POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH,

CHANDIGARH - 160012

RECRUITMENT CELL
Phone No.0172-2755578-79, Fax No.2744401, Website: www.pgimer.edu.in; E-mail: aorcpgi@gmail.com

Advertisement No. PGI/RC/019/2021/158 Dated: 13.01.2021

RECRUITMENT NOTICE AND DETAILED GUIDELINES

1. INVITATION OF APPLICATIONS

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, an

autonomous Institute of National Importance is one of the new AIIMS being established
by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India under the Pradhan
Mantri Swastya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY) with the aim of correcting regional imbalance
in the quality tertiary level healthcare in the country and attaining self-sufficiency in
graduate and postgraduate medical education of training. The Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare vide its letter No.Z-28016/45/2017-PMSSY-III dated 4th February 2019
has declared PGIMER, Chandigarh as the mentor Institute for operationalization of
various activities at AIIMS, Bilaspur (H.P.).

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

accordingly invites online applications from the citizens of India who fulfill the prescribed
eligibility conditions for the selection to various Group ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ posts (as mentioned in
Section 2 of this notice) on regular basis. Important timelines will be as under:-
ITEM(S)/ Activities TIMELINE(S)/REMARKS

OPENING DATE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR FILLING 15.01.2021

UP OF ONLINE APPLICATION ON PGIMER’s WEBSITE
www.pgimer.edu.in (Recruitment link at Home Page)

CLOSING DATE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION & SUBMISSION 14.02.2021

OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS

Information about vacancies, qualifications and other eligibility criteria, pay level,
application process and methodology & other terms and conditions of the recruitment is
given in the succeeding sections of these guidelines.

Candidature of candidates not meeting the eligibility conditions will be cancelled

at any stage of the recruitment process without any notice. Candidature of
applicants shall be purely PROVISIONAL at all stages of the recruitment process.
APPLICATION FEE
 Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD): Exempted from payment of fee.
 SC/ST category: Rs. 800/- plus Transaction Charges as applicable.
 For all others including General/ OBC/EWS: Rs.1500/- plus Transaction
Charges as applicable.

MODE OF PAYMENT
The candidates can deposit the above application fee through online payment
gateway available at the APPLICATION PORTAL using Debit/ Credit Card/ Net
Banking.

IMPORTANT NOTE
 Candidates who wish to apply for more than one post should apply separately for
each category of post.
 All information relating to this recruitment including Addendum/ Corrigendum/
updates if any, notice of Computer based test (CBT), declaration of result of CBT
for short listing of candidates, subsequent eligibility notice, provisional result for
selected/ waitlisted candidates, schedule of document verification and final result
of selected candidates will be announced and displayed only on PGIMER’s
website at www.pgimer.edu.in. Candidates will not be informed individually in this
regard. Therefore, candidates are advised to regularly visit on PGIMER’s website
for any updates. PGIMER will not be responsible for information from other
sources.
 All applicants are advised to read these Guidelines and the Help Manual carefully
before starting online registration and ensure that no column is left blank and all
the columns in the REGISTRATION FORM and APPLICATION FORM are filled in
correctly as once registered/submitted, candidates will not be able to change the
entries and their candidature will be decided accordingly. In the event of rejection
of the application form due to INCORRECT entries filled by the candidate, no
correspondence/request for reconsideration will be entertained.
 As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10-06-2015,
published in Gazette of India, all the degrees/diplomas/certificates awarded
through Open and Distance Learning mode of education by the Universities
established by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature, Institutions Deemed to
be Universities under Section 3 of the University Grant Commission Act 1956 and
Institutions of National Importance declared under an Act of Parliament stand
automatically recognized for the purpose of employment to posts and services

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 under the Council, provided they have been approved by the University Grants
Commission. Accordingly, unless such Degrees are recognized for the
relevant period when the candidates acquired the qualification, they will not
be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification.
 As per UGC (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 published in official
Gazette on 23-06-2017, under Part-III (8)(v), the programs in engineering,
medicine, dental, nursing, pharmacy, architecture and physiotherapy etc are not
permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Learning mode. However,
B.Tech., Degree/diploma in Engineering awarded by IGNOU to the students who
were enrolled up to academic year 2009-10 shall be treated as valid, wherever
applicable

2. DETAILS OF VACANCIES

Sr. Name of the Post(s) Post Code Total No. of UR

No. posts
Group ‘A’
1. Registrar REG/142 1 1
Group ‘B’
2. Store Keeper SK/049 2 2
Group ‘C’
3. Stenographer STENO/041 1 1
4. Lower Division Clerk LDC/040 1 1
5. Library Attendant Grade-II LIBATT/060 1 1
TOTAL

Note: 1. Since the scheme of reservation does not apply to single post cadres/ single vacancy to be
advertised in the initial recruitment year, all the above vacancies being advertised have
been kept as unreserved.

2. Further, the above vacancies are provisional and subject to variation. The competent
authority reserves the right to vary the vacancies including reserved vacancies at any stage.
The competent authority also reserves the right to withdraw any post at any stage without
assigning any reason.

Abbreviations:- UR = Un-reserved, SC = Scheduled Caste, ST = Scheduled Tribe,

OBC = Other Backward Classes, EWS = Economically Weaker Section, PwBD
= Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

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3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION(S)/EXPERIENCE AND AGE
LIMIT FOR THE POSTS ARE AS UNDER:
Sr. Name of the Pay Scale (As Age Qualification/ Experience
No. Post(s) per 7 CPC pay Limit
matrix)
1. Registrar Level-12 Upto 35 Essential:-
(Rs. 78800- years
1. A graduate of a recognized
209200/-) in the
University.
Pay Matrix (Pre-
revised Pay 2. Seven years experience of
Band-3: Rs. administration in a supervisory
15600- 39100/-+ capacity or as a teacher in a
Grade Pay Rs. University/teaching institution
7600/-) including conduct of examination
and admission and assignment of
teaching programmes for under
graduate and postgraduate etc.

Desirable:-
1. A postgraduate degree in Science.
2. Store Keeper Level-6 Between (A) Essential:
(Rs. 35400- 18-35
Master’s Degree in
112400/-) in the years
Economics/Commerce/ Statistics.
Pay Matrix
(Pre-revised Desirable:
Pay Band-2: Rs.
Experience in handling stores and
9300- 34800/-+
keeping accounts in a store or a concern
Grade Pay Rs.
of repute in public or private sector.
4200/-)
OR
(B) Bachelor degree in
Economics/Commerce/ Statistics.
(ii) Post-graduate Degree/ Diploma in
Material Management of a recognized
University/Institution or equivalent.
Desirable
Experience in handling stores and
keeping accounts in a store preferably
medical, or a concern of repute in public
or private sector.
OR
(C) (i) Degree of a recognized University
or equivalent;
(ii) Post-graduate degree/ Diploma in
Material Management of a recognized
University/Institution;
(iii) Three years’ experience in handling,
preferably medical stores in Govt./ public
or private sector.

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3. Stenographer Level-4 Between (i) 12th Class pass or equivalent
(Rs. 25500- 18-27 qualification from a recognized
81100/-) in the years Board or University.
Pay Matrix Or
(Pre-revised
Pay Band-1: Rs. Matriculation or equivalent
5200- 20200/-+ qualification from a recognized
Grade Pay Rs. board or university with 5 years
2400/-) service (regular or ad-hoc) as
Stenographer in Govt.
Organization/ Institution.

(ii) Skill Test Norms

Dictation: 10 mts @ 80 w.p.m.

Transcription: 50 mts (English) &

65 mts (Hindi)
[only on computers]

4. Lower Division Level-2 Between Essential:

Clerk (Rs. 19900- 18-30
1. 12th Class or equivalent qualification
63200/-) in the years
from a recognized Board or
Pay Matrix
University.
(Pre-revised
Pay Band-1: Rs. 2. Skill test norms on computer Typing
5200- 20200/-+ speed @ 35 w.p.m. in English or 30
Grade Pay Rs. w.p.m. in Hindi
1900/-)
(Time allowed 10 minutes)
(35 w.p.m. or 30 w.p.m. correspond
to 10500 KDPH / 9000 KDPH on an
average of 5 key depressions for
each word).
Desirable:
Basic Computer literacy.

5. Library Level-2 18-30 Essential:

Attendant years
(Rs. 19900- 1. Matriculation or equivalent.
Grade-II
63200/-) in the
2. Experience of having worked in a
Pay Matrix
Library for at least 2 years
(Pre-revised
OR
Pay Band-1: Rs.
Certificate in Library Science /
5200- 20200/-+
Librarianship from a recognized
Grade Pay Rs.
Institution.
1900/-)
Desirable:
Knowledge of typing.

I. The crucial date of determining eligibility w.r.t. essential qualification(s), age and
experience (if any) shall be the last date of submission of ONLINE APPLICATION
FORM i.e. 14.02.2021. In case of issue of any corrigendum/ addendum, the crucial
date of determining eligibility shall remain unchanged unless specifically
mentioned so in the notices.

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 II. The period of experience wherever prescribed shall be counted after obtaining the
prescribed educational qualification.

4. AGE RELAXATION:
 Upper age limit shall be determined as on last date of submission of online
applications.
 Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate
only will be accepted for determining the age and no subsequent request for
change will be considered or granted.
 No age relaxation would be available to reserved category candidates
applying for unreserved vacancies.
 Permissible relaxation of upper age limit as per Government orders for claiming
age relaxation as on last date of submission of online application is as under:-
S. No. Category Age relaxation permissible beyond the
Upper age limit
1. PwBD 10 years
2. Central Govt. Civilian Employees
1) Central Govt. Civilian Employees fulfilling 5 years
the conditions as prescribed by DoPT, Govt. of
India vide OM No.15012/2/2010-Estt.(D) dated
th
27 March 2012 (General/Unreserved) who
have rendered not less than 3 years regular
and continuous service as on closing date for
receipt of application.
3. Any other category As per Govt. of India’s
instructions / Rules.

5. CONDITIONS ON SEEKING AGE RELAXATION:

A. FOR PERSONS WITH BENCHMARK DISABILITY (PWBD):

(i) Suitability of the posts for the Persons with Disability (PwD) and the nature of
disabilities admissible are indicated against each category of post in Annexure-I.
PwBD candidates should apply only for the posts for which they are eligible.

(ii) Only those Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) who are having
benchmark disabilities (minimum 40%) are eligible for fee concession and age-
relaxation.

(iii) They shall invariably submit the requisite certificate, otherwise, their claim for PwD
status will not been entertained. The certificate of disability issued under the
Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996) will also be valid.

(iv) As the “Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” has come into force with
effect from 19.04.2017, and beside OH, HH and VH categories, new categories of
disabilities such as Autism, Dwarfism, Acid Attack victims, Muscular Dystrophy,
Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability, Mental Illness and Multiple
Disabilities, etc. have been included. Therefore, the candidates with such
disabilities may also apply giving detail of their disabilities in the online Application
Form. However, as per provisions contained in DoP&T OM No: 36035/02/2017-
Estt (Res) dated 15.01.2018, selection of PwBD candidates will be subject to
identification of posts suitable for these categories.
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(v) The certificate of disability, in the event of selection of the candidate to any post,
will be subject to such verification/ re-verification as may be decided by the
competent authority. Certificate issued by the Medical Practitioner, Hospital or any
other Institution not authorized by the Central or the State Government will not be
considered. The disability of finally selected candidates would be verified by
a Medical Board of the Institute specifically constituted for this purpose to
ascertain his/her eligibility and suitability to the concerned post.

(vi) Provision of compensatory time and Assistance of Scribe:

 As per instructions/guidelines issued by the Government of India vide OM No.34-
02/2015-DD.III dated 29.8.2018 modified vide corrigendum F.No.34-02/2015-
DD.III(pt) dated 8.2.2019, the facility of Scribe / Reader / Lab Assistant and extra
time would be allowed to a person with benchmark disability in category of
blindness, locomotor disability (both arm affected) & cerebral palsy subject to
such requests being made to the PGIMER while filling up the online application
form. However, since these categories of posts are not identified suitable for the
persons with both arms affected (BA) disability, therefore facility of scribes will not
be admissible to such candidates.
 In case of remaining categories of persons with benchmark disabilities, the
provision of scribe will be provided on production of a certificate to the effect that
the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to
write examination on his/ her behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/
Medical Superintendent of a Government health care institution as per proforma
at Annexure-II.
 For engaging the scribe, candidates will have to fill in the necessary details and
response in this regard in the online APPLICATION FORM and intimate the
PGIMER through email id: aorcpgi@gmail.com at the time while filling ONLINE
application form. In the absence of any such information in the application form
and advance intimation as mentioned above, no request for engagement of a
scribe in the examination shall be entertained. Engagement of scribe will be
subject to the following conditions:
a) Candidates will have the option to arrange for the scribe on their own or to
request the PGIMER for the same. Appropriate choice in this regard will have
to be given by the candidate in the online application form.
b) The qualification of the scribe should be atleast matriculate or one-step below
the qualification prescribed under rules of the concerned post for which the
candidate is going to take examination. In addition, the scribe has to produce
a valid ID proof in original at the time of examination. A photocopy of the ID
proof of the scribe signed by the candidate as well as the scribe will be
submitted along with proforma at Annexure-III (A & B). In case, subsequently
it is found that the qualification of the scribe is not as declared by the
candidate, then the candidate shall forfeit his/ her right to the post and claims
relating thereto.

c) The scribe so arranged should not himself/herself be the candidate for the
same test for which the candidate is appearing. Also, same scribe should not
be engaged for more than one candidate. The scribe and the candidate shall
give a declaration to this effect. Any violation, if detected at any stage, will
render both candidate and scribe disqualified.
d) Separate Call Letter will be issued to the scribe accompanying the candidate.
and the same shall be signed by both candidate and scribe. Scribe should
bring passport size photograph.
e) The candidate shall be responsible for any misconduct on the part of the
scribe brought by him/her during the test.
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 f) Candidates availing the assistance of a scribe shall be eligible for
compensatory time of not less than 20 minutes for every hour of the test. In
case the duration of the examination is less than an hour, then duration of
compensatory time would be allowed on pro-rata basis subject to a minimum
of 5 minutes and in the multiple of 5.
g) The candidates referred at paras above, who are eligible for use of
scribe but do not avail the facility of scribes will also be given
compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour of Test.
h) The change of scribe will not be allowed. However, in case of emergency, the
same will be allowed only upon production of valid proof for emergency
necessitating change and the same will only be allowed upon filling the
relevant details including pasting of photograph of the new scribe as per
Annexure-III (A & B).

B. FOR GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES APPLICANTS:

(i) Govt. Civilian Employees (Central / State / UT / Autonomous / PSU / Statutory

body etc organizations) should have rendered not less than 03 (three) years
continuous service on regular basis (and not on ad-hoc /project contract basis)
as on the closing date of receipt of applications of the Notice and should remain in
Government Service holding civil post in any of the above offices till the candidate
receives Offer of Appointment against the current advertisement.

(ii) For claiming the benefit of age relaxation, they shall invariably submit, the
requisite Certificate as per Format at Annexure-IV from the Competent Authority
and also submit a Declaration as and when called for by the PGIMER, otherwise
their claims for age-relaxation shall not be considered. Further, they would require
furnishing “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” from their EMPLOYER, failing which
their candidature is liable to be cancelled at any stage of recruitment process.

NOTE: Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from

their employer by the PGIMER withholding permission to the candidate applying
for or appearing in the Test at any stage of recruitment process, their applications
shall be rejected and candidature shall be cancelled.

6. SELECTION PROCEDURE, EXAMINATION & SYLLABUS :

A. Scheme of examination:
(i) Candidates who have successfully submitted their online application will be
allowed to appear in the online computer based test. The scheme of examination
will be as under:
Sr.N Posts Computer Based Test (CBT) Interview Total
o. No. of Duration Marks marks
MCQs (minutes)
1. Group ‘A’ 85 85 85 15 marks 100
2. Group ‘B’ & -- 100
100 100 100
‘C’

The minimum qualifying / eligibility criteria for CBT and interview (wherever
prescribed) separately will be 40% marks.

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 (ii) The Computer Based Test (CBT) in English language only comprising of multiple
choice questions (objective type) shall be held on all India basis at examination
cities mentioned in the succeeding paragraphs. Each question shall carry one
(01) mark. There will be negative marking to the extent of 0.25 marks for each
wrong answer to the objective type questions in the CBT. The venue and time of
CBT will be as per the details appearing on the Admit Cards. Candidates will be
informed about the availability of the Admit Cards through a notice which will be
displayed on the PGIMER’s website.

B. Scheme of short listing of candidates:

On the basis of Computer Based Examination, candidates who qualify the exam
as per the above prescribed minimum qualifying criteria will be shortlisted
category wise (in respect of the categories for which posts have been advertised)
for further recruitment process i.e. scrutiny of their applications and documents to
decide their eligibility as per applicable recruitment rules of the concerned post, if
any by using the below mentioned criteria:

(i) For posts where no skill test is prescribed:

Number of candidates that will be short listed = 3 × No. of posts advertised + ties
i.e. for each advertised post, three candidates (plus ties) will be shortlisted.

(ii) For posts where a skill test is prescribed:

Number of candidates that will be short listed = 5 × No. of posts advertised + ties
i.e. for each advertised post, five candidates (plus ties) will be shortlisted.

The result of the online computer based test for short listing of the candidates will
be uploaded through a notice on the website i.e. www.pgimer.edu.in of the
Institute possibly within fifteen days of the date of holding the examination.

It is however, made clear that success in the examination confers no right of

appointment unless it is satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered
necessary that the candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the
service/post.

C. Scrutiny of applications: The applications of the shortlisted candidates along

with documents uploaded by him/her will be scrutinized w.r.t. the applicable
recruitment rules of the concerned post to decide his/her eligibility for the post.
Accordingly, an eligibility notice will be uploaded on the website of the Institute.

It is made clear that the eligibility of the shortlisted candidates will be decided
solely on the basis of scrutiny of entries filled and documents uploaded by him/her
in the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM. If any application is found without
uploading requisite supporting documents and other relevant information,
the candidate himself/herself shall be responsible for that and his/her
candidature would be liable to be cancelled due to lack of proper or correct
documents/information and no further correspondence in this regard will be
entertained. Therefore, candidates are advised to exercise due care while
furnishing his/her details in the application form as no
correspondence/representation in this regard will be entertained.
Note: Candidates should note that the experience certificate(s) in support of the
experience wherever prescribed should be dated on or before the closing date for
submission of online application and should reveal clearly about the dates &
period during which the concerned person has worked on a post(s), nature of
duties performed, pay scale, etc.

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D. Skill Test: For the posts of Lower Division Clerk and Stenographer, shortlisted
candidates who will be found eligible/provisionally eligible by the Scrutiny
Committee will be required to undergo a Skill/Type Test on the parameters as
mentioned in the prescribed eligibility conditions for these posts and the
candidates will be required to qualify the skill test mandatorily.

E. Interview: For Group ‘A’ posts, there will be an interview for 15 marks. However,
for Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ (non-gazetted) posts, the Government of India has
dispensed with the holding of interview, so there will be no interview for these
posts and the candidates will be selected on the basis of merit in the CBT only.

F. Provisional result (selected/ waitlisted): For Group ‘B’ and ‘C’ posts, result will
be compiled for candidates who have been declared eligible/ provisionally eligible
by the scrutiny committee and have also qualified the skill test, if prescribed for a
post. Accordingly, based on merit in the CBT, a provisional result of selected/
waitlisted candidates will be declared.

G. Document Verification: The provisional selected/ waitlisted candidates would be

called to appear personally for document verification with originals on a day and
time to be intimated to them through a notice on the Institute’s website. For,
Group ‘A’ posts, the candidates who will adjudged eligible by the scrutiny
committee, will also be required to appear for the said document verification
before the interview. During document verification, candidates will also be
required to submit the following certificates/documents/testimonials:-

i. Print out of the online application form.

ii. Self attested /attested copy of mark sheet of Matric, 10+2 and other higher
qualification as per requirement of the recruitment rules of the post concerned.

iii. Self attested/attested copy of experience certificate(s), wherever required.

iv. No Objection Certificate from the present employer in case a candidate is working
in Govt./Semi Govt./Autonomous Body etc.

A candidate who claims change in name after matriculation on marriage or remarriage

or divorce, etc. the following documents shall be submitted:

a. In case of marriage of women: Photocopy of Husband’s passport showing names

of spouses or an attested copy of marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of
Marriage or an Affidavit from husband and wife along with a joint photograph duly
sworn before the Oath Commissioner;

b. In case of re-marriage of women: Divorce Deed/ Death Certificate as the case

may be in respect of first spouse; and photocopy of present husband’s passport
showing names of spouse or an attested copy of marriage certificate issued by
the Registrar of Marriage or an Affidavit from the husband and wife along with
joint photograph duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner.

c. In case of divorce of women: Certified copy of Divorce Decree and Deed Poll/
Affidavit duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner.

d. In other circumstances for change of name for both male and female: Deed Poll/
Affidavit duly sworn before the Oath Commissioner and paper cuttings of two
leading daily newspaper in original (One daily newspaper should be of the area of
applicant’s permanent and present address or nearby area) and Gazette
Notification.

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H. Final selection: After document verification, candidates whose certificates
in support of their age, educational qualification and experience, etc. will be
in order, would be finally selected on merit only based on the marks
obtained in the CBT (for Group ‘B’ & ‘C’ posts) and on the CBT & interview
in case of Group ‘A’ posts.
In case, during the stage of Scrutiny of documents/final Document Verification, the
Institute observes that the vacancy(ies) for a particular category of post(s) is/are
not getting filled up completely, an additional number of candidates who have
qualified in the Computer Based Examination, in the order of merit, shall be called
only for one more time, at the discretion of the Institute for filling up the
number of vacancies not getting filled up.

I. Examination Centres:
(i) Applicants should indicate his/her choice of city of examination at the time of filling
online application form. The city of examination shall be allotted on first-come first-
serve basis subject to availability of nodes in respective city.

(ii) The city of examination once chosen and allotted will not be changed and any
request in this regard will not be entertained. Applicants should therefore
indicate the choice of city with utmost care. Applicants are advised to
complete the process of online application at the earliest without waiting for the
last date, to avoid not getting the city/centre of their choice.

LIST OF CITITES WHERE EXAMINATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE HELD

Sr. No. NAME OF CITIES

1. Ambala
2. Amritsar
3. Bathinda
4. Chandigarh
5. Delhi/NCR
6. Gurugram
7. Hamirpur
8. Jagadhari
9. Jaipur
10. Jalandhar
11. Jodhpur
12. Kolkata
13. Lucknow
14. Ludhiana
15. Mohali
16. Noida
17. Patiala
18. Shimla

Note: While PGI shall make all possible efforts to allocate candidates in the
cities chosen by them, however due to technical, logistic and other unforeseen
reasons including non-availability of sufficient number of Examination Centres
or Candidates in that city or natural calamities etc., some centres may be
cancelled. Under such circumstances, PGI shall re-allocate these candidates to
alternate centres. Such decisions shall be binding on the candidate.

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 J. Syllabus:
The syllabus of online computer based test will be in accordance with the
prescribed educational qualification/ professional course and experience as
mentioned in recruitment rules for the respective post and may include questions
on such topics as he/she has studied during the prescribed educational
qualification/ professional course.

K. Resolution of Tie Cases:

In cases, where more than one candidate scores equal aggregate marks, the tie
will be resolved by the following method:-

I. First by using number of wrong answers / negative marks in the objective

type written examination wherein the candidate(s) with less wrong
answers / negative marks will be placed higher.
II. If not resolved by (i) above, the aggregate percentage of marks obtained in
10+2 examination wherein a candidate with higher aggregate percentage
(%) of marks will be placed higher in merit.
III. If not resolved by (i) & (ii) above, the aggregate percentage of marks
obtained in Matric standard, the candidate having higher aggregate
percentage of marks (%) will be placed higher in merit.
IV. If not resolved by (i), (ii) & (iii) above, the date of birth with older
candidates placed higher.

7. HOW TO APPLY:

A. General Instructions:
(i) The candidates applying for the post should first confirm their eligibility as per
advertisement on the website of the Institute i.e. www.pgimer.edu.in. Candidates
who do not fulfill the qualifications/eligibility conditions on cut-off date, their
application shall not be accepted by the online application system.
(ii) They should also ensure that they have a valid personal e-mail ID and mobile
number. Candidate should note that the e-mail ID and mobile number are to be
kept active during the recruitment process. The candidates should ensure that the
email ID is not shared or disclosed to anybody. In case, a candidate does not
have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID before
applying online. The e-mail ID is required for the initial registration.
(iii) Before filling up Online Application, a candidate must have his/her photograph
scanned in the .jpg format in such a manner that each file should not exceed 500
KB and must not be less than 3 KB in size for the photograph as it has to be
uploaded at the time of filling of online form.
(iv) All eligible candidates willing to apply in response to this advertisement notice
should visit PGIMER website www.pgimer.edu.in and register himself / herself
before the last date for registration of application form.
(v) Candidate should fill in the Online Application with utmost care and by following
the instructions step by step. Candidate should fill in the Online Application form
correctly. Incorrect filled application form may leads to rejection.
(vi) Please read the instructions and procedures carefully before you start filling the
Online Application Form and check all the particulars filled up in application form
after getting the printout to ensure the correctness of information and upload all
documents before finally submitting the application.
(vii) No offline application form or copy of downloaded application form will be
accepted by the PGIMER.
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(viii) The decision of the Institute in all matters relating to acceptance or rejection of an
application, eligibility/ suitability of the candidates, mode and criteria for selection
etc will be final and binding on the candidates. No inquiry or correspondence will
be entertained in this regard.

(ix) The Institute does not scrutinize the documents at the time of submission of online
application and the same are to be checked only at the time of Scrutiny. If on
verification at any stage starting submitting application form till appointment and
any time even after appointment, it is found that any candidate does not fulfil any
of the eligibility condition or it is found that the information furnished is false or
incorrect, his/ her candidature will be cancelled and he/ she will also be liable to
be criminally prosecuted. This is irrespective of whether the candidate was
benefitted by furnishing the false or incorrect information in his/ her application.

(x) The cost of Application Form includes the fee for the Computer Based Test
which is non-refundable and no correspondence in this regard will be
entertained. The candidate is required to go through the instructions carefully
and acquaint himself/herself with all requirements with regard to filling of the
online application form.

B. Online Registration:
(i) After selecting the online registration, fill the mandatory details asked for step by
step viz. Advt. No., Advt. Date, Name of Applicant (as per matriculation
certificate), Date of Birth (as per matriculation certificate), Mobile No. & Email ID
carefully as the details filled in the REGISTRATION FORM will NOT be
allowed to be changed once registered.
(ii) It will be the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that correct details are
filled in the Registration Form. The Institute will not be responsible for any
incorrect information/cancellation of candidature/loss or lack of communication
etc. due to wrong entries in the REGISTRATION FORM.
(iii) Acknowledgement of successful Online Registration will be forwarded to
applicant‘s Registered Email ID.
(iv) Duplicate applications from any applicant will result in cancellation of all such
applications. No intimation regarding such summarily rejections will be
provided.

C. Filling the Online Application Form:

(i) Registered Users Click on `Applicant login’ to access the Application form with
User ID and password received on your email and mobile number.
(ii) Click on the ‘Go to Application Form’ button and please read the important
instructions carefully. The Application Form is categorized into the several
sections viz. personal information, qualification(s), experience(s) and uploading of
documents/ certificates. You need to fill section-wise application form. Once the
mandatory details in a section are filled, you can move to the next section by
clicking on Save and Next. However, you will not be allowed to navigate to next
section, if mandatory information is not filled or the required documents are not
uploaded. To navigate back to the previous section, you can click on the name of
the previous section tab. Once you have completed the last section and then, click
on Submit button, you will be re-directed to make the payment. Once payment is
done, your application is considered complete. Fee will only be accepted through
Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card.
(iii) All applicants are required to ensure that Photo/Signature and other documents
are uploaded according to the instructions provided in these guidelines. Failure
to do so may result in rejection of applications.
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Important Note:
i. Candidates are advised to fill their application form carefully such as
Name, Father’s/Mother’s name, Date of Birth and Category,
Qualification, marks obtained, passing year, photo, Signature,
details, etc. No request for change of any particulars in the online
application form shall be entertained by the PGIMER after
submission of application form.
ii. After final submission of application form, no change will be allowed.
Candidate will be responsible for any mistake in the data of
application form and fees paid by him/her.
iii. In case candidate feels that he/she has filled up the form
erroneously, he/she should inform the same immediately through e-
mail at aorcpgi@gmail.com and may apply afresh by registering
again using different mobile no. and email ID. However, no request
for refund of application fee for erroneously filled in application will
be entertained.
iv. Candidates who wish to apply for more than one post should apply
separately for all such posts.

D. Documents to be uploaded with Application Form (Mandatory):

(i) The candidates must upload scanned copy of their self attested/attested copies
of certificates/documents in support of their educational qualifications (from
Matric onwards), certificates of detailed marks obtained in these course(s), date
of birth, category certificate i.e. SC/ST/OBC/PwBD, experience(s), NOC from the
present employer (if employed), etc. If a candidate fails to upload self-attested
copies of the requisite documents as above, his/her candidature will be
cancelled and he/she will not be allowed to participate in subsequent stages of
selection/admission process.

E. Instructions for Photographs:

(i) Please scan your Photograph (clear passport size coloured with light background)
and save it in the JPEG format. The size of image should not exceed 50 kb.
(ii) Photograph MUST be snapped on or after 01st November 2020.
(iii) Photograph must be taken with name of candidate (as in application), and date of
taking photograph, as per the example given below:

Example:

Ravi Kumar
01.11.2020
IMPORTANT:
- The photograph must be snapped with a placard-indicating name of
candidate and date of taking photograph, In case name and date are
written on the photograph afterwards, the application will be rejected.
- The name and date on the photograph must be clear and legible.
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(iv) Candidate should not wear cap, goggles etc. Spectacles are allowed.

(v) The photograph on the Application form should be unattested.

(vi) Application not complying with these instructions, or with unclear photograph, will
be rejected.

(vii) Keep a few identical photographs in reserve for use at the time of Test/ document
verification.

(viii) Any deviation or discrepancy between actual appearance at the time of

examination and facial appearance in the photograph uploaded with the
online application will make the candidate liable for rejection.

F. Other Important Instructions:

(i) All the candidates should ensure to take printout of application form after
completing all details.
(ii) Incomplete applications will not be considered, and no correspondence will be
entertained in this matter. All particulars in the application form must be entered
carefully. All claims made in the application must be supported with documentary
proof.
(iii) Candidates who will be shortlisted on the basis of the written test and also whose
name will be in the ELIGIBILITY NOTICE to be published after CBT should submit
the print out of their online application form along with self attested photocopies of
certificates/documents in support of educational qualification(s), experience,
age/date of birth certificate, caste/category certificate, Fresh OBC certificate, and
NOC from the present employer (if employed) at the time of document verification.
At the time of document verification, these candidates will also be required to
produce all Original Documents in support of the documents, which were
uploaded by them along with their ONLINE APPLICATION form failing which their
candidature for further recruitment process will be cancelled.
(iv) Candidates in employment must forward their application through proper channel.
Online Application will be treated as advance copy of the application. Application
through proper channel should be sent to the Administrative Officer, Recruitment
Cell of the Institute within 10 days after the last date fixed for submission of online
application form.
(v) No request for a change of category applied for shall be entertained after the
submission of the application.
(vi) The number of the vacancies are provisional and may vary.
(vii) Roll Numbers/Admit Cards/Hall ticket for appearing in the computer based
examination will be available for downloading to eligible candidates
approximately one week before the date of examination and can be
downloaded from the website by logging into their accounts on the website
with their respective login-id and password. Roll Numbers / Admit Cards
will NOT be sent by post. The candidates will be allowed to enter in the
examination hall only on the production of the Admit Card/ Hall Ticket.
(viii) All candidates appearing for the CBT are instructed ‘NOT TO BRING’ water bottle,
car key (Remote), chain, any mobile phones/pager/pen/wrist
watch/ring/wallets/ladies purse/ornaments (Earrings, rings, nose pins, etc.) or any
other electronic device. The candidates with these articles will not be permitted to
enter in the examination hall. The examination centres are not responsible for the
safe custody of the belongings of the candidates and they have to make their own
arrangement for their safe custody.
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 (ix) No TA/DA will be admissible to the candidates who will be invited for the
document verification.
(x) If ineligibility is detected at any stage, candidature/selection of the candidate will
be cancelled/ terminated without any notice.
(xi) Candidate must not obtain or give or attempt to obtain or give irregular
assistance of any kind during the examination or further stages of recruitment;
this will entail cancellation of candidature for the examination/ selection.
Appropriate criminal/civil proceedings will be initiated against the candidates, if
at any stage it is found that candidate have secured selection by using any
unfair means.
(xii) The result will only be declared on the Institute’s website:
www.pgimer.edu.in. No individual information at any stage shall be sent
and hence all candidates should regularly visit the Institute’s website.
(xiii) There is no provision for re-checking/re-evaluation of the answer sheets and no
query in this regard will be entertained.
(xiv) PGIMER, Chandigarh reserves the right to call any candidate personally along
with printed copy of the application form with uploaded documents, original
certificates and photocopy of self-attested certificates along with photo, identity
proof i.e. Identity Card/Driving License/Passport/Voter Card/Pan Card/ Aadhar
Card, etc.
(xv) The rules are subject to change in accordance with the decision of the Institute
to be taken from time to time.
(xvi) In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding the online filling of the
application form and Advertisement the candidate can call at helpline No.0172-
2755578, 79 on all working days from 9.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M.
(xvii) Any dispute in regard to any matter referred to herein shall be subject to the
jurisdiction of Chandigarh Courts alone.

G. Likely causes of rejection of application:

(i) More than one application form for a particular category.
(ii) Application is incomplete and not online.
(iii) Full fee has not been deposited in the manner prescribed.
(iv) Applicant does not possess the requisite academic qualification on cutoff date.
(v) Requisite documents in support of age, academic qualification from matric
onwards has not been uploaded with the Application Form.
(vi) Candidate is overage/ underage on the cutoff date/ closing date.
(vii) Lack of essential qualification as prescribed in advertisement.

8. Action against candidates found guilty of misconduct:

(i) At the time of examination, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty of:
a. Using unfair means during the examination or
b. Impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or
c. Misbehaving in the examination hall or taking away the answer sheet from
the examination hall or

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 d. Resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/her
candidature for selection or
e. Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any unfair means, and/ or not
complying with instructions issued from time to time, such a candidate
may, in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution,
be liable:
i. To be disqualified from the examination for which he/she is a candidate.
ii. To be debarred either permanently or for a specified period, from any
examination or recruitment conducted by the PGIMER.

Note: PGIMER, Chandigarh reserves the rights to supervise the complete

selection/ recruitment process from online application to selection by way of using
Biometric process and CCTV Cameras/ Videography etc. USE OF MOBILE
PHONE AND OTHER ELECTRONICS DEVICE IN EXAMINATION OF PGIMER,
CHANDIGARH IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

9. DISQUALIFICATIONS: No person, (a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage

with a person having a spouse living; or (b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into
or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to the service,
provided that Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible
under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and
there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

10. CANVASSING: Canvassing in any form will disqualify the applicant.

11. GOOD MENTAL AND BODILY HEALTH OF THE CANDIDATE: A candidate must
be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere
with the efficient discharge of his / her duties except for benchmark persons with
benchmark disabilities. A candidate who, after such medical examination as may be
prescribed by the competent authority, is found not to satisfy these requirements, will not
be appointed. Only such candidates as are likely to be considered for appointment will be
medically examined.

Sd/-
DIRECTOR
PGIMER, Chandigarh.

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 ANNEXURE –I

Suitability of the posts for the Persons with Disability (PwBD) and the nature of
disabilities admissible
Sr. Name of the Post(s) Nature of disabilities admissible
No.
1. Store Keeper OA, OL, HH
2. Stenographer OA, OL,BL, B, LV
3. Lower Division Clerk OA, OL, BL, OAL, B, LV, HH
4. Library Attendant Grade-II OA, OL, BL, HH, LV

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 ANNEXURE –II

Certificate regarding physical limitation in an examination to write

This is to certify that I have carefully examined Shri/Smt./Kum

……………………………………………….…….(name of the candidate with disability) a
person with…………………………..(nature and percentage of disability as mentioned in
the certificate of disability, son/wife/daughter of Shri …………………………….……..… a
Resident of ……………….….….. Village/District/State and to ensure that he/she has
physical limitation which hampers his/her writing capabilities owing to his/her disability.

Signature

Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a

Government Health Care Institution

Name and Designation

Name of Govt. Hospital/Health Care Centre with Seal

Place:
Date:

Note:
Certificate should be given by a specialist of the relevant stream/disability (e.g. Visual
Impairment-Ophthalmologist, Locomotor disabillity-Prthopaedic specialist/ PMR)

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 ANNEXURE –III (A)
LETTER OF UNDERTAKING FOR USING SCRIBE
NOTE: Candidates who are Visually Impaired (VI)/candidates whose writing speed is affected by
Cerebral Palsy / muscular dystrophy / candidates with locomotor disability (one arm)/Intellectual
disability (Autism, specific learning disability and mental illness) are eligible for Scribe.
PARTICULARS OF SCRIBE PROPOSED TO BE ENGAGED BY THE CANDIDATE

1. Name of the Candidate ........................................................

Paste here recent colour
2. Roll No ………………………………………………………….
Passport Size Photograph of the
3. Name of Examination Centre ………………………………… SCRIBE of size 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm
4. Qualification of Candidate ……………………………………. (The colour photograph should
5. Disability Type ………………………………………………… not be more than 3 months old.
6. Name of the Scribe ...............................................................
7. Date of Birth of the Scribe …................................................
8. Father‘s Name of the Scribe .................................................
9. Address of the Scribe :
(a) Permanent Address ................................................
...........................................................................................
(b) Present Address ...............................................................
........................................................................................... .
10. Educational Qualification of the Scribe .................................
..................................................................................................
11. Relationship, if any, of the Scribe to the Candidate……..............

12. DECLARATION:
i) We hereby declare that the particulars furnished above are true and correct to the best of
our knowledge and belief. We have read/ been read out the instructions of the PGIMER
regarding conduct of the candidates assisted by Scribe/Scribes at this examination and
hereby undertake to abide by them.

ii) We do hereby undertake that the qualification of scribe is mentioned correctly and the
qualification of the scribe is one step below qualification of candidate. In case, subsequently it
is found qualification of scribe is not as declared by the candidate, I (the candidate) shall
forfeit my right to the post and claims relating thereto.

iii) We declare that the Scribe himself/herself is not a candidate in this examination. We
understand that in case it is found otherwise the candidature of both of us will be rejected.

iv) We declare that the scribe has not acted/will not act as Scribe to any other candidate of
this examination.

(Signature of the Candidate) (Signature of the Scribe)

Left thumb impression of the Candidate in Left thumb impression of the Scribe in the
the box given above box given above

Signature of the Observer/ Office Supdt. of the Examination Centre

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 ANNEXURE –III (B)
Letter of Undertaking for Using Own Scribe

I ___________________________, a candidate with

______________________________ (name of the disability) appearing for the
_____________________ (name of the examination) bearing Roll No.
________________ at ____________________ (name of the centre) in the District
___________________, ____________________ (Name of the State). My qualification
is ______________________.
I do hereby state that ______________________ (name of the scribe) will
provide the service of scribe/reader/lab assistant for the undersigned for taking the
aforesaid examination.
I do hereby undertake that his qualification is ___________________. In case,
subsequently it is found that his qualification is not as declared by the undersigned and
is beyond my qualification, I shall forfeit my right to the post and claims relating thereto.

(Signature of the candidate with Disability)

Place:
Date:

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 ANNEXURE –IV
(Format of certificate to be submitted by Government Employees seeking age –
relaxation)
(To be filled by the Head of the Office or Department in which the candidate is working)

1. It is certified that Shri/Smt/Kum. __________________Son/Daughter of

Sh.______________________ is a regular employee of
____________________(Name of Government Deptt.) holding the post of
___________________________ in the pay scale of Rs.
_____________________________ with 03 years regular/continuous service in the
grade as ___________________________________________________.
2. There is no objection to his appearing for the post of _______________ and
document verification for the said recruitment.

Signature______________________________
Name_________________________________
Tele.No.________________________________
Office Seal _____________________________
Place: __________________
Date:___________________

(*Please delete the words which are not applicable)

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