ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022

ADVT.NO. 11 /2021
Website for Online Application System: https://apscrecruitment.in
Technical Support email: [email protected] Phone: 1800-572-23-43
No.70PSC/E-11/2018-19 Dated Guwahati, the 15th December, 2021
Assam Public Service Commission invites application from Indian Citizens as defined in Articles 5 to 8 of the
Constitution of India for the under-mentioned posts under Assam Government in the scale of pay as indicated below and
carrying usual allowances as admissible under Rules of the Govt. of Assam.

A) 1. Name of the Post: - Stenographer Grade-I in Assam Secretariat (Janata Bhawan) under Secretariat
Administration Department.

2. Online Application : - Start Date From : 16/12/2021

End Date : 16/01/2022
Last Date for submission of fees : 18/01/2022

3. No. of Posts: -
(i) Stenographer Grade –I (English) : 34 (thirty-four)
(ii) Stenographer Grade-I (Language): 10 (ten)

Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Post

Open for for For For for Grand
reserved
Name of the
category OBC/MOBC SC STP STH EWS Total
for PWBD
Service/Post
&Type of
Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW Total RFW
Disability
2 (1 post for
blindness
Stenographer Gr-I and low
(English) 12 4 11 3 3 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 34 11 vision and 1
post for deaf
and hard
hearing)
Stenographer Gr-I 1( blindness
(Language) 4 1 3 1 1 Nil 1 Nil Nil Nil 1 Nil 10 2 and low
vision)
*Reservation as per draft advertisement received from Government against total numbers of posts in the cadre.
4. Scale of Pay: - Pay scale + Grade Pay + Other allowances as admissible to the Assam State Government employees
from time to time (per month).
Pay scale Grade Pay Pay band
Rs. 30,000/- to 1,10,000/- Rs.13,300/- P.B. -4

5. Eligibility Criteria:-
(i) No candidate shall be eligible to sit for speed test at 150 w.p.m in English and 120 w.p.m in Language
(Assamese, Bengali and Hindi) unless he/she had passed the speed test at 120 w.p.m in English and 100
w.p.m in Language (Assamese, Bengali and Hindi) conducted by the Board constituted and recognized by
the Government.

(ii) Passing the speed test at at 150 w.p.m in English and 120 w.p.m in Language (Assamese, Bengali and
Hindi) will make one eligible for appointment as Stenographer Grade –I subject to the condition that
appointment to the post of Stenographer Grade –I in English and Language shall be made only after he/she
had rendered a minimum 6(six) years of service as Stenographer Grade –II or Grade –III or in both the
cadres taken together. Inclusion of names in the select list (both English and Languages) is against the
probable vacancies only and it will not confer any right for automatic employment to the selected person.
 6. Educational Qualification:
Minimum educational qualification is passed Degree examination or equivalent examination from a recognized
University.

7. Age:
The candidates should not be less than 21 years of age and not more than38 years of age as on 01-01-2021.
The upper age limit is relaxable as -
(i) By 5 years for SC/ST(P)/ST(H) candidates of Assam i.e. upto 43 years .
(ii) By 3 years for OBC/MOBC candidates of Assam i.e. upto 41 years as per Govt. Notification No. ABP.
6/2016/9 dated Dispur the 25th April 2018.
(iii) For persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWBD) by 10 years irrespective of SC/ST/OBC and General
Category of candidates i.e. upto 48 years as per Govt. Notification No. ABP 144/95/121 dated Dispur the 28th October,
2015.

The age limit of the candidates will be calculated on the basis of the Matriculation /HSLC Admit Card issued
by a recognized Central/State Board/Council which is to be uploaded while filling up the online application. No other
document shall be accepted.
NOTE-I: The candidates applying for the Post should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for
recruitment to the Post. If on verification at any time before or after the Stenography Proficiency Test and
/Objective Type Written Test, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions; their candidature for
the Post will be cancelled by the Commission.

APPLICATION FEES:
Under the Digital India initiative by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of
India, APSC has decided to launch its Online Recruitment portal with the help of CSC-SPV, a MeitY approved organization,
which will charge a processing fee of Rs. 30.00/- + 18% tax = Rs.35.40/- from each candidate.
Processing Fee Taxable amount Total Amount
Sl. Application fee
Category Charged by CSC- on processing fee (Rs)
No (Rs)
SPV (Rs) (@18%)
1. General/EWS 250 30 5.40 285.40

2. SC/ST/OBC/MOBC 150 30 5.40 185.40

3. BPL Nil 30 5.40 35.40

4. PWBD Nil 30 5.40 35.40

a) Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation
against such rejection would be entertained.
b) BPL Candidates must upload BPL certificate for claiming application fee relaxation.
c) Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstance nor can the fee be held in reserve for any
other examination or selection.

EWS
EWS candidates must upload Income & Assets certificate of the family issued by the officer not below the rank of
Circle Officer as per provision of Para 5 of Govt. OM No.ABP.07/2019/4, dated 10-04-2019. Kindly, refer to the Govt.
OM No.ABP.07/2019/16 dated 31-12-2019. Candidates may download the specimen copy of EWS Certificate on
www.apsc.nic.in under “Forms & Downloads”.

SC/ST/OBC
Candidates claiming reservation in SC, ST or OBC category, they must upload certificate in support of his/her
claim from competent authority of the State of Assam. The certificate must be obtained within the closing date of online
application and no claim in this regard will be entertained afterwards.

PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITY (PWBD)

Physically Handicapped (PH) Persons or Persons with disabilities, as indicated against various item(s) in the
VACANCY DETAILS, can apply to the respective posts even if the post is not reserved for them but has been identified as
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Suitable. However, such candidates will be considered for selection to such post by general standard of merit. Persons
suffering from not less than 40% of relevant disability shall alone be eligible for the benefit of reservation and other
relaxations as permissible under the rules. Thus, Physically Handicapped (PH) persons can avail benefit of:
i) Reservation and other Concessions & Relaxations as permissible under the rules only when degree of physical disability
is 40% or more and the posts are reserved for PH candidates.
ii) Other Concessions & Relaxations as permissible under the rules only when degree of physical disability is 40% or more
and the posts are suitable for PH candidates.
Candidates claiming reservation in PWBD category, they must upload certificate in support of his/her claim from
competent authority while filling the online application form. The certificate must be obtained within the closing date of online
application and no claim in this regard will be entertained afterwards.
Candidates suffering LOCO-MOTOR with writing extremity will be allowed the help of a scribe, if required. The scribe
should not possess educational qualifications higher than the requisite qualification for the post. The facility of scribe will be
provided to such candidates on production of a certificate at the time of Written Examination to the effect that the person
concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on behalf, from the Chief Medical
Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care institution as per proforma at Annexure – I.
The candidates have discretion of opting for his/her own scribe or request the Commission for the same and suitable
provisions in Online Application have been made in this regard. The details of scribe in case candidates are bringing their
own scribe, will have to submit an undertaking (Format provided in Annexure-II) to the Commission through the
Commission’s mail Id ([email protected]) or By hand/Post within 7 days from the date of issue of admit card for the Written
Examination.

HOW TO APPLY
1. Applicants are required to apply online through APSC’s recruitment website. No other means/ mode of
application will be accepted and the Application will be summarily rejected.
2. Applicants who have not registered yet, in Online Recruitment Portal of APSC are first required to go to the
APSC’s recruitment website https://apscrecruitment.in and register themselves by clicking on ‘Register Here’
link.
3. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO REGISTER WITH VALID AND ACTIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS IN THE ONLINE
APPLICATION, AS ALL CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE MADE THROUGH E-MAIL BY THE COMMISSION.
REQUIREMENTS WITH REGARD TO COPIES OF CERTIFCATES TO BE
SUBMITTED IN RESPECT OF CLAIMS MADE IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION ,WILL BE INTIMATED
TO THE CANDIDATES THROUGH THE WEBSITE OF THE COMMISSION IN DUE COURSE OF TIME.
4. After creating an account, applicants need to login with the credentials.
5. After login, applicant will be able to see the live advertisements of APSC in ‘Apply Section’.
6. The applicants are advised to read the eligibility criteria and other relevant details carefully before applying for
the advertisement. Mandatory fields in the online form are marked with * (asterisk) sign.
7. Applicant can click on ‘Apply’ to fill up the application form.
8. Candidates must submit the details of documents like Certificate No., Issue date, Issuing authority and upload the
documents/certificates (whenever asked for) in support of the claims made by them in the Application Form like,
Date of Birth, Experience, Qualification(s) etc. or any other information, in pdf/jpeg file in such a way that the file
size does not exceed 200 KB and is legible when a printout taken. For that purpose, the applicant may scan the
documents/certificates in 200 dpi grey scale.
9. Document details submitted in the online application form will be verified on the day of Objective type
written test.
10. An applicant is required to upload the scanned images of his/her recent photograph and signature in JPG/JPEG
format.
a. Size of the photograph (passport size) (Max size–200 KB)
b. Size of the signature (Max size–200 KB)
11. Applicant should carefully fill all the information as asked in the application form and click on the declarations
checkbox to enable the ‘Preview’ button before final submission.
12. Applicants must ensure all relevant fields in the application are filled in correctly before final submission, since
editing/cancellation after final submission will not be allowed.
13. After previewing the details filled in by the applicant he/she can either click ‘Submit’ for final submission or click
‘Cancel’ button for necessary corrections before final submission of the Application Form.
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 14. On completion of form submission applicant has to pay application fee along with processing fee as applicable.
15. Application fee once paid by the applicant will not be refunded.
16. In case of failure of the payment applicant should click on button ‘Validate Payment’ to verify the payment from
bank. In instances of double debit i.e. amount debited twice for the same transaction, the bank will automatically
refund the fee to the applicant within 5-7 working days.
17. On successful completion of your complete application, an auto-generated email message will be sent on your
registered email-id.
18. Applicant’s application will not be considered if fee is not paid for that application.
19. Applicant may also fill their online form through Common Service Centers. Applicants without debit card/Internet
banking may visit nearest CSCs.
20. Candidates with less than 40% disability will not be considered for any relaxation which is applicable to
Persons with benchmark disability candidates.
21. The applicants are advised to submit only single Online Recruitment Application for the post; however, if somehow,
if he/she submits multiple Online Recruitment Applications for the post, then he/she must ensure that Online
Recruitment Application with the higher "Application Number" is complete in all respects including fee. The
applicants, who submit multiple Online Recruitment Applications, should note that only the Online Recruitment
Application with higher "Application Number" shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one
"Application Number" shall not be adjusted against any other "Application Number".
22. After submitting the Online Application, the candidates are required to take out a print out of the finally submitted
Online Recruitment Application and retain the hardcopy of the Online Application Form.
23. The candidates are advised to submit the Online Recruitment Application well in advance without waiting for the
closing date.
24. For any payment related issues, one can reach the following helpdesk numbers –
GRAS Helpline (Telephonic):1800-212-11-88-66 (From 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on all working days)
GRAS Helpdesk- https://assamegras.gov.in/helpdesk/
1. Click ‘Submit a ticket’ Click ‘Payment Related’
2. Fill-in your payment related details. Click ‘Submit ticket’
Bank - For any bank related issue we suggest applicants to contact their respective bank branches.
25. For any other issues related to online application form you can contact the following-
Email: [email protected]
Contact No: 1800-572-23-43 (From 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on all working days)
POINTS TO NOTE:
1. The candidates before applying for the post(s)/service(s) should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions.
Their admission at all the stages of selection in which they are admitted by the Commission will be purely
provisional and under scrutiny, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at
any time or any stage before or after the Stenography Proficiency Test/ and Objective Type Written Test, it
is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions; their candidature for the post(s)/service(s) will be
cancelled by the Commission.
2. It is for the candidates themselves to see whether they satisfy the prescribed physical requirement (physical
standard) and whether he/she is eligible to apply where Examination of physical standard is conducted by the
State Govt. before making any appointment.
3. No request for withdrawal of candidature received from a candidate after he/she has submitted his/her application
will be entertained under any circumstances.
4. At any stage of the selection process no candidate shall be allowed to change his/her category (of caste etc)/sub-
category/sub-categories as claimed by him/her in the original application form/online application form submitted to
the Commission.
5. The candidates who furnish wrong, erroneous or incorrect information in their application form may be disqualified
from appearing for any post before the Commission up to a period to be specified by the Commission.
6. In case of detection of any false declaration / statement made by any applicant, his/her application will be rejected
and will also be penalized as per prevailing Rules/Law. If in any case, submission of false material facts with a
view to hoodwinking the Commission is detected even after the recommendation is made, the Commission may
refer the matter to Government for taking necessary action.

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 7. The candidates shall have to produce identity proof like Pan Card, Driving Licence, Passport, Current ID card
issued by the educational institutions, Voter ID Card, Aadhar Card (wherever applicable) at the time of
Stenography Proficiency Test/ and Objective Type Written Test.
8. The date for determining the eligibility of all candidates in every respect shall be the closing date for submitting the
Online Recruitment Application on the website http://www.apscrecruitment.in. unless specifically mentioned in the
recruitment advertisement.
9. In respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as
equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement, then the candidate is required to produce
order/letter in this regard, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated
otherwise the Online Recruitment Application is liable to be rejected.
10. Candidates must, if required, attend a personal interview at such place, as may be fixed by the Commission. The
Commission does not defray the traveling or other expenses of candidates summoned for interview.
11. Candidates must be in sound bodily health. They must, if selected be prepared to undergo such medical
examination and satisfy such medical authority as Government may require.
12. Candidates will be informed of the final result in due course through APSC website/News paper and any interim
enquiries about the result are therefore, unnecessary and will not be attended to. The Commission do not enter
into correspondence with the candidates about reasons for their non selection for interview/appointment.
13. Canvassing in any form will disqualify a candidate.
DOCUMENTS/CERTIFICATES TO BE PRODUCED on the day of Objective Type Written Test.
The hardcopy of the online application and the following Original Documents/Certificates along with Self-attested
copies and other items specified in the Intimation Letter./Admit Card for Objective Type Written Test are to be
produced on the day of the Objective Type Written Test.
a) Matriculation/10th Standard/HSLC Admit Card/Pass Certificate issued by Central/State Board clearly indicating
Date of Birth in support of their claim of age.
b) Certificates & Mark sheets of all examinations from HSLC onwards up to the level of qualifying examination.
c) Degree/Diploma certificate along with mark-sheets pertaining to all the academic years as proof of educational
qualification claimed. In the absence of Degree/Diploma certificate, provisional certificate along with mark sheets
pertaining to all the academic years will be accepted.
d) Experience certificates, whenever specifically mentioned in the advertisement (The experience column of the
online application form should be filled as and when specifically mentioned in the advertisement/online application
form)
e) Caste certificate in Assam Govt. format by candidate seeking reservation as SC/ST/OBC/MOBC, from the
competent authority indicating clearly the candidate’s Caste, the Act/Order under which the Caste is recognized as
SC/ST/OBC/MOBC and the village/town the candidate is ordinarily a resident of.
f) BPL certificate/EWS certificate in Assam Govt. Format (wherever necessary)
g) Physically Handicapped certificate issued by the competent authority to Physically Handicapped persons eligible
for appointment to the post on the basis of prescribed standards of Medical Fitness and if reservation is claimed by
candidate for the post.
h) Persons already in Regular Government service, whether in permanent or temporary capacity other than
casual/ad-hoc/daily wages/hourly paid/contract basis are however required to submit a declaration that
they have informed in writing to their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the post..
i) The candidates will have to submit Declaration Form-A, related to the Assam Public Services (Application of Small
Family norms in Direct Recruitment) Rules, 2019 published vide Notification No:ABP.69/2019/17 dated Dispur, the
6th November/2019 which may be downloaded from the official website of APSC www.apsc.nic.in (Forms &
Downloads Section)
j) Documentary support for any other claim(s) made.
NOTE I: Date of birth mentioned in Online Recruitment Application is final. No subsequent request for change of date of
birth will be considered or granted. No document other than the HSLC or Class X Board Examination Admit Card/Pass
Certificate, in which the date of birth is recorded, will be accepted by the Commission for determination of age.
NOTE II: Candidates are warned that they should not furnish any particulars that are false or suppress any material
information in filling up the application form. Candidates are also warned that they should in no case correct or alter or
otherwise tamper with any entry in a document or its attested/certified copy submitted by them nor should they submit a

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tampered/fabricated document. If there is any inaccuracy or any discrepancy between two or more such documents or their
attested/certified copies, an explanation regarding this discrepancy should be submitted.

METHOD OF SELECTION:
The selection of candidates for recruitment to the post will consist of the following:
(A) Candidates whose applications are accepted will be required to appear in Stenography
Proficiency Test at 150 wpm in English and 120 wpm in Language (Assamese, Bengali and Hindi) as
follows:-
Name of Post Stenography Time for Time for Time for Time for
Speed dictation of dictation of revision of transcription
trial test test passage
passage passage by candidate
Stenographer
Grade-I 150 WPM 2 min 3 min 10 min 45 min
(English)
Stenographer
Grade-I 120 WPM 2 min 3 min 10 min 60 min
(Language)

The minimum qualifying marks in the Stenography Proficiency Test shall be of 40 marks.

(B) Against each vacancy four candidates who have qualified in the Stenography Proficiency Test will be
shortlisted on the basis of the marks obtained in the Stenography Proficiency Test who will have to
appear in the Objective Type Written Test.
The Objective Type Written Test shall be of 2 hours duration and total marks shall be of 100 with the
following subject-wise distribution :-
Sl.No. Subject Marks Duration
1. English 50
2. Knowledge and ability to operate Computer 20 2Hrs
3. General Knowledge (Out of 30 marks, 10 marks
30
shall be on Assam History)
Total 100

The names of the candidates recommended for appointment shall be arranged on the basis of the
aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the Stenography Proficiency Test and the Objective
Type Written Test. In case two or more candidates acquire equal aggregate marks, the names of such
candidates shall be arranged according to the marks obtained in the Stenography Proficiency Test.
Place of Examination: The Stenography Proficiency Test and Objective Type Written Test will be held at Guwahati.
The list of candidates whose applications are found valid or rejected after scrutiny will be made available in the
Assam Public Service Commission’s website (www.apsc.nic.in) showing grounds of rejection in due course.
 The Advertisement has been issued as per the relevant service rule.

Sd/-
Deputy Secretary,
Assam Public Service Commission
Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-22

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 Annexure -I

Certificate regarding physical limitation in an examinee to write

This is to certify that, I have examined Mr./Ms./Mrs………………………….. (name of the

candidate with benchmark disability), a person with ……………………….. (nature and
percentage of disability as mentioned in the certificate of disability),
S/o/D/o……………………………………….., a resident of ………………………………
(Village/Town/City),..…………………………(District), ………………(State), Pin Code..……………. and
to state that he/she has physical limitation which hampers his/her writing capabilities owing
to his/her disability.

Signature

Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon /

Medical Superintendent of a Government Health Care Institution.

Note: Certificate should be given by a specialist of the relevant stream/disability (eg.

Visua Impairment – Ophthalmologist, Locomotor disability – Orthopaedic specialist/PMR).

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 Annexure -II

Letter of Undertaking for Using Own Scribe

(To be filled by the candidates with benchmark disabilities)

I………………………, a candidate with………………………………(name of the disability)

appearing for the ………………………. (name of the examination) bearing Roll No………………..
at…………………………………………..(name of the centre) in the District …………………….,.

I do hereby state that …………………………………………….. (name of the scribe) will provide the
service of scribe for the undersigned for taking the aforesaid examination.

I do hereby undertake that his qualification is ................................. In case, subsequently it is

found that his/her qualification is not as declared by the undersigned and is beyond or same as the
minimum qualification required for this examination, I shall forfeit my right to the post and claims
thereto.

Place:
Date:
(Signature or thumb impression
of the candidate with Disability)