Section 10 in The Orissa Employment Officers' Service Rules, 1970
10.
(1)The Commission shall on receipt of necessary requisition from Government, announce in such manner as they think fit, the number of vacancies to be filled up in any year by direct recruitment and shall invite applications from candidates for appointment.(2)A candidate shall be under 25 years and over 21 years of age on the 31st day of December of the year in which applications are invited by the Commission ; provided that the maximum age-limit shall be raised by 5 years in case of candidates belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and up to 45 years in favour of repatriates from Burma and Ceylon who have migrated to India on or after the 1st June, 1963 or the 1st November, 1964, respectively and in case of bona fide displaced persons from East Pakistan who have migrated to India on or after the 1st January, 1964. Candidates with approved war service may deduct from their actual age the period for which they were in such service. In case of a candidate with approved military service from 1962 the upper age-limit will be relaxed by the period of his such military service and if after allowing the above concession the candidate is found still to exceed the said age-limit, Government may relax it further to make him eligible in case he is considered suitable for appointment :Provided that the aforesaid concession regarding age shall be admissible to such of the above-mentioned persons of privileged classes and up to such date as Government may from time to time decide.(3)A candidate shall -(a)be of good character;(b)be of sound mental and physical health, good physique and active habits and free from organic defects or physical infirmity;(c)hold a degree of a recognised University in Arts, Science or Commerce. Preference will be given to candidates having a Master's degree in Psychology or a degree in Labour Welfare or Law. A diploma in Public Administration may be considered as additional qualification; able to speak, read and write Oriya and have-(i)passed the M. E. School examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education or an equivalent examination or any higher examination conducted by the competent authority with Oriya as a language subject ; or(ii)passed Oriya as a language subject in the final examination of Class-VII or above (to be certified by the Headmaster or Principal of the concerned Secondary School recognised by the Board of Secondary Education or by any other competent authority) ; or(iii)had Oriya as medium of examination in non-language subjects at the Matriculation or equivalent examination which he has passed (to be certified by the Headmasters of the concerned High School recognised by the Board of Secondary Education); or(iv)passed a test in Oriya equivalent to M. E. School standard conducted by any District Inspector of Schools in the State of Orissa.Note - If a candidate does not fulfil any of the above alternative conditions he must pass a language test in Oriya equivalent to M. E. School standard to be conducted by the Commission before interview is held by the Commission for direct recruitment to the service.(4)Every candidate shall submit to the Secretary to the Commission his application in his own hand-writing in the prescribed form obtainable from the Secretary to the Commission on necessary payment so as to reach him not later than such date as may be notified by the Commission in this behalf, in the case of a candidate already in Government service the application must be submitted through his appointing authority. An advance copy of such application may be sent direct to the Secretary to the Commission along with all the required documents so as to reach him by the closing date fixed by the Commission for receipt of applications but it shall not be taken into consideration unless the original application is forwarded by the appointing authority and reaches the Commission within one week from the aforesaid closing date.(5)With the application a candidate shall submit-(a)a treasury chalan showing payment into any Government treasury of a sum of Rs. 5 (Rs.1.25 p. if a candidate belongs to any of the scheduled castes or scheduled tribes) credited to the Government of Orissa under the appropriate head of account as application fee which shall not ordinarily be refunded. Candidates having war service or approved military service are exempted from the payment of application fee and in the case of repatriates from Burma and Ceylon who have migrated to India on or after the 1st June, 1963 and the 1st November, 1964 respectively and displaced persons from East Pakistan who have migrated to India on or after the 1st January, 1964 the Commission- may remit the fee :Provided that the aforesaid concession relating to fees shall be admissible to such of the above mentioned persons of privileged classes and up to such date as Government may from time to time decide ;(b)degrees and diplomas in support of the educational qualifications prescribed in these rules ;(c)certificate of character from the Principal, Proctor, Dean or Professor in charge of the Department of teaching of the College at which he last studied ;(d)evidence of age which shall ordinarily be the Matriculation or Higher School Leaving Certificate or Cambridge Certificate.Note - Copies of the documents as required at (b), (c) and (d),above, duly attested by a Gazetted Officer of Government shall be submitted with the application but the originals thereof shall be produced at the time of interview.
