EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL (EMRS)

INFORMATION BULLETIN & GUIDELINES FOR FILLING OF ONLINE

APPLICATION FORM FOR EMRS STAFF SELECTION EXAM (ESSE)-2023

National Education Society for Tribal Students

Year-2023
Year-2023

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 INDEX

Sl. No. Particulars Pg. No.

1. INTRODUCTION 3
2. IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT A GLANCE 4-5
EMRS STAFF SELECTION EXAM (ESSE)-2023

3.1 About EMRS Staff Selection Exam-(ESSE) 2023

3.2 Post Details and Level of Pay
3.3 Scheme of Examination
3. 3.4 Marking Scheme 6-15
3.5 Syllabus for Examination
3.6 General instructions
3.7 Important Instructions for the Candidates
3.8 Rough Work

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA & QUALIFICATION

4.1 Eligibility Criteria

4. 16-21
4.2 Age Relaxation Policy
4.3 Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Reservation Policy
4.4 Facilities for PwBD candidates to appear in the exam
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM
5. 22
5.1 As per instructions contained on the website and in the application form
UNFAIR MEANS PRACTICES AND BREACH OF EXAMINATION
RULES
6. 23
6.1 Definition of Unfair Means Practices
6.2 Punishment for using Unfair means practices
6.3 Cancellation of Result
Appendices
Appendix-I: Syllabus of the Examination
7. 24

8. Appendix-II: Certificate regarding physical limitation to an examinee to write 25

9. Appendix-IIA: Format for OBC Certificate 26
10. Appendix-IIB: Format for SC/ST Certificate 27-28
11. Appendix-IIC: Format for PwBD Certificate 29
12. Appendix-III: Letter of Undertaking for Using Own Scribe 30
13. Appendix-IV: List of Examination Cities 31-32

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 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
• National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), an autonomous organization established
under Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India invites online application from Indian
Citizens for recruitment on Direct basis to the posts of Principal, Post Graduate Teachers,
Accountant, Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) and Lab Attendant.

Objectives of EMRS

• Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) are being established with objective of providing
quality education from Class VI to XII students belonging to ST category. These schools will be
set up at block level as residential schools and will have separate hostels for boys and girls,
accommodation for teachers, mess facility, playground and all other amenities in line with
Navodaya Vidyalayas. For details of locations and amenities, please see web site of EMRS
(emrs.tribal.gov.in). EMRS being fully residential institutions, teaching and non-teaching staff are
required to stay on campus for which rent free accommodation as available will be provided.

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 CHAPTER-2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
Exam Dates, Fee details and Application Procedure
EVENTS DATES/FEES
Online Submission of Application Form (up
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to 23:50 Hrs. of 31st July 2023)
Fee Payable for ESSE-2023
*Processing charges on the applications fee and
Goods & Service Taxes (GST) thereon as Online mode only.
applicable, are to be borne by the candidate at
the time of transaction
Principal Rs. 2000/-
PGT Rs. 1500/-
Non-teaching Staff Rs. 1000/-
Downloading of Admit Cards from NESTS
Will be notified on NESTS website
website
Date of Examinations Will be notified on NESTS website
Duration of Examination 180 minutes for Teaching Staff and
150 minutes for Non-teaching Staff
Centre of Examination As indicated on Admit Card
Display of Question Paper attempted by the
To be displayed on the NESTS website in due
Candidate and Answer Keys for inviting
course
challenges on NESTS’s website
Declaration of Computer Based Test Result To be displayed on the NESTS website in due
on NESTS website course
Schedule for Interview for the post of
To be displayed on the NESTS website
Principal only

1. Candidates are required to apply through “Online” mode only for the post(s) as per the
advertisement/vacancy circular. The Application Form in any other mode will not be accepted.
2. A candidate may apply for more than one post if he/she is eligible. In such cases, the candidate will
have to pay the requisite fee separately for each post as applicable. However, for PGT post, eligible
candidates can apply for one/single subject only.
3. No fee is required to be paid by candidates belonging to SC/ST/PwBD categories.
4. Candidates have to pay fees separately if he/she is applying for more than one post.
5. Candidates must read carefully the instructions contained in the online application format/vacancy
circular/information bulletin on the website for filling up the Application Form. Candidates not
complying with the instructions will liable to be summarily disqualified.
6. Candidates shall ensure that the information entered by them in their respective online Application
Form is correct. Information provided by the candidates in their respective online Application
Forms, like, name of candidate, contact/address details, category, PwBD status, educational

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 qualification details, date of birth, choice of exam cities experience detail will be treated as
final.
7. NESTS do not edit/modify/alter any information entered by the candidates after completion of
application process under any circumstances. Any request for change in information thereafter will
not be entertained. Therefore, candidates are advised to exercise utmost caution before filling up
correct details in the Application Form.
8. NESTS disclaim any liability that may arise to a candidate(s) due to incorrect information provided
by him/her in his/her online Application Form.
9. In case any discrepancy or variation in the translated version of this advertisement is found in Hindi,
the text provided in the English version shall be treated as final.
10. The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form will be generated only after successful
payment by the candidate. In case, the confirmation page is not generated after payment of fee, the
candidate may have to approach the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway. NESTS shall not be
responsible for any refund under these circumstances.
11. Candidates must ensure that their email address and mobile number to be registered in their online
Application Form are valid as relevant/important information/communication will be sent on the
registered e-mail address and/or through SMS on registered mobile number only. NESTS shall not
be responsible for any non-communication/mis-communication with a candidate in the email
address or mobile number given by him/her.
12. Candidates shall appear at their own cost at the Examination Centre on the date, shift and time
indicated on their Admit Cards.
13. Candidates are advised to visit the website and check their e-mails regularly for latest updates.
14. Any candidate found to be misleading by providing inaccurate information will be debarred from
taking this recruitment examination and his/her candidature for any post will automatically be
treated as rejected.
15. In case it is found at any time in future that the candidate has used/uploaded the photograph,
signature and certificate(s) of someone else in his/her Application Form/Admit Card or he/she has
tampered his/her Admit Card, these acts of the candidate shall be treated as Unfair Means (UFM)
Practices on his/her part and he/she shall be proceeded with necessary actions.
16. Candidates are NOT allowed to carry Instruments, Geometry or Pencil box, Handbag, Purse, any
kind of Paper/ Stationery/ Textual material (printed or written material), Eatables and Water (loose
or packed), Mobile Phone/Earphone/Microphone/Pager, Calculator, DocuPen, Slide Rules, Log
Tables, Camera, Tape Recorder, Electronic Watches with facilities of calculator, any metallic item
or electronic gadgets/devices in the Examination Hall/Room.

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 CHAPTER 3: EMRS STAFF SELECTION EXAM (ESSE)-2023
3.1 About EMRS Staff Selection Exam (ESSE) –2023

NESTS is conducting ESSE-2023 to fill up the vacancies of teaching and non-teaching staff in EMRSs.
The following points are to be considered for recruitment: -
Post Vacancies
Principal 303
PGT 2266
Accountant 361
Jr. Secretariat Assistant (JSA) 759
Lab Attendant 373
Total 4062

Principal (Group-A):
UR EWS OBC SC ST Total OH VI HI Others
(NCL)
125 30 81 45 22 303 13 0 0 0
Nature of disabilities for the post in which horizontal reservation for PwBDs is earmarked: OA, Dw, AAV, LC.

Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs) (Group-B):

S.No. Subject Total UR EWS OBC SC ST OH VI HI Others

(NCL)
1 English 246 102 24 66 36 18 2 3 3 2
2 Hindi 200 81 20 54 30 15 2 2 2 2
3 Maths 244 101 24 65 36 18 3 2 2 3
4 Chemistry 169 71 16 45 25 12 2 2 2 1
5 Physics 179 75 17 48 26 13 1 2 2 2
6 Biology 236 98 23 63 35 17 3 2 2 2
7 History 185 78 18 49 27 13 2 2 2 2
8 Geography 154 64 15 41 23 11 1 2 1 2
9 Commerce 140 58 14 37 21 10 2 1 2 1
10 Economics 161 66 16 43 24 12 1 2 1 2
11 Computer 172 72 17 46 25 12 2 1 2 2
Science
Total 2086 866 204 557 308 151 21 21 21 21

Nature of disabilities for the post(s) in which horizontal reservation for PwBDs is earmarked:

OH VI HI Others
Col.I Col.II Col.III Col.IV
OA, OL, AAV, Dw, LC LV HH Multiple disabilities
mentioned in Col. I to III

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Post Graduate Teachers (Third Language) (Group-B):

S. No. Subject No. of UR EWS OBC SC ST OH VI HI Others

(Language) vacancies (NCL)
1 Marathi 16 8 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 0
2 Odiya 20 9 2 5 3 1 0 0 0 0
3 Telugu 37 18 3 9 5 2 1 0 1 0
4 Sanskrit 97 41 9 26 14 7 1 1 1 1
5 Bengali 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Santhali 7 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 180 84 15 45 25 11 2 2 2 1

Nature of disabilities for the post(s) in which horizontal reservation for PwBDs is earmarked:

OH VI HI Others
Col.I Col.II Col.III Col.IV
OA, OL, AAV, Dw, LC LV HH Multiple disabilities mentioned in Col. I to III

Non-Teaching posts:

S. Name of Total UR EWS OBC SC ST OH VI HI Others ESM

No. Post (NCL)
1 Jr. Secretariat
759 311 75 204 113 56 10 0 11 10 75
Assistant
2 Accountant 361 147 36 97 54 27 5 0 4 5 0
3 Lab
373 154 37 100 55 27 5 0 5 5 37
Attendant
Total 1493 612 148 401 222 110 20 0 20 20 112

Nature of disabilities for the post(s) in which horizontal reservation for PwBDs is earmarked:

Name of post OH VI HI Others

CoI.I CoI.II CoI.III CoI. IV
Jr. Secretariat OA, OL, AAV, -- HH Multiple disabilities mentioned in
Assistant Dw,LC CoI. I & III
Accountant OA, OL, BL, -- HH Multiple disabilities mentioned in
AAV, LC CoI. I & III
Lab Attendant AAV, Dw, LC -- HH Multiple disabilities mentioned in
CoI. I & III

Abbreviation used: OH=Orthopedically Handicapped, VI=Visually Impaired, HI=Hearing Impaired, HH=Hard of

Hearing, LV= Low Vision, OA= One Arm, OL=One Leg, OAL=One Arm & One Leg, LC= Leprosy Cured, Dw=
Dwarfism, AAV= Acid Attack Victims, MD= Multiple Disabilities
Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities has been ensured in accordance with the provisions of
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and instructions issued by GoI in this regard.

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Other instructions: -

a. Only Indian citizens are eligible to apply.

b. The vacancies for the posts included in this recruitment notification are tentative and may increase or
decrease.
c. NESTS reserves the right to fill or not to fill or partially fill any of the above vacancies without
assigning any reasons whatsoever. NESTS also reserves the right to cancel/ restrict / modify/ alter the
recruitment process, if required, without giving any further notice or assigning any reasons thereof.
d. The recruitment shall be in accordance with the recruitment rules notified by NESTS and recruited
Staff will be the employees of NESTS.
e. Qualification acquired by the candidates should be strictly in accordance with the notified / prescribed
qualifications only and necessary certificates should be produced at the time of
interview/document verification/Selection.
f. The cut-off date for determining various eligibility criteria (Educational Qualifications, age limit etc.)
will be 31st July 2023. Before applying, applicants must satisfy themselves about their eligibility as on
31st July 2023.
g. The Reservation policy of Govt. of India applicable for direct recruitment on all India basis will be
followed.
h. The written (OMR Based) test will be followed by an interview for the post of Principal only. Based
on the performance in written (OMR Based) test and also keeping in view the number of vacancies, the
candidate will be called for interview/ Personal Interaction in the ratio of 1:3. Intimation to this effect
will be uploaded on the website “emrs.tribal.gov.in” in due course. Weightage of written test (OMR
Based examination) and Interview will be in ratio 80% and 20% while determining the merit list for
the post of Principal. In case of teaching staff (PGTs) the final selection will be based on marks obtained
in written (OMR Based) test only.
i. A post-wise waitlist of ten percent of the candidates in the final post-wise merit list shall be maintained
for a period of one year by NESTS. However, NESTS does not guarantee appointment to candidates
whose names appear in the waitlist.
j. In case of non-teaching staff (Accountant, JSA, Lab Attendant), the final selection will be based on
marks obtained in written test and skill test, if any, as has been specified under Para 3.3 (Scheme of
Exam).
k. The list of short-listed candidates for recruitment to all the posts included in this recruitment
notification will be displayed on the NESTS website. No separate correspondence will be entertained
in this regard.
l. NESTS shall be responsible for final selection and implementation of reservation roster. NESTS may
take up the verification of eligibility of the candidate at any point of time prior to or after the completion
of the selection process. Even if Admit Card is issued to a candidate due to lack of information in the
application form or otherwise and if it is found at any stage (including the date of joining & thereafter)
that the candidate is not eligible, then his/ her candidature shall be summarily rejected.
m. The candidate’s response sheet and other related papers/documents of examination in respect of this
recruitment shall be kept as record for two months only from the date of publication of result.
n. The final allotment to the selected candidates will be made on the merit and vacancies. The selected
candidates can be posted in any EMRS across the country. Posting will be at the sole discretion of
NESTS.
o. Selected candidates will initially be on probation for a period of two years, which can be extended at
the discretion of the Competent Authority. During the probation period, services of probationer can be
terminated at any time without assigning any reason thereof.

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 p. The candidates should take a printout of the online application and preserve it for their record and
should not send the same to NESTS or to any other address. The application printout will also have to
be submitted at the time of interviews/document verification along with the self-attested copies of
certificates in support of Age, Qualification, Experience, Caste, Non-Creamy Layer, Physical disability
& Economically Weaker Section (EWS), as applicable.
q. The name of the candidate and his/her father/mother/husband etc. should be spelt correctly in the
application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify
the candidature.

3.2 Post Details and Level of Pay:

S.No. Post Details Subjects Pay Matrix
1. Principal - Level 12
(Rs. 78800-209200/-)
2. Post Graduate English / Hindi / Physics / Chemistry / Level 8
Teachers (PGTs) Mathematics / Economics / Biology / (Rs. 47600-151100/-)
History / Geography / Commerce / Third
Language / Computer Science
3. Accountant - Level 6
(Rs. 35400-112400)
4. JSA - Level 2
(Rs. 19900-63200)
5. Lab Attendant - Level 1
(Rs. 18000-56900)
3.3 Scheme of Examination
3.3.1 Mode of Examination
EMRS Staff Selection Exam (ESSE-2023) will be conducted in “OMR Based (Pen-Paper)” mode.
3.3.2 Choice of Medium of Question/Exam Papers
Medium of Examination will be both in Hindi and English. Further, for the post of PGT (Third Language),
the medium of test for Part-V (Domain Knowledge) will be in concerned third language.
3.3.3 Exam Pattern-
PRINCIPAL
• Exam (Objective Type): 130 marks and language Competency Test -20 marks
• Personality Test/ Interview: 40 marks
Test Component of the test Number of Total Duration of the
questions marks test
Part-I Reasoning & Numeric Ability 10 10 The test will be
Part-II General Awareness 20 20 of 3 hours
Part-III Language Competency Test (General English and 20 20 without any time
General Hindi-10 marks each subject) limit for each
Part-IV Academics and residential aspects (Detailed 50 50 part of the test
syllabus as on NESTS website) individually.
Part-V Administration and Finance (Detailed syllabus as 50 50
on NESTS Website)
Total 150 150

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PGTs:
Exam (Objective Type): 130 marks and language Competency Test – 20 marks

Test Component of the test Number of Total Duration of the

questions marks test
Part-I General Awareness 10 10 The test will be
Part-II Reasoning Ability 20 20 of 3 hours
Part-III Knowledge of ICT 10 10 duration without
Part-IV Teaching Aptitude 10 10 any time limit
Part-V Domain Knowledge: 70+5+5 80 for each part of
a) Subject specific syllabus as on ------- the test
NESTS website under Recruitment individually.
Heading (emrs.tribal.gov.in)
b) Experiential activity-based pedagogy and
case study-based questions.
c) NEP-2020
Total 130 130
Part-VI Language Competency Test (General English and 20 20
General Hindi-10 marks each subject). This part is
qualifying in nature only with minimum 40%
marks in each language. Part-I to V of the
candidate will not be evaluated, if he/she fails to
attain qualifying marks in Part-VI.

Note:
For all subjects of PGTs, Part-I to IV & VI will be common. Part V will be subject specific.

Junior Secretariat Assistant:

Exam (Objective Type): 130 marks
Test Component of the test Number of Total Duration of the
questions marks test
Part-I Reasoning Ability 20 20 The test will be
Part-II Quantitative Aptitude 20 20 of 2 ½ hours
Part-III General Awareness 30 30 duration without
Part-IV Language Competency Test (General English and 30 30 any time limit
General Hindi-15 marks each subject) for each part of
Part-V Basic Knowledge of Computer Operation 30 30 test individually.

Stage-II – Typewriting Test [will be assessed on PC (Personal Computer) only]

50 marks- passing marks shall be 20. This part shall be qualifying in nature. Candidates based on the
merit shall be called for Stage-II i.e. Typewriting test in the ratio of 1:3.

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Lab Attendant:
Exam (Objective type): 120 marks
Test Component of the test Number of Total Marks Duration of the
questions test
Part-I Reasoning Ability 15 15 The test will
Part-II General Awareness 15 15 be of 2 ½
Part-III Language Competency Test 30 30 hours duration
(General English and General Hindi- without any
15 marks each subject) time limit for each
Part-IV Subject specific knowledge 60 60 part of test
Total 120 120 Individually

3.4 Marking Scheme

One mark (1) shall be awarded to every correct answer and 0.25 shall be deducted for every incorrect
answer. Unanswered questions will not be given any marks.
Important Note for Multiple Choice Questions-To answer a question, the candidates need to mark only
one option on the OMR sheet corresponding to the correct answer. However, if during the process of
scanning of OMR sheets, more than one option is found marked by the candidate against a question, it
will not be assessed (i.e. no marks will be awarded for such question). Further, if any misprinting or
ambiguity in any of the question is noticed by the subject experts at the time of verification of challenges
of answer keys after conduct of examination, a policy decision will be taken as per the recommendation
of subject experts.
Display of Scanned Image of OMR Answer Sheet and Answer Key
The OMR answer sheet and the Answer Keys of examination will be displayed on website of NESTS for
which a public notice will also be issued on the website https://ctet.nic.in. The candidates may download
the same in the stipulated time as notified in the Public Notice. The Answer Keys are likely to be displayed
for two to three days to provide an opportunity to the candidates to challenge the answer(s) with a non-
refundable prescribed fee of Rs.1000/- per question as processing charges, in case they are not satisfied
with any of the answer(s). Only paid challenges made during stipulated time will be considered.
Challenges without payment of fee and those submitted on any other medium (viz.
email/letter/representation) will not be considered. The subject experts will examine all the challenges
received and then the final answer keys will be prepared by them. The decision of subject experts on the
challenges shall be final and no further communication will be entertained. The candidates will not be
informed individually about the status of their challenges. The result will be declared according to the
final answer keys prepared by the subject experts. In case challenge on answer key(s) is accepted by the
subject expert(s), the amount will be refunded to concerned candidate after declaration of result.
No grievance with regard to answer key(s) after declaration of result will be entertained.

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3.5 Syllabus for Examination
The details of the syllabus for each post are given on the website emrs.tribal.gov.in and Appendix -I.

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3.6 General Instructions
• The e-Admit Card would be issued to the candidates through the NESTS website subject to the
fulfillment of the eligibility conditions and receipt of prescribed application fee.
• Candidate may please note that Admit Cards will not be sent by post.
• In no case, the duplicate Admit Card for EMRS Staff Selection Exam- 2023 would be issued at
the Examination Centres.
• The candidates will appear in the examination at the given Centre on the date and shift/timing as
indicated in his/her e-Admit Card.
• No candidate will be allowed to appear at the examination center, on the date and shift/time other
than that allotted to him/her in his/her Admit card.
• In case a candidate is unable to download his/her Admit Card from the website, he/she should
approach the Help Line Number 011-22240112 between 09:00 am to 05:30 pm on working days
or email his/her query on [email protected].
• The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the Admit Card carefully and strictly follow
them during the examination.
• The candidates’ data/photo/signature on the admit card is printed from the particulars filled by the
candidates in their online application form. The requests for any correction in the particulars shown
on admit card will not be entertained. However, in case of any other discrepancy related to date of
examination, details of examination centre/city etc., the candidate may immediately approach the
Help Line Number 011-22240112 between 09:00 am to 05:30 pm on working days or email his/her
query on [email protected]. All such queries shall be entertained till the date
specified on the NESTS website.
• Candidate must not mutilate the Admit Card or change any entry made therein.
• Candidates are advised to preserve their Admit Cards in good condition for future reference.
• No Admit Card shall be issued to the candidates whose Applications are found to be incomplete
for any reasons (including indistinct/ doubtful photographs/unsigned Applications) or who do not
fulfill the eligibility criteria for the examination.
• Issue of Admit Cards, however, shall not necessarily mean acceptance of eligibility which shall be
further scrutinized at subsequent stages of selection process.

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3.7 Important Instructions for the Candidates:
1 Candidates are advised to report at the Examination Centre 2 hours before commencement of the
examination.
2 The candidate must show, on demand, the Admit Card for admission in the examination room/hall. The
Test Centre Staff on duty is authorized to verify the identity of candidates and may take steps to verify
and confirm the identity credentials. Candidates are requested to extend their full cooperation. A
candidate who does not possess the valid Admit Card shall not be permitted for the examination under
any circumstances by the Centre Superintendent.
3 A seat indicating Roll Number will be allotted to each candidate. Candidates should find and sit on
their allocated seat only. In case, a candidate changes room/hall or the seat on his/her own rather than
the one allotted, the candidature shall be cancelled. No plea would be entertained in this regard.
4 The candidate should ensure that the question paper distributed to him/her is as per his/her opted post
indicated in the Admit Card. In case, the post of question paper is other than his/her opted post, the
same may be brought to the notice of the Invigilator concerned.
5 Candidate may approach the Centre Superintendent/Invigilator in the room for any assistance, first aid
emergency or any other information during the course of examination.
6 For those who are unable to appear on the scheduled date of test for any reason, re-test shall not be held
under any circumstances.
Note: Candidates shall appear at their own cost at the Centre on date and shift as indicated in their
Admit Card issued. Under no circumstance the Centre and shift provided in the Admit Card shall be
changed.

Candidates MUST bring the following documents on the day of examination at the test Centre.
Candidates who will not bring these will not be allowed to sit in the examination.
a. Printed copy of Admit Card downloaded from NESTS website.
b. One passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the Online Application Form) should be
taken for pasting on the specific space in the attendance sheet, if required, at Centre during the
examination.
c. Any one of the authorized photo IDs (must be original, valid, and non-expired)-PAN
card/Driving License/Voter ID/Passport/Aadhaar Card (With photograph) E-Aadhaar with
photograph/Ration Card with photograph.
d. PwBD certificate issued by the authorized medical officer, if claiming the relaxation under
PwBD category
OR
PwBD Certificate regarding physical limitation in an examination to write as per Appendix-
II/ Appendix IIC given in Information Bulletin, if claiming the relaxation under PwBD
category.
OR
Letter of Undertaking for using Own Scribe as per Appendix-III given in Information
Bulletin, if claiming the relaxation under PwBD category.

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3.8 Rough Work
All calculations/writing work are to be done only in the Rough Sheet provided at the Test Centre in the
examination Room/Hall and on completion of the test, candidates must hand over the Rough Sheets to the
Invigilator on duty in the Room/Hall.

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 CHAPTER 4: ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA & QUALIFICATION
Post Age limit Qualification and Experience
Principal Not exceeding 50 years. Essential Qualification:
A. Academic:
Age relaxation for i) Master’s Degree from recognized
SC/ST/OBC and other University/Institute
categories as applicable ii) B.Ed. degree
under the Govt. of India B. Experience:
Rules. Persons having 12 years of combined experience as Vice
Up to 55 years for Principal/PGT/TGT with minimum 4 years as PGT and
EMRS employees* above
DESIRABLE:
1. Experience of working in a fully residential school.
2. Proficiency in English, Hindi and Regional
Language.
3. Working knowledge of computers.
PGT Not exceeding 40 years. Essential Qualification:
A. Post Graduate degree from any recognized
Age relaxation for University/Institute deemed as University in following
SC/ST/OBC and other subjects:
categories as applicable Post Master’s Degree in the Subject**
under the Govt. of India PGT(English) English
Rules. PGT (Hindi) Hindi
PGT(Physics) Physics
Up to 55 years for PGT(Chemistry) Chemistry
EMRS employees* PGT(Mathematics) Mathematics
PGT(Biology) Botany/Zoology/Biology
PGT(History) History
PGT(Geography) Geography
PGT(Commerce) Commerce with Accounting/Cost
Accounting/ Financial
Accounting as a major subject of
study. Holders of Degree of
M.Com. in Applied/Business
Economics shall not be eligible.
PGT(Economics) Economics
PGT(Regional Regional Language.
Language)
**Master’s Degree in any subject other than the subjects
mentioned above will not be considered eligible.
Important Note:
Candidates possessing Master’s Degree with specialization
in subject (s) as mentioned above will only be considered as
eligible.

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Post Age limit Qualification and Experience
B. B.Ed. Degree. (In case of integrated 4 years degree
course, B. Ed. is not required)
PGT Not exceeding 40 years. ESSENTAL QUALIFICATION:
(Computer M.Sc. (Computer Science/IT) MCA from recognized
Science) Age relaxation for University/Institute.
SC/ST/OBC and other OR
categories as applicable M.E. Or M. Tech. (Computer Science/IT) from recognized
under the Govt. of India University/Institute.
Rules.
Up to 55 years for
EMRS employees*
Accountant Not exceeding 30 years. Degree of Commerce from a recognize University/Institute.

Age relaxation for

SC/ST/OBC and other
categories as applicable
under the Govt. of India
Rules.

Up to 55 years for
EMRS employees*
Junior Not exceeding 30 years. Senior Secondary (Class XII) certificate from a recognized
Secretariat Board and possessing minimum speed of 35 words per
Assistant Age relaxation for minutes in English typing or 30 words per minute in Hindi
(JSA) SC/ST/OBC and other typing.
categories as applicable
under the Govt. of India
Rules.

Up to 55 years for
EMRS employees*
Lab Up to 30 years 10th Class Pass with a certificate/diploma in Laboratory
Attendant technique
Age relaxation for OR
SC/ST/OBC and other 12th Class with science stream from a recognized
categories as applicable board/university.
under the Govt. of India
Rules.
Up to 55 years for
EMRS employee*
*EMRS employees are those who are appointed on regular pay scales for EMRS.

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Note:
• Those applying in response to ESSE-2023 advertisement should satisfy themselves regarding
their eligibility for the post applied for.
• Since individual scrutiny of a very large number of applications may not be feasible, the
consideration of application at the time of written (OMR Based) test will be provisional only.
• Verification of documents shall be carried out by NESTS before appointment.
• The candidate must have certificate of minimum required qualification at the time of
submission of application.
• At any stage of the recruitment process, including after recruitment or joining, if any of the
following is detected, the said applicant will be liable to be removed, disqualified, prosecuted
and debarred for all appointments in EMRS, NESTS and her/his application/appointment
will be rejected forthwith. If the applicant:
o has provided wrong information or submitted false documents; or
o has suppressed relevant information; or
o has resorted to unfair means during the Recruitment process; or
o is found guilty of impersonation; or
o has created disturbance affecting the smooth conduct of the written (OMR Based)
test at the test centre/venue; or
o has uploaded non-human or irrelevant photograph
4.2 Age Relaxation Policy:
Age Relaxation is permissible to various applicants as under-

Sl. Category of Persons Extent of age

No. Relaxation/Concession
(a) Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe 5 years
(b) Other Backward Classes (NCL) 3 years
(c) Candidates with 3 years continuous service in Central Govt. 5 years
provided the posts are in same or allied cadres.
(d) Persons ordinarily domiciled in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir 5 years
during 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989
(e) Women (All Category) only if applying for PGTs posts 10 years
(f) Persons with disabilities (including women)
(i) SC/ST 15 years
(ii) OBC 13 years
(iii) General 10 years
For woman with disability, clause (e) is not
applicable
(g) For other than permanent employees working in EMRS as on 55 years
01/01/2023
(h) EMRS employees – who are appointed on regular pay scales 55 years
for EMRS.
(i) Ex-Servicemen who have put in not less than six months continuous service in Armed
Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) shall be allowed to deduct the period of such service
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 from his/her actual age and if the resultant age does not exceed maximum age limit
prescribed for the post by more than three years, he/she shall be deemed to satisfy the
condition regarding age limit.
(Important: Such ex-serviceman who are already employed as regular civil employees
under Government by availing benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman are entitled for age
relaxation only as provided under extant rules.)

Note:
(i) The age of the candidate should not exceed more than 55 Years as on 31st July 2023 after
considering all the relaxation/concession in any given case.
(ii) All the concessions mentioned above will be concurrent i.e. If a person is eligible for more
than one concession, only one of the concessions of the highest permissible limit, will be
granted.
(iii) Non-permanent teaching staff working in EMRSs as on 01/01/2023 shall be eligible for
age relaxation up to 55 years including all relaxations. There will not be any relaxation in
the minimum eligibility criteria for the post they wish to apply for.

4.3 Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Reservation Policy:

(As per DoPT OM No.36039/1/2019-Estt(Res) dated 31st January 2019)
a. Candidates who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SC/ST/OBC and whose
family gross annual income is below Rs. 8 Lakh (Rupees Eight Lakh) shall be eligible for
benefit of reservation for EWS. The income shall also include income from all sources i.e.,
salary, agriculture, business, profession etc. for the financial year prior to the year of
application. Also, candidates whose family owns or possesses any of the following assets shall
be excluded from being identified as EWS, irrespective of family income: -
i. 5 Acres of agriculture land and above.
ii. Residential flat of 1000 Sq Ft and above.
iii. Residential plot of 100 Sq yards and above in notified municipalities.
iv. Residential plot of 200 Sq Yd and above in areas other than the notified municipalities.
b. The property held by a family in different locations or different places / cities would be clubbed
while applying the land or property holding test to determine EWS status. (The term Family –
for this purpose will include the person who seeks benefit of reservation, his/her parents and
siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/ her spouse and children below the age of 18
years).
c. The benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed upon production of an income and asset
certificate issued by a competent authority. The income and asset certificate issued by any one
of the following authorities shall only be accepted as candidate’s claim as belonging to EWS:-

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 i. District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner
/ Additional Deputy Commissioner / 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate / Sub Divisional
Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate / Extra Assistant Commissioner;
or
ii. Chief Presidency Magistrate / Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Presidency
Magistrate: or
iii. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar; or
iv. Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidates and / or his / her family
normally resides.
d. The candidate applying against the vacancies reserved for EWS must possess Income and asset
certificate as on closing date of online application for this advertisement. Accordingly, these
candidates are required to produce valid Income and asset certificate during documentation
stage. And asset certificate should be valid for the year in which this recruitment notification
is published. In case of non- compliance of aforesaid stipulations, their claim for reserved
status under EWS shall not be entertained and the candidature of such candidates, if
fulfilling all the eligibility conditions for General (UR) category, shall be considered
under General (UR) vacancies only.
4.4 Facilities for PwBD candidates to appear in the exam:
i. Persons with disability of 40% or more, if so desires, will have to bring their own scribe to
assist them in the examination. The facility of Scribe will be allowed to any person with
benchmark disability as defined under section 2(r) of the RPwD Act, 2016 and has limitation
in writing including that of speed if so desired by him / her. In case of persons with benchmark
disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arms affected- BA) and
cerebral palsy, the facility of scribe will be allowed, if so desired by the person.
ii. In case of other category of persons with benchmark disabilities, the provision of scribe will
be allowed on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical
limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his behalf, from the Chief
Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government Hearth Care
Institution as per proforma at Appendix II.
iii. The qualification of the scribe should be at least one step below the qualification of the
candidates taking the examination. The candidates with benchmark disabilities and those
covered under 2 (s) of RPwD Act,2016 opting for own scribe shall be required to submit
details of the own scribe at the time of examination as per proforma at Appendix III. In
addition, the scribe has to produce a valid ID proof (PAN, Aadhar Card, Driving Licence etc.)
in original at the time of examination. A photocopy of the ID proof of the scribe signed by the
candidates as well as the scribe will be submitted along with proforma at Appendix III. If
subsequently it is found that the qualification of the scribe is not as declared by the candidate,
then the candidate shall forfeit his/ her right to the post and claims relating thereto.
iv. The facility of scribe and/or compensatory time shall be granted to those persons with
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 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having
less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing subject to production of a
certificate to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write and that scribe is
essential to write examination on his/her behalf from the competent medical authority
of a Government healthcare institution as per proforma at Appendix-II C
v. Compensatory time to be allowed in PwBD case is 20 minutes per hour of examination. All
candidates with disability not availing the facility of scribe may be allowed additional time of
one hour for examination of three hours duration.
vi. Reservation for person with disabilities in r/o the current year vacancies will be given as per
the rules. No candidate will be permitted for the written (OMR Based) test without the proper
Admit Card.

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 CHAPTER 5: SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM
5.1 As per instructions contained on the website and in the application form.

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 CHAPTER 6. UNFAIR MEANS PRACTICES AND BREACH OF
EXAMINATION RULES
6.1 Definition of Unfair Means Practices
Unfair Means practice is an activity that allows a candidate to gain an unfair advantage over other
candidates. It includes, but is not limited to:
a) Being in possession of any item or article which has been prohibited or can be used for unfair practices
including any stationery item, communication device, accessories, eatable items, ornaments or any other
material or information relevant or not relevant to the examination in the paper concerned;
b) Using someone to write examination (impersonation) or preparing material for copying;
c) Breaching examination rules or any direction issued by NESTS in connection with ESSE-2023 examination
from time to time;
d) Assisting other candidate to engage in malpractices, giving or receiving assistance directly or indirectly of
any kind or attempting to do so;
e) Contacting or communicating or trying to do so with any person, other than the Examination Staff, during
the examination time in the Examination Centre;
f) Threatening any of the officials connected with the conduct of the examination or threatening any of the
candidates;
g) Using or attempting to use any other undesirable method or means in connection with the examination;
h) Manipulation and fabrication of online documents viz. Admit Card, Self-Declaration, etc.;
i) Forceful entry/exit from Examination Centre/Hall;
j) Use or attempted use of any electronic device after entering the Examination Centre;
k) Affixing/uploading of wrong/morphed photographs/signatures on the Application Form/Admit
Card/Proforma;
l) Creating obstacles in smooth and fair conduct of examination.
m) Any other malpractices declared as Unfair Means by the NESTS.

6.2. Punishment for using Unfair means practices

During the course of, before or after the examination if a candidate indulges in any of the above or similar
practice, he/she shall be deemed to have used unfair practices and booked under UNFAIRMEANS(U.F.M.)
case shall be disqualified. The candidate shall also be liable for criminal action and /or any other action
as deemed fit.

6.3. Cancellation of Result

The result of ESSE-2023 of the candidate(s) who indulge in Unfair means Practices will be cancelled and will
not be declared.

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 Appendix-I

CHAPTER 7. SYLLABUS OF THE EXAMINATION

As per the NESTS website i.e.,emrs.tribal.gov.in.

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 Appendix-II
Certificate regarding physical limitation to an examinee to write

This is to certify that, I have examined Mr./Ms./Mrs.________________________(name of the candidate with

disability), a person with _________________________ (nature and percentage of disability as mentioned in
the certificate of disability), S/o /D/o _________________a resident of ______________________
Village/District/State) and to state that he/she has physical limitation which hampers his/her writing
capabilities owning to his/her disability.

Place:

Date:

Signature
Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical
Superintendent of a Government
Health care institution

Note: Certificate should be given by a specialist of the relevant stream/ disability (e.g., Visual Impairment-
Ophthalmologist, Locomotor Disability-Orthopedic specialist/ PMR)

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 Appendix-II A

(FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES APPLYING FOR

APPOINTMENT TO POSTS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)

This is to certify that Shri/Smt./Kumari …………………..son/daughter of …………………… of village/town

……………….. in District/Division …………………. in the State/Union Territory ……………… belongs to the
Community which is recognized as a backward class under the Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment’s Resolution No. dated …………. Shri/Smt./Kumari ………………. and/or his/her family
ordinarily reside(s) in the District/Division ………………. of the State/Union Territory ……………….This is also
to certify that he/she does not belong to the persons/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in Column 3 of the
Schedule to the Government of India, Department of Personnel & Training O.M. No. 36012/22/93- Estt. (SCT)
dated 8.9.1993**…

District Magistrate:

Deputy Commissioner etc.:

Dated: Seal:
*The authority issuing the certificate may have to mention the details of Resolution of Government of India, in
which the caste of the candidate is mentioned as OBC. ** As amended from time to time.

Note: The term “Ordinarily” used here will have the same meaning as in Section 20 of the Representation of the
People Act, 1950

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 Appendix-II B
FORMAT FOR SC/ST CERTIFICATE (The format of the certificate to be produced by Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes candidates applying for appointment to posts under Government of India)

This is to certify that Shri/Srimati/Kumari* …………. son/daughter of ………………….. of

village/town*……………… in District/Division*………………. of the state/Union Territory*…………………
belongs to the Caste/Tribes which is recognized as a Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes*

Under: - The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) order, 1950

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) order, 1950
The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Union Territories Order, 1951*
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Union Territories Order, 1951*

As amended by the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification) order, 1956, the Bombay
Reorganization Act, 1960 & the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act 1970, the
North-Eastern Area(Reorganization) Act, 1971 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment)
Act, 1976.

The Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Caste Order, 1956

The Constitution (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1959 as amended by the Scheduled Caste
and Scheduled Tribes order (Amendment Act), 1976*.
The Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Caste order 1962. The Constitution (Dadra and Nagar
Haveli) Scheduled Tribes Order 1962@.
The Constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Caste Order 1964@
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967@
The Constitution (Goa, Daman & Diu) Scheduled Caste Order, 1968@
The Constitution (Goa, Daman & Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1968@
The Constitution (Nagaland) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1970@
The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Caste Order 1978@
The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Tribes Order 1978@
The Constitution (Jammu & Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989@
The Constitution (SC) orders (Amendment) Act, 1990@
The Constitution (ST) orders (Amendment) Ordinance 1991@
The Constitution (ST) orders (Second Amendment) Act 1991@
The Constitution (ST) orders (Amendment) Ordinance 1996@
The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Orders (Amendment) Act 2002@
The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Orders (Amendment) Act 2002@
The Constitution (Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe) Orders (Amendment) Act 2002@
The Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order (Amendment) Act 2007@
Applicable in the case of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes persons who have migrated from one State/Union
Territory Administration.

This certificate is issued on the basis of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes certificate issued to
Shri/Srimati/Kumari*…………………..Father/Mother of Shri/Srimati/Kumari*………………………of
village/town*………………. in District/Division*………………of the State/Union Territory* who belong to the
Caste/Tribe which is recognized as a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe in the State/Union Territory* issued by the
dated.

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Shri/Srimati/Kumari and/or* his/her family ordinarily reside(s) in village/town* of District/Division* of the
State/Union Territory of Signature**
Designation (with seal of office)
Place Date
*Please delete the words which are not applicable
@Please quote specific presidential order. % Delete the paragraph which is not applicable.
Note: The term ordinarily reside(s) used here will have the same meaning as in section 20 of the Representation of
the People Act, 1950.
** List of authorities empowered to issue Caste/Tribe Certificates: (i) District Magistrate/Additional District
Magistrate/Collector/Deputy Commissioner/Additional Deputy Commissioner/Dy.Collector/Ist Class Stipendiary
Magistrate/Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Extra-Assistant Commissioner/ Taluka Magistrate/Executive Magistrate. (ii)
Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate. (iii) Revenue Officers
not below the rank of Tehsildar. (iv) Sub-Divisional Officers of the area where the candidate and/or his family
normally resides. NOTE: ST candidates belonging to Tamil Nadu State should submit caste certificate ONLY
FROM THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER

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 Appendix-II C
Certificate for person with specified disability covered under the definition of Section 2 (s) of the RPwD Act,
2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e., persons having less than 40%
disability and having difficulty in writing
1. This is to certify that, we have examined Mr./Ms./Mrs. …………. (name of the candidate), S/o /D/o
…………………. , a resident of ………………(Vill/PO/PS/District/State), aged …………. yrs., a person
with ………………… (nature of disability/condition), and to state that he/she has limitation which hampers
his/her writing capability owing to his/her above condition. He/she requires support of scribe for writing
the examination.

2. The above candidate uses aids and assistive device such as prosthetics & orthotics, hearing aid (name to be
specified) which is/are essential for the candidate to appear at the examination with the assistance of scribe.

3. This certificate is issued only for the purpose of appearing in written examinations conducted by
recruitment agencies as well as academic institutions and is valid upto _____________ (it is valid for
maximum period of six months or less as may be certified by the medical authority).

Signature of medical authority

Signature & Signature & Name Signature & Name Signature & Name Signature & Name
Name
Orthopedic / Clinical Neurologist (if Occupational Other Expert, as
PMR specialist Psychologist/ available) * therapist (if nominated by the
Rehabilitation available) * Chairperson (if
Psychologist/ any)
Psychiatrist/
Special Educator
(Signature & Name)
Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Chief District Medical Officer…………..Chairperson

Place:

Date:

Name of Government Hospital/Health Care Centre with Seal

*The Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Chief District Medical Officer may make full efforts for inclusion of
neurologists, occupational therapist from the nearest District or the Medical College/Institute, if the same is not
available in the District)”.

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 Appendix-III
Letter of Undertaking

1. I ___________________, a candidate with _________________ (nature of disability/condition)

appearing for the __________________ (name of the examination) bearing Roll No. _______________

at ________________ (name of the centre) in the District_________________, __________________

(name of the State). My educational qualification is ___________________.

2. I do hereby state that _________________ (name of the scribe) will provide the service of scribe for

the undersigned for taking the aforementioned examination.

3. I do hereby undertake that his qualification is _______________. In case, subsequently it is found

that his qualification is not as declared by the undersigned and is beyond my qualification. I shall

forfeit my right to the post or certificate/diploma/degree and claims relating thereto.

(Signature of the candidate)

Place:

Date:

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 Appendix-IV
List of Examination Cities
The Examination will be conducted in the following Cities:-

CITY CODE STATE EXAMINATION CITY

101 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR PORT BLAIR
102 ANDHRA PRADESH VIJAYAWADA
103 ARUNACHAL PRADESH ITANAGAR
104 ASSAM GUWAHATI
105 BIHAR PATNA
106 CHANDIGARH CHANDIGARH
107 CHHATTISGARH RAIPUR
108 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI DADRA
109 DAMAN AND DIU SILVASSA
110 DELHI (NCT DELHI) NEW DELHI
111 GOA PANAJI
112 GUJARAT GANDHINAGAR
113 HARYANA CHANDIGARH
114 HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA
115 JAMMU AND KASHMIR SRINAGAR
116 JHARKHAND RANCHI
117 KARNATAKA BENGALURU
118 KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
119 LADAKH LEH
120 LAKSHADWEEP KAVARATTI
121 MADHYA PRADESH BHOPAL
122 MAHARASHTRA MUMBAI
123 MANIPUR IMPHAL
124 MEGHALAYA SHILLONG
125 MIZORAM AIZWAL
126 NAGALAND KOHIMA
127 ODISHA BHUBANESHWAR
128 PUDUCHERRY PUDUCHERRY
129 PUNJAB CHANDIGARH

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 CITY CODE STATE EXAMINATION CITY
130 RAJASTHAN JAIPUR
131 SIKKIM GANGTOK
132 TAMIL NADU CHENNAI
133 TELANGANA HYDERABAD
134 TRIPURA AGARTALA
135 UTTAR PRADESH LUCKNOW
136 UTTARAKHAND DEHRADUN
137 WEST BENGAL KOLKATA

The candidates have to select their preference of examination cities in the online application form. While
every effort will be made to allot a Centre in one of the cities opted by the candidate, the NESTS reserves the
right to allot a Centre in the City other than that of Candidate’s choice anywhere in India. The NESTS has the
right to conduct the examination at all the cities notified in the advertisement or any one of the cities or any
other cities depending upon the number of the candidates and other compulsions. In case the number of
candidates in any of the notified City is very less for running the Examination Centre or any other specific
reason, the NESTS at its discretion may not conduct the Examination in that City and the Candidates who had
opted that city as 1st Choice may be allotted Examination Centre in other city opted as 2nd or 3rd choice or any
other city. Further, NESTS reserves the right to modify / cancel the city/centre opted by candidates due to
administrative reasons, if any. Decision of NESTS will be final. Under no circumstances, the City/Centre once
allotted shall be changed.

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