HIMACHAL PRADESH

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Advertisement No.11/2017 Dated: 15-09-2017

SAS (OB) ENTRANCE EXAMINATION-2017 FOR INTIAL SELECTION OF CANDIDAYTES FOR SAS (OB) TRAINING.

(FOR THE EMPLOYEES HAVING 5 YEARS SERVICE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATIONS/ BOARDS/ AUTONOMOUS BODIES/ LOCAL BODIES ETC., POSSESSING A BACHELORS DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT THERETO FROM A RECOGNIZED UNIVERSITY.

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF ONLINE APPLICATION TILL 11:59 P.M. AFTER WHICH THE LINK WILL BE DISABLED.	04-10-2017
LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS ON PRESCRIBED PERFORMA (Annexure-I) ALONGWITH PRINTOUT OF ONLINE APPLICATION IN THE COMMISSIONS OFFICE BY 5.00.P.M.	20-10-2017

THE DETAIL OF THE POSTS FOR SAS (OB) ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2017 IS AS UNDER:-

Category	Number of Posts
General	20
Scheduled Caste	04
Scheduled Tribes	02
Other Backward Classes	04
Total Posts	30

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION AND OTHER CONDITIONS:

(a) (i) Subject to other conditions prescribed in these rules, the following categories of employees shall be eligible to sit in a competitive examination to be conducted by the Commission for initial selection of candidates for SAS(OB) training;

(ii) All employees having 5 years service under the Government of Himachal Pradesh and the employees of the Corporations / Boards / Autonomous Bodies / Local Bodies etc., possessing a Bachelors Degree or equivalent thereto from a recognized University.

(b) AGE LIMIT: Maximum age limit for appearing in the competitive SAS(OB) Entrance Examination shall be 42 years as on 1st January, 2017.

(c) The Candidates (Employees) appearing in the competitive SAS(OB) Entrance Examination shall not be entitled for special leave for which they shall require to take leave from their employers.

(d) The employees shall have to bear their own expenditure for appearing in the competitive SAS(OB) Entrance Examination.

(e) The selected trainee candidates for undergoing the training for SAS(OB) Part-I & II Examination shall be required to execute a bond for an amount of Rs. 50,000/-

with two sureties of the like amount to the Director of HIPA to serve the Government of Himachal Pradesh for a period of at least 5 years after successfully completing and qualifying the SAS(OB) Part-I & II training/ Examination before their admission. The Director, HIPA shall submit the aforesaid executed bond to the Director of Treasuries, Accounts and Lotteries for safe custody.

THE SUBJECTS AND SYLLABUS FOR THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SHALL BE AS UNDER:-

Paper-I	English and Hindi`	Prcis letter writing, noting and drafting and other general questions to test the candidates ability to write correct English/ Hindi. English/Hindi portions will carry 75 marks each.
Paper-II	Omnibus Accounts.	Questions will be on Rules relating to pay Fixation, Pension, T.A., LTC, Leave and GPF.
Paper-III	FRs, SRs, Himachal Pradesh Financial Rules, 2009	(a) Fundamental Rules and Supplementary Rules (excluding rules covered in Paper-II) (b) Himachal Pradesh Financial Rules, 2009.
Note:- 1 Standard of English Paper will be similar to that of the Degree Examination of any recognized Indian University and standard of Hindi Paper shall be similar to that of 10+2 examination or equivalent of recognized University or Board of School Education. Note:- 2 Each Paper shall carry 150 marks and will be of three hours duration. Note:- 3 The medium of examination shall be English except for paper-I for which the medium of examination shall be both English and Hindi Part-wise. (c) (i) The minimum pass marks shall be 40% in each paper and 45% in aggregate, but for reserved category the percentage will respectively be 5% less. (ii) The final selection shall be made strictly in order of merit, of course keeping in view the reservation of seat for reserved categories.

NUMBER OF CHANCES FOR APPEARING IN ENTRANCE EXAMINATION:

(a) (i) No employee shall be allowed more than three chances to sit in the entrance examination.

(ii) The candidates who have finally been declared unsuccessful in SAS examination held after completion of training will not be eligible to sit in the entrance examination again.

CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:-

The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admissions to examination. The eligibility of candidate in all respect will be reckoned on the last day of receipt of application. Their admission to all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of admit card to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.

EXAMINATION FEE:-

The detail of fee for respective categories is as under:-

Sr. No.	Category	Fee
1	General (including General Physically Disabled, i.e. Orthopedically disabled, Deaf & Dumb, hearing impaired/ W.F.F. of H.P./ Ex-Servicemen of HP relieved from Defence Services on their own request before completion of normal tenure.	Rs. 400
2	S.C. of H.P./S.T. of H.P./ O.B.C. of H.P. (including S.C./S.T./O.B.C. Ex-Servicemen of HP relieved from Defence Services on their own requests before completion of normal tenure)	Rs. 100
3	Ex-Servicemen of HP (Ex-Servicemen, who are relieved from Defence Services after completion of normal tenure)/ Blind of HP/ Visually Impaired of HP	No Fee

The candidates are requested to pay a fee of Rs. 400/- for general Category and Rs.100/- for S.C./ S.T./ OBC of H.P. by cash at any branch of Punjab National bank, through a e-challan generated through the http:// www.hp.gov.in/hppsc website or by using Visa/ Master Card/ Credit/Debit Card.

PAY BY CASH:

The candidates who opt for PAY by CASH mode, should print the system generated e-Challan of Punjab National Bank after applying online for the post through Commissions website, and Transaction No., Branch Code and date of Receipt given by the PNB on candidates copy of e-Challan are required to be updated before the last date in the same Login ID in the Fee Details Link. Before applying online, all candidates are advised to go through detailed instructions given on the above mentioned website.

THROUGH CREDIT /DEBIT /VISA CARD

The candidates can also pay requisite amount of application fee through Credit/Debit Card only. Payment Gateway accepts Debit and Credit Cards from VISA and Master Card of any Bank. A link to pay requisite application fee by this mode is also available on our website.

NOTE: Candidates should note that payment of fee can be made only through the modes prescribed above. Payment of fee through any other mode is neither valid nor acceptable. Applications submitted without the prescribed fee/ mode shall be summarily rejected.

HOW TO APPLY:

Candidates are required to visit at http://www.hp.gov.in/hppsc/ to access the home page of the ONLINE APPLICATION FILING SYSTEM.

Before filling up the form, the candidates are advised to read carefully the Notification/Advertisement for the post(s)/ Exam(s) and also ensure that he/she is eligible in terms of the conditions/provisions mentioned in the Advertisement/Notification. In case of any guidance/ information/clarification regarding their applications, candidature etc., candidates

can contact HPPSCs Reception Counter near Main Gate of its campus in person or over Toll Free Number 18001808004 and Telephone No. 0177-2624313 & 2629739 on working days between 10.00 hrs to 17.00.hrs.

Please follow the STEPS determined for filling Online Applications.

This application is compatible with Internet Explorer 7 or above

Step-I

NEW USER: Register yourself as a New User in Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission website, Clicking on NEW USER SIGN UP HERE link on the web page and fill the parameters of Name, User ID, Password, Category, Gender, E-mail ID, Security Question & Answer and Date of Birth. Then press the button Create User.

REGISTERED CANDIDATES:

The candidates already registered with the commission or any of the examinations/tests need not register again. Such candidates should click on REGISTERED USER link.

(THE CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO NOTE DOWN THE USER ID AND PASSWORD AND THIS USER ID AND PASSWORD WILL BE APPLICABLE FOR ALL FUTURE REFERENCES REGARDING THIS EXAMINATION AND ALSO FOR FUTURE NOTIFICATION(S) / ADVERTISEMENT(S) ISSUED BY THE HPPSC FROM TIME TO TIME. THE INSERTED PROFILE OF THE CANDIDATE WILL BE SAVED AND NO NEED TO RE ENTER THE SAME TIME AND AGAIN.)

STEP-II

For basic Registration process, you have to click on Click to Apply option. It will fetch out Candidates Basic Registration page in which the candidates have to fill fundamental information, particulars and details asked for. All Fields are mandatory and essential to be filled in by the candidate. Every field has clear written instructions for filling up the particular column which should be carefully read and strictly followed by the candidates while filling up the form. Here the system asks for Candidates Personal Information including Fathers /Mothers name, District, Address, Contact No, Qualification details, and other relevant information.

The candidate is required to upload the images of recent Photograph and Signature Specimen. Images to be uploaded should be only in *.Jpg format of size not exceeding 40 KB each. The photo of candidate should be without cap or goggles. Spectacles are allowed. The candidate should scan his signature, which has been put on white paper using Black Ink pen. After entering the Candidates Basic Registration form there is provision to Edit Application form before final submission of application form. After submission, request for change/correction in any particulars in the Application form shall not be entertained under any circumstances. The H.P. Public Service Commission will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of furnishing of incorrect and incomplete details in the application or omission to provide the required details in the application form.

STEP-III

Candidates are advised to go through the contents of the Declaration carefully before clicking on I accept, Submit Application Form button at the bottom of the page.

Accepting to agree only will submit the candidates Online Application and E challan will be generated of Punjab National Bank that you have to deposit Examination/Test Fee in any branch of the PNB from where the candidate will get Challan Copy with transaction number, date and Branch Code/Name. The candidates must ensure before leaving the cash counter of bank that the transaction Number, Date and Branch Name/Code is clearly written on the counterfoil of candidates copy.

STEP-IV

Now the candidates are required to visit again at http://www.hp.gov.in/hppsc/to access the home page of the ONLINE APPLICATION FILING SYSTEM. By entering User ID and Password earlier created by the candidates, Click on FEE DETAILS and enter the details of Transaction Number, Date of Deposit and Branch Code/name & then submit Application. pdf format of Application form will appear on the screen. Candidates should take print of this page by clicking on the application form option available.

STEP- V

After filling-up the Application form, download the same and take the print on A-4 size paper and dispatch documents on prescribed performa (enclosed as Annexure-I) alongwith printout of online application to Controller of Examination, Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, Nigam Vihar, Shimla-2. The candidates should also write the name of examination viz. Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Accounts Service (Ordinary Branch) Entrance Examination,-2017 on the envelop before dispatching it to Controller of Examination, Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, Nigam Vihar, Shimla-171002

Candidates submitting the Applications online are required:

To retain a photo copy of the application Form for future reference.

The processing of the applications will begin only after receiving Application Form and reconciliation of examination Fee with Punjab National Bank. Online Application Form will be entertained only after receipt of duly signed Application Form alongwith requisite documents in support of eligibility. The applicants may see status of applications Online by entering his /her User I.D. and Password.

The candidates are required to submit copies of following certificates duly attested in support of their claims (self attestation is admissible) with printout of Application Form on prescribed proforma (Annexure-I):-

a) Matriculation certificate or its equivalent, showing the date of birth.

b) Graduation Degree / detailed marks certificate, issued by a recognized university.

c) Service certified on prescribed proforma.

d) The S.C. /S.T. / OBC certificates must be on parental lineage on the proforma prescribed by the Govt. and issued by competent authority of the concerned area in Himachal Pradesh. OBC certificate should not be more than one year old on the date of advertisement. The OBC candidates also have to file affidavits that their status as OBC has not changed and that they are not excluded from the category of OBC on account of being covered under creamy layer.

To retain the original receipt issued by the Post office for having dispatched the documents (in case the documents are sent by post.)

DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATION:

No person shall be eligible for admission to the examination:-

a) If he/she has been dismissed from any previous service;

b) If he/she has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude or has been bound down for good conduct under the provisions contained in chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, or has been permanently debarred / disqualified from appearing in any examination or selection;

c) If he /she is found either directly or indirectly influencing the selection process in any manner;

d) If he is a man, has more than one wife living and if a woman, has married a man already having another wife;

e) If he /she is an un-discharged insolvent.

ADMISSION /REJECTION OF CANDIDATURE:

(i) Applications submitted in the proforma which is not prescribed, improperly filled up, defective applications or applications with inadequate fees or applications received after the last date for receipt of applications shall not be entertained or shall be rejected straightway without providing opportunity for corrections. Therefore, it is in the interest of candidates to fill up the applications carefully, submit them with required documents/ photographs and fees well in time.

(ii) The candidates are advised to carefully read the instructions contained in this advertisement and the Himachal Pradesh Subordinate Accounts Service (Ordinary Branch) Training and Examination Rules, 2011 further amended vide notification No. 3-1/75-Fin (T&A)-III dated 31st March, 2014 issued by the Government of Himachal Pradesh(Department of Finance) Treasures Accounts and Lotteries) to ensure that they are eligible for admission to this examination will be determined on the basis of aforesaid Rules and Regulations. The candidates who appear in the aforesaid examination, if found ineligible subsequently, their candidature will stand cancelled.

(iii) Onus of proving that a candidate is eligible to apply for the post is on the candidate only. If the date of notification /declaration of result is not indicated in degree/ certificate/ marks list, the date of issue of degree/ certificate/ marks list shall be deemed as date of acquiring essential qualification.

(iv) The candidates claiming reservation must submit valid certificates of concerned category in support of the claim. In case of invalid certificates, the applications will be rejected. The category once claimed shall not be changed.

(v) The names of those candidates whose applications are rejected or not entertained will be put on the website of the Commission. The candidates whose applications are not rejected shall be admitted provisionally for the examination, the list of such eligible candidates would be displayed on the website of the Commission.

The Commission does not supply any articles of stationery except Answer Books, Continuation Sheets for use in the examination. Items such as Pen Ink, whatsoever needed have to be brought by the examinees themselves.

Re-evaluation or rechecking of Answer books is not permissible nor the Commission enters into correspondence in this regard.

It may be ensured by the candidates before submitting the applications that furnishing of false information and documents or suppression of any factual information in the application form would entail disqualification. If the fact that false information / document(s) has been furnished or that there has been suppression of any factual information in the application comes to notice at any time during the service of a person, his service would be liable to be terminated. No columns should be left blank in the application form.

In case candidate has any doubt or objection about any question(s) in the question paper, he/ she is advised to give a representation, in writing immediately after the examination is over (the same day) in the name of the Secretary, H.P. Public Service Commission to the Centre Supervisor and no representation shall be entertained thereafter.

Sd/-

(Sanjiv Pathania), IAS

Secretary

H.P. Public Service Commission

Telephone No. 0177 2623786