Special Recruitment to the post of Assistant Surgeon in Junior Class-I of Orissa Medical & Health Services Cadre during the year, 2007-08 for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribe & Scheduled Caste candidates under Health & Family Welfare Department.

 

ORISSA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

 

ADVERTISEMENT NO.7 OF 2008-09

 

 

WEBSITE-http://opsc.nic.in

 

THE LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION IS THE 15th October, 2008 by 5.00 P.M.

 

WARNING:   Applications received incomplete in any respect are liable to be summarily

                        rejected. No correspondence on that score will be entertained.

 

                  Applications in the prescribed form are invited from among the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes,(S.E.B.C.), Scheduled Tribe & Scheduled Caste candidates only for recruitment to 255(two hundred fifty-five) posts of Assistant Surgeon in Junior Class-I of Orissa Medical & Health Services Cadre under Health & Family Welfare Department in the Pay Scale of Rs.8,000-275-13,500/- with usual Dearness and other Allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government of Orissa from time to time. The posts are temporary and likely to be made permanent.

 

2.                  VACANCY POSITION:

Category                                  No. of posts

 

                  (i)      S.E.B.C.                               27  (9-Women)

                  (ii)     Scheduled Tribe                   137 (44-Women)

                  (iii)   Scheduled Caste                     91 (32-Women)

                                                             Total 255 (85-Women)

 

(a)      Out of the vacancies mentioned above, 8(Eight) posts are reserved for Physically Handicapped (Orthopaedically Handicapped) candidates, who are capable of rendering service to the public. Besides, 6(Six) posts are reserved for Ex-servicemen and 3(Three) posts for sports persons. Candidates belonging to P.H. (Ortho.), Ex-servicemen & Sports Persons shall be adjusted against the categories to which they belong.

(b)     In the event of non-availability or availability of insufficient number of eligible and suitable women candidate(s) belonging to any particular category, the vacancies or the remaining vacancies reserved for women candidate(s) of that category shall be filled up by male candidates of the same category.

(c)      In the event of non-availability of eligible and suitable Scheduled Tribe candidates, Scheduled Caste candidates will be considered and vice versa.

 

3.               AGE: A candidate must be under 32(Thirty two) years and above 21 (twenty one) years of age on the 1st August, 2008. The upper age-limit is relaxable by 3(Three) years for candidates belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes(S.E.B.C.), by 5 (Five) years for candidates, who belong to the categories of S.Cs./S.Ts., Women and eligible Ex-servicemen and by 10 (Ten) years for P.H.(O.H.) candidates.

 

                  Provided that a person who comes under more than one category mentioned above, shall be eligible for only one benefit of upper age relaxation, which shall be considered most beneficial to him/her.

 

                  Provided further that persons with past service as Medical Officers under the State Government to their credit shall be given preference and in their case, the period of service so rendered by the last date of receipt of applications shall be added to the age limit for entry in to the services.

 

4.               QUALIFICATION:

        (i)             A candidate must be a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(M.B.B.S.) from any recognized University in the Indian Union or possess equivalent qualification or be a holder of a registrable medical qualification from a recognized Medical College in United Kingdom.

 

(ii)                    After passing the final M.B.B.S. Examination from any recognized University, where M.B.B.S. Course is of 4 ˝ years duration, a candidate must have successfully completed Housemanship for at least one year. But if a candidate has passed the final M.B.B.S.Examination of five years course from any other recognized University, where there is no obligatory rotating Housemanship prior to award of the M.B.B.S. Degree, he/she must have completed successfully Housemanship for at least six months on or before the last date prescribed for receipt of application for the above post.

 

(iii)             In case he/she has acquired M.B.B.S. Degree from a Foreign University he/she is required to have passed the screening Test conducted by the National Board of Examination as prescribed by the Medical Council of India vide Notification No.MCI-203(9)Regn.2001,dt.13.02.2002.

 

 (iv)            A candidate, before appointment, will have to register himself/herself under the Orissa Medical Registration Act 1961, if not already so registered.

 

5.               HOW TO APPLY: (i)       Application Form :  For details please see the long advertisement, which can be obtained along with the prescribed application form from the office of the Special Secretary, Orissa Public Service Commission, 19, Dr. P.K. Parija Road, Cuttack-753001 personally between 11 A.M. and 1.30 P.M. and 2.00 P.M. and 4.00 P.M. on any working day on cash payment of Rs.30/-(Rupees thirty) only or by registered post on remittance of Rs.55/-(Rupees fifty-five) only by money order. Full name and address of the candidates and name of the post or service advertised must be specified in the money order coupon in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS.

 

                  (ii)              If money-Order from any candidates for supply of prescribed Application Form is not received in the office of the O.P.S.C. before 10(Ten) days from the last date for receipt of applications, the same shall not be accepted and accordingly no Application Form will be supplied to such candidates by Registered Post;

 

                  (iii)             The candidates may also download the prescribed application form and copy of long advertisement from the website of the O.P.S.C. i.e. http://opsc.nic.in.The S.E.B.C. candidates downloading the application form will be required to pay Rs.80/-(Rs.30/-for prescribed application form + Rs.50/- towards examination fee) only in shape of Indian Postal Order/Account Payee Bank Draft/Pay Order/Treasury Challan as provided under paragraph 9 of the long advertisement at the time of submission of application form. The S.C./S.T. candidates downloading the prescribed application form will be required to pay Rs.30/- towards prescribed application form only in shape of Indian Postal Order/Account Payee Bank Draft/Pay Order/Treasury Challan as the case may be at the time of submission of application form. The S.C./S.T. candidates are, however, exempted from paying the examination fee.

 

                  (iv) Last date for receipt of applications:  Candidates are required to send their applications in the prescribed form by Registered Post/Speed Post/Courier Service to the Special Secretary, O.P.S.C., 19, Dr. P.K. Parija Road, Cuttack-753001. The Commission will not take any responsibility if the application is not received in time. The candidates may also submit their applications in the closed covers in the office of Orissa Public Service Commission directly/personally on or before the last date of receipt of applications at the Counter. The closed envelope containing the application must be superscribed “Application for Special Recruitment of Assistant Surgeon”. The candidates submitting their applications directly/personally at the Counter of Orissa Public Service Commission will be given proper acknowledgement receipt.

 

                  (v)  Applications received after the closing date shall not be entertained:

 

                         However, if an application is received by Registered-Post/Speed Post/Courier Service after due date, it may be accepted provided the date of posting marked on the body of the cover/envelope by the Postal Department/Courier Service indicate that it was posted at least seven days before the last date fixed for receipt of applications.

 

6.               Facilitation counter :  In case of any guidance/information regarding application or candidature etc., candidate may contact the O.PS.C. facilitation counter over Telephone No.95671-2304141-2305611, Extn., 128.

 

 

 

                                                                                                SPECIAL SECRETARY,

                                                                             ORISSA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,

                                                                                                         CUTTACK