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Instruction and Additional Information To Candidates for Recruitment By Selection
Citizenship: A Candidate must be either:
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malavi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam or from Vietnam with the intension of permanently setting in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to Categories (b), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

NOTE: The application of a candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be considered by the commission and, if recommended for appointment, the candidate may also be provisionally appointed subject to the necessary certificate being issued in his favour by the Government of India

Age Limits: The age limit for the post had been given in the advertisement. For certain age concessions admissible to various categories please go through instructions No. 5.

Minimum Educational Qualifications: All applicants must fulfil the essential requirements of the post and other conditions stipulated in the advertisement. They are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess at least the essential qualifications laid down for various posts. No enquiry asking for advice as to eligibility will be entertained

Note 1: The prescribed essential qualifications are the minimum and the mere possession of the same does not entitle candidates to be called for interview.

Note II: Where the number of applications received in response to an advertisement is large and it will not be convenient or possible for the Commission to Interview all the Candidates, the commission at their discretion may restrict the number of Candidates, to a reasonable limit by any or more of the following methods:

(a) ON the basis of either qualifications and experience higher than the minimum prescribed in the advertisement; or
(b) On the basis of experience in the relevant field; or
(c) By counting experience before or after the acquisition of essential qualifications; or
(d) By holding a screening test.

The candidates should, therefore, mention all the qualifications and experience in the relevant field over and above the minimum qualifications and should attach attested / self certified copies of the Certificates in support thereof.

Application Fee:

(a) Candidates must pay the prescribed fee only through Central Recruitment Fee Stamp for Rs. 50/-.

(b) No fee for SC & ST candidate. Physically handicapped persons are also exempted from payment of fee subject to submission of prescribed medical certificate. No fee exemption is, however, available to OBC candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.

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(c) Candidates can purchase the Central Recruitment Fee stamp in the denomination of Rs. 50/- available in Head Post Offices, all Departmental post offices (i.e. down to sub – post office level) and selected Branch Post Offices throughout the Country and affix it in the space earmarked for the purpose in the application format and get it cancelled by the Counter Clerk of the Post Office with the date stamp in such a manner that the impression of cancellation stamp partially overflows on the application form itself taking care that the impression must be clear and distinct to facilitate the identification of the date of issue and issuing post offices.

(d) Candidates applying from outside India should deposit the prescribed fee at the Office of the High Commissioner for India, or of the Indian Ambassador, or of the Government of India’s Representative abroad, a s the case may be. The original receipt for such payment should accompany every application.

(e) The fee sent through Money Order, Indian Postal Orders, Bank Drafts, Crossed Cheques, Currency Notes and Treasury Challans will not be accepted by the Commission and such applications will be treated as without and will be summarily rejected.

(f) The refund of application fee for selection through advertisement will be allowed only where selection is cancelled and in no other case.

(g) Applications not accompanied by the fill prescribed fee will not be considered and summarily rejected. Not representation against such rejection will be entertained.

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