Monday, September 01, 2008

West Bengal Civil Service Examination 2009 (Executive)

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, WEST BENGAL
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 11/2007
WEST BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE (EXECUTIVE) ETC. EXAMINATION, 2008

Applications in the prescribed format are invited for the aforesaid competitive recruitment examination. The examination will be held in two successive stages, viz., (1) Preliminary Examination (Objective type) and (2) Main Examination (Conventional type – Written Examination) and Personality Test.

The Preliminary Examination will be a screening test for selection of candidates for the Main Examination. The Preliminary Examination will be held at various centres in West Bengal in January, 2008 or thereabout. Only hill tribe candidates of Darjeeling District and other candidates of its three hill sub-divisions, viz., Darjeeling Sadar, Kalimpong and Kurseong are required to appear at Darjeeling centres. ALL BLIND/VISUALLY CHALLENGED CANDIDATES INCLUDING THOSE FROM THE DISTRICT OF DARJEELING WHO REQUIRE THE HELP OF A SCRIBE ARE REQUIRED TO APPEAR AT KOLKATA (SOUTH) CENTRE ONLY. The Main Examination will be held in Kolkata only in June, 2008 or thereabout.
The Personality Test of candidates to be selected on the results of the Main Examination (Written) will be held in Commission’s office in Kolkata. The number of vacancies will be announced later.

QUALIFICATIONS :
(i) A citizen of India or such a person of other nationality as declared eligible by govt. of India,
(ii) A degree of a recognised University,
(iii) Ability to read, write and speak in Bengali (not required for recruitment in the case of Nepali speaking candidates from hill areas of the district of Darjeeling).

AGE :
On 1st January, 2008 – not below 21 years but not more than 32 years for candidates competing for Group(s) A, C and D (i.e. born not earlier than the 2nd January, 1976 and not later than the 1st January, 1987). For Group – B (West Bengal Police Service) – not below 20 years but not more than 32 years (i.e. born not earlier than the 2nd January, 1976 and not later than the 1st January, 1988). Upper age limit is
relaxable by 5 years for SC and ST candidates of West Bengal and by 3 years for BC candidates of West Bengal and upto 45 years of age for the Physically Handicapped persons having physical disability of 40% and above. SC/ST/BC candidates not belonging to the State of West Bengal shall be treated as General candidates.


N.B: (i) SUBMISSION OF MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. THE CANDIDATURE OF A CANDIDATE WHO SUBMITS MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATION, WILL BE CANCELLED EVEN IF HE/SHE IS ADMITTED TO THE SAME.

(ii) BLIND/VISUALLY CHALLENGED CANDIDATES MAY BE ALLOWED THE HELP OF A SCRIBE,
IF REQUIRED.

FEE :
Candidates must enclose with their applications a fee of Rs.200/- (Rupees two hundred) only in the form of Indian Postal Order which must be purchased on a date after publication of this advertisement and crossed and endorsed to THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, WEST BENGAL, or in the form of a receipted challan from a Government Treasury in West Bengal or the Reserve Bank of India, Kolkata under the head "0051-00-105-State PSC Examination fees-001-Examination fees-16 other fees".
Money Orders, Cheques, Bank Drafts, Cash etc. will not be accepted. No application will be considered unless accompanied with the requisite application fees. SC/ST candidates of West Bengal and Physically Handicapped (with disabilities of 40% and above) candidates only are not required to pay any fee. The application without fee of such candidates will not be accepted if the same is not accompanied with the self-
certified or duly attested xerox copy of SC/ST certificate issued by the competent authority of West Bengal in a prescribed format or P.H. certificate issued by the competent authority. BC candidates of West Bengal are, however, required to pay usual fee as aforesaid. NO EXEMPTION OF FEE IS AVAILABLE TO SC/ST/BC CANDIDATES OF OTHER STATES. No claim for refund of the fee will be entertained nor will it be held in reserve for any other examination.

"Information Brochure" containing rules and syllabus etc. of the examination may be obtained free of cost from the Commission’s Office at 161-A, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata – 700 026 either personally between 11-00 a.m. & 3-30 p.m. on all working days (Monday to Friday) on production of the Original Mark-sheet of the Final Bachelor’s Degree Examination which will be stamped on the reverse as a token of supply of the articles or by post on sending a self-addressed envelope (27 cm x 12 cm) with postage stamp of Rs.10/- affixed and name of the examination superscribed on the envelope (Original Mark-sheet of Final Degree Examination is not required in this case). No requisition for the same will be entertained unless the requisition is received at least 15 days before closing date for receipt of application. Applications along with (i) I.P.O./Treasury Challan, in original, for Rs.200/- only (for candidates other than SC/ST of West Bengal and P.H. candidates having physical disabilities of 40% and above), (ii) One copy of recent passport size photograph signed by the candidate and pasted on the application (An identical copy of the photograph will be required for pasting on the Attendance Sheet to be sent by this office along with the Admit Card), (iii) Xerox copies of certificates of age, prescribed educational qualification and other documents in support of the claim for having SC/ST/BC/PH status from competent authority, if applicable, either self-certified or duly attested by a Group-'A' Officer of Central/State Government or Head of a recognised Secondary School or College and (iv) Two self-addressed (including Father’s name) envelopes – one with postage stamp of Rs.5/- affixed on it may be submitted either personally between 11-00 a.m. & 3-30 p.m. on all working days at the Enquiry Counter of the Commission’s Office at the above address or
strictly by registered post/under certificate of posting addressed to the Deputy Secretary (Examination), Public Service Commission, West Bengal at the same address. In any case, application must reach the Commission’s Office within the closing date for receipt of applications. In case of sending application by post the name of the examination and centre code should invariably be superscribed on the posted envelope
containing the application.

Download Application form of West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) Examination 2009

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