ADVERTISEMENT NO. RC/B/1304/2021 (Dy.S.O.)
HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
AT SOLA, AHMEDABAD 380 060.
Websites : www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in
AND
ADVERTISEMENT NO. RC/B/1304/2021 (Dy.S.O.)
DIRECT RECRUITMENT FOR THE POST OF DEPUTY SECTION OFFICER
ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT.
Starting date for submission of Online Application 16/07/2021 (12:00 hours)
Closing date for submission of Online Application 06/08/2021 (23:59 hours)
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Elimination Test (Objective TypeMCQs) 10/10/2021 (Sunday)
Main Written Examination December2021
The High Court of Gujarat invites 'Online Application' from eligible
Candidates for filling up a total of 63 vacant posts of Deputy Section
Officer in the Pay Matrix of Rs.39,900/ plus usual allowances as per the
Rules, on the establishment of the High Court of Gujarat, by way of Direct
Recruitment.
1. CATEGORYWISE VACANCIES :
Out of total vacancy
Total Categorywise breakup Categorywise breakup for women
Reservation for
No. of Posts
Note :
The Candidates belonging to SC Category can apply against Unreserved
Category only and the criteria meant for the Unreserved Category will be
applicable to them. However, they will be entitled for relaxation in Fees
only.
As far as Differently Abled Persons (PH) are concerned, looking to the
nature of job, the Visually Impaired Person cannot apply.
The High Court reserves its rights to adjust/alter the number of vacancies
notified.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :
[as on the Last Date for submitting Online Application i.e.
06/08/2021] :
(A) Essential Educational Qualification :
(i) Graduate from recognized University.
(ii) 10 or 12 Standard Examination passed with English as one of
the Subjects.
(B) Requisite Certificate with respect to Basic knowledge of Computer as
prescribed by the State Government from time to time.
(C) Age Limit :
(i) A Candidate applying to the said post, shall not be less than 18
years and not more than 35 years of age, as on the last date of
submitting Online Application i.e. on 06/08/2021.
(ii) The Upper Age Limit may be relaxed as follows:
Sr. Category Age Relaxation
No.
1. Unreserved / SC Candidates
2. Employees working in Subordinate 05 Years
Courts of the State of Gujarat or any OR
other High Court. to the extent of equal number of years for
which service has been put in by him/her,
whichever is less.
3. ST, SEBC & EWS Candidates 5 Years
(of Gujarat origin ONLY)
4. Women Candidates 5 Years
5. Differently Abled Persons 10 Years
6. ExServicemen Actual service rendered plus 3 Years
(iii) In any case, the Upper Age Limit for any Candidate under any
Category/Class, shall NOT exceed 45 Years, while availing the
above mentioned Age Relaxations, as on 06/08/2021 i.e. Last
Date of submitting the 'Online Application'.
3. RESERVATION :
(a) The Reservations for various Categories and Classes [i.e.
Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes,
Differently Abled Persons (PH), Women, ExServicemen &
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)], shall be in accordance
with the prevailing policies of the State Government.
(b) Candidate belonging to the Reserved Categories in the State of
Gujarat, shall only be eligible for Reservation / Relaxation
benefits.
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4. FEES AND MODE OF PAYMENT :
(a) Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes,
Socially & Educationally Backward Classes, Economically
Weaker Section, Differently Abled Persons (PH) and Ex
Servicemen shall be required to pay Fees of Rs.350/ plus the
usual Bank Charges and all other candidates shall be required
to pay Fees of Rs.700/ plus the usual Bank Charges via “Print
Application / Pay Fee” Button through SBI ePay, provided on
the webpage of HCOJAS Portal https://hc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in.
(b) Carefully Read and Follow the Instructions/Help given thereat.
Select the Mode of Payment i.e. Online Payment or Cash
Challan (Offline) (CashChallan will be generated Online at
SBI ePay Website only).
(c) In case of Online Payment Mode, after successful payment,
Candidate will get eReceipt of the same. However, if
Transaction / Payment fails due to any technical reasons, follow
the Instructions thereat.
Note: eReceipt will be generated at the respective time ONLY, soft copy
as well as hard copy thereof should be preserved.
(d) If CashChallan (Offline) Option is selected, Candidate is
required to take printout of 'Challan' in TWO Copies and pay
the requisite Fees before the Challan Expiry Date, at any of the
SBI Branch, by submitting the said Challan to the Bank. The
Concerned Bank Branch will retain one Copy of the 'Challan'
and return the other Copy to the Candidate.
Note: Payment of Fees cannot be made after the expiry Date & Time
mentioned in the CashChallan.
(e) Candidates are advised to preserve the copy of the eReceipt /
CashChallan till the conclusion of the Recruitment Process.
(f) Confirmed 'Online Application', submitted by the Candidate,
will be considered as VALID Application, only after he/she
remits the Examination Fees, as required, in the State Bank of
India through SBI ePay, before due time.
(g) Requisite Examination Fees, can be paid through either Mode
i.e. Online (from 16/07/2021 to 06/08/2021) or Offline (Cash
Challan) (till the Challan Expiry Date) and the same shall be
considered as VALID.
(h) Fees paid by any other mode, will NOT be accepted.
(i) Fees once paid, shall NOT be Refunded OR shall NOT be
Adjusted in any subsequent Recruitment Process, under any
circumstances.
(Dy.S.O.)
(j) No correspondence/communications/Phone Calls, should be
made, to the High Court, on this count.
5. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :
The Competitive Examination shall consist of :
(A) Elimination Test (Objective Type MCQs) [100 Marks]
(B) Main Written Examination [100 Marks]
(A) Elimination Test (Objective TypeMCQs) [100 Marks]
[to be conducted tentatively on 10/10/2021 (Sunday)]
(i) Question Paper of Elimination Test shall consist of 100 Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQs), each of 1 Mark. For every wrong/
multiple answer, there shall be Negative Marking of 0.33
Marks. Language of the Question Paper shall be English only.
However, 25 Questions will be in Gujarati for the Section on
Gujarati Language. Duration of the Elimination Test shall be of
02 (Two) Hours.
Syllabus of Elimination Test :
(a) General Knowledge
(b) Indian History and Geography
(c) Sports
(d) Current Affairs
(e) Arithmetic / Mathematics
(f) Analytical Reasoning
(g) Mental Ability
(h) Computer Knowledge
(i) English Language
(j) Gujarati Language
(ii) The Elimination Test will be conducted either at Ahmedabad or
at any District place/places as may be decided by the High
Court, depending upon the number of Candidates applying for
the post and for which the Candidates will have to make their own
arrangements, for taking the Examination.
(iii) Candidates belonging to Reserved Categories i.e. ST, SEBC,
EWS, Differently Abled Person (PH) & EXServicemen shall have
to secure minimum 45 Marks and all the other Candidates shall
have to secure minimum 50 Marks in the Elimination Test and
only those qualifying therein, shall be called for Main Written
Examination.
(iv) Marks obtained in the Elimination Test (Objective TypeMCQs)
will NOT be considered for determining the merits, for preparing
the Final Merit List.
(v) The Elimination Test (ObjectiveTypeMCQ) shall be
administered through an OMR Sheet and shall be evaluated by
OMR Sheet Scanning Machine and therefore, reevaluation,
rechecking/reassessment of OMR Sheets, will not be entertained
by the High Court. Looking to the present scenario of COVID19
pandemic, the High Court may conduct the Elimination Test in
any other mode including Online Computer Based Examination.
(B) Main Written Examination [100 Marks] :
(to be conducted tentatively in the month of December2021.
(Duration : 03 Hours)
(i) The Main Written Examination will comprise of Two Parts viz.:
(A) PartA General English [50 Marks]
(B) PartB General Knowledge [50 Marks]
(ii) Language of Question Paper of Main Written Examination shall
be English. Answer to Questions in the Main Written
Examination shall be given in English Language. However,
Answer with respect to 'Translation' or otherwise required to be
given in Gujarati, shall invariably be answered in Gujarati
Language.
(iii) The Main Written Examination will be conducted either at
Ahmedabad, or at any District Place/Places as may be decided
by the High Court depending upon the number of Candidates,
for which the Candidates will have to make their own
arrangements, for taking the Examination.
(iv) In case, large number of Candidates qualify in the Elimination
Test / Main Written Examination, it will be open for the High
Court to restrict the number of Candidates as deemed
necessary, according to Merit, for the Next Stage.
6. PREPARATION OF SELECT LIST & WAIT LIST :
(a) The Select List & Wait List shall be prepared on the basis of
Aggregate Marks obtained by the Candidates in the Main
Written Examination.
(b) For being eligible to be included in the Select List, Candidates
shall have to obtain minimum 40% Marks in aggregate in the
Main Written Examination.
(c) The High Court reserves the right to adopt appropriate method of
shortlisting the Candidates at any stage.
(d) The Wait List would consist of not more than 20% of the
Categorywise Candidates placed in the 'Select List' and shall be
operated during the validity period of Select List / Wait List.
(e) The Select List / Wait List shall remain in force for a period of
02 (Two) years, from the date of its publication or until the
publication of a fresh List(s), whichever is earlier. However, if
the vacancies in a particular year are not substantially higher
than the number of Candidates remaining in the existing Select
List / Wait List, the period of such Select List / Wait List may be
extended by the High Court not exceeding One year, so as to make
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appointment against such vacancies from the said Select List / Wait
List.
(f) Any Candidate who does not accept the offer of appointment
within the timelimit, shall lose his/her right to appointment
and the High Court shall operate the Select List / Wait List, as
the case may be.
(g) The Select List & Wait List shall be published on High Court
website as well as on 'HCOJAS' website, and/or through any
other mode, as may be decided by the High Court.
7. DISQUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT :
No person shall be eligible for appointment to the service –
(a) unless he/she is a citizen of India.
(b) if he/she is dismissed from service by Central Government or
any State Government or U.Ts. or any High Court or Statutory or
Local Authority.
(c) if he/she has been convicted of an offence involving moral
turpitude or who is or has been permanently debarred or
disqualified by the High Court or the Union/State Public Service
Commission or by any Recruiting or Examination Conducting
Authority from appearing in Competitive Examinations or
Selections.
(d) if he/she directly or indirectly influences the Recruiting
Authority by any means for his/her candidature.
(e) if he is a man, has more than one wife living. And, if a woman,
has married a man already having another wife.
(f) if he/she may be found in possession with any electronic
gadget(s) during any of the Examination/Test.
8. HOW TO APPLY :
(a) Before fillingup the ‘Online Application’, Candidate is advised
to thoroughly read and understand the Detailed
Advertisement and the Instructions herein and should ensure
that he/she fulfills all the eligibility criteria and other norms
mentioned above and that the particulars filledin by him/her are
true and correct in all respects.
In case, it is detected at any stage of Recruitment Process or even
before Appointment, that a Candidate does/did not fulfill the
eligibility criteria/norms and/or that he/she has/had
suppressed/ twisted or truncated any material facts, his/her
Candidature shall be liable to be Cancelled. If, any of these
shortcoming(s) is/are detected even after Appointment, his/her
service will be liable to be terminated with immediate effect.
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(b) Candidate should have his/her own/family member's ‘registered’
Mobile Number and the same should be kept active during the
entire Recruitment Process as SMS alerts for the various Tests are
also likely to be sent on the said Mobile Number, registered in
the ‘Online Application’.
(c) Candidate should scan his/her photograph having 5 c.m. of
height and 3.6 c.m. of width (15kb) and signature having 2.5
c.m. of height and 7.5 c.m. of width (15kb) in jpg format for
uploading the same at relevant space in the Online Application.
(d) Steps for submitting ‘Online Application’ through the ‘OJAS’
Module:
1) Fillup all the Fields given in Online Application including
mandatory Fields, carefully.
2) ‘Save’ the Online Application, by clicking ‘Save’ button.
3) Thereafter, a new popup window will appear, displaying
the ‘Application Number’, meaning thereby the Application
is saved successfully. Candidate shall, note down the entire
string of the Application Number (e.g.
HCG/202122/91/11111). By clicking ‘Show Application
Preview’ Button, onscreen preview of the Application will
be displayed.
4) Thereafter, by entering Application Number and Date of
Birth, upload scanned photograph and signature at
relevant space on the application and ensure that, the
uploaded ‘Photograph’ & ‘Signature’, are distinctly
recognizable, after uploading.
Note : Please ensure that the ‘Scanned Signature’ of the Candidate
alone should be uploaded, as the same will be verified by the
High Court, at each stage, and if the same does not match with
the signature of the Candidate at the time of successive
verifications during the Recruitment Process, his/her
Candidature is likely to be rejected forthwith.
5) If necessary, by using his/her Application Number and Date
of Birth, a Candidate can edit his/her Online Application
through ‘Edit Application' Button until his/her Application
is Confirmed by the Candidate.
6) After fillingup all the required/mandatory fields in the
Online Application correctly and duly verified by the
Candidate, he/she is required to ‘CONFIRM’ the
Application, by clicking ‘Confirm Application’ Button/Tab
on the Main Menu. Thereby a popup window will appear,
wherein the Candidate has to enter his/her Application
Number and Date of Birth and then click on ‘Confirm
Application’ Button.
7) Please note that, after ‘Confirmation’, further editing of
one’s ‘Online Application’ will not be permitted by the
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System and the same will be treated as Final Application for
the particular post.
8) The Candidate should preserve his/her Application
Number and Confirmation Number for future reference
and use, till the conclusion of the Recruitment Process.
9) The Candidate is now required to pay the requisite Fees by
clicking “Print Application / Pay Fee” Button. Carefully
follow the Instructions / Help given thereat. Select the
Mode of Payment i.e. Online Payment or OfflineCash
(Challan will be generated Online, by Selecting 'Cash'
Option)
Note : (a) If 'Cash' (Offline) Option is selected, Candidate is
required to take the printout of 'Challan' in TWO
copies, generated through SBI ePay and pay the
Fees at any of the SBI Branch by submitting the
said Challan to the Bank.
(b) ONLY After Payment of requisite Examination
Fees, through either Mode i.e. Online (from
16/07/2021 to 06/08/2021) or Offline (Cash
Challan) (till the Challan Expiry Date),
Confirmed Online Application shall be
considered as VALID.
10) At the end of the process, the Candidate shall take the ‘Print
Out’ of his/ her ‘Confirmed Application’ by clicking ‘Print
Application’ Tab in the Main Menu and retain atleast TWO
copies of the same for future reference & use.
11) Please note that the Candidate is not required to and
should not send copy of his/her Online Application and/or
any testimonials/ documents to the High Court. They
should produce the same, as and when called for.
(e) Please note that the above is the general procedure for applying
Online. No other mode of Application or incomplete
Application(s) shall be considered as VALID and in such cases,
the Application(s) are liable to be rejected outright.
(f) A Candidate shall not apply more than once, for any reason at
all.
9. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :
(a) Benefit(s) of Relaxation in Upper Age Limit / Examination
Fees / Reservation shall be granted to the Candidates belonging
to Reserved Categories i.e. SC/ST/SEBC/EWS/PH & Ex
Servicemen, provided that requisite Certificate in respect thereof,
issued by the Competent Authority, is produced by the Candidate
as and when called for. The final decision, as to the suitability of
a Candidate, for the Post, shall rest with the High Court.
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Note : Candidates belonging to SC category, shall only be entitled
for relaxation in Examination Fees.
(b) The Candidate who has successfully submitted CONFIRMED
Online Application and paid the requisite Examination Fees,
shall only be eligible for appearing at the Elimination Test/Main
Written Examination, subject to their qualifying therefor.
(c) The decision of the High Court as to the eligibility or otherwise
of a candidate for admission to the Elimination Test/Main
Written Examination, shall be final. No candidate, to whom
eCall Letter has NOT been issued by the Recruiting Authority,
shall be allowed to appear for the Elimination Test/Main Written
Examination.
(d) The Candidate shall have to appear at their own expenses, to
andfro, for the Elimination Test / Main Written Examination /
Document Verification, if called for, at the place and time that
may be decided by the High Court.
(e) Candidate shall be required to download his/her eCallletter
from the websitehttps://hcojas.gujarat.gov.in, during the
Preceding Week, by using Advertisement No., his/her
Confirmation No. and Date of Birth, for appearing at the
respective Examination and the same may be communicated at
the relevant time, through ‘SMS’ on the Mobile Number
registered in the ‘Online Application’, of the candidate concerned.
(f) The list of eligible candidates will be placed on High Court
website as well as on HCOJAS portal, at the relevant time.
(g) At every stage of Examination, Candidate shall produce, Identity
proof i.e. Election Card / PAN Card / valid Driving License /
valid Passport / Adhaar Card , etc. in original & a copy thereof,
along with the ‘eCall LettercumAdmission Slip’.
(h) Entry in the Compound of the Examination Centre with
Mobile/Cell Phone, Tablets, Laptop, Electronic Gadgets etc. is
strictly prohibited. No arrangement for safe keeping, will be
made, which may kindly be noted.
A Candidate who is found indulging in unfair practices, viz.
copying or misconduct during the course of examination, using
electronic gadgets or Mobile Phones etc., tampering with
Question Paper / Examination Material, influencing any Official
concerned with the Examination Process, will be debarred from
the present Recruitment Process as also from future Recruitment
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Processes to be conducted by the High Court for any number of
years or permanently, as may be decided by the High Court.
(i) Result of all Examinations/Tests will be made available on the
High Court websites and/or by any other mode that may be
decided by the High Court.
(j) ONLY after conclusion of the Recruitment Process, Results
(Marks) of each stage of Examination shall be made available to
each Candidate, except the Candidates disqualified at either of
the examination stage, by providing a link to a webpage on the
HCOJAS website– http s ://hc ojas.guj arat.gov.in, with
individual password (OneTime PasswordOTP) via, SMS on
his/her registered mobile number.
(k) Mere success in the Examination shall not confer any right to
appointment and no Candidate shall be appointed to the post
unless the High Court is satisfied, after such inquiries as may be
considered necessary that the Candidate is suitable in all
respects for appointment to the post.
(l) The selected Candidate will not be appointed unless the Medical
Authority specified by the High Court, certifies him/her to be fit
to discharge the duties ascribed to the post.
(m) Candidate is required to produce the following original
testimonials / documents as well as one set of selfattested
copies thereof alongwith recent passport size colour
photograph, as and when called for, by the High Court :
(i) Printout of the duly filledin (Confirmed) ‘Online
Application’ alongwith eReceipt/Challan.
(ii) School Leaving Certificate or Birth Certificate issued
under Birth & Death Registration Act.
(iii) Educational Qualifications i.e. Marksheets and Certificates
of SSC, HSC, Final Year Graduation, Post Graduation, as per
requirement/applicable.
(iv) Requisite Certificate with respect to Basic Knowledge of
Computer as prescribed by the State Government from time
to time.
(v) Caste Certificate issued by the Competent Authority of the
State of Gujarat, in case, the Candidate has applied under
Reserved Category [SC/ST/SEBC] and if belongs to SEBC
Category, NonCreamy Layer Certificate valid for the
current financial year.
(Dy.S.O.)
(vi) Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Eligibility Certificate
issued by the Competent Authority of the State of Gujarat,
in case the Candidate has applied under Reserved Category
(EWS). The validity of the said certificate will be in
accordance with the provisions prescribed by the State
Government.
(vii) In case of Differently Abled (PH) (a) a Certificate from a
Competent Authority to the effect that he/she has a
disability of not less than 40% and (b) a Certificate from
the Standing Medical Board at Ahmedabad, to the effect
that he/she would be able to perform the duties of the
post in question.
(viii) Certificate of Discharge from Service, in case of Ex
Servicemen.
(ix) ‘No Objection Certificate (NOC)’, in case, if employed in
State/Central Government.
(x) Certificates issued by Two Respectable Persons being
Professionals/ Dignitaries like Doctor, Engineer, M.L.A.,
M.Ps., certifying his/her good moral character (original)
(to be issued in last 6 Months)
(xi) Government Gazette, showing change in name/surname
etc, if any.
(xii) In case any Criminal Case(s) / Complaint(s) have been
filed against the Candidate concerned, authenticated /
attested copies of the relevant documents, viz. FIR / Charge
sheets, Judgment etc.
(xiii) Original Identity Proof as prescribed at Para 9(g).
10. Any Application, even under the R.T.I. Act, seeking any information,
will NOT be entertained till the completion of the entire
Recruitment Process.
11. The decision of the High Court of Gujarat in respect of all matters
pertaining to this Recruitment Process would be final and binding
upon all the Candidates.
High Court of Gujarat,
Sola, Ahmedabad. Sd/
Date : 12/07/2021 Registrar (Recruitment & Finance
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