SSC Junior Translator Eligibility Details: Staff Selection Commission (SSC)’s Junior Translators in (CSOLs) Examination, eligibility conditions are given below…
Eligibility Conditions:
A. Nationality/ Citizenship: A candidate must be either:
(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar),Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
B. Age Limit: 18 to 30 years as on 01.08.2024, i.e., candidates born not before 02.08.1994 and not later than 01.08.2006 are eligible to apply.
| Sr.No | Category | Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit |
| 01 | SC/ ST | 5 years |
| 02 | OBC | 3 years |
| 03 | PwD (Unreserved) | 10 years |
| 04 | PwD (OBC) | 13 years |
| 05 | PwD (SC/ST) | 15 years |
| 06 | Ex-Serviceman (ESM) | 03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date for receipt of application. |
| 07 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof. |
03 years |
| 08 | Defence Personnel disabled in operation during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof (SC/ ST) |
08 years |
C. Educational Qualifications:
For Junior Translators (CSOLs):
Essential:
(I) (a) Master‟s degree of a recognized University in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level;
OR
(b) Master‟s degree of a recognized University in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective
subject or as the mediumof examination at the degree level;
OR
(c) Master‟s degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with
Hindi medium and English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of a
examination at the degree level;
or
(d) Master‟s degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with
English medium and Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of
examination at the degree level;
or
(e) Master‟s Degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English,
with Hindi and English as compulsory or elective subjects or either of the two as a medium
of examination and the other as a compulsoryor elective subject at degree level
and
(f) Recognized Diploma or Certificate course in translation from Hindi to English & vice
versaor two years‟ experience of translation work from Hindi to English and vice versa in
Central or State Government Office, including Government of IndiaUndertaking
(II) (a) Master‟s degree of a recognized University in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective
subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level;
or
(b) Master‟s degree of a recognized University in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective
subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level;
or
(c) Master‟s degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with
Hindi medium and English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of
examination at the degree level;
or
(d) Master‟s degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with
English medium and Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of
examination at the degree level;
or
(e) Master‟s Degree of a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English,
with Hindi and English as compulsory or elective subjects or either of the two as a medium
of examination and the other as a compulsoryor elective subject at degree level
and
(f) Recognized Diploma or Certificate course in translation from Hindi to English & vice
versa or three years‟ experience of translation work from Hindi to English and vice versa in
Central or State Government Office, including Government of IndiaUndertaking.
Note-I: As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification dated 10.06.2015 published in the 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 Grants 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 under the Central Government provided they have been approved by the Distance Education Bureau, University Grants Commission. However, such degrees should be recognized for the relevant period when the candidate acquired the said qualification.
Note-II: As per University Grants Commission (UGC) (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017 published in official Gazette on 23- 06- 2017, under Part-III (8) (v), the programmes in engineering, medicine, dental, nursing, pharmacy, architecture and physiotherapy etc are not permitted to be offered under Open and Distance Learning mode. However, pursuant to the Hon‟ble Supreme Court Order dated 11- 03-2019 in MA No. 3092/2018 in W.P. (C) No. 382/2018 titled Mukul Kumar Sharma & others Vs AICTE and others, B.
Tech. degree/diploma in Engineering awarded by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to the students who were enrolled up to academic year 2009-10 shall be treated as valid, wherever applicable.
All selected candidates called for documents verification by the User Department/Organization will be required to produce the requisite certificates such as Mark sheets for all years of Master‟s Degree, Degree Level, Diploma in Translation from Hindi to English & vice-versa, Experience certificate of Translation work, Provisional Certificate etc., in original, as proof of having acquired the essential educational qualification, on or before the cut-off date, failing which the candidature of such candidates shall be cancelled by the User Department/Organization. The candidates who are able to prove, by documentary evidence, that the result of the examination of essential educational qualification was declared on or before the cut-off date and he/she has been declared passed, will also be deemed to meet the essential educational qualification. It is reiterated that the result of essential educational qualification must have been declared by the Board/Institute/University by the specified date. Mere processing of the result by the Board/ Institute/University by the cut-off date does not fulfill the EQ requirement
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