Indian Council for Cultural Relations

Vacancy Notification

Examination for the posts of Programme Officer

Details of posts:

Name/ scale of the posts Total Posts General SC ST OBC

Group A

Programme Officer 08 05 01 - 02
(PB3 15600-39100 + 5400 GP/ Level 10)

2. Reservation

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. Permissible disabilities for PwDs candidates:

As the “Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” has come into force with effect
from 19-04-2017 and new categories of disabilities such as Autism, Dwarfism, Acid
Attack victims, Muscular Dystrophy, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning
Disability, Mental Illness and Multiple Disabilities, etc have been included. Therefore,
the candidates with such disabilities may also apply giving details of their disabilities
in the online Application Form. However, their selection will be subject to
identification of posts suitable for these categories as well as reporting of vacancies
by the Indenting Departments. Candidates suffering from various disabilities as
identified vide DoP&T OM No: 36035/02/2017-Estt (Res) dated 15-01-2018 (para-
2.2) may select following PwD categories in the online Registration/ Application
Form.

S. No. Type of Disability Category of disability

to be selected in
Registration/
application form

(a) Blindness and low vision VH

(b) Deaf and hard of hearing HH

(c) Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, OH

leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims
and muscular dystrophy

(d) Autism, intellectual disability, specific Others

learning disability and mental illness

(e) Multiple disabilities from amongst persons

under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-
 blindness

4. Nationality/ Citizenship:
(i) 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 the 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, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of
Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire,
Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
(ii) Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above
shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by
the Government of India.
(iii) A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be
admitted to the Examination but the offer of appointment will be given only
after, the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him/ her by the
Government of India.

5. Age Limit:

Age limit for the post of Programme Officer is 18-35 years.

Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for different categories, are as under:
S. No. Category Age-relaxation permissible
beyond upper age limit
1 SC/ ST 05 years
2 OBC 03 years
3 PwD (Unreserved) 10 years
4 PwD (SC/ST) 15 years
5 PwD (OBC) 13 years
6 Ex-Servicemen (ESM) 03 years after deduction of the
military service rendered from
the actual age as on the closing
date
7 Candidates who had ordinarily been 05 years
domiciled in erstwhile state of Jammu &
Kashmir during the period from 1st
January 1980 to 31st December 1989
8 Defence Personnel disabled in 03 years
operation during hostilities with any
foreign country or in a disturbed area
and released as a consequence thereof.
9 Defence Personnel disabled in 08 years
operation during hostilities with any
foreign country or in a disturbed area
and released as a consequence thereof.
 (SC/ST)
10 Central Government Civilian/ ICCR 5 years
Employees:

• Date of Birth filled by the candidate in the online application form and the
same recorded in the Matriculation/ Secondary Examination Certificate will be
accepted by the ICCR for determining the age and no subsequent request for
change will be considered or granted.
• Ex-servicemen who have already secured employment in civil side under
Central Government in Group “C” & “D” posts on regular basis after availing of
the benefits of reservation given to ex-servicemen for their re-employment are
NOT eligible for reservation in ESM category and fee concession. However,
such candidates can avail of the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for
subsequent employment if he/ she immediately after joining civil employment,
gives self-declaration/ undertaking to the concerned employer about the date-
wise details of application for various vacancies for which he/ she had applied
for before joining the initial civil employment as mentioned in the OM No:
36034/1/2014-Estt (Res) dated 14.08.2014 issued by DoP&T.
• 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 for purpose of
age relaxation, as per rules.
• 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 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 for receipt of application. Such candidates must also acquire the
status of an ex-serviceman within the stipulated period of one year from the
closing date of receipt of application.
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 and Air Force of the Indian Union, and
• Who either has been retired or relieved or discharged from such service whether
at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or her
pension; or
• Who has been relieved from such service on medical grounds attributable to
military service or circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or
other disability pension; or
• Who has been released from such service as a result of reduction in
establishment;
Or
Who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of
engagement, 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, namely, pension holders
for continuous embodied service or broken spells of qualifying service;
Or
 Personnel of the Army Postal Service who are part of Regular Army and retired
from the Army Postal Service without reversion to their parent service with
pension, or are released from the Army Postal service on medical grounds
attributable to or aggravated by military service or circumstance beyond their
control and awarded medical or other disability pension;
Or
Personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than six
months prior to the 14th April, 1987;
Or
Gallantry award winners of the Armed forces including personnel of Territorial
Army;
Or
Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical ground and granted medical
disability pension.
• A Matriculate Ex-Serviceman (which includes an Ex-Serviceman, who has
obtained the Indian Army Special Certificate of education or corresponding
certificate in the Navy or the Air Force), who has put in not less than 15 years of
service with the Armed Forces of the Union shall be considered eligible for
appointment to the reserved vacancies for ESM in Group “C” posts. Thus, those
non-graduate Ex-Servicemen who have not completed 15 years of service as on
the closing date for receipt of applications or would not complete 15 years of
service within one year from the closing date of receipt of applications are not
eligible to apply for this examination. Such ESM are not eligible for Group “B”
posts.
• Age relaxation/ ESM reservation is not admissible to sons, daughters and
dependents of Ex-Servicemen. Therefore such candidates should not
indicate their category as ex-servicemen

6. Process of certification and format of certificates:

(i) Candidates who wish to be considered against vacancies reserved or seek
age-relaxation must submit requisite certificate from the competent authority,
in the prescribed format, whenever such certificates are sought by ICCR at
the time of Document Verification. Otherwise, their claim for SC/ ST/ OBC/
EWS/ PwD/ ESM status will not be entertained and their candidature/
applications will be considered under Unreserved (UR) category. The formats
of the certificates are annexed with the Notice of this Examination. The
certificate of disability issued under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of
1996) will also be valid. Certificates in any other format will not be accepted.
(ii) A person seeking appointment on the basis of reservation to OBCs must
ensure that he/ she possesses the caste/ community certificate and does not
fall in creamy layer on the crucial date. The crucial date for this purpose will
be the closing date for receipt of online application.
(iii) Candidates may also note that in respect of the above, their candidature will
remain provisional till the veracity of the concerned document is verified by
the Appointing Authority. Candidates are cautioned that they will be debarred
from the examination conducted by the ICCR in case they fraudulently claim
SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ PwD/ ESM status or avail any other benefit.
 (iv) Crucial date for claim of SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ PwD status or any other benefit
viz. fee concession, reservation, age-relaxation, etc, where not specified
otherwise, will be the closing date for receipt of online applications.

7. Provision of Compensatory Time and assistance of scribe:

(i) In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness,

locomotor disability (both arms affected-BA) and cerebral palsy, the facility of
scribe is provided, if desired by the candidate. Since the posts are not
identified suitable for persons with BA, therefore facility of scribe will not be
admissible to such candidates.
(ii) In case of remaining categories of persons with benchmark disabilities, the
provision of scribe will be provided on production of a certificate at the time of
examination to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to
write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his/ her behalf, from the
Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a
Government health care institution as per proforma at Annexure-I.
(iii) The candidate will arrange his/ her own scribe.
(iv) In case the candidate opts for his/ her own scribe, the qualification of the
scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the
examination. The candidates with benchmark disabilities opting for own
scribe shall be required to submit details of the own scribe at the time of
examination as per proforma at Annexure-II. In addition, the scribe has to
produce a valid ID proof [as per list given at para-13 (vii)] in original at the
time of examination. A photocopy of the ID proof of the scribe signed by the
candidate as well as the scribe will be submitted along with proforma at
Annexure-II. In case, subsequently it is found that the qualification of the
scribe is not as declared by the candidate, then the candidate shall forfeit his/
her right to the post and claims relating thereto.
(v) Own scribe should not be a candidate of this examination. If a candidate is
detected as assisting another PwD candidate as scribe in this examination,
then the candidatures of both the candidates will be cancelled.
(vi) A compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of examination will be provided
to the persons who are allowed use of scribe as described at Para 7(i) and
7(ii) above.
(vii) The candidates referred at Para 7 (i) and 7 (ii) above who are allowed use of
scribe but not availing the facility of scribe will also be given compensatory
time of 20 minutes per hour of examination.
(viii) No attendant other than the scribe for eligible candidates will be allowed
inside the Examination Hall.
(ix) One eyed candidates and partially blind candidates who are able to read the
normal Question Paper set with or without magnifying glass and who wish to
write/ indicate the answer with the help of magnifying glass will be allowed to
use the same in the Examination Hall and will not be entitled to a Scribe.
Such candidates will have to bring their own Magnifying Glass to the
Examination Hall.
(x) The PwD candidates who have availed the facility of Scribes/ Passage
Reader and/ or compensatory time must produce relevant documents for the
eligibility of scribe/ compensatory time at the time of Document Verification.
Failure to produce such supporting documents will lead to cancellation of
their candidature for the examination.
8. Educational and other qualifications:

Essential
a) Degree from recognized University
b) 7 years experience of dealing with cultural activities, organizing festivals and
exhibitions/ international relations/ personnel, administrative/ financial matters
etc. in Government departments/ autonomous bodies/ Universities/
recognized Research Institutions/ Public Undertakings/ NGOs.

Desirable
Anyone or more of the following qualifications:-
a) Post graduate degree in English literature or any other Indian language,
b) Post graduate diploma in International Relations.
c) Diploma in tourism and Indian heritage/ Indian culture/ Museology
d) Certificate of proficiency in a foreign language
e) Certificate course from recognized university/ institute in computer application

(i) Candidates who have not yet acquired but will acquire the educational
qualification and produce documentary evidence from the Board/ University in
support thereof as on 01-01-2020 will also be eligible.
(ii) All candidates who are declared qualified by the ICCR for Document
Verification will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Mark
sheets, Provisional Certificates etc. for completion of Graduation/ Degree of
Graduation as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification
on or before 01-01-2020, failing which the candidature of such candidates will
be cancelled by the ICCR. 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/ she 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 Institute/ University by the specified date. Mere
processing of the result by the Institute/ University by the crucial cut-off
date does not fulfil the EQ requirement.
(iii) In case of the candidates possessing equivalent educational qualification,
such candidates shall also produce relevant Equivalence Certificate from the
concerned authorities at the time of Document Verification. However, final
decision regarding selection of such candidates will be taken by ICCR.

9. How to Apply:
(i) Applications must be submitted in online mode only through ICCR’s website
i.e. www.iccr.gov.in.
(ii) Last date for submission of online applications is mentioned on website.
(iii) 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 ICCR website on account of heavy load on the website during the
closing days.
(iv) The ICCR does not accept any responsibility 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 ICCR.
 (v) Before submission of the online application, candidates must check
that they have filled correct details in each field of the form. After
submission of the online application form, 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.

10. Application Fee:

(i) Fee Payable (Per post per candidate) : Rs 500/- (Rs Five hundred only) by
General & OBC candidates. Rs 250/- (Rs Two Hundred Fifty) by others.

(ii) Fee can be paid online through BHIM UPI, Net Banking, by using Visa,
Mastercard, Maestro, RuPay Credit .
(iii) Applications received without the prescribed fee shall not be considered and
summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection will be
entertained. Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances
nor will it be adjusted against any other examination or selection.
(iv) Candidates who are not exempted from fee payment must ensure that their
fee has been deposited with ICCR. If the fee is not received by ICCR, status
of 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. Centre for Examination:

(i) A candidate has to give option for three centres, in the order of priority, within
the same Region. No request for change of centre will be considered later
under any circumstances. Hence, the candidates should select the centres,
carefully and indicate the same correctly in their applications.
(ii) The ICCR will endeavour to accommodate the candidates in centres opted by
them. However, the ICCR reserves the right to cancel any Centre and ask the
candidates of that centre to appear from another centre. ICCR also reserves
the right to divert candidates of any centre to some other Centre to take the
examination.

12. Scheme of Examination

The Examination will be conducted in two tiers as indicated below:

The Examination will consist of Computer based Multiple Choice written examination
and an interview test. The Computer Based Multiple Choice written examination will
consist of following subjects:
(a) English Language, Grammar & Comprehension, (b) Quantitative Aptitude &
Numerical Ability, (c) General Intelligence & Reasoning, (d) General Awareness
including Finance & Accounting & Statistics
Tier-II: Computer Proficiency Test followed by interview/ personality test.
Marks obtained in Computer based Multiple Choice written examination and Marks
obtained in Interview for Personality Test will be counted for ranking.

Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in Computer based Multiple
Choice written examination, shall be summoned for an interview for a Personality
Test. The number of candidates to be summoned for interview will be about thrice of
the number of vacancies to be filled. The interview will carry 100 marks (with no
minimum qualifying marks).

The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of
his career. He / She will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The test
is intended to judge the mental calibre of a candidate. In broad terms this is an
assessment of not only intellectual qualities but also social traits and his interest in
current affairs.

(i) The ICCR reserves the right to make changes in the Scheme of Examination.
(ii) Tentative Answer Keys will be placed on ICCR’s website after the
Examination. Candidates may go through the Answer Keys and submit
representations, if any, on payment of Rs 100/- per question within the time
limit given by the ICCR through on-line modality only. Any representation
regarding Answer Keys received within the time limit fixed by the ICCR at the
time of uploading of the Answer Keys will be scrutinized before finalizing the
Answer Keys and the decision of the ICCR in this regard will be final. No
representation regarding Answer Keys shall be entertained later.
(iii) The dates of examinations indicated in the Notice are tentative. Any change in
the schedule of examinations will be informed to the candidates only through
ICCR’s website.
(iv) In the question papers, wherever necessary, the Metric systems of weights
and measures only will be used.
(v) There shall be no provision for re-evaluation/ re-checking of the scores. No
correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.

Tier I (Computer Based Examination): Duration: 03.00 hrs

S. Subject No. of Maximum Duration
No. Question Marks
a. English Language, 30 60 180 Minutes
Grammar & 240 Minutes for
Comprehension candidates using
b. Quantitative Aptitude & 45 90 scribe
Numerical Ability
c. General Intelligence & 45 90
Reasoning
d. General Awareness 60 120
including Finance,
Accounting & Statistics

• Tier-I will consist of Objective Type, Multiple Choice Questions only. The
questions will be set both in English & Hindi except for English Grammar,
Language & Comprehension.
• In Tier-I, there will be negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer
Tier II
Computer Efficiency Test
Duration 60 Minutes
Maximum Marks- 100 Marks

Tier I: Indicative Syllabus

English Language, Grammar & Comprehension: Questions in this component will
be designed to test the candidate’s understanding and knowledge of English
Language and will be based on spot the error, fill in the blanks, synonyms,
antonyms, spelling/ detecting misspelled words, idioms & phrases, one word
substitution, improvement of sentences, active/ passive voice of verbs, conversion
into direct/ indirect narration, shuffling of sentence parts, shuffling of sentences in a
passage, cloze passage & comprehension passage

Quantitative Aptitude & Numerical Ability: The questions will be designed to test
the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The
scope of the test will be computation of Whole Numbers, Decimals, Fractions and
Relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square Roots,
Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and
Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic Algebraic Identities of School
Algebra & Elementary Surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various
kinds of Centres, Congruence and similarity of Triangles, Circle and its Chords,
Tangents, Angles subtended by Chords of a Circle, Common Tangents to two or
more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right
Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular
Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with Triangular or Square Base,
Trigonometric Ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities,
Complementary Angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Bar
diagram & Pie chart.
General Intelligence & Reasoning: It would include questions of both verbal and
non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities
and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis,
judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation,
relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic
number series, non-verbal series, Coding and Decoding, statement conclusion,
syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number
Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number
Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural
Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & De-coding, Numerical
Operations, Symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization,
Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched Hole/ Pattern- Folding & un-Folding,
Figural Pattern- Folding and Completion, Indexing, Address Matching, Date & City
Matching, Classification of Centre Codes/Roll Numbers, Small & Capital letters/
Numbers Coding, Decoding and Classification, Embedded Figures, Critical
Thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other sub-topics, if any.
General Awareness including Finance, Accounting & Statistics: Questions in
this component will be aimed at testing the candidates‟ general awareness of the
environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be
designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day
observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any
educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its
neighbouring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic
Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.
Fundamental principles and basic concept of Accounting:
Financial Accounting: Nature and scope, Limitations of Financial Accounting, Basic
concepts and Conventions, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Basic concepts of accounting: Single and double entry, Books of original Entry,
Bank Reconciliation, Journal, ledgers, Trial Balance, Rectification of Errors,
Manufacturing, Trading, Profit & loss Appropriation Accounts, Balance Sheet
Distinction between Capital and Revenue Expenditure, Depreciation Accounting,
Valuation of Inventories, Non-profit organisations Accounts, Receipts and Payments
and Income & Expenditure Accounts, Bills of Exchange, Self Balancing Ledgers.
Indian Economy:
• Nature of the Indian Economy Role of different sectors-Role of Agriculture,
Industry and Services-their problems and growth;
• National Income of India-Concepts of national income, Different methods of
measuring national income.
• Population-Its size, rate of growth and its implication on economic growth.
• Poverty and unemployment- Absolute and relative poverty, types, causes and
incidence of unemployment.
• Infrastructure-Energy, Transportation, Communication.
Economic Reforms in India: Economic reforms since 1991; Liberalisation,
Privatisation, Globalisation and Disinvestment.
Money and Banking:
Monetary/ Fiscal policy- Role and functions of Reserve Bank of India; functions of
commercial Banks/RRB/Payment Banks.
Statistics
Collection, Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data – Primary and
Secondary Data, Methods of Data collection; Tabulation of Data; Graphs and Charts;
Frequency Distributions; Diagrammatic Presentation of Frequency Distributions.
Measures of Central Tendency- Common measures of central tendency – mean
median and mode; Partition values- quartiles, deciles, percentiles.
Measures of Dispersion- Common measures dispersion – range, quartile
deviations, mean deviation and standard deviation; Measures of relative dispersion.
Moments, Skewness and Kurtosis – Different types of moments and their
relationship; meaning of skewness and kurtosis; different measures of skewness and
kurtosis.
Correlation and Regression – Scatter diagram; simple correlation coefficient;
simple regression lines; Spearman’s rank correlation; Measures of association of
attributes; Multiple regression; Multiple and partial correlation (For three variables
only).
Probability Theory – Meaning of probability; Different definitions of probability;
Conditional probability; Compound probability; Independent events; Bayes’ theorem.
Random Variable and Probability Distributions – Random variable; Probability
functions; Expectation and Variance of a random variable; Higher moments of a
random variable; Binomial, Poisson, Normal and Exponential distributions; Joint
distribution of two random variable (discrete).
Sampling Theory – Concept of population and sample; Parameter and statistic,
Sampling and non-sampling errors; Probability and non-probability sampling
techniques (simple random sampling, stratified sampling, multistage sampling,
multiphase sampling, cluster sampling, systematic sampling, purposive sampling,
convenience sampling and quota sampling); Sampling distribution (statement only);
Sample size decisions.
Statistical Inference - Point estimation and interval estimation, Properties of a good
estimator, Methods of estimation (Moments method, Maximum likelihood method,
Least squares method), Testing of hypothesis, Basic concept of testing, Small
sample and large sample tests, Tests based on Z, t, Chi-square and F statistic,
Confidence intervals.
Analysis of Variance - Analysis of one-way classified data and two-way classified
data.
Time Series Analysis - Components of time series, Determinations of trend
component by different methods, Measurement of seasonal variation by different
methods.
Index Numbers - Meaning of Index Numbers, Problems in the construction of index
numbers, Types of index number, Different formulae, Base shifting and splicing of
index numbers, Cost of living Index Numbers, Uses of Index Numbers.

Tier-II
Computer Proficiency Test (CPT): - Duration 60 Minutes

The ICCR will hold Computer Proficiency Test (CPT), comprising of three modules:
(i) Word Processing, (ii) Spread Sheet and (iii) Generation of Slides. The CPT will be
conducted in the manner decided by the ICCR. No exemption from CPT is allowed
for any category of PwD candidates. CPT will be of qualifying nature.

Detailed instructions regarding CPT will be provided by ICCR to eligible candidates

declared qualified for appearing in the CPT.

13. Admission to the Examination:

(i) 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 ICCR as per the terms and conditions
of this 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 Certificate for the next stage of the Examination.
(ii) The ICCR 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. The 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. When scrutiny is undertaken, if any claim made in the
application is not found substantiated, the candidature will be cancelled and
the ICCR’s decision shall be final.
(iii) Admission Certificates for the Examination will be uploaded on ICCR’s
website. Admission Certificates will not be issued by post for any stage of
examination. Therefore candidates are advised to visit the websites of
concerned Regional Office and SSC-HQ regularly for updates and
information about the examination.
 (iv) Information about the Examination indicating the time table and City/ Centre
of examination for the candidates will be uploaded on ICCR’s website about
two weeks before the date of examination. If any candidate does not find his/
her detail on ICCR’s website, one week before the date of examination, he/
she must immediately contact ICCR with proof of having submitted his/ her
application. Failure to do so will deprive him/ her of any claim for
consideration.
(v) Candidate must write his/ her Registration-ID, registered Email-ID and Mobile
Number along with his/ her name, date of birth and name of the examination,
while addressing any communication to the ICCR. Communication from the
candidate not furnishing these particulars shall not be entertained.
(vi) Facility for download of Admit Cards will be available about 3-7 days before
the examination on ICCR’s website. Candidates must bring printout of the
Admission Certificate to the Examination Hall.
(vii) 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:

• Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar,

• Voter ID Card,
• Driving License,
• PAN Card,
• Passport,
• ID Card issued by University/ College/ School,
• Employer ID Card (Govt./ PSU),
• Ex-serviceman Discharge Book issued by Ministry of Defence.
• Any other photo bearing valid ID card issued by the Central/ State
Government.

(viii) 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.
(ix) PwD candidates using the facility of scribes as per Para 7(a) & 7(b) shall
also be required to carry required Medical Certificate/ Undertaking/
Photocopy of the Scribe’s Photo ID Proof, as specified therein. Candidates
without above noted documents will not be allowed to appear in the
examination.
(x) Any other document mentioned in the Admission Certificate shall also be
carried by the candidates while appearing in the Examination.
(xi) Applications with blurred photograph and/ or signature will be rejected.

14. Document Verification (DV)

(i) 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: 14(iii)
 (ii) Candidates have to bring two passport size recent colour photographs and
one original valid Photo ID Proof as listed at Para 13 (vii) above while
appearing for the Document Verification.
(iii) Candidates will have to submit copies of various documents like:
• Matriculation/ Secondary Certificate.
• Educational Qualification Certificate.
• 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.
• Caste/ Category Certificate, if belongs to reserved categories.
• Persons with Disabilities Certificate in the required format, if applicable.
• For Ex-Servicemen (ESM): undertaking as per Annexure V, Serving defence
personnel as per Annexure IV (if applicable), Discharge certificate (if
discharged from Armed Forces.

(iv) Relevant Certificate if seeking any age relaxation.

(v) No Objection Certificate, in case already employed in Government/
Government undertakings.
(vi) A candidate who claims change in name after matriculation on marriage or
remarriage or divorce, etc. the following documents shall be submitted:
• 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;
• 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.
• In case of divorce of women: Certified copy of Divorce Decree and Deed Poll/
Affidavit duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner.
• In other circumstances for change of name for both male and female: Deed
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.
• Any other document specified in the Admission Certificate for DV.

15. Post Preference

In case any candidate prefers to apply against more than one post, he/ she
must apply separately, subject to meeting all the eligibility criteria. In the
event that the test for both is being conducted on the same day/ time, the
candidate is advised to opt for the most suitable post.

16. Mode of Selection:

(i) 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 ICCR as per the terms and conditions
of this Notice of Examination, will be assigned Roll numbers and issued
Admission Certificate (AC) for appearing in the Computer Based Examination
(Tier-I).
(ii) Admission Certificates for all stages of examination will be issued online on
ICCR’s website. Candidates are therefore advised to regularly visit the
ICCR’s website.
(iii) Minimum Qualifying Marks in Tier I
30% - UR
25% - OBC/ EWS
20% - Others

(iv) Qualifying Marks in Tier II (CPT)

30% - UR
25% - OBC/ EWS
20% - Others
(v) Based on the aggregate performance in Tier-I Examination, candidates will
be shortlisted for evaluation of Tier-II Examination. The candidates who are
not qualified in Tier-I will not be eligible for appearing in Tier-II and they will
not be considered for further selection process. Tier II is mandatory but
qualifying in nature.
(vi) Computer Proficiency Test will be followed by interview/ personality test.

(vii) Marks obtained in Computer based Multiple Choice written examination and
Marks obtained in Interview for Personality Test will be counted for ranking.

(viii) Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in Computer based
Multiple Choice written examination, shall be summoned for an interview for a
Personality Test. The number of candidates to be summoned for interview will
be about thrice of the number of vacancies to be filled. The interview will carry
100 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).

(ix) The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a
record of his career. He / She will be asked questions on matters of general
interest. The test is intended to judge the mental calibre of a candidate. In
broad terms this is an assessment of not only intellectual qualities but also
social traits and his interest in current affairs.

(x) Merit list will be prepared on the basis of overall performance of candidates in
Tier-I Examinations. Final selection of candidates will be made on the basis
of aggregate marks scored by them in “Tier-I examination”
(xi) 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 general/ 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, ExS and PwD candidates
(xii) SC, ST, OBC, EWS, ESM and PwD candidates who qualifies on the basis of
relaxed standards viz. age limit, experience or qualifications, permitted
 number of chances, extended zone of consideration, etc, irrespective of his/
her 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
(xiii) A person with disability who is selected on his/ her own merit can be
appointed against an unreserved vacancy provided the post is identified
suitable for persons with disability of relevant category
(xiv) Success in the examination confers no right of appointment unless ICCR is
satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that the
candidate is suitable in all respects of appointment to the service/ post
(xv) 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 written examination, it is found that they do not fulfill any of
the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination will be
cancelled
(xvi) Candidates selected for appointment are liable to serve anywhere in India in
ICCR Headquarters/ Regional Offices

17. Resolution of Tie Cases:

In the event of tie in scores of candidates in Tier-I examinations, merit will be
decided by applying following criteria, one after another, till the tie is resolved:
• Total marks of relevant Papers in Tier-I Examination
• Date of birth, with older candidate placed higher
• Alphabetical order in which the names of the candidates appear

18. Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct

If any candidate is found indulging in any irregularity/ misconduct/ malpractice at any
stage of recruitment, the candidate shall be debarred for the period mentioned
below, apart from cancellation of candidature for the examination without prejudice to
any other legal action. The ICCR may take appropriate actions as deemed fit
including verification of Signature, Thumb Impression, Handwriting, Photograph, etc
captured during various stages of recruitment to ascertain genuineness of
candidates to ensure fair selection

S. Type of Malpractice Debarment

No. period
2 Years
1 Taking away any Examination related material such as OMR/
Examination sheets, Rough Sheets, ICCR Copy of Admission
Certificate, Answer Sheet etc. from the examination hall or
passing it on to unauthorized persons during the conduct of
examination
 2 Years
2 Leaving the Examination Venue uninformed during the Examination
3 Years
3 Misbehaving, intimidating or threatening in any manner with the
examination functionaries‟ i.e. Supervisor, Invigilator, Security
Guard or ICCR’s representatives etc
3 Years
4 Obstruct the conduct of examination/ instigate other candidates not
to take the examination
3 Years
5 Making statements which are incorrect or false, suppressing
material information, submitting fabricated documents, etc.
3 Years
6 Obtaining support/ influence for his/ her candidature by any
irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature
3 Years
7 Possession of Mobile Phone in “switched on” or “switched off”
mode
3 Years
8 Appearing in the same examination more than once in
contravention of the rules
3 Years
9 A candidate who is also working on examination related matters in
the same examination
5 Years
10 Damaging examination related infrastructure/ equipments
5 Years
11 Appearing in the Exam with forged Admit Card, identity proof, etc
5 Years
12 Possession of fire arms/ weapons during the examination
7 Years
13 Assault, use of force, causing bodily harm in any manner to
the examination functionaries’ i.e. Supervisor, Invigilator, Security
Guard or ICCR’s representatives etc.
7 Years
14 Threatening/ intimidating examination functionaries with
weapons/ fire arms
7 Years
15 Using unfair means in the examination hall like copying from
unauthorized sources such as written material on any paper or
body parts, etc.
7 Years
16 Possession of Bluetooth Devices, spy cameras, and any other
electronic gadgets in the examination hall
7 Years
17 Impersonate/ Procuring impersonation by any person
7 Years
18 Taking snapshots, making videos of question papers or
examination material, labs, etc.
7 Years
19 Sharing examination terminal through remote desktop softwares/
Apps/ LAN/ VAN, etc.
7 Years
20 Attempt to hack or manipulate examination servers, data and
examination systems at any point before, during or after the
examination

19. ICCR’s decision final: The decision of the ICCR in all matters relating to
eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, penalty for false information,
mode of selection, conduct of examination(s), allotment of examination centres,
selection and allotment of posts/organizations to selected candidates will be final and
binding on the candidates and no enquiry/correspondence will be entertained in this
regard.
20. Courts’ Jurisdiction: Any dispute in regard to this recruitment will be subject
to courts/ tribunals having jurisdiction over the place of concerned Regional Offices
of ICCR where the candidate has appeared in the examination(s)

21. Important Instructions to candidates

(i) Before applying, candidates are advised to go through the instructions given in the notice of
examination very carefully.

(ii) The candidate must write his name and date of birth strictly as recorded in the matriculation/
secondary certificate. If any variation in the name and date of birth is observed at the time of
document verification, his/ her candidature will be cancelled
Candidates are advised in their own interest to submit online applications much
(iii)
before the closing date and not to wait till the last date to avoid the possibility of
disconnection/ inability or failure to login to ICCR’s website on account of heavy
load on the website during the closing days.
(iv) The ICCR 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. The 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. When scrutiny is undertaken, if any claim made in the application is
not found substantiated, the candidature will be cancelled and the ICCR’s decision shall be
final.

(v) 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

(vi) Candidates with benchmark physical disability only would be considered as Persons with
Disabilities (PwD) and entitled to reservation for Persons with Disabilities

(vii) When application is successfully submitted, it will be accepted 'Provisionally'. Candidates

should take printout of the application form for their own records. Normally, printout of the
'Application Form' is not required to be submitted to the ICCR

(viii) Only one online application is allowed to be submitted by a candidate for the Examination.
Therefore, the candidates are advised to exercise due diligence at the time of filling their
online Application Forms. In case, more than one applications of a candidate are detected,
all the applications will be rejected by the ICCR and his/ her 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/ her candidature will be cancelled and he/
she will be debarred from the examinations of the ICCR as per rules

(ix) The candidates must write their name, Date of Birth, father’s name and mother’s name
strictly as given in the Matriculation/ Secondary Certificates otherwise their candidature may
be cancelled at the time of Document Verification or as and when it comes into the notice of
the ICCR

(x) Applications with blurred/ illegible Photograph/ Signature will be rejected summarily

(xi) Request for change/ correction in any particulars in the Application Form, once submitted,
will not be entertained under any circumstances. Such requests received through Post/ Fax/
Email/ By hand, etc shall not be entertained.

(xii) Candidates are advised to fill their correct and active e-mail addresses and mobile number
in the online application as correspondence may be made by the ICCR through e-mail/ SMS
(xiii) The 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 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 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 using the facility of scribes as per Para 8.1 and 8.2 shall
also be required to carry required Medical Certificate/ Undertaking/ Photocopy of the
Scribe’s Photo ID Proof, as specified therein

(xiv) 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.

(xv) 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/ she must represent
to ICCR 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

(xvi) If a candidate is finally selected and does not receive any correspondence from the ICCR
within a period of one year after declaration of result, he/ she must communicate
immediately with ICCR.

(xvii) Fee Payable (Per post per candidate): Rs 500/- (Rs Five hundred only) by General & OBC
candidates. Rs 250/- (Rs Two Hundred Fifty) by others.

*****
 Annexure-I

Certificate regarding physical limitation in an examinee to write

This is to certify that, I have examined Mr/Ms/Mrs

__________________________________(name of the candidate with disability), a
person with _________________________________(nature and percentage of
disability as mentioned in the certificate of disability), S/o / D/o
_____________________ a resident of ____________________ Village/District/State)
and to state that he/ she has physical limitation which hampers his/ her writing
capabilities owning to his/ her disability.

Signature
Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a
Government health care institution
Name & Designation
Name of Government Hospital/ Health Care Centre with Seal

Place:
Date:

Note: Certificate should be given by a specialist of the relevant stream/ disability (e.g.
Visual impairment-Ophthalmologist, Locomotor disability-Orthopaedic specialist/
PMR)
 Annexure-II

Letter of Undertaking for Using Own Scribe

I __________________________, a candidate with _________________ (name of

the disability) appearing for the ___________________________ (name of the

examination) bearing Roll No_________________________ at
_________________ (name of the centre) in the District
_________________________, ___________________(name of the State/ UT) My
qualification is ________________________________

I do hereby state that _________________________ (name of the scribe) will

provide the service of scribe/ reader/ lab assistant for the undersigned for taking the
aforesaid examination

I do hereby undertake that his/ her qualification is ___________________ In

case, subsequently it is found that his/ her qualification is not as declared by the
undersigned and is beyond my qualification, I shall forfeit my right to the post and
claims relating thereto

(Signature of the candidate with Disability)

Place:
Date:
 Annexure-III

Certificate to be submitted by Central Government Civilian Employees seeking

age-relaxation

(To be filled by the Head of the Office or Department in which the candidate is working).

It is certified that *Shri/Smt./Km. is a

Central Government Civilian employee holding the post of
______________________ in the pay scale of Rs._______________
with 3 years regular service in the grade as on closing date.

Signature __________________

Name __________________

Office Seal
_________________

Place:

Date:

(*Please delete the words which are not applicable.)

 ANNEXURE- IV

Certificate for serving Defence Personnel

I hereby certify that, according to the information available with me (No.)

__________________________________ (Rank) ___________________ (Name)
___________________________ is due to complete the specified term of his engagement with the
Armed Forces on the (Date) ____________________.

(Signature of Commanding Officer)

Office Seal

Place:

Date:
 Annexure-V

UNDERTAKING TO BE GIVEN BY THE EX-SERVICEMEN

I …………………………….bearing Roll No…………………….appearing for the

Document Verification of the ……………………………………….Examination
20………. do hereby undertake that:

(a) I am entitled to the benefits admissible to Ex-Servicemen in terms of the Ex-

Servicemen Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts Rules, 1979, as
amended from time to time.
(b) I have not joined the Government job on civil side (including Public Sector
Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies/ Statutory Bodies, Nationalized Banks, etc.) in
Group “C” and “D” posts on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation
given to ex-serviceman for re-employment; or
(c) I have availed the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for securing Government
job on civil side. I have joined as …………………………….on……………… in the
office of ………………………………………………………… I hereby undertake
that I have submitted the self-declaration/ undertaking to my current employer about
date wise detail of the application for the above mentioned examination for which I
had applied for before joining the present civil employment; or
(d) I have availed the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for securing Government
job on civil side. I have joined as …………………………….on……………… in the
office of ……………………………………. Therefore, I am eligible for age-
relaxation only;
I hereby declare that the above statements are true, complete and correct to the
best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that in the event of any information
being found false or incorrect at any stage, my candidature/ appointment is liable to be
cancelled/ terminated.

Signature: .....................
Name: …………….
Roll Number: ....................
Date: …………….
Date of appointment in Armed Forces: …………….
Date of Discharge: …………….
Last Unit/ Corps: …………….
Mobile Number: …………….
Email ID: …………….
 Annexure-VI

FORMAT FOR SC/ ST CERTIFICATE

A candidate who claims to belong to one of the Scheduled Caste or the Scheduled Tribes
should submit in support of his/ her claim an attested/certified copy of a certificate in the form given
below, from the District Officer or the sub-Divisional Officer or any other officer as indicated below
of the District in which his parents (or surviving parent) ordinarily reside who has been designated
by the State Government concerned as competent to issue such a certificate. If both his parents are
dead, the officer signing the certificate should be of the district in which the candidate himself
ordinarily resides otherwise than for the purpose of his own education. Wherever photograph is an
integral part of the certificate, the Commission would accept only attested photocopies of such
certificates and not any other attested or true copy.

(The format of the certificate to be produced by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled

Tribes candidates applying for appointment to posts under Government of India)

This is to certify that Shri/Shrimati/Kumari* __________________________ son/daughter of

___________________________________ of village/town*__________________ in
District/Division *_______________________ of the State/ Union Territory* ________

belongs to the Caste/Tribes_______________ which is recognized as a Scheduled Castes/

Scheduled Tribes* under:-

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) order, 1950 ___________________

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) order, 1950 ________________
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Union Territories order, 1951 * _______________
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Union Territories Order, 1951*______________

As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) order, 1956,
the Bombay Reorganization Act, 1960 & the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966, the State of
Himachal Pradesh Act 1970, the North-Eastern Area (Reorganization) Act, 1971 and the Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 1976.

The Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order, 1956___________

The Constitution (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1959 as amended by the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes order (Amendment Act), 1976*.
The Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Castes order 1962.
The Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Tribes Order
1962@. The Constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order 1964@
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967 @
The Constitution (Goa, Daman & Diu) Scheduled Castes Order,
1968@ The Constitution (Goa, Daman & Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order
1968 @ The Constitution (Nagaland) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1970 @
The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Castes Order 1978@
The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Tribes Order 1978@
The Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order
1989@ The Constitution (SC) orders (Amendment) Act, 1990@
The Constitution (ST) orders (Amendment) Ordinance 1991@
The Constitution (ST) orders (Second Amendment) Act, 1991@
The Constitution (ST) orders (Amendment) Ordinance 1996@
The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Orders (Amendment ) Act 2002@
The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Orders (Amendment) Act 2002@
The Constitution (Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe) Orders (Amendment) Act
2002@ The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order (Amendment) Act 2007@
%2. Applicable in the case of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes persons who have migrated
from one State/ Union Territory Administration.

This certificate is issued on the basis of the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes certificate
issued to Shri/Shrimati __________________________Father/mother of
Shri/Srimati/Kumari*___________________________of village/town*______________________ in
District/Division* ______________________of the State/Union
Territory*______________________________ who belong to the
_________________________________ Caste/ Tribe which is recognized as a Scheduled Caste/
Scheduled Tribe in the State/Union Territory* issued by
the___________________________________dated____________________________.

%3. Shri/Shrimati/Kumari and /or * his/ her family ordinarily reside(s) in

village/town*________________________________________ of ________________
District/Division* _________________of the State/Union Territory of
____________________________

Signature__________________________

** Designation________________________

(with seal of office)

Place______________

Date_______________

* Please delete the words which are not applicable

@ Please quote specific presidential order

% Delete the paragraph which is not applicable.

NOTE: The term ordinarily reside(s) used here will have the same meaning as in section 20 of
the Representation of the People Act, 1950.

** List of authorities empowered to issue Caste/ Tribe Certificates:

(i) District Magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/

Additional Deputy Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ Ist Class Stipendiary Magistrate/ Sub-Divisional
Magistrate/ Extra-Assistant Commissioner/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate.

(ii) Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate.

(iii) Revenue Officers not below the rank of Tehsildar.

(iv) Sub-Divisional Officers of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.

NOTE: ST candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu State should submit caste certificate ONLY
FROM THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER.
 ANNEXURE-VII

(FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES

APPLYING FOR APPOINTMENT TO POSTS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)

This is to certify that Shri/Smt./Kumari _________________________son/daughter of

_______________________________ of village/town _________________________

in District/Division ________________________________ in the State/Union Territory

____________________________ belongs to the __________________ Community which is
recognized as a backward class under the Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment‟s Resolution No. _________________________ dated _________________*.
Shri/Smt./Kumari __________________________ and/or his/her family ordinarily reside(s) in the
______________________ District/Division of the ____________________________ State/Union
Territory. This is also to certify that he/she does not belong to the persons/sections (Creamy Layer)
mentioned in Column 3 of the Schedule to the Government of India, Department of Personnel &
Training O.M. No. 36012/22/93-Estt (SCT) dated 8.9.1993**.

District Magistrate: ________________________________________

Deputy Commissioner etc.: __________________________________

Dated:

Seal:

* The authority issuing the certificate may have to mention the details of Resolution of Government
of India, in which the caste of the candidate is mentioned as OBC.

** As amended from time to time.

Note: The term”Ordinarily” used here will have the same meaning as in Section 20 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1950.
 Annexure-VIII

Government of ...............

(Name & Address of the authority issuing the certificate)

INCOME & ASSEST CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY

ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS

Certificate No. ____________ Date _________________

VALID FOR THE YEAR__________

This is to certify that Shri/Smt./Kumari _________________________son/daughter/wife

of
______________permanent resident of ___________________,
Village/Street_____________Post
Office___________________District___________________in the State/ Union
Territory___________________Pin Code__________Whose photograph is attested below
belongs to Economically Weaker Sections, since the gross annual income* of his/ her
„family‟** is below Rs. 8 Lakh (Rupees Eight Lakh only) for the financial year ________
His/ her family does not own or possess any of the following assets *** :

I. 5 acres of agricultural land and above;

II. Residential flat of 1000 sq. ft. and above;

III Residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified municipalities;

IV Residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the
notified municipalities.

2. Shri/Smt./Kumari________________________belongs to the
______________caste which is not recognized as a Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and
Other Backward Classes (Central List).

Signature with seal of

Office_____________________________

Name____________________________________

Designation_________________________

Recent Passport
size attested
photograph of the
applicant
*Note 1: Income covered all sources i.e. salary, agriculture, business, profession etc.

** Note 2: The term „Family‟ for this purpose include the person, who seeks
benefit of reservation, his/ her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as
also his/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years.

***Note 3: The property held by a “Family” in different locations or different

places/cities have been clubbed while applying the land or property holding test
to determine EWS status.
 Annexure-IX

Form-V
Certificate of Disability
(In cases of amputation or complete permanent paralysis of limbs or dwarfism and in case of
blindness)
[See rule 18(1)]
(Name and Address of the Medical Authority issuing the Certificate)

Recent passport size

attested photograph
(Showing face only) of
the person with
disability.

Certificate No. Date:

This is to certify that I have carefully examined Shri/Smt./Kum.

____________________________son/wife/daughter of Shri __________________ Date of
Birth (DD/MM/YY) ____________ Age ______ years, male/female __________________
registration No. ______________permanent resident of House No. ___________
Ward/Village/Street __________________ Post Office _______________ District
__________ State ________________, whose photograph is affixed above, and am satisfied
that:

(A) he/she is a case of:

• locomotor disability
• dwarfism
• blindness
(Please tick as applicable)
(B) the diagnosis in his/her case is __________________
(C) he/she has ________ % (in figure) __________________ percent (in words)
permanent locomotor disability/dwarfism/blindness in relation to his/her ______ (part of
body) as per guidelines ( ……………number and date of issue of the guidelines to be
specified).
2. The applicant has submitted the following document as proof of residence:-

Nature of Document Date of Issue Details of authority

issuing certificate

(Signature and Seal of Authorised Signatory of

notified Medical Authority)
Signature/thumb impression of the person
in whose favour certificate of disability is issued
 Annexure-X

Form - VI
Certificate of Disability
(In cases of multiple disabilities)
[See rule 18(1)]
(Name and Address of the Medical Authority issuing the Certificate)

Recent passport size attested

Photograph (Showing face
only) of the person with
disability.

Certificate No. Date:

This is to certify that we have carefully examined Shri/Smt./Kum.

_____________________________________son/wife/daughter of Shri
_____________________________________Date of Birth (DD/MM/YY) ____________
Age _____ years, male/female ______________.

Registration No. _______________ permanent resident of House No. ____________

Ward/Village/Street ____________ Post Office ____________ District ____________ State
____________, whose photograph is affixed above, and am satisfied that:

(A) he/she is a case of Multiple Disability. His/her extent of permanent physical

impairment/disability has been evaluated as per guidelines (……………number and date of
issue of the guidelines to be specified) for the disabilities ticked below, and is shown
against the relevant disability in the table below:

S. No Disability Affected Diagnosis Permanent physical

part of body impairment/mental
disability (in %)

1. Locomotor disability @
2. Muscular Dystrophy
3. Leprosy cured
4. Dwarfism
5. Cerebral Palsy
6. Acid attack Victim
7. Low vision #
8. Blindness #
9. Deaf £
10. Hard of Hearing £
11. Speech and
Language disability
12. Intellectual Disability
13. Specific Learning
Disability
14. Autism Spectrum
Disorder
15. Mental illness
 16. Chronic Neurological
Conditions
17. Multiple sclerosis
18. Parkinson‟s disease
19. Haemophilia
20. Thalassemia
21. Sickle Cell disease

(B) In the light of the above, his/her over all permanent physical impairment as per guidelines
(……….number and date of issue of the guidelines to be specified), is as follows :

In figures : - ------------------ percent

In words :- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- percent

2. This condition is progressive/non-progressive/likely to improve/not likely to improve.

3. Reassessment of disability is :
(i) not necessary,
or

(ii) is recommended/ after ....... years ...... months, and therefore this certificate shall be
valid till .........

(DD) (MM) (YY)

 @ e.g. Left/right/both arms/legs
#e.g. Single eye
£e.g. Left/Right/both ears
4. The applicant has submitted the following document as proof of residence:

Nature of document Date of issue Details of authority issuing

certificate

5. Signature and seal of the Medical Authority.

Name and Seal of Member Name and Seal of Member Name and Seal of the
Chairperson

Signature/thumb impression of the person in

Whose favour certificate of disability is issued.

 Annexure-XI

Form – VII
Certificate of Disability
(In cases other than those mentioned in Forms V and VI)
(Name and Address of the Medical Authority issuing the Certificate)
(See rule 18(1))
Recent passport size
Attested photograph
(Showing face only) of the
person with disability

Certificate No. Date:

This is to certify that I have carefully examined

Shri/Smt/Kum__________________________________________ son/wife/daughter of Shri

__________________________________________ Date of Birth (DD/MM/YY)_____
_____ ____ Age _______ years, male/female _________ Registration No.
__________________ permanent resident of House No. ___________ Ward/Village/Street
_____________________ Post Office _________________ District ________________
State ____________________, whose photograph is affixed above, and am satisfied that
he/she is a case of ______________________________ disability. His/her extent of
percentage physical impairment/disability has been evaluated as per guidelines
(……..number and date of issue of the guidelines to be specified) and is shown against the
relevant disability in the table below:

S. No Disability Affected Diagnosis Permanent physical

part of body impairment/mental
disability (in %)
1. Locomotor disability @
2. Muscular Dystrophy
3. Leprosy cured
4. Cerebral Palsy
5. Acid attack Victim
6. Low vision #
7. Deaf €
8. Hard of Hearing €
9. Speech and Language
disability
10. Intellectual Disability
11. Specific Learning
Disability
12. Autism Spectrum
Disorder
13. Mental illness
14. Chronic Neurological
Conditions
15. Multiple sclerosis
 16. Parkinson’s disease
17. Haemophilia
18. Thalassemia
19. Sickle Cell disease
(Please strike out the disabilities which are not applicable)

2. The above condition is progressive/non-progressive/likely to improve/not likely

to improve.

3. Reassessment of disability is:

(i) not necessary, or

(ii) is recommended/after _______ years ______________ months, and therefore

this certificate shall be valid till (DD/MM/YY) ____ ____ ____

@ - eg. Left/Right/both arms/legs

# - eg. Single eye/both eyes

€ - eg. Left/Right/both ears

4. The applicant has submitted the following document as proof of residence:

Nature of document Date of issue Details of authority issuing

certificate

(Authorised Signatory of notified Medical

Authority)

(Name and Seal)

Countersigned
{Countersignature and seal of the
Chief Medical Officer/Medical Superintendent/
Head of Government Hospital, in case the
Certificate is issued by a medical authority
who is not a Government servant (with seal)}

Signature/thumb impression of the person in

whose favour certificate of disability is issued

Note: In case this certificate is issued by a medical authority who is not a Government
servant, it shall be valid only if countersigned by the Chief Medical Officer of the District

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