Section 9(1) in The Orissa Statistics and Economics Service Rules, 1979
(1)In order to be eligible to compete at the examination, a candidate must satisfy the following conditions, namely:(a)he must be a citizen of India or a displaced person from the former East Pakistan who has migrated to India on or after the first January, 1964 or a repatriate from Burma/Ceylone who has migrated to India on or after the 1st June, 1963/1st November, 1964, or a subject of Nepal, Bhutan or Sikkim;Note. - The eligibility of persons other than citizens of India shall cease on such date as Government may by order appoint in that behalf.(b)he should be able t.o speak, read and write Oriya and have-(i)passed the M.E. School Examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education or equivalent examination or any higher examination conducted by the competent authority with Oriya as a language subject or(ii)had Oriya as medium or examination in non-language subject at the Matriculation or equivalent examination which they have passed (to be specified by the Headmaster of the concerned High School recognised by the Board of Secondary Education); or(iii)passed in 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);(iv)passed the test in Oriya of M. E. Standard conducted by any District Inspector of Schools in the State of Orissa;(c)he is under forty years and over twenty one years of age on the first day of August of the year in which applications are invited:Provided that the maximum age-limit may be relaxed in respect of the candidate belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and to such other categories to such extent as Government may by general or special order specify from time to time;(d)he must have-(i)at least a second class Master's Degree in statistics or any of the following subjects with statistics as a special paper from any University or Institution recognized by Government : Economics, Applied Economics, Mathematics; and(ii)such other general or special qualification, training or experience in any subject having a bearing on the processing and analysis of statistical data and economic intelligence as Government may specify.Note. - The candidates who possess Master's Degree in the subjects other than statistics and subjects mentioned in Clause (d) (i) above are required to prove that they had Statistics as one of the papers in their Master's Degree.(e)he must be of good character and shall submit to Commission along with his application certificates of good character from-(i)the Principal or a professor of the institution in which he last studied; and(ii)two respectable persons (not being relations) who are well acquainted with him in private life and are unconnected with his College or University career;Note. - The candidates shall furnish with their applications copies of certificates of their academic qualifications beginning with and including the high school certificates or equivalent examination and of good character and mark sheet of their Master's Degree examination, The copies must be attested by a Gazetted officer. The candidates shall have to produce the original of the certificates at the time of viva-voce test failing which they shall be disqualified. The candidates shall also furnish with their application such other papers or documents as the Commission may require;(f)a candidate must be of sound health, good physique and active habits and free from organic defects, physical as well as mental infirmity and shall be required to appear before the State Medical Board before appointment.
