INFORMATION TO APPLICANTS FOR ‘ON-LINE’ SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF STAFF OFFICER CUM INSTRUCTOR IN CIVIL
DEFENCE ORGANISATION, WEST BENGAL, UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER
MANAGEMENT & CIVIL DEFENCE, GOVT. OF WEST BENGAL
1. NAME OF THE POST & PAY SCALE:- Staff Officer-cum-Instructor in Civil Defence Organisation, West Bengal under the Department of Disaster Management & Civil Defence, Govt. of West Bengal in the Pay Scale 7,100 – 37,600/- (i.e. Pay Band-3) + Grade Pay Rs. 3,600/- plus other admissible allowances.
2. NUMBER OF VACANCIES :- 125
3. ELIGIBILITY :- A. The applicant must be a citizen of India. B. Educational Qualification :- The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university or its equivalent. C. Language :- (i) The applicant must be able to speak, read and write Bengali Language. However, this provision will not be applicable to persons who are permanent residents of hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong Districts. (ii) For applicants from hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling and Kalimpong District, the provisions laid down in the West Bengal Official language Act, 1961 will be applicable. D. AGE :- The applicant must not be below 20 years and not more than 39 years as on 01.01.2019. Upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC and ST and by 3 years for OBC candidates of West Bengal only. Upper age limit is also relaxable upto 02 years for Govt. Employees. Departmental candidates having requisite qualification shall be eligible to apply for the post of Staff Officer-cum-Instructor subject to the condition that they fulfill eligibility criteria.
4. METHOD OF RECRUITMENT :- The posts of Staff Officer-cum-Instructor in Civil Defence Organisation, West Bengal under the Department of Disaster Management & Civil Defence, Govt. of West Bengal shall be filled up through open competitive examination comprising of Four (04) stages. A candidate is eligible to appear in the next stage only if he/ she passes through the previous one. The stages are :- a. Preliminary Examination, b. Physical Measurement Test (PMT) & Physical Efficiency Test (PET), c. Final Competitive Examination and d. Personality Test.
5. SYLLABUS FOR EXAMINATION :- I. Preliminary Examination and Paper I of the Final Competitive Examination :- General Studies and Arithmetic :- (a) General Studies :- Questions will be set to test the General Knowledge of candidates in different spheres. (b) Logical & Analytical Reasoning :- Questions will be set to test the logical and analytical ability of the candidate. (c) Arithmetic :- Questions will be set on the basis of the syllabus of Madhyamik Examination of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. II. Paper II and Paper III of the Final Competitive Examination :- (i) Paper II – English : Questions may be asked on all or any of the following items :- a. Drafting of a report from the points or material supplied or Letter Writing; b. Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali, as the case may be to English, c. Condensing of a prose passage (summary/precis writing) d. Comprehension, correction of sentences, use of common phrases and idioms, use of appropriate preposition, synonyms and antonyms etc. (ii) Paper III – Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali :- Questions may be asked on all or any of the following items :- a. Drafting of a report from the points or material supplied; b. Translation from English to Bengali and English to Nepali for the candidates who have opted for ‘Bengali’ or ‘Nepali’ respectively and translation from Hindi/Urdu to Bengali for the candidates who have opted for Hindi or Urdu. The translation shall be of 40 (forty) marks. c. Comprehension and precis writing.
6. PERIOD OF APPLICATION : - Application window for submitting application through on-line or downloading of off-line application form with printed challan of United Bank of India/India Post will remain operative for the period from 24.11.2019 (12 AM) to 24.12.2019 (5 P.M.). However the last date of depositing Application and/or Processing Fees only in respect of on-line applicants using United Bank of India challan, will be 27.12.2019 (5 PM).
NO APPLICATION SHALL BE RECEIVED AFTER THE LAST DATE AND TIME OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS. HENCE, THE APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS WELL IN ADVANCE WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE LAST DATE AND TIME OF SUBMISSION TO AVOID DELAYED SUBMISSION DUE TO SERVER PROBLEM OR ANY OTHER TECHNICAL FAULTS, INCLUDING POSTAL DELAYS.
7. HOW TO APPLY : - West Bengal Police Recruitment Board extends the facilities of both the on-line and off-line submission of applications. ❖ ON-LINE SUBMISSION :- Applicants will be able to submit application using the website www.wbpolice.gov.in and http://wbdmd.gov.in/Civil_Defence/CD_Default.aspx by filling up their information and uploading of recent scanned photograph and signature. Applicants are advised to follow the procedure properly for applying through on-line. Payment of Application and/or Processing Fees can be made on-line through payment gateway by using Debit Cards/Credit Cards/Net-Banking of any Bank. Fees can also be paid through different e wallets and Bharat QR and UPI App. An amount of Rs. 5/- (Rupees five) only will be charged by the agency concerned as “Service Charge” for availing Debit Cards/Credit Cards/Net-Banking/e-Wallet/other Appbased facility.
ON-LINE APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO UPLOAD SCANNED COPY OF THEIR RECENT PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOGRAPH (PREFERABLY COLOURED) AND FULL SIGNATURE IN JPG FORMAT COVERING THE ENTIRE SPACE PROVIDED FOR THE SAME. THE SIZE OF PHOTOGRAPH FILE AND SIGNATURE FILE MUST BE BETWEEN 10 KB - 50 KB AND 5 KB - 20 KB RESPECTIVELY. THE IMAGE DIMENSION FOR PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE SHOULD BE 177 Px H X 138 Px W (4.5 CM HEIGHT X 3.5 CM WIDTH) AND 63 Px H X 350 Px W (1.7 CM HEIGHT X 9.2 CM WIDTH) RESPECTIVELY. THE PHOTOGRAPH MUST BE ON WHITE BACKGROUND WITH 75-80% OF THE PHOTO OCCUPYING THE APPLICANT’S FACE. APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO UPLOAD IMAGES OF OTHER OBJECTS IN PLACE OF PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE. THE PHOTOGRAPH WITH FACE/ HEAD COVERING, SUNGLASS/ TINTED GLASSES COVERING THE EYES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, PHOTOGRAPHS CROPPED FROM ‘GROUPIES’ OR ‘SELFIES’ SHALL ALSO BE DISALLOWED AT THE SCRUTINY.
On successful submission of the application, the applicants shall be provided with the copy of Application Form with his /her photograph, signature and unique Application Serial No. by the system. Candidates are advised to preserve it safely and mention the Application Sl. No. for all future communications, if required, with the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board. Request for change/correction in the Application Form SHALL NOT be entertained under any circumstances after final submission. The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board will not be responsible for any consequences arising out of non-acceptance of any correction/addition/deletion in any particular field in application form whatever the reasons may be. Note :: Each applicant is required to have an individual mobile number and e-mail ID. Sharing of mobile no. between applicants is not permitted. This number needs to remain valid till the entire process of the recruitment is over. The Board does not owe any responsibility for failure in delivery of SMS, more so due to change in mobile number of the applicants. ➢ Online submission through E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras) [Common Service Centres] :- • The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board extends facility to submit application through E-Village Kendra Ltd(Tathya Mitra Kendras) set up by the Government of West Bengal up to the level of Gram Panchayats in the rural areas of West Bengal. • Applicants may approach any of the E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras) (List provided on the website) with all particulars and a recent passport size photograph. The Village Level Entrepreneur or his /her authorized staff of the Kendra will fill up the on-line application form on the basis of information provided by the applicant. • They will also scan the photograph and recent signature of the applicant and upload it. • APPLICANTS MUST CHECK ON-SCREEN THE INFORMATION ENTERED BY THE CSC STAFF BEFORE PROCEEDING FOR ON-LINE PAYMENT. • The Application and/or Processing Fees have to be paid to Village Level Entrepreneurs of the E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras). The Kendra will collect service charge (including GST) of Rs. 23/- (Rupees Twenty Three) extra for filling up the form and uploading the same along with scanned copies of candidate’s photograph and signature and making on-line payment of Application and/or Processing Fees received from the applicant. The applicant must ensure proper uploading of his /her photograph and signature. The Board will not be responsible for any discrepancy in the data uploaded. In case of any mismatch in respect of photograph and signature or any other detail at any stage of the recruitment process, the candidature SHALL be rejected. ✓ All categories of candidates except Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (of West Bengal only) shall pay Rs. 293 /- only [Application Fees: Rs. 250/- ; Processing Fees : Rs. 20/- plus Service Charge (including GST) : Rs. 23/-] to the authorized staff of the E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras). ✓ Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (of West Bengal only) shall pay Rs. 43/- only (Processing Fees : Rs. 20/- plus Service Charge (including GST) : Rs. 23/-) to the authorized staff of the E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras). ✓ Candidates are advised NOT TO PAY IN EXCESS of the fees & service charge as mentioned above TO THE FRANCHISEE OR THE AUTHORIZED STAFF OF E-VILLAGE KENDRA LTD(TATHYA MITRA KENDRAS). ✓ AFTER PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND SERVICE CHARGE, THE AUTHORIZED STAFF OF THE KENDRA WILL HAND OVER TO THE APPLICANT THE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FORM WITH UNIQUE APPLICATION SERIAL NUMBER AS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION ON-LINE. THE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FORM WILL ALSO CONTAIN ALL THE DETAILS FURNISHED BY THE APPLICANT WHICH MUST BE VERIFIED BY HIM. ✓ APPLICANTS MUST SAFE KEEP THE COPY OF THE APPLICATION WITH THEM AND NOTE DOWN THE UNIQUE APPLICATION SERIAL NUMBER FOR ALL FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD, IF ANY. ✓ Candidates may contact the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board through a land line (033 - 23371402) to report any kind of non-cooperation from any of the E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras), with details of the concerned Kendra during office hours (10:00 AM to 05:30 PM) from Monday to Friday. ✓ Help line (Toll free) of E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras) :- Applicants may contact the Toll free help line number (18004190250) for locating nearby E-Village Kendra Ltd. (Tathya Mitra Kendras) or for complaints. ➢ On-line Application and collection of fees through United Bank of India (UBI):- ▪ The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board extends the facility of paying Application and/or Processing Fees through the United Bank of India (UBI) for on-line applicants. Under this system a deposit challan will be generated bearing the Application Sl. No. during on-line submission of application. ▪ After obtaining the deposit challan, the applicants will proceed to any of the branches of the UBI located pan India along with the challan after 01 (one) Banking Day for payment of the Application and/or Processing Fees. ▪ The branch will accept the payment of fees on production of the deposit challan which will be returned to the applicant with the Bank’s seal as acknowledgement. This deposit challan bearing the application sl. no. must be preserved by the applicant for future communication with the Board, if required. ▪ The applicants will have to pay a sum of Rs. 36/- (including GST) to the Branch of UBI against each payment of Rs. 270/- (for all categories of candidates except Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe of West Bengal only) or Rs. 20/- (for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe of West Bengal only). ▪ On payment of Application and/or Processing Fees at the Bank Counter the applications will be auto submitted and the applicants will get a system generated SMS confirming successful submission of his /her application form. Applicant must take a printout of his /her Application form by logging into ‘My Account’ page after getting the SMS.
Candidates may visit the website of West Bengal Police (www.wbpolice.gov.in) and website of
Civil Defence (http://wbdmd.gov.in/Civil_Defence/CD_Default.aspx) for ascertaining developments of
recruitment process from time to time.
