No.A.5/1 24lPers(Rectt)/Nrin.staff/BSF/2oi 6/ 11[i 0 Government of lndia Ministry of Home Affairs Directorate General Border Security Force (Personnel Directorate: Recruitment Section)

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Applications are invited from male/female lndian citizens for appointment on combatised posts of Assistant Sub lnspector(Stenographer) and Head Constable (Ministerial) in Border Security Force, Ministry of Home Affairs, covernment of lndia in the pay scale(Pre-revised) as mentioned against each post plus DA and other allowance as admissible to the member of the Force from time to time as well as accommodation, uniform, LTC and medical facilities etc. The posts are temporary but likely to become

permanent.

VACANCIES FOR THE POST OF AS(STENO}

Cateqorv Direct Entrv rtmental Total
General(UR)
oBc
10 02 12
ST 20 o4 24
TOTAL 30 06 36
VACANclEs FoR THEPoST oF HE(lr,[tl)
Category Direct Entry Departmental Tota I
General(UR) 't02 19 121
OBC
SC
ST
TOTAL '102 19 121

Note: i) 10% Vacancies reserved in the respeclive Posucategory for Ex-

Servicemen.ii) Vacancies are subject to change (may increase or decrease). iiD OBC,SC&ST candidates not claiming any relaxation for the post of

HC(Min) may apply for the post of HC(Min) against the vacancies of unreserved category only.

2. PAY SCALE

(i)
ASI(Steno) -Rs.5200 -20200 with grade pay Rs.2800/-in Pay Band-1. (Pre-Revised)
(ii)
HC(Min) -Rs.5200 -20200 with grade pay Rs.24001 in Pay Band-1. (Pre-Revised)

3. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

3,1 DIRECT RECRUITMENT

(a) Educational qualification lntermediale or Senior Secondary

for ASI(Steno) & School Certificate (10+2) examination HC(l',lin) from a recognized Board or University

or equivalent.

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(b) Shorthand/Typing A minimum speed of

sPeed Shorthand Speed for Shorthand @ 80 words per minute in ASI(Steno) English OR in Hindi in '10 minutes.

Transcription of dictation in English in 50 minutes on compuler OR transcription of dictation in Hindi in 65 minutes on computer.

Typing Speed for Typing @ 35 words per minute in English

HC(Min) OR @ 30 words per minute in Hindi corresponding to '10500 KDPH in English/9000 KDPH in Hindi with average of 5 key depressions for each word on comouler. Time-10 minutes.

(c) PHYSICAL STANDARD FOR ASI(STENO) & HC(MlNl

i) Height:- Male Female
For all candidates 165 Cms 155 Cms
Relaxable for
(a) Candidates falling in the categories of Garhwalis, Kumaonis, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas and candidates belonging to the States of Sikkim, 162.5 Cms 150 Cms
Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura,
Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and
Jammu & Kashmir.
(b) Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes 162.5 Cms 150 Cms

cateqories.(for the post of ASI/Steno only) Gen/SC ST Category

ii) Chest:-Categories ( ASI/Stenolonly

(Not applicable for female candidates Unexpanded 77 Cms 76 Cms Exoanded 82 Cms 8'1 Cms

rirlWeig[rt:- Conesponding to the height and age as per medical standards(For males and females

iv) Medical Standards:-

The medical examination will be conducted as per revised uniform guidelines which has been circulated by Addl DG (Medical) CAPF vide their UO No V-18011 t24l ADG ([Ied) /WP-RKV/ 2015-1113 dated 26.05.2015 and

subsequent amendment thereof

(a)
Eye sight -The minimum distant vision should be 6/6 in one eye and 6/9 in other eye without correction, that is, without wearing of glasses/lenses or Lasik su rgery.
(b)
Candidates must not have Knock knee, Flat Foot, Squint in eyes, Varicose vein and they should possess colour vision between Colour Perception -lto lll 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.
(c)
Tattoo:- Candidates having permanent tattoo on any part of body will be debarred for recruitment in BSF.
(d)
AGE LIMIT FOR ASI(STENO} & HC(MIN}
(i)
Between 18 to 25 years as on 01/01/2017. Upper age limit is relaxable for the post of HC(Min)&ASl(Steno) by five years for Govt Servant only. The upper age limit candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes is also relaxable by 5 years for the post of As|(Steno)only. Age limit is also relaxable for Ex-Servicemen and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time.
(ii)
The upper age limit will be further relaxable upto 05 years to candidates of Jammu and Kashmir who have ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 01.01.1980 to 3'1.12.1989(Any person intending to avail the aforesaid relaxation shall submit the certificate from either Dislrict Magistrate within whose jurisdiction he had

ordinarily resided or any other authority so designated in this behalf by the Govt of J&K to the effect that he had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 01.01 '1980 to 31 .'12.1989).

(iii) The relaxation in upper age limit of 05 years shall also be admissible to the children and dependent family members of those who were killed in the communal riots of the year 1984 and Gujrat of the year 2002. For getting this benefit, the children and dependent family members of those killed in the riots should produce a certificate to that effect from the concerned District Collectors. A candidate can apply against vacancies in any State/ UT if he fulfills other conditions, however, lo avail the present relaxation he/ she has to produce the certificate from the District, wherein the victim was killed. SC/ST relaxation, as per Govt. instructions will be in addition.

(iv) The age limit for departmental candidates to the posts ASI(Steno) & HC(Min) who have rendered at least 05 years continuous and regular service in the same line or allied cadre for which vacancies are advertised

are as under:

(a)
General category(Hc/Min onlY) -upto 40 years
(b)
SCs/ STs(for ASUSteno only) -upto 45 years

3,2 ELIGIBILITYCONDITIONS FORDEPARTMENTAL(BSFICANOIDATES

The following categories of BSF personnel would be eligible to appear in the said test as departmental candidates against the reserved vacancies:

(a)
FOR THE POST OF ASI(STENO)-By selection amongst HC(GD), CT(GD), HC(Min), CT(Daftry) and CT(Tradesmen) with five years total regular service in Constable and or Head Constable grade and possessing qualifications prescribed for direct recruits under column-3.1. Departmental candidates should be in the lvledical Category "SHAPE-l" and mLrst have good record of service.
(b)
FOR THE POST OF Hc (MlN ) -Amongst HC(GD), CT(GD), CT(Daftry)

and CTlTradesmen) with five years total regular service in Constable and or Head Constable grade(s) and possessing qualifications prescribed for direct recruits under column-3 1. Departmental candidates should be in the

Medical Category "SHAPE-l" and must have good tecord;!;ffYi

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(c ) Application of Govt. servants(Direct Entry)/ BSF candidates(Departmental) will not be entertained without NOC from their Head of Office.

STANDARD/CONDITIONS FOR EX.SERVICEMEN

(a)
Physical Standard Relaxable. Ex-Servicemen with less than two years break after relirement will be given total relaxation in physical standards.
(b)
Educational Matriculation. Ex-sorvicemen having put in not less

Oualification than 15 years of service in allied cadre in Army/ Navy/ Air Force will be eligible to complete the test aqainst the vacancies reserved for them.

(c)
Character Minimum requirement will be good category Certilicate certificate.
(d)
lvledical Cateqorv SHAPE _ ONE
(e)
Age Relaxable to the extent of military service plus 3

years as provided in OOP&T Notiflcation No.390'l 6/1 ozg-Rectt(c) dated 15.12.'1979.

(f) Break in service Ex-servicemen with service break of more than two years can be recruited only after physical examination and prior veriflcation of character and antecedents like any other candidate from open

market. lt will not be possible to extend the concession provided to those Ex-Servicemen with less than two years break after retirement, to others having more than t/vo years break in service. ln case ol an Ex-serviceman who got discharged from Army at own request before completing 5 years of service will not be eligible for recruitment. All Ex-Servicemen candidates are required to pass the Written Examination, Documentation, Trade Test & Medical Examinataon.

(s) Rank Equivalent.

APPLICATION FORM. FEES ANO CENTRE OF EXAMINATION

Proforma of application form given in Annexure-lto this advertisement.

Each application should be accompanied by a crossed Bank DrafvPostal Order for Rs.lOO/-(one hundred ) as examination fee in favour of authority to whom the application is addressed, payable at respective SB|/Post office at the location. However, the Sc/ST/Ex-Servicemen and Departmental (BSF) candidates are not required to submit examination fee. Women candidates are exempted from payment of examination fees. SC/ST Candidates applying for the post of HC/Min will be treated as General category (UR), hence such Candidate should also accompanied the requisite examination fee with their application form.

Candidates willing to appear at any one of the centre mentioned below may apply on the following address of respective centres. Departmental candidates applying for the post will submit the application through proper channel. However, no requesl for change of selection centre will be entertained on su

CENTRE

SRINAGAR

JAI\,1M U

JALANDHAR JODH PUR GANDHI

NAGAR DELHI BAREILLY BANGALORE INDORE TEKANPUR

HAZARIBAGH

KOLKATA

KADAMTALA

GUWAHATI

II\,IPHAL

AGARTALA

LATU R

CENTRE CODE

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TO WHOM APPLICATION TO BE SENT

The lnspeclor General Ftr HO BSF Srinagar, New Airport Road, Humhama, Srinaqar, J&K 190003. The lnspector General, Ftr HQ BSF Jammu, Palaura Camp. Jammu. J&K181124 Tfre lnspector General, Ftr HQ BSF Jalandhar, BSF CamPus, Jalandhar Cantt, Puniab-144006 The lnspector General, Fk HQ BSF Jodhpur, Mandore Road, JodhPur, Raiasthan-342026 The lnspector General, Ftr HQ BSF Gandhinagar, PO-BSF Campus, Chrloda Road, Gandhinagar, Gujrat 3A2045 The Commandant. 25 Bn BSF, Chhawla Camp. Najatgarh, New Delhi

110071

The Commandant, 25 Bn BSF, Chhawla Camp. Nalafgarh. New Delhi1 10071 The lnspector General, Ftr HO BSF Bangalore, PO-Yelahanka, Bangalore, Karnataka -560064 The lnspector General, CSWT BSF lndore, Bijasan Road, lndore, Madhya Pradesh -452005 The Director, BSF Academy Tekanpur Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh -425!OL The lnspector General, BSF TC&S Hazaribagh, lreru Camp, Hazarabagh, Jharkhand -825317 The lnspector General. Ftr HO BSF South Bengal, 2-8, Lord Sinha Road, Kolkata, West Benqal -700071 The lnspector General. Ftr HQ BSF

North Bengal PO-Kadamtala (Siliguri), Distt-Darieeling, West Bengal -7340'11 The lnspector General. Fk HQ BSF

Guwahati, PO-Azara, Dist-KamruP, Guwahati. Assam-781017 Tfre lnspector General, Ftr HQ BSF M&C, Masimpur, PO- Arunachal, Distt-Cachar, Assam -788025 The lnspector General, Ftr HQ BSF Tripura, Po-Salbagan, Agartala, Tripura-799012. The DIG & Commandant. STC BSF Chakur, PO-Chakur, Distt -Latur, Maharashtra -413513

DD to be prepared in favour of Authority to whom the application is address and oavable at Bank SBI-Bazulla, Code-'1527

SBI-Jammu, Code-0657

SBI-BSFCampus Jalandhar Code-6596

SBI-Mahamandir.

Code-12847

SBI-GC CRPF

Gandhinagar,

Code-6825

SB|-Najafgarh A.D B., Code-'1419

SB|-Najafgarh A.D.B., Code-'1419

sBl-AFS Yelahanka. Code-2187

SBI-CSWT BSF Campus lndore, Code-45'18

SBI-Tekanpur, Code-8284 SBI-BSF Trg Centre & School, Hazaribagh, Code-2922

SBI-SeNice Branch

Kolkata,

Code-8554

SBI-NBU Campus Siliguri,

Code-2096

SBI-tdaligaon,

Code-0229

SBI- Arunachal.

Code-5541

SBI-Salbagan,

Code4570

SBI-Latur,

Code-6303

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SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

The candidates may utilize the application format given with this advertisement and send the application so as to reach at the above mentioned centers on or before O2nd January 2017. Last date for receipt of applications in respect of candidates belonging to far flung areas of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and North Eastern States is 16th January 2017. The applications should be accompanied with self attested copies of certificates of proof of age, education qualification, caste, tribe/ hill areas(domicile) and examination fee, wherever applicable.

6, SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR ASI(STENOI & HCIMIN)

The selection shall be held in two phases as under:

(a)
First Phase
(i) WrittenExamination
(b)
Second Phase
(i)
Physical Measurement Test (PST)
(ii)
Short Hand Test (only for ASI/Steno)

(iii) Typing Speed Test (only for Hc/irin)

(iv)
Documentation (Checking of Documents)
(v)
MedicalExamination.

There shall be sufficient gap between two phases of the tests.

PHASE-I

(a) WRITTENEXAiTINATION

The written examination will be conducted at the Selection Centres on the date and time fixed by Pers Dte(Rectt Sectaon) HQ DG BSF which will be communicated on completion of the scrutiny. Admission in written examination will be purely on production of call letter/ admit card dispatched to the eligible candidate by the concerned centres. Written examination will consist of the following five parts:-

PART-I -Hindi/ English language 20 lvlarks

PART-II -General lntelligence 20 Marks

PART-III -Numerical Aptitude 20 Marks

PART.IV -Clerical Aptitude 20 Marks

PART-V Basic Computer Knowledqe 20 Marks

TOTAL 100 Marks

There will be one composite paper for one hour and forty minutes duration consisting of above five parts and will be "OMR BASED OBJECTIVE TYPE WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE". Question paper will be printed bilingual i.e. in English and Hindi both. The minimum qualifying marks of written test are as underr

i) General Category -35%

ii) SC/ST Categories -33%

However, number of candidates to be qualified in written examination may be restricted to the ten (10) times the number of vacancies for the post HC(Min) & thirty

(30) times the number of vacancies for the post ASI(Steno).

Note :-There will be no Re-evaluation of OMR sheets.

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6.2 E!AEE:IL;-1O times restricted candidates only for HC/Min posi and 30 times restricted candidates only for ASI(Steno).

(a)
The candidates declared successful in written examination will be called to appear in the second phase of selection separately.
(b)
The candidates found eligible after physical measurement will only be allowed to appear in typing (for HC/Min) and Stenography speed test (for ASlisteno) which will be qualifying in nature and to be cleared separately in

each stage.

(c) Documentation (checking of documents) :-Candidates to produce all their original documents of Age proof, Educational qualification, caste certificate

& other testimonials/certificates required for above posts during documentation.

(d) Medical Examination:-The candidates qualifying in PST/Typing/

Stenography/Documentation as the case may be, will be subjected to detailed medical examination so as to assess their fitness for appointment in BSF as per laid down standard. The medical examination will be held immediately after completion of Documentation.

(e) The validity of medical examination will be one year.

7. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(a)
The application form (AnnexureJ) must be filled by the candidate in his own handwriting/ typewritten. Correction, if any should be legible and attested by the candidate.
(b)
The envelope containing the application must be super scribed in bold

letters as "APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT SUB OR HEAD CONSTABLE (MINISTERIAL)

INSPECTOR(STENOGRAPHER)

IN BORDER SECURITY FORCE 2016-17,

(c)
Candidates applying for the post of ASI(Steno) and HC(Ministerial) will have to fill up separate form for each post.
(d)
Candidate serving in Governmenu Semi Governmenv Public Sector

undertakings should apply through proper channel alongwith No Objection Certificate from their employer. Same is also required to be submitted at the time of Documentation (checking of documents).

(e) BSF Departmental candidates will also submit a Service Certificate of qualifying service in present rank & Disc-Vigilance clearance certificate.

(0 All eligible candidates who apply in response to this advertisement before the closing date will be assigned Registration/ Roll numbers. They will be communicated through call letter for appearing in written examination.

(s)
lncomplete applications or without signature/ NOC & seal of H.O.O.(in case of serving candidates), are liable to be rejected summarily.
(h)
The decision of the selection board with regard to the matters connected with this recruitment will be final in all respects.

0) The appointment will be subject to the conditions that the candidates are

medically as well as physically Fit. The selected candidates will have to undergo Basic Training at any of the Training lnstitutions of BSF. The services of those candidates who fail to complete the traini

are liable to be terminated.

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(k)
Government strives to have a work force which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.
(l)
Women candidates are exempted from paym6nt or 6xamination fees.
(m)
Selected candidates are liable to be governed by BSF Act and Rules.
(n)
Selected candidates shall be liable to serve any where in lndia or out side
(o)
Specimen of the application can also be downloaded from BSF websitewww.bsf.nic.in.

CHECK LIST

Following documents should be attached with the application forms:

(i)
Self attested copy of matriculation certificate as a proof of age.
(ii)
Self attested copies of Educational certificates.

(iii) Self attested Caste certificate in case of SC/ST candidates.(As per Proforma) for the post of ASI/Steno only.

(iv)
NOC in case of candidates, serving in BSF/ Central/ State GoW Public Sector undertaking.
(v)
Service Certificate of qualifying service in present rank & Disc-Vigilance clearance certificate in respect of BSF departmental candidates.
(vi)
Three latest identical passport size photographs duly self attested(one on application form and admit card each and one to be attached with application)

(vii) Two self addressed envelops size 25 cms x '12 cms duly affixed postage slamps worlh Rs.40/- on each envelop.

(viii) Application and Admit Card signed by the candidate.

(ix)
Examination fee Rs. '100/-as per para 4.2 of this advertisement.
(x)
Copy of discharge certificate in respect of Ex-servicemen.
(xi)
Copy of certificate in support of claim of Adivasis/ Hill a s/ Tri

Commandant(Rectt) o, Dec'2016



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