ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

ADVERTISEMENT NO. 21 OF 2013-14

Recruitment to the post of Scientific Officer, Group-B of Odisha Forensic Science
Service cadre under Home Department.
WEBSITE- http://opsconline.gov.in
WARNING:- (1) ONLINE APPLICATION FORM WILL BE AVAILABLE TILL
21.02.2014, BY 11:59 P.M
(2) LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FEE AT ANY
BRANCH OF STATE BANK OF INDIA (S.B.I.) IS 24.02.2014
(3) LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF PRINT OUT/HARD COPY OF
ONLINE APPLICATION ALONGWITH COPIES OF
REQUISITE CERTIFICATES AND DOCUMENTS IS 03.03.2014
BY 5.00 P.M.
Applications are invited online through the Proforma Application form to be made
available on the WEBSITE (http://opsconline.gov.in) from 21.01.2014 to 21.02.2014 (Note
24.02.2014 is the last date for payment of application fee) for recruitment to 27(twenty seven)
posts of Scientific Officer ,Group-B of Odisha Forensic Science Service cadre under Home
Department in the scale of pay of Rs.9300-34800/- carrying Grade Pay of Rs.4600/- with usual
Dearness and other Allowances as may be sanctioned by the Government of Odisha from time to
time.
2. VACANCY POSITION:
As per requisition filed by the Home Department, Government of Odisha, the category
wise vacancy position along with reservation thereof is given below:-
Sl. Name of the Total vacancy Category- wise vacancy
No. Division
U.R. SEBC S.C. S.T.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
1. BIOLOGY 4 1 1 1 1
2. SEROLOGY 5 2 1 1 1
3. CHEMISTRY 6 3 1 1 1
4. TOXICOLOGY 5 3 1 - 1
5. PHYSICS 4 2 1 - 1
6. BALLISTICS 2 - 1 1 -
7. LIE-DETECTION 1 1 - - -
TOTAL 27 12 6 4 5
Candidates intending to apply for different divisions are required to submit
separate applications.
N.B: Women, physically Handicapped, Ex-Service men and Sports persons may also apply
for the post, if otherwise eligible.
(a) The number of vacancies to be filled up on the basis of this recruitment is subject to
change by Government without notice, depending upon the exigencies of public service
at the discretion of the State Government.
(b) The posts are permanent. The appointment can be terminated on one month’s notice
from either side without assigning any reason thereof. The period of probation is two
years.
(c) Exchange of reservation between Scheduled caste and Scheduled Tribe will not be
considered.
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3. AGE: -
A candidate must not be under the age of 21 (twenty one) years and must not be
above the age of 32 (thirty two) years as on 1st day of January, 2014 i.e. .he/she must not
have been born earlier than 2nd January, 1982, and not later than 1st January, 1993.
The upper age limit is relaxable by 5 (five) years for the candidates belonging to
the categories of Scheduled Castes (S.C.),Scheduled Tribes (S.T.), Socially &
Educationally Backward Classes (S.E.B.C.), Women, Ex-servicemen, and by 10 (ten)
years for candidates belonging to Physically Handicapped category, whose disability
should not be less than 40%.
Provided that, a candidate who comes under more than one category mentioned
above, he/she will be eligible for only one age relaxation benefit, which shall be
considered most beneficial to him/her.
SAVE AS PROVIDED ABOVE THE AGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED CAN IN
NO CASE BE RELAXED.
Date of birth entered in the High School Certificate or equivalent certificate
issued by the concerned Board/Council will only be accepted by the Commission.
4. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
A candidate must have possessed a Master’s Degree from a recognized
University in the subject mentioned against the respective divisions as mentioned below
and must have secured a minimum of 60% of the aggregate marks .

Sl Name of the Division Subject

No.
1 Biology Zoology
2 Serology Zoology
3 Chemistry Chemistry
4 Toxicology Chemistry
5 Physics Physics
6 Ballistics Physics
7 Lie-Detection Psychology
5. DUTIES:
To visit spot, collect the Exhibits from the spot, examine & submit chemical
Report to the concerned authority.
6. APPLICATION FEE:
A candidate is required to pay a non-refundable and non-adjustable fee of
Rs.200/-(Rupees two hundred) only. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste
/Scheduled Tribe of Odisha only and persons with disability (whose disability is not less
than 40%) are exempted from payment of this fee.
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7. METHOD OF SELECTION:
The selection of candidates for recruitment to the posts will be made on the basis
of career assessment and Viva Voce. The Commission at their discretion may short-list the
candidates to a reasonable number, for conducting interview by making a preliminary
selection on the basis of evaluation of their academic career taking into account the
requisite minimum educational qualification.
8. OTHER ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:
(i) The candidate must be a citizen of India;
(ii) The candidate must have good character. The candidate must have sound health,
good physique, active habits and free from organic defects or bodily/mental
infirmity.
(iii) The candidate must be able to speak, read and write Odia fluently and must have
passed at least an examination in Odia language equivalent to that of Middle
English School standard conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha;
or the Education Department of Government of Odisha or any other Board or
Council of Secondary Education approved by the Government of Odisha in support
of passing of Odia Language Test (M.E. School standard);
(iv) A candidate, who has more than one spouse living, will not be eligible for
appointment unless the State Government has exempted his/her case from operation
of this limitation for any good and sufficient reasons;
(v) If a candidate has at any time, been debarred for a certain period/ chance(s) by the
Odisha Public Service Commission or other State Public Service Commission or
U.P.S.C. from appearing at any examination/ interview, he/she will not be eligible
for such recruitment for that specified period/chance(s);
(vi) Government servants, whether temporary or permanent, are eligible to apply
provided that they possess the requisite qualification and are within the prescribed
age-limit as provided under para-3 & 4 of the Advertisement. They must inform
their respective Heads of Offices in writing regarding submission of their
applications for this recruitment and obtain “No Objection Certificate”.
(vii) A candidate who claims change in his/her name after having passed the High
School Certificate Examination or equivalent examination, is required to furnish
copy of publication of the changed name in local leading daily news paper as well
as copy of notification in the Odisha Gazette in support of his/her change of name.
(viii) Only those candidates, who fulfil the requisite qualification & within the
prescribed age limit etc. by the last date of filling up Online Application, will
be considered eligible;
(ix) Every candidate selected for appointment shall be examined by the Medical Board.
A candidate, who fails to satisfy the Medical Board, shall not be appointed;
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9. OTHER CONDITIONS:
(i) The provisions of the Odisha Conduct of Examination Act 1988 (Odisha Act-2 of
1988) are applicable to the examination conducted by the Odisha Public Service
Commission.
(ii) A candidate found guilty of seeking support for his/her candidature by offering
illegal gratification or applying pressure on any person connected with the conduct
of the recruitment process or found indulging in any type of malpractice in course
of the selection or otherwise, shall, in addition to rendering himself /herself liable
to criminal prosecution, be disqualified not only for the recruitment for which
he/she is a candidate, but also may be debarred, either permanently or for a
specified period, from any recruitment or selection to be conducted by the
Commission;
(iii) Applications submitted to OPSC if found to be incomplete in any respect are
liable to rejection without entertaining any correspondence with the applicants
on that score;
(iv) Admission to Viva Voce Test will be provisional. If on verification at any stage
before or after the Viva Voce, it is found that a candidate does not fulfil all the
eligibility conditions, his/her candidature will be liable to rejection. Decision of the
Commission in regard to eligibility or otherwise of candidate shall be final.
(v) This advertisement should not be construed as binding on the Government to make
appointment;
(vi) Concessions meant for S.C., S.T. and S.E.B.C by Birth are admissible to the
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Socially Educationally Backward Classes of
Odisha only.
(vii) Candidates are required to take due care to annex with the copy of the printout/hard
copy of Online Applications, the copies of certificates and other requisite
documents as stated under Para-10 of this advertisement.
(viii) All persons appointed under the Government of Odisha on or after 1st January, 2005
shall not be eligible for pension as defined under sub-rule(1) of Rule-3 of the
Odisha Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1992; but shall be covered by the new
structured defined Contribution Pension Scheme in accordance with the Odisha
Civil Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2005;
(ix) Any misrepresentation or suppression of information by the candidate in the online
application form or in the hard copy of application will result in cancellation of
his/her candidature or penalty, as decided by the Commission.
(x) Mere empanelment in the select list shall not confer any right for appointment unless
the Government is satisfied after making such enquiry as may be deemed necessary
that the candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the service.
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10. CERTIFICATES/DOCUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED:

Candidates are required to submit along with the printout/hard copy of online
applications, true copies of the following certificates and documents duly attested by the
candidate or a Gazetted Officer or Notary public .The candidates are also required to
mention on each document “submitted by me” and put their full signature on the same. They
must not attach original certificates with their applications. Only those candidates who
will be called for the viva voce test will be required to bring with them the original
certificates, mark-sheets etc.of the attested copies for verification at the time of viva voce
test.
If a candidate fails to furnish any of the original documents in respect of the
attested copies submitted with the application for verification on the date of interview,
before the interview starts, he/she shall not be allowed to appear at the interview.
(i) H.S.C. or equivalent certificate in support of declaration of age issued by the
Concerned Board/Council;
(ii) Intermediate/+2 Examination Certificate issued by the concerned Board / Council;
(iii) Bachelor Degree certificate issued by the recognized University;
(iv) Master Degree Certificate issued by the recognized University;
(v) Mark-lists in support of all the examinations passed (i.e. H.S.C. to Master
Degree) issued by the concerned Board / Council /University
NOTE:-
(a) Candidates who have not been awarded percentage of marks, but only
“GRADE MARKS”, should, along with their applications, produce the
conversion certificate from the concerned University indicating the actual
equivalent percentage of marks and the conversion formula failing which,
their applications are liable to be rejected.
(b) While filling up the relevant box of the online application form, the
candidate has to mention details of marks secured in each Annual
examination leading to award of Degree.
(vi) Two recent passport size photographs (unsigned & unattested) which has been
uploaded with Online application form.
(vii) OPSC copy of Challan showing payment of examination fees wherever applicable.
(viii) Certificates of conduct from the Principal/Proctor/Dean or Professor in charge of
Teaching Department of the College or University in which he/she last studied;
(ix) Caste Certificate by birth in support of claim as S.Cs. /S.Ts. /S.E.B.Cs. Wherever
applicable (Please see Note -1);
(x) Required Odia pass certificate from the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha
indicating Odia as a language subject equivalent to M.E. School Standard or a
certificate from the Principal/ Headmaster of the School indicating that the
candidate has passed Odia in M.E. Standard; if not passed Odia as a subject in the
H.S.C. or equivalent Examination.
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(xi) Discharge Certificates issued by the Commanding Officer of the Unit last served
wherever applicable:
(xii) Disability Certificate (indicating percentage of disability) issued by the concerned
Medical Board, wherever applicable;
(xiii) If a candidate claims to possess qualification, equivalent to the prescribed
qualification, the rule/authority (With number and date) under which it is so
treated, must be furnished with the Application Form.
NOTE- 1:
Candidates claiming to be belonging to S.C./S.T./ S.E.B.C Categories of
Odisha by birth are required to submit copy of the relevant Caste Certificate
issued by the competent authority in the prescribed form. Candidates of
SEBC category (other than Creamy Layer) must submit copy of Caste
Certificate issued by the competent authority within the last three years from
the date of issue of the advertisement.
(i) Women candidates belonging to S.C. /S.T. /S.E.B.C Categories are required to
submit Caste Certificates by birth showing “daughter of …........” Caste
Certificates by virtue of marriage (i.e. showing “wife of ………….………”) is
not acceptable and candidates submitting such certificate will be treated as
belonging to U.R. category.
(ii) O.B.C. CERTIFICATES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF SEBC
CERTIFICATES.
(iii) Candidates who submit S.E.B.C. certificate which is more than three years old
as on the date of advertisement will be treated as belonging to U.R. category.
(iv) Community (Caste status) once mentioned by the candidates in the online
application shall not be changed under any Circumstances.
The competent authorities are: District Magistrate/ Collector or
Additional District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate/Sub-Collectors or
Executive Magistrates or Revenue Officers, not below the rank of Tahasildar
/Additional Tahasildar of Government of Odisha,
NOTE 2: Degree Certificate, Caste Certificate, Odia Test Pass Certificate, Discharge
Certificate of Ex-servicemen, and Disability certificate of Physically
Handicapped Persons must have been issued by the competent authority
before the last date fixed for receipt of application as indicated above.
11. HOW TO APPLY
(a) Candidates must go through details of this Advertisement before filling up the
online application form.
(b) Candidates must apply online through the website of OPSC
http://opsconline.gov.in. Applications received through any other mode would not
be accepted and summarily rejected.
(c) Before filling up the online application form, the candidates must go through the
following documents available at OPSC portal.
i) Instructions to fill up the online application form;
ii) Guidelines for scanning and Uploading of Photograph, Full
signature and Left Thumb Impression.
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(d) Candidates are required to upload the scanned image of latest passport size
photograph along with scanned image of his/her full signature and scanned image
of Left Thumb Impression (LTI) in the Online Application Form. The uploaded
photograph, full signature and LTI must be clearly identifiable /visible,
otherwise the application of the candidate is liable to be rejected by the
Commission and no representation from the candidate will be entertained.
(e) Candidates should keep at least 2 copies of the latest passport size photograph
which is uploaded on the online application form for future use.
(f) On successful submission of the Online Application Form, a Unique
Registration ID will be displayed on the screen as well as on the top of the
application form. Candidates are required to take a printout of the finally
submitted online application form and put his/her signature under the
Declaration for submission to O.P.S.C. along with copies of requisite
certificates and documents.
(g) There after, the candidates who are required to pay the fee shall take a
printout of Online Challan (Pay-in-Slip) for payment of requisite fee of Rs.
200/- (two hundred) only at any branch of State Bank of India (SBI). The Fee
paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be
adjusted or held in reserve for any other examination or recruitment.
(h) Candidates are required to send the Printout/Hard copy of the filled in Online
Application Form duly signed under the declaration along with copies of required
certificates/documents etc., as provided under para-10 of this advertisement and
the OPSC copy of Challan showing payment of Application fee, by Registered
Post/Speed Post/Courier Service to the Special Secretary, Odisha Public Service
Commission,19, Dr. P.K. Parija Road, Cuttack -753001 so as to reach the same in
the office of the OPSC on or before 03.03.2014.
The envelope containing the Printout/Hard copy of the Online
application along with requisite certificates and documents etc must be
superscribed “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF SCIENTIFIC
OFFICER”. Application received after the closing date shall not be
entertained. The Commission will not take any responsibility if the
application is not received in time. The candidate may also submit the copy of
the Printout/Hard copy of the online application along with requisite certificates
and documents etc by post or by dropping in the box placed at the entrance of
the Office of the Odisha Public Service Commission.
(i) The candidates are advised to submit the Online Application Form well in
advance without waiting for the closing date to avoid last hour rush.
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(j)Certificate of Admission to the Interview to the eligible candidates will be

uploaded in the Website of the OPSC prior to the date of interview which will be
published in the website and news paper. The candidates are required to
download their Admission Certificate from the website of the Commission and
produce the same for admission to the examination or interview. No separate
correspondence will be made on this score.
12. FACILITATION COUNTER:
For any technical guidance on filling up of online application, the candidates may
contact facilitation counter of O.C.A.C. over Toll free No. 18003456770 or 155335
between 10.30.A.M. to 1.30 P.M. and 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. on any Odisha Government
working day.
Regarding difficulty in payment of fee, if any, the candidates may contact SBI
over Telephone No. 0671-2368267 and 9437039604.
In case of any guidance/information on this advertisement and recruitment,
Candidates may contact the O.P.S.C. Facilitation Counter over Telephone No. 0671-
2304141 / 2305611 & Extn.-229 on any working day between 10.30 A.M. to 1.30 P.M.
& 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M.
The candidates are required to visit the Website of the Commission at
http://opsc.gov.in for detailed information about the programme of the examination/ interview,
rejection notice and other important notices etc. and also keep track of publication of various
notices to this effect in the leading local daily news papers for information.

CUTTACK SPECIAL SECRETARY,

DATE 16TH JANUARY 2014 ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,
CUTTACK.