Frequently Asked Questions
Candidates can Register in the website for applying to any circle. Candidate can “Apply Online” only when the particular circle notification is live. For the upcoming notifications, details are available in the website.
Candidates can Register in this site in advance which will be one time activity for applying to all the circles of a Cycle (Currently Cycle II is ongoing). Once the Registration process is completed successfully, one confirmation SMS will be sent to registered mobile number. Candidate can also take the printout of successful registration screen for further references.
Candidates need to enter Name, Father name and Date of Birth, gender as per 10th class marks memo (which is qualifying examination). Deviation to this is liable for rejection of candidature. The details once entered cannot be modified. Candidate also should not make any duplicate registrations. A preview is also made available before submitting the details for registration. Hence, utmost care should be taken by the candidates while registering the details.
Yes. You can change your mobile number using the link provided in Home Page.
No. Board details cannot be changed. However, Candidate can choose required Board at the time of applying online within the circle.
Yes. Candidate need to mandatorily upload Photograph and Signature at the time of Registration. The Photograph and signature should be of good quality, recent and in ‘.JPG’ or ‘.JPEG’ format not exceeding 50kb for Photograph and 20kb for signature. Documents in respect of community (SC/ST/OBC)/EWS/PWD are to be uploaded at the time of applying online to any of the circles. However, details of these are to be correctly entered at the time of Registration only. Otherwise, candidate will not be able to exercise the respective reservations.
Candidates belong to EWS category should update their details at the time of Registration. In case of non availability of certificate, the same can be updated subsequently through the link available in the Homepage. Till such time, candidate will be considered only for UR category posts.
Usually, all the states and boards are made available for registration. But in some cases, for the administrative reasons some states/boards may not be available. You may contact respective circle administration help desk for further details.
Only one mobile number is mapped to one registration number. This should be of candidate. The same mobile number cannot be used for other registration. The same candidate also should not register twice.
While Registering, Candidate should not open multiple tabs/browsers in the same system and also ensure that the cookies and saved passwords are deleted from the history before submission of Registration details.
Only Male (OBC/General) candidates need to make a Fee Payment of Rs. 100/- for each set of five posts. A candidate can maximum apply to 20 posts. As such upto 4 fee payments are payable by a candidate. Fee payment can be made at any head post office counters (List of HPOs details are provided in the home page) by providing a copy of registration form or a candidate can make payment through online mode through the link available in the home page.
There will not be any charges for the fee paid through Head post office counters through cash. Candidates can also make payments through online using Debit card/Credit Card/Internet banking. The following are the charges for debit card/credit card/internet banking.
| Mode of Payment | Charges |
|---|---|
| Debit Card | Nil upto Rs 2000/- |
| Credit Card | 1% of the transaction amount |
| Internet Banking | Rs 10/- per transaction |
Fee once paid cannot be refunded. Hence ensure that any excess/in eligible fees are paid by the candidates. In case of online payment, any confirmation is not received after the deduction of amount from candidate’s bank, these candidates can await upto 72 Hours for settlement. The status of settlement can be viewed through the link “Fee details” provided in the Homepage.
The “Fee” once made is not refundable. Hence, the candidate should ensure that he/she is eligible (having prescribed age as per the notification, qualified 10th class from approved boards and having all necessary certificates ready for submission etc.,) for the post before making fee payment.
Candidate can get the registration details through “Forgot Registration” link provided in home page.
OTP will be sent automatically by the system. Mobile number having KYC compliance will only receive the SMS. Please checkup with mobile service provider. Candidate should ensure that he/she should not register with DND (Do not disturb) service with mobile service provider which blocks all promotional calls and messages. Candidate can also check the mobile number registered from the Registration printout. Any changes in mobile number found, mobile number can be changed through the option “Change of Mobile Number” in homepage.
The details provided at the time of registration will automatically populate here. No corrections are allowed in these details.
SSC Memo number is optional field. In case of non availability of the same, candidate need not enter anything here. Similarly, in case of any data entered erroneously in this field also need not be changed.
Candidate can enter “Unemployed” in this field and to select ‘No’ in NOC column. Similarly, candidates having private employment and doesn’t have NOC also can select ‘No’ in the NOC column for submission of application. However, submission of necessary certificates in case of selection are bound to the rulings.
Two address portions are provided for temporary/permanent address data entry. In case of both the addresses are same, candidate can copy the same address by clicking the checkbox provided. No special characters (like ‘/’,’*’,’&’,’#’ etc) are allowed in address data. Candidate can make use of dot (.), comma (,), Hyphen (-) for replacing such special characters. Candidate should provide correct address to receive the correspondence from the department. Letters will be sent to “present address”. Department will not be responsible for non receipt of communication due to incorrect address given by the candidate.
In first set of submission, candidate can apply upto 5 posts. Additional posts can be added to the same application in the subsequent login. Each time, candidate can select upto 5 posts till completion of 20 posts. However, in subsequent updation of posts, candidate need not upload documents again.
Only the eligible posts with reference to the candidate’s eligibility (w.r.t community/reservations/age etc.,) will only be displayed to the candidate.
For all the candidates, uploading SSC marks memo is mandatory. Candidates can upload supplementary/additional mark sheets/pass certificates/DOB certificate/Change of name certificate etc., in the additional memo 1,2 options. In respect of candidates claiming for community/EWS/PWD reservations, should mandatorily upload the respective community/EWS/PWD certificate. The uploaded documents should be with good quality of scanning between 100 to 300 dpi in ‘.JPG’/’.JPEG’ format not exceeding 200kb for each certificate. Blurred/Invisible documents uploaded are liable for rejection. The candidature will be forfeited in case of uploading incorrect/fake certificates. Hence, utmost care should be taken by the candidate in uploading correct and clear documents. In respect of uploading of computer certificate, the candidates who have studied computers as one of the subjects, can upload the corresponding certificates and other candidates need to upload computer certificate from the recognized university/college/institute. In respect of all uploaded certificates the certificates should be correct certificates of respective category having validity as on date of applying online.
Uploading of Community/EWS/PWD certificate is mandatory to make use of the respective reservation. In case of non availability of the appropriate prescribed certificate, the candidates are eligible for applying the UR category only in which case the candidate is not eligible to claim for relaxations of age/fee etc.
On successful data entry of required information like General information, Submission of marks, Selection of posts and Uploading of documents, a preview is provided for verification purpose to the candidate. After satisfying the details submitted by the candidate, necessary undertakings are to be declared by the candidate. Now, the candidate can take the printout of submitted application and keep it for further reference. In case of non print of submitted application at the first stage, the same application can be viewed / reprinted in the “Application Status” option provided in the Homepage. This data is available till the results of corresponding circle are released.
Registration process can be completed by the candidate at any time for any circle. But, online applications can only be submitted when the circle issues live notification only. A list of upcoming notifications and completed circles information is also available in the Homepage for information of candidates. The start date and end date for submission of applications along with fee payment cutoff dates will also be displayed in the Homepage. The same information is also available in the notification.
The eligibility of minimum and maximum ages are calculated with reference to the cutoff date mentioned in the notification. Usually which varies from circle to circle depending upon the release of notification. Mere getting registration and making fee payment does not qualify the candidate for submission of application, all other aspects like eligibility of age, having required qualifications etc., should also be mandatorily followed. Hence candidate should ensure himself/herself on the eligibility for submission of application.
The board and subjects are configured as per the consideration of merit logic issued by the Board. Only those subjects are displayed for data entry. Passing in all mandate subjects as per the Board will compulsorily be observed in the data entry. Further, passing in Mathematics and English and studying local language (State/region wise approved local languages are available in the notification) at 10th class level is compulsory. Candidates who do not possess this are not eligible for submission of application.
The process of submission of application is in 3/2 stages depending upon fee payment.
Stage 1. Registration of Candidate with basic details for getting registration number.
Stage 2. Payment of Fee either at Post office or through online in respect of Fee payable candidates
Stage 3. Submission of online application in 3 Steps.
Step 1. Fill Application
Step 2. Upload Documents
Step 3. Submit Post Preferences
One application is treated to be successfully submitted if it is fulfilled in all the above stages. Save point is provided in the stage of submission of application for facilitating the candidate. Stopping of application submission at any above mentioned stages, will be treated as non submission of application and all such applications are not available for viewing the status and to take reprint. In other words, partial submission of application doesn’t provide any right to the candidate in respect of submission of application. Hence candidate should fill in the application completely and take a printout after a thorough preview of details fed.
There is no need of submission of any physical application/CV/Resume etc., to any postal authorities. The applications are to be submitted online through the portal only. The candidate need not / should not do any correspondence with any postal authorities in respect of the submitted application. Similarly the department will not do any correspondence with the candidate through phone /e- mail etc. Hence candidate should be aware of scrupulous calls and persons in this regard. Only confirmation SMS after registration, Fee payment, Selection and OTPs will only be received to the registered mobile number from the system automatically from “Sender ID-APPOST”
Selection will be made for each post to the highest merit candidate of total applicants applied to that post. i.e., the merit criterion is for the post amongst the candidates applied for the same post. Only one post will be offered basing on the merit as per the priority of choice given by the candidate. This selection is subject to the verification of documents and fulfillment of conditions of recruitment. Candidates who have applied with incorrect/wrong certificates/done duplicate registrations/having ineligible age etc., will automatically be rejected. The candidate who secured lesser percentage than the selected candidate will not get selection. Candidates passed with compartment / trial / supplementary will only be considered after the candidates who passed in the first attempt irrespective of percentage. Selected candidate will get one SMS just informing the selection. No further e-mail / SMS correspondence will be made by the department with the candidate. However candidate will get formal written communication addressed to the address provided by the candidate at the time of submission of application from the respective recruiting authority.