SSC Combined Matric Level Examination 2008 Age Relaxation
4(D) Age-relaxation for central government civilian employees:
For
the post of Stenographers Grade ‘C’, this upper age limit is relaxable
upto 35 years (40 years for SC/ST and 38 years for OBC) for above
mentioned category.
For the posts of
LDCs and Stenographers Grade ‘D’, the Upper age limit is relaxable upto
40 years (45 years for SC/ST candidates and 43 years for OBC
candidates) for the Central Government Civilian Employees.
Note:
The Central Government Civilian Employees should have rendered not less
than 3 years continuous service on regular basis (and not on Ad-hoc
basis) as on 01.08.2008 and should have remained in Central Government
service holding civil post in various Department/Offices of the
Government of India till the candidate receives Offer of Appointment
from the Office/Department where the candidate gets finally recommended
for appointment through the examination.Save as provided above, the
limits prescribed above, shall in no case be relaxed.
4 (E) Process of certification and format of certificates:
The
details of the categories of disabilities allowed/eligible for the
posts in accordance with extant guidelines of M/Social Justice
Empowerment to be recruited through theinstant examination are as
follows:
Sl No | Name of Post | Nature of physical Disabilities permissible for the post |
1. | Stenographer Gr. “C” | One Leg(OL), Both Legs(BL), Partially Blind(PB), Blind(B) |
2. | Stenographer Gr. “D” | One Leg(OL), Both Legs(BL), Partially Blind(PB),Blind(B) |
3. | LDCs | One Arm(OA), One Leg(OL), Both Legs(BL),Partially Deaf(PD), Deaf(D),Partially Blind(PB),Blind(B) |
Candidates
who wish to be considered against vacancies reserved/or seek
age-relaxation, must submit requisite certificate from the competent
authority alongwith their application for the examination, otherwise,
their claim for SC/ST/OBC/PH/ExS status will not be entertained and
their candidature/applications will be considered under General(UR)
category candidates. The nature format of certificate is as under:
- Annexure VI for SC/ST category candidates;
- Annexure VII for OBC category candidates;
- Annexure VIII/IX for PH category candidates; and
- Annexure IV/V for ExS category candidates.
- Annexure XI for VH candidates for engaging Scribe.
Note-I:
Candidates claiming the benefit of reservation under OBC category not
covered under the Creamy Layer must ensure that they furnish the OBC
Certificate duly signed by the competent authority before or by the
Closing Date in the FORMAT prescribed by the Commission in the Notice
as Annexure-VII. Any deviation of the OBC Certificate Format from the
present prescribed format will not be accepted by the Commission and
will lead such applications to be treated under General (UR) category.
Representations
from candidates for reconsideration of their category at subsequent
stages of the recruitment will not be entertained. The Commission will
however have the discretionary power to reduce/waive off any of the
provisions in exceptional and deserving cases.
Note:II
The closing date for receipt of application will be treated as the date
of reckoning for OBC status of the candidate and also, for assuming
that the candidate does not fall in the creamy layer.
The
candidate should furnish the relevant OBC Certificate in the format
prescribed for Central Government jobs as per Annexure-VII issued by
the competent authority on or before the Closing Date stipulated in the
Notice. OBC Certificate obtained otherwise than the prescribed
certificate meant for Central Government jobs will not be considered
for seeking relaxation / reservation whatsoever.
Note-III:
Candidates are warned that they may be permanently debarred from the
examination conducted by the Commission in case candidates fraudulently
claim SC/ST/OBC/ExS/PH status.
4 (F) Important Requirement Of PH Certificate
A
disability certificate shall be issued by a Medical Board duly
constituted by the Central and the State Government. The State
Government may constitute a Medical Board consisting of at least 3
members, out of which, at least, one member shall be a Specialist from
the relevant field.
The certificate
would be valid for a period of 5 years for those whose disability is
temporary. For those who acquired permanent disability, the validity
can be shown as ‘permanent’.
According
to the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of
Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1996 notified on 31.12.1996 by
the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by
sub-Section (1) and (2) of Section 73 of the Persons with Disabilities
(Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act,
1995 (1 of 1996), authorities to give disability Certificate will be a
Medical Board duly constituted by the Central and the State Government.
The State government may constitute a
Medical Board consisting of at least three members out of which at
least one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing
locomotor / hearing and speech disability, mental retardation and
leprosy cured, as the case may be.
Note:
Central Govt. Civilian Employees claiming the benefit of age-relaxation
as Central Govt. employee, would be required to submit a Certificate
(as per Annexure-III) by their office indicating length of service at
the time of applying for the examination to enable the Commission to
decide their eligibility. They may send their applications directly to
the Commission after intimating their Head of Office/Department and
need not send another copy through proper channel. However, in case
they decide to send Application through proper channel, they must
ensure that the application complete in all respects should reach Staff
Selection Commission by the CLOSING DATE. Applications shall be
rejected if received late and/or not complete in all respects as
provided in rules.
4(G)
Conditions regarding engaging of Scribe for visually handicapped
candidates with visual disability of forty percent and above for
appearing in the Combined Matric Level Exam-2008
Visually
handicapped (VH) candidates including Blind and partially blind persons
with visual disability of forty percent and above can avail the
assistance of a SCRIBE for indicating/writing replies on their behalf
both for the Preliminary and Mains of the Examination. Such visually
handicapped candidates will have to appear for the Examination from one
of these Examination Centres viz., New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai,
Bangalore, Guwahati, Allahabad, Chandigarh and Raipur, at their own
risk and expense.
They will also have to
indicate/state the medium in which the Scribe would be required to
write the replies of the questions set in the examination on his/her
behalf both in the Preliminary Examination and in the Main Examination.
Relevant information, including the Degree of Disability in order to
authenticate their status as Visually Handicapped candidates, will have
to be furnished in the prescribed requisition form as per Annexure-XI
to the concerned Regional/Sub-Regional Offices by the Visually
Handicapped (with visual disability of forty percent and above and
opting for engaging SCRIBE) alongwith the Application Form for the
Combined Matric Level Exam-2008, failing which the Commission will not
entertain any subsequent request for providing Scribe to the candidate
in the examination.
The Commission will
not make available the Question Papers of the examination meant for
visually handicapped candidates at Examination Centres other than the
above nine Centres designated for such candidates and the facility of
engaging SCRIBE will also not be available at other Examination
Centres.
No question paper will be provided in Braille and there will be no option for answering replies in braille.
Candidates
will not be allowed to bring their own scribe in the Combined Matric
Level Examination-2008. A Scribe will be provided by the Commission on
receipt of prior request from the candidates.
The
Question Paper for VH candidates including the Question Paper on
ARTHMETIC will not have any component of Map/Graphs/ Statistical Data
or Diagrams/Geometrical Problems/Figures etc.
The
visually handicapped, including blind and partially blind candidates
with visual disability of forty percent or above will be allowed to
bring their own Tailor frame and braille slate with paper for solving
Arithmetical problems.
No Attendant with VH candidates will be allowed inside the examination premises.
All
the visually handicapped candidates opting for scribe will most likely
be accommodated at one examination venue of the designated examination
centre.
candidates must correctly indicate their option for availing assistance of scribe in application form.
Duties of Scribe
The
Scribe will read out the questions to the candidates and on the
instructions of the candidate who will clearly state what has to be
written / indicated as answers against each question, the scribe will
then write / indicate the answers on the OMR Answer Sheet accordingly
as instructed in the Question Booklet / OMR Answer Sheet.
An
Invigilator shall exclusively be posted with every VH candidate who has
opted for a Scribe to ensure that only the answers spelt out by the
candidate are indicated by the Scribe on the answer book.
Provision of Extra time
The
Visually Handicapped candidates will be allowed Extra Time in the
examination, the details of which are given in Para 16(I) under the
Heading ‘Scheme of Combined Matric Level Examination’.
Provision
for one eyed candidates and visually handicapped candidates using
Magnifying Glass whose visual Degree of Disability is less than forty
percent
One eyed candidates
and visually handicapped candidates whose visual Degree of Disability
is less than forty percent will not be considered as visually
handicapped persons. Further, partially blind candidates who are able
to read the normal Question Paper set for all the candidates 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 Magnifying
Glass in the Examination Hall and will not be provided with a Scribe.
However,
such candidates will have to bring their own Magnifying Glass in the
Examination Hall. Further, such candidates may opt for any of the
Examination Centre as mentioned in the Commission’s Notice including
the nine Examination Centres designated for the Visually Handicapped
candidates including blind and partially blind candidates whose visual
Degree of Disability is more than forty percent. Further, such
candidates will not be provided with the Question paper set/meant for
visually handicapped candidates who require the assistance of a scribe.