OSSC Mining Officer Eligibility Criteria 2022

1.     Eligibility Criteria:

 

(a)                 General criteria of eligibility: -

Candidate applying for the above post should be

·         a citizen of India,

·         of good character,

·         of sound health, good physique and free from organic defeats or bodily infirmity (Not applicable to physically Challenged candidates)

·         If married, must not have more than one spouse living.

·         Must be able to read, write and speak Odia fluently and :-

         i.            Must have passed Middle School Examination with Odia as language subject, or

       ii.            Must have passed HSC Examination or equivalent examination with Odia as Medium of examination in non-language subject, or

     iii.            Must have passed in Odia as language subject in the final examination of Class-VII or above, or

     iv.            Must have passed a test in Odia in Middle English School standard conducted by the School and Mass Education Department.

 

(b) Minimum Educational Qualification :

        The candidate must have possessed at least 2' ^d Class Diploma Certificate in Mining Engineering from any recognized Polytechnic/Courses in India or any other certificate from any recognized Polytechnic or Courses or Board duly recognized/approved by AICTE considered equivalent to the diploma in Mining Engineering.

Note: Diploma in Mining Engineering (3 years) certificate issued by Institution/Polytechnic approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) shall be considered for the post.

(c)  Age:

        i.            A candidate must have attained the age of (Twenty-one) 21 years and must not be above the age of (Thuty-eight) 38 years as on 1" January 2022. The upper age limit is relax able by 5 years for candidates belonging to SEBC, SC, ST & all Women candidates, 10 years for candidates belonging to PwD category & the total period of service rendered in defense service in case of Ex-servicemen. PwD candidates in the ST & SC category shall be entitled to cumulative age relaxation of ten years over & above the normal relaxation specified for the category. However, a candidate who comes under more than one category shall be eligible for only one benefit of age relaxation as per rule which will be more beneficial to her/him. To be eligible, candidates not enjoying any relaxation of upper age limit, must not have been born earlier than 2ⁿ‘ January, 1984 and not later than 1“ January 2001. The Ex-serviceman who have already secured regular employment under the State Government in Civil Post and services would be permitted the benefit of age relaxation as admissible for Ex-serviceman for the securing another employment in any higher post and services under the state Govt.

     ii.            The persons in Defense Forces who are to retire within six months from the last date of Online Application form are eligible to apply on obtaining NOC from the  Appropriate  Authority  indicating there in the date of enrolment and expected date of discharge and year of service rendered in Defense Forces. They should note that they must submit the discharge certificate on the date of certificate verification for considering their claims of age relaxation under Ex- Serviceman category.