ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Apply Online: https://apscrecruitment.in

Technical Support email: [email protected] Phone: 1800-572-23-43
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ADVT. NO. 10/2020

No. 80PSC/DR-5/1/2020-2021 Dated Guwahati the 27th Oct./2020

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.

A) 1. Name of the Post: - Junior Engineer (Civil) under Fishery Department.

2. No. of Posts: - 18 (Eighteen) Nos.

Post
Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved reserved
Name of the
Open for for For For for Grand for PWD
Service/Post
category OBC/MOBC SC STP STH EWS Total &Type of
Disability
Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW

Junior Engineer
Locomotor
(Civil) under 09 03 05 01 0 0 01 0 02 0 01 0 18 04 Disability-
Fishery Department 1

*Reservation as per draft advertisement received from Government against total numbers of posts in the cadre.

3. Scale of Pay: - Pay scale + Grade Pay + Other allowances as admissible to the Assam State Government employees
from time to time (per month).

Pay scale Grade Pay Pay band

Rs. 14,000/- to 60,500/- Rs. 8,700/- PB- 2

4. Eligibility Criteria :-
i. The candidate must be a permanent resident of Assam.
ii. The candidate must produce PRC issued in Assam for educational purpose as a proof of
residency along with the application form.

5. Minimum Essential Qualification:

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. No queries will be entertained related to the eligibility criteria by the Commission.

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  A candidate must have passed Diploma in Civil Engineering from any Govt. Engineering institute recognized
by AICTE. Diploma in Civil Engineering obtained through Distance mode of Education, by whatever name called,
will not be accepted.

NOTE-I: The prescribed essential qualifications are the minimum and the mere possession of the same does not
entitle candidates to be called for interview.

6. Age:
The candidates should not be less than 18 years of age and not more than 38 years of age as on
01/01/2020. The upper age limit is relaxable :

(i) By 5 years for SC/ST candidates, i.e. upto 43 years.

(ii) By 3 years for OBC/MOBC candidates i.e. upto 41 years as per Govt. Notification No. ABP.
6/2016/9 dated Dispur the 25th April 2018.
(iii) For Persons with Disability (PWD) by 10 years irrespective of SC/ST/OBC and General Category
of candidate as per Govt. Notification No. ABP 144/95/121 dated Dispur the 28th October, 2015.
The age limit of the candidates will be calculated on the basis of the Matriculation /HSLC Admit Card or
Pass Certificate issued by a recognized Central/State Board/Council and no other document shall be accepted in lieu of
the mentioned documents.

7. For PWD Category Candidate: To be eligible for consideration under PWD category, a candidate must possess
Benchmark Disability and must produce supporting necessary PWD certificate issued by competent authority
along with the application form.

NOTE-II: The candidates applying for the Post should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for
recruitment to the Post. If on verification at any time before or after the Interview, it is found that they do not fulfill
any of the eligibility conditions; their candidature for the Post will be cancelled by the Commission.

B. (i) STARTING DATE FOR ONLINE APPLICATION: 28-10-2020

(ii) CLOSING DATE FOR ONLINE APPLICATION: 27-11-2020

C. APPLICATION FEES:

Under the Digital India initiative by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of
India, APSC has decided to launch its Online Recruitment portal with the help of CSC-SPV, a MeitY approved
organization, which will charge a processing fee of Rs. 30.00/- + 18% tax = Rs.35.40/- from each candidate. The
Application Fees is as per Govt. Notification No. FEG.32/2016/8-A dated Dispur the 28th October, 2016 communicated
vide letter No.ABP.60/2014/11 dated 2nd February 2018 and Govt. Notification No.ABP144/95/121dated Dispur the 28th
October, 2015 for persons with disabilities (PWD) candidates.

Processing Fee Taxable amount on Total Amount

Sl. Application fee
Category Charged by CSC- processing fee (Rs)
No (Rs)
SPV (Rs) (@18%)
1. General/EWS 250 30 5.40 285.40

2. SC/ST/OBC/MOBC 150 30 5.40 185.40

3. BPL Nil 30 5.40 35.40

4. PWBD Nil 30 5.40 35.40

(i) Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against
such rejection would be entertained.
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(ii) Fees once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fees be held in reserve for any
other examination or selection.
(iii) EWS candidates must produce Income & Assets certificate of the family issued by the officer not below the rank
of Circle Officer as per provision of Para 5 of Govt. OM No.ABP.07/2019/4, dated 10-04-2019. Kindly, refer to the
Govt. OM No.ABP.07/2019/16 dated 31-12-2019. Candidates may download the specimen copy of EWS Certificate
on www.apsc.nic.in under “Forms & Downloads”.
(iv) LAST DATE FOR PAYMENT OF APPLICATION FEES: 29-11-2020

D. PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITY

Physically Handicapped (PH) Persons or Persons with disabilities, as indicated against various item(s) in the
VACANCY DETAILS, can apply to the respective posts even if the post is not reserved for them but has been
identified as Suitable. However, such candidates will be considered for selection to such post by general standard of
merit. Persons suffering from not less than 40% of relevant disability shall alone be eligible for the benefit of
reservation and other relaxations as permissible under the rules. Thus, Physically Handicapped (PH) persons can
avail benefit:
(i). Reservation and other concessions and relaxation as permissible under the rules only when degree of
physical disability. Is 40% or more and the posts are reserved for PH candidates.
(ii). Other Concessions and Relaxations as permissible under the rules only when degree of physical disability is
40% or more and the posts are suitable for PH candidates.

E. HOW TO APPLY
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. Online Application Form is available in English and Assamese Language but it can only be filled in English
Language. 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)

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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 each post; however, if
somehow, if he/she submits multiple Online Recruitment Applications for one 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. Candidates who wish to apply for more than one post should apply separately for each post and pay the
fee for each post in the prescribed manner.
23. 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.
24. The candidates are advised to submit the Online Recruitment Application well in advance without waiting for the
closing date.
25. 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.

26. For any other issues related to online application form you can contact the following-
Email: [email protected]
Contact No: 1800-572-23-43 (From 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on all working days)

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F. 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)/sub-category/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. Candidates must, if required, attend a personal interview/VIVA-VOCE at a specific place, as may be fixed by the
Commission. The Commission does not defray the traveling or other expenses of candidates summoned for
interview.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Canvassing in any form will disqualify a candidate.

G. DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES TO BE PRODUCED AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW.

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.

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 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 6th 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.

NOTE I: Date of birth mentioned in Online Recruitment Application is final. No subsequent request for change of date of
birth will be considered or granted. No document other than the HSLC or Class X Board Examination Admit Card/Pass
Certificate, in which the date of birth is recorded, will be accepted by the Commission for determination of age.
NOTE II: Candidates are warned that they should not furnish any particulars that are false or suppress any material
information in filling up the application form. Candidates are also warned that they should in no case correct or alter or
otherwise tamper with any entry in a document or its attested/certified copy submitted by them nor should they submit a
tampered/fabricated document. If there is any inaccuracy or any discrepancy between two or more such documents or
their attested/certified copies, an explanation regarding this discrepancy should be submitted.

H . DIRECT RECRUITMENT:
The selection procedure will be notified later on followed by issuing corrigendum/addendum,
if required. The commission will decide the provision for selection in respect of any post/posts or service/
services considering the status, cadre and grade or the number of applications received for the advertised
post/posts or service/ services.
The Commission will also decide to conduct examination/test etc. zone wise, depending upon the
numbers of candidates against the districts shown below:

Sl NO Name of Zones Districts covered under the Zones

1 Silchar Hailakandi, Karimganj, Cachar
2 Jorhat Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Majuli, Charaideo, Sivasagar&Tinsukia
3 Nagaon DimaHasao, Hojai, Nagaon, Morigaon, KarbiAnglong& West KarbiAnglong
4 Tezpur Biswanath, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Udalguri
5 Kokrajhar Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Kokrajhar, South Salmara
6 Guwahati Barpeta, Baksa, Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), Nalbari and Darrang

NB: The Commission has the discretion to reduce or increase the number of zones depending upon the
number of candidates.

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 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.

 The Advertisement has been issued as per the service order.

Sd/-
Under Secretary
Assam Public Service Commission
Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-22

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