Advt link:- Intelligence Bureau ACIO Recruitment Notification
Intelligence Bureau
(Ministry of Home Affairs)
Government of India
ASSISTANT CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER – GRADE II/EXECUTIVE
EXAMINATION – 2013
Online applications are invited from Indian Nationals for direct recruitment
to the post of Assistant Central Intelligence Officer, Grade-II/Executive, General
Central Service, Group-‘C’ (Non-Gazetted/Non-Ministerial) in the Intelligence
Bureau, (Ministry of Home Affairs), Government of India. Applicants who fulfill
the conditions of eligibility for the post as given in para 1 below are advised to
go through all parameters under different paras and sub-paras mentioned
below and satisfy themselves about their suitability in age limit, essential
qualifications, etc for the post before applying. Candidates fulfilling eligibility
criteria of the post, as mentioned below, may apply ON-LINE through website
www.mha.nic.in.
1. DESCRIPTION OF POST
Name of the
post
Assistant Central Intelligence Officer, Grade-II/Executive
Classification Group ‘C’, Non-gazetted/Non-Ministerial
Number of
vacancies
750 (UR-380, OBC-202, SC-112 & ST-56)
Age limit 18-27 years
Upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST and by
3 years for OBC candidates. Upper age limit is also
relaxable for Departmental Candidates with 3 years
continuous service, upto 40 years and also certain other
categories in accordance with the instructions or orders
issued by Central Government from time to time.
Pay scale Rs. 9300-34800 plus Grade Pay Rs. 4200 (PB-2) (Plus
admissible Central Government allowances).
Essential
qualifications
Graduation or equivalent from a recognized University.
Desirable
qualifications
Knowledge of computers.
NOTE 1: The above mentioned post is not reserved for any categories of
physically handicapped (HH, OH, VH) persons. Hence, they NEED NOT apply.
NOTE 2: The number of vacancies is provisional and liable to change.
1NOTE 3: The eligibility of the candidates in terms of age and educational
qualification will be determined on the closing date. The candidate must be
Graduate on or before the closing date, i.e., the final result must be out on or
before the closing date, i.e. 12.08.2013 (till midnight).
2. SERVICE LIABILITY: The post involves All India Service liability. Therefore,
the Candidates willing to serve anywhere in India need to apply only.
3. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION: The written examination for the post of ACIOII/Exe contains two papers namely Paper I (Objective type) and Paper-II
(Descriptive type on English language only). The total duration for both Papers
is 1 hour and 40 minutes. Paper I will focus on General Awareness/General
Knowledge, Reasoning, Comprehension and Mathematical ability while Paper II
will be designed to check the knowledge of English writing skill and analytical
capability.
4. SELECTION OF CANDIDATES: Those candidates who acquire a specific
standard in the written test (Paper-I & II) will be called for the interview. The
date, place and time of interview shall be intimated to the candidates online.
Based on the performance of the candidates in written test (Paper-I & II) and
Interview, they will be selected subject to the condition of successful completion
of their Character and Antecedent verification and thereafter medical
examination.
5. HOW TO APPLY: (i) Applications should be submitted only through ON-LINE
registration by logging on to the website www.mha.nic.in
(ii) Applications will not be accepted through any other mode. Wrong
information in any column may lead to the application getting rejected
altogether.
(iii) The format of On-line application form is divided into two parts viz. Part I
relates to the personal, academic and other particulars of the candidate and
Part-II relates to the payment modes. The candidate will have to fill up the Part-I
of online application, and then has to select option for payment of fees, if any, in
part II of the application form. Candidates are required to upload their
photographs & signature at the time of registration itself.
(iv) Candidates are advised to submit only one application. Submission of
another/multiple applications may result in cancellation of his/her applications
altogether.
2 (v) The candidates are required to take the print out of the Registration Slip
and keep it in safe custody and also note down their registration number and
Roll Number (as and when allotted) separately for future reference.
(vi) Candidates are required to possess an e-mail ID valid for 06 (Six) months
which is to be entered in the application form at the time of ON-LINE
registration so that admit cards for the written examination and interview call
letters can be sent to the candidate. In addition to this the candidate must
furnish one mobile number in the column provided in the application form to
enable us to give SMS alert about the downloading of the admit card for written
examination and interview.
(vii) Applicants are advised to ensure that email addresses ending with
@gmail.com are directed to their inbox and not to spam folder or any other
folder.
(viii) This office will not be responsible for bouncing of any e-mail or
malfunctioning of the mobile phone number given by the candidate.
(ix) Necessary information regarding written examination, downloading of
admit cards and interview call letters will also be hosted on the website
www.mha.nic.in from time to time. Therefore, the candidates are advised to visit
the website of MHA from time to time.
(x) Applicants are also advised to keep checking their email from time to time
and particularly 2-3 days before the date of written examination for any
updates.
(xi) Applicants are NOT required to submit hard copy of their application forms.
6. EXAMINATION FEE: Rs. 100/- (Rupees Hundred only). Only male
candidates belonging to General and OBC category are required to pay the fee.
All SC/ST and female candidates are exempted from payment of examination
fee.
6.1 MODE OF PAYMENT: Applicants (who are required to pay the fee) can pay
the fee by cash deposit (offline payment) at any branch of State Bank of India
using the Challan form (available in part-II of the online application) or by using
internet banking facility of State Bank of India or ATM-cum-Debit card of State
Bank of India only. Part–II of the on-line application pertains to payment of fee,
wherein the applicant can opt for mode of payment, viz., offline payment or
online payment.
36.2 OFFLINE PAYMENT (Cash Deposit): In this option, the applicant will be
required to take a printout of Challan form (wherein name of the applicant and
his/her Registration number will be printed) and deposit the fee in cash in any
branch of State Bank of India after a gap of one working day. A counterfoil of
this Challan would be given back to the candidate by the bank, indicating the
transaction ID, which may be retained by the candidates.
6.3 ONLINE PAYMENT (Internet Banking and ATM-Cum-Debit Card): The
applicants having internet banking facility of State Bank of India or having ATMcum-Debit card of State Bank of India can pay the fee online. Once the online
payment option is selected by the applicant, he/she would be automatically
guided to the website of State Bank of India and after paying the fee through a
user friendly interface, he/she would be guided back to the registration
form/website and a confirmation is immediately flashed regarding receipt of
payment.
6.4 Those candidates who apply on the closing date and opt for Cash Payment
can deposit the fees in any State Bank of India branch after a gap of one
working day i.e, on 14.7.2013. However, for other modes of payment i.e., online
payment through State Bank of India Internet Banking and State Bank of India
ATM-cum-Debit Card, the last date for depositing the fees would be the closing
date.
6.5 Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
NOTE 3: Those candidates depositing fees in cash mode should verify the
status of their payment after 2 working days. For example, if the challan is
printed on 15/7/2013, the fee can be deposited in cash on 17.07.2013 and the
payment status could be checked on 20.07.2013.
NOTE 4: Fee paid by modes other than Cash deposit, Internet Banking or
ATM-cum-Debit card will NOT be accepted under any circumstances and the
applications of such candidates will be rejected outright and payment made
shall stands forfeited.
7. CENTRE OF EXAMINATION: The candidate has to opt one of the
Examination Centre from 33 Centres given on next page for the written
examination in the application form:-
4 Sl.
No.
Centre Sl.
No.
Centre
1 AGARTALA 18 KOHIMA
2 AHMEDABAD 19 KOLKATA
3 AIZAWL 20 LEH
4 AMRITSAR 21 LUCKNOW
5 BANGALORE 22 MEERUT
6 BHOPAL 23 MUMBAI
7 BHUBANESWAR 24 NAGPUR
8 CHANDIGARH 25 PATNA
9 CHENNAI 26 RAIPUR
10 DEHRADUN 27 RANCHI
11 DELHI 28 SHILLONG
12 GUWAHATI 29 SHIMLA
13 HYDERABAD 30 SILIGURI
14 IMPHAL 31 TRIVANDRUM
15 ITANAGAR 32 VARANASI
16 JAIPUR 33 VIJAYAWADA
17 JAMMU
NOTE 1: While filling in the online application form, the applicant should
carefully decide about his/her choice of examination centre.
NOTE 2: Examination centre once opted will not be changed under any
circumstances.
NOTE 3: Applications received from a candidate for more than one Examination
Centre would be rejected.
7.1: CLOSING DATE: August 12, 2013 (till midnight)
8. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
(i) The crucial date for determining the age limit, educational
qualifications, certificates/testimonials, etc., shall be the closing date
for receipt of applications from the candidates.
(ii) The date of birth as well as the name of the applicant will invariably be
taken from the matriculation certificate issued by a recognized board.
No other proof of date of birth and name shall be accepted.
5(iii) Certificates in support of qualifications must have been obtained on or
before the closing date from recognized University /Institution.
(iv) Degree/Diploma etc. obtained through Open Universities/Distance
education mode will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational
Qualification unless it is recognized by Distance Education Council in
terms of Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification No. 44,
dated 01.03.1995 published in the Gazette of India dated 08.04.1995
for the relevant period when the candidate acquired the relevant
qualification.
(v) Those candidates, who are yet to get their degree, if called for
interview, would be required to submit a proof of passing the degree
examination on or before the closing date. Such proof would not be
entertained if issued after the closing date on ground of late conduct of
examination, delay in declaration of result or any other ground
whatsoever.
(vi) Candidates must ensure before applying for the post that he/she is
eligible for the post in terms of age, educational qualification etc. as
laid down in this advertisement. If the information furnished by the
candidate at the time of applying for the post is found to be incorrect at
a later date, the candidate himself/herself will be solely responsible
and his/her service is liable to be terminated at any time during his/her
service.
(vii) The admission of a candidate at all stages of examination, viz., written
exam and interview will be purely provisional, subject to his/her
satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any
time before or after the written exam or interview, it is found that a
candidate does not fulfil any of the eligibility conditions, his/her
candidature for the said examination would be cancelled.
(viii) Candidates are advised to furnish correct information regarding their
age, educational qualification and caste/category (i.e. SC/ST/OBC) in
the application form and none of the copies of the certificates of
age, educational qualifications and caste/category etc. (attested
or otherwise) is required to be attached with the application form
at this stage. However, if the candidate qualifies in the written
examination, the same would be required to be produced by him/her
as and when it is asked for.
6(ix) SC/ST/OBC candidates should fill up their respective category in the
application form carefully. It may be made clear that category once
mentioned in the form shall NOT be changed in any circumstances and
candidate will have to produce the documentary evidence issued by
the Competent Authority in support of his/her claim as and when it is
asked for.
(x) Candidates claiming benefit of OBC Category must ensure that they
belong to OBC Category as per the notification of Central Government
meant for appointment to the posts under the Government of India (not
as per the notification of State Government) and DO NOT belong to
the creamy layer. If any candidate qualifies in the written test he/she
will have to produce the OBC certificate along with the undertaking in
the proforma given at Appendix-I as and when asked for and no other
proforma will be accepted in any case. In case the candidate fails to
submit the certificate in the proforma (Appendix I) from the Competent
Authority his/her candidature for the post will be summarily rejected
and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
(xi) Any change in category will NOT be entertained in future and the
candidature of such candidate would be cancelled.
(xii) Candidates will be required to produce the original
certificates/testimonials when called for interview.
(xiii) Candidates already in Government service or working with
PSUs/Autonomous bodies must inform their Employer or obtain
necessary permission, as the case may be, before applying for the
said post and No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Employer is
required to be furnished at the time of Interview, if called for.
(xiv) Candidates who get employed in Govt. service/PSUs/Autonomous
bodies after the closing date, would be required to bring NOC from
their employer at the time of interview, if called for.
(xv) Candidates who have appeared in the graduation or other equivalent
examination and whose results have not been declared by the closing
date are not eligible and as such they NEED NOT apply. The
candidature of such candidates, if they qualify for the interview, would
not be entertained.
(xvi) Correspondence with reference to the admission to the test will NOT
be entertained.
7(xvii) No TA or other expenses will be admissible to the candidates for
appearing in the written examination/interview except to unemployed
SC/ST candidates who will be reimbursed the fares as admissible
under the Rules. No cash payment will be made at the time of test or
interview.
(xviii) Only one on-line application is to be submitted by the candidates on
the website www.mha.nic.in . In case, a candidate submits more than
one application, all his applications and his candidature will be
summarily rejected.
(xix) Mobile Phone and other electronic gadgets are banned within the
premises of the examination centres and arrangement for safe keeping
of any valuable/costly items at the venues can not be assured.
Possession of such equipment whether in use or in switch off mode,
during the examination will be considered as use of unfair means.
Candidature of such candidates will be cancelled. They will be liable
for further action as may be decided by this office.
(xx) Candidate should verify the particulars filled in the application form, online, very carefully before submitting the same. After submission, NO
change in any parameters would be allowed.
(xxi) Candidates are advised to keep ready the following documents in
original along with their attested copies soon after the declaration of
the result of written examination:
a) Matric/Higher Secondary School certificate or equivalent
showing name and date of birth,
b) Degree/Provisional degree certificate / marksheet showing
clearly having passed degree examination and eligible for award
of degree,
c) OBC certificate, if applicable, in prescribed proforma, as
explained in para 8 (x) above,
d) SC/ST certificate, if applicable,
e) NOC from the present employer, if applicable, and
f) Any other document/testimonial as deemed necessary by the
candidate.
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8PPENDIX – I
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES
APPLYING FOR APPOINTMENT TO POSTS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
This is to certify that ………………………, son of ………………….. of village
………………… District/Division …………………. in the ………………State
…………… belongs to the …………………………… community which is recognized
as a Backward Class under—
(i) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare, Resolution No.12011/68/93-
BCC(C), dated the 10th September, 1993, published in the gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part-I, Section I, No.186, dated the 13th September, 1993.
(ii) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare, Resolution No.12011/9/94-BCC,
dated the 19th October, 1994, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part-I, Section I, No.163, dated the 20th October, 1994.
(iii) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare, Resolution No.12011/7/95-BCC,
dated the 24th May, 1995, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part-I, Section I, No.88, dated the 25th May, 1995.
(iv) Resolution No.12011/96/94-BCC dated 9th March, 1996.
(v) Government of India, Ministry of Welfare, Resolution No.12011/44/96-BCC,
dated the 6th December, 1996, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part-I, Section I, No.210, dated the 11th December, 1996.
(vi) Resolution No.12011/13/97-BCC dated 3rd December, 1997.
(vii) Resolution No.12011/99/94-BCC dated 11th December, 1997.
(viii) Resolution No. 12011/68/98-BCC dated 27th October, 1999.
(ix) Resolution No.12011/88/98-BCC dated 6th December, 1999.
(x) Resolution No.12011/36/99-BCC dated 4th April, 2000.
(xi) Resolution No.12011/44/99-BCC dated 21st September, 2000.
Shri ………………………….. and/or his family ordinarily reside(s) in the
…………………. District/Division of the ……………. State. This is also to certify that
he/she does not belong to the persons/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in Column
3 of the Schedule to the Government of India, Department of Personnel and Training,
O.M. No.36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT), dated 8-9-1993, which is modified by DoP&T OM
No.36033/3/2004 Estt.(Res.) dated 9/3/2004.
District Magistrate, Deputy Commissioner etc.
SEAL
Dated:
N.B.— (a) The term ‘Ordinarily’ used here will have the same meaning as in
Section 20 of the Representation of the People’s Act, 1950.
9b) The authorities competent to issue caste certificates are indicated
below:-
(i) District Magistrate/Additional Magistrate/Collector / Deputy
Commissioner/ Additional Deputy Commissioner/ Deputy
Collector/First Class Stipendiary Magistrate/Sub-Divisional
Magistrate/Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate / Extra
Assistant Commissioner (not below the rank of First Class
Stipendiary Magistrate).
(ii) Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency
Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate.
(iii) Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar; and
(iv) Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or
his family resides.
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Declaration/undertaking - for OBC Candidates only
I, ____________________ son/daughter of Shri ______________ resident
of village/town/city ____________ district ____________ State hereby
declare that I belong to the ___________ community which is recognised
as a backward class by the Government of India for the purpose of
reservation in services as per orders contained in Department of
Personnel and Training Office Memorandum No.36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT),
dated 8/9/1993. It is also declared that I do not belong to
persons/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in Column 3 of the Schedule
to the above referred Office Memorandum, dated 8/9/1993, which is
modified vide Department of Personnel and Training Office Memorandum
No.36033/3/2004 Estt.(Res.) dated 9/3/2004.
Signature of the Candidate
Place:
Date:
Declaration/undertaking not signed by Candidate will be rejected