insurance Co. of India Ltd., recruitment process in the future. If such instances go undetected during the current selection process but are detected subsequently, such disqualification will take place with retrospective affect.

f) While applying on-line for the post, the applicant should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned above as on the specified dates and that the particulars furnished by him/her are correct in all respects. In case it is detected at any stage of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfill the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/false information or has suppressed any material facts, his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is/are detected even after appointment, his/her services are liable to be terminated.

g) Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply online much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability/failure to log on to the website on account of heavy load on internet or website jam.

h) Company does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of any reason whatsoever.

i) Applicants are advised to register online themselves and to keep their e-mail id alive during the recruitment exercise. The candidates should give their mobile number in the application form for SMS service from the company.

j) The selection of the candidates will be on the basis of Online Tests & Interview. The Company reserves the right to hold any other test wherever deemed necessary as well as the right to add, delete or allot any center at its discretion.

k) Admission to Online Tests will be purely provisional without verification of age/qualification/category (SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS) etc. of the candidates with reference to documents.

l) Documents relating to Age/Qualification/Category etc. will have to be submitted at the time of Interview by the candidates called for Interview. Caste certificate accompanied with caste validity certificate must be submitted by candidates seeking reservation as SC/ST/OBC in the prescribed proforma from the competent authority indicating clearly the candidates caste, the Act/Order under which the caste is recognized as SC/ST/OBC and the village/town the candidate is originally a resident of.

m) At any stage if falsification of caste certificate is noticed, the candidature will stand cancelled automatically.

n) Candidates serving in Government/Quasi Government Offices, Public Sector undertakings including Nationalized Banks and financial institutions will be required to submit No Objection Certificate from their employer at the time of Interview, filling which their candidature may not be considered and travelling expenses, if any otherwise admissible, will not be paid. Candidates who are selected are required to submit discharge letter/relieving letter from their employer (Govt/Public sector/Private) at the time of joining the company, without which they will not be allowed to join.

o) Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their being found medically fit as per the requirements of the Company. Such appointment will also be subject to the service and conduct rules of the Company.

p) Decisions of the Company in all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of online examinations, other tests, interview and selection would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the Company in this regard.

q) Any legal proceedings in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising out of this advertisement and/or an application in responses thereto can be instituted only in Delhi. The Courts/Tribunals/Forums at Delhi only shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction to try any cause/dispute.

r) Use of Mobile Phones, calculator or any such devices is strictly prohibited inside the examination hall.

s) The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by the Company.

t) The Company reserves the right to cancel the above Recruitment Exercise at any stage of the process without assigning any reason thereof.

IN CASE OF ANY DISCREPANCIES, ENGLISH VERSION OF THE DETAILED ADVERTISEMENT PUBLISHED IN THE RECRUITMENT SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE www.aicofindia.com SHALL BE FINAL. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO VISIT THE RECRUITMENT SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE FOR DETAILED ADVERSITMENT. TO APPLY ONLINE AND FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE RECRUITMENT EXERCISE.

CONVASSING AN ANY FORM WILL BE A DISQUALIFICATION.

Deputy General Manager

New Delhi Human Resource Department Date: