TELANGANA STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION: HYDERABAD

NOTIFICATION NO. 32/2017,Dt.02/06/2017

VETERINARY ASSISTANT SURGEON IN CATEGORY (4) OF CLASS - B IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT

(GENERAL RECRUITMENT)

PARA - I:

  1. Applications are invited on-line from qualified candidates through the proforma Application to be made available on Commission's WEBSITE (www.tspsc.gov.in) to the post of Veterinary Assistant Surgeon (Class-B) in Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries Department.

    1. Submission of on-line applications from Dt. 06/06/2017

    2. Last date for submission of on-line applications Dt. 24 /06/2017

    3. Hall Tickets can be downloaded 07 days before commencement of Examination.

  2. The Examination is likely to be held on Dt.05/08/2017 FN & 06/08/2017 F.N. The Commission reserves the right to conduct the Examination either COMPUTER BASED RECRUITMENT TEST (CBRT) or OFFLINE OMR based Examination of objective type.

    Before applying for the posts, candidates shall register themselves as per the One Time Registration (OTR) through the Official Website for TSPSC. Those who have registered in OTR already shall apply by login to their profile using their TSPSC ID and Date of Birth as provided in OTR.

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates are requested to keep the details of the following documents ready while uploading their OTR Applications.

    1. Aadhar number

    2. Educational Qualification details i.e., SSC, INTERMEDIATE, DEGREE, POST GRADUATION etc. and their Roll numbers, Year of passing etc.

    3. Community/ Caste Certificate obtained from Mee Seva/ E Seva i.e., Enrolment number and date of issue for uploading in OTR.

  3. The candidates who possess requisite qualification may apply on-line by satisfying themselves about the terms and conditions of this recruitment. The details of vacancies are given below:-

    Sl.No.

    Name of the Post

    No. of Vacancies

    Age as on 01/07/2017

    Min. Max.

    Scale of Pay Rs.

    1

    Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in Animal Husbandry Department in category (4) of

    Class-B

    07

    18 - 40*

    35,120-

    87,130/-

    (The Details of Vacancies department wise i.e., Community, Zone Wise and Gender wise (General / Women) may be seen at Annexure-I.)

    IMPORTANT NOTE: The numbers of vacancies are subject to variation on intimation being received from the appointing authority

  4. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

    Applicants must possess the qualifications from a recognized University as detailed below or equivalent thereto, as specified in the relevant Service Rules, indented by the department as on the Date of Notification.

    Sl. No.

    Name of the Post

    Educational Qualifications


    1

    Veterinary Assistant Surgeon in Animal Husbandry Department in Category (4) of Class-B

    Must possess a Bachelors Degree in VeterinarySciences and

    Animal/Husbandry OR its equivalent Institution in India OR

    abroad and also post- graduation Degree OR a post-graduation

    Diploma in Microbiology Parasitology / Epidemiology / Virology /

    Immunology / Pathology OR Must Possess a master

    Degree in Veterinary Science with Bio-Technology

    OR must possess a Master Degree in Veterinary

    Science with Veterinary Public Health

  5. AGE:

  6. Minimum 18 years & Maximum 40* years. The age is reckoned as on 01/07/2017 (Rule- 12(1)(a)(v) of State and Subordinate Service Rules).

    Minimum Age (18 years):A Candidate should not be born after 01/07/1999.

    Maximum Age (40 years): A candidate should not be born before 02/07/1977.

    The Upper Age limit will be relaxed as per Rules (shown in the table) and will be calculated on the above lines.

    *As per G.O. Ms. No. 329 GA(Ser.A) Dept., Dt. 27/07/2015 read with G.O. Ms. No. 264 GA(Ser.A) Dept.,Dated: 26-07-2016, the upper age limit is raised up to 10 years.

    N.B.: No person shall be eligible if he/she is less than 18 years of age.

    N.B.: No person shall be eligible if he/she has crossed 58 years of age (Superannuation age).

    Age Relaxations: The upper age limit prescribed above is however relaxable in the following cases:

    Sl.

    No.

    Category of candidates

    Relaxation of age

    permissible

    1

    2

    3

    1.

    Retrenched temporary employees in the State Census Department with a minimum service of 6

    months.

    3 Years

    2.

    Telangana State Government Employees (Employees

    of TSRTC, Corporations, Municipalities etc. are not eligible).

    5 Years based on the length of regular service.

    3.

    Ex-Service men

    3 years & length of service rendered in the armed forces.

    4.

    N.C.C.(who have worked as Instructor in N.C.C.)

    3 Years & length of service rendered in the N.C.C.

    5.

    SC/ST and BCs

    5 Years

    6.

    Physically Handicapped persons

    10 Years

    EXPLANATION:

    After provision of the relaxation of Age in Col. No. 3 of table above; the age shall not exceed the maximum age prescribed for the post for the candidates at Sl. No. 3 & 4.

    The age relaxations for Ex-Servicemen is applicable for those who have been released from Armed Forces otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency.

  7. (a) FEE:

  8. (Remittance of Fee) Each applicant must pay Rs. 200/- (RUPEES TWO HUNDRED ONLY) towards on-line Application Processing Fee. This apart, the applicants have to pay RS 120/- (RUPEES ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONLY) towards Examination Fee. However, the following category of candidates belonging to Telangana State only are exempted from payment of Examination fee.

  1. SC, ST, BC & PH.

  2. Unemployed applicants in the age group of 18 to 40 years (They have to submit declaration at an appropriate time to the Commission that they are unemployed).

N.B.:- BC's, SC's and ST's belonging to other states are not exempted from payment of Application processing Fee and Examination Fee and they are not entitled for any kind of reservation..

b) Mode of Payment of Fee:

The Fee mentioned at Para-I(6)(a) is to be paid on-line through SBI ePay duly following on-line instructions once the application form details are submitted by filling TSPSC ID, date of birth and other particulars.

The fee once remitted, shall not be refunded or adjusted under any circumstances. Failure to pay the examination fee, application fee, wherever applicable will entail total rejection of application. The list of Banks providing service for the purpose of on-line remittance of fee is given in ANNEXURE - II.

PARA-II: CENTRES FOR THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION:

  1. The Examination will be held at HYDERABAD (including HMDA Jurisdiction) only or all erstwhile District head quarters.

  2. However, the Commission reserves the right to abolish / create new centre or centres for administrative reasons. Request for change of the centre will not be entertained.

    PARA-III: HOW TO APPLY:

    1. HOW TO UPLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM:

      1. The Applicants have to read the User Guide for on-line Submission of Applications and then proceed further.

        1. Step: The Candidate has to visit the WEBSITE http://www.tspsc.gov.in and fill the OTR application if not registered earlier to obtain TSPSC ID. While filling the same, the candidates have to ensure that there are no mistakes in it. The Commission bears no responsibility for the mistakes, if any, made by the candidates.

        2. STEP: The candidates have to visit the website http://www.tspsc.gov.in to submit Application and Click on the Link with Notification Number and Name, provide TSPSC ID and Date of Birth to proceed further.

          Candidate has to verify the details fetched from various databases pertaining to qualification, caste, Aadhar etc, and displayed on the screen. If the displayed details are correct he/she has to click Yes on confirm button. If any details are not displayed or need to be changed, he/she should click No on confirm button. If details are not displayed a text box will open and candidate has to feed the details manually. Required documents have to be uploaded by clicking the upload button. In addition to the details obtained from OTR database, Notification specific details such as Examination Centre opted, required qualification, university details, eligibility and accepting declarations etc. are to be filled by the candidate. Preview and Edit facility is available to make changes and submit for proceeding to Next step of making on-line payment of fee.

        3. STEP:-Immediately on entering the above details, the applicant will get payment gateway of SBI ePay.

        4. STEP:-The applicant should pay the prescribed fee as specified through any of the four modes of payment on-line. Separate instructions have to be followed for each mode of payment.

        5. STEP:-After payment of fee, the PDF Application will be generated which contains the particulars furnished by the candidates. The ID No in the PDF Application form has to be quoted for future reference/correspondence.

          1. Candidate shall note that, the details available with OTR database at the time of submitting the application will be considered for the purpose of this notification. If, any changes are made by the candidate to OTR database at a later date will not be considered for the purpose of this Notification.

          2. Hand written/ Typed/ Photostat copies/ outside printed Application Form will not be accepted and liable for rejection.

          3. The applicants should be willing to serve anywhere in Telangana State.

          4. For any Technical problems related to on-line submission and downloading of Hall- Tickets please contact 040-23120301 or 040-23120302(Call Time: 10.30 A.M to 1.00P.M & 1.30 P.M to 5.30 P.M) or mail to helpdesk@tspsc.gov.in

        NOTE:

        1. The Commission is not responsible, for any discrepancy in Bio-data particulars while submitting the application form through on-line. The applicants are therefore, advised to strictly follow the instructions and User guide in their own interest before submitting the application.

        2. The particulars furnished by the applicant in the Application Form will be taken as final, and data entry is processed, based on these particulars only by Computer. Candidates should, therefore, be very careful in Uploading / Submitting the Application Form on-line.

        3. Incomplete/incorrect application form will be summarily rejected. The information if any furnished by the candidate subsequently in any form will not be entertained by the Commission under any circumstances. Applicants should be careful in filling-up the application form and submission. If any lapse is detected during the scrutiny, the candidature will be rejected even though he/she comes through the final stage of recruitment process or even at a later stage.

        4. Before Uploading/Submission of Application Form, the Candidates should carefully ensure his/her eligibility for this examination. No relevant column of the application form should be left blank, otherwise application form will not be accepted.

        PARA- IV GENERAL PROVISIONS

        1. Applicant must compulsorily fill-up all relevant columns of application and submit application through website only. The particulars made available in the website shall be processed through computer and the eligibility decided in terms of notification.

        2. The applications received on-line in the prescribed proforma available in the website and within the time shall only be considered and the Commission will not be held responsible for any kind of discrepancy.

        3. Applicants must upload his/her own scanned photo and signature through J.P.G format.

        4. The applicants should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated or suppress any material information while making an application through website.

        5. All the essential certificates issued by the competent authority of Telangana State shall compulsorily be kept with the applicants to produce as and when required to do so. Failure to produce the required certificates on the day of verification will lead to disqualification.

        6. Important - The claim of the candidates with regard to the date of birth, educational / technical qualifications, experience and community are accepted only provisionally on the information furnished by them in their application form and is subject to verification and satisfaction of the Commission. Mere admission to any test or interview or inclusion of the name of a candidate in a Merit List will not confer on the candidate any right for appointment. The candidature is therefore, provisional at all stages and the Commission reserve the right to reject candidature at any stage of the selection even after the advice has been made.

        7. This Recruitment is entrusted to TSPSC vide G.O.Ms.No.13, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries (AH) Department Dt.01.06.2016 and Finance Clearance vide G.O.Ms. No.45, Finance (HRM.I) Department, Dt.31/03/2016 respectively.

          The following certificates must be kept ready by the candidates for the purpose of verification and also at the time of making on-line application

          1. Aadhar card

          2. Proof of Educational Qualifications. iii). Date of Birth Certificate/SSC

        1. School Study Certificate

        2. Declaration by the Unemployed

        3. No Objection Certificate from Employer (if anywhere employed)

          The following Certificates should be obtained from Govt. of Telangana State in prescribed proforma for the purpose of verification.

        4. Community Certificate.

        5. Non-Creamy Layer Certificate as per Form- VIIB / Creamy Layer Certificate as per Form- VIIC.

        6. Certificate of Residence / Nativity (where the Candidates not studied in School / Private Study)

          The following Certificate should be obtained from Competent Medical authority for the purpose of verification.

        7. Medical Certificate in respect of Orthopaedically Handicapped Candidates

        PARA-V:- IMPORTANT LEGAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

        1. Vacancies: The recruitment will be made to the vacancies notified before the examination only. There shall be no waiting list as per G.O. Ms. No. 81 General Administration (Ser.A) Department, Dated 22/02/1997.

        2. Recruitments:-The Recruitment will be processed as per this Notification and also as per the Rules and Instructions issued by the Government and also as decided by the Commission from time to time in terms of respective Special Rules/Adhoc Rules governing the Recruitment Vide G.O.Ms.No.54, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (AH-I), Dt.06.06.1996, read with G.O.Ms.No.38, AHDD& F (AH.I) Department, Dated 26-05-2008 and G.O.Ms.No.17, AHDD& F (AH.I) Department, Dated 30-03-2012 and as per Government orders issued from time to time, and other related G.Os, Rules etc., applicable in this regard.

        3. Rules: All are informed that the various conditions and criterion prescribed herein are governed by the General Rules of existing State and Subordinate Service Rules, read with the relevant Special Rules applicable to any particular service in the departments. Any guidelines or clarification is based on the said Rules, and, in case of any necessity, any matter will be processed as per the relevant General and Special Rules in force.

        4. Constitutional Provisions:- The Commission is empowered under the provisions of Article 315 and 320 of the Constitution of India read with relevant laws, rules, regulations and executive instructions and all other enabling legal provisions in this regard to conduct examination for appointment to the posts notified herein, duly following the principle of order of merit as per Rule 3(ix)(a) of the TSPSC Rules of procedure read with reference to relevant statutory provisions and ensuring that the whole recruitment and selection process is carried out with utmost regard to maintain secrecy and confidentiality so as to ensure that the principle of merit is followed. A candidate shall be disqualified for appointment, if he himself / she herself or through relations or friends or any others has canvassed or endeavored to enlist for his candidature, extraneous support, whether from official or non- official sources for appointment to this service.

        5. Zonal/Local:- The Zonal and Local Reservations shall be followed as per the Para -8 of

          A.P. Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 1975 (G.O.P. No. 674, G.A. (SPF-A) Dept., Dated: 20/10/1975) read with G.O. Ms. No. 124, General Administration (SPF-A) Department, dated: 07/03/2002 and other orders issued by the Government and within the meaning of Sections 3 and 97 of A.P. State Reorganization Act 06/2014 .

        6. Employed:-The persons already in Government Service/ Autonomous bodies/ Government aided institutions etc., whether in permanent or temporary capacity or as work charged employees are required to inform in writing to the Head of Office / Department, as the case may be and required to submit the "No objection" from the concerned Head of Office / Department to the Commission as and when required to do so.

        7. Penal Action:-The Commission is also empowered to invoke the penal provisions of the

          A.P. Public Examinations (Prevention of Malpractices and Unfair means) Act 25/97 for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto and as per the Rules of Procedure of TSPSC published in Telangana Gazette No: 60 dated 28/12/2015 in respect of this Notification.

        8. Caste & Community: Community Certificate issued by the competent authority (obtained from Government of Telangana State) in terms of G.O.Ms No. 58, SW (J) Dept., dt: 12/5/97 read with G.O. Ms. No. 5 Scheduled Castes Development (POA.A2) Dept., Dt. 08/08/2014,

          G.O. Ms. No. 11 Scheduled Castes Development (POA.A2) Dept., Dt. 17/09/2014 and G.O. Ms. No. 2 Scheduled Castes Development (POA.A2) Dept., Dt. 22/01/2015 should be submitted at appropriate time in respect of SC & ST Candidates. In respect of candidates belonging to Backward Classes are required to produce Community Certificate (BC-A, BC- B, BC-C, BC-D& BC-E) from Competent Authority i.e., from Tahsildars in the State of Telangana not below the rank of Deputy Tahsildar E-seva/Mee-seva (G.O. Ms. No. 16 BCW(OP) Dept., Dt. 11/03/2015). As per General Rules for State and Subordinate Service Rules, Rule -2(28) Explanation: No person who professes a religion different from Hinduism shall be deemed a member of Schedule Caste.

        9. Reservation:- (i)The Reservation and eligibility in terms of General Rule 22 & 22 (A) of State and Subordinate Service Rules are applicable.

      2. As per Special Rules of the Department, Reservation to PH is restricted only to the Orthopaedically Handicapped Persons. Reservation to Disabled persons is subject to their eligibility to the above category of posts and shall be subject to Special Rules/Adhoc Rules governing the posts. The required extent of deformity and the genuineness of the Medical Certificate and in the case of ambiguity or doubt, the same shall be referred to the Appellate Medical Boards as per the instructions of the Government.

      3. The Reservation to Women will apply as per General Rules / Special rules.

      4. Reservation to BC-E group will be subject to the adjudication of the litigation before the Honorable Courts including final orders in Civil Appeal No: (a) 2628-2637 of 2010 in SLP. No. 7388-97 of 2010, dated. 25/03/2010 and orders from the Government.

  1. Distance Education:- The Candidates who have obtained Degrees through Open Universities / Distance Education mode are required to have recognition by the University Grants Commission / AICTE / Distance Education Council as the case may be. Unless such Degrees had been recognised by the relevant Statutory Authority, they will not be accepted for purpose of Educational Qualification. The onus of Proof of recognition by the relevant Statutory Authority that their Degrees / Universities have been recognised, rests with the Candidate.

    PARA-VI: RESERVATION TO LOCAL CANDIDATES: Reservation to the Local candidates is applicable as provided in the Rules and as amended from time to time as in force on the date of notification. The candidates claiming reservation as Local candidates should obtain the required Study certificates (from IV Class to X Class or SSC) (OR) Residence Certificate in the Proforma only for those candidates who have not studied in any Educational Institutions as the case may be. The relevant certificates may be got ready with authorized signature and kept with the candidates to produce as and when required.

    DEFINITION OF LOCAL CANDIDATE:- In terms of Para-(7) of A.P. Public Employment (Organization of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 1975 (G.O.P. No. 674, G.A. (SPF-A) Dept., Dated: 20/10/1975). "LOCAL CANDIDATE" means a candidate for direct recruitment to any post in relation to that Local area where he/she has studied in Educational Institution(s) for not less than four consecutive academic years prior to and including the year in which he/she appeared for S.S.C or its equivalent examination. If however, he/she has not studied in any educational institution and obtained SSC or its equivalent qualification or Open School, Private Study basis, he/she has to produce residential certificate issued by the Tahsildar.

    1. In case any Candidate who does not fall within the scope of above then, if he/she has studied for a period of not less than seven years prior to and inclusive of the year in which he/she has studied SSC or its equivalent qualification, he/she will be regarded as local candidate on the basis of the maximum period out of the said period of seven years and where the period of his/her study in two or more local areas or equal such local area where he/she has studied last in such equal periods will be taken for determining the local candidature. Similarly, if he/she has not studied during the above said period in any Educational Institution(s) and obtained private study the place of residence during the above period will be taken into consideration and local candidature will be determined with reference to the maximum period of residence or in the case of equal period where he/she has resided last in such equal periods.

    2. If the claim for local candidature is based on study, the candidate is required to produce a certificate from the Educational Institution(s) where he/she has studied during the said 4/7- year period. If, however, it is based on residence, a certificate should be obtained from an officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of Tahsildar or Deputy Tahsildar in independent charge of Mandal.

    3. If, however, a candidate has resided in more than one Mandal during the relevant four/seven years period but within the same District or Zone as the case may be separate certificates from the Tahsildar exercising jurisdiction have to be obtained in respect of different areas.

      NOTE:

      1. Residence Certificate will not be accepted, if a candidate has studied in any educational institution upto S.S.C. or equivalent examination, such candidates have to produce study certificates invariably. The candidates, who acquired Degree from Open Universities without studying SSC / Matriculation or equivalent in Educational Institutions, have to submit Residence Certificate only. Educational institutions means a recognized institution by the Government / University / Competent Authority.

      2. Each of the following Zones comprises the Districts mentioned against each Zone.

The following are the Present Zones in the Telangana State:

  1. Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam. (ADB, KRMN, WGL, KMM)

  2. Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Nizamabad, Mahaboobnagar, Medak and Nalgonda. (HYD, RRD, NZB, MBNR, MDK, NLG)

    PARA-VII: SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:- The Scheme & Syllabus for the examination has been shown in ANNEXURE-III.

    PARA-VIII: PROCEDURE OF SELECTION:

    THE SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POSTS WILL BE MADE IN TWO SUCCESSIVE STAGES VIZ.,

    1. Examination (Objective Type) by on-line / OMR based. and

    2. Oral Test in the shape of Interview (only for those qualified as per Rules).

THE FINAL SELECTION OF THESE POSTS WILL BE BASED ON THE EXAMINATION EITHER on-line OR OMR BASED AND INTERVIEW MARKS PUT TOGETHER.

  1. Only those candidates who qualify in the Examination in order of merit will be called for interview in 1:2 ratio, Community and Category wise for the vacancies available. The minimum qualifying marks for Interview / Selection are OCs 40%, BCs 35% ,SCs, STs and PHs 30% or as per the Rules. The minimum qualifying marks are relaxable in the case of SC/ST/BC/PH at the discretion of the Commission.

  2. The candidates will be selected and allotted to Service/ Department as per their rank in the merit list and as per Zonal Preference for allotment of candidates against vacancies and for the vacancies available.

    N.B.: Mere securing minimum qualifying marks does not vest any right in a candidate for being considered for selection.

  3. The appearance in all the papers at the Written Examination as per rules is compulsory. Absence in any paper/papers will automatically render his candidature as disqualified.

  4. Candidates have to produce Original documents and other particulars on the day of verification itself. If candidate fails to produce any of the required certificates and if the particulars furnished by him / her in the Application do not tally with the Original documents produced him / her, then his / her candidature will be rejected/disqualified without any further correspondence. As candidature for the recruitment is processed through Computer/Electronic devices based on the particulars furnished in the Application Form, the candidate is advised to fill in all the relevant particulars carefully.

  5. The preference opted by candidates in respect of posts, zones etc., in the application form are only indicative for being considered to the extent possible but not binding or limiting the Commission's powers conferred under Article 315 and 320 of the Constitution of India. Therefore, the Commission has the power to assign a successful candidate to any of the notified posts for which he/she is qualified and eligible, subject to fulfilling the selection criterion. Mere claim of preference for any Zone for allotment against vacancy does not confer a right to selection for that Zone in particular or any Zone in General.

  6. The appointment of selected candidates (other than Physically Challenged) will be subject to their being found medically fit in the appropriate Medical Examination, and if he/she is of sound health, active habits free from any bodily defect or infirmity.

PARA-IX: DEBARMENT:

  1. Candidates should make sure of their eligibility to the post applied for and that the declaration made by them in the format of application regarding their eligibility is correct in all respects. Any candidate furnishing in-correct information or making false declaration regarding his/her eligibility at any stage or suppressing any information is liable to be debarred for five years from appearing for any of the examinations conducted by the commission, and summarily rejection of their candidature for this recruitment.

  2. The Penal Provisions of Act 25/97 published in the State Gazette No. 35, Part-IV.B Extraordinary dated: 21/08/1997 shall be invoked if malpractice and unfair means are noticed at any stage of the Recruitment.

  3. The Commission is vested with the constitutional duty of conducting recruitment and selection as per rules duly maintaining utmost secrecy and confidentiality in this process and any attempt by anyone causing or likely to cause breach of this constitutional duty in such manner or by such action as to violate or likely to violate the fair practices followed and ensured by the Commission will be sufficient cause for rendering such questionable means as ground for debarment and penal consequences as per law and rules and as may be decided by the Commission.

  4. Any candidate is or has been found impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his / her candidature for selection or obtaining support of candidature by any means, such a candidate may in addition to rendering himself/ herself liable to criminal prosecution, will be debarred permanently from any exam or selection held by the Service Commission's in the country.

  5. MEMORANDUM OF MARKS:- Memorandum of Marks will be issued on payment of Rs.200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only) through on-line Payment in favour of the Secretary,

  1. Public Service Commission, Hyderabad. Request for Memorandum of Marks from candidates, will be entertained after one month from the date of publication of the final results in TSPSC Website. The Memorandum of Marks will be issued to the candidates for a period of 90 days only. Request for revaluation or recounting will not be undertaken under any circumstances. Invalid, disqualified, ineligible candidates will not be issued any Memorandum of Marks and fees paid by such candidates, if any, will be forfeited to Government account, without any correspondence in this regard.

    In case of Off-line examination, if any candidate fails to mark the Booklet Series, Roll Number etc., in the OMR Answer Sheet, the Commission reserves the right to invalidate such Answer Sheets as Answer Sheets are valued by Optical Mark Scanner. No request for

    reconsideration of such rejected/invalidated cases will be entertained under any circumstances whatsoever.

    PARA-X:- Please read the following Annexures appended to the Notification before filling the application form.

    1. Breakup of Vacancies

    2. Payment gateway

    3. Scheme and Syllabus

    4. Instructions to the Candidates

    5. List of Communities

PARA XI: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

Candidates are directed to follow the Commission's Website (www.tspsc.gov.in) regularly to know the latest developments of this Recruitment and any changes/ Modifications/ Addendum/ Corrigendum, dates of Examination, calling of candidates for verification of Certificates/ Interviews/ Results etc. Candidates are advised to go through the Instructions to Candidates enclosed to this Notification at Annexure-IV.

PARA-XI: COMMISSION'S DECISION TO BE FINAL:

The decision of the Commission in all aspects and in all respects pertaining to the application and its acceptance or rejection as the case may be, conduct of examination and at all consequent stages culminating in the selection or otherwise of any candidate shall be final in all respects and binding on all concerned, under the powers vested with it under Article 315 and 320 of the Constitution of India. Commission also reserves its right to alter and modify time and conditions laid down in the notification for conducting the various stages up to selection, duly intimating details thereof to all concerned, as warranted by any unforeseen circumstances arising during the course of this process, or as deemed necessary by the Commission at any stage.

ANNEXURE - I

BREAKUP OF VACANCY POSITION FORTHE POSTS OF VETERINARY ASSISTANT

SURGEON IN CATEGORY (4) OF CLASSIN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT

ZONE

OC

BC-A

BC-B

BC-C

BC-D

BC-E

SC

ST

PH

TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL

G

W

G

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G

W

G

W

G

W

G

W

G

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G

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G

W

G

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V

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VI

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IMPORTANT NOTE: The number of vacancies are subject to variation based on intimation being received from the appointing authority.


ANNEXURE - III

SCHEME AND SYLLABUS FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF VETERINARY

ASSISTAT SURGEONS IN CATEGORY (4) OF CLASS-B IN AHDD&F Dept.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

Part: A: WRITTEN EXAMINATION

(Objective Type)

No. of Questions

Duration (Minutes)

Maximum Marks

Paper-I: General Studies And General Abilities

150

150

150

Paper-II: Veterinary Science & Post Graduate Degree Standard

150

150

300

Part: B: Interview

50

Total

500

Syllabus

Paper-I: GENERAL STUDIES AND GENERAL ABILITIES

  1. Current affairs - Regional, National and International.

  2. International Relations and Events.

  3. General Science; India's Achievements in Science and Technology.

  4. Environmental issues; Disaster Management- Prevention and Mitigation Strategies.

  5. Economic and Social Development of India and Telangana.

  6. Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India.

  7. Physical, Social and Economic Geography and Demography of Telangana.

  8. Socio-economic, Political and Cultural History of Modern India with special emphasis on Indian National Movement.

  9. Socio-economic, Political and Cultural History of Telangana with special emphasis on Telangana Statehood Movement and formation of Telangana state.

  10. Indian Constitution; Indian Political System; Governance and Public Policy.

  11. Social Exclusion; Rights issues such as Gender, Caste, Tribe, Disability etc. and inclusive policies.

  12. Society, Culture, Heritage, Arts and Literature of Telangana.

  13. Policies of Telangana State.

  14. Logical Reasoning; Analytical Ability and Data Interpretation.

  15. Basic English. (10th Class Standard)

PAPER-II: VETERINARY SCIENCE & POST GRADUATE DEGREE STANDARD

I. Part One: Subject: Veterinary Science (Degree Standard)

  1. Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Gross study of bones, joints, muscles of skeleton; Gross study of organs of digestive, respiratory, circulatory, urinary, nervous and reproductive systems; Mechanism of respiration; General functions of blood and its constituents (blood cells, plasma & serum) coagulation, cardiac cycle, blood circulation, blood pressure, renal function; Hormonal control of Lactogenesis; Environmental factors affecting animal production; Environmental stress on animal performance; Green House, Gases-Role of ruminants; Digestion, absorption and metabolism of carbohydrates,Proteins, fats and other nutrients in simple stomach animals and ruminants.

  2. Livestock Management, Livestock Breeding and Genetics & Livestock Products Technology

    Common terms used in Animal Husbandry; Demography of livestock; Housing, handling, restraining, ageing, breeding, feeding and caring of different age groups of different species of animals including zoo/wild and lab animals; Economic project proposal for housing and maintenance of livestock, poultry and lab animals; Routine farm practices of livestock and poultry; Strategies for enhancing productivity through livestock improvement; Quality maintenance of livestock by-products; Fodder production and management; Maintenance of labour, accounts and farm records.

    Important breeds of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, dog, horse and poultry, with special reference to economic traits of farm animals; Breeding of important species of zoo/wild animals. Breeding livestock for high performance and disease resistance; Principles of genetics; Nature of DNA and RNA-their models and functions; Applications of recombinant DNA technology, cloning and role of gene actions and cytogenetics; Animal breeding policies and programmes in State and Nation.

    Layout and maintenance of milk, meat and egg processing units; Abattoir practices, methods of slaughtering and dressing, utilization of by products, unsound meat and its disposal; Preparation, processing, preservation, packaging, storage, transportation, nutritional value, quality control and marketing of livestock products and by-products; Objectives of meat inspection & laws, ante-mortem, post-mortem inspection; Legal standards of quality control, toxicity/pesticide residues and adulterants in livestock products and by-products.

  3. Livestock Nutrition

    Nutritional terms and definitions; Role of nutrition in livestock health and production; Classification and composition of feeds and fodders including forest grasses; Antinutritional factors and toxins in feeds and fodders; Feeding standards and nutrient

    requirements of different categories of livestock and computation of rations; Nutritional deficiency and its influence on livestock performance; Feed supplements and additives; Conservation and preservation of feeds and fodders; Economic utilization of agro by- products for feeding livestock; Utilization of unconventional feeds; Wildlife nutrition.

  4. Veterinary Microbiology

    Aetiology, morphology, life cycle, transmission, pathogenesis, symptoms, lesions, diagnosis, treatment, control and prevention of bacterial, viral, fungal, Chlamydial, ricketsial diseases of domesticated animals, birds and zoo/wild animals; Organs/tissues/cells of Immune system; infection and immunity; type and grades of immunity, serological reactions and modern diagnostic techniques; Principles of vaccine production, different types of vaccines, storage and their administration.

  5. Veterinary Pathology

    Concept and cause of diseases in animals; General principles and procedures of necropsy; collection, preservation and dispatch of morbid materials for laboratory diagnosis, disease investigation; Veterolegal cases, writing of post-mortem report, notified diseases; General pathological conditions in bacterial, viral, fungal, Chlamydia, ricketsial, parasitic diseases, neoplasm's, nutritional, metabolic, toxic, allergic and autoimmune diseases of domesticated animals, birds and zoo/wild animals; Exotic emerging and re-emerging diseases of livestock.

  6. Veterinary Parasitology

    Aetiology, morphology, life cycle, transmission, pathogenesis, symptoms, lesions, diagnosis, treatment, and strategic control of helminthic, protozoal and arthropod parasites affecting domesticated animals and poultry; Detection and management of antiparasitic drug resistance.

  7. Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology

    Drug/hormone/vitamin action/adverse reaction on various organs/systems of the body; Pharmacokinetics: dose, routes of administration, absorption, distribution, biotransformation and excretion of different drugs; General approaches of diagnosis and treatment of toxicity/poisons caused by metal, non metal, plants, weeds, drugs, agro chemicals, venom bites, sting bites and residue toxicity; Pharmacodynamics - local and general anaesthetics and antidotes; Antibiotics and chemotherapy.

  8. Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health

    Environmental hygiene; Role of veterinarian in public health; Zoonoses including food-borne diseases: concept, scope, objectives and uses of epidemiology; Aetiology, transmission, pathogenecity, symptoms, lesions, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, control and eradication of major contagious and non infectious diseases of livestock, birds and zoo/wild animals; Livestock products and by-products in relation to public health including legislation and International (OIE, WTO) national food safety

    standards; Socio economic impact of zoonotic diseases in India; Control of environmental pollutants; Establishment of Animal Healthcare Centres.

  9. Veterinary Medicine

Diagnosis and treatment of various clinical manifestations of animals and poultry; Metabolic disorders, systemic, non systemic, infectious & non infectious diseases of livestock; Role of alternate/integrated/ethno veterinary medicine; Animal welfare and ethics, common offences against animals; Laws relating to offences affecting public health.

  1. Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics

    Reproductive physiology-hormones and reproduction; Management of reproductive disorders in animals; Quality semen production and its characteristics in different species of animals, cryopreservation & artificial insemination; Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer technology in livestock and zoo animals; Pregnancy diagnosis, obstetrical operations; Planning and organisation of semen production and artificial insemination centres.

  2. Veterinary Surgery & Radiology

    General surgical principles, surgical equipment, operation theatre management, asepsis, anti-sepsis and sterilization; Radiographic pathology; Diagnostic imaging; Pre and post-operative considerations, anaesthesia, various surgical interventions in animals, surgical emergencies, intensive care of animals, physiotherapy, diathermy.

  3. Veterinary Extension and Animal Husbandry

Livestock farming systems in rural India; Improved A.H. practices-rural upliftment; Communication technologies; A.H developmental programmes in state and central government; Livestock economics, marketing and business management; Livestock contribution to national economy; Economics of animal diseases and disease losses; Livestock trade against trans-boundary countries.

Part Two - Subject: Post Graduate Degree Standard

  1. Veterinary Microbiology

    General bacteriology, Mycology, General and systemic virology, Immunology, Vaccinology, Diagnostics of infectious diseases, Techniques in microbiology and immunology.

  2. Veterinary Pathology

    General pathology, Systemic pathology, Pathology of infectious diseases of domestic animals, Clinical pathology, Necropsy procedures and interpretations; Animal Oncology, Toxicopathology,

    Avian pathology, Pathology of Lab Animals, Fish, Wild & Zoo Animals; Exotic emerging and re-emerging diseases of livestock; Techniques in pathology and Veterolegal pathology.

  3. Veterinary Parasitology

    Veterinary Helminthology, Entomology, Acarology, Protozoology; Malacology, identification of parasitic stages in snails; Parasitic zoonoses, parasites of zoo and wild animals; Clinical parasitology, Immunoparasitology; Parasitological techniques; Trends in the control of livestock and poultry parasites; Strategic control measures of parasites affecting livestock with special emphasis on improved versions of chemical, biological and immunological control and integrated pest management; Assessment of anti helminthic, anti protozoal and Acaricidal drug resistance.

  4. Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health

    Elements of veterinary public health; Zoonoses and public health; Bacterial, Rickettsial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic agents of public health importance; Principles of food hygiene and safety, Food-borne infections and intoxications, Meat, Milk, Fish and Seafood their products and hygiene; Environmental pollution and safety; Bioterrorism and disaster management.

  5. Veterinary Biotechnology

    Fundamentals and application of biotechnological tools in animal health practices:Techniques of molecular biology, genetic engineering; Molecular diagnostics, Animal cell culture, Reproductive biotechnology, Vaccine biotechnology, Immunology; Bioinformatics, Animal genomics, Biodiversity, Biosafety and Bioethics.

    ANNEXURE - IV

    INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

    1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

      1. The candidates must note that his/her admission to the examination is strictly provisional. The mere fact that an Admission to the examination does not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission or that the entries made by the candidate in his/her application have been accepted by the Commission as true and correct. The candidates have to be found suitable after verification of original certificates; and other eligibility criteria. The Applicants have to upload his/her scanned recent colour passport photo and signature to the Application Form. Failure to produce the same photograph, if required, at the time of interview/ verification, may lead to disqualification. Hence the candidates are advised not to change their appearance till the recruitment process is complete.

      2. The candidates are not allowed to bring any Electronic devices such as mobile / cellphones, Calculators, tablets, iPad, Bluetooth, pagers, watches to examination centre. Loaning and interchanging of articles among the candidates is not permitted in the examination hall and any form of malpractice will not be permitted in the exam hall.

      3. The candidates are expected to behave in orderly and disciplined manner while writing the examination. If any candidate takes away Answer Sheet of OMR based examination, the candidature will be rejected and in case of impersonation/ disorder/ rowdy behaviour during Examination, necessary F.I.R. for this incident will be lodged with concerned Police Station, apart from disqualifying his / her candidature.

      4. Candidates trying to use unfair means shall be disqualified from the selection. No correspondence whatsoever will be entertained from the candidates.

      5. The Penal Provisions of Act 25/97 published in the A.P. Gazette No. 35, Part-IV.B Extraordinary dated: 21/08/1997 shall be invoked if malpractice and unfair means are noticed at any stage of the Examination.

    2. INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING OFFLINE OMR BASED EXAMINATION FOR CANDIDATES

      1. The candidates have to report 30 minutes before to the examination venue to record their thumb impression on Biometric system.

      2. The candidates should go through the instructions given on the cover page of test booklet and carefully write his/her Register Number, Subject / Subject Code, Booklet Series, Name of the Examination Centre etc., in the Answer Sheet, which will be provided to him/her in the examination hall.

      3. Since the answer sheets are to be scanned (valued) with Optical Mark Scanner system, the candidates have to USE BALL POINT PEN (BLUE/BLACK) ONLY FOR MARKING THE ANSWERS. The candidates will be supplied OMR Sheet consists of two copies i.e., the Original Copy (Top Sheet) and Duplicate Copy (Bottom Sheet). The candidate is required to use Ball Point Pen (Blue or Black) for filling the relevant blocks in the OMR Sheet including bubbling the answers. After writing the examination the candidate has to handover the original OMR sheet (Top Sheet) to the invigilator in the examination hall, if any candidate takes away the original OMR Sheet (Top Sheet) his/her candidature will be rejected. However the candidate is permitted to take away the duplicate (Bottom Sheet) OMR Sheet for his/her record. The candidates should bring Ball Point Pen (Blue/Black and smooth writing pad) to fill up relevant columns on the Answer Sheet. The candidate must ensure encoding the Register Number, Subject/Subject Code, Booklet Series, Name of the Examination Centre, Signature of the Candidate and Invigilator, etc., on the O.M.R. Answer sheet correctly, failing which the Answer sheet will be rejected and will not be valued. Use of whitener on OMR Sheet will lead to disqualification.

      4. The OMR Sheet is to bubble only by Ball Point Pen (Blue/Black). Bubbling by Pencil / Ink Pen / Gel Pen is not permitted in this examination.

      5. The candidates should satisfy the Invigilator of his identity with reference to the signature and photographs available on the Nominal Rolls and Hall Ticket.

      6. No candidate should leave the examination hall till expiry of fulltime.

      7. The Commission would be analysing the responses of a candidate with other appeared candidates to detect patterns of similarity. If it is suspected that the responses have been shared and the scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the Commission reserves the right to cancel his/ her candidature and to invalidate the Answer Sheet.

      8. (i)Wherever Written Examination is held, only those candidates who are totally blind are allowed to write the examination with the help of scribe and 10 minutes extra time is permitted to them per hour.

        1. An extra time of 20 minutes per hour is also permitted for the candidates with locomotor disability and CEREBRAL PALSY where dominant (writing) extremity is affected for the extent slowing the performance of function (Minimum of 40% impairment). No scribe is allowed to such candidates.

        2. Scribe will be provided to those candidates who do not have both the upper limbs for Orthopedically Handicapped. However, no extra time will be granted to them.

        1. The scribe should be from an academic discipline other than that of the candidate and the academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated eligibility criteria.

        2. The candidate as well as the scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming the rules applicable

      9. If the candidate noticed any discrepancy printed on Hall ticket as to community, date of birth etc., they may immediately bring to the notice of Commission's officials/Chief Superintendent in the examination centre and necessary corrections be made in the Nominal Roll, in the Examination Hall against his/her Hall Ticket Number for being verified by the Commission's Office.

    3. INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING on-line EXAMINATION FOR CANDIDATES

      1. Candidates shall report at the venue one and half hour (90 minutes) before the Commencement of Examination as the candidates have to undergo certain procedural formalities required for on-line examination.

      2. Paper - I Examination will be from 10.00 AM to 12.30 PM (150 minutes).

      3. Paper - II Examination will be from 2.30 PM to 5.00 PM (150 minutes).

      4. The examination link with the login screen will already be available on your system. Please inform the invigilator if this is not the case.

      5. 10 minutes prior to the exam, you'll be prompted to login. Please type the Login ID (Roll No) and the Password (Password for Candidate will be given on exam day) to proceed further.

      6. Invigilator will announce the password at 09.50 AM and 02.20 PM.

      7. Copying or noting down questions and/or options is not allowed. Severe action will be taken if any candidate is found noting down the questions and/or options.

      8. After logging in, your screen will display:

  • Profile Information - Check the details & click on "I Confirm" or "I Deny".

  • Detailed exam instructions - Please read and understand thoroughly.

  • Please click on the "I am ready to Begin" button, after reading the instructions.

    1. You have to use the mouse to answer the multiple choice type questions with FOUR alternative answers.

    2. To answer any numerical answer type question, you need to use the virtual numeric key pad and the mouse.

    3. On the on-line exam question screen, the timer will display the balance time remaining for the completion of exam.

    4. The question numbers are color coordinated and of different shapes based on the process of recording your response:

  • White (Square) - For un-attempted questions.

  • Red (Inverted Pentagon) - For unanswered questions.

  • Green (Pentagon) - For attempted questions.

  • Violet (Circle) - Question marked by candidate for review, to be answered later.

  • Violet (Circle with a Tick mark) - Question answered and marked by candidate for review.

  1. After answering a question, click the SAVE & NEXT button to save your response and move onto the next question.

  2. Click on Mark for Review & NEXT to mark your question for review, and then go to the next question.

  3. To clear any answer chosen for a particular question, please click on the CLEAR RESPONSE button.

  4. A summary of each section, (i.e. questions answered, not answered, marked for review) is available for each section. You have to place the cursor over the section name for this summary.

  5. In case you wish to view a larger font size, please inform the Invigilator. On the Invigilator's confirmation, click on the font size you wish to select. The font size will be visible on the top.

  6. You may view INSTRUCTIONS at any point of time during exam, by clicking on the INSTRUCTIONS button on your screen.

  7. The SUBMIT button will be activated after 150 Minutes. It will continue for an additional 50 Minutes for PWD candidate eligible for compensatory time. Please keep checking the timer on your screen.

  8. In case of automatic or manual log out, all your attempted responses will be saved. Also, the exam will start from the time where it had stopped.

  9. You will be provided a blank sheet for rough work. Do write your Login ID and Password on it. Please ensure that you return it to the invigilator at the end of the exam after tearing ONLY the password from it.

  10. Please don't touch the key board as your exam ID will get locked. If your ID gets locked, please inform a nearby invigilator who will help in unlocking your ID and then you can continue with the exam.

  11. Please inform the invigilator in case of any technical issues.

  12. Please do not talk to or disturb other candidates.

  13. In case you are carrying articles other than the admit card, photo identity proof and pen, please leave them outside the exam room.

  14. You cannot leave exam room before submitting the paper. Please inform the invigilator if you want to use the wash room.




Important Dates

Start Date End Date
Notification Issued 02-Jun-2017
Applications 06-Jun-2017 24-Jun-2017
Examinations (Mains) 05-Aug-2017 06-Aug-2017


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