PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Adv. No. 01

PUNJAB CIVIL SERVICE (JUDICIAL BRANCH) EXAMINATION, 2011. The Punjab Public Service Commission invites Applications from Candidates for the Punjab Civil Service (Judicial Branch) Examination 2011 to be conducted jointly by the Punjab Public Service Commission and Hon'ble High Court Punjab & Haryana for recruitment to 110 posts of Punjab Civil Service (Judicial Branch). This examination shall be conducted in three stages namely :
i. ii. iii. Preliminary Examination Main Examination Viva Voce

Note:- This advertisement is being published as per requisitions received from the Government vide letter No. 1/3/2006-3Jud.(1)/2380 & 2382 dated 19-08-2011 and is subject to any

modification or amendment that may be made by the Government subsequently. TIME SCHEDULE The time schedule for the PCS (Judicial Branch) Examination 2011 is as follows:

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Last date of Receipt of Application Form Dispatch/Issue of Admit Cards

17th October.2011
28th October.2011

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(In case Admit Cards do not reach to candidates by 09.11.2011, they can receive a duplicate Admit Card from the office of Punjab Public Service Commission, Patiala till 11.11.2011 Any request for issuance of duplicate Admit Card after 11.11.2011 will not be entertained) 13th November 2011 Preliminary Examination VACANCIES & RESERVATION The number of vacancies and reservation and the breakup is as follows : Name of the Post / Category No. of Posts PUNJAB CIVIL SERVICE (JUDICIAL BRANCH) 110 47 09 02 18 04 (Backlog 08 ) (Backlog 02)

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General Scheduled Castes, Punjab Scheduled Castes, Exservicemen/ Lineal Descendent of Ex-Servicemen, Punjab Balmiki/Mazhbi Sikh, Punjab Balmiki/ Mazbi ESM/LDESM, Punjab. Sikhs

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Backward Classes, Punjab Backward Classes,ExServicemen/ Lineal Descendent of ExServicemen, Punjab Ex-Servicemen/Lineal Descendent of Ex-Servicemen Punjab Physically Handicapped, Punjab Freedom Fighter, Punjab Sports Person, Punjab

09 03 (Backlog 01)

8. 9. 10. 11

09 04 01 04

(Backlog 03) (Backlog 02)

(Backlog 02)

The Candidates should indicate in the Application Form, the reserve category if any for which they want to be considered. The number of vacancies and reservation of posts is liable to be altered without any prior notice. 2. 3 PAY SCALE:- Rs. 27,700-40,450 or such as may be revised from time to time. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS :(i) Candidates must possess a Degree of Bachelor of Laws of any University incorporated by Law in India or a Degree of Bachelor of Laws of Punjab University (undivided), the Dacca University, The Tribhuwan University, Nepal, The Sind University or of the Rangoon or Mandalay University in Burma, or should be a Barrister of England or Ireland or member of the Faculty of Advocates of Scotland. Punjabi upto Matric or its equivalent Standard. Candidates appearing in the final year/semester examination of the degree of Bachelor of Law may appear in this examination subject to the condition that they must possess the degree of Bachelor of Law as on 30.9.2011.

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The expression " Degree of Bachelor of Laws" means a degree entitling a candidate to be enrolled as an advocate under the Advocate Act, 1961, and the rules made there under. 4. AGE 1. Candidate should not be below 21 years and above 37 years of age on the last date of submission of Application forms. 2. The upper age limit for a candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes of all States and Backward Classes of Punjab only shall be up to 42 years. 3. Upper age limit is relaxable upto 47 years for all States/Central Government employees. 4. Ex-serviceman Domiciled in Punjab shall be allowed to deduct the period of their service in the Armed forces of the Union from their actual age and if the resultant age does not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for direct appointment to such a vacancy in the Service Rules concerned by more than three years, they shall be deemed to satisfy the condition regarding age limit. 5. Upper age limit is also relaxable up to 42 years for Widows and Divorcees . 6. Upper age limit is also relaxable up to 47 years for Physically Handicapped Person of Punjab. 5 SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM: Candidates MAY DOWNLOAD the Application Form from Commission's website www.ppsc.gov.in OR obtain the Application Form from the office of Punjab Public Service Commission, Baradari Gardens, Patiala w.e.f 19.9.2011 and submit directly to the Secretary, Punjab Public Service Commission, Baradari Gardens, Patiala.

Application Form must reach the office of the Secretary, Punjab Public Service Commission, Patiala latest by 5.00 pm on or before 17.10.2011 alongwith prescribed fee and documents. Responsibility for any postal delay will be of the candidate.
Application Forms which are wrongly filled or incomplete or received late, or not accompanied by the requisite fee and attested copies of certificates regarding Date of Birth, Degree, proof of marks obtained in Punjabi and other requisite certificates, and three identical recent passport size photographs shall be summarily rejected. The Commission's decision in this regard will be final. 6 EXAMINATION FEE (a) The candidates may obtain an Application Form alongwith detailed instructions for filling up the Application Form by hand or by post from the Secretary, Punjab Public Service Commission, Baradari Gardens, Patiala-147001 w.e.f. 19.9.2011 on payment of requisite fee as mentioned below through a crossed Bank Draft drawn in favour of the Secretary, Punjab Public Service Commission, payable at Patiala. The candidate must write their name and address in Block Capital Letters on the reverse of the bank draft also. The Candidates must attach two self addressed duly stamped envelopes (worth Rs. 30/-) each of 24cm.x 11cm. indicating the name of the post on the top left corner of envelope. Cost of Application Form i. ii 2. i. At Counter (by cash) By post (Through Bank Draft) : : Rs. 25/Rs. 75/-

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EXAMINATION FEE Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes of all States and Backward Classes of Punjab Ex-Servicemen of Punjab All Others (Including Lineal Descendent of Ex-Servicemen Pb.). Rs.500/-

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No Fee to be paid 2000/-.

The candidates entitled to examination fee concession/exemption MUST submit with their Application Form, an attested copy of the certificate certifying their claim for examination fee concession/exemption. Candidates who do not submit such a certificate shall not be entitled to examination fee concession/exemption under any circumstances The examination fee must be submitted alongwith the Application Form through a crossed Bank Draft, in original, drawn in favour of the Secretary, Punjab Public Service Commission, and payable at Patiala. The applications received without a valid Bank Draft or with inadequate fee shall be summarily rejected. The examination fee is non-refundable. Candidates must write their name and address in BLOCK LETTERS on the back side of the Bank Draft.

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORMS 17.10.2011 IMPORTANT NOTE: (a) Candidate desirous of applying for any reserve category are required to attach the requisite certificate in the prescribed performa in respect of Scheduled Castes Pb, Backward Classes Pb, Ex-servicemen Pb,/Lineal Descendent of Ex-Servicemen Pb, Physically Handicapped Pb, Freedom Fighter Pb.and Sports Person Punjab along with latest Domicile Certificate of Punjab, State. The Candidates belonging to Backward Classes are required to attach a declaration alongwith Backward Class certificate that no change occurred in their status and they do not fall in the section of creamy-layer as per Govt. Letter No. 10/9/2009-RC1/62 dated 08-1-2010 The bank draft attached with the Application Form on account of fee should not have been issued before the date of advertisement. As per the Punjab Recruitment of Ex-servicemen Rules, 1982, Ex-servicemen candidates are permitted only three attempts at the examination and appearing in even one paper shall be deemed to be an attempt at the examination. Category once claimed will not be allowed to changed under any circumstances. Scheduled Caste, Pb Candidates belonging to other states may fill their category code-71 i.e. General Category.

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Secretary PPSC Patiala