ADVERTISEMENT NO. RC/1434/2017 (I)

CENTRALIZED RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF ENGLISH & GUJARATI STENOGRAPHERS GRADE-II IN THE SUBORDINATE COURTS OF THE STATE OF GUJARAT

The High Court of Gujarat invites 'On-line Applications', from the eligible candidates, for filling up a total 109 vacancies, on the establishments of the Subordinate Courts in the State of Gujarat, by way of Competitive Examinations, vis-a-vis the various Posts, as arrayed below :

Category-wise Vacancies :

Notes :

a) As there is no vacancy in SC Category for the post of Gujarati Stenographer Grade-II, the Candidates belonging to such Category can apply against Unreserved Category, the criteria meant for the Unreserved Category will be applicable to them. However, they will be entitled for Relaxation in Fees only.

b) The break-up of the total number of vacancies vis-a-vis the various reserved Class/categories, for the different posts/cadres in the various Districts, is annexed hereto at Annexure-A, at Page No. 14 & 15.

c) The High Court reserves its right to adjust/alter the number of vacancies notified.

1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :

(As on 15/08/2017, i.e. Last Date for submitting the Online Application)

2. AGE LIMITS :

(As on 15/08/2017, i.e. Last Date for submitting the Online Application)

(a)
A Candidate applying for English Stenographer Grade-II or Gujarati Stenographer Grade-II, shall not be less than 21 years and not more than 40 years of age, as on 15/08/2017 i.e. the Last Date for submitting the Online Application.
(b)
The Upper Age Limit may be relaxed as follows:
(c)
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 15/08/2017 i.e. the Last Date of submitting the Online Application.

3. RESERVATION :

(a)
Reservation for various Categories and Classes of Posts with respect to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Differently Abled Persons, Women & Ex-Servicemen shall be in accordance with the prevailing Rules/Orders of the Government.
(b)
Candidates belonging to the Reserved Categories (SC/ST/SEBC) of the Gujarat origin, shall ONLY be eligible for Reservation benefits.
(c)
In case of Non-availability of sufficient number of Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, the same may be considered for being filled-in by the Un-reserved Candidates, subject to those vacancies being dealt with in accordance with law.

4. FEES AND MODE OF PAYMENT :

(a)
Candidate have to pay separate Fees for each post and Fees paid between 01/08/2017 to 15/08/2017 (both days inclusive) shall be considered as VALID.
(b)
Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially & Educationally Backward Classes, Differently Abled Persons and Ex-Servicemen are required to pay Examination Fees of .250/-(plus the usual Bank Charges) and all other Candidates are required to pay Examination Fees of .500/-(plus the usual Bank Charges), through any of the Core Banking Service Branches of the State Bank of India, using the Special Format of 'CASH VOUCHER', as appended to this Advertisement, from 01/08/2017 to 15/08/2017, during the Bank Working Days and Hours.
(c)
The concerned Bank Branch, will retain Bank Copy of the Cash Voucher and return the other Office Copy & Candidates Copy to the Candidate, as 'Receipts'.
Note : Candidates will have to preserve both the copies of the Cash Voucher i.e. Office Copy & Candidates Copy and invariably produce the same at the every stage of the Recruitment Process, on demand.
(d)
The 'Online Application', submitted & confirmed by a Candidate, shall be considered as 'Valid Application' only after he/she remits the Examination Fees, as required, in the State Bank of India (Core Banking Services Branches) concerned, before the stipulated closure time, and obtains due receipts, as afore stated.
(e)
Examination Fees paid by any other mode, will NOT be considered valid / accepted.
(f)
Fees once remitted, into the concerned Account, shall not be refunded or adjusted for any subsequent Recruitment Process, under any circumstances.
(g)
No correspondence/communications/Calls, should be made, to the High Court, on this count.

5. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :

I. For the Posts of English / Gujarati Stenographer Grade-II :

(A) Stenography Test : [Tentatively scheduled on 08/10/2017]

(i) The Selection will be made on the basis of performance in

Stenography Test of 60 Marks. The particulars thereof, are as follow :

(ii) For Gujarati Stenographer Grade-II, at the time of transcription, Candidates will be facilitated with Gujarati Indic Input Tools (MS Office Indic Version) Fonts and they can use any of the following Keyboard/Layout :

  • Gujarati Inscript

  • Gujarati Typewriter

  • Gujarati Typewriter (G)

  • Godrej Indica

  • Remington Indica

  • Special Characters

  • Gujarati Tera font

Note: Candidates will not be allowed to use Gujarati Transliteration (Phonetic) Fonts.

(iii) Candidates appearing for the Stenography/Skill Test shall have to take the Dictation in Shorthand Notations only, and those detected to be taking/taken dictation in longhand, would be disqualified forthwith.

(iv)
The Candidate securing minimum 50% Marks in the Stenography Test, shall only be eligible for being called for Viva-Voce Test (Oral Interview).
(v)
In case, large number of Candidates qualify in the Stenography Test, it will be open for the High Court to restrict the number of Candidates as deemed necessary, according to Merit.

(B) Viva-voce Test :

[Tentatively scheduled in the month of November / December17]

(i)
Viva-voce Test shall be of 40 Marks.
(ii)
Suitability of the Candidates, at the Viva-voce Test, will be assessed on the basis of ones Mental Alertness, General Knowledge, Current affairs, Clear and logical exposition, Skills, Ethics, Power of assimilation, Power of communication, Character and Analytical ability, Knowledge of Gujarati, Hindi & English Language etc.

(iii) For being eligible to be included in the Final Merit List, the Candidate shall have to obtain minimum 25% Marks in the Viva-Voce Test (Oral Interview).

(C) The Select List & Wait List will be prepared on the basis of 50% Aggregate Marks obtained by the Candidates in Stenography/Skill Test and the Viva-voce Test.

II. For the respective Posts :

(a)
The Candidate shall download his/her respective Call-letters, from the Websites above-mentioned, during the preceding One Week of the Stenography / Viva-voce Test.
(b)
The High Court shall prepare the Select List for the respective cadres, in the order of Merit. The number of candidates to be included in the Select List shall be equal to the number of vacancies notified.
(c)
The Candidates whose names are included in the Select List so prepared shall be recommended for appointment in order of merit having due regard to the preference for the Districts given by the candidates.
(d)
The District-wise list of candidates recommended for appointment shall be forwarded to the Principal Judicial Officer of the concerned District / Court, as per available vacancies. Such List shall be prepared on the basis of merits of the candidates and preferences for Districts indicated by them. If on the basis of merit position of a Candidate or for any other reasons, it is not possible to recommend him/her in any of the Districts of his/her choice, he/she may be recommended for appointment in any other District.
(i)
If a Candidates position is down below in the Merit-List, and places of other Districts of his/her choice have been filled-up from amongst the Candidates who are higher in the Merit List, in that case, his/her name may be recommended for any other District, which may be the District nearer to Districts of his/her choice.
(ii)
Nonetheless, irrespective of the option(s) for Posting given, the Selected / Wait-Listed Candidate, shall have no indefeasible right of Posting qua the District of his/her choice and the High Court of Gujarat reserves the right for Posting any Candidate in any District / establishment as also that of transfer of Posting.
(e)
On the basis of recommendations made by the Committee, the Principal Judicial Officer of the District shall issue Appointment Letter to the concerned candidate.
(f)
Any candidate who does not accept such appointment shall lose his/her right to appointment and shall not be considered for appointment in future on the basis of the Select List in question.
(g)
The Wait List shall consist of not more than 10% of the number of vacancies notified, subject to other requirements and shall be operated ONLY in case of non-joining of Candidate(s) or Cancellation of the candidature of a Candidate.
(h)
The Select List & Wait List shall remain in force until the posts advertised are filled-up or for a period of 1 (One) Year, from the date of its publication, whichever is earlier.

6. 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.

7. HOW TO APPLY :

(a)
Before filling-up the On-line Application, Candidate is advised to thoroughly read and understand the Detailed Advertisement and the Instructions therein and should ensure that he/she fulfills all the eligibility criteria and other norms mentioned above and that the particulars filled-in by him/her are true and correct in all respects.
In case, it is detected at any stage of Recruitment Process or even after Appointment, that a Candidate does/did not fulfill the eligibility 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 shortcomings is/are detected even after Appointment, his/her service will be liable to be terminated with immediate effect.
(b)
All eligible Candidates ONLY After Payment of their requisite Examination Fees as mentioned in Para No.4 above, should apply On-line, through the link provided on High Court Website http://hcojas.guj.nic.in, in the prescribed format from 01/08/2017 to 15/08/2017. Please note that the Last Date for submission of On-line Application is 15/08/2017 till 23:59 hours.
(c)
Candidate should have his/her own/family 'registered' Mobile Number and the same should be kept active during the entire Recruitment Process.
(d)
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 On-line Application.
(e)

i) Fill-up all the Fields given in On-line Application including mandatory Fields, carefully.

ii) Save the On-line Application, by clicking Save button.

iii) Thereafter, a new pop-up 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/201718/57/11111). By clicking Show Application Preview Button, will display on-screen preview of the Application.

iv) 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 Signature of the Candidate alone should be scanned and uploaded, as the same will be verified by the High Court at every stage, and if the Scanned Signature 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.

v) If necessary, by using his/her Application Number and Date of Birth, a Candidate can edit his/her On-line Application through Edit Application Button until his/her Application is Confirmed.

vi) After filling-up all the required/mandatory fields of the On-line Application, correctly and duly verified by the Candidate, he/she is required to CONFIRM the Application. However, Candidate can alter/modify the details before he/she CONFIRM his/her Application.

vii) Please note that, after Confirmation, further editing of ones Online Application will not be permitted by the System and the same will be treated as Final Application for the particular post.

viii) Thereafter, Candidate has to click on Confirm Application Button/Tab on the Main Menu, thereby a pop-up window will appear, wherein the Candidate has to enter his/her Application Number and Date of Birth and then click on Confirm Application Button.

ix) Please note that only after Confirmation, the System will register candidates On-line Application. Further, only Confirmed Applications will be considered / processed for the Recruitment Process.

x) Thereafter, the Candidate should ensure that he/she receives a System generated SMS conveying his/her Confirmation Number, on his/her 'registered' Mobile Number.

xi) The Candidate should preserve his/her Application Number and Confirmation Number for future reference and use, till the end of the Recruitment Process.

xii) At the end of the process, the Candidate shall take Print Out of his/ her Confirmed Application by clicking Print Application Tab of the Main Menu and retain atleast TWO copies of the same for future reference & use.

xiii) 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, when called for.

(f)
Please note that the above is the general procedure for applying Online. No other mode of Application or incomplete Application(s) shall be accepted and in such cases, the Application(s) are liable to be rejected outright.
(g)
A Candidate shall not apply more than once, for a particular post, for any reason at all.

8. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :

(a) Candidates should not contact the High Court Registry by Phone calls/Personal Visits, for making general queries. They should keep checking the High Court-OJAS Websites for updates, and/or 'Brief Advertisement'/SMS Alerts on their registered Mobile/Cell Number. No

Phone Calls/Personal Visits, shall be entertained. For general assistance, during the 'Online-Application-Window period', the Candidates may contact the Registry of the concerned District Court/Establishment.

(b)
A Candidate will have to apply separately for each post with the requisite amount of Fees in prescribed format of Cash Voucher, in support of his/her candidature.
(c)
A Candidate will have to opt for Three Districts, of his/her choice, indicating the precedence of their preferences, for being appointed to the post in question and the Fourth District will be determined by the High Court, depending upon the availability of vacancies against the relevant category of that particular post, in accordance with the merit.

Preferences for Districts once selected by the Candidate cannot be changed under any circumstances.

(d)
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 / PH (only Orthopedically Disabled) / Women / Ex-Servicemen, provided that requisite Certificate in respect thereof, as the case may be, 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.
(e)
The selected candidates shall not be appointed / continued on long term, unless the Medical Authority specified by the High Court, certifies them to be fit to discharge the duties ascribed to the post in question.
(f)
The Candidate who has successfully submitted CONFIRMED Online Application, shall only be eligible for appearing at the Stenography/ Skill Test and/or Viva-voce Test, subject to their qualifying therefor.
(g)
The decision of the High Court as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the Stenography/Skill Test and/or Viva-voce Test shall be final. No candidate, to whom Call Letter has NOT been issued by the Recruiting Authority, shall be allowed to appear for the Stenography/Skill Test and/or Viva-voce Test.
(h)
The Stenography/Skill Test and/or Viva-voce Test will be conducted at Ahmedabad. The Candidate shall have to appear at their own expenses, to-and-fro, for the respective Tests, if called for, at the place and time that may be decided by the High Court.
(i)
Candidate shall be required to download his/her Call-letter from the Website http://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in, during the Preceding Week, by using Advertisement No., his/her Confirmation No. and Date of Birth, for appearing at the respective Examination/Viva-voce and the same may be communicated at the relevant time, through Press-Note/Brief

Advertisement and/or vide SMS on the Mobile Number registered in the On-line Application, of the candidate concerned.

(j)
The list of eligible candidates will be placed on High Court website as well as on HC-OJAS portal of NIC, at the relevant time.
(k)
At every stage of examination, Candidate shall produce, Identity proof
i.e. Election Card / PAN Card / valid Driving License / valid Passport / Aadhar Card , etc. in original & a copy thereof, along with the Call Letter-cum-Admission Slip and original Cash Vouchers (i.e. Office Copy as well as Candidates Copy).
(l)
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 arranged, 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 or any number of years or permanently, as may be decided by the High Court.

(m)
ONLY after conclusion of the Recruitment Process, Results (Marks) of each stage of Examination shall be made available to each Candidate, by providing a link to a web-page on the HC-OJAS Website http://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in, with individual password (One-Time Password-OTP) via, SMS on his/her registered mobile number.
(n)
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.
(o)
The High Court reserves the right to adopt appropriate method of short-listing the Candidates at any stage.
(p)
Candidate is required to produce the following original testimonials / documents as well as one set of self-attested copies thereof alongwith recent passport size colour photograph, as and when called for, by the High Court :
(i)
Print-out of the duly filled-in (Confirmed) On-line Application alongwith Original Cash Voucher marked as Office Copy.
(ii)
School Leaving Certificate or Birth Certificate issued under Birth & Death Registration Act.

(iii) Educational qualifications i.e. Mark-sheets and Certificates of SSC, HSC, Final Year of Graduation, Post Graduation, as per requirement / applicable.

(iv)
Certificate showing the respective requisite Speed in English / Gujarati Stenography.
(v)
Certificate indicating to be possessing 'Basic Knowledge of Computer Application/Operation' issued by Government or Private Institute, as set out by Government of Gujarat, in General Administrative Department Resolution No.CRR-10-2007-120320
G.5 dtd.13/08/2008.
(vi)
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, Non-Creamy Layer Certificate VALID for the current financial year.

(vii) In case of Differently Abled Candidate, (a) a Certificate from a Competent Authority to the effect that he/she has a locomotor 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 from Two Respectable Persons being Professionals/ Dignitaries like Doctor, Engineer, M.L.A., M.Ps., certifying of his/her good moral character (original).
(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 8(k).

    1. APPLICATION UNDER R.T.I. ACT :

    2. Any Application, even under the R.T.I. Act, seeking any information, will NOT be entertained till the completion of the entire Recruitment Process.
  1. The decision of the High Court of Gujarat in respect of all matters pertaining to this Recruitment Process would be final and binding on all Candidates.

High Court of Gujarat, Sola, Ahmedabad. Sd/- Date : 26/07/2017 Registrar (Recruitment & Finance)

No.RC/1434/2017 (I) CASH VOUCHER BANK COPY

(Signature of Supervisor at (Signature of Supervisor at Stenography Test) Viva-voce Test)

# .250/-for SC, ST, SEBC, PH & Ex-Servicemen & .500/-for General Category # Fee receiving Branch is advised to write the Deposit Journal No. invariably. # Fees paid between 01/08/2017 to 15/08/2017 shall be considered as VALID. Authorized Signatory & Stamp

No.RC/1434/2017 (I) CASH VOUCHER BANK COPY

(Signature of Supervisor at (Signature of Supervisor at Stenography Test) Viva-voce Test)

# .250/-for SC, ST, SEBC, PH & Ex-Servicemen & .500/-for General Category # Fee receiving Branch is advised to write the Deposit Journal No. invariably. # Fees paid between 01/08/2017 to 15/08/2017 shall be considered as VALID. Authorized Signatory & Stamp

ANNEXURE-A

STATEMENT SHOWING TOTAL NUMBERS OF VACANCIES VIS-A-VIS THE VARIOUS RESERVED CLASSES/CATEGORIES, FOR THE POSTS OF ENGLISH STENOGRAPHER GRADEII &GUJARATI STENOGRAPHER GRADEII, ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUBORDINATE COURTS, IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT :

Gujarati Stenographer Grade-II

Total

5

1

Family Court, Ahmedabad ------------2 --------2 1 1 3 Family Court, Anand 1 --------1 1 --------1 2 1 1

1

6

Family Court, Bhavnagar 1 --------1 -----------2 2 1

Gandhinagar 1 --------1 1 --------1

10

11 1

12

5

1



Important Dates

Start Date End Date
Notification Issued
Applications 01-Aug-2017 15-Aug-2017
Admit Cards
Examinations (Preliminary)
Exam Results (Preliminary)
Examinations (Mains) 08-Oct-2017
Answer Keys
Exam Results (Mains)
Interviews
Final Results


Notification Issued By

  • Organization : High Court Of Gujarat
  • Organization City, State : ahmedabad, gujarat
  • Organization Website : “www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in” & “http://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in”

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