One-time registration portal for Group C & D posts launched

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 12

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday launched ‘One-Time Registration Portal’ for Group C and D category posts and non-gazetted teaching posts in government departments.

Also, he announced a Common Eligibility Test (CET) to be conducted by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission for filling posts of Group C and D.

Khattar told the media that with the launch of the portal, aspirants would be required to apply and submit fee only once, which would be Rs 500 for the general category candidates and Rs 250 for candidates belonging to reserved categories.

The registration on the portal would commence from today onwards and would continue till March 31.

The Chief Minister said the students who were appearing for Class X and XII examination this year could also provisionally apply on the portal.

Each candidate registering on the portal would be issued a unique identity number on the basis of which he or she could apply as per their educational qualification and experience. A separate CET would be conducted for Group C and D posts and it would be valid for three years.

The selection for the Group D posts would be made on the basis of merit of the CET, including marks under social-economic criteria and experience, whereas in the case of Group C posts, the candidates would also have to clear the departmental examination in addition to the CET.

The weightage under socio-economic criteria would not be more than 10 per cent for Group D posts and 5 per cent for Group C posts.

Khattar said the portal would be integrated with the Parivar Pehchan Patra and the details of family members of the candidate would be automatically generated while filling the form. The candidates would also have the facility to update the family details on the portal. If any candidate does not have the Parivar Pehchan Patra, he could get it prepared from any nearby authorised centre.