Last Date for Submission of Application is on February 12th, 2021.
Post and Vacancies:
Inspector of Statistics – 45 Posts
Job Location – Guwahati
Education Qualification :
Assam Public Service Commission invites application from Indian Citizens as defined in Articles 5 to 8 of the Constitution of India for the under-mentioned posts under Assam Government in the scale of pay as indicated below and carrying usual allowances as admissible under Rules of the Govt. of Assam
1. Name of the Posts: Inspector of Statistics in the Directorate of Economics & Statistics under Transformation and Development Department.
2. No. of Posts: 45 (Forty Five)
3. Scale of Pay: - Pay scale + Grade Pay + Other allowances as admissible to the Assam State Government employees from time to time (per month)
i. Pay scale: Rs. 22,000/- to 97,000/-
ii. Grade Pay: Rs.9,700/-
iii. Pay band: P.B. -3
4. Eligibility Criteria:-
(i) The candidate must be a permanent resident of Assam.
(ii) The candidate must upload valid PRC issued in Assam for educational purpose as a proof of residency while applying online. OR The candidate must upload valid registration certificate of Employment Exchange in the State of Assam while applying online
5. Educational Qualification:
i. At least second class Master Degree in Economics, Statistics or Mathematics from a recognized University or its equivalent. Applicants must upload the certificate of the Master Degree as proof of educational qualification claimed in the online form.
ii. All applicants must fulfill the essential requirements of the post and other conditions stipulated in this advertisement. They are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they possess at least the essential qualifications laid down for this post. Candidates must fulfill the essential qualifications by the closing date. No enquiry asking for advice as to eligibility will be entertained.
6. No.76PSC/E-7/2018-19 Dated Guwahati, the 12th January, 2021
Age: The candidates should not be less than 21 years of age and not more than38 years of age as on 01-01-2021. The upper age limit is relaxable as per Govt. Notification No. ABP. 6/2016/9 dated Dispur the 25th April 2018
Application Fee: 1. General/EWS: 285.40. 2. SC/ST/OBC/MOBC: 185.40. 3. BPL: 35.40. 4. PWBD: 35.40
Documents Required:
The hardcopy of the online application and the following Original Documents/Certificates along with Self-attested copies and other items specified in the Intimation Letter./Admit Card for interview are to be produced at the time of interview, failing which the candidate would not be allowed to appear in the Interview:-
a) Matriculation/10th Standard/HSLC Admit Card/Pass Certificate issued by Central/State Board clearly indicating Date of Birth in support of their claim of age.
b) Certificates & Mark sheets of all examinations from HSLC onwards up to the level of qualifying examination.
c) Degree/Diploma certificate along with mark-sheets pertaining to all the academic years as proof of educational qualification claimed. In the absence of Degree/Diploma certificate, provisional certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all the academic years will be accepted.
d) Experience certificates, whenever specifically mentioned in the advertisement (The experience column of the online application form should be filled as and when specifically mentioned in the advertisement/ online application form)
e) Caste certificate in Assam Govt. format by candidate seeking reservation as SC/ST/OBC/MOBC, from the competent authority indicating clearly the candidate’s Caste, the Act/Order under which the Caste is recognized as SC/ST/OBC/MOBC and the village/town the candidate is ordinarily a resident of.
f) BPL certificate/EWS certificate in Assam Govt. Format (wherever necessary)
g) Physically Handicapped certificate issued by the competent authority to Physically Handicapped persons eligible for appointment to the post on the basis of prescribed standards of Medical Fitness and if reservation is claimed by candidate for the post.
h) Persons already in Regular Government service, whether in permanent or temporary capacity other than casual/ad-hoc/daily wages/hourly paid/contract basis are however required to submit a declaration that they have informed in writing to their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the post..
i) The candidates will have to submit Declaration Form-A, related to the Assam Public Services (Application of Small Family norms in Direct Recruitment) Rules, 2019 published vide Notification No:ABP.69/2019/17 dated Dispur, the 6 th November/2019 which may be downloaded from the official website of APSC www.apsc.nic.in (Forms & Downloads Section)
j) Documentary support for any other claim(s) made
Points To Note:
1. The candidates before applying for the post(s)/service(s) should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions. Their admission at all the stages of selection in which they are admitted by the Commission will be purely provisional and under scrutiny, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time or any stage before or after the Preliminary Examination/Screening Examination or/and Main/Written Examination and Interview Test, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions; their candidature for the post(s)/service(s) will be cancelled by the Commission.
2. It is for the candidates themselves to see whether they satisfy the prescribed physical requirement (physical standard) and whether he/she is eligible to apply where Examination of physical standard is conducted by the State Govt. before making any appointment.
3. No request for withdrawal of candidature received from a candidate after he/she has submitted his/her application will be entertained under any circumstances.
4. At any stage of the selection process no candidate shall be allowed to change his/her category (of caste etc)/subcategory/sub-categories as claimed by him/her in the original application form/online application form submitted to the Commission.
5. The candidates who furnish wrong, erroneous or incorrect information in their application form may be disqualified from appearing for any post before the Commission up to a period to be specified by the Commission.
6. In case of detection of any false declaration / statement made by any applicant, his/her application will be rejected and will also be penalized as per prevailing Rules/Law. If in any case, submission of false material facts with a view to hoodwinking the Commission is detected even after the recommendation is made, the Commission may refer the matter to Government for taking necessary action.
7. The candidates shall have to produce identity proof like Pan Card, Driving Licence, Passport, Current ID card issued by the educational institutions, Voter ID Card, Aadhar Card (wherever applicable) at the time of Screening/Written test and Viva- Voice/ Interview.
8. The date for determining the eligibility of all candidates in every respect shall be the closing date for submitting the Online Recruitment Application on the website http://www.apscrecruitment.in. unless specifically mentioned in the recruitment advertisement.
9. In respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement, then the candidate is required to produce order/letter in this regard, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated otherwise the Online Recruitment Application is liable to be rejected.
10. Candidates must, if required, attend a personal interview at such place, as may be fixed by the Commission. The Commission does not defray the traveling or other expenses of candidates summoned for interview.
11. Candidates must be in sound bodily health. They must, if selected be prepared to undergo such medical examination and satisfy such medical authority as Government may require.
12. Candidates will be informed of the final result in due course through APSC website/News paper and any interim enquiries about the result are therefore, unnecessary and will not be attended to. The Commission do not enter into correspondence with the candidates about reasons for their non selection for interview/appointment.
13. Canvassing in any form will disqualify a candidate
Address
Assam Public Service Commission, Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022
Selection Procedure :
1. The selection of candidates for recruitment to the post will consist of the following:
2. There may be a screening test conducted by the Commission to shortlist the number of candidates in case of huge number of applicants as decided by the Commission.
3. The shortlisted candidates will be called for written examination. The scheme of written examination is mentioned below.
(A) Written Examination: 300 Marks(3 Papers)
Paper-I English (Essay, Comprehension, Precis and Drafting)
Paper-II General Knowledge
Paper-III One Paper in Economics or Statistics or Mathematics.
(B) Viva Voce: 37 Marks
4. The Commission will shortlist the candidates as per norms taking into consideration the marks secured in the written examination and the number of candidates to be called for Viva-voce test will be notified later on.
5. Place of Examination: The written examination will be held at Guwahati. The list of candidates whose applications are found valid or rejected after scrutiny will be made available in the Assam Public Service Commission’s website (www.apsc.nic.in) showing grounds of rejection in due course.
How to Apply :
A. Start Date From : 16.01.2021
B. End Date : 17.02.2021
C. Last Date for submission of fees : 19.02.2021
1. Applicants are required to apply online through APSC’s recruitment website. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted and the Application will be summarily rejected.
2. Applicants who have not registered yet, in Online Recruitment Portal of APSC are first required to go to the APSC’s recruitment website https://apscrecruitment.in and register themselves by clicking on ‘Register Here’ link.
3. Candidates Are Advised To Register With Valid And Active E-mail Address In The Online Application, As All Correspondence Will Be Made Through E-mail By The Commission. Interview Schedule And Requirements With Regard To Copies Of Certifcates To Be Submitted In Respect Of Claims Made In The Online Application, Will Be Intimated To The Candidates Through The Website Of The Commission In Due Course Of Time.
4. After creating an account, applicants need to login with the credentials.
5. After login, applicant will be able to see the live advertisements of APSC in ‘Apply Section’.
6. The applicants are advised to read the eligibility criteria and other relevant details carefully before applying for the advertisement. Mandatory fields in the online form are marked with * (asterisk) sign.
7. Applicant can click on ‘Apply’ to fill up the application form.
8. Candidates must submit the details of documents like Certificate No., Issue date, Issuing authority and upload the documents/certificates (whenever asked for) in support of the claims made by them in the Application Form like, Date of Birth, Experience, Qualification(s) etc. or any other information, in pdf/jpeg file in such a way that the file size does not exceed 200 KB and is legible when a printout taken. For that purpose, the applicant may scan the documents/certificates in 200 dpi grey scale.
9. Document details submitted in the online application form will be verified at the time of Personal Viva-Voce Interview.
10. An applicant is required to upload the scanned images of his/her recent photograph and signature in JPG/JPEG format.
a. Size of the photograph (passport size) (Max size–200 KB)
b. Size of the signature (Max size–200 KB)
11. Applicant should carefully fill all the information as asked in the application form and click on the declarations checkbox to enable the ‘Preview’ button before final submission.
12. Applicants must ensure all relevant fields in the application are filled in correctly before final submission, since editing/cancellation after final submission will not be allowed.
13. After previewing the details filled in by the applicant he/she can either click ‘Submit’ for final submission or click ‘Cancel’ button for necessary corrections before final submission of the Application Form.
14. On completion of form submission applicant has to pay application fee along with processing fee as applicable.
15. Application fee once paid by the applicant will not be refunded.
16. In case of failure of the payment applicant should click on button ‘Validate Payment’ to verify the payment from bank. In instances of double debit i.e. amount debited twice for the same transaction, the bank will automatically refund the fee to the applicant within 5-7 working days.
17. On successful completion of your complete application, an auto-generated email message will be sent on your registered email-id.
18. Applicant’s application will not be considered if fee is not paid for that application.
19. Applicant may also fill their online form through Common Service Centers. Applicants without debit card/Internet banking may visit nearest CSCs.
20. Candidates with less than 40% disability will not be considered for any relaxation which is applicable to Persons with benchmark disability candidates.
21. The applicants are advised to submit only single Online Recruitment Application for the post; however, if somehow, if he/she submits multiple Online Recruitment Applications for the post, then he/she must ensure that Online Recruitment Application with the higher "Application Number" is complete in all respects including fee. The applicants, who submit multiple Online Recruitment Applications, should note that only the Online Recruitment Application with higher "Application Number" shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one "Application Number" shall not be adjusted against any other "Application Number".
22. After submitting the Online Application, the candidates are required to take out a print out of the finally submitted Online Recruitment Application and retain the hardcopy of the Online Application Form.
23. The candidates are advised to submit the Online Recruitment Application well in advance without waiting for the closing date.
24. For any payment related issues, one can reach the following helpdesk numbers – GRAS Helpline (Telephonic):1800-212-11-88-66 (From 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on all working days) GRAS Helpdesk- https://assamegras.gov.in/helpdesk/ 1. Click ‘Submit a ticket’ Click ‘Payment Related’ 2. Fill-in your payment related details. Click ‘Submit ticket’ Bank - For any bank related issue we suggest applicants to contact their respective bank branches