Advt. No.
/2017
PARLIAMENT OF INDIA
(JOINT RECRUITMENT CELL)
Applications are invited from eligible
Indian citizens for filling up
of
the followin
g
vacancies for
the post of
Parliamentary Reporter Grade
-
II
(Group 'A' Post)
in Lok Sabha Secretariat
on
Direct Recruitment basis
:
-
SC
ST
OBC
UR
Total
04
02
03
11
20
*
*
10
in English
stream and 10 in Hindi s
tream
.
It is a
level 10 post in the Pay Matrix (provisional)
[
in the pay band of Rs. 15600
-
39100 (PB
-
3) + Grade
Pay
: Rs.
5400
(Pre
-
revised)
]
2.
The eligibility conditions for appointment to the post of Parliamentary Reporter Grade
-
II
are as under :
-
QUALIFICATION & AGE
Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognized university and shorthand speed of
160
words per minute in English/Hi
ndi.
Desirable
: Certificate in computer course recognized by All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE)/Department of Electronics Accreditation of Computer
Courses (DOEACC) or courses equivalent to 'O' Level in terms of syllabus
and duration of co
urse as prescribed by DOEACC.
Note I
:
In case sufficient number of candidates with requisite shorthand speed are not
available, those with shorthand speed of 140 words per minute may be
considered for appointment on the condition that they should qualify
shorthand test at the speed of 160 words per minute within a year, failing
which they will not be granted annual increment and their confirmation in the
grade deferred.
Note
II
:
In case sufficient number of candidates qualifying the written examination
at
prescribed standards are not available, those who do not qualify the
examination, but obtained not less than 50% of the qualifying marks in the
written test
,
may also be considered for appointment, subject to the condition
that they should qualify the
written examination at the prescribed standards
within a year failing which they will not be granted annual increment and their
confirmation in the grade deferred.
There shall be no time limit for withholding of increment and deferment of confirmation
in
the above cases and if there is deferment of confirmation in the grade, the grant of
Time Scale Promotion (TSP)/Promotion shall also be deferred.
UPPER AGE LIMIT : 40 years.
3.
SELECTION PROCEDURE :
3.1
Eligible candidates will have to appear
in
Stenography Test/Written Test/Personal
Interview at Delhi/New Delhi only
(exact venue will be indicated in the admit cards which will
be issued to the eligible candidates)
as per the following scheme :
-
I.
Stenography Test
Stenography Test
will be of
100 marks
. Dictation in English/Hindi will be at the
speed
of :
(i) 160 w.p.m. of 10 minutes duration to be transcribed within 1 hour 30 minutes (which
includes 10 minutes for reading of notes) in case of English Stenography Test and 1 hour
5
5 minutes (which includes 10 minutes for reading of notes) in case of Hindi
Stenography Test.
(ii) 140 w.p.m. of 10 minutes duration to be transcribed within 1 hour 20 minutes (which
includes 10 minutes for reading of notes) in case of English Stenograph
y Test and 1 hour
45 minutes (which includes 10 minutes for reading of notes) in case of Hindi
Stenography Test.
A candidate will be considered for appointment against the vacancies in that stream
(English/Hindi) only, in which he qualifies the
Stenogra
phy Test.
Not more than 5% errors will be allowed for passing the
S
tenography
T
est.
II.
Written Test
:
Only those ca
ndidates who qualify the
Stenography Test will be called for Written
Test
.
The Scheme of Written
Test
will be as follows:
-
[Note
: C
andidates are to qualify in each part at the requisite standard. The minimum cut
off percentages of marks in Writte
n Test in an examination is 50%
, 45% an
d 40% for
vacancies in UR
, OBC and SC/ST categories, respectively, in each part and aggregate.]
The marks se
cured by the candidates in the Written T
est
will not be counted while
preparing the final selection list
.
Subject
Marks
Time
Part A
Part B
General Knowledge and Current Affairs
General English
(
100
multiple c
hoice objective type questions consisting
of 50 questions
in each part)
50
50
50 minutes
III.
Personal Interview
Only those candidates who secure the minimum prescribed marks in the Written Test
*
will be called for the Personal Interview. The Personal Interview will carry
10 marks
.
Candidates will have to secure the minimum qualifying marks in the Personal Interview i.e.
50%, 45% and 40% for vacancies in UR, OBC and SC/ST categories, respectively.
3.2
The SC,
ST and OBC candidates availing the benefit of their category for qualifying any
stage of examination including Written T
est
and/or in age
will not be entitled to occupy UR
vacancy.
3.3
From amongst the candidates, who qualify the Personal Interview, the merit order of the
candidates in this examination will be determined as follows :
-
(i)
The
candidates(s) who qualify the S
tenography
T
est at the speed of 160 w.p.m.,
W
ritten
Test and Per
sonal
Interview [
In the merit order, t
he position of SC, ST, OBC and
GENERAL candidates will be fixed on the basis of their performance in Stenogra
phy
Test and Personal Interview.];
(ii)
In case some vacancies remain unfilled, the candidate(s) who quali
fy the Stenography
T
est at the speed of 160 w.p.m and Personal Interview, but do not qualify the Written
Test
.
[
In the merit order, t
he position
of
: (a)
SC, ST, OBC and GENERAL candidates
who
do not qualify the
Written T
est; and (b) those SC, ST
and OBC candidates qualifying
the Written Test at the standard prescribed for their respective category and further
vacancies in their respective category
are not available, will be fixed on the basis of
their performance in the Stenography Test an
d the Personal Interview.
Such candidates
and also those
SC, ST and OBC candidates
who secure minimum 12 marks in each
component and 25 marks in aggregate in the Written Test and
are declared qualified
against UR vacancies, will be required to qualify th
e Written Test subsequently at
'GENERAL' standards.];
(iii)
In case some vacancies remain unfilled, the candidate(
s) who qualify the Stenography
T
est
at the speed of 140 w.p.m.
,
Written Test and Personal Interview
[
I
n the merit order
,
the position
of
SC, ST, OBC and GENERAL candidates will be fixed on the basis of their
performance in Stenography Test and Personal Interview
]; and
(iv)
In case
some vacancies still remain unfilled, th
e candidate(s) who qualify the
Stenography T
est at the speed of 140
w.p.m. and
Personal
Interview, but do not qu
alify
the Written Test.
[
In the merit order, t
he position
of : (a) SC, ST, OBC and GENERAL candidates who do
not qualify the Written Test; and (b) those SC, ST and OBC candidates qualifying the Written
Test
at the standard prescribed for their respective category and further vacancies in their
respective category are not available, will be fixed on the basis of their performance in the
Stenography
Test and the Personal Interview.
Such candidates and also th
ose
SC, ST and OBC
candidates
who
secure minimum 12 marks in each component and 25 marks in aggregate in the
Written Test and
are declared qualified against UR vacancies, will be required to qualif
y
the
Written
Test
subsequently
at
'GENERAL'
standard
s
.
_
________________________________________
_____________________
__________
*Minimum
12 marks in each component and 25 marks in a
ggregate in case of UR vacancies
(24 marks will not meet the
criterion
of 50%
of
Q
ualifying marks)
.
Minimum
11 marks in each
component and 23 marks in aggregate in case of OBC vacancies
(22 m
arks will not meet the
criterion
of
50% of qualifying marks); and
10 marks in each component and 20 marks in aggregate in case of SC/ST vacancies.
4
.
HOW TO APPLY
I.
Eligible candidates have to apply in typewritten form for the above post, either in English
or in Hindi, strictly in the
format prescribed
in this Advertisement. The applicant may
take a print out of the same. An applicant should submit only one applicat
ion.
II.
Applications which are illegible, not conforming to the prescribed application format a
nd
the instructions given in this
Advertisement or received after the last date will be
summarily rejected.
III.
Candidates in Government service should submit
their application(s)
through proper
channel only
.
(Otherwise no age relaxation will be given for the same.) No such
application
will be accepted 7 days after 27.02
.2017.
IV.
Applicants should affix two self
-
attested
identical recent
passport size photographs, one
on the application form and the other on the attendance sheet.
V.
Canvassing in any manner would lead to summary rejection of application and
candidature at any stage.
VI.
All particulars (except Residential Address) fur
nished by the applicant will be treated as
final and
no change will be allowed therein later on
.
The applications of the
candidates who do not specify their category in
column no.11
of the application, will
be rejected.
VII.
For candidates staying abroad
and for those posting applications from Andaman &
Nicobar Islands/ Lakshadweep/ Assam/ Meghalaya/ Arunachal Pradesh/ Mizoram/
Manipur/Nagaland/ Tripura/Sikkim/Jammu & Kashmir/Lahaul and Spiti districts and
Pangi Sub
-
division of Chamba District o
f Himachal Pradesh, the last date for receipt of
application by post only
(not by Hand or by Courier)
will be 7 days after 27.02
.2017.
VIII.
Candidates should send their application in an envelope superscribing clearly the name of
the post applied for on
the cover of the envelope.
IX.
Applicants must fill up all the columns of application form properly. Applications
complete in all respects should be sent to:
-
THE JOINT RECRUITMENT CELL,
ROOM NO. 521, PARLIAMENT HOUSE ANNEXE,
NEW DELHI
-
1100
01.
Incomplete applications shall be summarily rejected.
X.
AGE/QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
Age/qualifications/experience
will be
reckoned as on
27.02
.2017.
Applicants should attach self
-
attested copy of the matriculation or equivalent
examination certificate as proof of date of birth.
No other document will be accepted for
this purpose.
XI
.
AGE RELAXATION
: The upper AGE LIMIT specified above in each case is for
General candidates. Relaxation of five years for SC/ST candidates, and three years for
OBC candidates is permissible in upper AGE LIMIT.
Further
, relaxation in upper AGE
LIMIT to Government Employ
ees, ex
-
Servicemen and in
-
house candidates of Lok
Sabha Secretariat will be as indicated hereunder:
(i) Government/Public Sector Undertaking employees: The upper age limit is further
relaxable up to 5 years (depending upon the extent of their continuous
service) to the
candidates serving in Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings who
have rendered not less than 3 years continuous se
rvice on regular basis as on
27.02
.2017 and they should continue in their service till their final selection. Pers
ons
who are appointed on
ad
-
hoc
/daily wages/hourly paid/ contract basis are not eligible
for age relaxation.
NOTE:
Applicants in Government Service or in service in Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha Secretariats should have completed 3 years of continuous regula
r service in
Government and/or in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats, for claiming age
relaxation as Government servants
as per provisions in para 5(XI
) (i) above.
(ii)
Ex
-
Servicemen: Length of military service plus 3 years (up to the maximum of 45
y
ears
for 'GEN' category candidates
)
[Please attach a self
-
attested copy of the
Discharge Certificate. Otherwise, the candidate will not be given admissible age
relaxation on this account]
Ex
-
Serviceman means a person who has served in any rank whether as
a
combatant or non
-
combatant in the regular Army, Navy, Air Force of the Indian
Union, and:
(a)
who retired from such service after earning her/his pension. This
would also include persons who are released/retired at their own
request after having earned th
eir pension; or
(b)
who has been released, otherwise than on her/his own request from
such service as a result of reduction in establishment; or
(c) who has been released from such service after completing the specific
period of engagement, otherwise
than at her/his own request or by
way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or
inefficiency, and has been given a gratuity.
The Armed Forces Personnel
in the last year of service in the Force
who have been permitted to seek re
-
employment are
also eligible to
apply.
[such applicant shall attach a copy of the permission to seek
re
-
employment. Otherwise, the candidate will not be given
admissible age relaxation on this account.]
PARLIAMENT OF INDIA
(To be filled in by JRC)
(JOINT RECRUITMENT CELL)
