Important Instructions to Candidates
(a) BEFORE APPLYING, CANDIDATES MUST GO THROUGH THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THE NOTICE OF EXAMINATION VERY CAREFULLY. THE NOTICE OF EXAMINATION IS PRINTED BOTH IN ENGLISH AND HINDI. IN CASE OF ANY DISPUTE, THE ENGLISH VERSION WILL PREVAIL.
(b) 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 SSC WEBSITE ON ACCOUNT OF HEAVY LOAD ON THE WEBSITE DURING THE CLOSING DAYS.
(c) All the candidates, who wish to apply in response to this Notice and have not generated their One-Time Registration (OTR) on the new website of the Commission (i.e., https://ssc.gov.in) will be required to do so as the earlier OTR generated on the old website (https://ssc.nic.in) will not be functional for the new website. Subsequent to OTR, the candidates can proceed to fill the application for the examination. Once an OTR has been generated on the new website, it will continue to remain valid for all the examinations to be applied for on the new website.
(d) The Commission will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the eligibility and other aspects at the time of written examination and, therefore, candidature will only be accepted provisionally. Candidates must go through the requirements of educational qualification, experience, age, physical and medical standards etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post(s). The certificates/documents in support of their Educational Qualifications and Caste/Category, etc. shall be sought at the time of Document Verification by the Indenting User Departments/Organizations. Physical and medical standards will be ascertained by the User Departments after the declaration of result. Candidates may also note that they would be required to submit their certificates/ documents of EQs/ caste/ category, etc. as and when sought by the User Department/ Organization. After scrutiny of the certificates/ documents of EQs/ caste/ category, etc., if any claim made in the application is not substantiated by certificates/ documents, the candidature of candidate will be cancelled.
(e) Candidates seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ ESM/PwBD 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.
(f) Candidates with benchmark physical disability will be considered as Persons with Disabilities (PwBD) and entitled to age-relaxation/ reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.
(g) 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 Commission.
(h) Fee payable: ₹ 100/- (Rupees one hundred only). Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), ESM eligible for reservation and Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) are exempted from payment of fee.
(i) Only one online application is allowed to be submitted by a candidate for the Examination during normal period for submission of online applications, which does not include the period of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’. Therefore, the candidates must exercise due diligence at the time of filling their online Application Forms. In case, more than one application of a candidate with different registration numbers is detected, all the applications will be rejected by the Commission and his 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 candidature will be cancelled and he will be debarred from the examinations of the Commission as per rules.
(j) After the closing date for receipt of online applications, the Commission will provide a period of days to enable candidates to correct/ modify online application parameters, wherein candidates will be allowed to re-submit applications after making requisite corrections/ changes in the one-time
registration/ online application data as per their requirement. This facility can be availed by online payment of stipulated correction charges as per details given at Para-12of the Notice of Examination. Latest modified application will be treated as the valid one and the previous application(s) submitted by such candidates for the examination will be cancelled.
(k) Before submission of the corrected/ final online application, as the case may be, candidates must check that they have filled correct details in each field of the form. After submission of the corrected/ final online application form OR expiry of the period of ‘Window for Application Form Correction’, 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 by the Commission and will be summarily rejected.
(l) The candidates must write their name, date of birth, father’s name and mother’s name strictly as given in the matriculation certificate otherwise their candidature may be cancelled at the time of Document Verification or as and when it comes into the notice of the Commission.
(m) Applications with inappropriate photographs or blurred/miniature signatures, not as per instructions, will be rejected summarily.
(n) For applying, the candidate is not required to have a pre-existing photograph of himself/herself. The application module has been designed to capture a photograph of the candidate filling up the application form. The candidate should ensure that the photograph captured is clear, without cap or spectacles, and with full frontal view, In case the photograph captured is not as per instructions, the candidates are advised to recapture the photograph. In no case should the candidate capture the photographs of his/her pre-existing photograph. All such applications where the photograph of his/her pre-existing photograph is captured will be rejected. The appearance of a candidate in the examination should be as per the photograph in the application form.
For capturing his/her photograph, the candidate has to stand/sit before the camera when prompted by the application module and follow the following instructions:
(i) Find a place with good light and plain background.
(ii) Ensure the camera is at eye level before taking the photo.
(iii) Position himself directly in front of the camera and look straight ahead.
(iv) Ensure that his face is fully inside the red rectangular area delineated by the camera and that it is neither too close nor too far. It should cover the are fully and no part of the face should be outside the rectangle.
(v) Candidates shouldn’t wear a cap, mask, glasses/ spectacles or earphones/ headphones while capturing the photo Candidates are required to upload the scanned signature in JPEG format (10 to 20 KB). Image dimension of the signature should be about 6.0 cm (width) x 2.0 cm (height). Applications with blurred/miniature Signature will be rejected summarily.
(o) Candidates must fill their correct and active e-mail addresses and mobile number in the online application as correspondence may be made by the
Commission through e-mail/ SMS.
(p) The Commission may use the Aadhaar data of the candidates for verification purpose subject to due authorization from competent authority. Instances of people trying to impersonate candidates during the examinations have been observed. Since the photograph is captured live during the filling up of the application form, there should not be any change in appearance of the candidate during the examination vis-à-vis the photograph in the application form. Candidates are, therefore, advised in their own interest to ensure that their appearance during the day of the examination is as per the photograph in application form. In no case should the candidate capture the photographs of his/her pre-existing photograph. All such applications where the photographs of his/her pre-existing photograph are captured will be rejected.
(q) Candidates must carry two passport size recent colour photographs and one original Photo ID Proof such as Aadhaar Card/ printout of E-Aadhaar, Voter ID Card, Driving License, PAN Card, Passport, Identity Card issued by University/ College/ School, Employer ID Card (Govt./PSU), ESM Discharge Book issued by MoD, 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 (as listed at para-15.7) 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. PwBD/PwD candidates using the facility of scribes as per Para 8 shall also be required to carry requisite Medical Certificate/ Undertaking/ Photocopy of the Scribe’s Photo ID Proof, as specified therein.
(r) Candidates must be careful in giving preference of state(s)/UT(s)/CCA(s) while submitting the online application. A candidate will not be considered for a post and state(s)/UT(s)/CCA(s), if he does not indicate his preference for it. Preference once submitted shall be treated as final and will not be changed subsequently under any circumstances. Any grievance received in this regard in any form like Post, Fax, Email, by hand, etc. shall not be entertained by the Commission and will be summarily rejected.
(s) 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.
(t) If a candidate scoring more than cut-off marks in any stage of the examination is not qualified for the subsequent stage/ final selection due to any reason, he must represent to the Regional Office concerned of the Commission within 30 days of the declaration of the result or two weeks prior to the conduct of next stage of the examination, whichever is earlier.
(u) If a candidate is finally selected and does not receive any correspondence from the Commission or the User Department concerned within a period of one year after declaration of result, he must communicate immediately thereafter with the User Department concerned.
(v) In the online application form, candidates are required to capture photograph using the application module and not to have a pre-existing photograph of himself/herself. The frontal view of the face should be clearly visible. If the photograph is not captured by the candidate in the desired format, his application/ candidature will be rejected.
w) Special attention is invited to the declaration at the end of the Application Form. Before agreeing to/signing the declaration, the candidates must go through the Application details filled in and the contents of the declaration itself and agree to/sign it only after satisfying themselves that the information furnished is correct. Any concealment/misrepresentation/wrong declaration shall lead to cancellation of candidature.
(x) Candidates are requested to check the website of the Commission, viz., https://ssc.gov.in as well as website of the concerned Regional Office regularly for the latest updates in respect of the examination including those related to date of examination, vacancy position, etc.
(y) Candidates may contact following Regional Help Lines for clarifications, if any, in respect of filling/ submitting applications and computer based examination:
(i) Toll Free Help Desk (SSC-HQ) 1800 309 3063
(ii) SSC (CR), Allahabad 0532 -2406000, 9452424060
(iii) SSC (ER), Kolkata 09477461228, 033 22902230
(iv) SSC (KKR), Bengaluru 080 25502520, 09483862020
(v) SSC (MPR), Raipur 0771 2282507, 0771 2282678
(vi) SSC (NER), Guwahati 09085073593, 09085015252
(vii) SSC (NR), New Delhi 011 24363343
(viii) SSC (NWR), Chandigarh 0172 2749378, 0172 2744366
(ix) SSC (SR), Chennai 09445195946, 044 28251139
(x) SSC (WR), Mumbai 09869730700, 07738422705
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