DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL DEFENCE AND HOME GUARDS, ASSAM, Vacancies 36 posts of Havildars

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for filling up thirty-six numbers of sanctioned vacant posts of Havildar under the Directorate of Civil Defence and Home Guards under DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL DEFENCE AND HOME GUARDS, ASSAM.  Applications must be submitted online through the SLPRB website and will be received on 02-01-2023. The last date for receiving applications will be 31-01-2023. No application will be received thereafter. Candidates should apply after carefully reading all the following topics.

The detail of the vacancy is mentioned below-

Name of the Post- Havildars

No of Posts- 36

Name of Recruitment- Havildars recruitment Assam

Name of Board- DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL DEFENCE AND HOME GUARDS, ASSAM

Pay Scale- Rs. 14000 – 60500 + GP 6800 (PB-2).

Helpline- Block No-12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.

Educational qualifications- 

H.S.L.C or equivalent examination passed from a recognized Board or Council.

Other Qualification: Minimum NCC ‘B’ Certificate.

The persons having H.S.L.C. passed certificate but not possessing the minimum NCC ‘B’ Certificate are not eligible to apply.

Physical Fitness-

Age limit-

Age: 18 to 40 years as of 01-07-2022 (i.e. Candidate must be born on or before 01.07.2004 and on or after 01.07.1982).

Age relaxation-

The upper age limit will be relaxed for 5 (five) years in respect of candidates belonging to SC, ST (P), and ST(H) and 3 (three) years in respect of candidates belonging to OBC/ MOBC

Age relaxation for Reserved Category-

Application fee- Nill.

How to apply-

Applications must be submitted online through the SLPRB website only.

No other forms of application will be entertained.

Candidates must follow the following steps during the submission of the online application-

Register in the Portal using a valid mobile number. Candidates are advised to keep their mobile numbers unchanged until the recruitment process is over.

After successful registration candidates will get a Recruitment ID.

Candidature of those candidates will be canceled who generate multiple recruitment IDs. Candidates will be required to upload scanned copies of the documents mentioned below.

Documents Needed-

Passport Size Photograph, Upload a good-quality photograph. Poor quality of the photograph uploaded will lead to rejection of the application. The admit card will be printed with the photograph you uploaded.

The photograph must be in color and must be taken in a professional studio. Photographs taken using a mobile phone and other self-composed portraits are not acceptable.

The photograph must be taken on a white or very light background.

The photograph must have been taken after 1st July 2022.

Face should occupy about 50% of the area in the photograph, and with a full face, view look into the camera directly.

The main features of the face must not be covered by the hair of the head, any cloth, or any shadow. The forehead, eyes, nose, cheek, lip, and chin should be clearly visible.

If you normally wear spectacles, glare on glasses is not acceptable in your photo. Glare can be avoided with a slight downward tilt of the glasses for the photo shoot.

You must not wear spectacles with dark or tinted glasses, only clear glasses are permitted.

Ask your photo studio to provide the image in a JPEG format and also on a standard 4.5cm x 3.5cm (45mm x 35mm)print.

Maximum pixel resolution for JPEG: 640 x 480 (0.3 Mega Pixel) (Ask your studio to reduce it to this resolution if it is higher.

Minimum pixel resolution for JPEG: 320 x 240. The maximum file size is 450 kb.

For your own benefit, it may be prudent not to intentionally change your facial features or hairstyle from what is seen in the photograph until the day of the exam.

Signature-

The signature must be with black or dark blue ink on white paper.

Get the signature digital photograph/image scanned by a professional photo studio, and get the image cropped by the studio itself.

Only JPEG image formats will be accepted.

The maximum pixel resolution for the image is 800 x 300.

The minimum pixel resolution for the image is 400 x 150.

Dimensions of the signature image should be 3.5cm (width) x 2.5cm (height).

The maximum file size is 100 kb.

A mobile phone photograph of the signature is not acceptable and can result in disqualification of the application.

Documents–

Certificate of proof of age. (Admit card /Certificate of H.S.L.C. or equivalent examination)

Pass Certificate of HSLC or equivalent examination.

Marksheet of HSLC or equivalent examination.

Minimum NCC ‘B’ certificate.

Employment Exchange Registration Card.

Certificate of Caste from Competent Authority. NO CASTE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY OTHER STATES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

NCC ‘C” certificate issued by a Competent Authority, if any (for which the candidate would be claiming weightage marks.

Selection Procedure-

Candidates whose applications are found correct in all respect will have to undergo the Physical Standards Tests (PST) and Physical Efficiency Tests (PET). If any candidate is found to have any physical deformity as may be detected by the Medical Officer present in the DLSC / Selection Committee, he/ she will be debarred from participating in the other tests.

Preliminary documents verification-

All the original documents along with a set of Photostat copies of the documents will be checked before the candidate is allowed to appear in the PST and PET as per the given eligibility criteria. Candidates who are rejected will be given rejection slips specifying the reason for rejection.

Submission of any incorrect information or forged document at any stage will lead to disqualification of the candidate and may also render him/her liable to criminal prosecution. The original documents of a candidate may be put to check at any later stage of the recruitment process also. In order to avoid manipulation of documents at a later stage, the Chairman or a Member of the DLSC / Selection Committee shall put his/her signature on each copy of the such document at the time of PST & PET; particularly on caste certificate and any other documents which carry marks.

Physical Standard Test-

After the documents are found correct, the candidates will have to appear in the PST (Physical Standard Test). It will carry no marks. Measurement of the height, weight & chest (Chest measurement is only for males) of the candidates will be done using the latest technology and after which the candidate will be examined by a Medical Officer for preliminary check-ups like knock knee, vision test, color blindness test, flat foot, varicose vein, physical deformities, etc. Once a candidate clears the PST he/she will have to appear in the PET (Physical Efficiency Test).

Marking Procedure-

Candidates whose applications are found correct in all respects will be called for PST & PET. The date (s) and venue (s) for the tests will be intimated in due course of time. The Chairman reserves the right to change the venue of the test and no representation etc. will be entertained in this regard. 40 Marks The Physical Efficiency Test will carry 40 marks. It will have 2 (two) events viz.

a) 1600 meters race for male candidates and 800 meters race for female candidates.

b) Long Jump – for males 335 cm (minimum) and for females 244 cm (minimum), 3 chances (longest valid jump will be considered).

For Male Candidates-

a) Race: Those who qualify in the PST will have to appear in 1600 meters race to be completed within 450 seconds. Maximum qualifying time 450 seconds.

b) Long Jump: Minimum 335 cm for the long jump (3 chances to be given and the longest valid jump rounded off to the nearest cm will be considered for awarding marks.

Award of Marks for 1600 Meters-

Award of marks for Long Jump- A valid jump of 335cm is the minimum qualifying level.

Female Candidates.

a) Race- Those who qualify in the PST will have to appear in 800 meters race to be completed within 240 seconds. Maximum

qualifying time -240 seconds.

b) Long Jump- Minimum 244 cm for long jump (3 chances to be given and the longest valid jump rounded off to the nearest cm will be considered for awarding marks.

Award of marks for 800 meters Race–

Time is taken 160 Sec. or less: 20 marks

For the next 20 Sec. of time taken, marks will decrease at the rate of 0.16 marks per second.

Thus, for 180 Sec. or less but more than 179 Sec. : 16.8 marks

For the next 20 Sec. of time taken, marks will decrease at the rate of 0.14 marks per second.

Thus, for 200 Sec. or less but more than 199 Sec. : 14.0 marks

For the next 20 Sec. of time taken, marks will decrease at the rate of 0.12 marks per second.

Thus, for 220 Sec. or less but more than 219 Sec. : 11.6 marks

For the next 20 Sec. of time taken, marks will decrease at the rate of 0.08 marks per second.

Thus, for 240 Sec. or less but more than 239 Sec. : 10.0 marks

For a time more than 240 Sec. no marks will be awarded. 240 Sec. is the qualifying time for this test.

Award of marks for Long Jump–

For less than 244 cm no marks will be awarded. A valid jump of 244 cm is the minimum qualifying level.

Marks for 244 cm: 10 marks

For the next 45 cm, marks will increase at the rate of 0.04 per cm.

Thus, marks for 289 cm: 11.8 marks

For the next 30 cm, marks will increase at the rate of 0.06 per cm.

Thus, marks for 319 cm: 13.6 marks

For the next 30cm, marks will ‘increase at the rate of 0.08 per cm.

Thus, marks for 349 cm: 16 marks

For the next 40 cm, marks will ‘increase at the rate of 0.10 per cm.

Thus, marks for 389 cm: 20 marks

Marks for a valid jump of more than 389 cm: 20 marks.

No additional marks will be awarded for a jump of more than 389 cm.

Written Test-

Results of the PST and PET will be locally displayed at the end of each day of the Test. However, candidates shall have no claim

or right to appear in the Written Test merely on the ground that they secured the minimum qualifying standards in the PST and PET.

After completion of the PST and PET for all the candidates, merit lists for both men and women will be prepared on the basis of the

total marks scored on PET as per vacancies shown in Para I above. Candidates will be called for the Written Test in order of merit

at the rate of 5 (five) times the number of posts. If the total number of qualifying candidates turns out to be less than 5 times the

number of posts, all qualifying candidates but no other will be called for the Written Test. If there are candidates scoring the same

marks in PET as the last candidate selected for the written test by the 5 times formula, the candidates scoring the same marks

will also be called for the written examination, and therefore the number may exceed the 5 times to that extent. The written test will consist of 100 multiple-choice type questions to be answered on an OMR answer sheet. For each correct answer, the candidate will get a half mark. The total marks for the Written Test will be 50. There will be no negative marking.

Examination Syllabus-

Elementary Arithmetic

General English

Logical reasoning/ Mental ability

Assam’s History, Geography, Polity, Economy

General Awareness/ General Knowledge and current affairs

The question paper for Written Exam will be in the following languages: Assamese/ Bodo/ Bengali/ English.

ORAL / VIVA VOCE- Maximum 5 marks

The number of candidates to be called for the Oral/ Viva-Voce will be at the rate of 2 times the number of posts advertised in each category both male and female on merit based on marks scored in the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) & Written Test If there are candidates scoring the same marks as the last candidate selected for Oral/Viva-Voce by the 2 times formula in a particular case, the candidates scoring the same marks will also be called for the Oral/Viva-voce, and therefore, the number may exceed the 2 times to that extent for that particular case and category only.

Finale marking pattern-