Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
No. 3/3/2013-P&P-II

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http: //ssc.nic.in. or  refer to the Emloyment News dated 9 March 2013, page no. 22

The last date for receipt of applications: 08.04.2013

Last date for receipt of application from candidates residing in far flung areas: 15.04.2013

GRADE ‘C’ STENOGRAPHERS LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, 2013

The Staff Selection Commission will hold a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination on 12.05.2013 at DELHI, ALLAHABAD, MUMBAI, BANGALORE, KOLKATA, GUWAHATI, CHENNAI,

CHANDIGARH AND RAIPUR in accordance with the enclosed rules framed and already notified in the Gazette of India by the Department of Personnel and Training vide notification dated 11.05.1971 for making additions to the Select List for Grade ‘C’ Stenographers of the following Services/Cadres, subject to availability of confirmed number of vacancies:-

Services/Cadres:

(i) Central Secretariat Stenographers Service Grade ‘C’;
(ii) Stenographers Cadre of Indian Foreign Service (B) Grade-II;
(iii) Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service Grade ‘C’;
(iv) Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers Service Grade ‘C’;
(v) Election Commission of India Stenographers Service Grade ‘C’;
(vi) Central Vigilance Commission Stenographers service Grade ‘C’;

In addition to Departmental candidates from the above mentioned Services/Cadres, eligible Departmental candidates from Central Administrative Tribunal are also eligible to apply for this examination subject to fulfilling the conditions as laid down under “Rules” of the Notice. Such candidates will be considered for allocation in the offices of CAT only as per vacancies available and will not be allocated to other Cadre Authorities participating in the examination.

THE CENTRES AND THE DATE OF THE EXAMINATION MENTIONED ABOVE ARE LIABLE TO BE CHANGED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSION. CANDIDATES ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATION WILL BE INFORMED OF THE PLACE, TIME AND DATES THEY SHOULD PRESENT THEMSELVES FOR TAKING THE EXAMINATION.

(i) Number of vacancies in the Services mentioned above shall be as per vacancy to be ascertained from the indenting Cadres/Regional Offices of the Commission.

(ii) Reservation for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes candidates shall be as per vacancy position reported by the indenting Cadres/Regional Offices of the Commission.

(iii) Physically Handicapped/Challenged candidates having physical disabilities in one Leg (OL), Both Leg (BL), Blind (B) and Partially Blind (PB) are eligible for the post.

A candidate seeking admission to the examination must apply to the Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No.12, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110504 in the prescribed application form.

Complete application form must reach the Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No.12, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110504, on or before 08.04.2013 and in case of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and candidates residing abroad before 15.04.2013. Application received after that date will not be considered.

All communications in respect of an application should be addressed to the Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No.12, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110504 and should contain the following particulars:-

(i) NAME OF EXAMINATION.
(ii) MONTH AND YEAR OF EXAMINATION.
(iii) ROLL NUMBER OR DATE OF BIRTH IF ROLL NUMBER NOT COMMUNICATED TO CANDIDATE.
(iv) NAME OF CANDIDATE (IN FULL AND IN BLOCK LETTERS).
(v) POSTAL ADDRESS AS GIVEN IN APPLICATION.

Communication not giving these particulars will not be attended to. In all correspondence with the Staff Selection Commission concerning this examination, candidates should invariably superscribe their envelopes and correspondence with the words and figures, “Grade ‘C’ Stenographers Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2013.

Application form and the sheet comprising two slips showing the name, address of the candidate must be completed in the candidate’s own handwriting. All entries/answers should be in words and not by dashes or dots. Complete application form should be sent to the Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No.12, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110504, so as to reach him/her by the last date prescribed in the Notice.

Details of the documents to be sent with the application.

(a) Certified true copy of the first page of the service Book attested by the Head of Department or Office in which the candidate is employed at the time of making the application should show the name of the candidate in full, his/her father’s name (Husband’s name in the case of a married women) nationality, name of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in the case of candidates belonging to such caste or tribe, date of birth by the Christian Era (both in figures and words),educational qualification and specimen signature of the candidate.

(b) Certified true copy of the particulars of service since 01.08.2010 attested by the Head of Department or Office in which he/she is working at the time of making the application should show the posts held alongwith scale of pay and the capacity i.e. substantive, officiating, permanent or temporary in which the post is held.

(c) Three copies of recent good quality passport size (5 cm. X 7 cm. approx) photograph of the candidate out of which one should be pasted on the application form.

Photograph pasted on the application form must have been signed by the forwarding authority and his/her seal affixed on it.

The Commission may, if it considers necessary, call for the Service Book or other documentary evidence.

The documents required in support of claim for relaxation of age must be submitted alongwith the application failing which no relaxation in age will be allowed.

Age: - Candidates should not be more than 50 years of age on the crucial date.
Provision for Visually handicapped (VH) candidate:-

All the visually handicapped (VH) candidate with visual disabilities not less than forty percent(40%) including blind and partially blind persons who applied for the examination can avail the assistance of a Scribe.

Scribe will be provided by the Commission only to such candidates who have sought a SCRIBE in the application form. Medium in which the candidate will take the examination will be taken into account providing the SCRIBE. No attendant will be allowed with such VH candidates inside the examination premises

Candidates who are able to read to question paper and to write/indicate the answer with the help of magnifying glass shall be allowed to use the magnifying glass in the examination hall. Such candidates will not be treated as visually handicapped candidate for the purpose of availing the assistance of scribe. Such candidates will have to bring their own magnifying glass in the examination hall and shall not be provided with a Scribe

“one eyed” and Visually Handicapped candidate whose degree of visual disability is less than forty percent(40%) shall not be provided a scribe.

SCHEME OF SHORTHAND TEST:

For VH Candidates (with visual disability of 40 percent and above).

Visually Handicapped candidates with visual disability for forty percent (40%) and above will be required to transcribe the matter in 70 minutes for English Shorthand test and in 95 minutes for Hindi Shorthand Test.

Passage Dictators will be provided to each of the Visually Handicapped candidates who will read out the materials transcribed on the computer to the Visually Handicapped candidates.

Use only Black/Blue Ball-point Pen for filling up the information in Part-A and Part-B of answer sheet.