Odisha Public Service Commission 2021 Jobs Recruitment Notification. OPSC inviting applications for the positions of Assistant Director. Interested and Eligible candidates can apply for the positions.
Last Date for Submission of Application is on 05th August, 2021.
No.of Posts and Vacancies :-
Assistant Director - 17 Posts
Qualification Details:
Recruitment to the posts of Assistant Director in Group-B Service of Odisha Statistics & Economics Service Cadre under Planning and Convergence Department.
Online applications are invited from the prospective candidates for recruitment to 17 (Seventeen) posts of Assistant Director in Group-B service of O.S. & E.S. cadre under Planning & Convergence Department in the scale of pay of Rs. 47,600/- in Level 11, Cell -1 of Pay Matrix of ORSP Rules, 2017 with usual Dearness and other Allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government of Odisha from time to time.
1. Post Name: Assistant Director in Group-B
2. No of Posts: 17
3. Qualification: A candidate must have at least a Second (2nd) Class Master's Degree in Economics/ Applied Economics/ Statistics/ Applied Statistics from any University or Institution recognized by Government.
4. Scale of pay of Rs. 47,600/- in Level 11, Cell -1 of Pay Matrix of ORSP Rules, 2017
5. Advertisement No. 05 Of 2021-22
Age:
A candidate must have attained the age of 21(twenty-one) years and must not be above the age of 32 (thirty-two) years as on the 1st day of January, 2021 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January 1989 and not later than 1st January 2000
Application Fee:
A candidate is required to pay a non-refundable and non-adjustable fee of Rs. 500/-(Rupees five hundred) only. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe of Odisha and Persons with Disability(whose permanent disability is 40% and more)are exempted from payment of this fee.
Documents Required:
(i) H.S.C. or equivalent certificate in support of declaration of age issued by the concerned Board/ Council;
(ii) Master's Degree certificate in Economics/ Applied Economics / Statistics / Applied Statistics in respect of educational qualification prescribed for the recruitment.
(iii) Mark-lists in support of all the aforesaid examinations (i.e., H.S.C. to Master's Degree) passed including fail marks, if any, issued by the concerned Board/ Council/ University;
(iv) Two recent passport size photographs (unsigned & unattested) which has been uploaded with online application.
(v) Caste Certificate by birth in support of claim as S.C / S.T.
(vi) Required Odia Test pass certificate from the competent authority.
(vii) Permanent disability Certificate (indicating percentage of disability i.e. 40% or more) issued by the concerned Medical Board wherever applicable;
(viii) Discharge Certificates issued by the Commanding Officer of the Unit last served. Ex-Servicemen must submit an affidavit undertaking that he has not been appointed against any civil post after retirement from military service, wherever applicable;
(ix) No objection Certificate issued by the competent authority.
(x) Any proof of Identity.
Important Points:
(i) Online Applications submitted to the OPSC, if found to be incomplete in any respect are liable to rejection without entertaining any correspondence with the applications on that score;
(ii) Admission to Examination / Viva Voce Test will be provisional. If on verification at any stage before or after the Viva-Voce Test, it is found that a candidate does not fulfil all the eligibility conditions, his/her candidature shall be liable to rejection. Decision of the Commission in regard to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate shall be final;
(iii) This advertisement should not be construed as binding on the Government to make appointment;
(iv) Concession meant for S.Cs. & S.Ts. by birth are admissible to the Schedule Castes & Schedule Tribes of Odisha only.
(v) Community (Caste status once mentioned by the candidates under the appropriate box of the online application form will be treated as final and the same shall not be changed subsequently under any circumstances.
(vi) Any misrepresentation or suppression of information by the candidate in the Online Application, will result in cancellation of his/her candidature or penalty, as decided by the Commission be imoosed on the candidate.
Selection Process :
(a) The Competitive Examination for recruitment to the posts of Assistant Director shall comprise of a Written Examination & a Viva Voce Test
(b) The Written Examination shall comprise of four subjects i.e. General English & General Knowledge papers which shall be of 2 hours duration each and Statistics & Economics papers which shall be of 3 hours duration each.
(c) The maximum marks for Written Examination are, thus 800. The Viva Voce test shall carry 100 marks.
(d) The question papers in General English, General Knowledge, Statistics & Economics shall be subjective in nature.
(e) The subjects of examination and the maximum marks for each subject along with details thereof is appended
(f) The questions in the Economics & Statistics papers (except General English and General Knowledge) shall be from the syllabus as appended at In the posts where the number of vacancies is upto 02 (Two), the number of candidates to be caned for interview may be 05 (Five), where the number of vacancies exceeds 02, the number of candidates to be caned for interview may be the twice the number of vacancies.
(h) The Commission shall prepare a list of selected candidates arranged in order of merit equal to the number of advertised vacancies on the basis of the marks secured in the written examination and viva voce test.
(i) If two or more candidates obtain equal marks, the order of merit shall be determined in accordance with the highest marks in aggregate secured by such candidate in the written examination. Should the marks secured by them in the written examination be equal, the order of merit shall be determined in accordance with the highest marks secured in any Master's Degree Examination.
How to Apply :
(a) Candidates must go through the details of this Advertisement available in the Website of OPSC before filling up online application form.
(b) Candidates must apply online through the concerned Website of the OPSC http://opsc.gov.in. Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and summarily rejected.
(c) Before filling up the online application form, the candidates must go through detailed instructions available at OPSC portal.
(d) The online application form is automated and system driven and will guide the candidate seamlessly in filling the application. The requisite options shall be enabled and information shall be asked as per data furnished by the candidate. Before filling the information ensure that accurate information is fed. for edit option is limited & on confirmation there is no scope for further edit even if wrongful entry has been made while filling up application.
(e) Candidates are requested to upload the scanned image of latest passport size photograph along with scanned image of his/her full signature and scanned image of Left-hand Thumb Impression (LTI) in the online application form. Uploaded photograph, Specimen (full) signature and LTI must be clearly identifiable / visible, otherwise the application of the candidate is liable to be rejected by the Commission and no representation from the candidate will be entertained.
(f) Candidates should keep at least two copies of latest passport size photograph which is uploaded to the online application form for future use
(g) On successful submission of the online Registration, a unique Permanent Public Service Account Number (PPSAN) will be assigned to the applicant. Candidates are required to take a printout of the finally submitted online Registration/Re-registration and finally submitted Online Application forms and put his/ her signature under the declaration for submission to OPSC along with copies of requisite certificate & documents as and when asked.
(h) The candidates are advised to submit the Online Application Form well in advance without waiting for the closing date to avoid last hour rush.
(i) Certificate of Admission to the written examination to the eligible candidates will be uploaded in the Website of the OPSC prior to the date of written examination which will be published in the Website of the Commission and Newspapers. The candidates are required to download their Admission Certificate from the Website of the Commission and produce the same at the Examination centre for admission to the written examination.
a. No separate correspondence will be made on this score. Intimation letters to candidates for document verification & interview and Attestation
(j) form & Bio-data form shall be uploaded in the website of OPSC prior to the date of Document Verification/ Interview. (k) Any complaint on the conduct of examination must be sent to the Grievance Wing of the Commission by e-Mail (opsc@nic.in) within 05 (Five) days of completion of the examination.
(k) Online applications are invited from the prospective candidates through the Proforma application to be made available on the website (https://www.opsc.gov.in).
(l)The link for registration/ re-registration & payment of examination fee shall be available from 06.07.2021 to 05.08.2021 (Note: 12.08.2021 is the last date for submission of Registered Online Application)