GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

HOME DEPARTMENT

No. 53/HOME/2017/P1.

Puducherry, dated 15th March 2017.

ORDER

In partial modification of Home Department's G. O. Ms. No. 15, dated 8-3-2013, G. O. Ms. No. 23, dated

14-5-2013 and G. O. Ms. No. 54, dated 22-8-2014, approval is hereby accorded for the Revised Standing Order

prescribing the procedures/standards for conducting Physical Measurement Test, Physical Efficiency Test, Medical

Examination and Written Test for the selection of General Home Guards (Female/Male) and Coastal Home Guards

(Male) in Puducherry Police, as detailed in the Annexure.

ANNEXURE

The following is the Standing Order describing procedures/standards for conducting Physical Measurement

Test, Physical Efficiency Test, Written Test and Medical Examination for the recruitment of General Home Guards

(Female/Male) and Coastal Home Guards (Male) in the Union territory of Puducherry.

The Physical Measurement, Physical Efficiency Test, Written Test and Medical Examination will be

conducted at Puducherry.

1. RECRUITMENT

Out of total sanctioned strength of General Home Guards, as may be approved by the Government from

time to time, not less than 20% of the strength shall be filled by Women Home Guards.

2. AGE-LIMIT

Men

: Should have completed the age of 18 years and should not have crossed the age of 50 years.

Women : Should have completed the age of 18 years and should not have crossed the age of 40 years.

3. EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

General Home Guards

Coastal Home Guards (Male)

(i)

A pass in Standard 10 or its equivalent.

(i)

A pass in Standard 10 or its equivalent.

(ii) Should be a domicile of Puducherry

Union Territory.

(iii) Should have experience in sea faring and

sea swimming with 2 years' experience

certificate from Government recognized

Maritime Institutio ns/Dep artment o f

Fisheries and fishermen Welfare.

4. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT

Physical standards eligibility conditions:

Men

Women

Height

Not less than 165 cms.

Not less than 154 cms.

Chest

81-86 cms. with minimum expansion of 5 cms.

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Weight

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Minimum 45 kgs.

Physical Measurement as prescribed in the eligibility conditions of the candidates, will be done by the

experts of the Education Department, under the overall supervision of the Senior Superintendent of Police-cum-

Commandant (Home Guards).

5. PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TEST (GENERAL/COASTAL HOME GUARDS)

(A) General Home Guards

(i) For male candidates:

Events

Minimum standard to acquire

Stage-I

800 meters run

2 minutes and 50 seconds

Stage-II

Long jump

3.80 meters

Stage-III

High jump

1.20 meters

Stage-IV

100 meters run

20 seconds

(ii) For female candidates :

Events

Minimum standard to acquire

Stage-I

200 meters run

45 seconds

Stage-II

Long Jump

2.75 Metres

Stage-III

High Jump

0.9 Metres

(B) Coastal Home Guards (Male only)

(i) For male candidates

Events

Minimum standard to acquire

Stage-I

800 meters run

2 minutes and 50 seconds

Stage-II

Long jump

3.80 metres

Stage-III

High jump

1.20 metres

Stage-IV

100 meters (Sea swimming)

Must complete

Note : (1) All the above events are compulsory.

(2) Each stage is a qualifying stage by itself for the next stage, i.e., only the candidates who qualify in the

Stage-I will be eligible for the Stage-II and so on.

(3) Ex-Navy/Ex-Coast Guard are exempted from Physical Efficiency Test, but, they have to qualify the

Physical Standard Test.

Procedure

(1) The testing procedure, time and venue would be decided and subject to change by the committee.

(2) To ensure accuracy and tamper proof conduct of running events Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

chip timing technology shall be used.

(3) Standardized digital height/weight devices with digital display monitors would be used for measuring

height and weight.

(4) CCTV technology to videograph the various stages of recruitment would be used.

(5) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)/Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology would be used

for all application forms as well as for all examinations.

(6) Biometric devices would be used to eliminate duplication and impersonation.

(7) e-recruitment application software for entire process from application to final merit list generation

would be used to facilitate accuracy, minimize cumbersome manual documentation and to negate tampering.

(8) Bar Code Reader would be used to scan admit cards.

(9) The Physical Efficiency Tests would be administered and performance recorded by the Physical

Education Experts of the Education Department under the overall supervision of the Commandant (Home Guards).

(10) Entries regarding Physical Measurements and Physical Efficiency Test would be made as per TRP

(Transparency Recruitment Procedure) laid down by BPR&D, Government of India.

(11) The candidate should be informed about his eligibility/status at all stages and issue of rejection slips,

stage-wise.

6. APPEAL

The appeal made by any candidate on the same day of the Physical Measurement/Physical Efficiency Test

will be examined by a Senior Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of Police designated by the Commandant-

General for this purpose and his decision in respect of the appeal, shall be final.

7. WRITTEN TEST

(i) All candidates who qualify the Physical Standard and Physical Efficiency Test shall undergo a written

test. The test will be of 2 hours duration with maximum of 100 marks questions. The questions will be objective

type and of S.S.L.C. standard.

(ii) The written test will be in English and Regional Languages (i.e.,) Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu.

(iii) After evaluation and preparation of result sheets, the answer sheets will be sealed and handed over

to the Senior Superintendent of Police-cum-Commandant (Home Guards) for safe custody. Application forms,

dossiers of candidates who fail in the examination and application form dossiers of candidates who are included

in the panel list, will be retained till the declaration of result of next recruitment or as necessitated under the

Right to Information Act, 2005, whichever is longer.

8. MEDICAL EXAMINATION

The candidates who pass the Physical Measurement Test, Physical Efficiency Test and Written Test shall

be medically examined by various specialists in Government General Hospital, Puducherry and finally certified

by the Assistant Director (RMO) under the supervision of the Medical Superintendent, Government General

Hospital, Puducherry.

Medical standards to be met

Eye Sight:

Distant vision

Normal - Both eyes should be 6/6

(1) Better eye with correction 6/6

(2) Worse eye vision 6/12 (without correction)

Both eyes should be 6/9

Near vision

Normal - Both eyes should be JI

Better eye with correction JI and worse eye without

correction JII.

II.

Free from colour blindness

Hearing

Free from any disability

Defects or deformity

Free from any defect or deformity of limbs.

Disease

Free from hernia, piles, respiratory disease, diabetes or

any other disease, which will adversely affect the work

of Home Guards.

Other

Should not be flat footed or suffering from knocked-knees

and bowed legs and should not be over-weight as prescribed

in the medical standards followed by Life Insurance

Corporation of India.

9. DEPARTMENTAL RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE

The selection of the candidates will be finalized by the Departmental Recruitment Committee consisting

of the following officials:

1. Senior Superintendent of Police-cum-Commandant (Home Guards)

. .

Chairman

2. Superintendent of Police (Head Quarters)

. .

Member

3. Superintendent of Police (Home Guards) (in respect of recruitment

. .

Member

of General Home Guards).

4. Superintendent of Police (Coastal Security) (in respect of

. .

Member

recruitment of Coastal Home Guards).

10. FINAL LIST OF SELECTED CANDIDATES

Candidates who secure 35% of marks will be considered to have qualified in the test. Wherever, suitable

candidates are not available, then criterion in aggregate marks may be lowered with the prior approval of the

Commandant-General of Home Guards. The result of successful candidates will be hosted on the Government/

Departmental website at the end of Test/Recruitment.

11. TRAINING

The selected Home Guards will undergo a basic training for 64 parade days at the rate of 3 period of

45 minutes duration each day.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

F.P. VERBINA JAYARAJ,

Under Secretary to Government.

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