STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION

Code No.

Category

Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit

01

SC/ST

5 years

02

OBC

3 years

03

PH (PWD)/cerebral palsy

10 years (subject to the condition that maximum age of the applicant on the crucial date shall not exceed 56 years).

04

PH (PWD)/cerebral palsy+ OBC

13 years (subject to the condition that maximum age of the applicant on the crucial date shall not exceed 56 years)

05

PH (PWD) /cerebral palsy+SC/ST

15 years (subject to the condition that maximum age of the applicant on the crucial date shall not exceed 56 years)

06

Ex-Servicemen ( Unreserved / General)

03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on 01.08.2016

07

Ex-Servicemen (OBC)

06 years ( 3 years + 3 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on 01.08.2016

08

Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)

08 years ( 3 years + 5 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on 01-08-2016

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 ex-servicemen for their re-employment are NOT eligible for fee concession. However, he/she can avail of the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for subsequent employment if he/she immediately after joining civil employment, given self-declaration/undertaking to the concerned employer about the date-wise details of application for various vacancies for which he/she had applied for before joining the initial civil employment as mentioned in the OM No.36034/1/2014-Estt (Res) dated 14th August 2014 issued by DOP&T. The period of "Call up Service" of an Ex-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for purpose of age relaxation as per rules.

Explanation: An ex-serviceman means a person- (i) who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or non combatant in the Regular Army, Navy and Air Force of the Indian Union, and (a) who either has been retired or relieved or discharged from such service whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or 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 14th 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. Service Clerks in the last year of their colour service in the Armed Forces, i.e. only those who are due for release from the Army during the period 01-09-2016 to 31.08.2017 are eligible for age-relaxation. Such candidates are not entitled to any concession in fee. Such candidates will be eligible to compete only for vacancies in Armed Forces Headquarters and Inter-Service Organisation, which are not reserved for Ex-servicemen, in their order of merit and subject to availability of vacancies. As per Supreme Court direction dated 24.02.1995 in Appeal No.731-69 of 1994, Age relaxation will be available for Group-C posts in the O/o RGI(Registrar General of India) for retrenched Census employees as under:-

(i) Age relaxation by 3 years plus length of service rendered by them in connection with census, before retrenchment ,

(ii) Weightage of past service.

AGE CONCESSION IS NOT ADMISSIBLE TO SONS DAUGHTERS AND DEPENDENTS OF EX-SERVICEMEN.

6. Process of certification and format of certificates: Candidates who wish to be considered against vacancies reserved or seek age-relaxation must submit requisite certificate from the competent authority, in the prescribed format, whenever such certificates are sought by concerned Regional/Sub Regional Offices at the time of Document Verification. Otherwise, their claim for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PH (PWD)/ ExS status will not be entertained and their candidature/ applications will be considered under General (UR) category. The formats of the certificates are available on website. Certificates in any other format will not be accepted. OBC certificate in the creamy layer status should have been obtained within three years before the closing date for receipt of application. The Commission has also decided to accept OBC certificate in prescribed format issued after the closing date of receipt of application but issued upto 180 days after the closing date. Accordingly, the OBC certificate issued between 04-06-2013 and upto 30-11-2016 only will be accepted. In case date of issuance of OBC certificate is before 04-06-2013 or after 30-11-2016, the candidate will simply be treated as unreserved (UR) candidate. Candidates are warned that they may be permanently debarred from the examination conducted by the Commission in case they fraudulently claim SC/ST/OBC/ExS/PH (PWD) status. Visually handicapped (VH) candidates with visual disabilities of forty percent and cerebral palsy candidates can avail the assistance of Scribe to be provided by the Commission in the written examination subject to such request of scribe being made in the application form. No attendant will be allowed with candidates inside the examination hall. Provision of Compensatory Time: The Visually Handicapped/cerebral palsy candidates will be allowed compensatory time in the examination, the details of which are given in para 11 under the Heading Scheme of Examination. Persons with visual disability of less than forty percent will not be considered as visually handicapped persons. One eyed candidates and partially blind candidates who are able to read the normal Question Paper set for all the candidates with or without magnifying glass and who wish to write/indicate the answer with the help of Magnifying Glass will be allowed to use the same in the Examination Hall and will not be entitled to a Scribe. Such candidates will have to bring their own Magnifying Glass to the Examination Hall. 7. Educational Qualifications ( As on 01.08.2016): Must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent from a recognized Board or University. As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10.06.1995 published in Gazette of India, all the degree/diplomas/certificates including technical education degree/diploma awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act 1956 and Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission. All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for appearing at the Skill Test will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Mark sheets, Provisional Certificates etc. for completion of Intermediate/Higher Secondary/10+2/Senior Secondary in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the 1st August, 2016, failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled by the Commission. The candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut-off date and he/she has been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the Educational Qualification. 8. How to apply: Applications must be submitted only in online mode. Detailed instructions as in Annexure II A and Annexure II B, may be referred to.

9. Mode of payment of fee payable Rs. 100/-(Rupees One Hundred only). Candidates may note that online application will be accepted at http://ssconline.nic.in only. Fee paid in respect of online application through SBI Challan/Net banking and any credit and debit cards will be accepted. Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Persons with disability and Ex-servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from payment of fee as per rules/instructions of Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. 10. Details of Regional Offices:- Correspondence relating to non-receipt of Admission Certificate etc and other grievances should be sent to concerned Regional Offices, details of which are as under:-

Sl. No.

Examination Centres& Centre Code

Address to which the applications should be sent

1

2

3

1.

Agra (3001), Allahabad (3003), Kanpur (3009), Lucknow (3010), Varanasi (3013), Bhagalpur (3201), Patna(3206)

Regional Director(CR), Staff Selection Commission, 21-23, Lowther Road, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh-211 002.

2.

Gangtok (4001), Ranchi(4205), Jalpaiguri (4408), Kolkata (4410), Bhubaneshwar (4604), Sambalpur (4609), Port Blair (4802)

Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1st MSO Building,(8th Floor), 234/4, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata, West Bengal-700020

3.

Bengaluru (9001), Thiruvananthapuram(9211), Kochi(9204), Thrissur(9212), Gulbarga(9005), Mangaluru (9008), Dharwad (9004),Kozhikode (Calicut) (9206)

Regional Director (KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, E Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka-560034

4.

Delhi(2201), Jaipur(2405), Jodhpur(2406), Kota(2407), Bikaner(2404), Udaipur(2409), Ajmer(2401), Alwar(2402) Sriganganagar(2408), Dehradun(2002), Haldwani(2003),Almora(2001), Srinagar(2004) (Uttarakhand)

Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110504

5.

Guwahati (Dispur)(5105), Itanagar(5001),Dibrugarh(5102), Jorhat(5107),Silchar(5111), Imphal(5501), Shillong(5401), Aizwal(5701), Kohima(5302), Agartala(5601), Churachandpur-5502

Regional Director(NER), Staff Selection Commission, Housefed Complex, West End Block, Last Gate, Beltola Basistha Road, Dispur Guwahati,Assam-781006

6.

Hyderabad (8002), Guntur (8001), Chennai (8201), Madurai (8204), Visakhapatnam (8007)

Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, EVK Sampath Building, 2nd Floor, College Road, Chennai,Tamil Nadu-600006

7.

Aurangabad(7202), Mumbai(7204),

Regional Director (WR),

Kolhapur(7203), Nagpur(7205), Panaji(7801), Pune(7208),Ahmedabad(7001),Vadodara(7002),Rajkot(7006),Nashik(7207),Amravati(7201), Surat(7007)

Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, South Wing, PratishtaBhawan, 101 M.K. Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400020

8.

Ambikapur(6201), Indore(6006), Jabalpur(6007), Jagdalpur(6203), Chindwara(6003), Chattarpur(6002), Guna(6004), Mandsaur(6010), Jhabua (6008), Khandwa(6009), Rewa(6012), Raipur (6204), Bhopal(6001), Gwalior(6005), Bilaspur (6202)

Dy. Director (MPR), Staff Selection Commission, J-5 AnupamNagar, Raipur (CG)-492001

9.

Jalandhar(1402), Leh(1005) Chandigarh(1601), Jammu(1004), Srinagar(1007), Shimla(1203), Bhatinda (1401), Hamirpur (1202)

Dy. Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Gr. Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh-160017

Date of Exam

Part

Subject

Maximum Marks

Total Duration / Timing for General candidates

Total Duration/ Timing for Visually Handicapped/cerebral palsy candidates

31-07-2016 (Sunday)

I

General Intelligence & Reasoning (50 questions )

50

2 Hours 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon OR 2.00PM to 4.00PM Note: Entry to the examination venue will not be allowed after 9.30 AM in the morning shift and after 1.30 PM in the afternoon shift.

2 Hours 40 mins 10.00 A.M. to 12.40 PM OR 2.00PM to 4.40PM Note: Note: Entry to the examination venue will not be allowed after 9.30 AM in the morning shift and after 1.30 PM in the afternoon shift.

II

General Awareness (50 questions)

50

III III

English Language and Comprehension (100questions)

100

The questions except in Part III will be set both in English & Hindi. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

OMR OMR type of Answer Sheets will be supplied by the Commission to candidates for recording their answers of Multiple Choice Objective Type Questions. Candidates are advised to read very carefully, the instructions, placed on the Commissions website (Candidates Corner), and instructions on OMR sheets/Question Papers in their own interest. Model OMR sheet is also provided on the website to enable the candidates to practice proper marking of the answers in objective type papers. Part Part A and Part B of OMR answer sheet to be filled in dark black ball point pen only. Candidate should write his/her name, Roll Number, Ticket Number and Question Booklet Serial Number correctly in the relevant places in OMR Answer Sheet. Answer Sheet not bearing candidates Name, Roll Number, Question Booklet Serial Number, Signature and left hand thumb impression or improper/ incomplete coding of these details will not be evaluated. The Commission prima-facie considers mistakes in such details/coding as attempt to commit malpractice in the examination or to impersonate. Candidates are advised to follow these instructions meticulously and ensure that the above details are duly and fully coded in the appropriate places. If any candidate belonging to visually handicapped (VH) category does not write and shade the category code properly, they will be treated as not belonging to VH category. 13. MODE OF SELECTION: Candidates will be shortlisted for the skill test on the basis of their performance in the Written Examination. Candidates who qualify in the skill test will be recommended for appointment by the Commission on the basis of total marks in the Written Examination. Allocation of candidates will be made to User Departments depending upon their merit position and the option exercised by them. Provided that SC, ST, OBC and PH (PWD) candidates, who are selected on their own merit without relaxed standards, along with candidates belonging to other communities, will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies. Such SC, ST, OBC and PH (PWD) candidates will be accommodated against the general/unreserved vacancies as per their position in the overall Merit List. The reserved vacancies will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible SCs, STs, OBCs and PH candidates which will thus comprise of SC, ST, OBC and PH(PWD) candidates who are lower in merit than the last general candidate on merit list of unreserved category but otherwise found suitable for appointment even by relaxed standard. An Ex-Serviceman or persons with disability (OH/VH/ Cerebral palsy) category candidate who qualifies on the basis of relaxed standards viz. age limit, experience or qualifications, permitted number of chances in written examination, extended zone of consideration, etc. is to be counted against reserved vacancies and not against general vacancies subject to fitness of such candidate for selection. Such candidates may also be recommended at the relaxed standards to the extent the number of vacancies reserved for them, to make up for the deficiency in the reserved quota, irrespective of their rank in the order of merit. In so far as cases of Ex-Serviceman are concerned, deduction of the military service rendered from the age of Ex-Servicemen is permissible against the reserved or unreserved posts and such exemption cannot be termed as relaxed standards in regard to age. Success in the examination confers no right of appointment unless Government is satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that the candidate is suitable in all respects of appointment to the service/post. The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If, on verification, at any time, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by the Commission.

Candidates, who are appointed on the basis of this examination, shall be on probation for a period of two years and during the period of probation, the candidates would be required to undergo such training or pass such examinations as prescribed by the Controlling Authority. On successful completion of the period of probation, the candidates shall, if considered fit for permanent appointment, be confirmed to their post by the Controlling Authority. 14. Admission to the Examination: All candidates who apply in response to this advertisement by the closing date will be assigned Roll numbers which will be placed on the website of the concerned Regional Office at least two weeks before the date of the examination. A candidate must write his/her Roll number along with his/her name, date of birth and name of the examination while addressing any communication to the concerned regional office of Commission. Communication from the candidate not furnishing these particulars shall not be entertained. Admission certificates (ACs) for the examination indicating the time table and also venues of examination for each candidate will be placed on the website of the concerned Regional Office at least two weeks before the date of examination. It will not be sent by post. If any candidate is unable to download his admission certificate for the examination one week before the date of examination, he/she must immediately contact the concerned regional/sub regional office of the commission with details such as registration id, transaction id of SBI, copy of challan etc for obtaining the admission certificates. Failure to do so will deprive him/her of any claim for consideration. The photographs used by the candidates must be a recent, relaxed face, colour picture and the picture should be in colour, against a light-coloured, preferably white, background. If flash is used then ensure that there should be no red-eye and, in case of glasses, your eyes should be visible. The face should not cover less than 80 % of the entire photo. Photograph should be of JPG format and its size should be between 4kb to 12 kb with resolution of 100x120 (pixels). It is compulsory to carry at least one original Photo ID such as Voters ID, Aadhaar Card, Driving License, ID Cards issued by Government or other Offices where the candidates may be working. Candidates without such ID cards will not be allowed entry into the examination halls/Skill Test venues. Candidates must bring 3 passport size photographs for affixing it in the Commissions copy of Admission Certificate in the presence of Invigilator, if required. Candidates not carrying photographs will not be allowed to appear in the examination. Candidate are advised to keep 10 copies of the same photograph, which was uploaded/affixed in the application form, with them till the completion of entire examination process. 15.Resolution of Tie cases: In case where more than one candidate secure the equal aggregates marks, tie will be resolved by applying the following methods one after another:- i) Marks in the written examination. ii) Date of birth, with older candidates placed higher. iii) Alphabetical order in which first names of the candidates appear. The candidates are required to indicate the order of preference for the posts of Stenographer Grade C and Stenographer Grade D in Column No. 15. It may be noted that candidates will not be considered for post for which they have not exercised preference. Preferences of Departments/Offices for allocation will be obtained at the time of skill test.

16. Commissions decision final: The decision of the Commission in all matters including those relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, penalty for false information, mode of selection, conduct of examination(s) and interviews, allotment of examination centers, selection and allotment of posts/organizations to selected candidates will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry/correspondence will be entertained in this regard. Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct: Candidates are warned that they should not furnish any particulars that are false or suppress any material information while filling in the application form. Candidates are also warned that they should in no case attempt to alter or otherwise tamper with any entry in a document or the attested certified copies submitted by them nor should they submit a tampered/fabricated document. If there is any inaccuracy or any discrepancy in filling OMR sheet, they will not be evaluated. Without prejudice to criminal action/debarment from Commissions examination wherever necessary, candidature will be summarily cancelled at any stage of the recruitment in respect of candidates found to have indulged in any of the following:-

(i) In possession of mobile phone & accessories including earphone and cords and other electronic gadgets within the premises of the examination centres, whether in use or in switch off mode and on person or otherwise.

(ii) Using unfair means in the examination hall.

(iii) Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any means.

(iv) Impersonate/Procuring impersonation by any person.

(v) Submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with.

(vi) Making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information.

(vii) Resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature for the examination.

(viii) Misbehaving in any other manner in the examination hall with the Supervisor, Invigilator or Commissions representatives.

(ix) Taking away the Answer sheet with him/her from the examination hall, or passing it on to unauthorised persons during the conduct of the examination.

(x) Intimidating or causing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of examination.

(xi) Not fulfilling the eligibility conditions mentioned in the Notice.

(xii) Any other ground which the Commission considers to be sufficient cause.

17. Courts Jurisdiction: Any dispute in regard to this recruitment will be subject to courts/tribunals having jurisdiction over the place of concerned Regional/Sub-Regional Office of the SSC where the candidate has submitted his/her application. 18 1718 18 For detailed instructions relating to Application form, instructions for filling up the application form and submission of application, candidates are advised to refer Annexure-I,II-A &II-B. 18

19. Important instructions to candidates:

i) 12th Standard Pass from a recognized board/university is the minimum qualification. The Examination will comprise of a Written Objective Type Examination followed by Skill Test in Stenography at 100 w.p.m. and 80 w.p.m. for Stenographer Grade C &D respectively.

ii) The Commission will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the eligibility and other aspects at the time of written examination and, therefore, the candidature is accepted only provisionally. The candidates are advised to go through the requirements of educational qualification, age etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible before applying. Copies of supporting documents will be sought only from those candidates who qualify for the skill test. At the time of scrutiny if any claim made in the application is not found substantiated, the candidature will be cancelled. The Commissions decision shall be final.

iii) Candidates are advised that skill test in stenography is mandatory and, therefore, those without knowledge of stenography should avoid applying for the examination. Also choose the medium of skill test in stenography carefully, as no request for change in medium of skill test will be considered under any circumstances.

iv) Candidates seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/PH (PWD)/EXS must ensure that they are entitled to such reservation as per eligibility prescribed in the Notice. They should also be in possession of the certificates in the prescribed format in support of their claim at the time of skill test.Copies of the certificate, etc. will be sought at the time of Skill Test of Stenography.

v) Candidates with physically disability of 40% and more only would be considered as VISUALLY HANDICAPPED (VH)/physically handicapped (PH/PWD) and entitled to reservation for VH/PH.

(vi) Central Government civilian employees claiming age relaxation should be in possession of Certificate in the prescribed format from their office in respect of the length of continuous service which should be not less than three years in the immediate period preceding the closing date for receipt of application. They should continue to have the status of Central Government civilian employees from the date of application till the time of appointment, in the event of their selection. vii) Fee: Rupees one hundred only- Rs.100 Fee is exempted for all female candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Persons with disability, and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation, as per Government orders. (viii) Closing date: 03-06-2016 (5 P.M.) (ix) Only a single application will be entertained. In case of multiple applications, the last application completed will be accepted. (x) Mobiles earphones connected cords and other electronic gadgets are banned within the premise of the examination centres. Possession of such equipment whether in use or in switch off mode, during the examination will be considered as use of unfair means. Candidature of such candidates will be cancelled. They will be liable for further action including initiation of criminal proceedings and debarment from commissions examination for upto 3 (three) years.

(xi) Only Online application will be entertained for this examination. The facility of on-line application (including payment of fees through debit card) will be available from 07-05-2016 to 03-06-2016 (5.00PM). However, candidates who wish to make the payment through challan of SBI, may make the payment to designated branches of SBI within the working hours of bank upto 06-06-2016 provided the challan has been generated by them before 5.00 PM of 03-06-2016. Candidates should retain the Registration ID assigned to them online and details of payment of fee for further correspondence with the Commission. They should not submit print out of their application to the Commission. (xii) Candidates must bring 3 passport size colour photographs. Candidates not carrying photographs may not be allowed to appear in the written examination. (xiii) In case the scanned photograph(s) appearing in the Commissions copy of Admission certificate and/ or on Attendance sheet is not clear invigilators are required to verify the identity of the candidate with reference to the photo ID Proof and get colour photographs pasted on the Commissions copy of Admission certificate and or on Attendance sheet. Accordingly candidates should bring passport size colour photographs for affixing it in the Commissions copy of Admission certificate in the presence of Invigilators. Candidates not carrying photographs will not be allowed to appear in the examination. (xiv) All the posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL) i.e. the candidate, on selection, may be asked to serve anywhere in the country. (xv) No admission certificate for written examination will be issued by post. Candidates are required to download admission certificate for written examination from the website of concerned Regional/Sub Regional Offices. (xvi) Candidates are advised to give their Aadhaar Number in the application form, though it is not mandatory, for early redressal of grievance if any. Under Secretary(P&P-II)

Annexure II A INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING UP THE APPLICATION I. The Commission uses standard application form for all its examinations. Therefore, please read the instructions given in the Notice of Examination and also given below carefully before filling up the application form, in your own interest. II. Instructions have been given for most items in the application itself which should be gone through carefully before filling up the boxes. For items for which instructions are not available, further instructions given below may be gone through carefully. III. Please go through the instructions given below for filling up each item numbered in the application form:- Column 1.Name of the Examination Centre and 2. Examination Centre Codes Refer to para 10 of the Notice of the Examination. Column 13.1. Code for seeking age relaxation. Refer to para 5-A of the Notice of the Examination. Column 15. Preference for Posts Use C for Stenographer Grade C and Use D for Stenographer Grade D You are advised to be careful in exercising your preference as in the event of your getting selected for both the posts, you will be considered for the posts in the order of your merit and preference for each post.You are also advised that you will not be considered for posts for which you have not excercised option. Column 16: If a candidate suffers from cerebral palsy, he should indicate the same by 1. Candidates not suffering from cerebral palsy should invariably indicate 2 in this column. Column 17.1 VH candidates and candidates suffering from cerebral palsy if opt for scribe should specify the medium in which they desire to take the Written Examination. Scribes will be arranged by the Commission accordingly. Column 18: Please indicate the medium in which you want to appear in Skill Test for Stenography (English/Hindi). Please note that medium once opted, will not be changed under any circumstances. Hence, you are requested to exercise your option carefully. Column 19. Educational Qualification Code: See Annexure IX. Please note that possession of Intermediate/Higher Secondary/12th Standard Qualification is a pre-requisite to apply for this examination. Column 20. Address for communication Write your complete communication address including your Name in English capital letters. Do not forget to write 6 digits PIN in the boxes. Column 21. Permanent address Write your complete permanent address including your Name in English capital letters. Do not forget to write 6 digits PIN in the boxes. Column 22. Photograph The digital size of the file of the photographs must be more than 4 kb and less than 12 kb with resolution of 100 pixel width and 120 pixel height. Applications with blurred photographs will be rejected summarily. Column 23: Signature of the candidate: The signature must be uploaded in jpg format. The digital size of the signature file must be more than 1 kb and less than 12 kb with resolution of 40 pixel width by 60 pixel height. Application with illegible/blurred Signature will be rejected summarily. NOTE: Request for change/correction in any particulars in the Application Form, once submitted will not be entertained under any circumstances.

Annexure-II B Procedure for Online Submission of Application 1. The Commission has devised a simplified format for the online application procedure. In this process, candidates may register once and may apply for any examination conducted by SSC. One-time registration is the permanent database for candidates. The Registration ID and password provided by the system should be kept safely so that it can be used for any examination conducted by SSC. The Registration facility is available to the candidates throughout the year on website ssc.nic.in. The registered candidates may log into the system and can proceed for application filling. The facility of on-line application (including payment of fees through debit card) will be available from 07-05-2016 to 03-06-2016 (5.00PM). However, candidates who wish to make the payment through challan of SBI, may make the payment to designated branches of SBI within the working hours of bank upto 06-06-2016 provided the challan has been generated by them before 5.00 PM of 03-06-2016.The challan generation facility will be available upto 03.06.2016 (05:00 PM) only.

2. The online submission of the application may be made at website http://ssconline.nic.in .Candidate should read the instructions in this Notice carefully before making any entry or selecting options. Candidate should provide all the required details while filling up the online form. Mandatory fields are marked with * (asterisk) sign. The filling of online application contains two parts: Registration Part (In case not registered earlier) Application Part 3. In Registration Part, candidates will have to fill basic information. On submission of details, candidates shall be prompted to check the details and make any correction in the registration. 4. Then a page with Registration ID and password will appear. Note down the Registration ID and password and keep it safely. The application procedure is incomplete without application part. Application part requires filling of payment details, uploading of photograph and scanned signature. On-line application will be complete only if scanned signature and photo are uploaded as per instructions. 5. To pay fee in cash, candidates should take print-out of challan generated online after completion of Application Part and deposit the requisite fee in pay branch of State Bank of India and then continue within the stipulated date and time. 6. The digital size of the file of the photographs must be more than 4 kb and less than 12 kb with resolution of 100 pixel width and 120 pixel height. 7. The signature must be uploaded in jpg format. The digital size of the signature file must be more than 1 kb and less than 12 kb with resolution of 40 pixel width by 60 pixel height. 8. Candidates are advised to go through the instructions carefully before filling up the application form. 9. Request for change/correction in any particular in the Application Form shall not be entertained under any circumstances. The Staff Selection Commission will not be responsible for any consequence arising out of non acceptance of any correction/addition/deletion in any particular filled in application form whatever the reasons may be. 10. The application form without photograph/signature or with Blurred photograph/signature or incomplete in any manner will summarily be rejected.

ANNEXURE - IX Essential Educational Qualification Code