(a)

Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially & Educationally Backward Classes, Differently Abled Persons [PH -only Orthopaedically disabled] and Ex-Servicemen shall be required to pay Fees of 300/-plus the usual Bank Charges and all other candidates shall be required to pay Fees of 600/-plus the usual Bank Charges via Print Application / Pay Fee Button through SBI e-Pay, provided on the webpage of HC-OJAS Portal https://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in.

(b)

Carefully read and follow the Instructions/Help given thereat. Select the Mode of Payment i.e. Online Payment or Cash-Challan (Offline) (Challan will be generated Online at SBI e-Pay Website).

(c)

In case of Online Payment Mode, after successful payment, Candidate will get e-Receipt of the same. However, if Transaction/Payment fails due to any technical reasons, follow the Instructions thereat.

Note : e-Receipt will be generated at the respective time ONLY, soft copy as well as hard copy thereof should be preserved.

(d) If Cash-Challan (Offline) Option is selected, Candidate is required to take printout of 'Challan' and pay the requisite Fees before the Challan Expiry Date & Time, at any of the SBI Branch, by submitting the said Challan to the Bank. The Concerned Bank Branch will retain Bank Copy of the 'Challan' and return the Customer/Candidate other Copy to the Candidate.

Note : Payment of Fees through Challan (Offline) cannot be made after the specified Expiry Date & Time.

(e)

Candidates are advised to preserve the copy of the e-Receipt (Online) / Cash -Challan (Offline) till the conclusion of the Recruitment Process.

(f)

Confirmed 'Online Application', submitted by the Candidate, will be considered as VALID Application, only after he/she remits the Examination Fees, as required, in the State Bank of India through SBI e-Pay, before due time.

(g)

Requisite Examination Fees, can be paid through either Mode i.e. Online (from 15/06/2018 to 14/07/2018) or Offline (Cash-Challan) (till the Challan Expiry Date) and the same shall be considered as VALID.

(h)

Fees paid by any other mode, will NOT be accepted.

(i)

Fees once paid, shall NOT be Refunded OR shall NOT be Adjusted in any subsequent Recruitment Process, under any circumstances.

(j)

No correspondence / communications / calls, should be made, to the High Court, on this count.

6. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :

(A)

Elimination Test (Objective Type MCQs) (100 Marks-2 Hours) :

(1)

Question Paper of Elimination Test shall consist of 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each of 1 Mark. For every wrong / multiple answer, there shall be Negative Marking of 0.33 Marks. Language of the Question Paper shall be English except Questions in Gujarati. Duration of the Elimination Test shall be 2 Hours.

(2)

Syllabus of Elimination Test :

(i)

English Language

(ii)

Gujarati Language

(iii) General Knowledge

(iv)

Arithmetic

(v)

Current Affairs

(vi)

Indian History and Geography

(vii) Basics of Computer Applications (viii) Sports

(ix)

Analytical Reasoning

(x)

Mental Ability etc.

(3)

The Elimination Test may be conducted either at Ahmedabad or at any District place/places as may be decided by the High Court, depending upon the number of Candidates applying.

(4)

Candidates belonging to the Reserved Categories, i.e. SC, ST, SEBC & Differently Abled Persons [PH -only Orthopaedically disabled], shall have to secure minimum 55% Marks and all the other Candidates shall have to secure minimum 60% Marks in the Elimination Test and only those qualifying, shall be called for the Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type).

(5)

Marks obtained in the Elimination Test (Objective Type MCQs) will not be considered for determining the merits, for preparing the Final Merit List.

(6)

Evaluation of the OMR Sheets of the Elimination Test shall be evaluated on Computer, as per entries made in OMR Sheets. As the evaluation is done on the Computer by 'Scanning', thereby eliminating manual evaluation, 'Rechecking' or 'Inspection' of OMR Sheets, subsequent to Elimination Test, will not be entertained by the High Court.

(7)

In case, large number of Candidate qualify in the Elimination Test, it will be open for the High Court to restrict the number of Candidates as deemed necessary, according to Merit.

(B)

Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type)(60 Marks -90 Minutes) :

(1)

The Candidates who qualify in the Elimination Test (Objective Type-MCQs) will have to appear in the Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type) of 60 Marks (Duration : 90 Minutes). Language of the Question Paper shall be English. Answers to Questions may be given in English, if not instructed otherwise. Which would be conducted at Ahmedabad or at any other place(s) that may be decided by the High Court.

(2)

Syllabus of Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type):

(i)

English Language

(ii)

Gujarati Language

(iii) General Knowledge (iv) Basic Knowledge of Computer Spreadsheet & Word Processing

(3)

Candidates belonging to the Reserved Categories, i.e. SC, ST, SEBC & Differently Abled Persons [PH -only Orthopaedically disabled], shall have to secure minimum 45% Marks and all the other Candidates shall have to secure minimum 50% Marks in the Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type), in order to qualify for next stage of the Recruitment Process.

(4)

In case, large number of Candidate qualify in the Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type), it will be open for the High Court to restrict the number of Candidates as deemed necessary, according to Merit.

(C)

Practical / Skill Test (Typing Test) (40 Marks -10 Minutes) :

(1)

The Candidates who qualify in the Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type) will have to appear in the Typing Test of 40 Marks (Duration : 10 Minutes) on Computer (English and/or Gujarati as the case may be), at Ahmedabad or at any other place(s) that may be decided by the High Court.

(2)

A Candidate shall have to secure minimum 40% Marks in the Practical / Skill Test (Typing Test), in order to qualify for next stage of the Recruitment Process.

(3)

For Typing Test in Gujarati, the Candidates will be facilitated with 'Gujarati Indic Input Tools' (MS Office Indic Version) fonts and they can use any of the following Keyboard/Layout :

(i)

Gujarati Inscript

(ii)

Gujarati Typewriter

(iii) Gujarati Typewriter (G)

(iv)

Godrej Indica

(v)

Remington Indica

(vi)

Special Characters

(vii) Gujarati Terafont

7. SELECTION PROCEDURE :

(a)

The High Court reserves the right to adopt appropriate method of shortlisting the Candidates at any stage.

(b)

The Select List & Centralized Wait List will be prepared on the basis of Aggregate Marks obtained by the Candidates in Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type) and Practical / Skill (Typing) Test.

(c)

The High Court shall prepare the Select List, in the order of Merit. The number of Candidates to be included in the Select List shall be equal to the number of vacancies notified.

(d)

The Candidates whose names are included in the Select List so prepared shall be recommended for appointment in order of merit having due regard to the preference for the Districts given by the candidates.

(e)

The 'Select List/Centralized Wait List' shall be published on the High Court website.

(f)

The District-wise list of candidates recommended for appointment shall be forwarded to the Principal Judicial Officer of the concerned District/Court, as per available vacancies. Such List shall be prepared on the basis of merits of the candidates and preferences for Districts indicated by them. If on the basis of merit position of a candidate or for any other reasons, it is not possible to recommend him/her in any of the Districts of his/her choice, he/she may be recommended for appointment, in any other District. However, the preference would not give vested right to a Candidate to insist for being posted in a particular District.

(g)

On the basis of recommendations made by the Committee, the Principal Judicial Officer of the District shall issue Appointment Letter to the concerned candidate.

(h)

Any candidate who does not accept such appointment shall lose his/her right to appointment and shall not be considered for appointment in future on the basis of the Select List in question.

(i)

The Centralized Wait List shall consist of not more than 10% of the number of vacancies notified and shall be operated only in case of nonjoining of Candidate/s or Cancellation of the candidature of a Candidate.

(j)

The Select List & Centralized Wait List shall remain in force until the posts advertised are filled-up or for a period of 1 (One) Year, from the date of its publication, whichever is earlier.

8. DISQUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT :

No person shall be eligible for appointment to the service

(a)

unless he/she is a citizen of India.

(b)

if he/she is dismissed from service by Central Government or any State Government or U.Ts. or any High Court or Statutory or Local Authority.

(c)

if he/she has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude or who is or has been permanently debarred or disqualified by the High Court or the Union/State Public Service Commission or by any Recruiting or Examination Conducting Authority from appearing in Competitive Examinations or Selections.

(d)

if he/she directly or indirectly influences the Recruiting Authority by any means for his/her candidature.

(e)

if he is a man, has more than one wife living. And, if a woman, has married a man already having another wife.

(f)

if he/she may be found in possession with any electronic gadget(s) during any of the Examination / Test.

9. HOW TO APPLY :

(a)

Before filling-up the On-line Application, Candidate is advised to thoroughly read and understand the Detailed Advertisement and the Instructions therein and should ensure that he/she fulfills all the eligibility criteria and other norms mentioned above and that the particulars filled in by him/her are true and correct in all respects.

In case, it is detected at any stage of Recruitment Process or even after Appointment, that a Candidate does/did not fulfill the eligibility criteria/ norms and/or that he/she has/had suppressed/twisted or truncated any material facts, his/her Candidature shall be liable to be Cancelled. If, any of these shortcomings is/are detected even after Appointment, his/her service will be liable to be terminated with immediate effect.

(b)

Candidate should have his/her own/family member's registered Mobile Number and the same should be kept active during the entire Recruitment Process as SMS alerts for the various Tests are also likely to be sent on the said Mobile Number, registered in the On-line Application.

(c)

Candidate should scan his/her photograph having 5 c.m. height and 3.6

c.m. of width (15kb) and signature having 2.5 c.m. height and 7.5 c.m. of width (15kb) in .jpg format for uploading the same at relevant space in the On-line Application.

(d)

Steps for submitting On-line Application through the OJAS Module :

(i)

Fill-up all the Fields given in On-line Application including mandatory Fields, carefully.

(ii)

Save the On-line Application, by clicking Save button.

(iii) Thereafter, a new pop-up window will appear, displaying the Application Number, meaning thereby the Application is saved successfully. Candidate shall, note down the entire string of the Application Number (e.g. HCG/201819/1/11111). Upon clicking Show Application Preview Button, on-screen preview of the Application, would be displayed.

(iv)

Thereafter, by entering Application Number and Date of Birth, upload scanned photograph and signature at relevant space on the application and ensure that, the uploaded Photograph & Signature, are distinctly recognizable, after uploading.

Note: Please ensure that the Scanned Signature of the Candidate alone should be uploaded, as the same will be verified by the High Court, at each stage, and if the same does not match with the signature of the Candidate, at the time of successive verifications during the Recruitment Process, his/her Candidature is likely to be rejected forthwith.

(v)

If necessary, by using his/her Application Number and Date of Birth, a Candidate can edit his/her On-line Application through Edit Application Button until his/her Application is Confirmed by the Candidate.

(vi)

After filling-up all the required/mandatory fields in the On-line Application, correctly and duly verified by the Candidate, he/she is required to CONFIRM the Application, by clicking Confirm Application Button/Tab on the Main Menu. Thereby a pop-up window will appear, wherein the Candidate has to enter his/her Application Number and Date of Birth and then click on Confirm Application Button.

(vii) Please note that, after 'Confirmation', further editing of one's 'Online Application' will not be permitted by the System and the same will be treated as Final Application for the particular post.

(viii) Thereafter, the Candidate should ensure that he/she receives a System generated SMS conveying his/her Confirmation Number, on his/her 'registered' Mobile Number.

(ix)

The Candidate should preserve his/her Application Number and Confirmation Number for future reference and use, till the conclusion of the Recruitment Process.

(x)

The Candidate is now required to pay the requisite Fees by clicking Print Application / Pay Fee Button. Carefully follow the Instructions / Help given thereat. Select the Mode of Payment i.e. On-line Payment or Offline-Cash (Challan will be generated Online, by Selecting 'Cash' Option).

Note :(a) If 'Cash' (Offline) Option is selected, Candidate is required to take the printout of Challan', generated through SBI e-Pay and

pay the Fees at any of the SBI Branch by submitting the said

Challan to the Bank.

(b) ONLY After Payment of requisite Examination Fees, through either Mode i.e. On-line (from 15/06/2018 to 14/07/2018) or Offline (Cash-Challan) (till the Challan Expiry Date), Confirmed On-line Application shall be considered as VALID.

of the same for future reference & use. Note: Print Out of 'Online Application' can be obtained till last date of Online Registration window i.e. 14/07/2018.

(xii) Please note that the Candidate is not required to and should not send copy of his/her On-line-Application and/or any testimonials/ documents to the High Court. They should produce the same, as and when called for.

(e)

Please note that the above is the general procedure for applying On-line. No other mode of Application or incomplete Application(s) shall be accepted and in such cases, the Application(s) are liable to be rejected outright.

(f)

Candidate shall not apply more than once, for any reason at all.

10. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :

(a) Candidates should not contact the High Court Registry by Phone calls/ Personal Visits, for making general queries. They should keep checking the High Court-OJAS Websites for updates, and/or 'Brief Advertisement'/SMS Alerts on their registered Mobile/Cell Number. No Phone Calls / Personal Visits, shall be entertained.

Results of successfull Candidates in respective Examination/Test will be published on High Court Websites.

For general assistance, during the 'Online-Application-Window period', the Candidates may contact the Registry of the concerned District Court/ Establishment.

(b) A Candidate will have to opt for Three Districts, of his/her choice, indicating the precedence of their preferences, for being appointed to the post in question and the Fourth District will be determined by the High Court, depending upon the availability of vacancies against the relevant category, in accordance with the merit.

Note : Preferences for Districts once selected by the Candidate, cannot be changed under any circumstances.

(c)

Benefit(s) of Relaxation in Upper Age Limit / Examination Fees/ Reservation shall be granted to the Candidates belonging to Reserved Categories i.e. SC / ST / SEBC / PH / Ex-Servicemen, provided that requisite Certificate in respect thereof, as the case may be, issued by the Competent Authority, is produced by the Candidate as and when called for. The final decision, as to the suitability of a Candidate, for the Post, shall rest with the High Court.

(d)

The Candidate who has successfully submitted CONFIRMED Online Application and has paid the requisite Fees within due time, shall only be eligible for appearing at the Elimination Test, subject to their qualifying therefor.

(e)

The decision of the High Court as to the eligibility or otherwise of a Candidate for admission to the Examination / Test shall be final. No Candidate, to whom Call Letter has NOT been issued by the Recruiting Authority, shall be allowed to appear for the Examination / Test.

(f)

The list of Eligible Candidates will be placed on High Court website as well as on HC-OJAS portal, at the relevant time.

(g)

Candidate shall be required to download his/her Call Letter-cum-Admission Slip from the Website https://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in, during the Preceeding Week, by using Advertisement No., his/her Confirmation No. and Date of Birth, for appearing at the respective Examination/Test and the same may be communicated at the relevant time, through Press-Note / Brief Advertisement and/or vide SMS on the Mobile Number registered in the On-line Application, of the Candidate concerned.

(h)

The Examination / Test will be conducted at Ahmedabad or any other place that may be decided by the High Court. The Candidate shall have to appear at their own expenses, to-and-fro, for the respective Tests, if called for, at the place and time that may be decided by the High Court.

(i)

At every stage of Examination / Test, Candidate shall produce, Identity proof i.e. Election Card / PAN Card / valid Driving License / valid Passport / Aadhar Card, etc. in original & a copy thereof, along with the Call Letter-cum-Admission Slip.

(j)

Entry in the Compound of the Examination Centre with Mobile / Cell Phone, Tablets, Laptop, Electronic Gadgets etc. is strictly prohibited. No arrangement for safe keeping, will be arranged, which may kindly be noted.

A Candidate who is found indulging in unfair practices, viz. copying or misconduct during the course of examination, using electronic gadgets or Mobile Phones etc., tampering with Question Paper/Examination Material, influencing any Official concerned with the Examination Process, will be debarred from the present Recruitment Process or any number of years or permanently, as may be decided by the High Court.

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(k)

The selected candidates shall not be appointed / continued on long term, unless the Medical Authority specified by the High Court, certifies them to be fit to discharge the duties ascribed to the post in question.

(l)

ONLY after conclusion of the Recruitment Process, Results (Marks) of each stage of Examination shall be made available to each Candidate, by providing a link to a web-page on the HC-OJAS Website https://hcojas.guj.nic.in, with individual password (One Time Password-OTP) via, SMS on his/her registered mobile number.

(m)

Mere success in the Examination shall not confer any right to appointment and no Candidate shall be appointed to the post unless the High Court is satisfied, after such inquiries as may be considered necessary that the Candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the post.

(n)

Candidate is required to produce the following original testimonials/ documents as well as one set of self-attested copies thereof alongwith recent passport size colour photograph, as and when called for, by the High Court :

(i)

Print-out of the duly filled-in (Confirmed) On-line Application alongwith e-receipt/Challan.

(ii)

School Leaving Certificate or Birth Certificate issued under Birth & Death Registration Act.

(iii) Educational qualifications i.e. Mark-sheets and Certificates of SSC, HSC, Final Year of Graduation, Post Graduation, as per requirement / applicable.

(iv)

Certificate of 'Gujarat Commercial Certificate (G.C.C) Examination' or any institution, showing the requisite Speed in Typing as may be applicable.

(v)

Certificate indicating to be possessing 'Basic Knowledge of Computer Application/Operation' issued by Government or Private Institute, as set out by Government of Gujarat, in General Administrative Department Resolution No.CRR-10-2007-120320

G.5 dtd.13/08/2008.

(vi)

Caste Certificate issued by the Competent Authority of the State of Gujarat, in case, the Candidate has applied under Reserved Category (SC/ST/SEBC) and if belongs to SEBC Category, Non-Creamy Layer Certificate VALID for the current financial year.

(vii) In case of Differently Abled Candidate, (a) a Certificate from a Competent Authority to the effect that he/she has a disability of not less than 40% and (b) a Certificate from the Standing Medical Board at Ahmedabad, to the effect that he/she would be able to perform the duties of the post in question.

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1. 1. APPLICATION UNDER R.T.I. ACT :
      
      
   2. Any Application, even under the R.T.I. Act, seeking any information, will NOT be entertained till the completion of the entire Recruitment Process.
2. FINAL AUTHORITY :
   
   

The decision of the High Court of Gujarat in respect of all matters pertaining to this Recruitment Process would be final and binding on all Candidates.

High Court of Gujarat, Sola, Ahmedabad. Sd/- Date : 12 / 06 / 2018 I/c.Registrar (Recruitment & Finance)

Annexure -'A'

STATEMENT SHOWING CATEGORY WISE VACANCIES FOR THE POSTS OF ASSISTANT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUBORDINATE COURTS, IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT, AS ON 31.01.2018

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