INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES;

1.ABBREVIATIONS USED: EQ : Essential Qualification, DQ : Desirable Qualification, UR: Unreserved, SC: Schedule Caste; ST: Schedule Tribe, OBC: Other Backward Classes; PH: Physically Handicapped; OH: Orthopaedically Handicapped; HH: Hearing Handicapped; VH: Visually Handicapped; CRFS : Central Recruitment Fee Stamps, AISL : All India Service Liability, IP : Initial Posting, , JR: Job-Requirement, POP: Period of Probation, i.e. that is; ExS: Ex-Servicemen.

1. 1. Fees Payable: Rs.50/-(Rupees fifty) only: No fee for Women candidate/Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes/PH.
   2. Note: Mode of payment of examination fee has been indicated in Para 7 of important instructions.
2. Mode of Selection: Candidates fulfilling the minimum prescribed qualifications will be shortlisted on the basis of their educational qualifications, academic records, percentage of marks etc. or through a screening test at the discretion of the Commission. Candidates, thus, selected may be required to undergo a written proficiency test wherever applicable/required or considered necessary by the Commission at its discretion. The Commission holds discretion to fix different qualifying standard for different categories in the proficiency test wherever applicable. Candidates qualified on the basis of merit of proficiency test if any held, would be required to appear at the interview. Final select list would be prepared in order of merit as disclosed by the aggregate marks(marks of Proficiency Test wherever applicable and interview) finally awarded to each candidate taking into account the number of vacancies advertised and in that order so many candidates as are found suitable by the Commission would be recommended.
3. How to apply: Applications must be submitted in the format published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar dated 23.03.2013. The application form is available on the Commissions website http://ssc.nic.in. The applications should be submitted to the concerned Regional Office as per the address given below:

REGIONAL DIRECTOR STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (NER) HOUSEFED COMPLEX, LAST GATE, BELTOLA BASISTHA ROAD DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781 006(ASSAM)

Note(1): Applications submitted on a format which is not exactly the same as published in the advertisement are liable to reject summarily. Note(2): The Commission may consider conducting the Screening Test or Proficiency test for the said post on the same date or different date(s), at its discretion.

6.1: IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

(i)Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate as on the closing date of submission of application will be accepted by the Commission for determining the Age of eligibility and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted. Date of Birth will be reckoned as on the normal Closing date i.e. 22.04.2013.

(ii) If necessary documents as mentioned in item 5 are not submitted alongwith the application, the application will be rejected summarily or at any stage of the recruitment process and no request for revival will be considered.

(iii) Incomplete or unsigned applications or applications without photograph or fee or applications received late will be rejected summarily. The Commission will not be responsible for postal delays.

(iv) The candidates may note that provisional certificates, mark sheets in support of age, educational qualifications signed by the Principals of Colleges or Schools are not acceptable by the Commission. Copies of such certificates,

mark sheets issued by Universitys/Boards should be got attested by the competent officers and submitted

alongwith the applications.

(v)

If a candidate has changed his/her name or dropped/added part of his/her name after Matriculation/SSLC/Higher Secondary, he/she is required to submit an attested copy of Gazette Notification to the effect that he/she has changed his/her name after Matric etc. The changed name should also have been indicated in the Gazette Notification.

(vi)

Wherever a proficiency test has been prescribed, the Commission may, at its discretion, call for interview only such candidates who obtain a certain minimum marks in proficiency test as decided by the Commission.

(vii) Certificates in support of qualifications must have been obtained on or before the closing date from recognized University/Institution. Degree/Diploma etc. obtained through Open Universities/Distance education mode will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification unless it is recognized by Distance Education Council in terms of Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification No.44, dated 01.03.1995 published in the Gazette of India dated 08.04.1995 for the relevant period when the candidate acquired the relevant qualification.

(viii) CLOSING DATE: Completed application forms should be received by the concerned Regional Office of the Commission latest by 22.04.2013 (till 5.00 p.m.).

6.2: Age relaxation: The upper age limit as prescribed will be relaxable:

(i)

In respect of UR vacancy, upto 05 years for government servants who have rendered not less than three years continuous service on regular basis (and not on ad-hoc basis). As for Scheduled Tribes in respect of the vacancy reserved i.e., Sr. Preservation Asstt. Cat.No.NER(C)-01, the maximum age limit will be 40+5 years. These are subject to furnish of duly filled in certificate as per the format given in Appendix-V of the Notice.

(ii)

Upto 10 years to eligible PH-OH candidates with not less than 40% impairment for Sr. Scientific Asstt(Physics) post viz. Cat.No.NER(B)-01 only. This is subject to furnish of duly filled in certificate as per the format in Appendix-VI of the advertisement.

(iii) Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir: UR.........5 years. OBC........8 years. SC/ST..........10 years.

(iv) Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not remarried: UR......Upto 35 years of age. OBC.....Upto 38 years of age. SC/ST......Upto 40 years of age

NOTE-1: The advertised post in respect of UR vacancy, the benefit of relaxation in age in respect of OBC/SC/ST will not apply. However, they may apply if they fulfilled all the eligibility criteria for the UR vacancy as advertised. SCs/STs are, however, exempted from payment of the examination fee. NOTE-2: Central Government Civilian Employees claiming the benefit of age-relaxation rendering not less than 3 years continuous service on regular basis (and not on ad-hoc basis) would be required to submit a Certificate as per Appendix-V issued by the office indicating length of service at the time of applying for the post to enable the Commission to decide their eligibility. They may send their applications directly to the Commission after intimating their Head of Office/Department and need not send another copy through proper channel. However, in case they decide to send Application through proper channel, they must ensure that the application complete in all respects, should reach Staff Selection Commission latest by the closing date. Applications shall be rejected if received late and/or not complete in all respects as provided in rules. NOTE-3: The closing date for receipt of application will be treated as the date for OBC status of the candidate and

for assuring that the candidate does not fall in the Creamy Layer. The OBC certificates validity is three years

counting from the year of issued till the date for closing of the application. Otherwise, he/she will be treated in UR category.

6.3: Age concession for Ex-Servicemen: (a) For appointment in Group B(Non-Gazetted), Group C or Group D posts in Central Government, an ex-serviceman shall be allowed to deduct the period of actual military service from his actual age and if the resultant age does not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for the post for which he is seeking appointment by more than three years, he shall be deemed to satisfy the condition regarding age limit.

The format of certificates/undertaking to be submitted by the candidates claiming the benefits/concessions of Ex-Servicemen, are given in Appendix I & II of the notice.

Note-I: Ex-Servicemen who have already secured employment in civil side under Central Government in Group C & D posts on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to ExS for their re-employment are NOT eligible for Fee concession or claiming benefits of reservation under EXS category. However, they are eligible for age relaxation. Note-II: The period of Call up Service of an Ex-Servicemen in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for purpose of age relaxation. Note-III: For any servicemen of the three Armed Forces of the Union to be treated as Ex-Servicemen for the purpose of securing the benefits of reservation, he must have already acquired, at the relevant time of submitting his application for the Post/Service, the status of Ex-servicemen and/or is in a position to mestablish his acquired entitlement by documentary evidence from the competent authority that he would complete specified term of engagement from Armed Forces within the stipulated period of one year from the Closing date i.e.22.04.2013. Note-IV: Age concession is not admissible to Sons, Daughters and Dependents of Ex-Servicemen.

Explanation: An Ex-Servicemen means a person who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or noncombatant in the Regular Army, Navy, Air Force of the Indian Union, and (a) who either has been retired or relieved from such service after earning his/her pension; or (b) who has been relieved from such service on

medical grounds attributable to military service or circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or (c) who has been released from such service as a result of reduction in establishment.; or (ii) who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of engagement, otherwise than at his own request or by way of dismissal, or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and has been given a gratuity; and includes personnel of the Territorial Army, namely, pension holders for continuous embodied service or broken spells of qualifying service; or (iii) Personnel of the Army Postal Service who are part of Regular Army and retired from the Army Postal Service without reversion to their parent service with pension, or are released from the Army Postal Service on medical grounds attributable to or aggravated by military service or circumstance beyond their control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or (iv) Personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than six months prior to the 14^th April, 1987; or (v) Gallantry award winners of the Armed forces including personnel of Territorial Army; or (vi) Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical ground and granted medical disability pension.

SAVE AS PROVIDED ABOVE, THE AGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED SHALL IN NO CASE BE RELAXED. FOR CODES FOR SEEKING AGE-RELAXATION COMMISSIONS WEBSITE http://ssc.nic.in MAY BE REFERRED TO.

APPENDIX-VII

	Essential Educational Qualification Code
Educational Qualification		Code	Educational Qualification	Code
Matriculation		01	B.Lib	20

Intermediate	02	B.Pharma	21
Certificate	03	ICWA	22
Diploma	04	CA	23
BA	05	PG Diploma	24
BA(Hons.)	06	MA	25
B.Com	07	M.Com	26
B.Com(Hons.)	08	M.Sc	27
B.Sc	09	M.Ed	28
B.Sc(Hons.)	10	LLM	29
B.Ed	11	ME	30
LLB	12	M.Tech	31
BE	13	M.Sc(Engg.)	32
B.Tech	14	MCA	33
AMIE(part A & part B)	15	MBA	34
B.Sc(Engg.)	16	5 years experience in Administration, Accounts works	35
BCA	17	Two years experience as a Dietician	36
BBA	18	OTHERS	37
Graduation issued by Defence (India Army, Air Force, Navy)	19

Subject Code for Educational Qualification
Subject of Educational Qualification	Code	Subject of Educational Qualification	Code
History	01	Kannada	44
Political Science	02	Tamil	45
Economics	03	Marathi	46
English Literature	04	Gujarati	47
Hindi Literature	05	Urdu	48
Geography	06	Sanskrit	49
Commerce	07	Food Nutritition/Food Service Management and Dietetics	50
Law	08	Home Science	51
Physics	09	Home Science with Diploma in Dietetics	52
Chemistry	10	Aeronautical Engineering	53
Mathematics	11	Chemical Engineering	54
Statistics	12	Microbiology	55
Geology	13	Forensic Science	56
Geo-Physics	14	Space Engineering	57
Botany	15	Rocketry	58
Zoology	16	Telecommunication Engineering	59
Agriculture Science	17	Social Work	60
Civil Engineering	18	Sociology	61
Electrical Engineering	19	Criminology	62
Mechanical Engineering	20	Bio-Physics	63
Electronics Engineering	21	Bio-Chemistry	64
Electronics & Power Engineering	22	Bio-Technology	65
Electronics & Communication Engineering	23	Communication	66
Electronics Instrumentation Engineering	24	Electronics	67
Agriculture Engineering	25	Radio Engineering	68
Computer Science	26	Radio Communication	69
Computer Application	27	Metallurgy	70
Information Technology	28	Textile Technology	71
Library Science	29	Rubber Technology	72
Accountancy	30	Plastic Engineering	73
Meteorology	31	Polymer & Rubber Technology	74
Business Administration	32	Physical Education	75
Hydro-meteorology	33	Agronomy	76
Journalism	34	Plant Breeding	77
Mass Communication & Journalism	35	Genetics	78
Pharmacy	36	Automobile Engineering	79
Photography	37	Marine Engineering	80
Printing Technology	38	Naval Architecture	81
Nursing	39	Operations Research	82
Assamese	40	Instrumentation Engineering	83
Bengali	41	Wildlife Management	84
Malayalam	42	Administration & Accounts work experience	85
Telugu	43	Others	86

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