UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION
Website : http://www.ugc.ac.in
Ref.No. F. 5-1/99 (Admn.I/C) Dated: 25.05.2013
            Recruitment of Lower Division Clerks

University Grants Commission (UGC), is a statutory body under the administrative
control of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. The UGC
has the unique distinction of being the only grant-giving agency in the country which
has been entrusted with responsibilities of providing funds and that of coordination,
determination and maintenance of standards in institutions of higher education. UGC
invites applications for recruitment to the post of Lower Division Clerks, as per details
given below:
1. IMPORTANT DATES:
Opening Date for On-Line Registration ofApplications
28.05.2013 (08.00 Hrs.)
Last Date for Completion of Step I of On-LineRegistration
18.06.2013 (23.59 Hrs.)
Last Date for depositing examination fee at StateBank of India
22.06.2013 (Banking hours)
Last date for completion of Step-II of On-LineRegistration and closing of registration  26.06.2013 (23.59 Hrs.)
For more details, please refer to detailed instruction sheet before filling up of
online registration form. The application form shall be filled in by the
candidates in English language only.
2. The UGC will hold an Open Competitive Examination for recruitment to the
approximately 100 Numbers of post of Lower Division Clerk carrying Pay Scale of
Rs. 5200-20200 in Pay Band 1 with Grade Pay of Rs.1900 and other allowances as
admissible to the Central Government employees.
3. The number of vacancies is indicative and may undergo change any time before
the declaration of result. The reservation for OBC (non-creamy layer), SC, ST and
Physically Challenged candidates will be applicable as per the Central Government
norms. Only Physically Challenged candidates (one leg affected, both leg affected,
partial deaf, low vision, one eyed) with minimum of 40% disability will be
considered for appointment against the reserved vacancies for Physically
Challenged.
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4. Candidates seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ST/OBC/Physically
Challenged must ensure that they are entitled to such reservation as per Govt. of
India rules/norms. They should also be in possession of the certificates in the
format, prescribed by the Union Government, in support of their claim at the time
of Skill Test/Typing Test.
5. The examination will comprise of a written objective type examination followed by
a Skill Test. No typing test will be held for physically challenged candidate who is
declared medically permanent unfit to pass the type test by a Medical Board.
6. The written examination is likely to be held at Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Bhopal,
Guwahati, Kolkata, Bangalore, Mumbai and Chennai. UGC reserves the right to
hold the examination at other cities depending on the availability of sufficient
number of candidates. Therefore, candidates are advised to give two
preferences/choices of examination cities as required at the time of making online
application.
7. The skill test will be conducted at Delhi/NCR and on computers only.
8. The UGC will not undertake detailed scrutiny of applications for eligibility and
other aspects before the written examination and therefore, the candidature will be
accepted only provisionally. Before applying, candidates are advised to go
through the requirements of educational qualification, age and category etc. and
satisfy themselves that they are eligible for the post. Copies of supporting
documents will be sought only from those candidates who qualify for the Skill
Test. During the process of scrutiny, if any claim made in the application is not
found substantiated, the candidature will be cancelled and the UGC’s decision
shall be final.
9. Eligibility Conditions:
A. Nationality: The candidate must be a citizen of India.
B. Age Limit: The candidate must have attained the age of 18 years and must not
have attained the age of more than 25 years as on 01.01.2013 (i.e. born between
1.1.1988 to 1.1.1995).
Age-Relaxation:
S.
No.
Category Age-Relaxation
permissible beyond
the upper age limit
1. SC/ST 5 years
2. OBC 3 years
3. PH 10 years
4. PH + OBC 13 years
5. Ph + SC/ST 15 years
6. Candidates who had ordinarily
been domiciled in the
State of Jammu &
Kashmir(1.1.1980 to 31.12.1989)
(Unreserved/ General)
5 years
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7. Candidates who had ordinarily been
domiciled in the State of Jammu &
Kashmir (1.1.1980 to 31.12.1989)
(OBC)
8 years
8. Candidates who had ordinarily been
domiciled in the State of Jammu &
Kashmir(1.1.1980 to 31.12.1989)
(SC/ST)
10 years
Candidate should note that the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation /
Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate only available on
the date of submission of application will be accepted by the UGC for determining
the age eligibility and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or
granted .
Process of certification and format of certificates:
Candidates who wish to be considered against vacancies reserved or seek agerelaxation
must submit requisite certificate from the competent authority, in the
prescribed format at the time of Skill Test /Typing Test. Otherwise, their claim for
SC/ST/OBC/PH status will not be accepted and their candidature will be
considered under General (UR) category. The formats of the certificates are
annexed. OBC Certificate with creamy layer status issued by the competent
authority as prescribed by DOPT in the prescribed proforma up to the last tier of
the Examination, i.e. Skill Test will be accepted by the Commission.
NOTE I : Candidates are warned that they may be permanently debarred from the
examinations conducted by the Commission in case they fraudulently claim
SC/ST/OBC/ PH status.
Visually handicapped (VH) candidates with visual disabilities of forty percent or
above can avail the assistance of a SCRIBE in the Written Examination and
PASSAGE READER for Skill Test, subject to such requests being made in the
application form. Question Papers and Answer Sheets will not be provided in
BRAILLE.
No attendant will be allowed with VH candidates inside the examination premises.
Persons with visual disability of less than forty percent will not be considered as
visually handicapped persons. One eyed candidates and partially blind candidates
who are able to read the normal Question Paper set for all the candidates with or
without magnifying glass and who wish to write/indicate the answer with the help
of Magnifying Glass will be allowed to use the Magnifying Glass in the Examination
Hall and will not be entitled to a Scribe. Such candidates will have to bring their
own Magnifying Glass to the Examination Hall.
C. Educational Qualifications (as on 01.01.2013): Must have passed Matriculation
(10th Standard) or higher examination from a recognized Board/University. Please
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upload scanned copy of Matric/10th certificate issued by recognized Board at
appropriate place in the online application.
NOTE-: As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification No. 44 dated
01.03.1995 published in Gazette of India edition dated 08.04.1995, the Degree
obtained through open Universities/Distance Education Mode needs to be
recognized by Distance Education Council, IGNOU. Accordingly, unless such
Degrees had been recognized for the period when the candidates acquired the
relevant qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational
Qualification.
All candidates who are called for appearing at the Typing Test will be required to
produce the relevant documents in Original such as Mark sheets,
Certificate/Provisional Certificate, as proof of having acquired the minimum
educational qualification, Community Status certificate etc. at the time of typing
test failing which the candidature of such candidate will be cancelled by the
Commission.
10. Online Registration for Written Examination:
A. Applications will be accepted ‘Online only’ as per the schedule given at page 1 of
this document through a link provided at the UGC’s website www.ugc.ac.in under
the link http://ugcldcrectt13.in. After successful submission of application, a
Registration Number will be provided to each candidate. Applicants are NOT
required to submit print-outs of their application to UGC.
B. Applications sent through other modes will not be accepted/ entertained and no
further intimation will be sent in this regard.
C. The UGC may send email to candidates regarding successful completion of
Registration of ‘on-line’ application.
D. E-Admit Cards will be sent to eligible candidates through email only at their
registered email address provided by the candidate at the time of registration of
application. The E-Admit Card will contain the photograph, specimen signature of
the candidate uploaded by them, time and address of the venue of examination
centre etc.
E. The E-Admit cards can also be downloaded from the UGC’s website
www.ugc.ac.in. No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination centre
unless he/she has a clear/legible printout of the E-Admit card.
F. The list of candidates who qualify the written examination and become eligible for
skill test will be displayed on the website. Call Letter for skill test will be sent
through email only at the registered email address of the candidate.
11. Examination fee: Rs. 300 for Un-reserved and Rs. 200 for Other Backward
Classes (OBC) candidates. No fee is payable by SC/ST/Physically Challenged and
Female candidates.
12. Mode of payment of fee: Fee should be deposited in the UGC’s Account with
State Bank of India after completing the Part I of registration process. The
candidates are required to fill the details of depositing the examination fee in the
designated account. As such candidates are advised to deposit the requisite fee
before attempting to fill the Step II of the online application.
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13. Scheme of examination: The examination will consist of a written examination
and typing test on Computer.
A. Written Examination:
The written examination will consist of an objective type/multiple choice paper as
per details given below:
Part Subjects Number of
Questions
Maximum marks
(i) General Awareness 50 50
(ii) General Intelligence 50 50
(iii) Numerical Ability 50 50
(iv) General English 50 50
Total: 200 200


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