(b) who having a spouse living has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to service.

Provided that Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

A candidate must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient discharge of his duties as an Officer of the service. A candidate who after such medical examination as may be prescribed by the competent authority, is found not to satisfy these requirements, will not be appointed.

Only such candidates as are likely to be considered for appointment will be medically examined.

Note: In the case of the disabled Ex-Defence Services personnel, a certificate of fitness granted by the Demobilisation Medical Board of the Defence Service will be considered adequate for the purpose of appointment.

The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the examination shall be final.

No candidate will be admitted to the examination unless he/she holds a Admission Certificate (AC) from the Commission.

All Candidates other than SC/ST/PH and Ex-servicemen (released from the Armed Forces who are granted remission of fee) must pay the fee prescribed therein.

Any attempt on the part of a candidate to obtain support for his candidature by any means may disqualify him/her for admission.

Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct:

Candidates are warned that they should not furnish any particulars that are false or suppress any material information while filling in the application form. Candidates are also warned that they should in no case attempt to alter or otherwise tamper with any entry in a document or the attested certified copy submitted by them not should they submit a tampered/fabricated document.

If there is any inaccuracy or any discrepancy, an explanation regarding his discrepancy should be submitted. A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of:-

1. Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any means, or
2. Impersonating, or
3. Procuring impersonation by any person, or
4. Submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with,or
5. Making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information, or
6. Resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination/selection or
7. Writing irrelevant matters including obscene languages or pornographic matter in the script, or
8. Committing mischief or misbehaving in any other manner in the examination hall, or
9. using unfair means in the examination hall, or
10. Possession of Mobile Phones / Cellular Phones / Pagers and or any other unauthorised electronic gadget inside the Examination Hall whether in use or not, will be deemed to have been using unfair means and would accordingly be liable to disciplinary action as deemed fit, including ban from future examination conducted by S.S.C.
11. Taking away the Question Booklet/Answer Sheet with him/her from the examination hall, or passing it on to unauthorised persons during the conduct of the examination, or
12. Harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of these examination, or
13. Violation of any of the instructions issued to candidates alongwith their Admission Certificates permitting them to take examination, or
14. Attempting to commit, or as the case may be abetting the commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses, may, in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable:-
1. to be disqualified by the Commission from the examination for which he/she is a candidate as also from any other examination/selection of the Commission in which he/she might have appeared but the final result/selection has not yet been declared/made, and/or
2. to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period upto 10 years:-
1. by the Commission from all examinations or selections held by them,
2. by the Central Government from any employment under them; and
3. to disciplinary action under appropriate rules if he/she is already in service under Government.
4. or to take any other appropriate legal action.

Fee Payable: Rs. 80/-(Rupees Eighty only). No fee for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribe, Physically handicapped and Ex-Servicemen. Fee concession is not admissible to sons and daughters of Ex-S or to persons belonging to backward classes. Service clerks in the last year of their colour service are not exempted from payment of fee.

Note: Ex-Servicemen who have already taken up a Government job shall not be considered against Ex-S vacancies and, hence, shall not be entitled for fee concession (Note I of Para 4(c)).