Ex-Serviceman
Only those candidates shall be treated as Ex-Serviceman who fulfill the revised definition as laid down in Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Notification No.36034/5/85/Estt (SCT) dated 27th January 1986 as amended from time to time.
Disabled Ex-Serviceman
Ex-Serviceman, who while serving in Armed Forces of the Union, disabled in operation against the enemy in disturbed areas, shall be treated as Disabled Ex-Serviceman.
Dependents of Serviceman killed in Action
Servicemen killed in the following operations would be deemed to have been killed in action attributable to Military Service
(a) war
(b) warlike operations or border skirmishes either with Pakistan on cease fire line or any other country
(c) Fighting against armed hostiles in a counter insurgency environment viz. Nagaland, Mizoram, etc.
(d) Serving with peace-keeping mission abroad
(e) Laying or clearance of mines including enemy mines as also mine sweeping operation between one month before and three months after conclusion of an operation
(f) Frost-bite during actual operations or during the period specified by the Government
(g) Dealing with agitating Para-Military forces personnel
(h) IPKF personnel killed during the operations in Sri Lanka. For the purpose of availing the concession of reservation for dependents of Servicemen killed in action, the member of the family would include his widow, son, daughter or his near relations who agree to support his family and an affidavit stating that the relaxation is availed by one dependent of Ex-Servicemen or not availed by any dependent of Servicemen killed in action will have to be submitted at the time of interview. The relaxation in upper age limit and educational qualifications is not available to dependents of the Servicemen killed in action.
Note
The Territorial Army Personnel will be treated as Ex-Servicemen w.e.f. 15.11.1986.
Note
The candidates are required to submit the appropriate certificates in support of the above at the time of Interview.
Definition of Persons with Disabilities Under Section 33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act 1995 only such persons would be eligible for reservation who suffer from not less than 40% of relevant disability and are certified by a Medical Board constituted by the Central/State Govt. Accordingly, candidates with the following disabilities are eligible to apply. Candidates claiming such benefits should produce certificate in original (issued by the Competent Authority on or before the last date of online submission of application in the prescribed format (available at the end of this advertisement) in support of their claim at the time of Interview/at any stage of the process. Visually Impaired (VI) Blindness refers to condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions namely
(i) Total absence of sight,
(ii) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses.
(iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending in angle of 20 degrees or worse. Low vision means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard refractive correction but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning or execution of a task with appropriate assistive device. Deaf & Hearing Impaired (HI) The deaf are those persons in whom the sense of hearing is non- functional for ordinary purposes of life i.e. total loss of hearing in both ears. They do not hear; understand sounds at all, even with amplified speech. Hearing impairment means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.
Orthopedically Challenged (OC): Only those Orthopedically Challenged candidates who have locomotor disability or cerebral palsy with locomotor impairment of minimum of 40% and only those who fall in the following categories are eligible to apply: BL – Both legs affected but not arms OA – One arm affected (R or L) – (a) Impaired reach; (b) Weakness of grip; (c) Ataxia OL – One leg affected (R or L) MW – Muscular weakness and limited physical endurance.