PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, WEST BENGAL

161-A S.P. MUKHERJEE ROAD, KOLKATA -700 026

ENGLISH REPORTER RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION, 2017

ADVERTISEMENT N0.11/2017 INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES

The Public Service Commission, West Bengal will hold the English Reporter Recruitment Examination 2017 in accordance with the existing rules for recruitment to the posts in English Reporter under the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat. The rules of the examination and other particulars are stated in the following paragraphs. A candidate should verify from the notified rules that he/she is eligible for admission to the examination . The conditions prescribed cannot be relaxed.

The Examination will be held in two successive parts, viz., (i) Part - Iand (ii) Part - II. The Part-I examination will consist of one paper ((i.e. Paper-I). The Part-II examination will consist of Paper-II & Paper-Ill and Personality Test. The final merit list of candidates will be prepared on the basis of total marks obtained in Part-I & Part-II examinations and the Personality Test.

The Part - I Examination will be held in Kolkata centre only in the month of .August, 2017. or thereabout followed by the Part - II Examination and the Personality Test. The Part - II Examination and the Personality Test of the candidates to be selected on the results of the Part - I Examination will be held at the Commission's office in Kolkata.

PAY (PB-4A)

Rs.15,600-42,000/- + Grade Pay of Rs.5,400/- besides D.A., M.A. & H.R.A. admissible as per rules.

NO.OF VACANCY

13 (Unreserved - 06, SC - 03, ST - 01, BC(Category-A) - 02, BC(Category-B) - 01]

N.B. :

All appointments will initially be made on a temporary basis.

QUALIFICATION (i)

A citizen of India or such a person of other nationality as declared eligible by Government of India.

1. A bachelor's degree with English as one of the combination subjects in the degree course from a recognised University and speed in English Shorthand and Typing 140 words and 40 words per minute respectively.

2. Ability to read, write and speak in Bengali (not required in the case of those candidates whose mother tongue is Nepali).

AGE :

Not more than 36 years as on 01.01.2017 (i.e. born not earlier than the 2nd January, 1981). The benefits of reservation of vacancies and upper age concession upto 5 years are admissible only to SC and ST candidates of West Bengal and upto 3 years to BC candidates of West Bengal as per Govt. Rules, vide Finance Department's Notification No. 875-F(P) dated 13.02.2017 . SC, ST and BC candidates of other States may apply for unreserved vacancies as General candidates. Proof of belonging to a SC or ST or BC must be submitted along with the application form and no claim in this regard will be entertained afterwards . Age as recorded only in the Madhyamik or equivalent certificate will be accepted.

N.B.: Candidates suffering from (i) blindness or low vision, (ii) hearing impairment and (iii) locomotor disability or cerebral palsy are not suitable for the posts.

FEE :

Rs.210/-(Rupees two hundred ten) only + Service Charge 1% of Examination Fee subject to a minimum of Rs.5/ (Rupees Five) only for online payment through debiUcredit card plus service charge as applicable as Govt. Duty or Service Charge of Rs.5/- (Rupees Five) only for Net Banking or Service Charge of Rs.20/- (Rupees Twenty) only for payment through Bank Counter (off-line payment) .

SC/ST candidates of West Bengal are not required to pay any fee. BC candidates of West Bengal are, however, required to pay usual fee as aforesaid. NO EXEMPTION OF FEE IS AVAILABLE TO SC/ST/BC CANDIDATES OF OTHER STATES. No claim for refund of the fee will be entertained nor will it be held in reserve for any other examination.

APPLICATION :

Applications can be submitted through online only.

HOW TO APPLY ONLINE

Candidates have to first go for "One Time Registration" (link available on top of the left panel in home page of the website www .pscwbonline .qov.in) and fill up all the required data and uploading scanned photo and signature to get User ID and Password. The process of one time registration is mentioned in details in right panel of the home page of the website www.pscwbonline .gov.in

, in "Instruction to Candidate" link under Candidate's Corner. However, those candidates who have earlier registered themselves with PSC, West Bengal need not to do registration again.They can use their previous User Id and Password for login into their respective Dashboards.

With the User ID and Password, as provided to the candidate , they need to login to their Dashboard through the link "Login to your Account" which is available in right panel of the home page of the website under Candidate's Corner.

Candidates who forget their password can reset the password for which the link is available in the Candidate's Login Page which can be opened through the link "Login to your Account" . For resetting the password, click on the "Reset Your Password" link. Then after , candidates have to provide User ID, Mother's Maiden Surname, Last School Attended and Grandfather's Name. Mother's Maiden Surname, Last School Attended and Grandfather's Name should match exactly the one given during One Time Registration. If all the data matches correctly , candidates will get the new password . Candidates are advised to note down the new password for future reference.

After login into the Dashboard, candidates will find the name of the Examination with Apply Now link. Click on the link and the application form will be opened.

Candidates are advised to read thoroughly and cautiously the documents available in the link Information to Candidates and Scheme and Syllabus present in the top of the application form before filling the application.

The Photo and Signature of the candidate, as uploaded by them during One Time Registration. are displayed . Candidate may change the photo and/or signature, if required, by clicking the respective Edit Button/s.

Following is the procedure for filling up the Application Form :

1. Personal Details

   1. User ID - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable.

   2. Name - First Name, Middle Name, Last Name - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable.

   3. Candidate's Date of Birth - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable.

   4. Do you have the ability to read, write and speak in Bengali - Candidates have to select the value from drop down list.

   5. State you mother tongue - Candidates have to write their mother tongue.

   6. NOTE : (Re: Item No. d) : "Provided that the said compulsory requirement of knowledge of Bengali including the ability to read, write and speak in Bengali, for recruitment to any post or Service under the State Government, shall not be applicable to those candidates whose mother tongue in Nepali." - vide Finance Department's Notification No. 1243-F(P) dated 02 .03.2016 .

   7. Mention the name of Sub-Division - Candidates have to select the value from drop down list.

   8. Place of Birth - State, District, Place - Data preloaded from One Time Registration . Not editable.

   9. Father's Name, Gender , EPIC No. (Optional) , Caste Category - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable.

   10. Mention Your Sub Caste, State, Issuing Authority - If the candidates are of SC/ST/BC-A/BC-8 category, then they have to write their Sub Caste, select the State of Issuing Caste Certificate and have to write Issuing Authority. This is mandatory for candidates of SC/ST/BC-A/BC-B category .

2. Contact Details

   1. Permanent Address

      1. Address Line 1 - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable.

      2. Address Line 2 - Data preloaded from One Time Registration, if available. Not editable.

      3. State - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable.

      4. District - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable.

      5. Police Station - Data preloaded from One Time Registration . Not editable.

      6. Post Office - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable .

      7. Pin Code - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable.

   2. Present Address (Address of Communication) - If the Present Address is as same as the Permanent Address , the candidates have to select the Yes option. Then the entire Permanent Address field value will be copied in the respective fields of Present Address .

   3. Mobile No (Optional) - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. d. Email (optional) - Data preloaded from One Time Registration.

      1. Whether a Citizen of India - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable.

      2. Whether a natural Citizen or Citizen by registration - Candidate has to select the value from drop down list.

3. Qualification Details

   1. Educational Qualification - Candidates have to provide the details of their educational qualifications in the respective columns available in this section.

   2. Professional Qualification

      1. Specialized Field of Qualification (Optional) - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable.

      2. Additional Qualification (Optional) - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable .

      3. Professional Experience (optional) - Data preloaded from One Time Registration. Not editable .

         c. If candidates have any time been employed , they have to give the details in the respective columns in chronological order, starting from the present job .

4. Examination Details

   1. If the candidate is presently engaged in any Government/Government Undertaking/PSU/Constitutional/ Statutory/Autonomous body, then they have to accept the declaration that they have informed their head office in writing that they are applying for the examination . Otherwise this option can be left untouched.

   2. Lastly candidates have to accept the declaration that they have provided correct information . This section is mandatory .

   3. Finally candidates have to click on the Submit button.

5. SC, ST Candidates of West Bengal are exempted from paying fees . Their application submission status will be completed soon after submission. For rest of the candidates , they will be forwarded to Payment Module, where they need to pay the required Examination Fees with Service Charge and/or Service Tax as applicable to complete the application submission process.

6. There are two payment methodologies - Online Payment and Offline Payment.

7. In Offline Payment Mode, Candidates will get a Challan of United Bank of India (UBI) in their dashboard . On selecting the Offline Payment mode, candidates will be forwarded to their respective Dashboard from where they have to download the Challan by clicking the Challan button. Candidates can go to nearest UBI next working day 11:00 AM onwards and within closing hours of the bank to deposit the requisite fees. Initially, the application submission status in the dashboard of the candidate will be shown as Submitted. After depositing the fees in the bank, on next working day or two, candidate will find their application submitted status as Completed.

8. In Online Payment mode, there will be three options of payment, viz ., Credit Card, Debit Card and Net Banking. Soon after selecting the Online Payment option, candidates will be forwarded to Payment Gateway for making the payment. After successfully making the payment, candidates will be redirected to their respective Dashboard, where they will find their application submission status as Completed.

9. In case, the payment process failed due to any technical snag, candidate will get the option to try for payment again either in Online Mode or Offline Mode. However, in Offline Mode, Challan can be generated only once.

10. Candidates can also download their Application Form (in PDF format) by clicking the Application Button in their Dashboard.

11. Word of Caution:

    1. Don't close the website directly from your dashboard (after login) without Log Out. In case of illegal shut down, Candidate's dashboard will be locked for unspecified period.

    2. During payment process, candidates are advised not to close the browser or press Back Button. This

may severely hamper the payment process.

Particulars and Certificates required :

1. A candidate claiming to be S.C., S.T., B.C. must have a certificate in support of his I her claim from a competent authority of West Bengal as specified below :

   For S.C.1 S.T.& B.C. Candidates :-

   1. In the district, the Sub-Divisional Officer of the Sub-Divis ion concerned, and

   2. In Kolkata. the District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas or such Additional District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas , as may be authorized by the District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas , in this behalf and the District Welfare Officer, Kolkata and Ex-officio Joint Director, Backward Classes Welfare.

   (vide the W.B.S.C. & S.T. (Identification) Act, 1994 and S.C. & ST. Welfare Deptt. Order No. 261-lW/EC/MR- 103/94 dated 6.4.95 read with B.C.W. Deptt. Order No.6320-BCH/MR-84/10, dated 24.09.2010 and No.2420-

   BCW/MR-61/2012 (Pt.). dated 12.07.20131

2. The Public Service Commission may require such further proof or particulars from the candidates as it may consider necessary and may make enquiries about their character and other particulars regarding suitability and eligibility.

Original Certificates and photocopies of certificates duly self-attested relating to citizenship (by registration}, age, qualifications , caste (SC/ST/BC) and previous employment will have to be submitted when the Commission asks for them . If any candidate fails to furnish any certificate or any other relevant document or information relating to his I her candidature within the time specified by the Commission, his I her claim for allotment may be passed over without further reference to him I her.

No claim for being a member of the SC, ST and BC will be entertained after submission of the application.

CAUTION :

1. The candidates must abide by the instructions as may be given by Supervisors I Invigilators of the Examination. If the candidate fails to do so or indulges in disorderly or improper conduct, he I she will render himself I herself liable to expulsion from the Examination Hall and I or such other punishment as the Commission may deem fit to impose.

2. A candidate who has been reported against by the Supervisor of the Examination Centre for violating any of the instructions will be punished with cancellation of candidature and also debarment from future examinations and selections as may be decided by the Commission according to the circumstances of the case.

3. If at any stage even after issue of the letter of appointment, a candidate is found ineligible in terms of advertisement his I

   her candidature will be cancelled without further reference to him I her.

4. The conditions prescribed cannot be relaxed in any case other than those mentioned in this "Information to Candidates".

5. A candidate should note that his I her admission to the examination will be deemed provisional subject to determination of his I her eligibility in all respects. If at any stage after issue of the admit card a candidate is found ineligible for admission for this examination, his I her candidature will be cancelled without further reference to him I her. No candidate shall be allowed to take the examination unless he I she holds an admit card.

6. The Public Service Commission , West Bengal, shall have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any paper or all papers of Written Examination, Personality Test or in the aggregate .

7. Final Merit List will be prepared on the basis of total marks obtained in all the written papers of the Main Examination and in the Personality Test.

8. Candidates are not allowed to carry mobile phones or any other gadget of communication inside the examination halls. This instruction must be strictly enforced .

MEDICAL EXAMINATION :

Candidates who will be selected for appointment will be required to appear before a Medical Board for certificates of their fitness for Government service in the form prescribed for the purpose.

CANVASSING :

Any attempt on the part of a candidate to enlist support for his I her application through persons, officials of Government , or agencies will disqualify him I her for appointment. Spontaneous recommendations from persons interested in the candidates , or otherwise known to them, will be disregarded and will render the candidates ineligible.

RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION :

The names of the candidates called to Personality Test and those recommended for appointment will be published provisionally subject to determination of eligibility of the candidates in all respects and verification of original certificates etc. If at any stage of such verification any candidate is found ineligible, his I her candidature I allotment will be cancelled.

Commencement of submission of online application The 25th April, 2017 from 11:30 a.m.

Closing date for submission of application and fees through online Closing date for submission of fees through off line

The 15th May, 2017 (upto 12:00 mid night)

The 16th May, 2017 (however, the challan must be generated by the 15th May, 2017 positively).

For further details and assistance the candidates may contact the following numbers on any working day from 11-00 a.m. to 4-00 p.m. (033) 2262-4181 & 8420629605 [Related to Offline Payment] (033) 4003-5104 [Related to Online Payment] (033) 2465-0779 [For general information]

	Start Date	End Date
Applications	25-Apr-2017	15-May-2017

• Organization : West Bengal Public Service Commission
• Organization City, State : , west bengal
• Organization Website : https://www.pscwbonline.gov.in; http://www.pscwb.org.in