Total Number of Posts Advertised = 503
Advertisement for District/Divisional/UT Cadre posts of various
Departments under provisions of the Jammu & Kashmir Civil Services –
Decentralization and Recruitment Act, 2010 and rules made thereunder
read with other relevant rules governing the subject.
Department :-
Forest, Ecology and
Environment
Department
Total Posts 280.
Department :-
General
Administration
Department
Total Posts 200.
Department :-
Health & Medical
Education
Department
Total Posts 04.
Department :-
Department of Law
Justice and
Parliamentary
Affairs
Total Posts 19
Date of Commencement for submission of online applications= 20 - 06- 2021.
(b) Last Date for submission of online applications = 20-07-2021.
The J&K Services Selection Board invites online application from eligible
candidates for participation in the selection process for District/Divisional/UT Cadre
posts shown in Annexure “A” to this Notification.
The detailed terms and conditions with regard to eligibility, educational
qualification, domicile, reservation, etc are as follows:-
(1) Appointment of the candidates: -
i. The Appointment and other service conditions in respect of the
candidate selected through this selection process, shall be governed by
the provisions of the Jammu & Kashmir Probationer (Condition of
Services, Pay & Allowances) and Fixation of Tenure Rules, 2020, notified
vide S.O 192 dated 17th of June 2020.
ii. The reservation under this Advertisement Notification shall be applicable
in accordance with the provisions of the Jammu & Kashmir Reservation
Rules notified vide SRO 294 dated 21-10-2005 read with SO 127 of
2020 dated 20.04.2020.
(2) Domicile: -The candidate should be a Domicile of the Union Territory of Jammu
& Kashmir as defined in terms of the Notifications issued by the Ministry of Home
Affairs, Government of India vide S.O 1229 (E) dated 31-03-2020 and S.O
1245(E) dated 03-04-2020 read with notification issued by the General
Administration Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir vide S.O 166
dated 18-05-2020.
The candidate must possess Domicile Certificate issued by the Competent
Authority on the format prescribed for the purpose, on or before the last date
of submission of online application form.
(3) Vacancies: -The UT, Divisional & District Cadre Wise details of notified posts are
given in Annexure “A” to this notification.
(4) Age limit: - (as on 01-01-2021)
Qualification Required: -
(I) As per Indent(s) received from the respective Indenting Department(s), the
qualification for the posts notified are shown in Annexure “A” to this
Advertisement Notification.
(II) The candidates who are declared qualified by the Board for Document
Verification will be required to produce relevant Certificates such as Mark
sheets, Provisional Certificates, etc. for completion of Graduation /PostGraduation Degree/PhD Degree in original as proof of having acquired the
prescribed educational qualification on or before the cutoff date fixed
for filling online application form, failing which the candidature of
such candidates shall be cancelled by the Board. The candidates who
are able to prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying
examination was declared on or before the cut-off date i.e 20 -07-2021
and he/ she has been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the
educational qualification.
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(III) Candidates may note that their candidature will remain provisional till
the genuineness of their documents relating to educational qualification is
verified by the Appointing Authority.
(IV) In case of candidates claiming possession of equivalent educational
qualification (where it is applicable/required), it shall be mandatory to
produce relevant Equivalence Certificate from the concerned competent
authorities at the time of Document Verification. However, final decision
regarding selection of such candidates will be taken by the Board, in light of
relevant facts which shall be binding.
(V) Any candidate having his/her qualification other than as prescribed, shall
not be eligible for posts advertised in this notification.
(VI) The degrees/ diplomas obtained through distance mode which are in
consonance with the Govt. Order No. 252-HE of 2012 dated 30.05.2012
shall be entertained, subject to fulfilment of other terms and conditions.
(6) Reservation:
(I) Reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes(ST),
Economically Weaker Section(EWS), Persons with Disabilities (PwD), Pahari
Speaking People(PSP), etc for the above posts, wherever applicable and
admissible, would be as determined & communicated by the Indenting
Department, in accordance with the provisions of SRO 294 dated 21-10-2005
and S.O 127 dated 20-04-2020.
(II) A candidate seeking his /her consideration under Reserved Categories
must ensure that he/she possess a valid/ Category Certificate as on the Cut
Off Date.
(III) Candidates may note that their candidature will remain provisional till
the genuineness of the Reserved Category Certificate is verified by the
Appointing Authority.
(IV) Candidates are cautioned to note that in case a claim for reservation is
made on the basis of false/fake/fraudulent certificate, he/she shall be
debarred from the examination(s) conducted by the Board, in addition to any
other action as may be deemed appropriate.
(7) Horizontal Reservation (wherever applicable under rules)-
I) The Horizontal Reservation for Ex-Servicemen and Physically Handicapped
persons to the extent of 6% and 4% respectively means the reservation
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which would cut across the vertical reservation and the persons selected
shall have to be placed in the appropriate category by making necessary
adjustments. In respect of Physically Handicapped persons, reservation
shall be available only for services, posts and type of disability identified
for the purpose by the competent authority.
II)The Horizontal Reservation to the extent of 6% of the available vacancies
shall be provided to the Ex- Servicemen, upto such pay scales, as has been
specified by the competent authority in S.O 127 dated 20-04-2020,and
other applicable rules.
III) Permissible Disabilities for PwD candidates: -
(a) The disabilities identified/ permissible for the instant posts advertised
through this notification, shall be notified separately in accordance with
the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and
Rules/Orders issued thereunder and in consultation with the Indenting
Department, before finalization of the selection process.
(b)The posts may be declared as identified for additional disabilities as per the
provisions of the “Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” and Rules
/Orders issued thereunder at any later date in consultation with the
Indenting Department. Candidates with such disabilities for which the posts
are declared as identified will also be eligible for final selection.
8) Application Fee:-
(I) Fee payable: Rs 350/- (Rs Three Hundred Fifty only)
(II) Fee can be paid only online through Net Banking, Credit or Debit cards.
(III) Applications received without the prescribed fee shall not be considered
and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection will
be entertained. Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any
circumstances nor will it be adjusted against any other examination or
selection.
(IV) All the disputes related to refund of excess payment, if any, are subject
matter of the J&K Service Selection Board. Candidates are advised to
apply for refund of excess payment, if any, through official portal
www.ssbjk.org.in only. No chargeback request shall be entertained.
(9) Centre of Examination:
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The J&K Services Selection Board shall notify the Venue /Centre(s) of
examination separately. No representation/ request for change in this
regard shall be entertained, whatsoever be the reason.
(10) Scheme of Examination:
(I) The Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions
only except for items mentioned otherwise in the relevant column of
Annexure ‘A’ to this notification. The questions will be set in English only.
(II)
There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
(III) Tentative Answer Keys, in due course after the Examination, will be placed
on the website of the Board (www.jkssb.nic.in). Any representation
regarding Answer Keys received within the time limit fixed by the Board
at the time of uploading of the Answer Keys, will be scrutinized and the
decision of the Board in this regard will be final. No representation
regarding Answer keys shall be entertained, afterwards.
(IV) Marks scored by candidates in written test will be normalized if required,
to determine final merit and cut-off marks.
(11) Syllabi for these posts shall be notified separately.
(12) Admission to the Examination:
(I) The Board will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the
eligibility and other aspects at the time of written examination and,
therefore, candidature will be accepted only provisionally. The
candidates are advised to go through the requirements of educational
qualification, age, reserved category and satisfy themselves that they
are eligible for the post. Copies of supporting documents will be sought
at the time of Document Verification. When scrutiny is undertaken, if
any claim made in the application is not found substantiated or correct,
the candidature will be cancelled, Criminal Proceedings under law shall
be initiated, or any other action as may be deemed appropriate by the
Board, shall be taken.
(II) All candidates who register themselves in response to this
Advertisement Notification, by the closing date and time and whose
applications are found to be in order, and are provisionally accepted by
the Board as per the terms and conditions of this Advertisement Notice,
will be assigned Roll numbers and issued Admit Card/Roll No slip for
appearing in the Written Examination.
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(III) The Examination details will be uploaded on the official website of the
Board i.e www.jkssb.nic.in. Examination detail/Roll Number slips will
not be issued by post for any stage of examination. Therefore,
candidates are advised to visit the official website of Board regularly
for updates and information about the examination.
(IV) Information about the Examination indicating the Time Table and City/
Centre of Examination for the candidates will be uploaded on the
websites of the Board about two weeks before the date of examination.
If any candidate does not find his/ her Roll Number on the website of
the Board, one week before the date of examination, he/ she must
immediately contact the concerned Divisional Office of the J&K Services
Selection Board, with proof of having submitted his/ her application.
Failure to do so will deprive him/ her of any claim for consideration.
(V) Candidate must submit his/ her online Application form, Email-ID and
Mobile Number along with his/ her Name, Date of Birth and Name of the
Examination, while addressing any communication to the Board.
Communication from the candidate not furnishing these particulars shall
not be entertained.
(VI) Facility for download of Admit Cards will be available about one week
before the Date of Examination on the official website of the Board i.e
www.jkssb.nic.in. Candidate must bring printout of the Admit Card/Roll
Number Card/Slip to the Examination Hall.
(VII) In addition to the Roll Number Card/Slip, it is mandatory to carry at
least two passport size recent colour photographs, Original valid
Photo-ID proof such as:
i. Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar,
ii. Voter’s ID Card,
iii. Driving License,
iv. PAN Card,
v. Passport,
vi. School/ College/University I-Card,
vii. Employer ID Card (Govt./ PSU/ Private), etc.
(13) Provision of Compensatory Time and Assistance of Scribe:
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(I)In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness,
locomotor disability (both arm affected-BA) and cerebral palsy, the facility of
scribe will be provided, if desired by the candidate.
(II) In case of remaining categories of persons with benchmark disabilities,
the provision of scribe will be provided 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/ her behalf, from a specialist doctor
working in a Government Health Institution duly countersigned by the
concerned Medical Superintendent in this regard.
(III)In case a candidate opts for his/ her own scribe, the qualification of the
scribe should be one step below the minimum qualification as prescribed
against each unique Advertisement Item No. (e.g- less than Graduation if
the prescribed minimum qualification is Graduation for the candidate taking
the examination). The candidates with benchmark disabilities opting for own
scribe shall be required to submit details of the own scribe. In addition, the
scribe has to produce a valid ID proof in original at the time of examination.
A photocopy of the ID proof of the scribe signed by the candidate as well as
the scribe will be submitted along. In case, 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.
(14) Document Verification (DV):
i) The candidates who are shortlisted for Document Verification are
required to appear for Document Verification along with the original
documents as well as self-attested Photostat copy of each documents as per
the Advertisement Notification. The candidate must be in possession of the
prescribed academic qualification and other documents like Domicile
certificate, Category certificate on or before the last date of submission of
online application form.
a. Marks sheet(s)/Diploma/Degree(s) of the qualification prescribed
for the post as per Advertisement Notification.
b. Matric Diploma (D.O.B)
c. Order/ letter in respect of equivalent Educational Qualifications
claimed, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under
which it has been so treated, in respect of equivalent clause in
Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular
qualification as equivalent qualification.
d. Caste/ Category Certificate, if belongs to reserved categories.
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e. Domicile Certificate.
ii) Candidates have to bring two passport size recent colour photographs and
one original Photo ID Proof while appearing for the Document Verification.
Photo ID Proof can be:
1) Aadhaar Card/ Printout of E-Aadhaar,
2) Voter’s ID Card,
3) Driving License,
4) PAN Card,
5) Passport,
6) School/College/University I Card,
7) Employer ID Card (Govt./ PSU/ Private), etc.
iii) The candidates who are supposed to furnish various certificate issued by
or before the prescribed cutoff date, shall be required to produce them at the
time of Documents Verification or as may be sought by the Board; in case of
failure, the Board shall take necessary decision which shall be final.
iv) Wherever a specific format has been prescribed for any certificate, in
accordance with the relevant rules/orders, a candidate shall be supposed to
furnish the said requisite documents in the prescribed format at the time of
Documents Verification, otherwise his/her candidature shall be liable for
cancellation /rejection.
v) Candidates who wish to be considered against reserved vacancies or such
age relaxation wherever applicable, must submit requisite
certificate/documents from the Competent Authority in the prescribed format
when such certificates are sought by the Board at the time of Document
Verification, otherwise their claim will not be entertained & their candidature
shall be considered under Open Merit Category.
vi) Candidates claiming to be Domicile of Jammu & Kashmir shall be asked
to produce the Domicile Certificate in original issued by the competent
authority up to the cut-off date, in the prescribed format at the time of
Document Verification or as and when sought by the Board.
(vii)For Ex-Servicemen (ESM):
a. Discharge Certificate, if discharged from the Armed Forces,
b. No Objection Certificate, in case already employed in Government/
Government undertakings.
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(15) Misconduct /Malpractice: -
If any candidate is found indulging in any
irregularity/misconduct/malpractice at any stage of selection process, such
candidate shall be debarred from the examinations conducted by the
Services Selection Board for such period as may be deemed appropriate,
apart from cancellation of candidature for the instant examination and any
other action as would be necessary & expedient.
(16) Steps Taken for Fairness & Transparency in Examination Process: -
The Board, for the purposes of ensuring integrity, fairness and transparency
in the Examination process shall be well within its rights & duties, to take
steps as necessary or issue instructions as deemed appropriate, at any stage
of selection process, and all such steps/instructions shall be deemed to have
been taken/given in furtherance of its mandate, as enshrined in the relevant
laws/rules/regulations.
(17) Board’s Decision Final:
The decision of the Board in all matters relating to
eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, penalty for false information,
mode of selection, conduct of examination(s), allotment of examination centres
and preparation of merit list & Cadre/Department allocation, debarment for
indulging in malpractices would be final and binding on the candidates and no
enquiry/ correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
(18) Important Instructions To Candidates:
d. The Board will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for the
eligibility and other aspects at the time of written examination and,
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therefore, candidature will be accepted only provisionally.
The
candidates are advised to go through the requirements of educational
qualification, age, etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible
for the post(s).
Copies of supporting documents will be sought at the
time of Document Verification.
When scrutiny is undertaken, if any
claim made in the application is not found substantiated, the
candidature will be cancelled and the Board’s decision shall be final
and binding.
e. Candidates seeking reservation benefits available for RBA/SC/ ST/
OSC/ EWS/PSP/ALC/IB must ensure that they are entitled to such
reservation as per eligibility condition prescribed in this notice. They
should also be in possession of the certificates in the prescribed
format in support of their claim.
f. Candidates with benchmark physical disability only would be
considered as Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and entitled to
reservation for Persons with Disabilities.
g. When application is successfully submitted, it will be accepted
'Provisionally'.
Candidate should take printout of the application form
and submit the same at the time of Documents Verification.
The
candidates are further advised NOT to submit the hard copies of the
Online application form in the office of the Services Selection Board
either in person or by post/email.
h. Only one online application for the post of same item No. is allowed
to be submitted by the candidate. Therefore, the candidates are
advised to exercise due diligence at the time of filling their online
Application Forms. In case, more than one application of a candidate
is detected for the same item No., the Board will consider latest
application. If a candidate submits multiple application forms for the
same post and appears in the examination (at any stage) more than
once for the post of the same item No., his/ her candidature will be
cancelled and he/ she will be debarred from the examinations of the
Board as per rules.
i. Request for modification or change in the preferences once filled
relating to Cadre and Departments, if applicable, shall not be
entertained under any circumstances.
j. The candidates must write their father’s name and mother’s name
strictly as given in the Matriculation Certificate otherwise their
candidature may be cancelled at the time of Document Verification
or as and when it comes into the notice of the Board.
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k. Applications with blurred/ illegible Photograph/ Signature will be
rejected summarily.
l. Request for change/ correction in any particulars in the Application
Form, once submitted, will not be entertained under any
circumstances.
Therefore, the applicants are advised to fill all the
fields of the online application form with due diligence and after
carefully reading the terms and conditions given in the advertisement
notification.
m.
The candidates must carry two passport size recent colour
photographs and a latest photo bearing identification proof such as
Aadhaar Card/ printout of E-Aadhaar, Driving License, Voter Card,
PAN Card, Identity Card issued by School/College/University/
Employer (Government or any other office, where the candidate may
be working, etc) in original to the Examination Venue, failing which
they will not be allowed to appear for the same. PwD candidates using
the facility of scribe shall also be required to carry required Medical
Certificate/ Undertaking/ Photocopy of the Scribe’s Photo ID Proof,
as specified therein.
n. In case of fake/ fabricated application/ registration by misusing any
dignitaries name/ photo, such candidate(s)/ shall be held responsible
for the same and liable for suitable legal action under cyber/ IT Act.
o. Fee payable: Rs 350/- (Rs. Three Hundred Fifty only).
(19) (Procedure for filling Online Application)
The necessary instructions regarding filling up of online applications are
given herein below: -
i. Candidates are required to apply online through JKSSB’s online Application
Portal-https://ssbjk.org.in No other means/ mode of application will be
accepted.
ii. The Candidates who have not registered earlier on the portal are first required
to go to the said Portal and register themselves by clicking on “Candidate
Registration” link.
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iii. Candidates are required to have a valid Email ID and Mobile Number for
registering and creating login credentials. The same shall be validated using
OTP (One Time Password) based verification.
iv. After creating login credential, candidates need to login with these credentials
by clicking on “Candidate Login”. Candidate can update their information
like mobile number, email id and password from time to time, but cannot
change their First Name, Last Name and Gender.
v. Once successful Login, the candidate can check under “Latest Openings” for
all available advertisements and click on “Apply Now” against “Application
Form for Appointment to the Post applied.”
vi. Candidate should carefully fill in all the information in various sections and
click on “SAVE & CONTINUE”.
vii. The candidate is required to upload the images of recent photograph and
signature.
• Size of the photograph (passport size) (Max size–1 MB) (Ht. X Wd. = 4.5
X 3.5 Cms.).
• Size of the signature (Max size–1 MB) (Ht. X Wd. = 4.5 X 3.5 Cms.).
viii. The candidate need to ensure that all the required fields are filled up with
correct information. The system shall check that all required fields are filled
up, before final submission of the application.
ix. Candidate shall be personally responsible for filling the details in the online
application form and the information/details furnished by the candidate shall
be treated as final for the purpose of determining the eligibility/claims of the
candidates. No claim on account of non-filling of information shall be
entertained subsequently.
x. Candidates cannot edit their Application form after submission. However,
candidate can cancel his/her application if wrongly filled, but the fee of such
cancelled application will not be remitted. Candidate can then apply afresh
and he/she will have to pay the fee again.
xi. Candidate’s Application will not be considered if fee is not paid for that
application.
xii. Fees decided by JKSSB can be paid only by Net banking/Debit Card/Credit
Card Options.
• After successful completion of the form, the candidate shall be shown
“Pay Now” link for making the online application fee payment. Once
fees is successfully submitted, Application ID shall be generated.
• The options will be available after clicking on Pay Now link. Candidate
can pay using Net banking, Debit Card, Credit Card, as Online
Payment options.
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xiii. Payment will not be accepted and will not be considered valid after cut-off
date mentioned in Advertisement Notification, i.e 20 .07.2021 (last date).
xiv. Candidates should not submit a printout of the application / fee payment
receipt to JKSSB till it is actually sought for some verification/clarification
purpose.
xv. Please note that above procedure is the only valid procedure for applying. No
other mode of application or incomplete steps would be accepted and such
applications would be rejected.
xvi. The application printout along with the fee payment receipt and required
copies of documents should be kept ready for submission if shortlisted for
subsequent stage of Selection as per the notified Criteria. Candidate can take
printout of application submitted and fee payment receipt from “My
Applications” link available in the Portal. Application printout can be taken by
selecting Application ID/No and clicking on Download Application. Similarly,
receipt printout can be taken by selecting Application ID/No and clicking on
Download Receipt button available.
xvii. Any person who finds difficulty in submission of application form due to
technical issue or for any other reasons, shall be required to send a selfexplanatory mail at ssbjkgrievance@gmail.com for seeking guidance,
clarification, etc. No other mode of grievance submission in this context would
be valid. Moreover, only the grievance pertaining to the active application will
be replied through the mail.
(20) In-service candidates shall submit print out of filled online application form
along with duly filled, signed and stamped certificate given at last paragraph of the
application form through proper channel viz., the concerned Head of Department
(as defined in the JK Book of Financial Powers). In the event of failure of the
candidate to route the application through proper channel, his / her eligibility shall
be assessed as if he / she is not an in-service candidate. The Head of Department
concerned shall forward the application form of the In-service candidates to the
office of the Secretary, Services Selection Board by or before the date of scrutiny of
documents/documents verification after short listing.
(21) The candidate must produce the original Domicile Certificate/Qualification/
Category Certificates/Bonafide Certificates before the Committee constituted for
such purpose by the Board. Any candidate at the time of documents verifications
who fails to produce the relevant original documents/ testimonials on the scheduled
date shall not be allowed to either participate in the Selection process or final
selection, as the case may be.
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(22) No TA/DA will be paid for participation in the written test/ document
verification.
(23) Reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes(ST), Economically
Weaker Section(EWS), Persons with Disabilities (PwD), Pahari Speaking
People(PSP), etc. for all the above posts, wherever applicable and admissible, would
be as determined & communicated by the respective Indenting Department, as per
extant Rules/Orders.
(24) The vacancies have been advertised by the J&K Service Selection Board as
per the Indent(s) received from the concerned Departments. The Board will not be
responsible for withdrawal/alteration of vacancies by the Indenting Department(s),
at any point of time.
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