SSC Notified Combined All India Open Examination for Recruitment to Various Group B Posts

Staff Selection Commission announced holding a Combined All India Open Examination for recruitment to the posts  of Junior Hindi Translator (in Subordinate Offices), Hindi Pradhayapak in Central Hindi Training Institute and Senior / Junior Translator under Ministry of Defence. Interested candidates should send their applications till 19 April 2013.

Vacancy Details:

Sl. No	Post Name	Category	Pay Scale	Educational Qualifications
1	Junior Hindi Translator in Subordinate Offices	Group B, Non-Technical	Rs.9300-34800 + GP Rs.4200	PG Degree or equivalent in English / Hindi with one of them as compulsory / elective subject at degree level. OR Graduate or equivalent with Hindi & English as main subjects.
2	Hindi Pradhayapak in Central Hindi Training Institute	Group B, Non-Gazetted	Rs.9300-34800 + GP Rs.4800	Master’s degree in Hindi with English as a subject at degree level or equivalent.
3	Senior Translator under Ministry of Defence	Group B, Non-Gazetted	Rs.9300-34800 + GP Rs.4600	Master’s degree in Hindi with English as a subject at degree level or equivalent OR Master’s degree in English with Hindi as a subject at degree level or equivalent.
4	Junior Translator under Ministry of Defence	Group B, Non-Gazetted	Rs.9300-34800 + GP Rs.4200

Age Limit (as on 1 January 2013): Not more than 30 years.
[Upper age limit relax-able by 5 years for SC / ST candidates, by 3 years for OBC candidates and by 10 years or cumulative relaxation (depending on the category) for PH candidates belonging to different categories.]

Selection procedure: Selection for all the posts will be done on the basis of candidates’ performance in the Written Examination and Interview.

Paper	Subject	No of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration & Timing
Paper – I (Objective Type)	General Hindi	100 ques.	100 marks	10 am to 12 noon (2 hrs) 10 am to 12.40 pm (2 hrs 40 mins) for VH candidates
	General English	100 ques.	100 marks
Paper-II (Conventional Type)	Translation & Essay	n	200 marks	2 pm to 4 pm (2 hrs) 2 pm to 4.40 pm (2 hrs 40 mins) for VH candidates
Interview			100 marks

Paper-II of only those candidates will be evaluated who meet the cut off for Paper-I. Only those candidates who qualify in both Paper I and  Paper-II will be called for Interview.

There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in all Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions.
All candidates who apply by the last date will be assigned Roll numbers. These will be communicated to them or placed on the website of the concerned Regional Office at least two weeks before the date of the examination. 

Candidates must carry at least one photo bearing ID proof in original such as Driving Licence, Voter Card, Aadhaar Card, Identity Card issued by University/College, Income Tax Pan Card to the examination center, failing which they shall not be allowed to appear in the examination.

Scrutiny of Documents will be taken during Interview / Document verification.

Candidates will be recommended for appointment on the basis of their aggregate score in Written exam and Interview. All posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL) i.e. selected candidates can be posted anywhere in the country.

Admission Certificates (ACs) for the Examination indicating the time table and also venues of examination for each candidate will be issued to all applicants about two weeks before the date of examination by the respective regional
office of SSC. Candidates can download the ACs from the concerned SSC Regional / Sub-regional offices website. Such facility will be available about two weeks before the examination.

Candidates, who are unable to download their Admission Certificates or do not receive their Admission Certificates at least one week before the date of the examination, should contact the concerned Regional Office with details
such as Registration ID, Transaction ID for obtaining the Admission Certificates.

Examination Centers: The examination will be held at 24 cities -- Allahabad, Patna, Lucknow, Kolkata, Port Blair, Gangtok, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Kochi, Delhi, Jaipur, Guwahati (Dispur), Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Panaji, Ahmedabad, Raipur, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Jammu, Srinagar and  Leh -- in 9 regions / states across the country on 2 June 2013.

Travel Allowance: No TA will be provided for the Written Test.

Probation: Selected candidates will be on probation for a period of two years, during which they they would be required to undergo training. On completion of probation the candidate, if found fit for permanent appointment, will be confirmed to the post

Application Fee: Non-refundable application fee of Rs.100 has to be paid through CRFS stamps available at all the Departmental post offices.  The stamp should be pasted on the application form,  in the space provide, an got cancelled from the post office of purchase, with date of purchase and name of post office clearly visible, such that the impression of cancellation partially overflows on the application form.

Female, SC / ST candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.

How to Apply: Interested eligible candidate should send their applications, in the prescribed format to the concerned Regional office of Staff Selection Commission. For detailed address, see notification. The application should reach the concerned SSC office on or before the prescribed last Date. Candidates will be required to indicate in the application form, the order of preference for the posts and also their preference for states for placement, in the event of their selection.

 Dates:
Last Date for receipt of applications: 19 April 2013 (1700 hours)
                                                        26 April 2013 (1700 hours) (for candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya,
Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and those residing abroad.)
Date for All India Combined Examination:    2 June 2013