SSC Tax Assistant Examination 2008 Age Relaxation
(D). Age Relaxation for Central Government Civilian Employees:
The
Upper age limit is also relaxable upto 40 years (45 years for SC/ST
candidates and 43 years for OBC candidates) to the Central Government
Civilian Employees who have rendered not less than 3 years continuous
service on regular basis (and not on ad-hoc basis) as on 11.09.2008.
(E). Process of Certification and Format of Certificates:
Candidates
who wish to be considered against vacancies reserved for
age-relaxation, must submit requisite certificate from the competent
authority alongwith their application for the examination, otherwise,
their claim for reservation/age-relaxation status will not be
entertained, and their applications will be considered as if same are
from General(UR) category candidates.
The nature & format of certificate is as under:
- Annexure-IV for Central Goverment Civilian Employees;
- Annexure-V/VI for Ex-Servicemen category candidates;
- Annexure-VII for SC/ST category candidates;
- Annexure-VIII for OBC category candidates;
- Annexure-IX for PH category candidates.
- Annexure-X for requisition for engaging Scribes by VH candidates.
Note-I:
Candidates are warned that they may be permanently debarred for the
examination conducted by the Commission in case candidates fraudulently
claim SC/ST/OBC/ExS/PH(OH/HH/VH) status.
Note-II: Important Requirement Of Ph Certificate
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/visual including low
vision / hearing and speech disability, mental retardation and leprosy
cured, as the case may be.
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’.
(F).
Conditions regarding engaging of Scribe for visually handicapped
candidates with visual disability of forty percent and above
Visually
handicapped (VH) candidates including Blind and partially blind persons
with visualdisabilities not less than forty percent can avail the
assistance of a SCRIBE for writing replies on their behalf as the
question papers for the examination will be set only in Hindi and
English.
Such visually handicapped
candidates will have to appear for the tax assistant examination,2008
at any one of the specified 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(Hindi or English) in which the Scribe
would be required to write the replies of the questions set in the
examination on his/her behalf.
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-X 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 tax
assistant examination,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 not be available at other examination centres.
Candidates
will not be allowed to bring their own scribe in the tax assistant
examination,2008. a scribe will be provided by the commission on
receipt of prior request from the candidates.
The
questions Paper of Arithmentic for VH candidates will not have any
component of Map/Graphs/Statistical Data Or Diagrams/Figuras/
Geomatical Problems 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 shall 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.
Provision of Extra Time
Visually
Handicapped candidates will be allowed an Extra Time of 20 minutes for
Paper-I(General English & General Awareness) and 40 minutes extra
time for the Paper-II (Arithmetic).
Provision
for one eyed candidates and visually handicapped candidates using
Magnifying Glass whose Degree of visual Disability is less than forty
percent one eyed candidates and visually handicapped candidates whose
Degree of visual 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 use 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 forthe Visually Handicapped candidates including blind and
partially blind candidates whose degree of visual 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.
Save as provided above, the limits prescribed above, shall in no
Case Be Relaxed.