WEST BENGAL STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION

Mayukh Bhavan,

Salt Lake, Kolkata 700091

www.wbssc.gov.in

Corrigendum Notice No. 08/ WBSSC / Exam, dated, 07/08/2015

Combined Technical Level Recruitment 2015

(Exam Code : CTL 15)

Reference: Indicative Advertisement published in The Times of India, The Ei Samoy, The Sambad Pratidin and The Ajkal Patrika

and

Detailed Advertisement published in Commissions website on 12th May, 2015.

Period of application (12th May to 8th June, 2015)

In view of raising of upper age limit from 32 years to 37 years for the following three posts already advertised vide reference above, Online Applications are further invited from eligible Indian Citizens for recruitment to the said 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: PERSONS WHO HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR THE SAID POSTS MUST NOT APPLY AGAIN AS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS SHALL BE REJECTED BY THE COMMISSION.

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, LV Blindness or Low Vision.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

i) For the post of Medical Technologist (Laboratory) Grade - III :-

Essential :- Passed Higher Secondary Examination of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Biology and a two year Diploma Course in Laboratory Technology recognized by the Government of West Bengal or one year Diploma Course in Laboratory Technology from any University / Institution recognized by Government of West Bengal where basic qualification for undergoing the said course is B.Sc.

Desirable :- a) One year training after acquiring Diploma in Laboratory Technology recognized by the Government of West Bengal in any Government Hospital or in a Clinical Establishment licensed under the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Rules, 2003.

Or

b) A Post-Graduate Diploma in Laboratory Technology from a recognized University.

ii) For the post of Pharmacist Grade III :-

Passed Higher Secondary Examination of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics / Biology and a two year Diploma Course in Pharmacy recognized by the Government of West Bengal and registered as A category Pharmacist under West Bengal Pharmacy Council.

iii) For the post of Ward Master Grade - III :-

A degree of a recognized University or its equivalent.

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 THE CANDIDATE 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

AGE OF THE CANDIDATES SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 18 YEARS AND NOT MORE THAN 37 YEARS ON THE 1st DAY OF JANUARY, 2015.

Candidates Born between 02.01.1978 and 02.01.1997 shall only be eligible for the Posts mentioned above.

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,

by 5 years 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.

The claim of a candidate for relaxation of age as a Government employee should be proved by a certificate from the appointing authority showing the period of his / her continuous service under Government and the same should be produced by the successful candidates for verification before nomination, failing which candidature will be cancelled and submission of such false declaration will attract penal measures;

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 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.

D. 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 RECRUITMENT

The West Bengal Staff Selection Commission shall have the discretion to prescribe the scheme and syllabus for this recruitment.

The West Bengal Staff Selection Commission shall have the discretion to fix qualifying marks for the written examination and in the aggregate of the marks at the written examination and the personality Test.

Detailed scheme of recruitment 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 August, 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 21st AUGUST, 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.