RECRUITEMNT TO THE POST OF LOWER DIVISION CLERK/STORE KEEPER FOR

JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS UNER PUNE REGION.

 
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human
Resource Development, Department of School Education & Literacy, Govt. of India, invites applications
in the prescribed format (Annexure-I), from eligible Indian nationals for filling up of vacancies and
drawing a panel of candidates for the posts of LOWER DIVISION CLERK/STORE KEEPER, from
UR/OBC/SC/ST Categories on DIRECT RECRUITMENT BASIS in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
located in various districts of the Pune Region (Maharashtra/Goa/Gujrat/Diu/Daman and Dadar Nagar
Havali). CANDIDATES ALAREADY APPLIED IN REPONSE TO THE EARLIER RECRUITMENT
NOTICE PUBLISHED DURING AUGUST, 2012 NEED NOT APPLY AGAIN. THEIR
CANDIDATURE WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED ALONG WITH THE CANDIDATES BEING
APPLIED NOW.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are co-educational, fully residential schools up to Senior

Secondary level and are located mainly in rural areas. At present 60 JNVs are functioning all over the
Pune Region. They being fully residential institutions, the Non Teaching staff is required to stay in the
Vidyalaya campus.  In addition to normal duties, the non teaching staff is required to perform additional
responsibilities attached with residential system of schooling like escorting of students on migration and
looking after students’ welfare in general.  During the period of probation of the incumbent performance
in all these areas is also assessed, in addition to the job ability to determine his/her suitability for the job.
 
In view of the policy that at least 1/3rd students admitted are girls; efforts will be made to appoint
male and female staff in proportion to the number of girl students in Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Thus,
female staff shall be appointed accordingly to meet its functional requirement and ensure safety of girl
students.

Last date for submission of applications is within 30 days from the date of
publication of this advertisement.
 
Details regarding essential and desirable qualifications for various categories of posts, Pay Scales, Age
limit, Relaxation of age, Mode of Selection and other related details are given below. In addition to the
pay scale and grade pay. Reservation for various categories viz. SC, ST, OBC & PH will be provided as
per Govt. instructions

LOWER DIVISION CLERK/STORE KEEPER : -

A. PAY SCALE   :                       Rs. 5200-20200 (Grade Pay Rs. 1900)
 
B. UPPER AGE LIMIT:           18 TO 27 YEARS (As on 01.01.2015)
 

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AGE RELAXATION :-
 
Maximum relaxation in upper age will be as under:
 
(a). Upto a maximum of Five years in the case of SC/ST candidates.
(b) Upto a maximum of Three years in the case of OBC candidates.
(c )   Upto a maximum of Five years in the case of Govt. servants/NVS regular employees. An applicant
claiming age relaxation under this para should produce a certificate from his/her employer to the
effect that he/she is a Govt. servant as on the date of advertisement.
(d) An ex-servicemen who has put in not less than 06 months continuous service in the Armed Forces
(Army, Navy and Air Force) shall be allowed to deduct the periods of such service from his/her
actual age and if the resultant age does not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for the post by
more than 3 years he/she shall be deemed to satisfy the condition regarding age limit.
(e) Upto a maximum of 10 years in the case of Physically Handicapped (15 years for SC/ST and 13
years for OBC).
 
The Cut-Off date for determining various eligibility criteria (Educational Qualifications, age limit
etc.) will be 01.01.2015. Applicants must satisfy about their eligibility as on 01.01.2015 before
applying. 
 
C. EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

ESSENTIAL: Senior Secondary (Class XII) Certificate from a recognized Board with 50 %
marks and possessing minimum speed of 35 words per minute in English type writing or
30 words per minute in the Hindi Type writing on Computer (Time allowed -10 mts.)
(35w.p.m and 30 w.p.m correspond to 10500KDPH/9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key
depressions for each word)
                                                            OR

Passed +2 level of senior Secondary from CBSE/State Board with secretarial practices and office
management as vocational subjects. 

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
 
1.         Knowledge of computer operations and data entry acquired either as a subject at +2 level
or through 6-months Diploma in computers from a recognized institution or through
Computer Literacy Certificate at school level.
2.     Experience in accounts/administrative matters in Govt./Semi, Govt./Autonomous
organization. 

NOTE: 1. Preference will be given to candidate having passed +2 from CBSE with secretarial
practices and office management as vocational subjects.

2. The appointing authority shall decide each time depending upon the requirements
whether the typing speed should be in English or in Hindi.

(D) NUMBER OF VACANCIES

Number of vacancies in various states/UTs is as under. These vacancies are tentative and subject
to change.

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 LOWER DIVISION CLERK/STORE KEEPER

Sl. Name of State Vacancies

No.
UR OBC SC ST TOTAL

1 MAHARASHTRA 08 02 01 0 11

2 GUJRAT 10 04 01 02 17

3 UTs(Diu/Daman/Dadra and Nagar 01 0 0 0 01

Haveli)
TOTAL 19 06 02 02 29

(E) BREIF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE ABOVE POST IS

AS UNDER:
1) LDC/Store Keeper- Typing, Filling work and maintenance of files and records, Diary and
dispatch. To maintain stock register for each item of store. To prepare indents in respect of all
consumable and non consumable items of stores required for vidyalaya, hostel, mess, staff
quarters etc. To maintain files for procurement of stores and submission of proposals thereof for
approval. To procure and disburse stationery items and other items of stores. To submit
proposals for disposal for condemnation of unserviceable items of store for its write off and for
proposals for condemned articles through auction etc. Any other duty assigned by the Office
Superintendent/Principal. At the time of taking delivery of the material purchased, he shall
ensure that the materials received are counted, measured or weighed, as the case may be. He
should also ensure that the quantities received are correct, their quality is good and they are
according to approved specifications. To get verified the stores physically from Physical
Verification Committee once in a year.

 PART II
 MODE OF SELECTION
 
1.                The candidates will have to appear in a Written Examination/Trade Test for the recruitment to
the above mentioned posts.  
2.              Candidates admitted to the examination will be required to download an Admit Card from
“www.nvsropune.gov.in”. The candidates will be intimated about the same by E-mail. No
candidate will be permitted to appear in the examination hall without the Admit Card alongwith
information handout and specific instructions.
3.       The Written test will consist of papers for the post of LDC/Store Keeper as under :-

POST Subject Marks/

Duration
LDC/STORE (i) Objective type multiple choice questions on 100 Marks/
KEEPER General English/Hindi, General Awareness, General 2 .00hrs.
Intelligence & Reasoning, Numerical Ability and
Computer proficiency (Basic Fundamental, MS Word,
MS Excel, Internet, Automation). 10 Minutes
(ii) Trade Test in typewriting in the requisite speed
in English/Hindi on Computer.

The medium of examination/Trade Test will be in

English/Hindi

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 4.               The decision of the Samiti about the mode of selection to the above posts and eligibility
conditions of the applicants written/trade test shall be final and binding.  No correspondence
will be entertained in this regard.
 
5.               SCHEDULE FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION/TRADE TEST.
Schedule of examination along with the venue will be intimated with the Admit Card and the
same will also be notified on website www.nvsropune.gov.in .

PART-III
HOW TO APPLY:

i. Candidates are required to apply ONLINE through Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti,

Regional Office Pune website at “www.nvsropune.gov.in”.

ii. Candidates are required to have a valid personal email ID. It should be kept active
during the currency of this recruitment. Under no circumstances, he/she should
share/ mention email ID to/ or of any other person.

iii. In case, a candidate does not have a valid personal email ID, he/she should create
his/ her new email ID before applying Online.

iv. Applicants are first required to go to the web-site “www.nvsropune.gov.in”. and

open the link 'Recruitment'. Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification titled as
‘RECRUITMENT OF LOWER DIVISION CLERK/STORE KEEPER - 2014' .
Candidate must take a printout of the notification and go through the instructions
carefully.

v. GEN/OBC candidates are required to pay the non-refundable application fee of Rs. 500/-(Rupees
Five hundred only) in the form of demand draft. The DD should be drawn in favour of Deputy
Commissioner, NVS, Regional Office, Pune payable at Pune. Application fee enclosed in the
form of IPO/M.O./Crossed cheques/currency notes or treasury challan etc., will not be accepted.
Such applications will be treated as having been received without application fee and will be
summarily rejected.

vi. No fee is required to be paid by candidates belonging to SC/ST/Physically Handicapped/Ex-

  
Servicemen/Women categories.

vii. Candidates are now ready to apply Online by re-visiting the Recruitment Page of
the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti’s website and after going to the web-site
“www.nvsropune.gov.in”. and open the link 'Recruitment'. Thereafter, open the
Recruitment Notification titled as ‘RECRUITMENT OF LOWER DIVISION
CLERK/STORE KEEPER - 2014'. Click on this sublink will open up the Common
Online Application Form. The site is best viewed in Firefox 34 / IE 11 / Google
Chrome 39, with 1024 x 768 resolution.
viii. After filling up the application form, candidate save the form by pressing save
button on the application form. On saving the form, application will send an
email to email address provided by candidate while filling up online application
form, containing application number & password. Candidates can use the
application number & password for further login to site to complete the rest of the
application by accessing line(Update line here). Please note that the application
must be submitted by pressing “submit” button for consideration by the NVS.

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ix. Carefully fill in the complete details in online application form indicating the
necessary details from the Fee Payment details, scan and upload your recent
photograph and signatures at the appropriate places as per instructions available
on the website and submit the same Online.

x. The candidates should take a printout of the online application, affix a recent
passport size photograph and preserve it with them for their record. The
application printout with photograph affixed will also have to be submitted during
document verification at the time of interview alongwith the attested copies of
certificates in support of Age, Qualification, Experience, Caste, Caste Validity, Non
Creamy Layer, as applicable. Candidates are required to enter the details of DD
No. and date etc., in the appropriate column provided in the on line application
form. The Original Demand Draft alongwith the copy of the application registered
online should be sent by ordinary post to the Deputy Commissioner, Navodaya
Vidyalaya Samiti, Regional Office, Sheti Mahamandal Bhawan, 2 nd Floor, B-Wing,
270 Bhamburde Senapati Bapat Road, Pune-411016. (Maharashtra) Phone No.
020-25673683. The candidates will not be allowed to appear in the written
test/Trade Test in case the Original DD is not received . Candidates are, therefore,
advised to keep photocopy of the DD for future use. (Not applicable for SC / ST /
PH / Women Candidates). Envelope containing the copy of the online application
and Demand Draft (wherever applicable) must be superscribed in bold letters as
“APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF LOWER DIVISION CLERK/STORE KEEPR.

xi. The name of the candidate or his/ her father/ husband etc. should be spelt
correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/ mark sheets. Any
change / alteration found may disqualify the candidature.

xii Website Link Open from the 30 days from the date of publication of
notification in the Employment News.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES:

1. The NVS will take up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents only after the candidates have qualified in the written test/trade test.
Only those OBC categories which are recognized by Government of India will be
considered for appointment under OBC category. Such candidates must produce
the OBC certificate as per Govt. India proforma.

2. Results of the written exam/Trade Test will be published on Samiti’s Website in

due course.  No enquiry in this regard will be entertained by NVS.

3. Canvassing in any form will disqualify a candidate.

4. The Samiti may take up the verification of eligibility of the candidate at any point
of time prior to or after the completion of the selection process.  Even if Admit
Card is issued to a candidate due to lack of information in the application form or
otherwise and if it is found that the candidate is not eligible his/her candidature
shall be summarily rejected.
5.  Any dispute with regard to this recruitment will be subject to the court having its
jurisdiction in Pune only.
6.  The Samiti may, at its discretion, hold re-examination if necessary in case need
arises for the same.  In such an eventuality, candidate will have to appear for
such re-examination at his/her own cost.

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7.   No TA etc. will be paid for appearing in the written test/Trade Test.
8. Selected candidates are liable to be posted anywhere in Pune Region. 
9.   Selected candidates will initially be on probation for a period of two years, which
can be extended at the discretion of the Competent Authority.
10. Qualifications acquired by the candidates should be strictly in accordance with
the prescribed qualifications. Any candidate seeking claim of equivalence of the
qualifications with that of the notified one should furnish documentary evidence
in support of their claim at the time of interview/selection, otherwise such cases
will be rejected.  Similarly, where grades have been given, the position of the
mark-sheets showing equivalent percentage of marks should be produced at the
time of verification of documents. 
11. In case any discrepancy or variation in the translated version of this
advertisement is found in Hindi or any other language, the text provided in the
English version will be treated as final.

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Annexure – I

GUIDELINES FOR SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE

Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital)

image of his/her photograph and signature as per the specifications given below.

(i) PHOTOGRAPH IMAGE :

- Photograph must be a recent passport style colour picture.

- The picture should be in colour, against a light-coloured, preferably
white, background.
- Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face
- If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place
yourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no
harsh shadows
- If you have to use flash, ensure there is no “red-eye”
- If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes
can be clearly seen.
- Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is
allowed but it must not cover your face.
- Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)
- Size of file should be between 20kb–50 kb
- Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50KB. If the
size of the file is more than 50 KB, then adjust the settings of the
scanner such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during the
process of scanning.

(ii) SIGNATURE IMAGE:

- The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.
- The signature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any other
person.
- The signature will be used to put on the Hall Ticket and wherever
necessary.
- If the Applicant’s signature on the answer script, at the time of the
examination, does not match the signature on the Hall Ticket, the
applicant will be disqualified.
- Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)
- Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb
- Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20KB

(iii) SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE:

- Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch)
- Set Color to True Color
- File Size as specified above
- Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature,
then use the upload editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified
above).

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- The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is :
image01.jpg or image01.jpeg Image dimensions can be checked by listing
the folder files or moving the mouse over the file image icon.
- Candidates using MS Windows/MSOffice can easily obtain photo and
signature in .jpeg format not exceeding 50KB & 20KB respectively by
using MS Paint or MSOffice Picture Manager. Scanned photograph and
signature in any format can be saved in .jpg format by using ‘Save As’
option in the File menu and size can be reduced below 50KB(photograph)
& 20KB(signature) by using crop and then resize option (Please see point
(i) & (ii) above for the pixel size) in the ‘Image’ menu. Similar options are
available in other photo editor also.

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 Annexure - I
NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI:REGIONAL OFFICE :PUNE
(An Autonomous Organization under Ministry of HRD)
Department of School Education and Literacy,
Govt. of India

APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF LOWER DIVISION CLERK/STORE KEEPER

Important : (i) Before filling this form, read the instructions carefully. (ii) All entries should be made in capital letters

POST 3. DETAILS OF APPLICATION FEE

CODE 2. CATEGORY
1. POST APPLIED FOR
(please indicate
(please indicate subject
whether DD No. Date Amount Drawn on ( Name
in the box)
GEN/SC/ST/OBC in of Bank & Branch
LDC/Store Keeper)
the box)

à LDC/Store Keeper 01
à

4. Candidate’s Address (in capital letters)

Please affix one
Name :__________________________________ recent Photograph
Address : __________________________________ without attestation
City/Town : __________________________________
State : __________________________________
Pin Code :

Signature of Candidate á
Contact Telephone no. with STD code :____________________
Mobile No. :____________________

5. Candidate's Name (in capital letters) (please keep one box blank between name, middle name & sur name)

6. Father's/Husband's Name (in capital letters) Father

Husband
(Please mark (Ö ) tick in the appropriate box)

7. Post ( Indicate Subject) Post Code

8. Date of Birth: 9. Sex M F

DAY MONTH YEAR (Please mark (Ö ) tick in the appropriate box)

10.Age as on 01.01.2015: Year Month Days

s s
11.(a) Category (Please mark (Ö ) tick in the appropriate box)

GEN SC ST
OBC
(b) Sub Category – I (If yes, Please mark (Ö ) tick in the appropriate box)

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 Whether Physically Yes No Visually Hearing Locomotor/ Orthopa
Challenged Challenged -edically Challenged
Challenged

( c) Sub Category – II [Mark one or more than one, as applicable] (Please mark (Ö ) tick in the appropriate box)

NVS Regular In Govt. Ex-Servicemen Woman

12. Academic
Employee
Qualification
Regular (starting from SSC stage)
(Only
Service Personnel not dependents)

Service
(Please give information as applicable. Attach separate sheet if columns are insufficient.
Details of % of marks obtained at Senior Secondary level to be filled in by candidates applying for
the posts of LDC/Store Keeper.  These details must be provided by applicants for these posts
otherwise the application is liable to be rejected
Name of Examination Name of Year of AGGREGATE MARKS % age in Subjects Duration of Board/
(write complete name Examination Passing Max. Marks %age of subject offered course University
of course passed) Passed Marks Obtained marks applied (in years)

SSC (Class-X)

Senior Secondary
(Class – XII)

Graduation
(name of course)

Post Graduation
(name of course)

Other if any,
(Specify) (viz.
Typewriting/Shortha
nd, Diploma in
Computer)

13. Experience (attach separate sheet, if required)

Post Held Name of Institution/ Whether Central Govt. / Period of Service No. of Nature of Scale of pay and
Department/ Ministry State Govt. / Completed Duties salary per
From To
Autonomous Body/ Public years & month
Sector/ Recognized/ Un- months
recognized (if applicable)

  
  (Please mark (√) tick in the appropriate box)
14.     Are you able to Speak in :   English            Hindi             Regional
Language
(Specify language) 

                                                      (Please mark (√) tick in the appropriate box)

15.     Do you have knowledge of        Yes                No            
          Computer Operations

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 DECLARATION TO BE SIGNED BY THE CANDIDATE

I hereby certify and declare that:

(i) I am an Indian National.

(ii) I have read all the provisions and various criteria for the post for which I am applying as
contained in the Employment Notice of the NVS.
(iii) All statements made and information given by me in this application are true, complete and
correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed.   In the event
of any information on part of it being found false or incorrect before or after the exam/interview
or appointment, action can be taken against me by the NVS and in such an eventuality I am
aware that my candidature/appointment shall automatically stand cancelled/terminated.
(iv) I further declare that I fulfill all the conditions of eligibility regarding age, educational,
professional qualifications, etc. prescribed for the post for which I have applied.  I possess the
educational certificates/marks-sheets/provisional certificate in respect of the essential
qualification prescribed for the post for which I am applying.
(v) In case my application is not received by NVS within the stipulated date due to postal delay or
otherwise, NVS will not be responsible for such delay.
(vi) I will not lay any claim for refund of non-refundable application fee from NVS under any
circumstances.

PLACE : ____________________
_________________
DATE : ____________________ Signature of Candidate

FOR USE OF THE FORWARDING OFFICE WHEREEVER APPLICABLE

Name of the Office _____________________________________ Date _______________ and address

______ __________________________________________________ Pin Code:__________________
(Please given Complete Address)

It is certified that the applicant Mr./Mrs.____________________________ is working as

____________________ in this Institution/ Organization, which is a Government/ Semi Government/
State Government / State Government/ Govt. recognized/ Autonomous / Aided / Private since
___________ and that entries made by the applicant have been checked and verified from the service
records.

No disciplinary/Vigilance action is pending/ contemplated against him/her at the time of

application.

Place ______________
Date ______________
Signature ________________
Name ___________________
Designation ______________
Seal ____________________

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F.NO. 2-3 /RECT/NTS/ NVS(PR)/2014 Date: 28-11-2014
NOTIFICATION

The advertisement for recruitment to the post of Lower Division Clerk/Store Keeper
published in Employment News dated 18-24 August,2012 inviting ONLINE applications for
recruitment to the post of Lower Division Clerk/Store Keeper from eligible Indian nationals on
DIRECT RECRUITMENT BASIS in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas located in various districts of
the Pune Region (Maharashtra/Goa/Gujrat/Diu/Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli) is hereby
cancelled as per the directions from the Competent Authority.

Now therefore, ONLINE applications are again invited for filling up of the existing vacancies
from eligible Indian nationals for the posts of LOWER DIVISION CLERK/STORE KEEPER from
UR/OBC/SC/ST Categories on DIRECT RECRUITMENT BASIS in the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
located in various districts of the Pune Region (Maharashtra/Goa/Gujrat/Diu/Daman and Dadra
and Nagar Haveli.)

For detailed information regarding category wise vacancies, eligibility criteria, payment of fees,
application procedure, etc., please visit our website : www.nvsropune.gov.in between 20.12.2014 and
19.01.2015. The candidates are required to mention the preferences of states/UTs clearly in which
they desired to be posted. For Maharstra (01) Gujarat (02) UTs (03).

The candidates who have already applied for the said posts in response to advertisement dated
18-24 August, 2012 need not apply again. They will also be considered for written/Trade Test along
with the eligible candidates applying in response to this notification, subject to fulfillment of eligibility
conditions.

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

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