1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Last Date of submitting of 'On-line Application, i.e. 15/10/2018]:

(a) Essential Educational Qualification :

M.Lib. / Master in Library and Information Science.

(b) Computer :

A Candidate must possess besides the prescribed qualifications

(i)

CCC / CCC+ level Certificate, or;

(ii)

Should have Degree / Diploma from any recognized University / Educational Institution with computer as one of the Subjects, or;

(iii) Should have passed SSC or HSC examination from recognized School Board with Computer as one of the Subjects, or Courses prescribed by the Government.

(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 On-line Application i.e. on 15/10/2018. (ii) The Upper Age Limit may be relaxed as follows : (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 15/10/2018 i.e Last Date of submitting the 'Online Application'.

(d)

Experience Required :

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Minimum 01 year experience in the Central Government or State Government or Government Organization or Public Sector Undertaking or reputed Organization / Company.

2. RESERVATION :

As this is solitary post, Reservation Policy shall not apply, and for the purpose of Selection, criteria meant for Unreserved Category will apply to all the Candidates.

3. FEES AND MODE OF PAYMENT :

(a)

Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially & Educationally Backward Classes, Differently Abled Persons (PH) and Ex-Servicemen shall be required to pay Fees of Rs.300/-plus the usual Bank Charges and all other candidates shall be required to pay Fees of Rs.600/-plus the usual Bank Charges via Print Application / Pay Fees Button through SBI e-Pay, provided on the webpage of HC-OJAS Portal-http://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in.

(b)

Carefully Read and Follow the Instructions/Help given thereat. Select the Mode of Payment i.e. Online Payment or Cash-Challan (Offline) (Challan will be generated On-line at SBI e-Pay Website).

(c)

In case of Online Payment Mode, after successful payment, Candidate will get e-Receipt of the same. However, if Transaction / Payment fails due to any technical reasons, follow the Instructions thereat.

(d)

If Cash-Challan (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.

(e)

Candidates are advised to preserve the copy of the e-Receipt (Online)/Cash-Challan(Offline) 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 e-Pay, before due time.

(g)

Requisite Examination Fees, can be paid through either Mode i.e. Online (from 01/10/2018 to 15/10/2018) 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.

4. SELECTION PROCEDURE:

(A)

Main Examination (Objective Type-MCQs) [100 Marks]

(B)

Viva-voce Test [ 40 Marks ]

(A) Main Examination (Objective Type-MCQs) : (Tentatively scheduled on 02/12/2018)

(a)

A Main Examination, to be conducted at Ahmedabad at the Centre(s) (as decided by the High Court), comprising of 100 Marks, with 2 Hours duration, consisting of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) each of 1 Mark with Negative Marking of 0.33 Mark for each Wrong/Multiple Answer. The Syllabus for such Main Examination shall be as under :

(a)

Library Science

(b)

General Knowledge & English

(c)

Computer Skills / Applications knowledge

(d)

Legal knowledge

(e)

General I.Q. Test

(b)

The Candidate shall download his/her respective e-Call-letters, from the Websites above-mentioned, from 26/11//2018 to 02/12/2018 (both days inclusive).

(c)

The language of Question Paper of Main Examination will be English.

(d)

The Main Examination (Objective Type -MCQs) shall be administered On-line, through a Computer Based Examination System & it shall be evaluated by real time assessments as per entries made by the candidate, in Computer itself at the end of the said Main Examination and therefore re-evaluation of entries / answers, subsequent to Main Examination, will not be entertained by the High Court.

(e)

The Candidate securing minimum 50% Marks in the Main Examination, shall only be eligible for being called for Viva-Voce Test (Oral Interview).

(f)

In case, large number of Candidates qualify in the Main Examination, it will be open for the High Court to restrict the number of Candidates as deemed necessary, according to Merit.

(B)

Viva-voce Test [40 Marks]: (Tentatively in the month of February/March-2019)

(i)

Viva-voce Test shall be of 40 Marks.

(ii)

The Candidate will be able to download his/her respective Call-letters, from the Websites above-mentioned, during the preceding One Week of the Viva-voce Test.

(iii) Suitability of the Candidates, at the Viva-voce Test, will be assessed on the basis of ones Personality, Aptitude and Orientation, Computer Application Skills, Communication Skills & Legal knowledge, etc.

(iv)

For being eligible to be included in the Select List/Wait List, the candidate shall have to obtain minimum 40% Marks in the Viva-voce Test.

(v)

The Select List & Wait List will be prepared on the basis of Aggregate Marks obtained by the Candidates in the Main Examination (60% Weightage to be given to the performance of a Candidate) & Marks obtained in Viva-voce Test.

(vi)

The Select List & Wait List shall remain in force for a period of 2 (Two) Years, from the date of its publication or until the publication of a fresh List(s), whichever is earlier.

(vii) The High Court reserves the right to adopt appropriate method of short-listing the Candidates at any stage.

5. 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, having 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 of any electronic gadget(s) during any of the Examination / Test.

6. 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)

Candidate should have his/her own/family '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 On-line Application.

(c)

Candidate should scan his/her photograph having 5 c.m. of height and 3.6 c.m. of width (10kb) and signature having 2.5 c.m. of height and 7.5 c.m. of width (10kb) in jpg format for uploading the same at relevant space in the On-line Application.

(d)

Steps for submitting On-line Application through the OJAS Module:

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

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

3) 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/201819/1/11111). By clicking Show Application Preview Button, on-screen 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 be rejected forthwith.

5) 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 by the Candidate.

6) After filling-up all the required/mandatory fields in the On-line 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 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.

7) 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.

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

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

10) 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. On-line Payment or Offline-Cash (Challan will be generated On-line, 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 e-Pay 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. On-line (from 01/10/2018 to 15/10/2018) or Offline (Cash-Challan) (till the Challan Expiry Date), Confirmed On-line Application shall be considered as VALID.

11) 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.

12) Please note that the Candidate is not required to and should not send copy of his/her On-line-Application and/or any testimonials/ documents to the High Court. They should produce the same, as and when called for.

13) Please note that the above is the general procedure for applying on-line. 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.

14) A Candidate shall not apply more than once, for any reason at all.

7. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :

(a)

The Candidate who has successfully submitted CONFIRMED Online Application & paid the requisite Examination fees, shall only be eligible for appearing at the Main Examination and/or Viva-voce Test, subject to their qualifying thereat.

(b)

The decision of the High Court as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the Main Examination and/or Viva-voce Test shall be final. No candidate, to whom e-Call Letter has NOT been issued by the Recruiting Authority, shall be allowed to appear for the Main Examination and/or Viva-voce Test.

(c)

The Candidate shall have to appear at their own expenses, to-and-fro, for the Main Examination and/or Viva-voce, if called for, at the place and time that may be decided by the High Court.

(d)

Candidate shall be required to download his/her e-Call-letter from the Websites https://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.

(e)

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.

(f)

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 Call Letter-cum-Admission Slip.

(g)

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 as also from future Recruitment Processes to be conducted by the High Court for any number of years or permanently, as may be decided by the High Court.

(h)

Result of all Examination/Test will be made available on the High Court websites as well as HC-OJAS Portal and/or by any other mode that may be decided by the High Court.

(i)

ONLY after conclusion of the Recruitment Process, Results (Marks) of each stage of Examination shall be available to each Candidate, through the HC-OJAS websitehttp s://hc-ojas.guj.nic.in , with individual password (One-Time Password-OTP) via, SMS on his/her registered mobile number.

(j)

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.

(k)

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.

(l)

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 for due verification, as and when called for, by the High Court :

(i)

Print-out of the duly filled-in (Confirmed) On-line Application alongwith e-Receipt/Cash-Challan (Offline).

(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, M.Lib. / Master in Library & Information Science as per requirement / applicable.

(iv)

Requisite Certificate of Work Experience as prescribed at para-1(d).

(v)

Requisite Certificate with respect to Computer in terms of para 1(b) above.

(vi)

Relevant Caste Certificate in case of SC/ST/SEBC. In case of SEBC Category, valid Non-Creamy Layer Certificate.

(vii) In case of Differently Abled (PH) 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 7(f).

Any Application, even under the R.T.I. Act, seeking any information, will NOT be entertained till the completion of the entire Recruitment Process.

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 : 29/09/2018 I/c Registrar (Recruitment)