The State Selection Commission will recruit about 21,000 Constables (General Duty) in Central Armed Police Forces and Riflemen in Assam Rifles in 2013.
Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, SSC Chairman NK Raghupathy informed that the recruitments would be done under the Ministry of Home Affairs, in the pay scale of Rs 5200 to Rs 20,200 in Pay Band 1 with Grade Pay of Rs 2,000. The age limit is 18-23 years as on 01-01-2013.
Female candidates will be considered against vacancies reserved for them. State-wise reservation of vacancies is available. Vacancies are also reserved for candidates from Border areas, Naxal and militancy affected areas in concerned States. Matriculation or 10th Class pass is the minimum essential qualification for the post.
The scheme of recruitment comprises Physical Standard Test (PST), Physical Endurance Test (PET), Written Examination and Medical Examination. The Application fee will be Rs 50. Women candidates and candidates belonging to SC, ST or ex-Servicemen categories eligible for reservation are exempted from paying fee.
Raghupathy said that the detailed notice of this recruitment would be published in the 15th-21st December, 2012 edition of the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and also posted on the commission’s website http://ssc.nic.in. The candidates will have option to apply online or submit paper application to the concerned Regional Offices of the Commission.
The Commission’s Chairman said that the jobs in the government sector have become attractive in terms of job security as well as in terms of compensation, especially due to revised pay structure after the implementation of the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission. As a result, in the past three years there has been a tremendous surge in the number of applications as well as recruitments in the Staff Selection Commission.
Furnishing the statistics, Raghupathy said that there has an enormous increase in the number of candidates who applied for various posts in the Southern Region of Staff Selection Commission. While the Commission received 26,350 applications from Andhra Pradesh alone in 2008, it touched 3,97,262 in 2012-13.
CRPF IGP NKR Reddy, DIG (Admin) Khaja Sajjanuddin and CISF AIGP Parmit Chandra were also present. (INN)