F.No.7/10/2023-CS.I(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances \& Pensions
(Department of Personnel \& Training)
CS.I Division

$2^{\text {nd }}$ Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi -110003.

Dated the $10^{\text {th }}$ April, 2023.
To
The Successful candidates of CGLE, 2021
Nominated to Assistant Section Officers’
Grade of CSS (as per Annexure-I)
Subject: Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2021 – Intimation regarding preappointment formalities for the post of Assistant Section Officers’ (ASO) Grade (Group B, Non-Gazetted) of Central Secretariat Service (CSS).

Dear Candidates,

Congratulations on your success in the Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2021!

I am directed to say that you have been allocated and nominated for appointment to Assistant Section Officers’ Grade of Central Secretariat Service by Staff Selection Commission on the basis of Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE), 2021 as per the list attached. The allocation has been made on the basis of your rank in the merit list, eligibility, preference for services expressed by you and availability of vacancy. Though utmost care has been taken while preparing the list annexed, yet you are advised to cross check the particulars pertaining to yourself with the result declared by SSC and report discrepancies, if any.
2. All the successful candidates nominated for the Assistant Section Officers’ Grade of CSS are pre-registered on the Online Portal https://doptapp.nic.in/CGLE/ASO. The candidates are required to fill-up/upload and submit the following documents online:
(i) Willingness to join the post.
(ii) Attestation Form (AF)
(iii) Medical Fitness Certificate
2.1 The candidates, who are presently residing in Delhi or those who indicate having resided in Delhi in the point number 10 of the AF should additionally fill the “Delhi Police Verification Form” given in the portal. The detailed guidelines for filling up/uploading of the aforesaid forms through the Portal are given in Annexure-II.
3. All the candidates residing outside Delhi are required to appear before the Civil Surgeon/Principal Medical Officer/Chief Medical Officer of the District where the candidates are presently residing, for medical examination, to determine their fitness for the Government service. The candidates are required to give a statement and declaration regarding his/her health in the attached form in the presence of Medical Officer. The medical certificate of fitness should be in the prescribed format, a specimen of which is attached as Annexure-III. The Authorities concerned are also requested to take up the Medical Examination of the candidates concerned on the strength of this letter. In case any other authority letter is required by the Office of medical authority concerned, the undersigned may be contacted through mail at cs1-a-dopt@gov.in. The candidates must send the Original Medical Certificate to the undersigned by speed post/registered post within the specified period.

3.1 Candidates presently residing in Delhi, as per the information furnished in their Application form submitted to SSC, will be informed about their medical examination through the online portal.
3.2 However, if the candidate is already in Government service, instead of obtaining a fresh medical report, they may produce this letter to their Controlling Authority to enable them to forward an attested copy of their medical examination report (with attested photograph) obtained at the time of the appointment, to the undersigned. The candidates must ensure that the said medical examination report furnished to the previous employer should have been issued by Civil Surgeon/Chief Medical Officer or equivalent.
3.3 Further, candidates residing outside Delhi who wish to get their medical examination conducted in Delhi, may opt for the same in the willingness form. However, it may be noted that no TA/DA will be provided by the Department in such cases. Further, they will have to undergo their Medical Examination on allotted date and time.
4. Candidates should ensure that the requisite documents/information as sought vide paras above, are submitted/uploaded on the online portal latest by $25^{\text {th }}$ April, 2023. In case of any query, candidates may contact the undersigned.

The Under Secretary CS.I (A)
CS.I Division,
Department of Personnel \& Training,
$2^{\text {nd }}$ Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110003
Tel: 011-24642705
Email: cs1-a-dopt@gov.in
5. It may also be noted that mere submission of willingness and other documents will not entitle any candidate to claim appointment to the post which will be subject to the fulfilment of stipulated terms and conditions.
6. The eligibility of candidates shall be determined for consideration for appointment based on the information furnished in the attestation form. If found eligible, candidates will be offered appointment to the post of Assistant Section Officer in Central Secretariat Service subject to the verification of character and antecedents/claim for EWS/OBC (Non-creamy layer)/SC/ST/PwBD status. The formal offer of appointment will be sent to you separately by this Department.
7. The candidates will have to undergo the foundation course organized by the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM) or any other Institute(s) nominated for this purpose, as and when organized. The Foundation Course is compulsory and has to be completed as a part of the successful completion of probation in service.
8. The candidates must note that in case, at any stage, it is found that the candidate’s certificate is fake or candidate has furnished false information, he/she shall be liable to be proceeded against, under the relevant rules, leading to such penalty as may be decided, which now extends to the termination of his/her appointment. Such action shall also be without prejudice to any other punitive action as may be attracted in such cases.
9. Attention is also invited to this Department’s OM No. 11012/7/91-Estt.(A) dated 19.05.1993 as amended from time to time which already stipulates the action that can follow on furnishing of false information or submission of false certificates. The operative part of the said OM is reproduced below:-

“Wherever it is found that a candidate who was not qualified or eligible in terms of the recruitment rules etc. for initial recruitment in service or had furnished false information or produced a false certificate in order to secure appointment, he should not be retained in service. If, he is probationer or a temporary Government servant, he should be discharged or his services should be terminated. If he has become a permanent Government servant, an enquiry as prescribed in Rule 14 of CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 may be held and if the charges are proved, the Government servant should be removed or dismissed from service. In no circumstances should any other penalty be imposed”
10. The offer of appointment when made, will be provisional for the candidates who have claimed/availed the benefits of any type of reservation for posts and service in terms of the following instructions as may be relevant to them:-
(i) EWS Candidates:- The appointment is provisional and is subject to the due verification of Income and asset certificate by DoP\&T.
(ii) SC/ST Candidates: – The appointment will be provisional and is subject to due verification of SC/ST certificate by DoP\&T.
(iii) OBC Candidates:- This Department has issued OM No. 36012/22/93Estt.(SCT) dated $8^{\text {th }}$ September, 1993; OM No. 36033/3/2004-Estt.(Res) dated $14^{\text {th }}$ October, 2008 and other extant instructions in this regard from time to time. In accordance with these instructions, only Non-Creamy Layer OBC candidates are entitled to get the benefits of reservations earmarked for Other Backward Classes (OBC). The allocation is, therefore, provisional to this extent and is subject to further verification of OBC certificate by DoP\&T
(iv) PwBD Candidates:- The appointment will be provisional and subject to due verification of concerned certificate by DoP\&T.

Yours faithfully,
(George D. Toppo)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 24642705
NOTE: 1. Candidates may please note that further updates/information with regard to appointment to the post of ASO on the basis of CGLE-2021 will be provided only on the website of DoP\&T (www.dopt.gov.in-What’s new) and also www.dopt.gov.in – About us Central Secretariat – Central Secretariat Service – Recruitment (DR Assistants). They are, therefore, advised to regularly visit DoP\&T’s website for any updates.
2. Candidates should indicate their All India Rank of CGLE 2021 in all their correspondence with this Department, including in the subject of email.

Annexure – I

Annexure-II

Guidelines for completion of pre-appointment formalities to the post of ASO in CSS selected on the basis of CGLE-2021 on Online Portal (https://doptapp.nic.in/CGLE/ASO).

Note: Candidates are advised to read the following instructions before completion of pre-appointment formalities and should keep the soft copies of the following handy:

• Passport size photograph (max 50KB/JPG format)
• Signature (max 20KB/JPG format)
• Photo Identity [PAN/VoterID/Driving Licence/Aadhaar] (max 100KB/JPG or PDF format)
• Address Proof [Passport/Telephone/Electricity/PNG bill/Aadhaar Card/Voter ID/Bank Passbook/Rent Agreement] (max 100KB/JPG or PDF format)

1. It may be noted that candidates who have been selected for the post of ASO in CSS on the basis of CGLE-2021 are pre-registered with basic details (like-Name, Roll No. Rank, Category, DoB, Mobile Number, e-mail id) on the Online Portal.

2. Candidate should click on FORGOT password to create a new password through their e-Mail id and mobile number furnished to SSC while applying for the post.

Pre-appointment formalities for the posts of Direct Recruit (DR) Assistant Section Officer (ASO) in Central Secretariat Service(CSS).

In the next screen that follows, the email address and the mobile number (provided to SSC at the time of application) should be entered. Separate OTPs will be sent to the Email & Mobile which should be entered at appropriate boxes. Please follow online instructions and complete the registration. After completing the registration, the candidates can login using the email address and the password set by them and update their profile.

1. Candidates must fill up and submit the following documents through the Online Portal:

i) Willingness Form

ii) Attestation Form

iii) Delhi Police Verification Format – This Police Verification form will be available to those candidates who have declared themselves as resident of Delhi in the willingness form and/or have filled a Delhi address in the residential history of the Attestation Form.

iv) Medical Certificate –

a) Candidates outside Delhi have to upload the scanned copy of their Medical Examination Report as provided to them by the Civil Surgeon/Principal Medical Officer/Chief Medical Officer of the District concerned.
b) The Medical examination of the candidates residing in Delhi and those who reside outside Delhi \& wish to get their medical examination conducted in Delhi, will be conducted at designated Hospitals on a specific date and time. Their medical reports will be uploaded by this Department.
c) The medical report of the candidates who are already employed in Government Service, will also be uploaded by this Department as and when the attested copy of the same is received from their previous employer. These candidates may also opt to undergo fresh medical examination and upload the report on the portal.
d) All the candidates may submit their willingness \& Attestation Form as soon as possible to enable this Department to get the Medical Examination completed in a timely manner at designated hospitals.
5. Candidates are required to fill in and save each module completely before finally submitting the form online. Candidates will have the option to make changes in any module only before final submission of attestation form. Once final submission has been made, no change will be possible online.
6. Candidates may note that some of the fields namely Candidate’s name, Date of Birth, Category, Category selected, e-mail address, PwBDs, etc. have been pre-populated using the information provided by the candidate at the time of filling up the earlier Online Application Form for CGLE-2021. Such fields cannot be changed by the candidate. However, if a candidate notes any error/discrepancy in these fields, he may make a separate detailed representation to this office including all relevant documents in support of his/her claim at cs1-a-dopt@gov.in . This office will decide each such case on merit and its decision in such cases shall be final.
7. If any candidate presently does not have access to the mobile number furnished at the time of application, may send an email to cs1-a-dopt@gov.in citing the old mobile number and the new number, along with the reason.
8. For any queries related to Online Portal, you may contact on the e-Mail id of the Helpdesk cs1-a-dopt@gov.in constituted for the purpose. The candidates must mention the subject of the e-Mail as “CGLE-2021-Name-Rank”.

FORM OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

I hereby certify that I have examined $\mathrm{Sh} / \mathrm{Smt} / \mathrm{Km}$.
a candidate for employment in the Central Secretariat Service in the Government of India and cannot discover that he/she has any disease (communicable or otherwise), constitutional weakness or bodily infirmity, except $\qquad$ .

I do not consider this a disqualification for employment in Central Secretariat Service in the Government of India.
The age of Shri/Smt./Kum $\qquad$ according to his/her own statement is $\qquad$ years, and by appearance is about $\qquad$ years.
(Signature/thumb impression of the candidate)

Date $\qquad$
(To be signed in the presence of the examining Medical Officer)

Signature of Medical Officer
Name $\qquad$
Address $\qquad$
Official Seal
(Seal should be spread over form and the photograph)

Note: The officer making this certificate should be a Civil Surgeon or a District Medical Officer of equivalent status of a Government Hospital

CANDIDATE’S STATEMENT AND DECLARATION

(The candidate must make the following statement and must sign the declaration below it before the medical officer. Attention is specially invited to the WARNING in the ‘Note’ at the bottom of page 2.)

1. Name in full
   (in BLOCK letters)
2. Age and place of birth
3. Have you ever had
   (a) small-pox, intermittent fever and other fever, enlargement suppuration of glands, spitting of blood, fainting attacks, rheumatism or appendicitis? OR
   (b) any other disease or accident requiring confinement to bed and medical or surgical treatment?
4. When were you last vaccinated?
5. Have you or any of your relatives been afflicted by consumption, scrofula, gout, asthma, fits, epilepsy or insanity?
6. Have you suffered from any form of nervousness due to overwork or any other cause?
7. Have you been examined and declared fit for Govt. Service by a medical officer/ Medical Board within the last three years?
8. Furnish the following particulars:

Father’s age, if living, \& state of health

Father’s age at the time of death and cause of death

No. of brothers living, their ages and state of health

No. of brothers who have died, their ages at death and cause of death

DECLARATION

I declare that all the above answers are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I also solemnly affirm that I have not received any disability certificate/ pension on account of any disease or other condition.

Candidate’s signature
Date: $\qquad$
Signed in my presence.

Signature of Medical Officer
Name: $\qquad$
\& Designation: $\qquad$

Note: The candidate will be held responsible for the accuracy of the above statement. By wilfully suppressing any information he will incur the risk of losing the appointment and, if appointed, of forfeiting all claims to superannuation allowance or gratuity.