ADVERTISEMENT FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADE-II ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF

THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT

Starting date for submission of On-line Application	16/08/2017 (12:00 hours)
Closing date for submission of On-line Application	31/08/2017 (23:59 hours)
TENTATIVE Date of Written Test & Stenography Test
Stenography Test / Skill Test	24/09/2017 ( Ist Session )
Written Test (Objective Type MCQs)	24/09/2017 ( IInd Session )

The High Court of Gujarat invites On-line Applications, from eligible candidates for filling up 09 vacancies of English Stenographer Grade-II (Class-III), in the pay matrix of 39,900-1,26,600/-(pre-revised pay scale of 930034800/-with Grade Pay of 4400/-), on the establishment of the High Court of Gujarat, by Direct Recruitment.

Category-wise Vacancies :

Post		Category				Total Vacancies
English Stenographer Grade-II	General	SC*	ST	SEBC	PH
	04	-	03	02	-	09

Note : *1) The Candidates belonging to SC Category may apply against Unreserved vacancies and the criteria meant for the Unreserved Category will be applicable to them. However, they may be entitled for relaxation in Examination Fees. 2) The High Court reserves its right to adjust / alter the number of vacancies notified.

1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA : (as on the Last Date for submitting Online Application i.e. 31/08/2017)

(a)

Essential Educational Qualification :

(i)

Graduate from recognized University.

(ii)

Speed of 100 words per minute in English Short Hand.

(iii) Knowledge of Computer Operation.

(b)

Computer :

A Candidate must possess besides the prescribed qualifications:-

(i)

CCC / CCC+ level Certificate, or;

(ii)

Should have Degree/Diploma from any recognized University/ Educational Institution with computer as one of the Subjects, or;

(iii) Should have passed SSC or HSC examination from recognized School Board with Computer as one of the Subjects, or Courses prescribed by the Government.

(c) Age Limit :

(i)

A Candidate applying to the said posts, shall not be less than 18 years and not more than 35 years of age, as on the Last Date for submitting Online Application i.e. 31/08/2017.

(ii)

Employees working in the Subordinate Courts or any other High Court shall be allowed on a uniform basis, relaxation of a maximum period of 5 years or to the extent of equal number of years for which service has been put in by him/her, whichever is less, in the upper age limit.

(iii) Relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit shall be admissible to the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Differently Abled (PH) Person and Ex-Servicemen.

Sr.No.	Category	Born between (Inclusive both days)
1.	General	31/08/1982	31/08/1999
2.	ST/SEBC/PH/Ex-Servicemen	31/08/1977	31/08/1999
3.	Candidate working in Subordinate Courts of the State of Gujarat or in other High Court	As per sub-clause (c)(ii) above

2. RESERVATION :

(a)

Reservation for various Categories and Classes with respect to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes and Differently Abled (PH) Persons shall be in accordance with the prevailing policies of the State Government.

(b)

Candidate belonging to the Reserved Categories in the State of Gujarat, shall only be eligible for Reservation / Relaxation benefits.

(c)

If, however, at final stage, the Candidates from the Reserved Categories are not available, then the vacancies may be filled-up by other suitable Candidates, as may be decided by the Honble Chief Justice.

3. FEES AND MODE OF PAYMENT :

(a)

Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially & Educationally Backward Classes, Differently Abled (PH) Persons or Ex-Servicemen shall be required to pay Application Fees of 250/plus the usual Bank Charges, and all other candidates shall be required to pay Fees of 500/-plus the usual Bank Charges, by making remittance through any of the Core Banking Service Branches of the State Bank of India, using the 'Cash Voucher' in the Special Format appended to this Advertisement, from 16/08/2017 to 31/08/2017, during Bank working days and hours. The Candidates making payment of such Fees, shall remit the same into Current Bank Account No. 30725811785 with the State Bank of India, High Court Complex Branch, Ahmedabad, held in the name of Registrar General, High Court of Gujarat, Sola, Ahmedabad.

(b)

The concerned Bank Branch, will retain one Copy of the Cash Voucher and return the other two Copies to the Candidate. Candidates will have to preserve the said copies of the Cash Voucher and invariably produce the same at the time of different stages of Recruitment Process.

(c)

On line 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 (Core Banking Services Branches) concerned, before the stipulated closure time.

(d)

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

(e)

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

4. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :

The Competitive Examinations, will be conducted at Ahmedabad or at the Centre(s) as decided by the High Court, and Candidates shall have to appear at their own cost in the respective Tests, which would consist of :

(a) Stenography Test : (Tentatively scheduled on 24/09/2017 Ist Session)

The Selection will be made on the basis of performance in Stenography Test of 70 Marks (Duration : 6 Minutes dictation 2 Paragraphs, each of 3 minutes). Speed of 100 words per minute in English Short Hand. (Total Transcription Time : 40 minutes).

(b) Written Test : (Tentatively scheduled on 24/09/2017 IInd Session, on the same day of Stenography / Skill Test)

(i)

The Written Test (Objective-Type) consisting of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), shall be administered On-line, through a Computer-Based Examination System and shall be evaluated by real-

time assessments, as per entries made by the Candidate, in Computer itself, at the end of the said Written Test and therefore, re-checking of entries/answers, subsequent to Written Test, will NOT be entertained by the High Court.

(ii)

Written Test will be of 30 Marks (Duration : 45 Minutes), each Question of 1 Mark.

(iii) Written Test will be consisting of General Knowledge, General English, Current Affairs, Numerical & Mental Ability, etc.

NOTE : In case, large number of On-line Applications are received, the Written Test would be re-scheduled for a date & venue, as may be decided by the High Court later on, and the same will be communicated to Candidates, accordingly, through SMS and/or E-mail and Notification on High Court Websites.

(c) Selection Procedure :

(i) The Candidate shall have to secure minimum 50% Marks in Each Test

i.e. Stenography-Skill Test & Written Test.

(ii) The Select List & Wait List will be prepared on the basis of Aggregate Marks obtained by the Candidates in the Stenography Test & Written Test.

(iii) The Candidate shall download his/her respective Call-letters, from the Websites above-mentioned, during the preceding One Week of the Stenography Test / Written Test.

(iv)

The Wait List shall consist of not more than 20% of the number of Candidates placed in the Select List, subject to other requirements and shall be operated ONLY in case of non-joining of Candidate(s) or Cancellation of the candidature of a Candidate.

(v)

The Select List & Wait List shall remain in force for a period of 2 (Two) Years, from the date of its publication or until the publication of a fresh List(s), whichever is earlier. However, if the vacancies in a particular year are not substantially higher than the number of Candidates remaining in the existing Select List / Wait List, the period of such Select List / Wait List may be extended by the High Court not exceeding one year, so as to make appointment against such vacancies from the said Select List / Wait List.

(vi)

Any Candidate who does not accept the offer of appointment within the specified time-limit, shall lose his/her right to appointment and the High Court shall operate the Select List / Wait List, as the case may be.

(vii) The Select List / Wait List shall be published on High Court website as well as on HC-OJAS Portal.

5. 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.

6. 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 filledin 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 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)

All eligible Candidates ONLY After Payment of their requisite Examination Fees in the Bank Account as mentioned in Para No.3 above, should apply On-line, through the link provided in High Court Website https://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in, in the prescribed format from 16/08/2017 to 31/08/2017. Please note that the Last Date for submission of On-line Application is 31/08/2017 till 23:59 hours.

(c)

Candidate should have his/her own/family 'registered' Mobile Number and the same should be kept active during the entire Recruitment Process.

(d)

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

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

(e)

Steps for submitting On-line Application through the OJAS Module:1) Fill-up all the Fields given in On-line Application including mandatory Fields, carefully. 2) Save the On-line Application, by clicking Save button. 3) 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/201718/1/11111). By clicking Show Application Preview Button, will display on-screen preview of the Application. 4) 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 be rejected forthwith. 5) 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. 6) After filling-up all the required/mandatory fields of the On-line Application, correctly and duly verified by the Candidate, he/she is required to CONFIRM the Application. However, Candidate can alter/modify the details before he/she CONFIRM his/her Application. 7) Please note that, after Confirmation, further editing of ones Online Application will not be permitted by the System and the same will be treated as Final Application for the particular post. 8) Thereafter, Candidate has to click on 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. 9) Please note that only after Confirmation, the System will register candidates On-line Application. Further, only Confirmed Applications will be considered / processed for the Recruitment Process. 10) Thereafter, the Candidate should ensure that he/she receives a System generated SMS conveying his/her Confirmation Number, on his/her

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

12) At the end of the process, the Candidate shall take Print Out of his/ her Confirmed Application by clicking Print Application Tab of the Main Menu and retain atleast TWO copies of the same for future reference & use.

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

(f)

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.

(g)

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

7. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :

(a)

General Candidate(s) born before 31/08/1982 & the Candidates belonging to Reserved Categories [ST/SEBC/PH (only Orthopedically disabled)/Ex-Serviceman] and candidates working in Subordinate Court & any other High Court born before 31/08/1977, as the case may be, shall not be eligible to apply.

(b)

Benefit(s) of Relaxation in Upper Age Limit / Examination Fees / Reservation shall be granted to the Candidates belonging to Reserved Categories i.e. ST/SEBC/PH (only Orthopedically disabled)/Ex-Servicemen, provided that requisite Certificate in respect thereof, 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.

Note : Candidate belonging to SC Category, shall be entitled for relaxation in Examination Fees only.

(c)

The Candidate who has successfully submitted CONFIRMED Online Application, shall only be eligible for appearing at the Stenography Test / Written Test, subject to their qualifying therefor.

(d)

The decision of the High Court as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the Stenography Test / Written 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 Stenography Test / Written Test.

(e)

The Candidate shall have to appear at their own expenses, to-and-fro, for the Written Test/Stenography Test, if called for, at the place and time that may be decided by the High Court.

(f)

Candidate shall be required to download his/her Call-letter from the Websites mentioned above [see Para 6(b)], during the Preceding Week, by using Advertisement No., his/her Confirmation No. and Date of Birth, for appearing at the respective Examination 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.

(g) The list of eligible candidates will be placed on High Court website as well as on HC-OJAS portal of NIC, at the relevant time.

(h) At every stage of examination, Candidate shall produce, Identity proof

i.e. Election Card / PAN Card / valid Driving License / valid Passport / Adhaar Card , etc. in original & a copy thereof, along with the Call Letter-cum-Admission Slip and original Cash Vouchers (both copies).

(i) 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.

Note : 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.

(j)

Result of all Examination/Test will be made available on the High Court websites and/or by any other mode that may be decided by the High Court.

(k)

ONLY after conclusion of the Recruitment Process, Results (Marks) of each stage of Examination shall be available to each Candidate, by providing a link to a webpage 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.

(l)

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.

(m)

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

(n)

The selected Candidate will not be appointed unless the Medical Authority specified by the High Court, certifies him/her to be fit to discharge the duties ascribed to the post.

(o) 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 Original Cash Voucher marked as Office Copy.

(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)

Certification showing the respective requisite Speed in English Stenography.

(v)

Requisite Certificate with respect to 'Computer' as per Para 1(b) above.

(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 locomotor 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.

(viii)Certificate of Discharge from Service in case of Ex-Servicemen.

(ix)

No Objection Certificate (NOC), in case, if employed in State/Central Government.

(x)

Certificates from Two Respectable Persons being Professionals/ Dignitaries like Doctor, Engineer, M.L.A., M.Ps., certifying of his/her good moral character (original).

(xi)

Government Gazette, showing change in name/surname etc, if any.

(xii) In case any Criminal Case(s) / Complaint(s) have been filed against the Candidate concerned, authenticated / attested copies of the relevant documents, viz. FIR / Charge-sheets, Judgment etc.

(xiii)Original Identity Proof as prescribed at 7(h).

Any Application, even under the R.T.I. Act, seeking any information, will NOT be entertained till the completion of the entire Recruitment Process.

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,	Sd/-
Sola, Ahmedabad.
Date : 11/08/2017	Registrar (Recruitment & Finance)