"GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO HAVE A WORKFORCE WHICH REFLECTS GENDER
BALANCE AND WOMEN CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY”
The Staff Selection Commission will hold a competitive
examination for recruitment to the posts of Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat
Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operators for various
Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of the Government of India and various Constitutional
Bodies/ Statutory Bodies/ Tribunals, etc..The details of the examination are as under:
Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination 2022
Exam Name
Tentative Vacancies
Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Exam 2021-2022
4726+
Vacancies:
2.1 Vacancies will be determined in due course. Updated vacancy position will be
uploaded on the website of the Commission (https://ssc.nic.in->Candidate’s Corner-
> Tentative Vacancy).
3. Reservation:
3.1 Reservation for the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward
Classes (OBC), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Ex-servicemen (ESM) and
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) etc. categories is available as per extant Govt.
Orders.
3.2 The Commission makes selection of candidates in pursuance to the vacancies
reported by the User Departments concerned for various posts. The Commission
does not have any role in deciding the number of vacancies of any User Department.
Implementation of reservation policy, maintaining reservation roster and earmarking
of vacancies for different categories come under the domain of the User
Departments.
✅ Pay Scales:
Postal Assistant (PA) / Sorting Assistant (SA)
Pay Level-2 (₹ 19,900 - 63,200)
Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC) / Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA)
Pay Level-4 (₹ 25,500 - 81,100)
Data Entry Operator (DEO)
Pay Level-4 (₹ 25,500 - 81,100)
Data Entry Operator (DEO), Grade ‘A’
Pay Level-4 (₹ 25,500 - 81,100)
The SSC will hold the Combined Higher Secondary Level (10 + 2) Examination 2020 in Computer Based Mode for recruitment to the posts of Lower Division Clerk (LDC)/ Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA), Postal Assistant (PA)/Sorting Assistant (SA), Data Entry Operator (DEO), Data Entry Operator, Grade "A" in different Ministries/ Departments/ Offices of Government of India and their Attached and Subordinate Offices.
✅ Age Limit: 18 to 27 years as on 1st January 2020 (Candidates born not before 02-01-1994 and not later than 01-01-2003). The Upper Age Limit relaxation - 05 Years for SC / ST. 03 Years for OBC, Plus 10 Years for PWD, for others as per Govt. Rules.
✅ Minimum Educational Qualification (as on 1st January 2021):
✔️ For LDC / JSA, PA / SA, DEO: Candidates must have passed Matric with 12th class standard or equivalent examination from a recognized board or university.
✔️ For DEO in the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG): Matric with 12th class pass in Science stream with Mathematics as a subject from a recognized board or equivalent.
✅ Selection Process: The examination will consist of a Computer based Written Examination (Tier-I), Descriptive Paper (Tier-II) and Typing Test/ Skill Test (Tier-III) Examination for the post of Data Entry Operator, Postal Assistant & Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) and Lower Division Clerk.
✅ Application Fee:
✔️ ₹ 100/- for OBC and UR (General) Candidates.
✔️ The fee exempted for all women candidates and candidates belonging to SC, ST, Physically Handicapped and Ex-servicemen.
✅ How to Apply: Eligible Indian Nationals must be submitted only in Online Application Mode @ ssc.nic.in/Portal/Apply –> Click “CHSL”. The last date for submission of Online Registration of application is extended up to 07/03/2022 up to Midnight.
✅ Important Dates:
➢ Dates for submission of online applications: 01-02-2022 to 07-03-2022
➢ Last date and time for receipt of online application: 07-03-2022 (23:00)
➢ Last date and time for making online fee payment: 08-03-2022 (23:00)
➢ Last date and time for generation of offline Challan: 09-03-2022 (23:00)
➢ Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours of Bank): 10-03-2022
➢ Dates of Window for Application Form Correction: 11-03-2022 to 15-03-2022
➢ Schedule of Computer Based Examination (Tier-I): May 2022
➢ Date of Tier-II Examination (Descriptive Paper): To be notified later.
Essential Educational Qualifications (As on 07-03-2022):
9.1 For LDC/ JSA, PA/ SA, DEO (except DEOs in C&AG): Candidates must have
passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or
University.
9.2 For Data Entry Operator (DEO Grade ‘A’) in the Office of Comptroller and
Auditor General of India (C&AG): 12th Standard pass in Science stream with
Mathematics as a subject from a recognized Board or equivalent.
9.3 The candidates must possess Essential qualification on or before the closing date for
receipt of online applications i.e. 07-03-2022.
9.4 As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06-2015
published in Gazette of India all the degrees/ diplomas /certificates awarded through
Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities established by an
Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to be Universities under
Section 3 of the University Grant Commission Act, 1956 and Institutions of National
Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand automatically recognized for
the purpose of employment to posts and services under the Central Government
provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University
Grants Commission. Accordingly, unless such degrees are recognized for the relevant
period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not be accepted for
the purpose of Educational Qualification.
9.5 As per UGC (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 published in official
Gazette on 23-06-2017, under Part-III (8) (v), the programmes in engineering,
medicine, dental, nursing, pharmacy, architecture and physiotherapy etc. are not
permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Learning mode. However, pursuant
to the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated 11-03-2019 in MA No. 3092/2018 in W.P.
(C) No. 382/2018 titled Mukul Kumar Sharma & others Vs AICTE and others, B.
Tech. degree/ diploma in Engineering awarded by IGNOU to the students who were
enrolled up to academic year 2009-10 shall be treated as valid, wherever applicable.
9.6 All candidates who are declared qualified for the Document Verification will be
required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Mark sheets, Provisional
Certificates etc. for completion of Intermediate/ Higher Secondary/ 10+2/ Senior
Secondary in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational
qualification on or before the stipulated date, failing which the candidature of such
candidates will be cancelled by the Commission. The candidates who are able to
prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was
declared on or before the cut-off date and he has been declared passed, will also be
considered to meet the educational qualification. It is reiterated that the result of
required educational qualification must have been declared by the Board/
University by the specified date. Mere processing of the result by the Board/
University by the crucial cut-off date does not fulfill the EQ requirement.
9.7 In case of the candidates possessing equivalent educational qualification, such
candidates shall also produce relevant Equivalence Certificate from the authorities
concerned at the time of Document Verification. However, final decision regarding
selection of such candidates will be taken by the User Departments/ Appointing
Authorities concerned.
10. How to apply:
10.1 Applications must be submitted in only online mode at the website of SSC
Headquarter i.e. https://ssc.nic.in. For detailed instructions, please refer to
Annexure-III and Annexure-IV. Sample proforma of One-time Registration and
online Application Form are attached as Annexure-IIIA and Annexure-IVA
respectively.
10.2 In the online Application Form, candidates are required to upload the scanned colour
passport size photograph in JPEGs format (20 KB to 50 KB). The photograph
should not be more than three months old from the date of publication of the
Notice of Examination. Image dimension of the photograph should be about 3.5 cm
(width) x 4.5 cm (height). The photograph should be without cap, spectacles and both
ears should be visible.
10.3 If the proper photograph is not uploaded by a candidate, his candidature will be
cancelled. Specimen of photographs which are acceptable/ not acceptable is
given at Annexure-V.
10.4 Last date and time for submission of online applications is 07-03-2022 (23:00).
10.5 Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit online applications much
before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of
disconnection/ inability or failure to login to the SSC website on account of
heavy load on the website during the closing days.
10.6 The Commission will not be responsible for the candidates not being able to submit
their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any
other reason beyond the control of the Commission.
10.7 Before submission of the online application, candidates must check that they have
filled correct details in each field of the form.
11. Application Fee:
11.1 Fee payable: Rs 100/- (Rs one hundred only).
11.2 Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled
Tribes (ST), Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Ex-servicemen (ESM) eligible for
reservation are exempted from payment of fee.
11.3 Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking or by using Visa,
MasterCard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit cards or in cash at SBI Branches by
generating SBI Challan.
11.4 Online fee can be paid by candidates up to 08-03-2022 (23:00 hours). However,
candidates who wish to make cash payment through the challan of SBI, may make
payment in cash at the Branches of SBI within the working hours of bank up to 10-
03-2022 provided the challan has been generated by them before 09-03-2022 (23:00
hours).
11.5 Candidates who are not exempted from fee payment must ensure that their fee has
been deposited with SSC. If the fee is not received by SSC, status of the Application
Form is shown as ‘Incomplete’ and this information is printed on the top of the
printout of online Application Form. Further, status of fee payment can be verified at
the ‘Payment Status’ link provided in the candidate’s login screen. Such applications
which remain incomplete due to non-receipt of fee will be SUMMARILY
REJECTED and no request for consideration of such applications and fee payment
after the period specified in the Notice of Examination shall be entertained.
11.6 Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor will it be adjusted
against any other examination or selection.
12. Window for Application Form Correction [11-03-2022 to 15-03-2022 (23:00
hours)]:
12.1 After the closing date for receipt of online applications, the Commission will
provide a period of 5 days to enable candidates to correct/ modify online
application parameters, wherein candidates will be allowed to re-submit
applications after making requisite corrections/ changes in the one-time
registration/ online application data as per their requirement.
12.2 A candidate will be allowed to correct and re-submit his modified/ corrected
application two times during the ‘Window for Application Form Correction’
i.e. if he has made mistake in his updated application also, he will be allowed
to re-submit one more modified/ corrected application after making requisite
corrections/ modifications. No more corrections in the application form will be
allowed under any circumstances.
12.3 Only those candidates will be allowed to make corrections in the application
form, whose completed online applications along-with payment of requisite
fee, have been received by the Commission within the specified period.
12.4 Latest modified application will be treated as the valid one and the
previous application(s) submitted by such candidates will be cancelled.
12.5 The Commission will levy a uniform correction charges of ₹ 200/- for making
correction and re-submitting modified/ corrected application for the first time
and ₹ 500/- for making correction and re-submitting modified/ corrected
application for the second time. The correction charges will be applicable to all
candidates irrespective of their gender/ category.
12.6 The correction charges can be paid only by online mode through BHIM UPI,
Net Banking or by using Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit or Debit
cards.
12.7 The correction charges once paid shall not be refunded under any
circumstances nor will it be adjusted against any other examination or
selection.
12.8 Before submission of the corrected application, candidates must check that
they have filled correct details in each field of the form. After expiry of
‘Window for Application Form Correction’, no change/ correction/
modification will be allowed under any circumstances. Requests received in
this regard in any form like Post, Fax, Email, by hand, etc. shall not be
entertained by the Commission and will be summarily rejected.
15 : Admission to the Examination:
15.1 All candidates who register themselves in response to this advertisement by the
closing date and time and whose applications are found to be in order and are
provisionally accepted by the Commission as per the terms and conditions of the
Notice of Examination, will be assigned Roll numbers and issued Admission
Certificates (AC) for appearing in the Computer Based Examination (Tier-I).
Subsequently, qualified candidates will be issued Admission Certificates for the next
stages of the Examination.
15.2 The Commission will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the eligibility
and other aspects at the time of examinations and, therefore, candidature will be
accepted only provisionally. Candidates are advised to go through the requirements of
educational qualification, age, physical and medical standards etc. and satisfy
themselves that they are eligible for the post(s). Copies of supporting documents will
be sought at the time of Document Verification. Physical and medical standards will
be ascertained by the User Departments after the declaration of result. When scrutiny
is undertaken, if any claim made in the Application Form is not found substantiated,
the candidature will be cancelled and the Commission’s decision shall be final.
15.3 Admission Certificates for the Examination will be uploaded on the website of the
Regional Office concerned of the Commission. Admission Certificate will not be
issued by post for any stage of examination. Candidates are therefore advised to
regularly visit the websites of the Commission Headquarters (i.e. https://ssc.nic.in)
and the Regional Office concerned of the Commission under whose jurisdiction the
examination centres opted by the candidate are located (details at para-13.1) for
updates and information about the examination.
15.4 Information about the Examination indicating the time table and City/ Centre of
examination for candidates will be uploaded on the websites of the Regional Offices
concerned of the Commission about two weeks before the date of examination. If
any candidate does not find his detail on the website of the Commission one week
before the date of examination, he must immediately contact the Regional Office
concerned of the Commission with proof of having submitted his application. Failure
to do so will deprive him of any claim for consideration.
15.5 Candidates must write his Registration-ID, registered Email-ID and Mobile Number
along with his 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.
15.6 Facility for download of Admission Certificates will be available about 3-7 days
before the examination on the website of the Regional Office concerned. Candidates
must bring printout of the Admission Certificate to the Examination Hall.
15.7 In addition to the Admission Certificate, it is mandatory to carry at least two passport
size recent colour photographs, Original valid Photo-ID proof having the Date of
Birth as printed on the Admission Certificate, such as:
15.7.1 Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar,
15.7.2 Voter’s ID Card,
15.7.3 Driving License,
15.7.4 PAN Card,
15.7.5 Passport,
15.7.6 ID Card issued by University/ College/ School,
15.7.7 Employer ID Card (Govt./ PSU),
15.7.8 Ex-serviceman Discharge Book issued by Ministry of Defence.
15.7.9 Any other photo bearing valid ID card issued by the Central/ State Government.
15.8 If Photo Identity Card does not have the date of birth printed on it then the
candidate must carry an additional original document (e.g. Matriculation
Certificate, Marks Sheet issued only by CBSE/ ICSE/ State Boards; Birth
Certificate, Category Certificate) in proof of their date of birth. In case of
mismatch in the date of birth mentioned in the Admission Certificate and
photo ID/ Certificate brought in support of date of birth, the candidate will not
be allowed to appear in the examination.
15.9 PwD candidates availing the facility of scribes as per Para 8 shall also be required
to carry required Medical Certificate/ Undertaking/ Photocopy of the Scribe’s Photo
ID Proof, as specified therein. Candidates without these documents will not be
allowed to appear in the examination.
15.10 Any other document mentioned in the Admission Certificate shall also be carried
by the candidates while appearing in the Examination.
15.11 Applications with blurred photograph and/ or signature will be rejected.
16. Document Verification (DV):
16.1 All the candidates qualified for Document Verification (DV) are required to appear
for DV along with the photocopies and original documents as mentioned at Para no:
16.4.
16.2 Detailed options for various posts and Departments will be taken from candidates
either online before DV or at the time of document verification. A candidate will not
be considered for a Post and Ministry/ Department/ Organization, if he has not
indicated his preference for it. Options confirmed at the time of Document
Verification will be treated as final and will not be changed subsequently under any
circumstances. Therefore, candidates must be careful in exercise of such options.
16.3 Candidates have to bring two passport size recent colour photographs and one
original valid Photo ID Proof as listed at Para 15.7 above while appearing for the
Document Verification.
16.4 Candidates will have to submit copies of various documents like:
16.4.1 Matriculation/ Secondary Certificate.
16.4.2 Educational Qualification Certificate.
16.4.3 Order/ letter in respect of equivalent Educational Qualifications claimed,
indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so
treated, in respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate
is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification.
16.4.4 Caste/ Category Certificate, if belongs to reserved categories.
16.4.5 Persons with Disabilities Certificate in the required format, if applicable.
16.4.6 For Ex-Servicemen (ESM):
16.4.6.1 Undertaking as per Annexure-VIII.
16.4.6.2 Serving Defence Personnel Certificate as per Annexure-VII, if applicable.
16.4.6.3 Discharge Certificate, if discharged from the Armed Forces,
16.4.7 Relevant Certificate if seeking any age relaxation.
16.4.8 No Objection Certificate, in case already employed in Government/
Government undertakings.
16.4.9 A candidate who claims change in name after matriculation on marriage or
remarriage or divorce, etc. the following documents shall be submitted:
16.4.9.1 In case of marriage of women: Photocopy of Husband’s passport showing
names of spouses or an attested copy of marriage certificate issued by the
Registrar of Marriage or an Affidavit from husband and wife along with a
joint photograph duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner;
16.4.9.2 In case of re-marriage of women: Divorce Deed/ Death certificate as the
case may be in respect of first spouse; and photocopy of present husband’s
passport showing names of spouse or an attested copy of marriage
certificate issued by the Registrar of Marriage or an Affidavit from the
husband and wife along with joint photograph duly sworn before the Oath
Commissioner.
16.4.9.3 In case of divorce of women: Certified copy of Divorce Decree and Deed
Poll/Affidavit duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner.
16.4.9.4 In other circumstances for change of name for both male and female: Deed
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Poll/Affidavit duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner and paper cuttings
of two leading daily newspaper in original (One daily newspaper should be
of the area of applicant’s permanent and present address or nearby area) and
Gazette Notification.
16.4.10 Any other document specified in the Admission Certificate for DV.
17. Post Preferences:
17.1 The Examination is being held for multiple posts for various Ministries/ Departments/
Offices. Detailed options for various posts and Ministries/ Departments/ Offices will
be taken from candidates either online before document verification or at the time of
document verification. A candidate will not be considered for a post/ Ministry/
Department/ Offices, if he has not indicated his preference for it. Options confirmed
at the time of Document Verification will be treated as final and will not be changed
subsequently under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates must be careful in
exercise of such options.
17.2 Requirement of Physical Standard, Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards
for the post of Lower Division Clerk in BRO is available at Annexure-XVI.
Candidates should ensure that they fulfill all the required standards before opting for
the post of Lower Division Clerk in BRO. Posts once allocated as per merit-cumpreference of the candidates will not be changed subsequently due to failure of the
candidates to qualify in these Standards.
18. Mode of Selection:
18.1 Candidates will be shortlisted for Tier-II Examination on the basis of their
performance in Tier-I Examination. Normalized scores of candidates will be used to
determine merit and for final selection.
18.2 There may be separate category-wise cut-offs in Tier-I and subsequent Tiers for
different posts i.e. (i) DEO, (ii) DEO Grade 'A' and (iii) LDC/ JSA and PA/ SA.
18.3 Candidates will be shortlisted for Tier-III Examination on the basis of their
performance in Tier-I + Tier-II subject to having scored a minimum of 33% marks in
Tier-II Examination. Tier-III Examination i.e. Skill Test/ Typing Test is qualifying in
nature.
18.4 Skill Test in Tier-III for DEOs is mandatory for all the qualified candidates.
18.5 Typing Test in Tier-III for posts other than DEOs is mandatory for all candidates
except those who are exempted from appearing in the Typing Test as per Para14.7.7.7.
18.6 Candidates will be shortlisted for appearing in the Document Verification on the basis
of their performance in Tier-I + Tier-II subject to their qualifying the Skill Test as per
the qualifying standards fixed by the Commission.
18.7 Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBC, EWS, ESM and
PwD categories may be qualified by applying relaxed standards if the Commission is
of the opinion that sufficient numbers of candidates of these categories are not likely
to be available in order to fill up the vacancies reserved for these categories.
18.8 Final selection and allocation of Ministries/ Departments/ Offices to the candidates
qualified in the Document Verification will be made on the basis of their performance
in Tier-I + Tier-II Examinations and the preference of Posts/ Departments confirmed
by them at the time of Document Verification.
18.9 Requirement of Physical Standard, Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards
for the post of Lower Division Clerk in BRO is available at Annexure-XVI.
Candidates should ensure that they fulfill all the required standards before opting for
the post of Lower Division Clerk in BRO. Posts once allocated as per merit-cumpreference given by candidates will not be changed subsequently due to failure of the
candidates to qualify in these Standards.
18.10 Once a candidate has been allocated first available preference, as per merit, he will
not be considered for any other option. Therefore, candidates must exercise
preference of Posts/ Departments very carefully. The option/ preference once
exercised and confirmed by the candidates will be treated as FINAL and
IRREVERSIBLE. Subsequent request for change of Posts/ Departments by
candidates will not be entertained under any circumstances.
18.11 The final allotment of posts is made on the basis of merit-cum-preferences of Posts/
Departments of candidates and once a post is allocated, no change of posts will be
made by the Commission due to non-fulfillment of any post specific requirements of
physical/ medical/ educational standards. In other words, for example, if a candidate
has given higher preference for a post and is selected for that post; in that case, if he
fails to meet the physical/medical/ educational standards of that post, his candidature
will be rejected and he will not be considered for other preferences and no
correspondence in this regard will be entertained by the Commission.
18.12 SC, ST, OBC, EWS, ESM and PwD candidates, who are selected on their own merit
without relaxed standards, will not be adjusted against the reserved share of
vacancies. Such candidates will be accommodated against the unreserved vacancies
in the post as per their position in the overall merit or vacancies earmarked for their
category, whichever is advantageous to them. The reserved vacancies will be filled up
separately from amongst the eligible SC, ST, OBC, EWS, ESM and PwD candidates.
18.13 SC, ST, OBC, EWS, ESM, and PwD candidates who qualify on the basis of relaxed
standards viz. age limit, experience or qualifications, permitted number of chances,
extended zone of consideration, etc., irrespective of his merit position, is to be
counted against reserved vacancies and not against un-reserved vacancies. Such
candidates may also be recommended at the relaxed standards to the extent of number
of vacancies reserved for them, to make up for the deficiency in the reserved quota,
irrespective of their rank in the order of merit. In so far as cases of ex-serviceman are
concerned, deduction of the military service rendered from the age of ex-servicemen
is permissible against the reserved or unreserved posts and such exemption will not
be termed as relaxed standards in regard to age. Similarly, for PwD candidates,
relaxation of 10 years in upper age limit will not be termed as relaxed standards.
18.14 A person with disability who is selected on his own merit can be appointed against an
unreserved vacancy provided the post is identified suitable for Persons with Disability
of relevant category.
18.15 Success in the examination confers no right of appointment unless the Government is
satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that the candidate is
suitable in all respects for appointment to the service/ post.
18.16 The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all the
eligibility conditions for admission to the examination. Their admission at all stages
of the examination will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the
prescribed eligibility conditions. If, on verification, at any time before or after the
examination, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, their
candidature for the examination will be cancelled.
18.17 Candidates selected for appointment are liable to serve anywhere in India i.e. all these
posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL).
18.18 Candidates on final selection may be allotted a State/ UT/ Zone by the User Ministry/
Department/ Office concerned. Such candidates may be required to acquire the
proficiency in local language of the allotted State/ UT/ Zone for confirmation of the
candidates to the allotted posts by the User Ministry/ Department/ Office concerned.
18.19 If a candidate scoring more than cut-off marks in any Tier/ stage of the examination is
not qualified for the subsequent stage/ final selection due to any reason, he must
represent to the Regional Office concerned of the Commission within two months of
the declaration of the result or two weeks prior to the conduct of next stage of the
examination, whichever is earlier.
18.20 If a candidate is finally selected and does not receive any correspondence from the
Commission or the User Department concerned within a period of one year from the
declaration of final result, he must communicate immediately thereafter with the User
Department concerned.
19. Resolution of Tie Cases: In cases where more than one candidate secures the equal
aggregates marks in Tier-I + Tier-II, tie will be resolved by applying the following methods
one after another:
19.1 Total marks of Tier-II Examination.
19.2 Date of birth, with older candidates placed higher.
19.3 Alphabetical order in which names of the candidates appear.
Important Instructions To Candidates:
(a) BEFORE APPLYING, CANDIDATES MUST TO GO THROUGH THE INSTRUCTIONS
GIVEN IN THE NOTICE OF EXAMINATION VERY CAREFULLY. THE NOTICE OF
EXAMINATION IS PRINTED BOTH IN ENGLISH AND HINDI. IN CASE OF ANY
DISPUTE, THE ENGLISH VERSION WILL PREVAIL.
(b) CANDIDATES IN THEIR OWN INTEREST SHOULD SUBMIT ONLINE
APPLICATIONS MUCH BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE AND NOT TO WAIT TILL
THE LAST DATE TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF DISCONNECTION/ INABILITY
OR FAILURE TO LOGIN TO THE SSC WEBSITE ON ACCOUNT OF HEAVY LOAD
ON THE WEBSITE DURING THE CLOSING DAYS.
(c) The Commission will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the eligibility and
other aspects at the time of written examination and, therefore, candidature will be accepted
only provisionally. Candidates must to go through the requirements of educational
qualification, age, physical and medical standards etc. and satisfy themselves that they are
eligible for the post(s). Copies of supporting documents will be sought at the time of
Document Verification. When scrutiny is undertaken, if any claim made in the application is
not found substantiated, the candidature will be cancelled and the Commission’s decision
shall be final.
(d) Candidates seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PwD/ EWS/ ESM 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 prescribed format in support of
their claim.
(e) Candidates with only benchmark physical disability will be considered as Persons with
Disabilities (PwD) and entitled to age-relaxation/ reservation for Persons with Disabilities.
(f) When application is successfully submitted, it will be accepted 'Provisionally'. Candidates
should take printout of the online Application Form for their own records. Normally, printout
of the 'Application Form' is not required to be submitted to the Commission.
(g) Fee payable: ₹ 100/- (Rupees one hundred only). Women candidates and candidates belonging to
Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), ESM eligible for reservation and Persons with
disability (PwD) are exempted from payment of fee.
(h) Only one online application is allowed to be submitted by a candidate for the Examination during
normal period for submission of online applications, which does not include the period of
‘Window for Application Form Correction’. Therefore, the candidates must exercise due
diligence at the time of filling their online Applic
ation Forms. In case, more than one application
of a candidate with different registration numbers is detected, all the applications will be rejected
by the Commission and his candidature for the examination will be cancelled. If a candidate
submits multiple applications and appears in the examination (at any stage) more than once, his
candidature will be cancelled and he will be debarred from the examinations of the Commission
as per rules.
(i) After the closing date for receipt of online applications, the Commission will provide a period of
5 days to enable candidates to correct/ modify online application parameters, wherein candidates
will be allowed to re-submit applications after making requisite corrections/ changes in the onetime registration/ online application data as per their requirement. This facility can be availed by
online payment of stipulated correction charges as per details given at Para-12 of the Notice of
Examination. Latest modified application will be treated as the valid one and the previous
application(s) submitted by such candidates for the examination will be cancelled.
(j) Before submission of the corrected/ final online application as the case may be, candidates must
check that they have filled correct details in each field of the form. After submission of the
corrected/ final online application form OR expiry of the period of ‘Window for Application
Form Correction’, no change/ correction/ modification will be allowed under any circumstances.
Requests received in this regard in any form like Post, Fax, Email, by hand, etc. shall not be
entertained by the Commission and will be summarily rejected.
(k) The candidates must write their name, Date of Birth, father’s name and mother’s name
strictly as given in the Matriculation Certificates otherwise their candidature may be
cancelled at the time of Document Verification or as and when it comes into the notice of the
commission.
(l) Applications with blurred/ illegible Photograph/ Signature will be rejected.
(m) Candidates must fill their correct and active e-mail addresses and mobile number in the
online application as correspondence may be made by the Commission through e-mail/ SMS.
(n) Candidates must carry two passport size recent colour photographs and one original valid
Photo ID Proof such as Aadhaar Card/ printout of E-Aadhaar, Driving License, Voter Card,
PAN Card, Identity Card issued by University/ College/ Government, Employer ID Card,
ESM Discharge Book issued by MoD, or any photo bearing ID card issued by Central/ State
Government to the Examination Venue, failing which they will not be allowed to appear for
the same. If Photo Identity Card does not have the Date of Birth printed in it, then the
candidate must carry an additional original certificate (as listed at para-15.8) in proof of
their Date of Birth. In case of mismatch in the date of birth mentioned in the Admission
Certificate and Photo ID/ Certificate brought in support of date of birth, the candidate
will not be allowed to appear in the examination. PwD candidates availing the facility of
scribes as per Para-8 shall also be required to carry required Medical Certificate/
Undertaking/ Photocopy of the Scribe’s Photo ID Proof, as specified therein.
(o) In case of fake/ fabricated application/ registration by misusing any dignitaries name/ photo,
such candidate/ cyber cafe will be held responsible for the same and liable for suitable legal
action under cyber/ IT act.
(p) All the posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL) i.e. the candidate, on selection, may be
asked to serve anywhere in the country.
(q) If a candidate scoring more than cut-off marks at any Tier/ stage of the examination is not
qualified for the subsequent stage/ final selection due to any reason, he must represent to the
Regional Office concerned of the Commission within two months of the declaration of the
result or two week prior to the conduct of next stage of the examination, whichever is earlier.
(r) If a candidate is finally selected and does not receive any correspondence from the
Commission or the User Department concerned within a period of one year after declaration
of result, he must communicate immediately thereafter with the User Department concerned.
(s) In the online application form, candidates are required to upload the scanned colour passport
size photograph in JPEG format (20 KB to 50 KB). The photograph should not be more than
three months old. Image dimension of the photograph should be about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5
cm (height). The photograph should be without cap, spectacles and both ears should be
visible. If the proper photograph is not uploaded by a candidate, his candidature will be
cancelled. Specimen of photographs which are acceptable/ not acceptable is given at
Annexure-V.
