WEST BENGAL STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION

Mayukh Bhavan,

Salt Lake, Kolkata 700091

www.wbssc.gov.in

Combined Graduate Level Recruitment 2014

(Exam Code : CGL 14)

Online Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for recruitment to the following posts under various Departments, selection of which will be made by the West Bengal Staff Selection Commission in terms of section 6 (1) of the West Bengal Staff Selection Commission Act, 2011:-

NOTE: Category / Sub Category wise Vacancies mentioned above are as reported by the concerned departments. Commission is not responsible for any issues related to category/ sub category wise declaration of vacancies. Vacancies shown here are purely provisional and subject to change.

Abbreviations used in the table: UR Unreserved, SC Scheduled Caste, ST- Scheduled Tribe, BC:A- Backward Classes: A, BC:B Backward Classes: B, HI Hearing Impairment, LV Blindness or Low Vision, LM / CP Loco-motor Disability or Cerebral Palsy and EC: Exempted Category.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

FOR THE POST OF INSPECTOR, BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE

A) Qualification:-

Must possess a degree of a recognized University or its equivalent.

Must have the ability to read, write and speak Bengali (not required in case of Nepali speaking candidates from hill areas of the District of Darjeeling).

B) Age:

Not below 20 years and not more than 32 years as on the 1st January 2014.

FOR THE POST OF MINORITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

A) Qualification :-

A Degree from a recognized University or equivalent.

Should be acquainted with social customs and culture of the Minorities of West Bengal.

B) Age :-

The candidates shall be at age not more than 32 years and not less than 18 years as on the 1st January 2014.

FOR THE POST OF RESARCH INVESTIGATOR

A) Qualification:-

(a) Essential :

i) A Bachelors degree with Anthropology or Economics and Sociology.

ii) At least two years experience on Socio-economic investigation surveys and analysis of

data in an Organization or Institute of repute;

(b) Desirable: Good working knowledge of a Tribal Language.

B) Age:- Not more than 32 years on the 1st day of January, 2014, relaxable in case of candidate with exceptional qualification and experience in the relevant field.

FOR THE POST OF FISHERY EXTENSION OFFICER

UNDER WEST BENGAL JUNIOR FISHERY SERVICE GRADE II

A) Qualification:-

A 4-year Bachelors degree in Fishery Science from a recognized University.

Knowledge of Fisheries, Aquaculture, Aquatic resources and Fishing Harbours in West Bengal.

Must be able to read and write Bengali or Nepali.

B) Age:-

Not more than 32 years on the 1st day of January 2014. Upper age limit is relaxable for persons holding substantive appointment under the Government of West Bengal or Government of India and also for exceptionally well qualified experienced candidates in the relevant field.

C) Special Condition:-

A candidate selected for direct recruitment shall be deputed for undergoing a course of departmental training for a period not exceeding six months at such Fisheries Training Centre or Centre as may be decided by Director of Fisheries, West Bengal.

A selected candidate shall, before being deputed to training, execute a bond undertaking to serve the Government of West Bengal for a period of 5(five) years, if required, or to take up for similar period other employment on comparable terms and conditions, if offered to him by the Government on completion of his course of departmental training and in the event of non-fulfillment of these conditions to refund to Government all costs incurred by the Government in connection with this training.

NOTE:

For all posts :-

The above noted qualifications must be possessed by the Candidate on or before the date of publication of this advertisement.

IF IT IS FOUND DURING VERIFICATION OF TESTIMONIALS AT ANY STAGE THAT ANY CANDIDATE DO NOT POSSESS THE REQUISITE QUALIFICATION OR HE / SHE HAS ACQUIRED QUALIFICATION AS STATED ABOVE AT ANY DATE AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT, HIS / HER CANDIDATURE WILL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED.

AGE RELAXATIONS

For all posts upper age limit is relaxable -

by 5 years for SC and ST candidates of West Bengal,

by 3 years for BC - A and BC - B candidates of West Bengal,

upto 37 years of age for Persons with Disabilities (having physical disability of at least 40% and above),

by 2 years for candidates who have been in Government service continuously for at least two years.

Age relaxation for the Ex-Servicemen candidates will be given as per existing Govt. rules and regulations.

DATE OF BIRTH as recorded in MADHYAMIK OR EQUIVALENT ADMIT CARD / CERTIFICATE will only be accepted as a valid proof for verification of Age.

IMPORTANT NOTES

RESERVATION / AGE RELAXATION

A. For SC/ ST/ BC- A / BC-B Candidates:

The benefit of reservation will be admissible to the SC/ ST/ BC-A / BC- B candidates of West Bengal only, if such reservation is advertised against any post for respective Category.

The benefits of age relaxation for SC/ ST/ BC- A/ BC- B candidates will be admissible to all such candidates as per relevant rules & regulations.

SC / ST / BC- A / BC- B CANDIDATES OF OTHER STATES WILL BE TREATED AS UNRESERVED CANDIDATES.

Any candidate belonging to the SC/ ST/ BC- A/ BC- B category, if shortlisted against vacancies for respective reserved category, will be directed to furnish original certificate issued by any of the following Competent Authorities of West Bengal as laid down in the West Bengal Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Identification) Act, 1994 & SC & TW Department Order No. 261-TW/EC/MR-103/94 dt.06.04.1995, during verification of testimonials at any time to be fixed by the Commission.

List of Competent Authorities for issuing Caste Certificates:

(i) In the District, the Sub-Divisional Officer of the Sub-Division concerned, and

(ii) In Kolkata, the District Welfare Officer, Kolkata and ex-officio Joint Director, Backward Classes Welfare.

B. For Persons with Disabilities of at least 40% and above:

The benefits of reservation will be given to the candidates with disabilities of at least 40% and above, if such reservation is advertised against any post for respective Sub - Category.

The benefits of age relaxation for candidates with disabilities of at least 40% and above will be admissible to all such candidates as per relevant rules & regulations

Any Person with Disabilities as stated, if shortlisted, under respective reserved sub-category will be directed to furnish his / her original Disability Certificate in prescribed form in support of his / her claim, issued by a Competent Authority as per the provisions of the West Bengal Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, i.e. a Medical Board constituted at Government Medical College Hospitals, District Hospitals and Sub-divisional Hospitals.

Candidates having disability of less than 40% shall be treated as unreserved candidates and therefore shall not get benefit of reservation / age relaxation.

C. For Exempted Category Candidates:

The benefits of reservation will be given to the Exempted Category candidates, if such reservation is advertised against any post for this Sub - Category.

Candidates claiming to belong to Exempted Category will be directed to produce their original Identity Cards issued by the Exempted Category Cell under the Directorate of Employment, West Bengal at the time of document verification to be decided by the Commission.

Those cards will in turn be verified from the Exempted Category Cell of Directorate of Employment by the Commission before issuing Nomination letters to the finally selected candidates.

There will be no relaxation of age for the candidates belonging to this Sub Category.

D. For Ex-Servicemen candidates:

The benefit of reservation will be admissible to the Ex-servicemen candidates, if such reservation is advertised against any post for this Sub-Category.

The benefit of age relaxation will be admissible to Ex-Servicemen candidates. Age relaxation for the Ex-Servicemen candidates will be given on the basis of the tenure of service rendered by the candidate in Defense Service (s), as laid down in relevant Government Notifications.

Any candidate belonging to Ex-Servicemen sub- category, if shortlisted against vacancies for respective reserved sub category, will be directed to furnish original certificate / testimonials issued by the Competent Authorities to prove his / her claim.

E. For Departmental Candidates:

The benefit of age relaxation will be given to the Government employees as Departmental Candidates, who is in Government service continuously at least for two years.

Any Departmental candidate, if shortlisted, will be directed to furnish original certificate issued by his / her Appointing Authority to prove his / her claim.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

Detailed scheme of examination will be decided by the Commission depending on the number of applications received for each post and the same will be published in Commissions website in the month of February, 2015.

PERIOD OF APPLICATION

APPLICATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED ONLY THROUGH ONLINE WITH EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ADVERTISEMENT IN NEWSPAPER & COMMISSIONS WEBSITE www.wbssc.gov.in TO 19TH JANUARY, 2015 (UPTO 4.00 P.M.).

NO APPLICATION SHALL BE RECEIVED AFTER THE LAST DATE AND TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.

EXAMINATION FEES & PROCESSING FEES

The following Examination Fees and / or Processing Fees have been fixed by the Commission for this Examination:-

All categories of candidates except Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / Persons with Disabilities (of 40% and above only) shall pay Examination fees of Rs. 200/- and Processing fees of Rs. 20/- (Total amount - Rs. 220/-) only.

Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe / Persons with Disabilities (40% and above only) shall pay Processing fees of Rs. 20/- only as they are exempted from paying any Examination fees. However, shortlisted candidates are required to produce their SC/ ST/ Disabilities (40% and above) Certificates issued by the competent authority at the time of verification.

No exemption of fees is available to the SC / ST / BC-A / BC-B candidates of other states.

Neither claim for refund of the fee will be entertained nor will it be reserved for any other examination under any circumstances whatsoever.

Applications not accompanied with the requisite examination and / or processing fees shall be rejected straightway, without making any communication with the concerned candidate in this regard.

MODES OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

West Bengal Staff Selection Commission extends the following facilities to the candidates for submission of online applications

A) ONLINE SUBMISSION

Candidates will be able to submit application through Commissions website www.wbssc.gov.in by filling up their basic information including scanned photograph and signature.

Payment of Examination fees and Processing fees can be made online through payment gateway using Debit Cards / Credits Cards / Net banking of any bank. An amount of Rs. 5/- only will be charged by the concerned agency as Service Charge for availing Debit Card / Credit Card / Net Banking facility.

ONLINE APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO UPLOAD SCANNED COPY OF THEIR RECENT PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOGRAPH AND FULL SIGNATURE.

On successful submission of the application an auto generated receipt with Registration Number will be generated. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO NOTE IT DOWN AND MENTION THE REGISTRATION NUMBER FOR ALL FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS, IF ANY, WITH THE COMMISSION.

CANDIDATES MAY ALSO SAVE / PRINT A COPY OF THEIR APPLICATIONS AFTER SUCCESSFUL SUBMISSION ONLINE, FOR THEIR READY REFERENCE.

B) ONLINE SUBMISSION THROUGH TATHYA MITRA KENDRAS

The Commission extends facility to submit application through about 1800 Tathya Mitra Kendras set up by the Govt. of West Bengal up to the level of Gram Panchayats in the rural areas of West Bengal.

Applicants may approach any of the Tathya Mitra Kendras (list provided in the website) with all particulars and a passport size photograph. The authorized staff of the Kendra will fill up the online application form on the basis of information provided by the applicant.

He / She will also scan the photograph and signature of the applicant and upload it.

CANDIDATES MUST CHECK ON SCREEN DETAIL INFORMATION ENTERED BY THE STAFF BEFORE PROCEEDING FOR ONLINE PAYMENT.

The Examination fees and / or Processing fees have to be paid to the Tathya Mitra Kendras. The Kendra will take Service charge of Rs. 20/- extra for filling up of the form and uploading the same along with Scanned Copies of Candidates Photograph and Signature and making online payment of Examination Fees and / or Processing Fees received from the applicant.

All categories of candidates except Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / Persons with Disabilities (of 40% and above only) shall pay Rs. 240/- only [Examination fees - Rs. 200/- , Processing fees - Rs. 20/- and Service Charge - Rs. 20/- ] to the authorized staff of the Tahthy Mitra Kendra, while Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe / Persons with Disabilities (40% and above only) shall pay Rs. 40/- only [Processing fees - Rs. 20/- and Service Charge - Rs. 20/- ] to the authorized staff of the Tahthy Mitra Kendra.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CANDIDATES SHALL PAY ANY AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE FEES AND CHARGES MENTIONED ABOVE TO THE AUTHORISED STAFF OF THE TATHYA MITRA KENDRAS.

AFTER PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND SERVICE CHARGE, THE AUTHORISED STAFF OF THE KENDRA WILL HAND OVER THE APPLICANT A PRINTED RECEIPT WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER AS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION ONLINE.

CANDIDATES MUST KEEP THE RECEIPT WITH THEM AND NOTE DOWN THE REGISTRATION NUMBER FOR ALL FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COMMISSION, IF ANY.

Candidates may contact Commission through e-mail at adm.ssc-wb@nic.in to report any kind of non-cooperation from any of the Tathya Mitra Kendras, with details of the concerned Kendra.

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