OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ELECTRICITY ‘OP’ CIRCLE,

5TH FLOOR, UT SECRETARIAT, SECTOR 9-D, CHANDIGARH – 160009

(TELEPHONE NO.0172 2740475)

PUBLIC NOTICE

On-line applications from the eligible candidates are invited for filling up the
posts of Assistant Lineman in the Electricity Wing of Engineering Department,
Chandigarh Administration on temporary basis but likely to be continued. The
category wise detail of vacancies is as under:

Sr. Name of post UR OBC SC EWS ESM PWD Total

No.
1. Assistant 25 14 09 05 * ** 53
Lineman

1.* The above 53 No. posts of Assistant Lineman includes 15 No. posts of
ex-serviceman who will be placed in the appropriate category viz
General, OBC & SC category. If eligible ex-servicemen will not be
available, the posts reserved for ex-servicemen will be filled up from the
respective categories.

2.** The above 53 No. posts of Assistant Lineman includes 01 No. post of
Persons with Disabilities (Hard of Hearing i.e. HH only) who will be
placed in the appropriate category viz General, OBC & SC category.

3. The selected candidates will be on probation for a period of 3 years.

During probation period only FIXED MONTHLY EMOLUMENTS ON THE
BASIS OF INITIAL PAY OR PREVAILING DC RATE WHICHEVER IS
HIGHER plus Travelling allowance will be paid.

4. The detailed eligibility conditions as well as other terms and conditions

may kindly be seen at www.chandigarh.gov.in. on which the link shall
be available w.e.f. 09.01.2023.

5. Eligible applicants may submit online applications and deposit the

requisite fee, starting from 09.01.2023. The last date for submission of
application will be 31.01.2023 and last date for deposit of application
fee will be 03.02.2023 (upto 4:00 P.M.)

6. Note:
i) Number of posts mentioned above is tentative and may vary.

ii) The Chandigarh Administration reserves the right to change any

condition/criteria or cancel the recruitment process without
assigning any reason.

Superintending Engineer,
Electricity ‘OP’ Circle,
Chandigarh.
 OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ELECTRICITY ‘OP’ CIRCLE,
5TH FLOOR, UT SECRETRIAT(DELUXE BUILDING), SECTOR 9-D,
CHANDIGARH – 160 009

RECRUITMENT NOTICE FOR THE FILLING UP 53 NO. POSTS OF

ASSISTSNT LINEMAN THROUGH DIRECT RECRUITMENT IN THE
ELECTRICITY WING OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UNION
TERRITORY, CHANDIGARH.
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ACTIVITY DATE
START DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ON-LINE APPLICATIONS 09.01.2023
LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ON-LINE APPLICATIONS 31.01.2023
LAST DATE FOR DEPOSIT OF APPLICATION FEE 03.02.2023
(upto 4.00 PM)

Online applications from eligible candidates are invited to fill up

53 No. posts of Assistant Lineman in the Electricity Wing of the Engineering
Department, Union Territory, Chandigarh on temporary basis but likely to be
continued, with probation period of three years. The selected candidates
will be on probation for a period of 3 years. During probation period
of 3 years and during the extended period of probation, if any, only
fixed monthly emoluments on the basis of initial pay or prevailing DC
rate whichever is higher and no annual increment and other
allowances, except travelling allowance will be paid. The category
wise detail of vacancies is as under:
Sr. Name of post UR OBC SC EWS ESM PWD Total
No.
1. Assistant 25 14 09 05 * ** 53
Lineman
1.* The above 53 No. posts of Assistant Lineman includes 15 Nos. posts of ex-
serviceman who will be placed in the appropriate category viz General, OBC &
SC Category. If eligible ex-servicemen will not be available, the posts reserved
for ex-servicemen will be filled up from the respective categories.
2.** The above 53 No. posts of Assistant Lineman includes 01 No. post of Persons
with Disabilities (Hard of Hearing i.e. HH only) who will be placed in the
appropriate category viz General, OBC & SC Category.

Abbreviations:
Category: UR-Unreserved, SC-Scheduled Castes, OBC- Other Backward Classes,
EWS-Economically Weaker Section, ESM-Ex-Serviceman, PWD-Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION:

i) Matric pass from a recognized Board/University or equivalent, with ITI

Trade Certificate in Lineman/ Electrician/ Wireman from recognized
Institution or Equivalent.
ii) Knowledge of Hindi/Punjabi.

The certificate of Matriculation will be considered for assessing the

knowledge of Hindi/Punjabi. If the candidate has not passed Hindi or
Punjabi as one of the subject in matriculation, his application will be
rejected being not fulfilling the prescribed qualification.

iii) Certificate of ICT skill course i.e. course of Computer Concepts (CCC) -
80 hours from a Govt. recognized institution or a reputed institution
which is an ISO 9001 certified OR of Department of Electronics
Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC) Govt. of India OR from
NIELIT and its authorized institution at the time of their appointment.
AGE AS ON 01.01.2023 :
(a) 18 to 37 years for Unreserved/EWS category.
(b) 18 to 40 years for OBC category (the candidates whose OBC caste is
notified in the state list of OBCs of UT Chandigarh are considered
eligible for the said post as per Department of Personnel, Chandigarh
Admn. letter No.27/4/94-IH(7)-2015/16074 dated 03.08.2015).
(c) 18 to 42 years for SC categories.

(d) Candidate already in Government service/Semi Government service/

Corporation/Boards shall apply through proper channel and the
relaxation in age for candidates already in government service shall be
decided as per latest instructions of the Chandigarh Administration.

(e) In case of Ex-serviceman, a candidate shall be allowed to deduct the

period of his service in the armed forces from his actual age and if the
resultant age does not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for
the direct appointment by more than three years, he shall be deemed
to satisfy the condition regarding the age limit.

(f) Where an Ex-serviceman is not available for recruitment against a

reserved vacancy, such a vacancy shall be reserved to be filled by
recruitment of the wife or one dependent child of an Ex-Serviceman,
who has never been recruited against a reserved vacancy as per rules,
subject to the conditions that:
A) He or she possesses the prescribed qualifications and is within
the prescribed age limits;
B) He or she is not already in service;
C) He or she will be eligible to avail the benefit only once in life.

(g) The upper age will be relaxed upto 10 years (15 years for SC and
13 years for OBC) for Persons with Disabilities.

Note: No candidate will be accorded age relaxation and benefit of

reservation unless he provides the requisite original certificate issued by
competent authority at the time of documents verification.

MODE OF SELECTION:

Written test will be conducted as under :

1. Objective type written test of multiple choice questions (MCQ) of
100 marks will be conducted. The level of questions will be of ITI
standard and there will be no negative marking. No candidate would
be considered to have qualified the written test unless or until he
obtains 40% qualifying marks. No interview will be conducted.

2. Time duration for the written test will be 2 hours.

3. On-line applications will be called for filling up these posts.
Applications received through other mode will not be entertained.
Note:
1. A newly appointed candidate shall be granted pay scales as per
7th CPC in accordance with Govt. of Punjab, Department of Finance
(Finance Personnel-I branch) letter No. 7/42/2020-5FPI/741-746
dated 17.07.2020 as adopted by the PSPCL vide Finance Circular
No.6/20 issued vide Memo No. 33110/33164/PRC-503/2016 dt.
28.07.20. During probation period of 3 years and during the extended
 period of probation, if any, only fixed monthly emoluments on the
basis of initial pay or prevailing DC rate whichever is higher and no
annual increment and other allowances, except travelling allowance
will be paid.
2. All the responsibility of calling on-line applications for the candidates,
rejection/acceptance of forms, conducting of written examination,
uploading of answer keys after the examination as well as preparing of
final list/merit list, vests with the approved authority appointed by the
Chandigarh Administration for conducting written examination.
3. The vacancies notified are subject to change without assigning any
reason and the Department reserves all the right to change any
condition/criteria or cancel this recruitment/recruitment process
without assigning any reason.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
1. After the conduct of written test, the answer key shall be uploaded on
website as per schedule for calling objections, if any, from the
candidates. Thereafter objection will be referred to expert committee
and key will be finalized for preparation of result, which will also be
uploaded on the website.
2. Marks obtained by the candidates in written test will be uploaded on
the website.
3. Merit list prepared on the basis of marks in written test, will be
uploaded on the website and on the basis of said merit; candidates will
be called for documents verification. No interview will be conducted.
4. List of selected candidates will be released after checking/verification
of eligibility conditions/verification of all documents. In case
candidates failed to produce documents or forged documents to be
confirmed by the Institutes, their candidature deemed to be rejected
forthwith.
5. The provisional appointment letter will be issued to the selected
candidates after obtaining filled in and duly attested form and self-
declaration form. In case character and antecedents of the candidates
found incorrect or any false information is given by the candidate in
his/her self declaration, the provisional appointment letter will be
cancelled forthwith and other criminal and legal action will be taken as
consequence thereof”.
6. The joining of the candidates on their provisional appointment will be
accepted on submission of medical fitness certificate on first entry into
government service.
7. The provisional waiting list for the above post will be framed/approved
which will be valid for one year as per instructions issued by Govt. of
India regarding operation of reserve panels vide O.M. No.
41019/18/97-Estt(B) dated 13.06.2000 adopted by Department of
Personnel, Chandigarh Admn. vide Endst. No. 659-GOI-IH(7)-2000/
15308 dated 01.08.2000.

PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE- APPLICATIONS :

1. Applications can be submitted ‘ONLINE’ as per above mentioned

schedule on the website www.chandigarh.gov.in.
2. Application fee (non-refundable) amounting to Rs. 1000/- (Rs.500/- in
case of SC) will be accepted through online mode/challan. Detailed
instructions for deposit of fee are available on the website.
 Note: Persons with Benchmark Disability are exempted from payment
of application fee.

3. To submit the application, candidate has to log in, on the website and
click on the link “Application for the post of Assistant Lineman”. On
registration of application, the candidate shall be given Registration
No. and password.

4. After submission of online application, registration form will be

generated. Candidate has to take out two print out of the registration
form and the same has to be brought on the date of verification of
documents (if name exists in merit list) alongwith original and photo
copy of all documents. Print out of online application is NOT required
to be submitted either personally or through post.

5. Any correction in the particulars can be made by the candidate

himself/herself on the website upto submission of the Application. For
this purpose candidate has to log-in by entering registration number
and password. No correction can be made by the candidate after
submission of Application.

6. Candidates are advised not to disclose password to anybody.

7. For assistance in submission of online application, candidates can

contact by email at [email protected].

8. All the notices and updates will be uploaded on the above mentioned
website, as such, candidates are advised to visit the site on regular
basis. No separate individual intimation through post will be sent.

9. Before applying for the post of Assistant Lineman, candidate must

ensure that he fulfils all the eligibility conditions. Eligibility regarding
qualification will be checked with reference to closing date for
submission of applications. Detailed instructions to fill-up online
application are available on the above mentioned website on the link
“Application for the post of Assistant Lineman”.

SCHEDULE FOR DISPLAY OF LISTS AND CONDUCT OF WRITTEN TEST

1. Examination centres for written test will be notified at the time of

downloading of admit card-cum-Roll No. slip. The candidates will
report at the examination centers half an hour before the scheduled
time alongwith admit card-cum-Roll No. slip and latest photograph
duly attested.
2. No request for change of examination centre will be entertained.

3. Selection will be made purely on the basis of merit in written test

subject to fulfillment of eligibility conditions and simply appearing in
the written test does not give any right to the candidate for
appointment. As such, candidates are advised to ensure that they
fulfill eligibility conditions for the post applied.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The number of vacancies are tentative which may vary as per

requirement.

2. The posts are temporary but likely to be continued.

3. The candidates on merit under each category will be given

appointment.
4. Candidates belonging to reserved category must ensure that they have
valid copy of certificate certified by the competent authority in their
name.

5. The documents for claiming benefit of reserved category should

be obtained from the Competent authority not less than the rank of
Deputy Commissioner/Additional Deputy Commissioner/SDM/ District
Sainik Welfare Board/Chief Medical Officer as the case may be.

6. The candidates are advised to ensure that photograph affixed by them

on the application form is latest.

7. The decision of the department about the mode of selection to the post
and eligibility conditions of applicant shall be final and binding. No
correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

8. In case two or more candidates are having same total score then a
candidate older in age will rank higher in order of merit. Further, if
their Date of Birth may happen to the same then the candidate having
higher percentage in Educational Qualification shall rank higher in the
order of merit list at the time of final selection.

9. Canvassing in favour of the candidate will render him ineligible.

10. The candidates shall be responsible for any mistake made by them in
the Online application form and the department shall not be
responsible or liable in any way.

11. The employees already working under Chandigarh Administration

having lien on any post will be entitled to salary of lien post during the
period of probation on new post.

12. The jurisdiction Court if any shall be Chandigarh only.

Superintending Engineer,
Electricity ‘OP’ Circle,
UT Chandigarh.