ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ADVERTISEMENT NO. 12 OF 2016-17.

Recruitment to the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor, Group-'B' in the Odisha State Prosecution Service under Home Department.

WEBSITE: http://opsconline.gov. in and http://opsc.gov.in

Applications are invited online tlu-ough the Proforma Application Form to be made available on the WEBSITE (http://opsconline.gov.in) from 06.04.2017 to 05.05.2017. (Note: 08.05.2017 is the last date .for payment of application fee) for recruitment to the posts of Assistant Public Prosecutor, Group--'B' as per the Odisha State Prosecution Service Rules, 1997 as amended from time to time under Home Department, in the pay scale of Rs.9,300/- -34,800/- carrying Grade pay of Rs.4,600/- with usual Dearness and other allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government of Odisha from time to time.The posts are temporary but likely to be permanent.

At present only the online applications are invited from the candidates for admission to the written examination . After declaration of result of written examination the candidates who are shortlisted to be called for viva voce test, will be required to submit print out/hard copy of the online application form along with the photo copies of other documents as stated under Para- I O of this advertisement , on or before the date to be not ified later.

1. VACANCY POSITION:

   As per requisition filed by the Home Department, Government of Odisha, the vacancy position is given below:-

   SI. No.	Category	No. of vacancies
   1.	Unreserved	88 (29-W)
   2.	Scheduled Caste ( S.C.)	34 (11-W)
   3.	Scheduled Tribe ( S.T.)	47 (15-W)
   4.	Socially & Educationally Backward Class ( S.E.B.C.)	23 (08-W)
   Grand Total	192 (63-W)

   1. Out of the vacancies mentioned above, 06 posts for Physically Hand icapped (B/LV-02, l-U- 02 and LD/CP-02) persons, 06 posts for Ex-Servicemen and 02 posts for Sports Persons are reserved which will be adjusted against the categories to which they belong.

      (Il-Blind ncss, LV-Low vision, HI-Hearing Impaired, LD- Locomotor Disability, CP-Ccrebral

      Palsy)

   2. I n case of non-availabil ity eligible/suitable women cand idate(s) belonging to the respective

      category, the unfilled vacancies of that category shall be filled up by eligible/su itable male candidate(s) of the same category.

   3. The Exchange of reservation between SC & ST wi ll not be considered .

   4. The nu mber of vacancies to be filled up on the basis of this recruitment is subject to change by the Government without notice, depend ing upon administrative exigencies of pu blic service at the discretion of the State Government.

2. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

   A candidate must have possessed a Bachelor's Degree in Law from a recognized University .

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3. AGE:

   The candidate must not be under 21 years of age and above the age of 35 years as on ( the pt day of January, 2017, i.e. he/she must have born not earlier than 2nd January, 1982 and not later than 1st Januaiy, 1996. Age relaxation shall be as per Govt. Rules prescribed for the purpose.

   SAVE AS PROVIDED ABOVE, THE AGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED CAN IN NO CASE BE RELAXED.

   The date of birth entered in the High School Certificate or equivalent certificate issued by the concerned Board/Council will only be accepted by the Commission.

4. EXAMINATION FEE:-

   A candidate is required to pay a non-refundable and non adjustable fee of Rs.300/-(Rupees three hundred) only.

   Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste I Scheduled Tribe of Odisha and Person with disability [whose disability is not less than 40% (forty percent)] are exempted from payment of this fee.

5. PLAN OF EXAMINATION:-

   The examination will consist of the following successive stages :-

   1. Written Examination.

   2. Viva Voce Test.

   The detailed syllabus is appended to this advertisement at ANNEXURE-A.

6. PLACE OF EXAMINATION: -

   The written examination will be held at Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Sambalpur depending on the number of candidates from the respective zones. In case of sufficient numbers of candidates are not available for any of the Zone of Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur, the candidates opting for those Zones will be accommodated at Cuttack.

   The candidates are to mention their choice of Examination Zones at appropriate place m the Online Application Form.

7. OTHER ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:-

   1. The candidate must be a citizen of India;

   2. The candidate must have good character. The candidate must have sound health/good physique, active habits and free from organic defects or bodily/mental infirmity.(This clause shall not be applicable to PWDs, except the mental condition as to mental infirmity).

   (iii) The candidate must be able to read ,write and speak Odia fluently and must have passed either the Middle School standard language test in Odia conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha or the Matriculation (Class-X/l Oth standard) Examination with 'Odia' as a subject.

   1. A candidate who has more than one spouse living will not be eligible for appointment unless the State Government has exempted his/her case from operation of this limitation for any good and sufficient reasons;

   2. He must possess a good character as certified by two responsible citizens of India, one of whom must be a Government Servant not below Group-'B' service.

   3. If a canddate has at any time been debarred for a certain period/chance(s) by the Odisha Public Service Commission or other State Public Service Commission or

      U.P.S.C. from appearing at any Examination/Interview, he/she will not be eligible for such recruitment for that specified period I chance(s);

   4. Government servants, whether temporary or permanent, are eligible to apply provided that they possess the requisite qualification and are within the prescribed age-limit as provided under para-3 and para-4 of the Advertisement.

      They must inform their respective Heads of Offices in writing regarding submission of their applications for this recruitment and obtain "No objection Certificate".

   5. A candidate who claims change in his/her name after having passed the High School Certificate Examination or equivalent examination , is required to furnish copy of publication of the changed name in local leading daily news paper as well as copy of notification in the Odisha Gazette in support of his/her change of name.

   6. Only those candidates, who fulfill the requisite qualification and other conditions by the closing date of receipt of Online Applications, will be considered eligible.

   7. Every candidate selected for appointment shall be examined by the Medical Board. A candidate, who fails to satisfy the Medical Board, shall not be appointed;

8. OTHER CONDITIONS

   1. The provision of the Odisha conduct of Examination Act, 1988 (Odisha Act-2 of 1988) are applicable to the examinations conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission.

   2. A candidate found gui lty of seeking support for his/her cand idature by offering i llegal gratification or applying pressure or any person connected with the conduct of the recruitment process or found i ndulgi ng i n any type of Malpractice in course of the selection or otherwise, shall, in addit ion to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, be d isqualified not only for the recruitment for which he/she is a candidate, but also may be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any recruitment or selection to be conducted by the Commission.

   3. Online Applications submitted to the OPSC, if found to be incomplete in any respect are liable to rejection without entertaining any correspondence with the applicants on that score:

   4. Admission to Examination Niva Voce Test will be provisional. If on verification at any stage before or after the Viva-Voce Test, it is found that a candidate does not fulfill all the eligibility conditions, his/her candidature shall be liable to rejection. Decision of the Commission in regard to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate shall be final;

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   5. This advertisement should not be construed as binding on the Government to maRv appointment;

   6. Concessions meant for S.C., S.T. and S.E.B.C. by birth arc admissible to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Socially & Educationally Backwa rd Classes of Odisha only.

   7. Candidates are required to take due care to annex with the copy of the Print out/Hard copy of Online Application, the copies of certificates and other requisite documents as stated under Para-10 of this advertisement.

   8. No one will be admitted to the examination unless he/she holds a certificate of admission. The certificate of admission will be uploaded in the Website of the Commission prior to the date of examination/interview. The candidates are required to download the admission certificates & produce the same for admission to the examination /interview. No separate admission certificate will be sent to the candidates.

   9. All persons appointed under the Government of Odisha on or after l51 January,2005 shall not be eligible for pension as defined under sub-rule (1) of rule- 3 of the Odisha Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1992; but shall be covered by the new structured defined contribution Pension Scheme in accordance with the Odisha Civil Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2005.

   10. Any misrepresentation or suppression of information by the candidate in the Online Application Form or in the hard copy of application will result in cancellation of his/her candidature or penalty, as may be decided by the Commission.

   11. Mere empanelment in the select list shall not confer any right for appointment unless the Government is satisfied after making such enquiry as may be deemed necessa1y that the candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the service;

   12. If one candidate furnishes more than one online application, the Commission will consider the information/data of latest application having higher ID number.

9. CERTIFICATE/DOCUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED :

   At present only the online applications are invited from the candidates for admission to the written examination . Candidates who will qualify in the written examination are required to submit print out/hard copy of the online application form along with the photo copies of following documents

   duly self attested by the Candidate. The candidates are also required to mention on each document " submitted by me" and put their full signature on the same. They must not attach original certificates with their applications.

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   Only those, whoare called for the Viva Voce Test, will be required to bring with them the original certificates, mark-sheets etc. for verification at the time of Viva-Voce test.

   Ifa candidate fails to furnish any of the original certificates/documents in respect of the attested copies submitted with the application for verification on the date of interview, before the interview starts, he/she shall not be allowed to appear at the interview.

   1. H.S.C. or equivalent certificate i n support of declaration of age issued by the concerned Board/Council;

   2. Intermediate/+ 2/Higher Secondary Examination Certificate issued by the concerned Board/Council;

   3. Bachelor's Degree Certificate issued by the recognized University ;

   4. L.L.B. Degree Certificate issued by the recognized University;

   (v) Mark-sheets in support of all the aforesaid examinations i.e. H.S.C. to L.L.B. Degree including fail Marks if any, issued by the Board/Council/ University.

   1. Discharge Certificate of Ex-Serviceman issued by the Commanding Officer of the Unit last served and a court affidavit regarding not holding any civil post after retirement from military service.

   2. Sports certificate issued by the Director of Sports, Odisha, wherever applicable.

   3. Disability Certificate (indicating percentage of disability) issued by the concerned Medical Board, wherever applicable.

   4. Two character certificates in original issued by two respectable persons, one of whom must be a Government Servant not below the rank of Group-B service.

   (x) Caste certificate by birth in support of claim as S.C./S.T./S.E.B.C., wherever applicable, (Please see note below).

   1. Required Odia Test pass certificate from the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha indicating Odia as a language subject equivalent to M.E. School Standard or a certificate from the Principal/Headmaster of the school indicating that the candidate has passed Odia in M.E. Standard, if not passed Odia as a subject in the High School Certificate I equivalent examination;

   2. Two recent passport size photograph (unsigned and unattested), which has been uploaded with the Online Application Form, along with the printout/hard copy of the Online Application Form.

   3. The OPSC copy of challan showing payment of fees wherever applicable.

   NOTE Degree Certificate, Caste Certificate, Oclia Test Pass Certificate, Discharg( Certificate of Ex-Serviceman, Certificate of Sportsperson and Disability Certificate from Medical Board of Physically Handicapped Person must have been issued by the competent authority before the last date fixed for receipt of online applications as indicated above.

10. HOW TO APPLY:

    1. Candidates must go through details of this Advertisement before filling up the online Application Form.

    2. Candidates must apply online through the website of OPSC htt p://opscon line.gov.in. Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and summarily be rejected.

    3. Before filling up the online Application Form, the candidates must go through the following documents available at OPSC portal.

       1. Instructions to fill up the online Application Form;

       2. Guidelines for scanning and Uploading of Photograph, Full Signature and Left Thumb Impression.

          (cl) Candidates are required to upload the scanned image of latest passport size photograph along with sca1med image of his/her full signature and scanned image of Left Thumb Impression (LTI) in the Online Application Form. The uploaded photograph, full signatu re and LTI must be clearly identifiable/visible, otherwise the application of the candid ate is liable to be rejected by the Commission and no representation from the candidate will be entertained.

          1. Candidates should keep at least 2 copies of the latest passp011size photograph which is uploaded on the online application form for future use.

          2. On successful submission of the Online Application Form, a Unique Registration ID will be displayed on the screen as well as on the top of the application form. Candidates are required to take a printout of the finally submitted online application form and put his/her signature under the Declaration for future reference required for submission to the OPSC alongwith copies of the requisite certificates & documents with printout/hardcopy of the online Application Form(after declaration of result of the written examination). However, the candidates claiming as SC/ST/SEBC/P.H/Ex servicemen/Sports Person should furnish evidence in support of their claims as such immediately after submission of their online applications.

          3. Thereafter, the candidates who are required to pay the fee shall take a printout of Online Challan (Pay-in-Slip) for payment of requisite fee of Rs. 300/- (Three hundred) only at any branch of State Bank of India (SBI). The Fee paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be adjusted or held in reserve for any other examination or recruitment. Deposit of application fees by any other mode shall not be accepted.

             At present only the online applications are invited from the candidates for admission to the written examination. After declaration of result of written examination the candidates who are shortlisted for Viva voce test, will be required to submit print out/hard copy of the online application form along with the photo copies of other documents as stated under Para- I O of this advertisement, by Registered Post/Speed Post/Courier Service to the Special Secretary, Odisha Public Service Commission,19, Dr. P.K.Parija Road, Cuttack -753001 so as to reach the same in the office of the OPSC on or before the prescribed elate, which will be declared later (i.e. after declaration of result of written examination).The envelope containing the printout/hard copy of the Online Application along with requisite certificates and documents must be super-scribed "APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT PUBLIC PROSECUTOR".

             1. Application received after the closing date shall not be entertained. The Commission will not take any responsibility if the Application is not received in time.

          The candidates are advised to submit the Online Application well in advance without waiting for the closing date to avoid last hour rush.

11. FACILITATION COUNTER:

For any technical guidance on filling up of online application, the candidates may contact facilitation counter of O.C.A.C. over Toll free No. 18003456770 or 155335 betweenl 0.30.

A.M. to 1.30 P.M. and 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. on any Odisha Government working day.

Regarding difficulty in payment of fee, if any, the candidates may contact SBI over Telephone No. 0671-2368267 and 9437039604

In case of any guidance/information on this advertisement and recruitment, candidates may contact the O.P.S.C. Facilitation Counter over Telephone No. 0671-2304141/2305611 & Extn.-207 on any working day between 10.30 A.M. to 1.30 P.M. & 2.00

P.M. to 5.00 P.M.

The candidates are required to visit the Website of the Commission at http://opsc.gov.in for detailed information about the programme of the examination/interview, rejection notice and other important notice etc. and also keep track of publication of various notices to this effect in the leading local daily news papers for information.

Closing Dates

(a)

APPLICATIONS SHALL BE AVAILABLE IN THE WEBSIT

FROM 06.04.2017 TO 05.05.2017, TILL 11:59 P.M

(b)

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FEE AT ANY S.B.I.

BRANCH IS 08.05.2017.

NB:-THE ONLINE APPLICAT ON FORMIF FOUND DEFECTIVE IN ANY RESPECT ARE LIABLE TO BE SUMMARILY REJECTED.

C U T T A C K ifil

SPECIAL SEC I A Y,

ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,

DATED 17/08/17'

CUTTACK.

	Start Date	End Date
Applications	06-Apr-2017	05-May-2017

• Organization : Odisha State Prosecution Service
• Organization City, State : odisha, odisha
• Organization Website : http://opsconline.gov. in; http://opsc.gov.in