Advertisement No.RC/B.

1304/2021 (Translator)
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HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
Sola, Ahmedabad - 380 060.
Websites: www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in AND https://hc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in
ADVERTISEMENT NO. RC/B.1304/2021(Translator)
DIRECT RECRUITMENT FOR THE POST OF TRANSLATOR ON
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
Starting date for submission of On-line Application 14/07/2021 (12:00 Hours)
Closing date for submission of On-line Application. 10/08/2021 (23:59 Hours)
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Date of Elimination Test (Objective Type - MCQs) 11/09/2021 (Saturday)
Date of Translation Test 23/10/2021 (Saturday)
Viva-voce Test November/December-2021
The High Court of Gujarat invites ‘On-line Applications’ from eligible
Candidates for filling up 05 vacant posts of Translator, in the Pay Matrix of
Rs.35,400-1,12,400/- plus usual allowances as per the Rules, on the establishment
of the High Court of Gujarat, by way of Direct Recruitment.

1. CATEGORY-WISE VACANCIES :
Category-wise Break-up Category-wise Break-up for Women Differently
Total
Ex- Abled
No. of
Gen. SC ST SEBC EWS Gen. SC ST SEBC EWS Serviceman Persons
post
(PH)
05 03 00 01 01 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00

Note :
➢ The Candidates belonging to SC & EWS Categories can apply against
Unreserved Category only and the criteria meant for the Unreserved
Category will be applicable to them. However, they will be entitled for
relaxation in Fees only.
➢ As far as Differently Abled Persons (PH) are concerned, looking to the nature
of job, the Visually Impaired Person cannot apply.
➢ The High Court reserves its rights to adjust/alter the number of vacancies
notified at any stage.

2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :
[As on Last Date of submitting of 'On-line Application i.e. 10/08/2021]
(A) Essential Educational Qualification :
Graduate from recognized University.

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(B) Computer :
A candidate must possess a certificate regarding Basic Knowledge of
Computer as prescribed by the State Government from time to time.
(C) Age Limit :
(i) A Candidate applying to the said posts, shall not be less than 18 years
and not more than 35 years of age, as on the last date of Submitting
Online Application i.e. on 10/08/2021.
(ii) The Upper Age Limit may be relaxed as follows :
Category Age Relaxation
Unreserved/SC/EWS Candidates ----
ST / SEBC Candidates 05 Years
(for Gujarat Origin ONLY)
Women Candidates 05 Years
Differently Abled Persons (PH) 10 Years
Ex-Servicemen Actual Service rendered plus 3 Years
Employees working in the 05 Years OR to the extent of equal
Subordinate Courts of the State number of years for which service has
of Gujarat or any other High been put in by him/her, whichever is less
Court
(iii) In any case, the Upper Age Limit for any Candidate under any
Category/Class, shall NOT exceed 45 Years, while availing the above
mentioned Age Relaxations, as on the Last Date of submitting Online
Application i.e. 10/08/2021.
3. RESERVATION :
(a) The Reservations for various Categories and Classes i.e. Scheduled
Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Differently Abled
Persons (PH), Women & Ex-Servicemen shall be in accordance with the
prevailing policies of the State Government.
(b) Candidate belonging to the Reserved Categories in the State of Gujarat,
shall only be eligible for Reservation / Relaxation benefits.
4. FEES AND MODE OF PAYMENT :
(a) Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially
& Educationally Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Section
(EWS), Differently Abled Persons (PH) and Ex-Servicemen shall be
required to pay Fees of Rs.350/- plus the usual Bank Charges and all
other candidates shall be required to pay Fees of Rs.700/- plus the usual
Bank Charges via “Print Application / Pay Fee” Button through SBI e-
Pay, provided on the HC-OJAS Portal - https://hc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in.
(b) Carefully Read and follow the Instructions/Help given thereat. Select the
Mode of Payment i.e. Online Payment or Cash-Challan (Offline)
(Cash-Challan will be generated Online at SBI e-Pay Website only).

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(c) In case of Online Payment Mode, after successful payment, Candidate
will get e-Receipt of the same. However, if Transaction / Payment fails
due to any technical reasons, follow the Instructions thereat.
Note: e-Receipt will be generated at the respective time ONLY, soft copy as
well as hard copy thereof should be preserved till the conclusion of the
instant Recruitment Process.
(d) If Cash-Challan (Offline) Option is selected, Candidate is required to
take printout of 'Challan' in Two Copies and pay the requisite Fees
before the Challan Expiry Date, at any of the SBI Branch, by submitting
the said Challan to the Bank. The Concerned Bank Branch will retain
one Copy of the 'Challan' and return the other copy to the Candidate.
Note: Payment of Fees cannot be made after the expiry Date & Time
Mentioned in the Cash-Challan.
(e) Candidates are advised to preserve the copy of the e-Receipt/Cash-
Challan till the conclusion of the Recruitment Process.
(f) Confirmed 'Online Application', submitted by the Candidate, will be
considered as VALID Application, only after he/she remits the
Examination Fees, as required, only in the State Bank of India through
SBI e-Pay, before due time.
(g) Requisite Examination Fees, can be paid through either Mode i.e. Online
(from 14/07/2021 to 10/08/2021) or Cash-Challan (Offline) (till the
Challan Expiry Date & Time) and the same shall be considered as
VALID.
(h) Fees paid by any other mode, will NOT be considered valid/accepted.
(i) Fees once paid, shall NOT be Refunded OR shall NOT be Adjusted in
any subsequent Recruitment Process, under any circumstances.
(j) No correspondence/communications/Phone Calls, should be made, to
the High Court, on this count.
5. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :
The Competitive Examination shall consist of :
(A) Elimination Test (Objective Type – MCQs) [100 Marks]
(B) Translation Test [100 Marks]
(C) Viva-voce Test [50 Marks]
(A) Elimination Test (Objective Type – MCQs) [100 Marks]
[to be conducted tentatively on 11/09/2021(Saturday)]
(a) Question Paper of Elimination Test shall consist of 100 Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQs) each of 1 Mark. For every wrong/multiple answer,
there shall be Negative Marking of 0.33 Marks. Language of the
Question Paper shall be English only (except the questions in Gujarati
Language).
Duration of the Elimination Test shall be 02 Hours (120 Minutes).

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Syllabus of Elimination Test :
(i) General Knowledge
(ii) Indian History & Geography
(iii) Sports
(iv) Current Affairs
(v) Arithmetic/Mathematics
(vi) Analytical Reasoning
(vii) Mental Ability
(viii) Computer Knowledge
(ix) English Language
(x) Gujarati Language
(b) The Elimination Test (Objective Type-MCQs) will be conducted either at
Ahmedabad or at any District place/places as may be decided by the
High Court, depending upon the number of Candidates applying.
(c) Candidates belonging to reserved category i.e. ST/SEBC shall have to
secure minimum 45 Marks and all other Candidates shall have to secure
minimum 50 Marks in Elimination Test for being called for next stage
i.e. Translation Test.
(d) Marks obtained in the Elimination Test (Objective Type-MCQs) will
NOT be considered for determining the merits, for preparing the Final
Merit List.
(e) The Elimination Test (Objective Type-MCQs) shall be administered
through an OMR Sheet and shall be evaluated by OMR Sheet Scanning
Machine and therefore, re-evaluation, rechecking/reassessment of OMR
Sheets, will not be entertained by the High Court. In view of the present
scenario of COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court may conduct the
Elimination Test in any other mode including Online Computer Based
Examination.

(B) Translation Test [100 Marks]

[to be conducted tentatively on 23/10/2021(Saturday)]

(a) Translation Test of 100 Marks, comprising Translation from Gujarati to

English and English to Gujarati language and also Synonyms, Antonyms
and Idioms shall be conducted for a duration of 02:30 Hours.
(b) Translation Test shall be conducted at Ahmedabad, or at the Centre(s) as
may be decided by the High Court.
(c) Candidates shall have to secure minimum 40 Marks in Translation Test
for being called for next stage i.e. Viva-voce Test.
(d) In case of large number of Candidates qualify in the Elimination Test /
Translation Test, it will be open for the High Court to restrict the number
of Candidates as deemed necessary, according to Merit, for the next
Stage.

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(C) Viva-voce Test [50 Marks]
[to be conducted tentatively in the month of November/December-2021]
(a) Viva-voce Test shall be of 50 Marks.
(b) Suitability of the Candidates will be assessed on the basis of one's
General Knowledge, Personality, Communication Skills, Basic
Knowledge of Computer Application and Legal Knowledge.
(c) Candidates shall have to secure minimum 40% Marks in the Viva-voce
Test.
6. PREPARATION OF SELECT LIST & WAIT LIST :
(a) The High Court reserves the right to adopt appropriate method of short-
listing the Candidates at any stage.
(b) The Select List & Wait List shall be prepared on the basis of Aggregate
Marks obtained by the Candidate in the Translation Test and Viva-voce
Test.
(c) The Wait List would consist of not more than 20% of the Category-
wise Candidates placed in the 'Select List' and shall be operated during
the validity period of Select List / Wait List.
(d) The Select List/Wait List shall remain in force for a period of 02 (Two)
Years, from the date of its publication or until the publication of a fresh
List(s), whichever is earlier. However, if the vacancies in a particular
year are not substantially higher than the number of Candidates
remaining in the existing Select List / Wait List, the period of such Select
List / Wait List may be extended by the High Court not exceeding One
Year, so as to make appointment against such vacancies from the said
Select List / Wait List.
(e) Any candidate who does not accept the offer of appointment within the
time-limit, shall lose his/her right to appointment and the High Court
shall operate the Select List / Wait List, as the case may be.
(f) The Select List & Wait List shall be published on High Court website
as well as on 'HC-OJAS' website, and/or through any other mode, as
may be decided by the High Court.
7. DISQUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT :
No person shall be eligible for appointment to the service –
(a) unless he/she is a citizen of India.
(b) if he/she is dismissed from service by Central Government or any State
Government or U.Ts. or any High Court or Statutory or Local Authority.
(c) if he/she has been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude or
who is or has been permanently debarred or disqualified by the High
Court or the Union/State Public Service Commission or by any
Recruiting or Examination Conducting Authority from appearing in
Competitive Examinations or Selections.

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(d) if he/she directly or indirectly influences the Recruiting Authority by any
means for his/her candidature.
(e) if he is a man, has more than one wife living. And, if a woman, has
married a man already having another wife.
(f) if he/she may be found in possession with any electronic gadget(s)/
examination material, during any of the Examination/Test.

8. HOW TO APPLY :
(a) Before filling-up the ‘On-line Application’, Candidate is advised to
thoroughly read and understand the Detailed Advertisement and the
Instructions herein and should ensure that he/she fulfills all the eligibility
criteria and other norms mentioned above and that the particulars
filled-in by him/her are true and correct in all respects.

In case, it is detected at any stage of Recruitment Process or even before

Appointment, that a Candidate does/did not fulfill the eligibility criteria/
norms and/or that he/she has/had suppressed / twisted or truncated any
material facts, his/her Candidature shall be liable to be Cancelled. If,
any of these shortcomings is/are detected even after Appointment,
his/her service will be liable to be terminated with immediate effect.
(b) Candidate should have his/her own/family member's ‘registered’ Mobile
Number and the same should be kept active during the entire
Recruitment Process as SMS alerts for the various Tests are also likely to
be sent on the said Mobile Number, registered in the ‘On-line
Application’.
(c) Candidate should scan his/her photograph having 5 c.m. of height and
3.6 c.m. of width (15kb) and signature having 2.5 c.m. of height and
7.5 c.m. of width (15kb) in jpg format for uploading the same at
relevant space in the On-line Application.
(d) Steps for submitting On-line Application through the ‘OJAS’ Module :-
1) Fill-up all the Fields given in On-line Application including mandatory
Fields, carefully.
2) ‘Save’ the On-line Application, by clicking ‘Save’ button.
3) Thereafter, a new pop-up window will appear, displaying the
‘Application Number’, meaning thereby the Application is saved
successfully. Candidate shall, note down the entire string of the
Application Number (e.g. HCG/202021/90/1111). Upon clicking ‘Show
Application Preview’ Button, on-screen preview of the Application,
would be displayed.
4) Thereafter, by entering Application Number and Date of Birth, upload
scanned photograph and signature at relevant space on the application
and ensure that, the uploaded ‘Photograph’ & ‘Signature’, are distinctly
recognizable, after uploading.

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Note: Please ensure that the ‘Scanned Signature’ of the Candidate alone
should be uploaded, as the same will be verified by the High Court, at
each stage, and if the same does not match with the signature of the
Candidate, at the time of successive verifications during the Recruitment
Process, his/her Candidature is likely to be rejected forthwith.
5) If necessary, by using his/her Application Number and Date of Birth, a
Candidate can edit his/her On-line Application through ‘Edit
Application’ Button until his/her Application is Confirmed by the
Candidate.
6) After filling-up all the required/mandatory fields in the Online
Application, correctly and duly verified by the Candidate, he/she is
required to ‘CONFIRM’ the Application, by clicking ‘Confirm
Application’ Button/Tab on the Main Menu. Thereby a pop-up window
will appear, wherein the Candidate has to enter his/her Application
Number and Date of Birth and then click on ‘Confirm Application’
Button.
7) Please note that, after ‘Confirmation’, further editing of one’s ‘Online
Application’ will not be permitted by the System and the same will be
treated as Final Application for the particular post.
8) The Candidate should preserve his/her Application Number and
Confirmation Number for future reference and use, till the conclusion
of the Recruitment Process.
9) The Candidate is now required to pay the requisite Fees by clicking
'Print Application/Pay Fee' Button. Carefully follow the Instructions /
Help given thereat. Select the Mode of Payment i.e. Online Payment or
Offline-Cash (Challan will be generated Online, by Selecting 'Cash'
Option).
Notes:(i) If 'Cash' (Offline) Option is selected, Candidate is required to take
printout of 'Challan' in TWO copies, generated through SBI e-Pay and
pay the Fees at any of the SBI Branch, by submitting the said Challan
to the Bank.
(ii) ONLY After Payment of requisite Examination Fees, through either
Mode i.e. Online (from 14/07/2021 to 10/08/2021) or Offline (Cash-
Challan) (till the Challan Expiry Date & Time), Confirmed Online
Application shall be considered as VALID.
10) At the end of the process, the Candidate shall take the ‘Print Out’ of
his/her ‘Confirmed Application’ by clicking ‘Print Application/Pay
Fee’ Tab in the Main Menu and retain atleast TWO copies of the same
for future reference & use.
11) Please note that the Candidate is not required to and should not send
copy of his/her Online Application and/or any testimonials/
documents to the High Court. They should produce the same, as and
when called for.

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(e) Please note that the above is the general procedure for applying Online.
No other mode of Application or incomplete Application(s) shall be
considered as VALID and in such cases, the Application(s) are liable to
be rejected outright.
(f) A Candidate shall not apply more than once, for any reason at all.

9. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :
(a) Benefit(s) of Relaxation in Upper Age Limit / Examination Fees /
Reservation shall be granted to the Candidates belonging to Reserved
Categories i.e. SC/ST/SEBC/EWS/PH & Ex-Servicemen, provided that
requisite Certificate in respect thereof, issued by the Competent
Authority, is produced by the Candidate as and when called for. The final
decision, as to the suitability of a Candidate, for the Post, shall rest with
the High Court.
Note : Candidates belonging to SC & EWS Category, shall only be entitled for
relaxation in Examination Fees.
(b) The Candidate who has successfully submitted CONFIRMED Online
Application and paid the requisite Examination Fees, shall only be
eligible for appearing at the Elimination Test/Translation Test, subject to
their qualifying therefor.
(c) The decision of the High Court as to the eligibility or otherwise of a
candidate for admission to the Elimination Test / Translation Test / Viva-
Voce Test, shall be final. No candidate, to whom e-Call Letter has NOT
been issued by the Recruiting Authority, shall be allowed to appear for
the Elimination Test / Translation Test / Viva-Voce Test.
(d) The Candidate shall have to appear at their own expenses, to-and-fro,
for the Elimination Test / Translation Test / Viva-Voce Test and for
Verification of Original Documents, if called for, at the place and time
that may be decided by the High Court.
(e) Candidate shall be required to download his/her e-Call-letter from the
Website - https://hc-ojas.gujarat.guj.in, during the Preceding Week, by
using Advertisement No., his/her Confirmation No. and Date of Birth,
for appearing at the respective Examination/Test and the same may be
communicated at the relevant time, through ‘SMS’ on the Mobile
Number registered in the ‘Online Application’, of the candidate
concerned.
(f) The list of eligible candidates will be placed on High Court website as
well as on HC-OJAS Portal, at the relevant time.
(g) At every stage of Examination, Candidate shall have to produce, Identity
proof i.e Election Card / PAN Card / valid Driving License / valid
Passport / Adhaar Card, etc. in original & a copy thereof, along with
the 'e-Call Letter-cum-Admission Slip’.

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(h) Entry in the Compound of the Examination Centre with Mobile/Cell
Phone, Tablets, Laptop, Electronic Gadgets etc. is strictly prohibited.
No arrangement for safe keeping, will be made, which may be noted.
A Candidate who is found indulging in unfair practices, viz. copying or
misconduct during the course of examination, using electronic gadgets or
Mobile Phones etc., tampering with Question Paper / Examination
Material, influencing any Official concerned with the Examination
Process, will be debarred from the present Recruitment Process as also
from future Recruitment Processes to be conducted by the High Court,
for any number of years or permanently, as may be decided by the High
Court.
(i) Result of all Examinations / Tests will be made available on the High
Court websites and/or by any other mode that may be decided by the
High Court.
(j) ONLY after conclusion of the Recruitment Process, Results (Marks) of
each stage of Examination, shall be made available to each Candidate,
except the Candidates disqualified at either of the examination stage, by
providing a link to a webpage on the HC-OJAS website– ‘https://hc-ojas.
gujarat.gov.in’, with individual password (OTP - One Time Password),
via, SMS on his/her Registered Mobile Number.
(k) Mere success in the Examination shall not confer any right to
appointment and no Candidate shall be appointed to the post unless the
High Court is satisfied, after such inquiries as may be considered
necessary that the Candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to
the post.
(l) The selected Candidate will not be appointed unless the Medical
Authority specified by the High Court, certifies him/her to be fit to
discharge the duties ascribed to the post.
(m) Candidate is required to produce the following original testimonials /
documents as well as one set of self-attested copies thereof alongwith
recent passport size colour photograph, as & when called for by the
High Court :
(i) Print-out of the duly filled-in (Confirmed) ‘On-line Application’
alongwith e-Receipt (Online) / Cash-Challan (Offline).
(ii) School Leaving Certificate or Birth Certificate issued under
Birth & Death Registration Act.
(iii) Mark-Sheets and Certificates of SSC, HSC, & Essential
Educational Qualifications as stipulated in Para 2(A) above and
Post Graduation (if any).
(iv) Requisite Certificate with respect to Basic Knowledge of
Computer as per Para 2(B) above.
(v) Caste Certificate issued by the Competent Authority of Gujarat
State, in case, the Candidate has applied under Reserved Category

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(SC/ST/SEBC) and if belongs to SEBC Category, Non-Creamy
Layer Certificate valid for the current Financial Year.
(vi) Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Eligibility Certificate issued
by the Competent Authority of the State of Gujarat, in case the
Candidate has applied under EWS Category. The validity of the
said certificate will be in accordance with the provisions prescribed
by the State Government.
(vii) In case of Differently Abled Persons (PH) Candidate, (a) a
Certificate from a Competent Authority to the effect that he/she has
a disability of not less than 40% and (b) a Certificate from the
Standing Medical Board at Ahmedabad, to the effect that he/she
would be able to perform the duties of the post in question.
(viii) Certificate of Discharge from Service, in case of Ex-Servicemen.
(ix) ‘No Objection Certificate (NOC)’ in case, if employed in State/
Central Governtment.
(x) Certificates issued by Two Respectable Persons being
Professionals/Dignitaries like Doctor, Engineer, M.L.A., M.P.,
certifying his/her good moral character (Original) (to be issued in
last 6 Months)
(xi) Government Gazette, showing change in name/surname etc, if
any.
(xii) In case any Criminal Case(s) and/or Complaint(s) / Civil
Proceeding(s) have been filed against the Candidate concerned,
authenticated/attested copies of the relevant documents, viz. FIR /
Charge-sheets, Judgment etc.
(xiii) Original Identity proof as prescribed at 9(g).
10. Any Application, even under the R.T.I. Act, 2005, seeking any information,
will NOT be entertained till the completion of the entire Recruitment
Process.
11. The decision of the High Court of Gujarat in respect of all matters
pertaining to this Recruitment Process shall be final and binding upon all
Candidates.
High Court of Gujarat,
Sola, Ahmedabad. Sd/-
Date : 12/07/2021 Registrar (Recruitment & Finance)

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