INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCESS FOR HOW TO APPLY

1. For applying online advertisement visit our website

https://gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in as mentioned below screen with
advertisement will appear:

2. On clicking on “Online Application”->Apply the following screen with

advertisement will appear:
3. Now click on the “Apply” button against the advertisement or to read the
advertisement in detail click on “Details”

On clicking “Details” button, the pdf file of relative advertisement will open,
read it carefully before applying.
 On clicking “Apply” button, the Synopsis of the relative advertisement will
open as shown below, read it carefully before applying. Now click on “APPLY
NOW” to apply for the respective advertisement.

4. If you have One Time Registration (OTR) number then enter your OTR
(Registration Number) and Birth Date and click on “APPLY” this will
automatically get all your details filled up during OTR registration
 OTR brings up all your pre-feed information from

5. If you do not have a OTR registration number, here you can click on “NEW
REGISTRATION” for getting One Time Registration (OTR) number (see our
online PDF for how to register for One Time Registration (OTR) number and;
6. If you have already OTR number but you forgot the number then you may click
on “FORGOT REGISTRATION NO.” to get your registration number
7. If you do not want to use any of the option and apply directly you may click on
“SKIP” to directly proceed for applying online.
8. As you click on “SKIP” the following screen will appear and now fill in the all
the details carefully.

9. As you start filling the form please carefully read the following note mentioned
above in the screen :
10. While filling in the details please see that except for “Address”
fields do not use any special characters i.e. < % < > ' ( ) & + - ; ! > ,
. - * etc.
11. Moreover the following “Note:-” describes the same. The dates
range for unreserved category is given i.e. without age relaxation.
For age relaxation please read the advertisement carefully.
- Click on the “Read the Advertisement” to read the full advertisement carefully.
- Name of the post you are applying for.
- Special Characters not allowed < %<>'()&+-;!>,-* etc.
- * indicates mandatory field.
- Your Birth Date should be between 3-October-1980 and 3-October-1997, if you are not entitled
for age relaxation. For details about age relaxation please see the advertisement. (The date
range is given for unreserved category – respective age relaxation depends on number of
vacancies and reservation category and its rules)
Read the Advertisement

Geologist, under Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply & Kalpasar, Class-2, Gujarat State Service
- 201718

Advt. GPSC/201718/41
No ::
Note: - Special Characters not allowed <%<>'()&+-;!>,.-* etc.
- * indicates mandatory field.
- Your Birth Date should be between 3-October-1980 and 3-October-1997, if you are not entitled for
age relaxation. For details about age relaxation please see the advertisement.

1. Here first select the prefix of “Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr.” from the drop

down menu
2. In the “SURNAME” field please enter only your surname for example
if your full name is “SURESH RAMSAJIVAN PATEL” then as your
surname is “PATEL” you will fill the box only with your surname
“PATEL”
3. In the “FIRST NAME” field please enter only your Name for example
if your full name is “SURESH RAMSAJIVAN PATEL” then as your
Name is “SURESH” you will fill the box only with your “First Name”
as “SURESH”
4. In the “FATHER/HUSBAND NAME” field please enter only your
“Father/Husband Name” for example if your full name is “SURESH
RAMSAJIVAN PATEL” then as your Father’s Name is “RAMSAJIVAN”
you will fill the box only with your “Father/Husband Name” as
“RAMSAJIVAN”
5. In the “MOTHER’s NAME” field please enter only your “Mother’s
Name” for example if your Mother’s Name is “SARITA RAMSAJIVA
PATEL” then as your Mother’s Name is “SARITA” you will fill the box
only with your “Mother’s Name” as “SARITA”
6. Select your “Gender” Male or Female, re-select it again to confirm
your choice. You can change/edit/modify your choice till you have
not confirmed your application. The data entered cannot be
edited/changed/modified on the website once the application is
confirmed.
7. Enter your “Date of Birth” in “DD/MM/YYYY” format, re-enter it
again to confirm your date of birth diligently, this is a precautionary
measure to avoid any mistake from the candidates’ end. Please do
not use copy and paste options.. You can change/edit/modify your
choice till you have not confirmed your application. The data
entered cannot be edited/changed/modified on the website once
the application is confirmed.
8. Select your “Marital Status” either as “Married” or “Unmarried” or
“Separated”
9. Select your “Category”. If you belong to reserve category and if you
apply as a General category candidate then no reservation rule will
be applicable for such an applicant though he belongs to reserve
category.

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10. In the “Present Address”, the candidate has to write the

current address where he/she is staying and in the “permanent
Address” the candidate has to write his/her permanent address
where he wishes to be informed regarding the proceedings of the
 advertisement as his present address may be temporary. Whereas
his/her permanent address would be a place where always he/she
or parents or guardians may reside permanently and would accept
all the communications in future as present address is for a short
period.
11. If the candidate’s Present Address and Permanent Address is
same then the candidate must write the Present Address and click
on “Copy” button given in between the “Present Address” and
“Permanent Address” box.
12. In the Present Address box and Permanent Address box; the
characters allowed are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, /, -, \, ,,.
13. Here if you are asked to enter your full name twice then
please do enter it diligently, this is a precautionary measure to
avoid any spelling mistakes from the candidates’ end. Please do not
use copy and paste options.
14. Now select the “State” you belong to on Present Address as
well as on the Permanent Address. If the State you belong to is not
in the list select “Not Entered”, Union Territories are included. You
can change/edit/modify your choice till you have not confirmed
your application. The data entered cannot be
edited/changed/modified on the website once the application is
confirmed.
15. Now select the “District” you belong to on Present Address as
well as on the Permanent Address; If the District you belong to is
not in the list select “Out Side Gujarat”. If you have select State
other than “Gujarat” then “District” and “Taluka” will automatically
come as “Out Side Gujarat”. You can change/edit/modify your
choice till you have not confirmed your application. The data
entered cannot be edited/changed/modified on the website once
the application is confirmed.
16. Now select the “Taluka” you belong to on Present Address as
well as on the Permanent Address; If the Taluka you belong to is
not in the list select “Other”. If you have select State other than
“Gujarat” then “District” and “Taluka” will automatically come as
“Out Side Gujarat”. You can change/edit/modify your choice till you
have not confirmed your application. The data entered cannot be
edited/changed/modified on the website once the application is
confirmed.
17. Enter your Pin Code in the box given for both Present and
Permanent Address without fail. You can change/edit/modify your
choice till you have not confirmed your application. The data
entered cannot be edited/changed/modified on the website once
the application is confirmed.
18. Enter your valid current Mobile Number to get SMS alert for
different stages of communication from GPSC and for any other
communication if found necessary by GPSC. Re-type your mobile
number again diligently, this is a precautionary measure to avoid
any mistake from the candidates’ end. Please do not use copy and
paste options. You can change/edit/modify your choice till you have
not confirmed your application. The data entered cannot be
edited/changed/modified on the website once the application is
confirmed.
19. Enter your valid current email-id (to get Application Form in
pdf format) and for any other communication if found necessary by
GPSC. Re-type your email-id again diligently, this is a precautionary
measure to avoid any mistake from the candidates’ end. Please do
not use copy and paste options. For example xyz@gmail.com. You
can change/edit/modify your choice till you have not confirmed
your application. The data entered cannot be
edited/changed/modified on the website once the application is
confirmed.
20. Enter your Aadhaar Card Number as given (Optional)
21. Select your “Nationality”

22. “Sports Details” are to be entered only if you are a sports

person and played for “All India School Union Competition” or
“Inter-University” or “National and International Level
Competitions”. Moreover the option of getting bonus marks for as a
sports person is only meant for few selected advertisements of
Class-3, for example Deputy Section Officer / Deputy Mamlatdar,
Class-3 etc. Hence for all other advertisement of Class-2 and above
 there is no provision of giving bonus marks for sports person.
Village/Taluka/District level competition participation is not valid.
23. Please select your option for Physically Challenged from the
listed and enter the percentage of disability whenever prompted. If
it is not applicable to you then please tick on “Not Applicable”
24. Physically Challenged with Blindness as disability can opt for

the facility of having a “Scribe” (લહિયો‌). For this the candidate has to

click / opt for it and then he/she has to apply in advance before the
Preliminary / Main Exam asking for a “Scribe” with all the details of
the Scribe. The details of the same can be obtained from the
detailed advertisement for the respective advertisement published
on https://gpsc-ojas.guarat.gov.in.
25. If you are not a Widow Please click on the radio button “No”
or else click on “Yes” and fill the other details like “Widow
Certificate Number”, “Widow Certificate Date”, and select the
appropriate Authority from the drop down menu for “Widow
Certificate Issuing Authority”.

26. If you are not an Ex-Servicemen Please click on the radio

button “No” or else click on “Yes” and fill the other details “From
Date” (in DD/MM/YYYY” format), To Date (in DD/MM/YYYY”
format), “Ex-Servicemen Identity Card No.” and select the
appropriate Authority from the drop down menu for “Ex-Servicemen
Certificate Issuing Authority”.
27. If you are not an “Gujarat State Government Employee”; if no
then Please click on the radio button “No” or else click on “Yes” and
fill the other details like “Joining Date in Government Service” (in

DD/MM/YYYY” format) and “Name of the Department (ખાતાન‌ું નામ)”.

28. Please tick on the languages you know i.e. Language

Proficiency as shown in the above picture.
29. Fill in the Education Details carefully as shown below
12. In the “Education Details (શૈક્ષણિક‌ લાયકાત)” you have to select the
prescribed
I. Education detail given in the drop down menu,
II. Percentage/Percentile/Grade Point: You have to write the
percentage/Percentile/Grade Point if it is not applicable as
mentioned in note 2 please write “0” (Zero) especially for
“Doctorate-(Ph. D.) Qualification.
III. Grade: Here you may select from “A, B, C, D, E, F, O OR NA
(NOT APPLICABLE)
IV. Class: Here you may select from “Distinction, First, Second,
Pass or Not Applicable
V. Exam Body: Here you have to write the name of the Exam
Body which conducts and issue certificate for the qualification
you have achieved, for example “Gujarat Technical University”
etc. Please do not use short form, write the full name of the
Exam Body.
VI. State: The name of State in which this Exam Body is located
for example “Gujarat Technical University” is in “Gujarat” so
the candidate has to write “Gujarat”
VII. Passing Year: Here you have to write the year in which you
have achieved this qualification.
VIII. Degree Certificate/Mark sheet Issue Date: Here in you have to
write the date mentioned on your Degree Certificate / Mark
Sheet.
IX. Please read the “Note: 1” in red letter that for adding your
Educational Details if this space is not enough then you may
take an extra paper write your Educational Details as in the
given format.
X. Please read the “Note: 2” in red letter that for any Educational
Qualification if the percentage/Percentile/Grade Point if it is
not applicable as mentioned in note 2 please write “0” (Zero)
especially for “Doctorate-(Ph. D.) Qualification etc.
13. In the “Essential/Additional Educational Qualification
(આવશ્યક/વધારાની‌શૈક્ષણિક)” you have to select the prescribed

I. Here candidate those who wish to add qualification other than

the required basic qualification or as conditional second
qualification pre-stated by GPSC.
If there is no pre-stated conditional qualification by GPSC
candidate can add qualification they want to state in the
manner mentioned above.
They can click on “ADD MORE EDUCATION” and add the rows,
if the candidate wants to add more education qualification
apart from using these rows, he can surely write it down on
extra sheet of paper in the table format shown in the picture.
II. Education Detail: Here candidate, the candidate is given space
below “Other” wherein he can type the “Education
Qualification”
III. Percentage/Percentile: You have to write the
percentage/Percentile if it is not applicable as mentioned in
note 2 please write “0” (Zero) especially for “Doctorate-(Ph.
D.) Qualification.
IV. Class: Here you may select from “Distinction, First, Second,
Pass or Not Applicable
V. Exam Body: Here you have to write the name of the Exam
Body which conducts and issue certificate for the qualification
you have achieved, for example “Gujarat Technical University”
etc. Please do not use short form, write the full name of the
Exam Body.
VI. State: The name of State in which this Exam Body is located
for example “Gujarat Technical University” is in “Gujarat” so
the candidate has to write “Gujarat”
 VII. Passing Year: Here you have to write the year in which you
have achieved this qualification.
VIII. Degree Certificate/Mark sheet Issue Date: Here in you have to
write the date mentioned on your Degree Certificate / Mark
Sheet.
IX. Click on “Add More Education” to insert another Education of
yours.
X. Please read the “Note: 1” in red letter that for adding your
Educational Details if this space is not enough then you may
take an extra paper write your Educational Details as in the
given format.
XI. Please read the “Note: 2” in red letter that for any Educational
Qualification if the percentage/Percentile/Grade Point if it is
not applicable as mentioned in note 2 please write “0” (Zero)
especially for “Doctorate-(Ph. D.) Qualification etc.
XII. You can “Select” the option again for not writing the
additional qualification details.

Similarly “Other Education Details” can be added with similar

details mentioned above
14. Experience Details (Starting from Old to Recent Most) (જરૂરી‌ લાયકાત‌
મેળવ્યા‌બાદ‌નો‌મેળવેલ‌અનભવ/નોકરીના‌વર્ષ‌અને‌તારીખની‌ક્રમાનસાર‌વવગતો)

15. As shown in the above picture

I. Experience details can be entered by selecting the pre-feeded
experience,
II. There by writing the “Name of Post” held by the candidate
(Please do not use any special character A-Z,a-z,0-9,/-\. etc.)
III. “Date From (in DD/MM/YYYY) format i.e. Date of Joining
 IV. “Date To (in DD/MM/YYYY) format i.e. Date of Leaving
V. Employers Name (Please do not use any special characters A-
Z,a-z,0-9,/-\. etc.)
VI. Employers Contact Number (use only numbers, please do not
use special characters A-Z,a-z,0-9,/-\. etc.)
VII. Employers Address (Special character allowed A-Z,a-z,0-9,/-
\.)
VIII. Pin Code (use only numbers, please do not use special
characters A-Z,a-z,0-9,/-\. etc.)
IX. Monthly Salary Drawn (use only numbers, please do not use
special characters A-Z,a-z,0-9,/-\. etc. For example write only
70000 do not write Rs. 70000 or 70000/month etc.)
X. If you find six rows less for your experience, you may take an
extra sheet of paper and write your experience details in
detail in the format specified in the picture (નોંધ‌ -:‌ અિીં‌ આપેલ‌
જગ્યા‌અપ ૂરતી‌જિાય‌તો‌વવગતો‌દશાષ વતો‌અલગ‌કાગળ‌અરજી‌સાથે‌ જોડી‌તેના‌ઉપર‌
ઉમેદવારે ‌સિી‌કરવી.)

16. Additional Information (વધારાની‌માહિતી‌)

I. For Professionals who requires respective Council Registration

of their respective profession must enter the details otherwise
the form will not be accepted.
II. Internship Completion Date: Enter the date in “DD/MM/YYYY”
format as mentioned.
III. Do you possess Council Registration after satisfactory
completion of Internship?
Please specify the details by clicking on the radio button “Yes”
or “No” or “Not Applicable”
This is must for Medical, Nursing, Pharma, Lawyers
professionals etc.
IV. If Yes, then specify the possess Council Registration after
satisfactory completion of Internship?
 V. Write the :Name of the Council/Institute” (Please do not use
special characters)
VI. Write the Registration Date (DD/MM/YYYY) format
VII. Write the Registration Number

17. In the above picture please read the Declaration correctly and then
proceed on Clicking “Yes” to submit the form or else click on “No”
18. Click on “Save” to submit the form or else click on “Clear” to re-
enter the form again.
19. As you “SAVE” the following screen will appear showing you the
Application Number. Please carefully save this application number
or write down on your record book.

20. To edit anything in the application click on “Online Application”-

>”Edit” option.

21. Enter the details as mentioned below “Application Number” as

mentioned here “GPSC/201718/41/198” (GPSC/Year of
Advt./Advt. No./Application number) and “Birth Date”
“dd/mm/yyyy” format”
22. Enter the details as mentioned below “Application Number” as
mentioned here “GPSC/201718/41/198” (GPSC/Year of
Advt./Advt. No./Application number) and “Birth Date”
“dd/mm/yyyy” format”
23. Now the Application Form opens up for edit, you then proceed for
the necessary updation/modification then click “Yes” on the
declaration once you have finished the updation/modification/edit
and click on “SAVE” to save your application.

24. The next step is to upload your photograph and signature

25. Enter the details as mentioned below “Application Number” as

mentioned here “GPSC/201718/41/198” (GPSC/Year of
Advt./Advt. No./Application number) and “Birth Date”
“dd/mm/yyyy” format”
26. If you have OTR number and have applied using one then there is
no need for uploading the “Photograph” and “Signature” again
except that you want to change something

27. Kindly read the instructions carefully the dimensions of photograph

and signature with the size in kilobytes (kb) is given clearly
accordingly scan your photograph and signature in “jpg” format and
the size as mentioned and then enter your “Application number”
(for example GPSC/201718/35/54 – GPSC/Year/advt.no./
application number) and “Birth Date (DD/MM/?YYYY format)”
28. The above screen will appear showing your detailed Prefix-
Surname-First Name-Father/Husband’s Name, Mother’s Name.
Please verify the same here also, if you need any
corrections/modification please go in “EDIT” option and do the
needful corrections.
29. Now proceed for uploading the Photograph by clicking on “Choose
file”, browse option opens select the photograph file you want to
upload and click on “UPLOAD” as the photograph gets uploaded it
will appear on the right hand side. Here you are requested to verify
your photograph is properly uploaded.
30. Now proceed for uploading the Signature, a sample of the
“Signature” is given just above the upload option. Now click on
“Choose file”, browse option opens select the signature file you
want to upload and click on “UPLOAD” as the signature gets
uploaded it will appear on the right hand side. Here you are
requested to verify your Signature is properly uploaded.
31. In this way your photograph and signature are uploaded not next
step is to confirm your Application. Hence click on “Online
Application”->”Confirm”

32. To Confirm your application enter your “Application number” (for

example GPSC/201718/41/198 – GPSC/Year/advt. no./ application
number) and “Birth Date (DD/MM/?YYYY format)” as shown in the
picture above. Press “OK”
33. The above screen will appear showing all the details please verify
your details once again and then press on “Confirm Application”
now once you confirm your application you will not be able to
“EDIT” the application that in no way you will be able to change
your any details. Hence thoroughly confirm your details and then
once you are sure of all the details are correct proceed for “Confirm
Application”.
34. The moment you press “Confirm Application” a pop-up menu will
appear warning you of the importance of confirming application and
the instruction that hence forth no editing/modification of
application can be done. Press “OK” to confirm or else “CANCEL” for
any changes to be done.

35. Once you press “OK” the following screen appears showing you
your confirmation number i.e. your application has become valid for
the applied post with the confirmation number shown below. Hence
immediately write down the confirmation number or take screen
shot of the screen and take a printout of the same and also save a
soft copy for future use.

36. Click on “Print Application” to get the printout of the application or

you can select “PDF File” in the printer option and save the
Application Form as PDF file in your system.
37. Please keep at least 3-5 copies of your “Confirmed Application” and
also the PDF file for usage.
38. For taking printout of the “Confirmed Application” you may click on
“Online Application”->”Print” option as shown below:

39. Select the “Advertisement”, Enter the “Confirmation Number” r and

“Birth Date” and Click on “Print Application Form”
40. Select the “Advertisement”, Enter the “Confirmation Number” r and
“Birth Date” and Click on “Print Post Office Challan” to pay
Application Form Fees in Post Offices across Gujarat.
41. Select the “Advertisement”, Enter the “Confirmation Number” r and
“Birth Date” and Click on “Online Payment of Fees” to pay
Application Form Fees by e-Payment gateway.