Senior Sub-Editor, Class III, (Competitive Examination) Rules, 2015

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    "title": "Senior Sub-Editor, Class III, (Competitive Examination) Rules, 2015",
    "short_title": "Senior Sub-Editor, Class III, (Competitive Examination) Rules, 2015",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. GT-2015-35-INF-102",
    "act_year": 2015,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Gujarat",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Senior Sub-Editor, Class III, (Competitive Examination) Rules, 2015",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Appendix\" means an Appendix appended to these rules;\n(b) \"Government\" means the Government of Gujarat;\n(c) \"examination\" means the competitive examination held by the Board under these rules for the purpose of direct recruitment to the post of Senior Sub-Editor, Class III.\n(d) \"Board\" means the Gujarat Subordinate Services Selection Board, Gandhinagar.\n(e) \"paper\" means any of the question papers of the examination specified in the Appendix 1.\n(f) \"relevant recruitment rules\" means prescribed recruitment rule for the post of Senior Sub-Editor, Class III, in the Commissionerate of Information, Gujarat State.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Eligibility.",
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            "content": "(a) a citizen of India, or\n(b) a subject of Nepal, or\n(c) a subject of Bhutan, or\n(d) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Myanmara, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam, with the intention of permanently settling in India:",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Educational qualification.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Age limit.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Holding of examination.",
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            "content": "(i) The Examination will comprise of two stages:-\n(a) Preliminary examination\n(b) Mains examination\n(ii) The dates, time and the places for holding the examination shall be decided by the Board.\n(iii) The candidate shall be required to attend the Examination at his own expenses.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Application to appear in examination.",
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            "content": "(ii) The fees once paid shall not be refunded or held over for the subsequent examination in any circumstances.\n(iii) The request of a candidate for withdrawal of application form and refund of fees shall not be entertained in any circumstances.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Decision of the Board shall be final.",
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            "content": "(a) the candidate possesses the required qualification under the recruitment rule for the said post; and\n(b) he has paid the requisite fees along with the application.\n(ii) The decision of the Board as to the eligibility of a candidate for admission to the main examination shall be final.\n(iii) No candidate shall be allowed to appear at the examination unless the Board is satisfied that the candidate is eligible in all respect and complied with all the requirements.\n(iv) Subsequently, if at any time, the candidate is found not eligible to appear at the examination, his candidature shall be cancelled even if already selected and appointed, his appointment shall be treated as cancelled ab-initio and his service shall be terminated forthwith:",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Mode of examination.",
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            "content": "(ii) The Board shall hold the mains examination for those candidates who have obtained the minimum qualifying marks in the preliminary examination as may be determined by the Board.\n(iii) The number of candidates called for mains examination shall ordinarily be six times the number of vacancies requisitioned.\n(iv) The Board shall declare the list of successful candidates in preliminary examination.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Papers and syllabus.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Medium of examination.",
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            "content": "(ii) The medium of mains examination shall be as determined by the Board and as per instruction given in the examination paper.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Disqualification for appointment on ground of plural marriage.",
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            "content": "(a) has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having spouse living ; or\n(b) having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person;",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Qualifying standard for passing of examination.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Ineligibility on failure to attend mains examination.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Preparation of the select list and waiting list.",
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            "content": "(ii) The Board shall also prepare a waiting list in Part-II showing the names of successful candidates as far as feasible for about ten percent of number of successful candidates recommended by the Board under sub-rule (1) for recommendation on demand by the Information and Broadcasting Department.\n(iii) The Board shall cause to prepare list of the unsuccessful candidates who are not included in Part-I and Part-II.\n(iv) The Board shall also recommend the names of successful candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Women, Physically Handicap Persons and Ex-servicemen to the extent of the number of vacancies reserved for such categories.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Publication of result.",
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            "content": "(ii) The Board shall communicate the result to the successful candidates individually in the manner as may be determined by the Board.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. No right to appointment.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Medical examination.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Disciplinary action.",
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            "content": "(a) obtaining support for his candidature by any means;\n(b) Impersonating;\n(c) procuring impersonation by any person;\n(d) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with;\n(e) making statement which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information;\n(f) restoring to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his candidature for the examination;\n(g) using unfair means during the examination;\n(h) writing irrelevant matter, including absurd language or pornographic matter, in the scripts;\n(i) misbehaving in any other manner in the examination hall;\n(j) harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Board for the conduct of the examination;\n(k) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting to commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses;\n(l) violating any of the condition for admission to appear in the examination as prescribed and specified in the admission certificate may, in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable-\n(1) to be disqualified by the Board from the examination for which he is a candidate, or\n(2) to be debarred either permanently or for a specific period-\n(i) by the Board from appearing in any examination or from any interview for direct selection to be held by it, or\n(ii) by the State Government from any employment under it:\nProvided that no penalty under clause (1) or clause (2) shall be imposed except after giving the candidate an opportunity of being heard or representation as he may wish to make in that behalf; or\n(3) to disciplinary action under the relevant rules, if he is already in Government Service.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Mark-sheet and rechecking of marks.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Prohibition to use certain devices in the examination hall.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Conduct and regulation of exam.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 21
        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Training and Examination.",
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            "content": "Appendix-I\nAppendix-I\n[ See Rule 10]\nPart I - Syllabus for the Preliminary Examination\nTotal-200 Marks.\nDuration - 150 Minutes\nPaper No.\nPaper No.\nPart\nPart\nSubject\nSubject\nMarks\nMarks\nDuration\nDuration\n1.\nA\nHistory of the Gujarati Journalism.\n50\n150 Minutes\nB\nGeneral Knowledge\n- Important Post Independence events.\n- General Geography of Gujarat.\n- Fundamental rights in Constitution of India.\n- Important Current events (Regional, National and International)\n- General idea about Government publications, leading news\n\t\t\t\tpapers. Magazines, Radio and TV news channels\n50\nC\nEnglish Grammar\n50\nD\nGujarati Grammar\n50\nTotal Marks\nTotal Marks\n200\n200\nNote-1. - The standard and the course content of Gujarati and English Grammar for preliminary paper shall be of twelfth standard of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board.\nNote-1.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. The question papers shall be of the objective type (Multiple choice questions). Every attempted question with incorrect answer shall carry a negative mark of 0.33.",
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            "content": "Part II- Scheme for the Written Examination\n\t\t\t\t (3 Hours for each paper)\nPart II- Scheme for the Written Examination\n\t\t\t\t (3 Hours for each paper)\nPaper\nPaper\nSubject\nSubject\nMarks\nMarks\n1.\nEnglish Language\n100\n2.\nGujarati Language\n100\n3.\nNews Writing\n200\n4.\n(1) Legal aspects of the journalism\n200\n(2) Communication through Publication\n5.\n(1) Types of Advertisement and Writing Style\n200\n(2) Traditional Media\n(3) Social Media and Web Media\nTotal Marks\nTotal Marks\n800\nNote. - (1) The standard and the syllabus for Paper 1 and 2 shall be of Twelfth standard of The Gujarat Secondary/ and Higher Secondary Education Board.\nNote.\n(2) (2) The syllabus for paper 3, 4 and 5 shall be as under:-\nPaper III:\n(1) News writing:\n- Press note writing\n- Event based article writing\n- Photo Caption and photo story writing\n- Report writing\n- TV Story writing\nPaper IV:\n(1) Legal aspects and Ethics of the journalism.\n- Registration and Declaration.\n- Fundamental function of following Institutes.\n• Registrar of News Paper for India\n• Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity\n• Press Council of India\n• Prasar Bharati\n• Press Registration and Books Act, 1867.\n(2) Communication through publications\n- Books, pamphlets, folders\nPaper V:\n(1) Types of Advertisement and Writing Style\n- Print/Electronic Media advertisement\n- Radio Jingle\n(2) Traditional Media\n- Bhavai, Dayaro etc.\n- Role of Traditional Media in Publicity\n(3) Social Media and Web Media\n- Basic knowledge and Use of E-mail, smart phone based applications and Web Media.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 2nd November, 2019 [guj366]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. GT-2015-35-INF-102014-1058-B, dated 19.8.2015",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2015",
        "Short Title": "Senior Sub-Editor, Class III, (Competitive Examination) Rules, 2015",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Gujarat"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}