JAMMU & KASHMIR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Resham Garh Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu

(www.jkpsc.nic.in)
NOTIFICATION NO :
D A T E D :

01-PSC (DR-P) OF 2 0 1 4
22 .01. 2014

Applications on prescribed form are invited from the permanent residents of Jammu & Kashmir
State possessing the prescribed academic qualification and age for the posts of Assistant Floriculture
Officer in BPE and Floriculture Department as per the category-wise break-up tabulated below. The posts
carry the pay scale of Rs. 9300 34800 + G.P. 4800. The applications complete in all respects and
accompanied with the documents detailed hereinafter should reach the office of the J&K Public Service
Commission Polo Ground Srinagar/ Resham Garh Jammu by or on 22.02.2014. In case it is declared a
public holiday the last date for receipt of Application Forms shall be following working day.
1. Discipline/Category-wise break-up;Item
No.
132

2.

Name of the Discipline

OM

RBA

SC

ST

ALC

TOTAL

Assistant Floriculture
Officer in BPE and
Floriculture Department

04

01

01

01

07

Prescribed Qualification
B.Sc Agri/Horti/Flori Degree in landscape Architecture from a recognized university

Age as on _1st January 2014:

Minimum
Maximum
Physically handicapped candidates
Candidates belonging to RBA/SC/ST/ALC/SLC categories
In Service Candidates
Ex-serviceman
Note:

Note:

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18 Years
37 Years
39 years
40 years
40 years
48 years

In terms of the Government Order No. 102-GAD of 2007 dated 27.01.2007, the Contractual
appointees shall be deemed to be in-service candidates so far as the upper age limit for direct
recruitment to Government Service is concerned provided they subsist in contractual
appointment as on the date of issue of advertisement.
Over-aged candidates having exceptional qualification relevant to the concerned subject may
also apply at their own risk and responsibility without prejudice to the right of the Commission
to reject their Application Form:
Provided that over-aged candidates, shall not be considered when other eligible candidates
are otherwise available.

4. Application Forms:
(a)
Application Forms can be obtained from the office of the J&K Public Service Commission, Polo
Ground Srinagar/Resham Ghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu on cash payment of
500/(excluding processing charges of Rs.10/) in respect of General Category candidates and 250/(excluding processing charges of 10/-)in respect of Category candidates through the counters
of J&K Bank opened in the offices of J&K Public Service Commission at Polo Ground,
Srinagar/Resham Ghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm on all
working days.
(b)
The OMR Application Forms should be filled up neatly, correctly and completely. A copy of
passport size photograph duly attested by the Gazetted Officer should be pasted at the relevant
place/space in the Application Form.
(c) The Application Form complete in all respects should be photo-copied. The photocopies of the
certificates/testimonials be attached with photocopy of the Application Form. The OMR Application
Form together with the photocopy of the Application Form and enclosures be submitted to the
Commission office in the envelope provided by the Commission along with the Application Form.
Please note that the application form on which correction fluid is applied shall be rejected
outrightly.
(d)

The Application Forms complete in all respects must reach the Secretary, J&K Public Service
Commission, Polo Ground, Srinagar/Resham Ghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu on or before

the last date i.e 22.02.2014 in an envelope provided by the Commission alongwith the
Application Form.

5.

(e)

The Commission will, in no case, be responsible for non-receipt of their Application Forms or
any delay in receipt thereof on any account whatsoever. No applications received after
22.02.2014 will be entertained under any circumstances and all the late applications shall be
deemed to have been rejected. Applicants should, therefore, ensure that their applications
reach the Commission office on or before 22.02.2014.

(f)

The in-service candidates shall have the certificate from the Head of the Office recorded in the
format given at the end of the Scanable Application Form and submit the application form in
the Commission office by or on the last date prescribed viz.22.02.2013. A photocopy of the
said application form shall be routed through their appointing authority.
CERTIFICATES TO BE ATTACHED WITH THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPLICATION FORM
Attested photo copies of the following certificates need be attached with the photo copy of the
Application Form:i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.

Date of Birth Certificate.

Permanent Resident Certificate.
Educational Qualification Certificates Prescribed for the Post.
Certificate of Higher Qualification, if any.
Marks certificate of all semesters of prescribed qualification.
Category certificate as per SRO 294 dated 21.10.2005 as amended from time to time
read with other relevant SROs which must be valid on the cut off date ( viz. last date for
receipt of application forms).
vii. Disability Certificate on the prescribed format.

6. CERTIFICATES/TESTIMONIALS TO CLAIM WEIGHTAGE:The candidates in possession of the following certificates/testimonials should attach the photocopies of the same along with the Application Form for claiming the benefit of weightage authorized under
Rule 51 of J&K PSC (Business & Procedure) Rules, 1980.
a. Grade C Certificate in NCC.
b. Certificate of an Outstanding Sports Person certified by the Secretary, J&K Sports Council in
terms of J&K (Appointment of Outstanding Sports Persons) Rules, 1998.
c. Experience against the post in a Govt./Govt. recognized institution including the
institutions authorized by MCI/DCI/ICAR/ICVR/AICTE/Bar Council of India(Certified
by the Head of Institution and in case of private institutions to be countersigned by
the District/Divisional/State authority of the concerned Government Department
and/or Director College Development Council/authorized officer of the university
granting affiliation, as the case may be). The weightage shall be calculated at 0.25
points for every completed three months.
The last date for receipt of applications as indicated above i.e 22.02.2014shall, for all purposes be
the cut off date for determining the eligibility. Experience/improvement in the
qualification/marks/additional qualification/distinction in sports/Games/NCC, if any, acquired by the
candidate after the last date fixed for receipt of applications, shall not be taken into account nor given any
credit.
7. OTHER INFORMATION/INSTRUCTIONS
All applicants must fulfill the essential requirements of the post and other conditions
stipulated in the advertisement. They are advised to satisfy themselves before applying that they
possess the essential qualifications prescribed for the post. No enquiry for advice as to the
eligibility will be entertained.
i.

ii.

The prescribed qualifications are minimum and mere possession of the same does not
entitle the candidates to be called for interview. Further, the summoning of candidates for
interview shall convey no assurance, whatsoever, that they will be selected. Appointment
order of the selected candidates will be issued by the Government in accordance with the
availability of vacancies.
Save as otherwise provided, in any other Act, Rules, or Regulations in force, where the
Commission considers that the number of candidates who have applied for the post to be
filled by direct recruitment, on the basis of interview, is large and it is not convenient, or
possible, for the Commission to interview all the candidates, the Commission may restrict
the number of candidates to be called for interview, to a reasonable limit as provided in
rule 40 of J&K Public Service Commission (Business & Procedure Rules) 1980 by short
listing in the manner as indicated below:
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a) Short listing through a written Screening Test

Where the number of applicants exceeds 350 against posts not exceeding 100 and where
the number of applicants is more than 3 times against vacancies exceeding 100, the short
listing in the proportion of 1 (post) : 3 (applicants) shall be done through a Written
Screening Test.
b) Short listing by other methods
When the number of applicants for posts upto 100 is 350 or less, the short listing shall be
done in the proportion indicated in the sub joined table on the basis of:
(i)
Percentage of marks secured in the qualifying examination; and
(ii)
Higher qualification, if any, in the relevant subject.
i

For 1-5 post

Five times the number of posts

ii

For 6-10 posts

Four times the number of posts subject to a minimum of

25.

iii

For 11 100 posts

Three times subject to a minimum of 40.

Provided that the candidate (s) who have secured marks equal to those secured by the last
candidate, shall also be called for the Interview over and above the number of candidates short
listed according to ii(a) and ii(b) above.
In a situation, when a reserved category candidate secures, merit equal to or above the cut
off merit, in open category, such candidates shall also be called for interview in the respective
category.
In the shortlisting carried out in the manner indicated at b above the weightage for merit
in the qualifying examination shall be 90% and for higher qualification in the relevant subject up
to 10%
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)

(vii)

(viii)

(ix)

The marks secured by the candidates in the screening test shall not be taken into
account for determining the final order of merit.
The place of interview/centre for screening test once chosen by the candidate shall
not be changed.
Selection of the candidates shortlisted for the interview shall be made in accordance
with rule 51 of J&K Public Service Commission.
The summoning of candidates for interview conveys no assurance, whatsoever that
they will be selected. Appointment orders to selected candidates will be issued by the
Government.
The candidate must be healthy and physically fit. If selected he/she shall be prepared
to undergo such medical examination and satisfy such medical authority as the
Government may require.
Candidates will be informed of the result of their applications in due course of time
and any interim enquiries about the result are, therefore, unnecessary and will not be
attended to. The Commission shall not enter into any correspondence with the
candidates about reasons for their non-selection for interview/appointment.
Canvassing, in any form, shall disqualify a candidate.

8. ACTION AGAINST CANDIDATES FOUND GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT

Candidates are warned that they should not furnish any particulars that are false or
suppress any material information while filling up the Application Form. Candidates are also
warned that they should, in no case, alter or otherwise tamper with any entry in a document or its
attested/certified copy submitted by them, nor should they submit a 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 furnished.
A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission, to be guilty of:
i.
obtaining support of his/her candidature by any means, or
ii.
impersonating, or
iii. procuring impersonation by any person, or
iv. submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with, or
v.
making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material
information, or
vi. Resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his/her
candidature for the selection, or
vii. using unfair means during the test, or

viii. writing irrelevant matter including obscene language or pornographic matter, in the
script(s), or
ix. misbehaving in any manner in the examination hall, or
X.
harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Commission for the
conduct of their test, or
xi. attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission of all or any
of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses may, in addition to rendering
himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable:
a. to be disqualified by the Commission from selection for which he/she is a
candidate, and/or
b. to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period: i. By the Commission from any examination or selection held by them.
ii. By the State Government from any employment under them, and
c. if he/she is already in the service under Government, disciplinary action under
the rules.

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Candidate must read the detailed instructions before filling up of the form. He/She must
fill the form strictly according to the instructions.
Candidates must ensure that no column is left blank or wrongly filled, as information
furnished therein would be used for deciding the eligibility and suitability of the candidate
for being called for the interview. Application not filled correctly and as per the
instructions is liable to be rejected and the responsibility of such rejection would be on the
candidate himself/herself. The Commission will not entertain any claim in respect of such
rejection.
Copies of the certificates should be attached in support of the information given in the
form, where necessary. Any information contained in the attached certificates shall not be
considered unless it is claimed in the Application Form.
Fee amount is payable in the shape of Bank Draft drawn from J&K Bank Limited only or by
cash at J&K Bank counters opened in P.S.C Offices both at Jammu/Srinagar. No other mode
of payment is acceptable.
Applications should be sent/delivered to the Secretary J&K Public Service Commission
Reshamghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu /Polo Ground Srinagar.
For any query visit the Commissions Website (www. jkpsc.nic.in) or Commissions
facilitation centre at Jammu/Srinagar or dial Number 0191- 2566710 (Jmu) and 0194 2455089 (Sgr).
Moreover, in case of clarification, the candidates should mention the Notification No., Item
No. and Bar Code No. of the Application Form along with specific information to be sought.

Sd/-

(Dr. T.S. Ashok Kumar), IFS

Secretary
J&K Public Service Commission.
No: PSC/DR/flori-culture/2014

Dated: 22.02.2014.