Public Service Commission, West Bengal

161A, S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata-700026

Advertisement No. 24/2019

Online applications are hereby invited from Indian Citizens and such other nationals declared eligible by
Government of India for recruitment to the under mentioned post(s) which is/are permanent.

N.B.: ABILITY TO READ, WRITE AND SPEAK IN BENGALI IS AN ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT BUT
SUCH KNOWLEDGE IS NOT MANDATORY FOR CANDIDATES WHOSE MOTHER TONGUE IS
NEPALI, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED. SUCH ABILITY WILL BE TESTED AT THE TIME OF
INTERVIEW.

NAME OF THE POST WARD MASTER-GRADE-III

SERVICE/ CADRE
DEPARTMENT LABOUR, GOVT OF WB
DIRECTORATE E.S.I. (M.B.) SCHEME
PAY: Rs. 7,100 – 37,600 (P.B. 3) plus Grade Pay of Rs. 3,600/- and other allowances
VACANCIES 15 (FIFTEEN)
RESERVATION [2 reserved for OBC-A (Non Creamy Layer), 3 for S.C., and 1 each reserved
for OBC-B (Non Creamy Layer), Meritorious Sportspersons, and Persons
with Disabilities (Blindness or Low Vision)]
METHOD OF By direct recruitment on the basis of a competitive examination followed by
RECRUITMENT Personality Test to be conducted by the Commission.
QUALIFICATION A degree of a recognized University or its equivalent.
Essential:
AGE Not more than 39 years on 01.01.2019.
N.B. i) The Commission shall have the discretion to prescribe the scheme and
syllabus for the written examination.
ii) The Commission shall have the discretion to fix qualifying marks for the
written examination and in the aggregate of the marks at the Written
examination and the Personality Test.

FEE: Rs. 160/- (Rupees one hundred sixty) only.

Candidates may in addition have to bear the following charges:
For online payment through Convenience fee @ 1% of the examination fee subject to a minimum of
debit/credit cards: Rs. 5/- (Rupees Five) only plus 18% G.S.T. on such convenience fee.
For online payment using net Convenience fee of Rs. 5/- (Rupees Five) only plus 18% G.S.T. on such
banking facility: convenience fee.
For offline payment through Service Charge of Rs. 20/- (Rupees Twenty) only.
Bank Counter:

Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes recognized in West Bengal and Persons
with Disabilities (P.W.D.) having physical disability of 40% and above are not required to pay any fee. OBC
candidates of West Bengal are, however, required to pay usual fee as aforesaid. NO EXEMPTION OF FEE IS
AVAILABLE TO S.C./S.T. CANDIDATES OF OTHER STATES. No claim for refund of the fee will be
entertained nor will it be held in reserve for any other examination.

Online applications are to be submitted at http://www.pscwbapplication.in according to the following

schedule:

Commencement of online applications : 20th November, 2019

Closing date for receipt of online application : 10th December, 2019
Last date of payment of fees : 10th December, 2019
Last date for payment of fees Offline in Branches of UBI : 11th December, 2019
Last date for Generation of Payment Challans by Branches of UBI : 10th December, 2019

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INFORMATION

1. SUBMISSION OF MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION FOR ANY POST IS STRICTLY

FORBIDDEN. CANDIDATURE OF ANY CANDIDATE WHO SUBMITS MORE THAN ONE
APPLICATION WILL BE SUMMARILY CANCELLED.

2. The qualifications prescribed in the advertisement are as per the notified recruitment rules issued by
Government.

3. All the degrees/ diplomas/ certificates mentioned in the advertisement must have been obtained only
from Universities/ Institutions duly recognized by the competent authorities.

4. CANDIDATES SUFFERING FROM BLINDNESS OR LOW VISION AND LOCO-MOTOR

DISABILITY OR CEREBRAL PALSY WITH WRITING EXTREMITY MAY BE ALLOWED THE HELP
OF A SCRIBE IN THE WRITTEN TEST, IF REQUIRED. THE SCRIBE SHOULD NOT POSSESS
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION HIGHER THAN THE REQUISITE QUALIFICATION FOR THE
POST.

5. Where experience of a number of years is prescribed as an item of qualification this would mean only
work / research experience gained in full time employment/ research in the relevant field within the
closing date of receipt of applications.

[Certificate(s) from the Head(s) of the Organization(s)/ Department(s) or the Competent Authority for
the entire experience claimed, clearly mentioning the duration of employment (date, month and year)
and field of experience, and indicating basic pay and consolidated pay etc must be obtained. The
certificate(s) should also mention the nature of duties performed/experience obtained in the post(s)
with duration(s)].

6. The benefits of reservation of vacancies and relaxation of upper age limit up to 5 years are admissible
only to S.C. and S.T. candidates of West Bengal. Relaxation up to 3 years may be allowed to O.B.C.
(’A’ & ‘B’- Both Non Creamy Layer) candidates of West Bengal. S.C., S.T. and O.B.C. candidates of
other States may apply against unreserved vacancies only as general candidates. Such benefits are
also available up to the age of 45 years for Persons with disabilities.

(a) A candidate claiming to be S.C., S.T., O.B.C. (Non Creamy Layer), Meritorious Sportsperson and
persons with disabilities (40% and above) must have a certificate issued by a competent authority in
West Bengal as specified below on or before the closing date of submission of online application, in
support of his/her claim:

For S.C., S.T. and O.B.C. (Non Creamy Layer) candidates:

(i) In the district, the Sub-Divisional Officer of the Sub-Division concerned, and

(ii) In Kolkata, the District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas or such Additional District Magistrate,
South 24-Parganas, as may be authorized by the District Magistrate, South 24-Parganas, on
behalf and the District Welfare Officer, Kolkata and Ex-officio Joint Director, Backward Classes
Welfare. [vide the W.B.S.Cs. & S.T.s. (Identification) Act, 1994 and S.C. & S.T. Welfare Deptt.
Order No. 261-TW/EC/MR-103/94 dated 6.4.95 read with B.C.W. Deptt. Order no. 6320-
BCW/MR-84/10 dated 24.9.2010 and No. BCW/MR-61/2012 (Pt.) dated 12.7.2013 and relevant
amendments thereto.]

(iii) O.B.C. (Non Creamy Layer) candidates must renew/revalidate their O.B.C.(Non Creamy
Layer) certificates in due time as per extant rules.

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For Persons with Disabilities:

A Medical Board constituted at Government Medical College Hospitals in Kolkata, District

Hospitals and Sub-Divisional Hospitals.[vide West Bengal Persons with Disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1999]

For Meritorious Sportspersons:-

Competent Authorities for issuing Certificates to Meritorious Sportspersons are as follows:-

Area Competent Authority

International Competition Secretary of the National Federation/National Association of the

Sports concerned.
National Competition Secretary of the State Association of the Sports concerned.

Inter-University Tournament Dean/Director of Sports or other Officer in overall charge of Sports

of the University concerned.
National Sports/Games for School Director or Deputy Director in overall charge of Sports/Games for
Education Schools in the Directorate of School Education, West Bengal.

(b) The Public Service Commission may require such further proof of particulars from the
candidates as it may consider necessary and may make enquiries about their character and
other particulars regarding suitability and eligibility.

(c) S.C., S.T., O.B.C. (Non Creamy Layer), PERSONS WITH DISABILITY & MERITORIOUS
SPORTSPERSON CERTIFICATE MUST BE OBTAINED WITHIN THE CLOSING DATE OF
RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS AND NO CLAIM IN THIS REGARD WILL BE ENTERTAINED
AFTERWARDS.

7. CANDIDATES MUST FULFIL THE ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS BY THE CLOSING DATE.

8. Meritorious Sportspersons:

Meritorious Sportspersons in the area of International Competition, National Competition, Inter-

University Tournament and National Sports/Games for School Education in the following list of
Sports:- (i) Athletics (including Track and Field events), (ii) Badminton, (iii) Basket Ball, (iv) Cricket,
(v) Football, (vi) Hockey, (vii) Swimming, (viii) Table Tennis, (ix) Volley Ball, (x) Tennis, (xi) Weight
Lifting, (xii) Wrestling, (xiii) Boxing, (xiv) Cycling, (xv) Gymnastics, (xvi) Judo, (xvii) Rifle Shooting,
(xviii) Kabaddi and (xix) Kho-Kho – vide Govt. of West Bengal, Labour Department Notification No.
49-EMP/1M-25/98 dated 1st March, 2011.

9. All requisite certificates regarding educational qualifications, proof of age, other relevant
experience certificates and other requisite documents must be furnished as and when required by
the Commission.

10. If at any stage even after issue of a letter of recommendation for appointment a candidate is found
ineligible in terms of the advertisement his/her candidature will be cancelled without further
reference to him/her.

11. CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL DISQUALIFY THE CANDIDATE.

12. ALL INFORMATION REGARDING RECRUITMENT TO THE POST WILL BE AVAILABLE,

FROM TIME TO TIME, IN THE COMMISSION’S WEBSITE AT http://www.pscwbapplication.in
& www.pscwbonline.gov.in

Mobile Phones, Bluetooth or any other communication device are not allowed inside the premises of any
examination hall. Any infringement of this instruction shall entail disciplinary action including ban from
future examinations