Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Junior Engineers (Civil and Electrical) Exam 2007

4 (A). Age Limit : 18-27 years as on 22.12.2006 (normal closing date for receipt of applications).

Note: Candidates should note that only the date of birth as Recorded in the matriculation/secondary examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of Submission of application will be accepted by the commission and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

4 (B). The Upper age limit as prescribed in Para 4(A) will be further relaxable:

1. Upto a maximum of 5 years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe category;


2. Upto a maximum of 3 years if a candidate belongs to OBCs in accordance with DP&T OM NO.43013/2/95-Estt(SCT) dated 25.01.1995 read with
   amendments made thereafter;


3. Upto a maximum of 10 years if the candidate is a physically handicapped person,(Orthopaedically handicapped and Hearing Handicapped persons only).
   For candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC who are physically handicapped, the maximum age relaxation of 10 years permissible for physically handicapped (Orthopaedically Handicapped and Hearing Handicapped only) shall be in addition to the age relaxation provided in terms of column (i) and (ii) above;


4. Upto the maximum of 5 years to candidates of Jammu and Kashmir who have ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 1.1.1980 to 31.12.1989. (Any person intending to avail of the aforesaid relaxation shall submit the certificate from either District Magistrate within whose jurisdiction he had ordinarily resided or any other authority so designated in this behalf by the Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir to the effect that he had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989);


5. Upto the age of 35 years ( upto 40 years for members of Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes and 38 years for OBC ) in the case of widows; divorced women and women judicially separated from their husbands and who are not remarried;


6. Upto a maximum of three years ( 8 years for SC/ST and 6 years for OBCs candidates ) in the case of Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.


7. Upper age limit is relaxable to retrenched employees of Chukha Hydel Project Authority in Bhutan who were directly recruited, to the extent of service rendered by them with the Authority( period of service rendered by the retrenched employees will be decided on the basis of certificate issued by the Chukha Hydel Project Authority ).
   

4 (C). Age concession for Ex-S will be allowed in accordance with the orders issued by the Government from time to time and they will be allowed to deduct military service from their actual age and such resultant age should not exceed the prescribed age limit by more than 3 years.

Explanation: 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

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


• 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


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


• 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.

Note-I: Ex-servicemen who have already joined government job in civil side after availing of the benefits given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are also eligible
for the age concession,. However, such candidates will not be eligible for the benefit of reservation as ExS or for fee concession.

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.

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. 22.12.2006).

Explanation:

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 engagements 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.

Important: The form of certificates/undertaking to be submitted by the candidates claiming the benefits/concessions as Ex-Serviceman, are given in Annexure IV & V.

4 (D). The Upper age limit is relaxable upto 35 years (40 years for SC/ST candidates and 38 years for OBC candidates) for the Central Government Civilian Employees/Departmental candidates who have rendered not less than 3 years continuous service on regular basis( and not on ad-hoc basis) as on 22.12.2006. (i.e. Normal Closing Date for receipt of applications).

4 (E). Process Of Certification/Formats Of Certificates:

Candidates who wish to be considered against vacancies reserved/to seek agerelaxation, must submit requisite certificate from the competent authority alongwith their application for the examination, otherwise, their claim for SC/ST/OBC/PH/ExS status will not be entertained and their applications will be considered as if same are from General(UR) category candidates. The nature & format of certificate is as under:

• Annexure IV/V for ExS category candidates.


• Annexure VI for SC/ST category candidates;


• Annexure VII for OBC category candidates;and


• Annexure VIII for PH category candidates.

Note-I: Candidates are warned that they may be permanently debarred for the examination conducted by the Commission in case candidates fraudulently
claim SC/ST/OBC/ExS/PH status.

Note-II: Important Requirement Of Ph Certificate:

• A disability certificate shall be issued by a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central and the State Government. The Central/State Government may constitute a Medical Board consisting of at least three members, out of which, at least, one member shall be a Specialist in the relevant field for assessing locomotor/ cerebral/ .visual/ hearing disability,as the case may be.


• The certificate would be valid for a period of 5 years for those whose disability is  'Temporary'. The Medical Board shall indicate the period of validity of the certificate where there are chances of variation in the degree of disability. For those who acquired permanent disability, the validity can be shown as 'Permanent'. On representation by the applicant, the Medical Board may review its decision having regard to all the facts and circumstances of the case and pass such orders in the matter as it thinks fit.


• According to the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1996 notified on 31.12.1996 by the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 73 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full  Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996), authorities to give disability Certificate will be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central and the State Government. The State government may constitute a Medical Board consisting of at least three members out of which at least one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing locomotor / hearing and speech disability, mental retardation and leprosy cured, as the case may be.

Note-III:

Departmental candidates/Central Govt. Civilian Employees claiming the benefit of Govt. employees, would be required to submit a certificate (as per Annexure-III) by their office indicating length of service at the time of applying for the examination to enable the Commission to decide their eligibility. They may send their applications directly to the Commission after intimating to their Head of Office/Department and need not send another copy through proper channel.

However, in case they decide to send Application through proper channel, they must ensure that the application complete in all respects should reach Staff Selection Commission by the closing date. Applications shall be rejected if received late and/or not complete in all respects as provided in rules.

Save as provided above, the limits prescribed above,Shall in no case be relaxed. Age concession is not admissible to the sons, daughters and dependents of ex-servicemen under ExS Category.

Staff Selection Commission SSC Junior Engineers Civil and Electrical Exam 2007