HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
AT SOLA, AHMEDABAD 380 060.
Websites: www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in & https://hcojas.gujarat.gov.in
ADVERTISEMENT NO. RC/B/1304/2021 (S.O. & S.A.)
DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF SYSTEM OFFICER & SYSTEM ASSISTANT, FOR THE SUBORDINATE COURTS OF THE STATE, ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT.
Note :
Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) & Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Categories for the post of System Officer and Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) category for the post of System Assistant, may apply against Unreserved vacancies only and the criteria/norms meant for the Unreserved Category will be applicable to them. However, they may be entitled for the relaxation in Examination Fees only.
So far as Differently Abled Persons (PH) are concerned, looking to the nature of job, the Visually Impaired Person cannot apply.
Candidates desirous of competing for both the posts (i.e. System Officer & System
Assistant) will have to apply separately and also have to pay Fees separately.
The High Court reserves its right to adjust/alter the number of vacancies notified at any stage.
3. 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 16/09/2021 [i.e Last Date for submitting the Online Application].
3. RESERVATION :
i. For the post of System Officer :
Reservation for Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Women and ExServicemen shall be in accordance with the prevailing policies of the State Government.
ii. For the post of System Assistant :
Reservation for Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections, Women and ExServicemen shall be in accordance with the prevailing policies of the State Government.
iii. Candidate belonging to the Reserved Categories in the State of Gujarat
Origin, shall only be eligible for Reservation / Relaxation benefits.
4. FEES AND MODE OF PAYMENT :
(a) Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Differently Abled Persons (PH), ExServicemen and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) shall be required to pay Fees of Rs.350/ plus usual Bank Charges and all other candidates shall be required to pay Fees of Rs.700/ plus usual Bank Charges, via “Print Application/Pay Fees” Button through SBI ePay, provided on the webpage of HCOJAS Portal https://hc ojas.gujarat.gov.in.
(b) Carefully Read and Follow the Instructions/Help given thereat. Select the Mode of Payment i.e. Online Payment or CashChallan (Offline) (Cash Challan will be generated Online at SBI epay website only).
(c) In case of Online Payment Mode, after successful payment, Candidate will get eReceipt of the same. However, if Transaction / Payment fails due to any technical reasons, follow the Instructions thereat.
Note: eReceipt will be generated at the respective time ONLY i.e. after Successful Payment, soft copy as well as hard copy thereof should be preserved till the conclusion of the instant Recruitment Process.
(d) If CashChallan (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.
Note: Payment of Fees CANNOT be made after the expiry Date & Time mentioned in the CashChallan.
(e) Candidates are advised to preserve the copy of the eReceipt (Online) / CashChallan (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 ePay, before due time.
(g) Requisite Examination Fees, can be paid through either Mode i.e. Online (from 24/08/2021 to 16/09/2021) or Offline (CashChallan) (till the Challan Expiry Date) and the same shall ONLY be considered as VALID.
(h) Fees paid by any other mode, will NOT be considered as VALID Fees.
(i) Fees once paid, shall NOT be Refunded OR shall NOT be Adjusted in any subsequent Recruitment Process, under any circumstances. No correspondence/communications/calls should be made, to the High Court, on this count.
5. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :
The Competitive Examinations will be conducted at Ahmedabad or at the
Centre(s) as decided by the High Court and Candidates shall have to appear at their own cost in the respective Tests, which would consist of :
(a) Elimination Test (Objective type – MCQs) [100 Marks]
(b) Computer Aided Test [100 Marks]
(a) Elimination Test:
i. The separate Elimination Test (Objective TypeMCQs), for both the posts would be conducted tentatively on 28/11/2021, in different session.
ii. The Elimination Test would be of 100 Marks (Duration : 02 hours) consisting of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each of 1 Mark. For every wrong/multiple answer, there shall be Negative Marking of 0.33
Marks. The Language of Question Paper shall be English only (Except the questions in Gujarati Language).
iii. The Syllabus for the Elimination Test shall be as follows :
Computer Knowledge
General Knowledge
English Language
Numerical & Mental Ability
Analytical & Reasoning Skills
Current Affairs
Gujarati Language
iv. The Elimination Test shall be administered through an O.M.R. Sheet or any other mode as may be decide by the High Court and O.M.R Sheets shall be evaluated by O.M.R. Sheet Scanning Machine and therefore, reevaluation/rechecking/reassessment of O.M.R. sheets shall not be entertained by the High Court. In view of the present scenario of COVID19 pandemic, the High Court may conduct the Elimination Test in any other mode including Online Computer Based Examination.
v. Candidate shall have to secure minimum 50% Marks in Elimination
Test.
vi. Marks obtained in the Elimination Test, shall not be considered for determining the merits, for preparing the Final Merit List.
vii. In case, large number of Candidates qualify in the Elimination Test, it will be open for the High Court to restrict the number of Candidates, as deemed necessary, according to Merit, for the Next Stage i.e. Computer Aided Test.
(b) Computer Aided Test:
i. The candidates securing minimum 50% Marks in the Elimination Test, shall be eligible for being called for Computer Aided Test of 100 Marks with 2 hours duration. The separate Computer Aided Test, for both posts would be conducted tentatively in January, 2022, in different sessions.
ii. Syllabus for the Computer Aided Test :
For the post of System Officer:
(a) Fundamentals of Computer
(b) Fundamentals of Networking (Internet & Intranet) (c) Linux & Windows Operating System
(d) Trouble Shooting
(e) Language (PHP/JAVA/HTML) (f) Database (MYSQL, PostgreSQL)
For the post of System Assistant:
(a) Fundamentals of Computer
(b) Fundamentals of Networking (Internet & Intranet) (c) Linux & Windows Operating System
(d) Hardware Trouble Shooting
6. SELECTION PROCEDURE :
(a) The Select List & Wait List will be prepared on the basis of Marks obtained by the Candidates in the Computer Aided Test.
(b) For being eligible to be included in the Select List/Wait List, a Candidate shall have to secure minimum 40% Marks in the Computer Aided Test.
(c) The Wait List would not consist of more than 20% of the categorywise Notified Vacancies and shall be operated during the validity period of the Select List/Wait List.
(d) 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 fresh List(s), whichever is earlier. However, if the vacancies in a particular year are not substantially higher than the number of Candidates remaining in the existing Select List / Wait List, the period of such Select List / Wait List may be extended by the High Court not exceeding One Year, so as to make appointment against such vacancies from the said Select List / Wait List.
(e) Any Candidate who does not accept the offer of appointment within time limit, shall lose his/her right for appointment and the High Court shall operate the Select List / Wait List, as the case may be.
(f) The High Court reserves the right to adopt appropriate method of short
listing the Candidates at any stage.
(g) The Select List / Wait List will be published on High Court website as well as on HCOJAS Portal.
7. 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) and/or indulging in unfair practices during any of the Examination / Test.
8. HOW TO APPLY :
(a) Before fillingup the ‘Online Application’, Candidate is advised to thoroughly read and understand the Detailed Advertisement and the Instructions herein and should ensure that he/she fulfills all the eligibility criteria and other norms mentioned above and that the particulars filledin by him/her are true and correct in all respects.
In case, it is detected at any stage of Recruitment Process or even before Appointment that a Candidate does/did not fulfill the eligibility criteria / 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 member’s '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 ‘Online Application’.
(c) Candidate should scan his/her photograph having 5 c.m. of height and 3.6 c.m. of width (15 kb) and signature having 2.5 c.m. of height and 7.5 c.m. of width (15 kb) in jpg format in two separate files, for uploading the same at relevant space in the Online Application.
(d) Steps for submitting ‘Online Application’ through the ‘HCOJAS’ Module:
1) Fillup all the Fields given in Online Application including mandatory
Fields, carefully.
2) ‘Save’ the Online Application, by clicking ‘Save’ button.
3) Thereafter, a new popup 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/202122/93/1111). By clicking ‘Show Application Preview’ Button, onscreen 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 one by one 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 Online Application through ‘Edit Application’ Button until his/her Application is Confirmed by the Candidate.
6) After fillingup all the required/mandatory fields of the Online 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 popup 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 one’s ‘Online Application’ will not be permitted by the System and the same will be treated as Final Application for the particular post.
8) The Candidate should preserve his/her Application Number and Confirmation Number for future reference and use, till the conclusion of the Recruitment Process.
9) 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. Online Payment or Offline (CashChallan will be generated Online, by the 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. Online (from 24/08/2021 to 16/09/2021) or Offline (CashChallan) (till the Challan Expiry Date), Confirmed Online Application shall be considered as VALID.
10) 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.
11) 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, as and when called for.
(e) Please note that the above is the general procedure for applying Online. No other mode of Application or incomplete Application(s) shall be considered as VALID and in such cases, the Application(s) are liable to be rejected outright.
(f) A Candidate shall not apply more than once, for any reason at all.
9. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :
(a) Benefit(s) of Relaxation in Upper Age Limit and/or Examination Fees shall be granted to the Candidates belonging to Reserved Categories i.e. SC/ST/SEBC/EWS/PH (only Orthopedically Disabled) / ExServicemen, provided that requisite Certificate in respect thereof, 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.
Note : Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) & Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Categories for the post of System Officer and Scheduled Caste (SC) category for the post of System Assistant, shall ONLY be entitled for relaxation in Examination Fees only.
(b) The Candidate who has successfully submitted CONFIRMED Online Application and paid the requisite Examination Fees, shall only be eligible for appearing at the Elimination Test/Computer Aided Test, subject to their qualifying therefor.
(c) The decision of the High Court as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the Elimination Test/Computer Aided Test shall be final. No candidate, to whom eCall Letter has NOT been issued by the Recruiting Authority, shall be allowed to appear for the Elimination Test/Computer Aided Test.
(d) The Candidate shall have to appear at their own expenses, toandfro, for the Elimination Test/Computer Aided Test, if called for, at the place and time that may be decided by the High Court.
(e) Candidate shall be required to download his/her eCall Letter from the website https://hcojas.gujarat.gov.in, during the Preceding Week, by using Advertisement No., his/her Confirmation No. and Date of Birth, for appearing at the respective Examination and/or the same may be communicated at the relevant time through ‘SMS’ on the Mobile Number registered in the Online Application of the candidate concerned.
(f) The list of eligible/qualifying candidates will be placed on High Court website as well as on HCOJAS portal at the relevant time.
(g) 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 ‘eCall Lettercum Admission Slip’.
(h) 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 be noted.
Note : A Candidate who is found indulging in unfair practices, viz. copying or misconduct during 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 the 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.
(i) Result of all Examinations/Tests will be made available on the High Court websites and/or by any other mode that may be decided by the High Court.
(j) ONLY after conclusion of the Recruitment Process, Results (Marks) of each stage of Examination shall be available to each Candidate except Candidate(s) disqualified at either of the Examination Stage , by providing a link to a webpage on the HCOJAS website https://hc
ojas.gujarat.gov.in, with individual password (OTP One Time Password)
via SMS on his/her registered mobile number.
(k) 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.
(l) 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.
(m) Candidate is required to produce the following original testimonials/ documents as well as one set of selfattested copies thereof alongwith recent passport size colour photograph, as and when called for, by the High Court :
(i) Printout of the duly filledin (Confirmed) ‘Online Application’
alongwith eReceipt/Challan.
(ii) School Leaving Certificate or Birth Certificate issued under Birth
& Death Registration Act.
(iii) Marksheets and Certificates of SSC, HSC & Essential Educational Qualification as stipulated in Para 2(A) above and Certificate of Experience as per Para 2(B).
(iv) 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, NonCreamy Layer Certificate valid for the current financial year.
(v) Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Eligibility Certificate issued by the Competent Authority of the State of Gujarat, in case the Candidate has applied under EWS Category. The validity of the said certificate will be in accordance with provisions prescribed by the State Government.
(vi) In case of Differently Abled (PH) (Orthopedically Handicapped 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.
(vii) Certificate of Discharge from Service in case of ExServicemen.
(viii) ‘No Objection Certificate (NOC)’, in case, if employed in
State/Central Government.
(ix) Original Certificates from Two Respectable Persons being Professionals/ Dignitaries like Doctor, Engineer, M.L.A., M.Ps., certifying his/her good moral character (to be issued in last 6 months).
(x) Government Gazette, showing change in name/surname etc, if any. (xi) In case any Criminal Case(s)/Complaint(s) have been filed against
the Candidate concerned, authenticated/attested copies of the
relevant documents, viz. FIR/Chargesheets, Judgment etc. (xii) Original Identity Proof as prescribed at Para 9(g).
10. Any Application with respect to instant Recruitment Process, even under the R.T.I. Act, seeking any information, will NOT be entertained till the completion of the entire Recruitment Process.
11. The decision of the High Court of Gujarat in respect of all matters pertaining to this Recruitment Process would be final and binding upon all the Candidates.
High Court of Gujarat,
Sola, Ahmedabad. Sd/
Date : 21/08/2021 Registrar (Recruitment & Finance)
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