(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE EMPLOYMENT NEWS/ROZGAR SAMACHAR DATED 15-12-2012)

STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION

Closing Date : 11.01.2013

Written Examination : 12.05.2013

NOTICE

Recruitment of Constables(GD) in CAPFs and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles , 2013

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1.	Staff Selection Commission will make recruitment to the posts of Constable (GD) in ITBPF, BSF,CISF,CRPF and SSB and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles. Female candidate will be considered for posts earmarked for them in different CAPFs. Matriculation or 10th class pass is the minimum educational qualification. The recruitment will comprise of Physical Standards Test (PST), Physical Efficiency Test (PET), Written Examination and Medical Examination. Constabulary forms the major component of the forces. The working mainly depends upon the effectiveness of the personnel at this level. Therefore, it is important that only the candidates having the right aptitude, capability and fitness in all respects apply for the posts.
2.	In view of the anticipated large number of applicants, scrutiny of the eligibility and other aspects will not be undertaken before the PST/PET and Written Examination and, therefore, the candidature will be accepted only provisionally. Candidates are advised to go through the requirements of educational qualification, age, physical standards, etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the posts, before applying. Copies of supporting documents will be sought only from those candidates who qualify for the medical examination. When scrutiny is undertaken after the Written Examination, if any claim made in the application is not found substantiated, the candidature will be cancelled and the Commissions decision in this regard shall be final.
3.	BEFORE APPLYING, CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO GO THROUGH THE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. THIS NOTICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE COMMISSION ( http://ssc.nic.in ).
4.	Candidates seeking reservation benefits as SC/ST/OBC/ 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 format prescribed by Government of India in support of their claim when the copies of the certificates will be sought after the Written Examination. OBC candidates should ensure that they are in possession of OBC certificate issued by the competent authority within the due date prescribed in this Notice.

5.	CANDIDATES BELONGING TO THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CATEGORY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS EXAMINATION.
6.	FEE: RUPEES FIFTY ONLY(R 50.00) payable through CRF Stamp or SBI Challan or on-line payment through account with the State Bank of India. Fee is exempted for all Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation.
7.	CLOSING DATE: 11.01.2013 (upto 5:00 P.M.) For candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and for candidates residing abroad 18.01.2013 (upto 5:00 P.M.). APPLICATIONS RECEIVED LATE WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.
8.	Only a single application will be entertained. Candidature in respect of multiple applications will be rejected outright without any notice to such candidates.
9.	MOBILES & ACCESSORIES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC GADGETS ARE BANNED WITHIN THE PREMISES OF THE EXAMINATION VENUE. CANDIDATURE OF CANDIDATES IN POSSESSION OF SUCH GADGETS WILL BE CANCELLED FORTHWITH. THE COMMISSION CONSIDERES SUCH POSSESSION AS ADOPTING UNFAIR MEANS.
10.	CANDIDATES DESIROUS OF SUBMITTING ON LINE APPLICATIONS MAY DO SO. THE ONLINE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION MAY BE MADE ON WEBSITE http://ssconline.nic.in. AND http://ssconline2.gov.in . FACILITY OF ON-LINE APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 15.12.2012 TO 09.01.2013 FOR FILLING UP PART-I AND TILL 11.01.2013 FOR PART-II. SUCH CANDIDATES SHOULD RETAIN THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THEM ON LINE FOR CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COMMISSION. THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PRINT OUTS OF THEIR APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSION.
11	The Commission will send acknowledgement through SMS/email to candidates applying on-line, through e-mail regarding successful completion of registration of on-line application.
12	Candidates may contact following Regional Help Lines for clarifications, if any, in respect of filling/submitting applications : (i) SSC(NR), New Delhi - 01164715222, 01165570666 (ii) SSC(CR), Allahabad - 05322460511, 05326541021 (iii) SSC(SR), Chennai - 09445195946, 04428251139 (iv) SSC(WR), Mumbai - 09869730700, 07738422705 (v) SSC(ER), Kolkata - 09477461228, 09477461229 (vi) SSC(MPR) Raipur - 09407921504, 09407921505 (vii)SSC(KKR), Bangalore - 08025502520, 09483862020 (viii)SSC(NWR), Chandigarh - 01722749378, 01722742144 (ix)SSC(NER), Guwahati, - 09864217001, 09435711335
13	Candidates must carry at least one photo bearing IDENTITY PROOF such as Driving Licence, Voter Card, Aadhaar Card, Identity Card issued by University/College, Income Tax Pan Card in original to the examination center, failing which THEY SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO APPEAR FOR THE EXAMINATION.

F. No.3/9/2012P&P-I. The Staff Selection Commission will be making Recruitment to the post of Constable (GD) in ITBPF, BSF,CISF,CRPF and SSB and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles and the recruitment process will consist of Physical Standards Test, Physical Efficiency Test, Written Examination and Medical Examination. Only candidates qualifying in Physical Standards Test and Physical Efficiency Test will be called for the Written Examination, scheduled to be held on 12th May, 2013. Based on performance in the Written Examination, candidates will be shortlisted for Medical Examination in a ratio as may be decided by the Commission.

State-wise vacancies are available in each CAPF for candidates domiciled in the state and reservation is also available for candidates domiciled in naxal and militancy affected areas and select border districts.

Pay Scale Pay Band I, R 5200-20200 + Grade Pay R 2000/-

2. Vacancies & Reservation are as follows -: The State-wise and Category-wise tentative number of vacancies to be filled from the examination, will be as below:

(SEPARATE SHEET ATTACHED)

Note I: Candidates selected for appointment are liable to serve anywhere in India.

Note II: 10% vacancies are reserved for Ex-Servicemen in each category.

Note III: As the vacancies have been allotted to the concerned States/ UTs, candidates are required to submit domicile certificates of the states indicated by them in the application at the time of medical examination.

Note IV: Wards of serving personnel of Central Police Organisations, who are residing with her / him may apply either from their home state or from the state in which the serving person is posted/ deployed at the time of recruitment. To avail this concession, they have to submit photocopy of certificate from the unit Commander as per format annexed to this notification( Annexure IX ). However, they will not be entitled to reservation for Naxal and Militancy affected districts if they are not actually domiciled in such districts.

Note V: The appointment of candidates is subject to training space and vacancy. As such, candidates may be appointed in phases in accordance with availability of vacancy as well as training space.

3. NATIONALITY/CITIZENSHIP :

A candidate must be a citizen of India.

4. (A) AGE LIMITS 18-23 years as on 01.01.2013. Candidates should not have been born earlier than 02.01.1990 and not later than 01.01.1995.

Note I: The upper age limit is relaxable for SC, ST, OBC, Ex-Servicemen and other categories of persons in accordance with the Governments orders on the subject.

Note II: Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate available on the date of submission of application will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

4. (B) Category-Codes and age relaxation available to different category of eligible candidates, for claiming Age Relaxation as on the date of reckoning :

Code No.	Category	Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit
01	SC/ST	5 years
02	OBC	3 years
09	Ex-Servicemen( Unreserved / General)	03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
10	Ex-Servicemen ( OBC )	06 years (3 years + 3 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
11	Ex-Servicemen ( SC/ST )	08 years (3 years + 5 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the date of reckoning.
21	Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st Jan 1980 to 31st Dec 1989. ( Unreserved )	5 years
22	Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st Jan 1980 to 31st Dec 1989. ( OBC )	8 years
23	Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st Jan 1980 to 31st Dec 1989. ( SC/ST)	10 years

33	Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (Unreserved)	5 years
34	Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (OBC)	8 years
35	Children and dependent of victims KILLED in the 1984 riots OR communal riots of 2002 in Gujarat (SC/ST)	10 years

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 ex-servicemen for their re-employment are NOT eligible for fee concession or for 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-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for purpose of age relaxation.

NOTE-III : For any serviceman of the three Armed Forces of the Union to be treated as Ex-Serviceman 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-serviceman and /or is in a position to establish his acquired entitlement by documentary evidence from the competent authority that he would complete specified term of engagement from the Armed Forces within the stipulated period of one year from the CLOSING DATE (i.e 11.01.2013)

NOTE-IV:: AGE CONCESSION IS NOT ADMISSIBLE TO SONS, DAUGHTERS AND DEPENDENTS OF EX-SERVICEMEN.

NOTE-V: Break between Army Service and re-employment should not exceed 2 years.

EXPLANATION 1: An Ex-Serviceman means a person who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or non-combatant in the Regular Army, Navy, Air Force of the Indian Union, and

(i) who retired from such service after earning his/her pension. This would also include persons who are retired/retire at their own request but after having earned their pension; or

(ii) who has been released from such service on medical grounds attributable to military service/circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or

(iii) who has been released, otherwise than on his own request from such service as a result of reduction in establishment; or

(iv) who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of engagements, 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 of the following categories, namely:-

(a) Pension holders for continuous embodied service,

(b) Persons with disability attributable to military service; and

(c) Gallantry award winners.

EXPLANATION 2: The persons serving in the Armed Forces of the Union, who on retirement from service, would come under the category of ex-serviceman may be permitted to apply for re-employment one year before the completion of the specified terms of engagement and avail themselves of all concessions available to ex-servicemen but shall not be permitted to leave the uniform until they complete the specified term of engagement in the Armed Forces of the Union.

EXPLANATION 3: Children means

a) son (including adopted son) or

b) daughter (including adopted daughter)

Dependent family member means

a) spouse or

b) children or

c) brother or sister in the case of unmarried victim who was wholly dependent on that victim at the time of his getting killed in the riots would be eligible. In order to be eligible for upper age relaxation in the category 33/34/35, the applicant should produce a certificate to that effect from the concerned District Collector/District Magistrate wherein the victim was killed.

4(C) : 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 when such certificates are sought by concerned Regional/Sub Regional Offices and when decided by the Commission. Otherwise, their claim for SC/ST/OBC/ExS status will not be entertained and their candidature/applications will be considered under General (UR) category. The formats of the certificates are annexed. Certificates obtained in any other format will not be accepted. Candidates claiming OBC status may note that certificate on creamy layer status should have been obtained within three years before the closing date i.e. 11.01.2013. The Commission has decided to accept OBC certificate, in the prescribed format issued after 11.01.2013 but before the date of their medical examination, as valid proof of belonging to OBC.

Candidates belonging to the State/ UT will only be considered for recruitment in their respective State/ UT on production of valid Domicile Certificate issued by the competent authority so authorized by the concerned State/ UT to prove their domiciliary status. Since the State of Assam is not issuing Domicile Certificate/ PRC, candidates belonging to the state of Assam are not required to submit the same. However, their selection will be subject to verification of residential status from the concerned District Authorities. West Pakistani refugees who have settled in J&K but have not been given the status of J&K citizen of the State will be recruited without the condition of having a domicile certificate from the designated authority of the J&K State.

NOTE -I : Candidates are warned that they will be permanently debarred from the examination conducted by the Commission in case they fraudulently claim SC/ST/OBC/ExS status.

5. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS (as on 11.01.2013)

Matriculation or Xth class pass from a recognized board/university.

6. MODE OF PAYMENT:

(i) Off-line applications:

The candidates should pay the fee of s 50/- (s Fifty only) by means of "Central Recruitment Fee Stamps(CRFS)"only .CRFS stamps are available at the counter of all Departmental Post Offices of the country. Recruitment Fee Stamps should be pasted on the application form in the space earmarked for the purpose and got cancelled from the Counter of Post Office of issue with the date stamp of the Issuing Post Office in such a manner that the impression or the cancellation stamps partially overflows on the Application Form itself, taking care at the same time that the impression is clear and distinct to facilitate the identification of date and Post Office of issue at any subsequent stage. After getting the Recruitment Fee Stamps cancelled from the Post Office, the candidate must submit their application to the concerned Regional Office/Sub Regional Offices of the Commission in the usual manner after completing other formalities.

(ii) On-line applications:

The facility of submitting online applications is available on http://ssconline.ssc.nic.in and http://ssconline2.gov.in . The candidates submitting their applications on-line should pay the requisite fee only through State Bank of India either in the form of challan or net-banking.

(iii) Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying fee.

NOTE I: Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.

NOTE II: Fee paid by modes other than CRFS / SBI challan / SBI Net banking, as stated above, will not be accepted and the applications of such candidates will be rejected forthright and the payment made shall stand forfeited.

NOTE III: Candidates may please note that non-cancellation of CRFS from the concerned Post Office in the manner indicated above, will lead to rejection of his/her application form. Therefore, it is in the interest of candidates that they get the CRFS cancelled from the concerned Post Office.

7. CENTRES OF EXAMINATION

A candidate must indicate the centre in which he/she would like to appear for the Written Examination in the event of his/her selection in Physical Standards Test/ Physical Efficiency Test in the Application Form.

Sl.No.	Examination Centres & Centre Code	Address to which the applications should be sent
1	2	3
1.	Bhagalpur(3201), Muzaffarpur(3205), Agra(3001), Bareilly(3005), Gorakhpur(3007) , Kanpur(3009), Meerut(3011), Varanasi(3013), Allahabad(3003), Patna(3206), Lucknow(3010)	Regional Director(CR), Staff Selection Commission, 21-23, Lowther Road, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh-211 002.
2.	Kolkata(4410), Midnapur(4413), Port Blair(4802), Sambalpur(4609), Gangtok(4001), Jalpaiguri(4408), Bhubaneshwar(4604), Cuttack(4605), Ranchi(4205),	Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1st MSO Building,(8th Floor), 234/4 . Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road), Kolkata, West Bengal-700020
3.	Bangalore(9001), Thiruvananthapuram(9211), Kochi(9204), Thrissur(9212), Gulbarga(9005), Mangalore(9008), Dharwar(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),	Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex,

	Ajmer(2401), Alwar(2402), Sriganganagar(2408), Dehradun(2002),Haldwani(2003),Almora(2001), Srinagar (Uttarakhand) (2004)	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-781 006.
6.	Hyderabad(8002), Guntur(8001), Kurnool(8003), Rajahmundry(8004), Tirupati(8006), Coimbatore(8202), Chennai(8201), Madurai(8204), Puducherry(8401), Tirunelveli(8207), Tiruchirapalli(8206), Vishakhapatnam (8007)	Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, EVK Sampath Building, 2nd Floor, College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600006
7.	Aurangabad(7202), Mumbai(7204), Kolhapur(7203), Nagpur(7205), Panaji(7801), Pune(7208), Ahmedabad(7001), Vadodara(7002), Rajkot(7006),Nashik (7207), Amravati (7201),Surat(7007)	Regional Director (WR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st Floor, South Wing, Pratishtha Bhawan, 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, Nishant Vila ,F. Jalvihar Colony, Raipur, Chhatisgarh-492001
9.	Jalandhar(1402), Leh(1005), Chandigarh(1601), Jammu(1004), Srinagar(J&K)(1007), Shimla(1203),Bhathinda (1401),Hamirpur (1202) Anantnag (1001), Baramula(1002), Rajouri(1006) Kargil (1008), Dodda (1009).	Dy. Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Gr. Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh-160017

NOTE I: No change of Centre of Examination will be allowed under any circumstances. Hence, the candidates should select the centres, carefully and indicate the same correctly in their applications.

NOTE II: The Commission reserves the right to cancel any Centre and ask the candidates of that centre to appear from another centre. Commission also reserves the right to divert candidates of any centre to some other Centre to take the examination.

8. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :

I. Physical Standards Test : (Female candidates are eligible for posts earmarked for them only).

(i) All candidates applying for the recruitment and prima-facie eligible will be called to appear in Physical Standards Test and Physical Efficiency Test at

places finalized by the Commission in consultation with the CAPFs. Detailed scrutiny of their eligibility will not be undertaken by the Commission before PET/ PST. Therefore, it will be the responsibility of the candidate to verify their eligibility as prescribed in this notice before appearing for PST/ PET.

(ii) Physical standards laid down for the post of Constable are

a) Height: For Males : 170 cms.

For Females : 157 cms.

b) Chest: For males only Unexpanded : 80 cms.

- Expanded : Min expansion 5 cms.

c) Weight : For males and Females : Proportionate to height and age as per medical standards

(iii) Relaxations:

a) Height:

i) The minimum height of candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir will be 165 cms for males and 155 cms for females. The minimum height for all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes will be 162.5 cms for males and 150 cms for females.

ii) The minimum height will be 162.5 cms for males and 152.5 cms for females for the candidates hailing from the North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura and candidates hailing from Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) comprising of the three Sub-Divisions of Darjeeling District namely Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong and includes the following Mouzas Sub-Division of these districts:

(1)Lohagarh Tea Garden (2)Lohagarh Forest (3)Rangmohan(4)Barachenga (5)Panighata (6)Chota Adalpur (7)Paharu (8)Sukna Forest (9)Sukna Part-I (10) Pantapati Forest-I (11)Mahanadi Forest (12)Champasari Forest (13)Salbari Chhat Part-II (14)Sitong Forest (15)Sivoke Hill Forest (16)Sivoke Forest (17) Chhota Chenga (18) Nipania.

iii) The minimum height for all Schedule Tribe candidates hailing from the North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim

& Tripura and Left Wing Extremism affected districts will be 160 cms for males and 147.5 cms for females.

Chest :

i) The minimum chest of male candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir will be 78 cms (minimum 5 cms expansion). The minimum chest for all male candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes will be 76 cms (minimum 5 cms expansion).

ii) The minimum chest of male candidates hailing from North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) as mentioned in para-8 (I)(iii) above, will be 77 cms unexpanded (with minimum 5 cms expansion).

(iv) Physical Standard Test(PST)/Physical Efficiency Test (PET) :

a) Candidates who are found eligible on height parameters will undergo PET (race) followed by biometric identification & screening of testimonials and thereon chest and weight measurements by a board.

b) Physical Efficiency Test (PET):

	For Male candidates	For Female candidates
Race	5 Kms in 24 minutes.	1.6 Kms in 8 minutes

For candidates of Ladakh Region:

	Male	Female
Race	1 Mile in 6 minutes	800 meters in 4 minutes

c) Pregnancy at the time of PET will be considered a disqualification and pregnant female candidates shall be rejected at this stage.

d) PET will not be held for Ex-Servicemen. However, they will be required to qualify in the medical examination.

NOTE:

1. There shall be no minimum requirement of chest measurement for Female candidates.

2. Relaxation in height and chest (as the case may be) as mentioned above will be permissible only on production of certificate at the time of PST/PET in the proforma as prescribed in Annexure VIII from the competent authorities of the District where he/she ordinarily resides.

3. Those candidates who are declared not qualified in Physical Standards, i.e., height and chest, may prefer an appeal, if they so desire, to the appellate authority present on the PET ground. The decision of the appellate authority will be final and no further appeal or representation in this regard will be entertained.

4. PST/PET in each PST/PET centre will be conducted by the designated CAPFs. The Commission will not entertain any representation/appeal against the decision of the PST/PET Board.

II. Written Examination 12th May, 2013

The candidates qualifying in PST/PET will be called for a Written Examination. Though the Commission will endeavour to accommodate the candidates in centres opted by him / her, it may combine the centres or divert the candidates to other centres, depending on administrative convenience. The Written examination will consist of only one objective type paper containing 100 questions and carrying 100 marks, with the following composition -

	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration/ Time Allowed
Part A	General Intelligence and Reasoning	25	25	Two Hours (10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon)
Part B	General Knowledge and General Awareness	25	25
Part C	Elementary Mathematics	25	25
Part D	English/Hindi	25	25

All questions will be of Objective Multiple Choice Types. Questions will be set bilingually in Hindi and English/ Trilingually in English and Hindi/Kashmiri (Urdu Script for J&K), Marathi(Maharashtra), Gujarati(Gujarat), Malayalam(Kerala), Kannada(Karnataka), Telegu (Andhra Pradesh),Tamil (Tamil Nadu), Oriya(Odisha), Bengali(West Bengal and Tripura), Punjabi (Gurmukhi script for Punjab),Assamese (Assam & Arunachal Pradesh),Manipuri(Manipur) and Mizo(Mizoram). Accordingly the paper can be answered in any of these languages in Parts A, B and C. Candidates are required to attempt either Hindi or English section of Part D of the question paper.

The syllabus for the Written Examination will be :

A. General Intelligence & Reasoning: Analytical aptitude and ability to observe and distinguish patterns will be tested through questions principally of non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, etc.

B. General Knowledge and General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness of the environment around him. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, scientific Research etc. These Questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

C. Elementary Mathematics: This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time, Time and Work, etc.

D. English/Hindi : Candidates ability to understand basic English/ Hindi, his basic comprehension would be tested.

The questions in all the above components will be of Matriculation level.

NOTE - 1: The Commission will be using a software to detect attempted irregularities in an examination Hall / Sub-Centre / Centre / State. The Candidates are advised to desist from use of any unfair method in the examination hall which will render them ineligible for further consideration for the examination and also lead to their debarment from Commissions examinations in future.

NOTE - 2: Candidates are not permitted to use Mobile Phone, Calculators or any other electronic/electrical device. Candidates must not, therefore, bring Mobile Phone, Calculators or any other electronic / electrical device inside the Examination premises. Possession of these items, whether in use or not, will be considered as use of unfair means in the Examination and appropriate action will be taken by the Commission against such candidates, as per extant policy of the Commission.

NOTE - 3: The Commission will not take cognizance of representations regarding the Question Paper of Written Examination, received later than ten days after placement of answer keys on the website.

NOTE-4: The date of written examination is subject to change, in which event the new date will be notified through Newspapers, Commissions websites and Admission Certificates for the examination.

NOTE-5: Detailed instructions along with specimen OMR sheet are available on the Commissions website, http://ssc.nic.in about the manner in which OMR answer sheets are to be marked.

III. Medical Examination

a) Eye Sight:

Visual Acuity unaided (NEAR VISION)	Uncorrected Visual Acuity (DISTANT VISION)	Refraction	Color Vision	Remarks
Better Eye	Worse Eye	Better Eye	Worse Eye
N6	N9	6/6	6/9	Visual correction of any kind is not permitted even by glasses.	CP-II BY ISIHARA	-In right handed person, the Right eye is better eye and vice versa. -Binocular vision is required.

(i) The candidates must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in eyes and they should posses high color vision. They must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties.

(ii) Only those candidates who have scored above the cut off marks fixed by the Commission in Written Examination will be required to appear in the Medical Examination. The Commission shall have the discretion to fix different qualifying standards for candidates belonging to different categories in different states/UTs, taking into consideration vacancies allotted to each State/UT.

(iii) The selected candidates will be medically examined to assess their physical and medical fitness as prescribed in the eligibility conditions.

(iv) Medical Test (X-Ray & laboratory) shall be conducted only for such candidates who are found fit after initial medical examination.

(v) In case of medical examination, temporary unfitness will not be allowed. However, any such female candidate who during the medical examination is found to be pregnant of twelve weeks standing or above, she shall be declared temporarily unfit and her appointment held in abeyance until the confinement is over.

(vi) Candidates declared unfit may file an appeal/representation within 15 days of rejection by the medical board.

(vii) Those candidates who are found fit on appeal by the Appeal Panel (Review Medical Board) and who meet the merit criteria fixed by the Commission for final selection, subject to availability of vacancies , will be placed in the Reserve List and recruited against unfilled vacancies. The candidates in the Reserve List will be en-masse junior to the candidates in the Select List.

(viii) Testimonials of the candidates will be checked at the medical examination stage.

(ix) The nodal force will provide the list of medically fit candidates to SSC.

9. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BE COMPLIED BY THE CANDIDATES IN THE WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS

(i) Candidates must write the papers/indicate the answers in their own hand.

(ii) In the question papers, wherever necessary, the Metric systems of weights and measures only will be used.

(iii) Candidates are not permitted to use calculators and other electronic gadgets except as specified in the Notice. They should not, therefore, bring the same inside the Examination Premises/Venue.

(iv) If any candidate is found to possess mobile phones or any other means of wireless communication position in the working or switched off mode in the examination hall, his/her candidature shall be cancelled forthwith.

(v) 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 following instructions, in their own interest.

(a) Part A of OMR Answer Sheet to be filled in Ball Point Pen (Black/Blue) only.

(b) Part B of OMR Answer Sheet should be filled in ball point pen(Black/Blue) only, as per instructions given in OMR Answer Sheet.

(c) Candidate should write and code his/her name, Roll Number, Ticket Number, Name of the Examination as mentioned in Admission Certificate, Date of birth and Test Form Number correctly, in the relevant places, in OMR Answer Sheet. They are also requested to affix their signature in running hand and Left Thump Impression in the boxes earmarked for the purpose. Answer Sheet not bearing candidates Name, Roll Number, Ticket Number, Test Form Number, Language in Part D

(English/Hindi), signature and Left Thump Impression, which do not have such details fully and correctly coded ,will not be evaluated and Zero marks will be awarded to them. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained by the Commission.

10. MODE OF SELECTION :

(i) The final selection of the candidates will be made in order of merit in each category in each state.

(ii) The minimum cut off percentage of marks for selection will normally be as under :

General and Ex-servicemen : 35%

SC/ST/OBC : 33%

The cut off is relaxable at the discretion of the Commission.

Provided that SC, ST, and OBC, 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, and OBC 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, and OBCs, candidates which will, thus, comprise of SC, ST, and OBC candidates who are lower in merit than the last general candidate on merit list of unreserved category but otherwise found suitable for appointment by relaxed standard.

An Ex-Serviceman candidate who qualifies on the basis of relaxed standards viz. age limit, experience or qualifications, extended zone of consideration, etc. will be counted against reserved vacancies and not against general vacancies subject to fitness of such candidate for selection. Such candidates will also be recommended at the relaxed standards. Deduction from the age of Ex-Servicemen is permissible against the reserved or unreserved posts and such exemption is not termed as relaxed standards in regard to age.

(iii) Allotment of CAPF to the candidates selected from each state will be on merit-cum-option depending on availabilities of vacancies in each CAPF for the State.

(iv) The Commission, with the approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs, shall have the discretion to divert candidates from Surplus States to deficit States, after accommodating all available candidates in such deficit states, subject to category-wise reservation being maintained.

(v) Further guidelines from MHA regarding mode of selection issued, if any, during currency of recruitment cycle shall be followed.

NOTE; 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 before or after the written examination and interview, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by the Commission.

11. RESOLUTION OF TIE CASES

(a) The tie is resolved by the Commission by referring to the total marks in the written examination i.e. a candidate having more marks in the written examination gets preference over the candidate(s) with less marks.

(b) If the tie still persists then the marks in Part A are referred to i.e. a candidate having more marks in Part A is given preference.

(c) If the tie still persists, the candidate older in age gets preference.

(d) If the tie still persists, it is finally resolved by referring to the alphabetical order of names i.e. a candidate whose name begins with the alphabet which comes first in the alphabetical order gets preference.

12. HOW TO APPLY : The application must be submitted only in the prescribed format online or on paper. Format of the paper application is at Annexure I and Instructions for filling up paper application and on-line application are at Annexure II and III respectively.

13. ADMISSION TO THE RECRUITMENT:

All candidates who apply in response to this advertisement by the CLOSING DATE and are eligible will be assigned Roll numbers, which will be communicated to them at the time of calling them for PST/PET, within two weeks from the CLOSING DATE. 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 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 PST / PET, Written Examination and Medical Examination for each candidate will be issued to all applicants about two weeks before the date of such tests/ examination. The facility of downloading of ACs from the Website of the concerned regional office will also be available simultaneously. IF ANY CANDIDATE DOES NOT RECEIVE ADMISSION CERTIFICATE FOR ANY STAGE OF THE EXAMINATION OR IS UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD THE AC FROM THE WEBSITE OF THE RESPECTIVE REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION WHERE THE CANDIDATE HAS APPLIED AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE DATE OF THE ANY STAGE OF THE EXAMINATION, HE/SHE MUST IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE CONCERNED REGIONAL/SUB REGIONAL OFFICE (S) OF THE COMMISSION WITH PROOF OF HAVING SUBMITTED HIS/HER APPLICATION. (In case of Applications submitted under

Certificate of Posting, the Date-Stamp of the Post-Office concerned should be clearly legible). IN THE CASE OF ONLINE APPLICATION, REGISTRATION ID SHOULD BE AVAILABLE WITH THE CANDIDATE. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DEPRIVE HIM/HER OF ANY CLAIM FOR CONSIDERATION.

Detailed Programme of PST/PET and Medical Examination will be available on the website of the concerned Regional Offices, alongwith Roll Number block of candidates for each day, at least two weeks before PST/PET or Medical Examination. Similarly, details of centres / sub-centres will also be available on the Regional websites at least two weeks before the written examination. Candidates are advised to visit the concerned Regional Offices website periodically for obtaining the information, though call-letters will be sent by post.

The Tentative Schedule for Recruitment is:

PST/PET : Feburary- March , 2013

Written Examination : 12th May, 2013

Medical Examination : June-August, 2013

Declaration of Result : 30th September, 2013

Note: The candidates must carry at least one photo bearing identification proof such as Driving Licence, Voter Card, Aadhaar Card, Identity Card issued by University/College, Income Tax Pan Card in original to the examination center, failing which they shall not be allowed to appear for the examination.

14. COMMISSIONS DECISION FINAL

The decision of the Commission in all matters 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 centres , selection and allotment will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry/correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

15. COURTS JURISDICTION

Any dispute in regard to this recruitment will be subject to courts/tribunals having jurisdiction over the City/Town in which the concerned Regional/Sub-Regional Office of the SSC is situated and where the candidate has submitted his/her application.

16. For Application form, instructions for filling up the application form and for on-line payment/submission of application, candidates are advised to refer Annexure- II and Annexure-III respectively.

APPLICATION ATTACHED SEPARETLY.

APPLICATION ATTACHED SEPARETLY.

Annexure II

BROCHURE

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING UP THE APPLICATION

1.0 Please read the instructions given in the Notice of Examination carefully before filling up the application form, in your own interest.

2.0 Use only blue/black ball pen to write in the boxes. i.e.

3.0 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.

4.0 Please go through the instructions given below for filling up each item numbered in the application form:-

Column 1 and 1.1: State / UT of Domicile : For name and Code, see Annexure XII.

Domicile certificate will be required as proof, to be produced at the time of PST/PET or Written or Medical Examination, as decided by the Commission.

Column 2 and 2.1: Name of the Examination Centre and Code

Refer to para-7 of the Notice of the Examination.

It may be noted that the application should be sent to the Regional Office in whose jurisdiction the centre is situated, irrespective of State/UT of Domicile.

Column 11.1. Code for seeking age relaxation

Refer to para 4 B of the Notice of the Examination.

Column 13. Candidates to indicate whether they belong to one of the minority communities notified by Govt. namely, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists or Zoroastrians (Parsees).

Column 14: Refer to Para 8 I(iii) of the Notice of the examination.

Column 15: For Code for Militancy/ Naxal affected area and border districts, Pl see Annexure XIV and Annexure XIII respectively.

Column 16. Preference for Posts

Candidates should carefully indicate preference for Post under different Forces. Option once exercised will be final and no change will be allowed under any circumstances.

Column 17. Educational Qualification from Matriculation or Equivalent onwards:

See Annexure X for Codes. Use OTHERS ( Code No.35 ) for any other qualification.

Column 18. Subject Code : See Annexure - XI for codes. Use OTHERS ( Code No.48) for any other subject.

Column 19. Postal Address

Write your complete communication address including your Name in English in capital letters or in Hindi with blue/black ball pen. Do not forget to write 6 digits PIN Code in the boxes. All the correspondence will be made to this address.

Column 19. Permanent/ Domicile Address

Write your complete permanent address including your Name in English in capital letters or in Hindi with blue/black ball pen. Do not forget to write 6 digits PIN Code in the boxes.

Column 20. Photograph

Paste your recent photograph of size 4cmx5cm. Do not staple and do not get the photo attested. Please note that your application shall be rejected summarily without photograph or with mutilated / defaced photograph.

Box in the Application form for Roll Number to be left unfilled (blank) by the candidate.

Signature of Candidate (Wherever required)

Please sign in running hand. Signature in capital letters of English shall not be accepted and your application shall be summarily rejected. Unsigned application shall also be rejected.

IMPORTANT:- It is in the interest of the candidates to furnish e-mail ID and /or mobile number to enable the Commission at its option, to send the call letter / inform about venues for PST/PET or Written Examination or Medical Examination.

Annexure-III

Procedure for Online Submission of Application

Note: The facility of Part-I Registration will be available from 15.12.2012 to 9.1.2013 (upto 5:00 PM)

The facility of Part-II Registration will be available from 15.12.2012 to 11.1.2013 (upto 5:00 PM)

The online submission of application may be made on website http://ssconline.nic.in. and http://ssconline2.gov.in. Detailed instructions are available at the site. Candidate should read the instructions carefully before making any entry or selecting options. Candidate should supply 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 :

Part I Registration

Part II Registration

1. In Part I registration, candidate will have to fill basic information. On submission of details, candidate will be prompted to check the details and make correction, if any.

2. Candidate should press I agree button after declaration once he/she finds that information supplied by him/her is in order and no correction is required. Thereafter no correction/modification etc. shall be allowed.

3. A page with Registration No. will appear on the screen. Note down the registration number or take a print out of the page. The Registration Number ( or Registration II ) will need to be quoted in all references to the Commission.

4. The application procedure will be incomplete without Part II Registration. Part II Registration contains filling of payment details, uploading of photograph, and scanned signature.

5. Candidates who have to pay application fee can pay fee online through net banking, or cash through SBI bank challan ( which is downloadable after completing Part I ).

6. To pay fee in cash, candidate should take print out of challan generated online after completion of part I registration. The requisite fee can be deposited in any branch of State Bank of India and Part II registration can be continued.

7. Those who want to pay online through net banking can go directly to part II registration after completion of part I. Candidate will have to supply Registration Number and date of birth to continue to Part II registration.

8. Those who are exempted from payment of fee can skip steps 4 to 7.

9. Candidates should then upload a recently taken scanned photograph in 8 bit JPG format. The digital size of the file must be less than 12 kb and greater than 4 kb and of resolution 100 pixel width by 120 pixels height.

10. Then upload your scanned signature in JPG format. The digital size of the file must be less than 12 kb and greater than 1 kb and of resolution 140 pixel width by 60 pixels height.

11. Request for change/correction in any particular field shall not be entertained under any circumstances. The Staff Selection Commission will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of non acceptance of any correction/addition/deletion in any particular field in application form whatever the reasons may be.

ANNEXURE-X

Essential Educational Qualification Code

Educational Qualification	Code
Matricualtion / 10th Class Pass	01
Intermediate/Higher Secondary	02
Certificate	03
Diploma	04
BA	05
BA (Hons.)	06
B. Com.	07
B.Com. (Hons.)	08
B.Sc.	09
B.Sc. (Hons.)	10
B. Ed.	11
LLB	12
BE	13
B. Tech	14
AMIE (Part A & Part B)	15
B.Sc. (Engg.)	16
BCA	17
BBA	18
Graduation issued by Defence (Indian Army, Air Force, Navy)	19
B. Lib.	20
B. Pharm.	21
ICWA	22
CA	23
PG Diploma	24
MA	25
M.Com.	26
M. Sc.	27
M.Ed.	28
LLM	29
ME	30
M. Tech.	31
M. Sc. (Engg.)	32
MCA	33
MBA	34
Others	35

Annexure-XI

Subject Code for Educational Qualification

Subject of Educational Qualification	Code
History	01
Political Science	02
Economics	03
English Literature	04
Hindi Literature	05
Geography	06
Commerce	07
Law	08
Physics	09
Chemistry	10
Mathematics	11
Statistics	12
Botany	13
Zoology	14
Agriculture Science	15
Civil Engineering	16
Electrical Engineering	17
Mechanical Engineering	18
Electronics Engineering	19
Electronics & Power Engineering	20
Electronics & Communication Engineering	21
Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering	22
Agriculture Engineering	23
Computer Science	24
Computer Application	25
Information Technology	26
Library Science	27
Accountancy	28
Work Accountancy	29
Business Administration	30
Mass Communication	31
Journalism	32
Mass Communication & Journalism	33
Pharmacy	34
Photography	35
Printing Technology	36
Nursing	37
Assamese	38
Bengali	39
Malyalam	40
Telgu	41
Kannada	42
Tamil	43
Marathi	44
Gujrati	45
Urdu	46
Sanskrit	47
Others	48

Annexure-XII

State/UT	CODE	State/UT	CODE
Andaman & Nicobar	01	Lakshadweep	19
Andhra Pradesh	02	Madhya Pradesh	20
Arunachal Pradesh	03	Maharashtra	21
Assam	04	Manipur	22
Bihar	05	Meghalaya	23
Chandigarh	06	Mizoram	24
Chhattisgarh	07	Nagaland	25
Dadar and Nagar Haveli	08	Odisha	26
Daman & Diu	09	Pudduchery	27
Delhi	10	Punjab	28
Goa	11	Rajasthan	29
Gujarat	12	Sikkim	30
Haryana	13	Tamilnadu	31
Himachal Pradesh	14	Tripura	32
Jammu & Kashmir	15	Uttar Pradesh	33
Jharkhand	16	Uttarakhand	34
Karnataka	17	West Bengal	35
Kerala	18

Annexure-XIII

Border Districts

NAME OF STATE	DISTRICTS
ASSAM	Dhubri, Cachar & Karimganj	01
ASSAM	Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar & Udalguri	02
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	Tawang	03
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	West Kameng,	04
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	West Siang	05
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	Upper Siang	06
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	Upper Dibang Vally	07
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	Anjaw	08
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	Upper Subansiri	09
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	Kurung Kumey	10
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	Papumpore	11
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	Tirap and Changlang	12
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	East Kameng, Lower Dibang Vally & Dibang Vally	13
BIHAR	Araria, East Champaran, Kishan Ganj, Sitamarhi, Supaul, Madhubani & West Champaran	14
GUJARAT	Kachchh & Bhuj(Taluk),	15
GUJARAT	Banas Kantha & Patan	16
HIMACHAL PRADESH	Lahul & Spiti	17
HIMACHAL PRADESH	Kinnaur	18
JAMMU & KASHMIR	Kupwara, Baramula, Punch, Rajauri, Jammu , Kathua,	19
JAMMU & KASHMIR	Leh	20
JAMMU & KASHMIR	Kargil	21
JAMMU & KASHMIR	Bandipur, Samba & Badgam	22
MANIPUR	Thoubal, Ukhrul, Chandel and Churchandpur	23
MIZORAM	Lunglei	24

MIZORAM	Mamit, Lawangtlai	25
MIZORAM	Serchhip, Aizwal, Champhai and Saiha	26
MEGHALAYA	West Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills, East Khasi Hills, & Jaintia Hills .	27
MEGHALAYA	South Garo hills	28
NAGALAND	Tuensang & Mon,Phek	29
NAGALAND	Kiphire	30
PUNJAB	Gurdaspur, Amritsar & Firozpur	31
PUNJAB	Tarn Taran	32
RAJASTHAN	Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Barmer	33
SIKKIM	East Distt., North Distt. & West Distt.	34
SIKKIM	Mangan, North Sikkim	35
TRIPURA	North Tripura, West Tripura, South Tripura, Dhalai	36
UTTAR PRADESH	Baharaich, Balrampur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Maharajganj, Pilibhit, Shrawasti & Sidharth Nagar	37
UTTRAKHAND	Champawat, , Udhamsingh Nagar	38
UTTRAKHAND	Pithoragarh	39
UTTRAKHAND	Chamoli	40
UTTRAKHAND	Uttrakashi	41
WEST BENGAL	South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Nadia, Murshidabad, Maldah, Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur, Cooch Behar	42
WEST BENGAL	Darjeeling , Jalpaiguri,	43

Annexure-XIV

List of Naxal/Militancy affected Districts

Name of Naxal/ Militancy affected States	Name of Naxal/Militancy affected Districts in the States	Code
Andhra Pradesh	Warangal, Karimnagar, Adilabad, Khammam, Medak, Nalgonda, Guntur, Nizamabad, Mahboobnagar, Prakasam, Anantapur, Kurnool, Vizianagaram, Vishakhapatam, East Godavari & Srikakulam.	51
Bihar	Aurangabad, Gaya Jehanabad, Rohtas, Nalanda, Patna, Bhojpur, Kaimur, Munger, East & West Champaran, Sitamarhi, Arwal, Nawada, Jamui, Muzaffarpur,Sheohar, Vaishali, Banka, Lakhisaraj, Bengusarai & Khangaria.	52
Odisha	Malkangiri, Ganjam, Koraput, Gajapati, Rayagada, Sambhalpur, Navrangpur, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Nayagarah, Kondhamal, Deogarh, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Bargarh, Kalahandi, Nuapada & Balangir.	53
Jharkhand	Hazaribagh, Lohardagga, Palamu, Chatra, Garhwa, Ranchi, Gumla, Simdega, Latehar, Giridih, Kodarma, Bokaro, Dhanbad, East & West Singhbhum, Saraikela-Kharaswan, Khunti,Ramgarh,Deoghar, Pankur & Dumka	54
Chattisgarh	Bastar, Bijajpur, Dantewada, Kanker, Rajnandgaon, Sarguja, Jashpur, Narayanpur , Korea (Baikunthpur), Dhamtari & Mahasamund.	55
Madhya Pradesh	Balaghat	56
Maharashtra	Gadehiroli, Chandrapur & Gondia	57
Uttar Pradesh	Sonebhadra, Mirzapur & Chandauli	58
Jammu & Kashmir	All districts	59
Manipur	All districts	60
Meghalaya	All districts	61
Mizoram	All districts	62
Nagaland	All districts	63
Arunachal Pradesh	All districts	64
Assam	All districts	65
Tripura	All districts	66
West Bengal	Bankura, Paschim Medinipur ,Purulia & Birthum	67