TOTAL POST- 706

NOTE : 1. The candidates must apply Online only. No other mode of application shall be accepted. 2. The candidates must read the INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING ONLINE carefully, which are available on the website of the Board, before filling up Online Application Form for the post(s) concerned.

3. Benefit of reservation for various categories i.e. SC/ST/OBC/EWSs etc. shall be given as per the policy of Govt. of NCT of Delhi.

4. The successful candidates will be required to upload legible Self attested copies of the documents, Admit Card containing signature of Invigilator (used in examination) along with the hard copy of printout of online application form in OARS at the time of verification of documents (any information contained in the attached certificates shall not be considered unless it is claimed in the application form).

5. The centers for holding the examination will be in Delhi/NCR only.

6. The candidates must carry in original Aadhaar Card/ any Govt. issued Photo Identity proof to the examination centre, failing which they shall not be allowed to appear for the examination.

1. EXAMINATION FEES AND MODE OF PAYMENT:
100/- (One Hundred only)

a) Candidates belonging to Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe & Ex-serviceman category are exempted from paying Application fee.

b) Ex-servicemen who have already secured employment in civil side under Central Government on regular basis after availing of the benefits of reservation given to exservicemen for their re-employment are NOT eligible for fee concession.

c) The candidates submitting their application online should pay the requisite fees only through SBI e-pay. Other mode of payment will not be considered and the application of such candidates will be rejected out rightly and payment made shall stand forfeited.

d) Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. 3 2. MODE OF SELECTION: The selection shall be made through One Tier (G) examination scheme and Physical Endurance Test as prescribed by the Chief Fire Officer. * Examination Scheme : DSSSB will conduct Examination for the post code as per examination scheme given in Annexure-I. However, DSSSB reserves the right to change/amend the examination scheme, if so required, any time before the examination.

Note: (i) The Examination questions will be bilingual (Hindi & English) except for the Language papers which would be in the language concerned only.

(ii) There is no provision of re-evaluation/re-checking of Answer Sheets/Answer Scripts in respect of the examinations conducted by DSSSB.

(iii) The DSSSB reserves the right to cancel/withdraw any question/questions from the Test. (iv) The Board has fixed the minimum qualifying marks for different categories (UR/SC/ST/OBC/EXSM) in order to achieve qualitative selection and to recruit the best talent available and the same is available on the website of the Board, however, cutoff marks for selection in different categories may go higher depending upon the marks obtained by the candidates and number of vacancies.

(v) The Board makes provisional selection of the candidates on the basis of information provided in the application and documents/certificates provided by the candidate at the time of submission of document and recommends the same to the indenting/user department. Further the Appointing Authority i.e. the indenting/user department verifies and satisfies itself about the authenticity of documents/certificates and eligibility as per the Recruitment Rules before finally appointing the candidate(s). Therefore, the provisional selection of a candidate does not confer upon him/her any right of appointment unless the Appointing Authority is satisfied, after such inquiry as may be considered necessary, that the candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the post.

(vi) If there are two or more candidates in the same category having equal marks in the examination, the candidate senior in age is to be placed higher in merit. In case where the dates of birth are also the same, the candidate whose first name comes first in in Alphabetical order (in English) will be placed higher in merit.

(vii) The Board may shortlist the candidates for written examination on the basis of marks in qualifying exam (as per essential qualification given in RRs) in case there are a large number of candidates.

3. SYLLABUS: (for One Tier Examination Schemes)

One Tier (G) Examination:-

Section-A: (i) General Awareness: Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s General Awareness of the environment around him/her and its application to society. The questions will be designed to test knowledge of Current Events and of such matter of everyday observation as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to History, Polity, Constitution, Sports, Art & Culture, Geography, Economics, Everyday Science, Scientific Research, National/International Organizations /Institutions etc. (ii) General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability: The syllabus of General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability includes questions of both verbal and non-verbal types. Test may include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship, concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series etc. (iii) Arithmetical & Numerical Ability : The test of Arithmetical and Numerical Abilities will cover Number Systems including questions on Simplification, Decimals, Data Interpretation, Fractions, L.C.M., H.C.F., Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Average, Profit & Loss, Discount, Simple & Compound Interest, Mensuration, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Tables & Graphs etc. (iv) Hindi Language & Comprehension and English Language & Comprehension: In addition to the testing of candidate’s understanding and comprehension of the English and Hindi Languages, questions on its Vocabulary, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms and its correct usage etc. would also be covered.

4. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: (i) The candidate must be a citizen of India. (ii) The educational qualification, age, experience etc. as stipulated in advertisement shall be determined as on the closing date of submission of application.

4 5. RESERVATION BENEFITS: (i) Reservation benefits will be available to the EWS/SC/ST/OBC/Physically Handicapped & other special category candidates in accordance with the instructions / orders / circulars issued from time to time by the Govt. of Delhi. (ii) Candidates who wish to be considered against reserved vacancies and /or to seek age relaxation, must be in possession of relevant certificates (EWS/SC/ST/OBC/Non Creamy layer/Educational/Experience etc.) issued by the competent/notified authority (in prescribed format) on or before the cutoff date (closing date of advertisement) otherwise their claim for any category will not be entertained and their applications will be considered against Un-reserved (UR) category vacancies, if eligible otherwise. The candidate has to select that particular category when applying online for the post. No request for change of category will be entertained at any later stage. (iii)Only OBC (Delhi) candidates will be given the benefit of reservation/age relaxation under OBC category. OBC (Outside) candidates will be treated as Unreserved candidate and they must apply under UR category. The OBC candidates must be in possession of non-Creamy layer certificate, along with his/her caste certificate. (iv) Only following two types of certificates will be accepted as valid certificates for grant of benefit of reservation to OBCs:- (A) OBC certificate (Delhi) issued by the Revenue Department of GNCT of Delhi, on the basis of a old certificate issued to any member of individual’s family from GNCT of Delhi. (B) OBC certificate issued by a competent authority outside Delhi to a person belonging to a community duly notified as OBC by GNCT of Delhi. This certificate should have mandatorily been issued on the basis of OBC certificate issued by Govt. of NCT of Delhi to a family member of the concerned person who had been residing in Delhi before 08/09/1993. (v) A Candidate belonging to SC/ST/OBC who is selected on the same standard as applied to general category candidates and who appears in the general merit list is treated as own merit candidate. Such candidate is adjusted against unreserved point of the reservation roster. Only such SC/ST/OBC candidates who are selected on the same standard as applied to general candidates shall not be adjusted against reserved vacancies. In other words, when a relaxed standard is applied in selecting an SC/ST/OBC candidate, for example in the age limit, experience, qualification, permitted number of chances in written examination, extended zone of consideration larger than what is provided for general category candidates, etc., the SC/ST/OBC candidates are to be counted against reserved vacancies. Such candidates would be deemed to be unavailable for consideration against unreserved vacancies.

6. AGE RELAXATION: S.NO. CATEGORIES EXTENT OF AGE CONCESSION 1. SC/ST 05 years 2. OBC 03 years 3. Departmental candidate with at least three years continuous service in Govt. of NCT of Delhi. Up to 40 years of age (45 years for SC/ST, 43 years for OBC) for Group ‘C’ post (which are in the same line or allied cadres). 4. Meritorious sports person 5 years 5. Ex-Servicemen Group C & B (Non-Gazetted) Period of Military service plus 3 years 6. Kashmiri Migrant relaxation in the upper age limit of five years shall be admissible to all persons who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from the 1' day of January, 1950 to the 31' day of December, 1989; (Note:- This will be regulated as per DOPT Guidelines.) (i) An Ex-serviceman who has already secured employment under the Central Government/Delhi Govt. or its autonomous/local bodies in Group C and D will be permitted the benefit of age relaxation as prescribed for ex-servicemen for securing another employment in higher grade or cadre in Group C and D. However, such candidate will not be eligible for benefit of reservation

. 5 7. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES (i) The vacancies advertised are provisional and liable to vary. In case the vacancy position is reduced to any number or even nil by the user department, Board is not liable to compensate the applicant for any consequential damage/ loss. The vacancies in equivalent/ comparable posts can also be filled through this advertisement. (ii) The Board reserves the right to reject the candidature of any ineligible candidate at any stage of recruitment. (iii)The Board reserves the right to cancel a part of or entire process of examination or a part of it due to administrative reason(s) and in case of unfair means, cheating or other irregularities/malpractice noticed by the Board. The Board also reserves the right to cancel or set up a new examination centre and divert the candidates to appear at that examination centre if required. (iv) The Board reserves the right to cancel any centre of exam and ask the candidates of that centre to appear at another centre. The Board also reserves the right to direct candidates of any centre to some other centre to take the Exam. No request for change in date, time and centre of exam will be accepted under any circumstances. (v) The Board reserves the right to change or make amendment in the examination scheme, given in Annexure-I, any time before the examination, if so required. (vi) The candidature of the candidate to the written Examination is entirely provisional and subject to the outcome of any direction/ decision/ order/ pronouncement of any Court of Law and mere issue of Admit Card or appearance at Examination does not entitle him/her to any claim for the post. (vii)The DSSSB reserves the right to cancel or modify the advertisement or part of it at any stage. The number of vacancies is provisional and subject to change (increase or decrease). (viii) Abbreviations used are denoted as under: (ix) UR-Unreserved (General), SC- Scheduled Caste, ST- Scheduled Tribe, OBC- Other Backward Classes, EWS-Economically Weaker Sections. (x) The educational qualification, age, experience and other eligibility conditions against the post shall be determined as on the closing date of online submission of application. (xi) Use of Calculator, Laptop, Palmtop, other Digital Instrument/ Mobile/ Cell phone, Pager/electronic watches etc. is/ are not allowed. In case any candidate is caught/found to be in possession of any gadget/instrument, he/ she would be debarred from the examination and legal proceedings shall also be initiated against the candidates. (xii) Candidates are advised not to bring any of the above gadgets in the exam. Centre as no arrangements for keeping or for security of these items would be available at the centers. (xiii) In case there is any discrepancy among the English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi version of advertisement/ information, the English version will be treated as final. 8. Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct: Candidates are warned that they should not furnish any particulars that are false or suppress any material information while filling in the application form. Candidates are also warned that they should neither attempt to alter or otherwise tamper with any entry in a document or the self attested certified copy submitted by them nor submit a tampered/fabricated document. If there is any inaccuracy or any discrepancy, in filling OMR Sheet, their OMR sheets will not be evaluated. Without prejudice to criminal action/debarment from DSSSB’s examination wherever necessary, candidature will be summarily cancelled at any stage of the recruitment in respect of candidates found to have indulged in any of the following: (i) Possession of mobile phone & accessories and other electronic gadgets within the premises of the examination centres, whether in use or in switch off mode and on person or otherwise. (ii) Involved in malpractices. (iii) Using unfair means in the examination hall. (iv) Obtaining support for his / her candidature by any means. (v) Impersonate/Procuring impersonation by any person. (vi) Submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with. (vii) Making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information. (viii) Resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature for the examination. (ix) Misbehaving in any other manner in the examination hall with the Supervisor, Invigilator or Board’s representatives. (x) Taking away the Answer Sheet with him/her from the examination hall, or passing it on to unauthorised persons during the conduct of the examination. (xi) Intimidating or causing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Board for the conduct of examination. 6 (xii) To be ineligible for the Examination by not fulfilling the eligibility conditions mentioned in the Notice. (xiii) Candidature can also be cancelled at any stage of the recruitment for any other ground which the Board considers to be sufficient cause for cancellation of candidature. 9. If any candidate uses offensive/abusive/foul language / obscene picture he/she will be liable for necessary penal action under relevant provision of the IT Act.