ODISHA STAFF SELECTION COMi\llSSION

Barrack No.1 Unit - V Bhubaneswar-751054

Advertisement No.IIE-107/2016/ 4170/OSSC;

Date: 24-12-2016

COMBINED POLICE SERVICE EXAMINATION-2016 FOR RECRUITMENT OF 134 POSTS OF SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE ON CONTRACTUAL BASIS UNDER HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA.

Post code- (SIP/02)

Website: "www.ossc.gov.in"

IMPORTANT:

• Online application form will be available from Dt.25.01.2017 tillDt.24.02.2017 byl1.59 P.M.

• The candidate applying for the post must go through this detailed advertisement and ensure that he/she fulfil all the eligibility criteria prescribed for the post as laid down in this advertisement.

• The appointment will be initially on contractual basis carrying a consolidated pay of Rs.9300/- + Grade Pay Rs.4200/- in the Scale of pay of Rs.9300/- to 34,800/- & Grade Pay Rs.4200/- and appointment will be guided by the Odisha Group-B Posts (ContractualAppointment) Rules, 2013 as per G.A. Department Notification No. 1147/Gen dated 17.01.2014.

• Admission of a candidate for the Preliminary Exam./Physical Test/Main Written Exam & Viva-cum-Psychological Test shall be provisional and would be on the basis of the information furnished by him/her in the on line application form.

• If at any stage of recruitment or thereafter, it is found that any information furnished by the candidate in his/her online application is false/incorrect or the candidate has suppressed any relevant information or the candidate otherwise does not satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post, his/her candidature for the Post/examination will be cancelled forthwith and he may be debarred from appearing any further recruitment examination conducted by OSSC either temporarily or permanently.

• The candidates qualifying in the Physical Measurement & Physical Test shall have to submit the OAF i.e. the OSSC copy duly signed the declaration by the applicant, Treasury Challan (Other than SC & ST candidates) and other self attested copy of documents/certificates as per clause-6 of this advertisement within 15 days of the declaration of the result of the Physical Test for verification and calculation of weightage marks for NCC 'B' / ' C' certificate holders, achievement in sports & Degree or Diploma in Fire Engineering (for the post of Station Officer Fire Service only).

• However the candidate will be allotted only one post as per his position in the final merit list and category wise vacancy available in order of preference.

• The Persons with disability are not eligible to apply for the post.

• The Status of the applicant on the date of application with respect to caste, educational qualification will prevail throughout the recruitment process till publication of final result and no change of the status is permissible afterwards.
  

• Application other than on-line mode shall not be accepted by the Commission.

Online Applications are invited by using website 'www.ossc.gov.in' for the

Combined Police Service Examination-2016 for selection of candidates to 134 posts of Sub Inspector of Police (Post Code SIP-02), under Home Department, Odisha. Total nos. of vacancies may be increased in the post of Deputy Subedar, Asst. Jailor & Station officer Fire Service . The posts will be initially on contractual basis as per Odisha Group-B posts (Contractual Appointment) Rules, 2013 in the Pay Band-2 i.e. Rs.9,300-34,800/- with Grade Pay Rs.4200/-.

l.How to apply:

The applicants have to go through the detail advertisement before filling up the online application.

1. (a) Aspirants have to apply online using the website of the Commissionwww.ossc.gov.in. The applicants other than the category of S.C. & S.T. are required to deposit examination fee of Rs. l 00/- either through online or offline mode using the Treasury Portal or by the conventional mode in the Head of Account- "0051-PSC-104-UPSC/SSC Examination Fees-0047-Fees collected for conducting examinations-02041-Examiantion Fees" as detailed in the clause-5 of this advertisement before proceeding to fill in the online application for the post. By clicking on the tab 'online application' in the home page of the website, different advertisements for online application along with different useful details will be displayed on the computer screen. The instructions provided in this Advertisement are required to be read carefully before proceeding to complete the application process.

   There will be 2 links under "Form Links" column for each advertisement.

   1. For Registration

   2. For registered user login

All the Candidates first need to complete the Registration process before filling the Application Form.

For Registration the candidate needs to click the link "For Registration" present in the Form Link section.

On clicking the link mentioned, he/she will be redirected to the Registration Form,

where few basic Details will be required like:-

1. Nationality
2. Applicant Full Name
3. Applicant Father's Name
4. Applicant Mother's Name
5. Name of the husband (In case of Married female applicant)
6. Gender
7. 10th Standard Roll Number (As Mentioned in the Certificate)
8. 10th Standard Year of Passing
9. 10th Standard Board
10. 10th Standard Passed Exam Type
11. Whether passed minimum Seventh class exam. in Odia xn. Mobile Number
12. Email Address

    All the above fields need to be filled in mandatorily by the candidate.

    Caution: The candidate must submit the correct data in this section as the subsequent section will be automatically populated with the data filled in this section. No change in the section will be allowed after the candidates submit the 'I Agree' box.

    Once the above details are filled in by the candidate, 1 CAPTCHA image will be shown to the candidate which he/she needs to enter correctly in the field given below and then need to check the box "I Agree" for declaration and submit the registration form.

    On Submitting the registration form a unique Application Sequence No. will be generated and will be shown to the candidate.

    Application Sequence No. generated will act as the user id for the candidate.

    Email and SMS will be sent to the candidates through his registered email id and mobile no

    intimating the 'User id' and 'password'. Note:

    The details submitted by the candidate for 10th Standard Roll Number (As Mentionedin the Certificate), 10th Standard Board , 10th Standard Year Of Passing & 10thStandard Passed Exam Type (Annual or Supplementary) need to be furnishedcorrectly.

    Furnishing of any wrong information may lead to reiection of the application and norequest in this regard for correction of the same will be entertained.

    User registration is only required once during applying for a specificpost/advertisement.

    After successful submission of the registration form "Go to Application Form" &

    'Logout' button will be visible on the top right hand comer of the window. Candidate can click the "Logout" button if he/she wishes to exit the current session.

    Candidate can also click on the "Go to Application Form" to continue with the filling of the application form.

    For registered user login

    In order to fill the Application form candidate needs to click the link present under

    "For registered user login" present in the Form Link section.

    The same will redirect the candidate to the login page of the Application Form. The candidate needs to login using the 'user id' and 'password' he/she received after registration though e-mail as well as sms in the registered mobile no. & e-mail id.

    Once the candidate successfully logged in to the application form he/she will be getting 4 tabs

    1. Personal Details

    2. Additional Details

    3. Qualification details

    4. Document Upload & Payment details

All the details required in the above 4 tabs need to be furnished correctly by the candidate. The details submitted by the candidate during submission of the registration form will be auto populated in the respective fields of the application form.

The candidate have the option of filling the application form in more than 1 session but before logging out he/she needs to ensure that all the data filled by him/her has been saved by clicking "Save & Continue button" present in the end of the each tab.

Candidate can preview the application by clicking the "Preview Application" button present in the end of "Document Upload & Payment details" tab as and when required.

All candidates mandatorily need to upload the scanned image of his/her recent passport size photograph and scanned image of his/her full signature in the on line application form which must be within max 80 kb (The Format supported is JPEG,JPG). With addition to the above requirement all the candidates need to upload their 10thStandard mark sheet/certificate containing the 10th Standard Roll Number given in the registration form (File size max 300kb, format supported pdf).In Document Upload & Payment details section.

Candidate Claiming "Category Claimed" as SC, ST and SEBC needs to upload cast certificate (File size max 300kb, format supported pdf). In Document Upload & Payment details section.

Candidates Claiming "Ex-Serviceman " category need to upload Ex Serviceman proofs like Discharge Certificate/Icard/NOC (any 1 document) need to be uploaded in Document Upload & Payment details section (File size max 300kb, format supported pdf).

Candidates claiming sports person category need to upload the copy of the Sports I.D. certificate issued by Sports & Youth Service Department , Govt. of Odisha in Document Upload & Payment details section (File size max 300kb, format supported pdf) for consideration of their case for sports person category..

Candidates Claiming weightage marks from NCC- IC certificate/ Sports achievement certificate/ degree in Fire Engineering may needs to upload same (File size max 300kb, format supported pdf) in Document Upload & Payment details section.

Candidates other than SC/ST category who are paying the examination fees of Rs. I 00 though treasury challan need to update the same (File size max 300kb, format supported-pdf) in document Upload & Payment details section.

The uploaded documents must be clearly identifiable /visible, otherwise the application is liable to be rejected and no correspondence in this regard will be entertained.

The candidates are also advised to fill up relevant details under different tabs , mentioning category, special category, present address, permanent address, full marks, marks secured and percentage of mark in H.S.C (Excluding Extra Optional Marks), at +2 level (Exclud in g Extra Optional marks) and at Graduation level required for eligibility of the post. The candidates having graduation from Open Universities without prequalification at H.S.C and

+2 Levels may mention the same at the relevant column. The filled in Application Form can be submitted by clicking on the 'submit button'. Before submitting the online application the applicant must re-check the information'submit button'. After the form is successfully submitted, the candidate has to take the printout of the filled application form for further action. filled in and ensure that the information provided and the scanned signature and scanned photographs are clearly identifiable and visible and then click the

Note:

If any defect is noticed in the application form submitted, the applicant can editthe application form by accessing the candidate's 'log in' within 48 hours of clicking the'submit button'. Editing of the application will not be possible after 48 hours or lastdate of online application whichever is earlier.

Editing of following fields will not be possible once the same has been submittedduring registration. The candidates are therefore directed to keep extra vigil during thefilling up of the information at the time of registration.

• Nationality

• 10th Standard Roll Number As Mentioned in the Certificate

• 10th Standard Year Of Passing

• 10th Standard Board

• 10th Standard Passed Exam Type

• Whether passed minimum Seventh class exam. in Odia

• Mobile Number

• Email ID

1. (b) The candidate has to take print of the Applicant's copy and the OSSC copy and preserved the same for future use. The candidates who will qualify in Physical Measurement & Physical Test shall have to submit the DAF, i.e. OSSC copy duly singed in by the candidate in full signature (in running letters) and enclosing all the required documents as detailed in clause-6 of this advertisement should be sent to the Secretary, in the following address by Speed Post/ Regd. Post within 15days of the publication of the result of the Physical Test.

"Secretary, Odisha Staff Selection Commission,

Barack No-1, Unit-V, Bhubaneswar, Pin- 751054."

Detailed Application Form not received within the stipulated period will be rejected out rightly and no correspondence/ request on the matter will be entertained.

1. (c) The Applicant's copy contains the 'user ID' and 'pass word' printed on the bottom

of the Application Form. The applicant has to keep it carefully for his future reference to access to the website to know the status of his application and also to down load the call letter from the Commission's website to appear the Examination/Test.

1. (d) Applications received incomplete or received through any mode other than online mode are liable to be summarily rejected.

1. (e) The candidate by using the user ID and password may find out the status of his/her application and download Admission Letter/ Hall ticket for the examination by accessing OSSC website, clicking therein 'online application' tab, and thereafter clicking on the link present under "For registered user login" in Form Link section against that particular advertisement/post.,

l.(f) Candidates should possess a valid E-mail address & Mobile number which should remain active till publication of the final result pursuant to the Advertisement. The Commission shall not be responsible for any loss/ non receipt of message/information sent on the wrong/invalid e-mail address & mobile number provided by the candidate in the online registration form or for delay/non-receipt of information if a candidate fails to access his/her E-mail or Mobile phone in time. Candidates will be allowed in the examination only if they possess a valid admission letter issued by the Commission and a valid Photo Identity proof issued by any Govt. Authority.

2.(a)Vacancy position & Scale of Pay:

As per requisition of D.G. & I.G. of Police, Odisha, Cuttack the category-wise break up of the total no. of posts to be filled up by this recruitment is as follows:

SI. No.	Name of the post	No. of vacancies
		ST	SC	SEBC	UR	Total
1	Sub Inspector ofPolice	30 {out of which ST{W)-10}	22{Out ofwhich SC(W) 07}	15 {out of which SEBC (W) 5}	67 {Out of which UR(W) 22}	134(W-44)
2	Deputy Subedar	-	-	-	-	-
3	Asst. jailor	-	-	-	-	-
3	Station Officer(Fire Service)	-	-	-	-	-
TOTAL		30	22	15	67	134

Abbreviations: M-Men, W-Women, UR-Unreserved

NOTE:- ST- Scheduled Tribe,

SEBC-Socially & Educationally Backward Class,

UR- Un-Reserved.

(b) Scale of Pay: The appointment will be initially on contractual basis carrying a consolidated pay comprising of initial pay+ grade pay in the scale of pay of Rs. Rs9300/- to 34,800/- and G.P. of Rs.4200/-

1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE POSTS.

   3(a) Age:

   A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not be above the age of 25 years as on O1.01.2016. Further the upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years in case of SC, ST, SEBC & Women candidates and by the total period of service rendered in Defence Service Personnel in case of Ex-Servicemen. However, a candidate can avail only one type of relaxation in age as per rule. To be eligible, candidates not enjoying any age relaxation ofUpper age limit must not be born earlier than 2nd January 1991 and not later than 1s t January 1995. The persons in Defence Forces having more than six months to be discharged from the forces as on the date of submission of online application form are not eligible to apply for the post. The in-service contractual employees who are within prescribed age limit may also apply for the post
   

   Date of Birth recorded in the High School Certificate such as Board of Secondary Education of Odisha, Cuttack/ Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi/ Indian Council of Secondary Education, New Delhi or equivalent certificate issued by the concerned Board/ Council will only be acceptable to the Commission.

   3(b) Educational Qualification

   The candidates must be a graduate in any discipline from a recognized University provided that for the post of Station Officer (Fire Service), a candidate must be a Science or Engineering graduate from a recognised University or Institution.

   3(C). General Eligibility Criteria

   A candidate in order to be eligible for the posts/appearing at the competitive examination must be

   1. Nationality - Must be a citizen of India

   2. Knowledge in Odia - He shall be able to speak, read and write odia and must have passed

      1. Middle School examination with Odia as a language subject; or

      2. Matriculation or equivalent examination with Odia as medium of examination in non-language subject; or

      3. Passed in odia as language subject in the final examination of Class-VII or above;

         or

      4. Passed a test in Odia in Middle English School Standard conducted by the Board of Secondary Educat ion , Odisha.

   3. Marital Status - A candidate if married must not have more than one spouse living:

   4. Physical Fitness - A candidate must be of good mental condition, healthy and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the discharge of his duties in the service. A candidate , who after such medical examination as the Government may prescribe , is not found to satisfy these requirements shall not be appointed to the service. Physically handicapped persons shall not be eligible for recruitment under these services.The candidates possessing the minimum physical standard as detailed at clause-8(ii)are eligible to apply for the post.

   5. Eligibility of Government Employees: Government servants , whether temporary or permanent, are eligible to appear in the examination provided they possess the requisite qualifications and are within the prescribed age limit. Such candidates should submit the NOC from the concerned appointing authority at the time of viva-voce-cum-psychological Test.

2. Option:- Candidates applying for more than one post may fill up his/her option for posts at the appropriate column in the online application form in order of preference. The female candidates are eligible only for the post of S.I. of Police and Asst Jailor. Only the Male candidates having graduation in Science or Engineering can exercise their option for the post of Station Officer Fire Service. The option so exercised at the time of online application shall be final. However, while allotting the selected candidates to different posts, the candidate' s eligibility for the said post, his/her position in the Common Merit List and'category wise availability of vacancies will be taken into consideration. Each selected candidate will be allotted to only one post. The decision of the Commission on allotment of candidates to different posts is final.

   
   

3. Examination Fee:

   The candidates other than SC and ST category are required to deposit examination fee of Rs. l 00/-. The fees can be deposited either through online or offline mode using the Treasury Portal or by the conventional mode of deposit in the Treasury.

   5(1)* In case of e-payment the applicant is required to log on to www.odishatreasurv.gov.in

   or access through the link available in the OSSC portal.

   • She/He will click on the option of e-Payment and choose the option

     Other Deposit'

   • The details of the challan will be filled in by the applicant

   • She/He will choose the option for making the payment either through online or over the Bank counter mode of payment. In either case on submission of valid information, a Challan Reference ID will be generated.

     5(2)* For online payment, the payment will be made through Net Banking of the designated banks or through Debit Card. On successful payment, an e-Challan will be generated from the Treasury portal.

     5(3)* For over the Bank counter mode of deposit , the applicant will choose any designated Bank provided in the Treasury Portal and then proceed to the Bank branch where Offline payment of Government receipt is accepted. (The list of Bank branches for making offline payment is available at the Treasury Portal).

   • On receipt of the payment, the depositor copy of the Challan form will be handed over to the depositor by the Bank.

   • The challan will be deposited under the "Head of Account-0051-PSC-104-UPSC/SSC Examiantion Fees-0047-Fees collected for conducting examinations-02041-Examiantion Fees".

   • The applicant will fill in the challan reference ID and date in the online application.

   5(4) The candidate has also the option to deposit the fee through the conventional mode into the Treasury under the Head of Account- "0051-PSC-104-UPSC/SSC-Examiantion Fees-0047-Fees collected for conducting examinations-02041-Examiantion Fees". In this case the candidate has to mention the Treasury Challan No. and date in the onlineapplication and upload the scanned copy of the challan.

   * Non indication of correct and valid treasury chalan no., date, and name of the

   Treasury in the application form relating to examination fees deposited through off-line mode will liable for rejection of the application.

   SC & ST candidates are exempted from paying examination fee. The candidates other than these categories have to upload the Treasury Challan/E-challan in Document Upload & Payment details section (File size max 300kb, format supported pdf)

4. Certificates / documents to be submitted in the detailed application form ( OAF) by the candidates who are qualified in the Physical Test.

   The candidates who qualify in the Physical Measurement & Physical Test will be required to submit the following documents within 15 days from the date of Physical measurement & Physical Test.

   
   

   1. Hard copy of the application (referred to at l(b) above) i.e. OSSC copy duly signed the declaration by the candidate.

   2. Candidates of UR, SEBC shall enclose original e-challan receipt/original Treasury Challan. (depositor's copy)

   3. Candidates of SC/ST category shall enclose self attested photocopy of caste certificate for the purpose of employmen t, issued by the competent authority.

   4. Candidates of SEBC category should enclose self attested photocopy of valid SEBC certificate recently issued not before one year by the competent authority from the last date of the submission of Online Application Form as per this Advertisement.

   5. Self attested photocopy of HSC or equivalent pass certificate & mark sheet in support of declaration of age issued by the concerned Board/Council.

   6. Self attested photocopy of +2 Arts/Science/Commerce/equivalent Examination Pass certificate & mark sheet.

   7. Self attested photo copy of pass certificate of Degree examination and mark sheet.

   8. In case of Ex-Se rvicemen , an attested copy of identity card/Dischage Certificate and the documents indicating the period of service rendered in armed forces along with an undertaking that he has not availed of the benefit as Ex-Serviceman for his employment earlier.

   9. Candidates have to submit a certificate either of passing HSC examination with Odia as a compulsory subject, or in lieu thereof a certificate of passing a language test in Odia of M.E. standard/Class-VII issued by competent authority.

   G) In case of Sports persons claiming reservation, self attested copy of identity card issued by the Director of Sports & Youth Services, Odisha

   1. No objection certificate from the employer, if issued in case of candidates already in Govt. service.

      1. Self attested copies of Sports achievement certificates for wining medal in State level/National Level/International Level Open sports meet, NCC ' B' / 'C' certificate , and Fire Engineering certificates in support of claiming weightage marks.

   1. The in-service contractual employees have to enclose necessary certificate from their employer regarding the Order No. and date of appointment, post held, period of service rendered. The copy of the appointment Order should be enclosed.

   2. Self attested copy of any of the Identity Card such as Voter's I. Card/PAN Card/Pass Port/Adhaar Card/ D.L. etc issued by any Govt. Authorities, with candidates ' photograph there in.

   
   

5. Plan of Examination:

   The recruitment examination shall consist of the following stages.

6. Sl.No.	Stages of the Test/Examination/weightage Marks	Paper , Duration & Type of Test	Marks
   i	Preliminary Examination	One paper of one and 1/2 hour durationQualifying in nature.	100 Marks
   ii	Physical Measurement and Physical Test	Qualifying in nature as per standard prescribed at Clause-8(ii)	No Marks
   iii	Main Written Examination	For the Post of S.I. of Police, Deputy Subedar, Asst. Jailor. (Three Papers in three sittings)	300 Marks
   		For the Post of Station Officer (Fire Service) one extra Technical paper including the above three papers	500 Marks
   iv	Weightage Marks	For NCC 'B' & 'C' Certificate	Maximum 15 Marks
   		Sports achievement i.e. winning Medals in State level/National Level/International level	Maximum 15 Marks
   		Degree/ Diploma in Fire Engineering for the Station Officer (Fire Service) Only.	Maximum l0Marks
   v	Viva-voce and Psychological Test	-	30 Marks
   	Total Marks	For S.I. of Police /Sergeant of Police	330 Marks
   		For Station officer Fire Service	530 Marks

   
   

   Candidates who will qualify in the Preliminary Examination shall have to appear the Physical Measurement & Physical Test. Those who will qualify the Physical Measurement and Physical Test shall have to appear in the Main Written Examination. The Candidates qualifying in the Main Written Examination shall have to appear the Viva-voce cum- Psychological Test. The qualifying marks in the Preliminary Test shall be such as may be fixed by the Commission. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination shall be qualifying in nature only.

   Candidates, who obtained such minimum qualifying marks in the written part as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, and the weightage marks (if any) taken together shall be called for the viva Voce-cum-Psychology Test.

7. (i) Preliminary Test (qualifying only)

   1. The Preliminary Examination shall consist of one paper of 100 marks of

      one and hour duration.

   2. The question shall be of objective type with multiple choice to be answered in OMR sheet.

   3. The questions shall be set proportionately from general science, current events of National & International importance, history of India and Oldish, Fundamentals of English grammar, Arithmetic of HSC standard, problem solving and reasoning. The Commission at their discretion may fix a qualifying mark in the preliminary examination or, Candidates upto 12 times of the vacancies from each category shall be shortlisted in the Preliminary Examination to appear in the Physical Measurement and Physical Test. The Candidates who qualify in the Preliminary Examination will be called for Physical Test. The date, time & venue of the Test will be intimated to the candidates through website of the Commission in due course.

There will be negative marking of @ 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in the preliminary examination.

8.(ii) Physical Measurement & Physical Test (qualifying)

The candidates qualified in the preliminary test will be required to appear before the Physical Test Board(s) to be constituted by the Commission. The date and venue of such tests will be uploaded into the website of the Commission. The eligible candidates who will qualify in the preliminary examination are required to access the Commission' s website, 'www.ossc.gov.in' by clicking the menu 'candidates login' and then by using their user ID and password so as to ascertain the date, venue and time of the test and also to down load the call letter for the test. This test is of qualifying in nature. The candidate must qualify the Physical Standard Measurement Test and Physical Efficiency Test as detailed below.

Category	Height	Weight	Chest
			Un-expanded	Expanded
General & SEBC(M)	168 Cm.	55 Kg	79 Cm.	84Cm.
General & SEBC(W)	155 Cm.	47.5 Kg.	-	-
SC/ST (M)	163 Cm.	50 Kg.	76 Cm.	81 Cm.
SC/ST(W)	150 Cm.	45 Kg.	-	-

1. Physical Standard Measurements:

   
   

   (b) Physical Efficiency Tests: For Men of all categories:

   1. For men of all categories, the Physical Efficiency Tests shall comprise of the following events.

      1. Running 1.6 Krns. in 8 minutes

      2. Cycling 1.6 Kms. in 5 minutes.

      3. Long jump of 3.66 Meters in length in three attempts.

      4. Cross-country - 5 Kms. Within 40 minutes

      5. Running over low hurdles of 77 Cm. heights, 100 meters with 10 flights, in 25 seconds.

      6. High jump 1.22 meter in 3 chances (for candidates for the post of Station Officer, Fire Service only).

      7. Swimming 100 meters (for candidates for the post of Station Officer, Fire Service only).

      8. Rope climbing:- Candidate will be required to climb up to height of 6 Meters from the ground level using his hands only in 3 chances (for candidates for the post of Station Officer, Fire Service only).

      9. There will be a test for detecting of acrophobia by ladder climbing up to 8 meters from the ground level in 3 chances only (for candidates for the post of Station Officer, Fire Service only).

   2. For Women of all categories:

   1. Running 1.6 Kms. in 10 minutes

   2. Cycling 1.6 Kms. in 7 minutes

   3. Running over low hurdles of 62 Cm. heights, 80 meters with 10 flights, in 30 seconds.

   4. Long jump of 2.77 Meters in length in three attempts

   5. Cross-country- 4 Kms. Within 40 minutes

   Note-1) Failure in any of the Physical Measurement/ Test shall lead to disqualification for further test of the recruitment examination. Any grievance or complaint in course of the Physical Test should be brought to the notice of the Chairman of the Physical Test Board on the very day and the decision of the Chairman of the Board in this regard shall be final and binding.

   2) Candidates should appear in the Physical Test at their own risk. The Commission will not take any responsibility nor will accept any liability for any injury; damage or any type of loss of a candidate during the Physical Test. Candidates should satisfy themselves that they are physically and mentally fit to undertake Physical Test.

   The candidates qualified in the Physical Measurement and Physical Test shall have to submit the DAF within 15 days of the completion of the test for verification and assessment of weightage marks.

   8. (iii) Main (written) examination (total 300 marks/SOO marks)

   The candidates qualifying in the physical test will be allowed to appear in the main written test which shall consist of the following subjects:

   Paper	Subject	Maximum Marks	Duration
   Paper-I	General English	50	1&1/2 hour
   Paper-II	Odia Language	50	1 &1/2 hour
   Paper-Ill	General Studies	200	3 hours
   Total marks		300
   Paper-IV (for Station Officer only)	Technical paper	200	3 hours

   
   

   The candidates applying for the post of Station Officer (Fire Service) will be required to appear in the Technical paper (paper-IV) in addition to other 3 papers.

   Paper-I: General English (50 marks)

   The aim of the paper is to test the candidate's ability to read and understand serious discursive prose and to express his ideas clearly and correctly in English. The pattern of questions will broadly include the following with graduation standard.

   1. Comprehension of a given passage

   2. Precis writing

   3. Usage and vocabulary

   4. Short essay writing

   5. Questions to test the Knowledge of grammar.

   The questions will be of descriptive type in which question cum-answer book will be used.

   Paper-11: Odia Language (50 marks)

   The questions shall be of graduation standard to test the following.

   1. Comprehension of a given passage.

   2. Letter/Application/Report writing.

   3. Usage and vocabulary.

   4. Short essay writing.

   5. Translation from English to Odia.

      The questions will be of descriptive type in which question cum-answer book will be used.

      Paper- Ill: General Studies (200 marks)

      1. The nature and standard of questions will be such that a well-educated person should be able to answer them without having specialized study of the concerned subjects. The questions shall test general awareness of the candidates of a variety of subjects covering various fields of knowledge as expected from any graduate. The question shall be in English. The questions in this paper will be of objective type with multiple choices of answers to be answered in OMR sheet.

         There will be negative marking @ 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

      2. The paper on General Studies will include questions covering the following fields of knowledge.

   1. General Science and recent scientific/technological developments;

      Questions will test the candidate's awareness in the field of science and technology, including matters of everyday observations and experience.

   2. Current events of National and international importance;

      Questions shall be to test the knowledge of significant National and International events and of the topics of social relevance in the present day India.

   3. History of India from ancient times and Indian National Movement:

      Emphasis will be on testing general understanding of social economic and political aspects of the Indian History. Questions on Indian National Movement will relate to the nature and character of the nineteenth century resurgence, growth of Nationalism, attainment of Independence and role of leading personalities in the freedom movement.

   4. Indian and World Geography:

      Emphasis will more be on geography of India. The questions will relate to physical and economic geography of the country. It shall cover the main features of Indian agriculture and National resources.

   5. Indian polity and economy;

      Questions on Indian polity and economy shall be on political system. Constitution of India, Panchayati Raj Administration, Principal features and characteristics of Indian economy, planning and economic development oflndia.

   6. Mental ability test of reasoning

   7. Numerical ability test and Arithmetic of H.S.C. Standard;

   
   

   TECHNICAL PAPER (only for Station Officer) - 200 marks

   The questions shall be set from physics and chemistry only. The questions shall be of

   + 2 standard and objective type to be answered in the OMR Sheet.

   8.(iv) Assessment of weightage marks:

   For NCC certificate holders, achievement in Sports and Degree or Diploma in Fire Engineering (for selection to the post of Station Officer, Fire Service), there shall be assessment of weightage marks on the basis of the following:

   
   

   Weightage marks:

   (A)For NCC certificates (Maximum marks allotted -15)

   The NCC ' B' certificate holders will be awarded additional 10 marks and NCC ' C' certificate holders will be awarded 15 marks .

2. For achievement in Sports (Maximum marks allotted- 15)

   (B) Weightage will be given to the candidates for achievement in the following sports disciplines. There is a provision for allotment of marks out of maximum 15 marks . The following sports disciplines have been specified for the purpose.

   The sports achievements in the disciplines other than the said 26 disciplines shall not be eligible for award of marks.

   1. Athletics, (2) Archery , (3) Badminton, (4) Basketball, (5) Body Building, (6) Boxing, (7)

Cricket, (8) Cycling , (9) Equestrian, (10) Football, (11) Gymnastics, (12) Hockey, (13) Judo

(14) Kabaddi, (15) Karate Do, (16) Kayaking & Canoeing, (17) Lawn Tennis, (18) Power Lifting, (19) Rowing, (20) Shooting, (21) Swimming, (22) Table Tennis, (23) Tae Kwon Do,

(24) Volleyball, (25) Weight Lifting, (26) Wrestling.

1. For each of the 26 Sports disciplines above, there are National Sports Federations/Associations , recognized by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. In case of team games such as Foot-ball, Cricket and Hockey, there are separate recognized National Sports Federations for men and women. The Indian Olympics Association is also a similarly recognized National Sports body for all the Olympic Sports disciplines. The marks shall be awarded for winning medals or positions either in the international competitive sports events or National Sports Championships or the State Sports championships organized (or in case of international sports events, the participation sponsored) either by the recognized National Sports Federations/ Associations or Indian Olympic Association , or by the corresponding Odisha State Sports Association affiliated to the recognized national sports federations/associations.

2. The sports events, not being the open national or State Championships, even if organized by the aforesaid recognized National Federations/Associations, or the corresponding affiliated Odisha State Sports Associations, shall not be eligible for award of marks for sports achievements.

3. The sports achievements in the open National and State Championships organized for men, women, junior boys and junior girls

only shall be eligible for award of marks.

(E ) The sports achievements in sub-junior championships , even if organized by the recognized National Sports Federations/Associations, or corresponding Odisha State affiliated sports associations, shall not be eligible for award of marks.

(F) Sports achievements or participation in the open competitive international sports events organized for men, women, junior boys and junior girls only shall be eligible for award of marks, provided the participation was sponsored either by the recognized national sports federations/association or the Indian Olympic Association.

(G ) It shall be the responsibility of candidates, who may produce certificates of their Sports Achievements, to establish that the sports events in question were organized by the recognized national sports federations/associations or under their aegis, by their corresponding affiliated State Sports Associations; or in case of international sports events, the participation was sponsored as required in the Government in Home Department Resolution No.PDA-11 99/2008/44178 dtd.25.09 .2008 and that the sports certificates produced by them have been issued by the authorized office bearers of such national sports federations/associations or the affiliated state sports associations or the international sports organization. The sports certificate produced must identify the sports meet, the discipline, the event, the venue and the dates on which it was held. It must mention that it was either an open national championship or open state championship or an international competitive sports event. The sports achievement certificates issued otherwise than above shall not be eligible for the award of marks.

1. A candidate must choose only one of his achievements in the aforesaid sports events for awarding the marks. Marks shall not be awarded for more than one achievement.
   
   

   The marks shall be awarded for the following sports achievements only.

   1. Winning a medal in open State Championships: Marks

      For gold medal 6

      For silver medal ... 4

      For bronze medal ... 3

   2. Winning a medal in open national championships: Marks

      For gold medal ...10

      For silver medal ... 8

      For bronze medal ... 7

   3. Representing the country and participating in a Competitive international sports meet andwinning no medal 10 marks

   4. Winning medals in the competitive international sports

meets : Marks

For gold medal 15

For silver medal 13

For bronze medal 12

Note:- (1) The gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, shall mean the first, second and third ranks, wherever the medals were not awarded: (2) Recognized national federation/association of various sports disciplines shall mean recognized by the Department of Youth Affairs & Sports of Government of India.

(C) Weightage marks for Degree/Diploma in Fire Engineering.

There shall be an assessment of weightage marks for the candidates possessing Degree /Diploma certificate in Fire Engineering for selection to the post of Station Officer, FireService only. For the purpose 10 marks are prescribed for Degree in Fire Engineering or 5 marks for Diploma in Fire Engineering.

(v) Viva-voce-Cum-Psychological Test (30 marks)

1. There shall be a Viva-voce-cum-Psychological test to be conducted by the viva-voce board constituted by the Commission. For the purpose candidates numbering up to 3-times of the vacancies in each reservation category on the basis of the marks secured in the main written Examination and assessment of weightage marks if any secured by the candidates (taken together) shall be called for the viva-voce-cum-psychological test. The test shall carry 30 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).

2. PLACE AND DATE OF WRITTEN EXAMINATION:

   The date/time/ venue of the Preliminary Examination, Physical Test, written examination & viva-voce Test will be conveyed to the eligible candidates in the admission letters, in due course which will be downloaded by the eligible candidates by accessing the Commission's website from a date to be notified later. The list of admitted & rejected candidates shall be displayed in the said website simultaneously from that date.

3. Admission letter:-

   The Commission shall upload the Admission letter of this recruitment examination at different stages (preliminary exam / Physical test/ Main Written Exam /Viva-voce -cum Psychological Test) of the admitted candidates on its Website. "www.ossc.gov.in". Alert message regarding different stages of the examination will also be sent to the admitted candidates at different stages in the mobile number mentioned by the candidate in the on-line application form. As such the candidates have to log on to the website of the Commission by clicking on the button 'candidate's login' and then provide 'user Id ' and 'password' upon which the status of the application will be displayed on the screen. If the application has been rejected the same would be indicated along with grounds of rejection. Then the eligible applicant has to click on "Download Admit Card" and the requisite Admission letter can be downloaded. The candidates are advised to download their respective Admission letters and take print out thereof. The admitted candidates will have to produce the admission letter at the allotted venue for appearing in the examinations/tests. The admission letter will carry intimation about the date, time and venue of the examination, and will bear the photo and signature of the candidate with facsimile signature of the Secretary of Commission.

   No Admission Letter/ call letter at any stage will be despatched to any candidate by post.

4. Selection Procedure

The Common merit list shall be prepared basing on aggregate of marks secured in the Main Written Examination, weightage in NCC certificate, sports achievements and viva-voce test. A separate merit list shall be prepared for the post of Station Officer Fire Servicetaking into account the weightage marks if any of the candidates for holding a degree ordiploma in Fire Engineering and other weightage marks (if any).The candidates shall be selected category wise in order of merit according to their order of preference for different services/posts subject to availability of post exactly the same number of vacancies advertised for each service for sponsoring the same to respective requisitioning authorities.

The results will be published in due course in the Commission's website.

9. Disqualification:

Any attempt, on the part of candidate to obtain support for his candidature, by any means , may be held by the Commission to disqualify him for admission to the examination at any stage.

1. Penalty:

   A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of-

   1. Obtaining support for his candidature by any means: or

   2. Impersonation; or

   3. Procuring impersonation by any person; or

   4. Submitting fabricated documents, or documents which have been tampered with; or

   5. Making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information, or

   6. Resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination; or

   7. Adopting unfair means during the examination; or

   8. Writing obscene language or pornographic matter in the scripts; or

2. I. Misbehaving with fellow examinees or the invigilators in any manner in the examination hall; or
3. J. Harassing or causing bodily harm to the staff employed/engaged by the Commission for the conduct of the examination; or

4. Violating any of the instructions contained in the admission certificates; or

5. Attempting to commit or as the case may be, abetting the Commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses shall be liable -

   1. to be disqualified by the Commission from the examination for which he is candidate; or

   2. to be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period -

      1. by the Commission, for appearing in any examination or selection held by them; or

      2. by the State Government, from entering to any employment under them; or

   3. if the candidate is already in service under Government, to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules ;

      Provided that no penalty under this order shall be imposed except after -

      1. giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation to the Commission or Government, as the case may be, in writing as he may wish to make in that behalf, and

      2. taking into consideration the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed to him by the Commission or the Government as the case may be.

   NOTE:-i). Blue/Black ball point pen only shall be used for answering (ovalling) in OMR sheet; whiteners/erasers shall not be used in the OMR sheet.

   11. The candidates are required to visit the website of the Commission,'www.odishassc.in' for detailed information about the programme of the examination/physical test/ viva-voce test, notice regarding rejection of the application, other important notices etc. and also keep track of publication of various notices relating to this recruitment to be published in the leading odia local daily news papers for information.
   

   WARNING

   iii. Mobile phone or any other communication device is not allowed into the premises of the OSSC examination centre. The candidates are advised not to bring any such banned items to the examination centre venue. Any infringement of these instructions will entail debarment of the concerned candidate from the particular examination/future examinations.

   
   

	Start Date	End Date
Notification Issued	24-Dec-2016
Applications	25-Jan-2017	24-Feb-2017

• Organization : Odisha Staff Selection Commission
• Organization City, State : odisha, odisha
• Organization Website : www.ossc.gov.in