How to Apply for SSC Karnataka – Kerala Region 2008

Instructions to Candidates:

1. Abbreviations Used:

Education Qualification: Essential Qualifications, DQ: Desirable Qualifications UR: Unreserved, OBC: Other Backward Classes, SC: Scheduled Caste, ST: Scheduled Tribe, ExS: Ex-Serviceman, PH: Physically Handicapped, OH: Orthopaedically Handicapped, HH: Hearing Handicapped, Cat: Category, P.S: Pay Scale, CRFS: Central Recruitment Fee Stamps, Govt.: Government, IP: Initial Posting, JR: Job Requirements, Deg: Degree, Dip: Diploma, Sc: Science, Eqv.: Equivalent, Prof. Test: Proficiency Test, Recog.: Recognised, Univ.: University, Instt: Institute, AISL: All India Service Liability, Exp: Experience, Exam: Examination, Hr.: Higher, Sec: Secondary, Sr.: Senior, Tech: Technical, M/o: Ministry of, D/o: Department of, O/o: Office of, MA: Master of Arts, M.Sc: Master of Science, UTjs:"-Union Territories, SSC: Staff Selection Commission.

2. Fee Payable: Rs. 50/- (Rupees fifty only). No fee for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and ExS. However, no fee concession would be admissible to ExS who would otherwise be considered as general candidate in terms of para 6(vi) of Important Instructions. Such candidates would be required to pay the requisite fee for the examination. Fee concession is not admissible to sons, daughters, and dependents of ExS. Service clerks in the last year of their colour- service are not exempted from payment of fee. Remission of fee may be allowed to those repatriated from Kuwait / Iraq who is not in a position to pay it.

Note: Mode of payment of examination fee has been indicated in para 7 of Important Instructions.

3. Mode of Selection: Candidates fulfilling, the minimum prescribed qualifications will be shortlisted-on the basis of their educational qualifications, academic records, percentage of rnarks etc, or through a screening test at the discretion of the Commission. Candidates / thus, selected may be required to undergo a written proficiency test wherever applicable / required or considered necessary by the Commission at its discretion.

The Commission hoids discretion to fix different qualifying standards for different categories in the proficiency test wherever applicable. Candidates qualified on the basis of merit of proficiency test if any held would be required to appear at the Interview (for the posts other than stenographers) or skill test in Stenography / typing or both (for the posts of stenographers) at the discretion of the Commission. Final select list would be prepared in order of merit as disclosed by the aggregate marks (marks of Prof. Test wherever applicable and Interview / skill test as the case may be) finally awarded to each candidate taking into account the number of vacancies advertised and in that order so many candidates as are found suitable by the Commission would be recommended.

Provided further that SC / ST and OBC 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.

The reserved vacancies will be filled up separately from amongst the eligible SCs, STs and OBCs which will thus comprise 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 even by relaxed standards.

Note: Wherever Mode Of Selection Is Through Stenography Test And / Or Typing Test, There Will Not Be Any Interview.

4. How To Apply for SSC Karnataka - Kerala Region 2008: Applications must be submitted in the form published in the Employment News / Rozgar Samachar dated 15.03.2008.

The applications may be typed out in double space or hand written neatly but format should be the same as published. The applications should be submitted to the Regional Director as per the address given in the notice.

Note (1) : Applications submitted on a format which is not exactly the same as published in the advertisement are liable to be rejected summarily.

Note (2) : The Commission may consider conducting the screening test or Proficiency test wherever applicable for all the post(s) on the same date or different date(s) at its discretion.

How to Apply for SSC Karnataka – Kerala Region 2008