CSIR JRF June 2013 Notification | Exam on 23rd June 2013 | Last date 7 March 2013

DATE OF SINGLE MCQ EXAMINATION : 23.06.2013
DATE OF START OF SALE OF APPLICATION FORM THROUGH BANKS & ONLINE SUBMISSION: 05.02.2013
(i) DATE OF CLOSE OF SALE OF APPLICATION FORM THROUGH BANKS & ONLINE DEPOSIT OF FEE: 01.03.2013
(ii) DATE OF CLOSE OF SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION: 02.03.2013

A. Date of Single MCQ Examination 23.06.2013
B. Schedule for sale of Information Bulletin through Bank
(i) Start of sale of Information Bulletin 05.02.2013
(ii) Date of close of sale of Information Bulletin by post only 25.02.2013
(iii) Date of close of sale of Information Bulletin by cash at all branches/ stations 01.03.2013
C. Schedule for On-Line Application
(i) Start of On-Line Submission of Application Form and Fee deposit through Bank
Challan 05.02.2013
(ii) Date of close of On-Line deposit of fee (at All stations) 01.03.2013
(iii) Date of close of On-Line submission of Applications (at All stations) 02.03.2013

D. Last date of receipt of completed application forms (including duly completed hard copy of on line application in the Examination Unit) 07.03.2013
E. Last date of receipt of (both kind) Completed application forms (from remote areas) 13.03.2013
F. Last Date for receipt of written request for change of Examination Centre only on merit basis 12.04.2013
G. Publication of list of candidates registered for test on CSIR, HRDG website 13.05.2013
H. Last date for entertainment of any representation about non-registration for this test 20.05.2013
I. Start of dispatch of Admission Certificate to eligible candidates last week of May, 2013

1. CSIR will hold the Joint CSIR-UGC Test on 23rd June, 2013 for determining the eligibility of the Indian National candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) NET and for determining eligibility for appointment of Lecturers (NET) in certain subject areas falling under the faculty of Science & Technology. The award of Junior Research Fellowship (NET) to the successful eligible candidates will depend on their finding admission/placement in a university/ national laboratory/ institution of higher learning and research, as applicable.

1.1 A candidate may apply either for ‘JRF’ OR for ‘Lectureship (LS) only’ He/she may indicate his/her preference in the OMR Application Form/Online Application, as the case may be. CSIR may consider candidates applying for ‘JRF’ or ‘Lectureship only” depending on number of fellowships available & performance in the test subject to the condition that they fulfill the laid down eligibility criterion . If a candidate is found to be over-age for JRF (NET) he/she will automatically be considered for Lectureship (NET) only.

1.2 Two separate merit lists, one comprising the candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF - NET) and the second, of those candidates qualifying the Eligibility Test for Lectureship (NET), will be made on the basis of their performance in the above Test. Candidates qualifying for JRF (NET), will also be eligible for Lectureship (NET) subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria laid down by UGC. The candidates qualifying for Lectureship will be eligible for recruitment as Lecturers as well as for JRF-ship in a Scheme/Project, if otherwise suitable. However, they will not be eligible for Regular JRF-NET Fellowship. If a candidate is found to be overage for JRF (NET) he/she will automatically be considered for Lectureship-(NET) only. Candidates qualifying for the award of JRF (NET) will receive fellowship either from CSIR or UGC as per their assignment or from the Schemes with which they may find association.

The candidates declared eligible for Junior Research Fellowship under UGC scheme will be governed by UGC rules/regulations in this regard.

1.3 The final result of this Single MCQ test may be declared sometime in the month of September, 2013 and fellowship to successful candidates could be awarded from 1st October, 2013 with the validity period of 2 years for joining the fellowship under CSIR Scheme.

2.1 SUBJECTS OF THE TEST

The Test will be held in the subjects as given under:

1. Chemical Sciences
2. Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
3. Life Sciences
4. Mathematical Sciences
5. Physical Sciences
6. Engineering Sciences

2.2 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION for CSIR June 2013 Exam

BS-4 years program/BE/BTech/BPharma/MBBS/Integrated BS-MS/MSc or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks for general and OBC (50% for SC/ST candidates, physically and Visually Handicapped candidates).

Candidates enrolled for M.Sc or having completed 10+2+3 years of the above qualifying examination are also eligible to apply in the above subject under the Result Awaited (RA) category on the condition that they complete the qualifying degree with requisite percentage of marks within the validity period of two years to avail the fellowship from the effective date of award.

Such candidates will have to submit the attestation format (Given at the reverse of the application form) duly certified by the Head of the Department/Institute from where the candidate is appearing or has appeared.

BSc (Hons) or equivalent degree holders or students enrolled in Integrated MS-PhD program with at least 55% marks for general and OBC candidates; 50% marks for SC/ST candidates, physically and visually handicapped candidates are also eligible to apply.Candidates with bachelor’s degree, whether Science, engineering or any other discipline, will be eligible for fellowship only after getting registered/enrolled for PhD/Integrated PhD program within the validity period of two years.

The eligibility for lectureship of NET qualified candidates will be subject to fulfilling the criteria laid down by UGC. PhD degree holders who have passed Master’s degree prior to 19th September 1991, with at least 50% marks are eligible to apply for Lectureship only.

The candidates with the above qualification are advised to fill up their degree with percentage of marks in column No. 19, 20 & 21, as applicable (if they are applying through Information Bulletin) or column No. 18 to 21, as applicable (for Online applications).

2.3 AGE LIMIT& RELAXATION for CSIR June 2013 Exam

For JRF (NET):Maximum 28 years as on 01-01-2013 (upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC, Physically handicapped/Visually handicapped and female applicants).

For LS (NET): No upper age limit.

3. DATE AND SCHEME OF THE TEST

The single paper MCQ based test will be held on Sunday, the 23rd June, 2013 as under:

Morning Session
Afternoon Session

The subjectwise schedule, date and timing of the Test is liable to be changed at the discretion of CSIR.

To enable the candidates to go through the questions, the question booklet shall be distributed 15 minutes before the scheduled time of the exam. The Answer sheet (OMR Sheet) shall be distributed at the scheduled time of the exam.

The actual number of questions in each part and section to be asked & attempted may vary from exam to exam.

The Question Booklet for this test will be printed in Hindi & English Version except in Engineering Sciences, where the question booklet will be printed in English version only. The candidate opting for Hindi medium in the Application Form, will be supplied Question Booklet printed in bilingual and Candidate opting for English medium including candidates in Engineering Sciences, will be supplied Question Booklet printed in English Version only.

The candidate will be required to answer as per option exercised in the application Form.

Subject Marks Timings Duration 200 9.00AM-12.00 Noon 3 hrs

(i) Life Sciences
(ii) Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
(iii) Physical Sciences

Subject Marks Timings Duration 200 2.00 PM-5.00 PM 3 hrs

(i) Chemical Sciences
(ii) Mathematical Sciences
(iii) Engineering Sciences

3.1 SYLLABUS OF THE TEST

The question paper shall be divided into three parts, (A, B & C) as per syllabus & Scheme of Exam.

# Part 'A' shall be common to all subjects including Engineering Sciences. This part shall contain questions pertaining to General Aptitude with emphasis on logical reasoning, graphical analysis, analytical and numerical ability, quantitative comparison, series formation, puzzles etc.

# In Engineering Sciences, Part ‘B’ shall contain questions pertaining to Mathematics & Engineering Aptitude & Part ‘C’ shall contain subject related multiple choice questions (MCQs), generally covering the topics in the syllabus.

And for other disciplines:

# Part 'B' shall contain subject-related conventional Multiple Choice questions (MCQs), generally covering the topics given in the syllabus.

# Part 'C' shall contain higher value questions that may test the candidate's knowledge of scientific concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts. The questions shall be of analytical nature where a candidate is expected to apply the scientific knowledge to arrive at the solution to the given scientific problem.

# Negative marking for wrong answers, wherever required, shall be applicable as per scheme of Exam.

Syllabus & Scheme of Exam of single MCQ Paper is given in the Information Bulletin for this test at 

Appendix ‘I’ and may also be seen at CSIR website: www.csirhrdg.res.in

4. EXAMINATION CENTRES for CSIR June 2013 Exam

The test will be held at 26 Centres spread all over India, as specified below:

Bangalore, Bhavnagar, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Guntur, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Karaikudi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Nagpur, Pilani, Pune, Raipur Roorkee, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Varanasi.

A candidate may opt for any of the above centres. No request for change of centre would ordinarily be granted. However, a request in writing for change of Centre may be entertained on merits, if received in this unit latest by 12.04.2013. If sufficient number of candidates do not opt for any of the above Centres, that particular Centre may stand deleted from the above list OR otherwise also, the concerned candidates may be allotted another Centre nearest to their place of residence, at the discretion of CSIR. No TA/DA will be admissible to any candidate for attending the test, in any circumstances.

5. HOW TO APPLY for CSIR June 2013 Exam:

5.1. OPTION-I : APPLY THROUGH ‘INFORMATION BULLETIN’:

5.1.1. BY HAND:

Candidates applying for the Test may obtain the Information Bulletin and Application forms (inclusive of fee payable) through the branches of the Bank notified below in para 5.4 (within the prescribed dates) by paying the following fee in cash:

Sr.No. CATEGORY FEES

1. General Rs. 400/-
2. Other Backward Classes(OBC) Rs. 200/-
3. SC/ST/Physically Handicapped (PH) or Visually Handicapped (VH ) Rs. 100/-

5.1.2. BY POST:

The information Bulletin and Application form may also be obtained through Value Payable Post(V.P.P.) from the Indian Bank, 3/1, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi - 110 008, by sending a crossed Demand draft for Rs. 400/-, Rs. 200/- or Rs.100/-(as the case may be) drawn in favour of “Indian Bank, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi” payable at New Delhi.

For this purpose, the candidate should send a request to the Bank with TWO self-addressed slips clearly mentioning the address at which he/she desires the Information Bulletin & Application Form to be sent by Value Payable Post (V.P.P.)

As above mentioned Bank will entertain the request for forms through post from Tuesday, the 5th February, 2013 to Wednesday, the 25th February, 2013 only, hence, candidates are advised to send well in advance so as to reach their request within the above said period. The candidate should write his/her name, Date Of Birth, address, date of Examination (23.06.2013) and subject code on the back of the Demand Draft. However, before attaching the draft with letter of request, the candidates should check that it bears the code number of the issuing bank and drawee bank and also amount and signatures of issuing authority.

5.2. OPTION-II : APPLY THROUGH ONLINE APPLICATION:

Interested & eligible candidates may apply for this test Online through a link available at CSIR, HRDG website: www.csirhrdg.res.in In order to apply Online the candidates are required to download Bank challan Performa from the above website and then deposit the requisite examination fee in any of the Indian Bank branches throughout the country.

The examination fee for the Online application is same as mentioned in Para-5.1.1 above. Candidates after successfully submitting application online are required to take print out of the Application Form, paste his/her recent black & white photograph, put his/her signature at the required space, attach requisite certificates and send alongwith CSIR marked copy of fee deposited Bank Challan in an envelope super scribed with Subject Code, Centre Code & Medium Code to Sr.

Controller of Examination, Human Resource Development Group, Examination Unit, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi-110012 so as to reach on or before 07.03.2013 (13.03.2013 for remote areas).

Online applications without hard copy or bank challan receipt or incomplete in any respect will be summarily rejected. Candidates should note that successful submission does not mean that they have been registered for this test. Before applying Online, candidates are advised to go through detailed notification available at CSIR, HRDG website.

Examination fee paid along with the Information Bulletin or through Bank Challan for a particular examination will neither be adjusted for any subsequent examination nor refunded under any circumstances.Candidates should also check all the columns of Bank Challan, online application, which are to be filled in properly to avoid cancellation of application, Please note that Fee submitted by any other mode like money order, demand draft, IPO etc. will be summarily rejected.

5.3. CANDIDATE SEEKING FEE CONCESSION for CSIR June 2013 Exam

The candidate should attach an attested copy of his/her category certificate as a proof of his/her claim. An application form (either through Bank or online), claiming any concession in fee, age & education qualification but without an attested copy of a valid SC/ST/OBC/PH/VHcertificate from a competent authority and in prescribed format, will be summarily rejected.

Candidate must note that CSIR follows only Central Govt. lists and not state Govt. lists. Similarly, candidate applying under physically handicapped (PH)/ visually handicapped (VH) category may note that Govt. of India rules will be applicable in this regard, otherwise they shall not be eligible for any concession.

5.4. LIST OF DESIGNATED BRANCHES FROM WHERE THE INFORMATION BULLETIN AND APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED BY HAND.

(a) INDIAN BANK

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS: 1) 22, First Floor Babu Lane, Aberdeen Bazaar, Port Blair.

ANDHRA PRADESH: 1) 6-3-852, Red Cortege Ameerpet, Begumpet, Hyderabad 2) D.No.26-2-36 Andhra Ratna Road, Gandhinagar, Vijaywada 3) Door No. 10-1, 1st Lane Sambashiva pet-Naaz Centre, Guntur 4) 40-301, Bhagya Nagar, Bellary Road, Kurnool 5) Sai Viswanatha Shopping Complex, 16/157 Trunk Road, Nellore 6) 5-2-994, Ground Floor, S.L. Towers, Nizamshahi Road, GPO Abids, Osmangunj, Hyderabad 7) 201, Karan Centre, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad 8) 293, Gandhi Road, Tirupathi 9) Sivalayam Street, Imdadgarh Building, Krishna Dist., Vijaywada 10) 30-9-3, Sarda Street, Daba Gardens, Viskhapatnam 11) No. 14-2-153, J.P.N.Road, Mandi Bazaar , Warangal

ASSAM: 1) R N C Path, Dibrugah 2) S S Road, Lakhtokia, Guwahati 3) Assam Trunk Road, Jorhat

BIHAR & JHARKHAND: 1) 4, Patal Babu Road, Bhagalpur 2) Golpathar Thakur Bari, Gaya 3) Main Road Bistupur, Singhbhum Dist. Jamshedpur 4) West Gandhi Maidan, Patna 5) Sainik Bhavan, Main Road, Ranchi 6) C/27, City Centre Sector IV, Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro

DELHI 1) 309, Main Road, Chandni Chowk, Delhi 2) 13, Community Centre, Zamrudpur, Greater Kailash – I, New Delhi 3) 106 & 107, Aurobindo Place, D D A Commercial Complex, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 4) C - 26/27 Community Centre, Janakpuri, New Delhi 5) 10174/1, Gurudwara Road, Near Bikanerwala, Naiwala, Karol Bagh, New Delhi 6) 1376, Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, Delhi 7) 33, Pratap Nagar, Mayur Vihar Phase – I, New Delhi 8) Main G-41, Connaught Circus, New Delhi 9) 47-48, Pragati House, Nehru Place, New Delhi 10) D-1/1, Rana Pratap Bagh, New Delhi 11) A B 20, Safdarjung Development Enclave, New Delhi 12) A 7, NDSE Part I, Main Ring Road, South Extension, New Delhi 13) 3/1, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 14) Aggarwal Tarun Plaza, DDA Shopping Centre, Tarun Enclave, Pitampura, Delhi 15) Aggarwal Mall, I Floor Plot No.3, Sector V, Ashirwad Chowk, Dwarka, New Delhi.

GOA 1) Shop No. 14,15,16,Gurusai Plaza, Near Adharsa School, ISI Dora, Baptista Road, Margao 2) Hotel Bardez Building, Coscar Corner, Mapusa 3) Dr. Domingo Roque De - Souza Road, , Panaji

GUJRAT 1) 74, Swastik Society, Eternia Complex, CG Road,Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 2) Prof. Manekrao Road, Raopura, Baroda 3) Kantawala Dela Undivakhar, Bhavnagar 4) Kasi Vishwanath Road, Jamnagar 5) Shop No. 12-15 Reshamwala Market Ring Road, Surat 6) Block 316, Sector 16, Gandhi Nagar

HARYANA: 1) A-3/3, Nehru Ground, Faridabad 2) Gurdwara Road, Gurgoan 3)  SCF 20 Red Square Market, Hissar 4) 574/2, Civil Road , Rohtak 

HIMACHAL PRADESH: 1) 17, The Mall, Shimla 

 

JAMMU: 1) 56 A/B, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu (J&K)

KARNATAKA: 1) 35, Lady Curzon Road, Bangalore Cantonment 2) 7, Gandhi Bazaar, Basavangudi, Bangalore 3) Goldsmith Street Brucepet, Bellary 4) No 7 , 4th Main Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore 5) 1st Floor, Mangala Shopping Complex, Sangam Circle, Line Bajar Road, Dharwar 6) 57/4-9, R.S. Plaza, I floor, Vinoba Road, Gandhi Square, Mysore 7) 110, M G Road Bangalore 8) B H Road, Shimoga

KERALA: 1) 29/373F, Ground Floor, Ray Bhavan, NH 47 Byepass Thykoodam, Vyttila ,Kochi 2) M C Road Baker Junction, Kottayam 3) LIC Building, SM Street, Kozhikode 4) Swaraj Round East, Thrissur 5) Indian Bank Towers M G Road, Thiruvananthapuram

MADHYA PRADESH: 1) 83, M P Nagar, Zone II, Bhopal 2) 752, Iderganj Square Lashkar, Gwalior 3) G-1, Shree Vardhan Complex 4, R N T Marg, Indore 4) 426, Marhataal, Jabalpur

CHATISGARH: 1) Gurunanak Chowk, Raipur 2) 1st Floor, Taha Complex, Vyapar Vihar, Bilaspur

MAHARASHTRA: 1) "Parasmani" 228, Samarth Nagar, Aurangabad 2) 99, Polan Peth, First Floor, Dana Bajar, Jalgaon 3) United India Bldg. Sir P M Road Fort, Mumbai 4) Gotmare Market, Laxmi Bhuwan Square Dharampeth, Nagpur 5) 480 Y, Swami R P Road, Nasik 6) 210 Mittal Towers, B Wing, Nariman Point, Mumbai 7) 495, Mantri Heights, Shaniwar Peth, Pune City 8) 35, Aurora Tower, East Wing, Moledina Road, Pune Cantonment, Pune 9) Bakle Complex, 162/6, Railway Lines, Sholapur

MEGHALAYA: 1) G S Road, Raibow Complex Burra Bazaar, Shillong, East Khasi
Hills, Shillong

ORISSA: 1) 32, Janpath Ashok Nagar Unit II, Bhubaneswar 2) Near Grand Bazar, Kutchery Road, Uditnagar, Rourkela, Sundargarh Dist. Rourkela 3) Laxmi Talkies Road, Sambalpur 4) 566/1414, Padmalaya market Complex Khunta, Balasore

PONDICHERRY: 1) 288, M G Road, Pondicherry

PUNJAB: 1) 42, Chowk Farid Katra Sher Singh, Amritsar 2) 922 G T Road, Jalandhar 3) Lower Mal Opposite Polo Ground, Patiala.

CHANDIGARH: 1) SCO 38-39 Madhya Marg, Sector 7 C, Chandigarh

RAJASTHAN: 1) Alakh Sagar, KEM Road, Bikaner 2) "Dharma Heights" 10 Motilal Atal Road, Opp.Ganpati Plaza, M.I. Road, Jaipur 3) 4th Chopasni Road , Jodhpur 4) MP A8 Mahavir Nagar II, Kota 5)5, Abhay Niwas, Residency Road, Udaipur

SIKKIM: 1) Mahatma Gandhi Marg, New Market, Gangtok

TAMIL NADU: 1) Gee Gee Complex, First Floor 42, Anna Salai, Chennai 2) 31 Variety Hall Road, Coimbatore Main 3) 21, Koviloor Road, Karaikudi 4) 100, East Avani Moola St. Madurai Main 5) 128, Big Bazaar St. Tiruchirapalli Main 6) 5-J, Madurai Road, Tirunelveli Junction

UTTAR PRADESH: 1) E-11/8, I floor, Prateek Centre, Sanjay Place, Agra 2) Marris Road, Aligarh 3) 249, Chak Zero Road, Allahabad 4) 152-E, Civil Lines Chowki Chauraha, Bareilly 5) 3, Navyug Market, Ghaziabad 6) Bank Road, Gorakhpur 7) 50/276 Halsi Road, Kanpur 8) 64, Cant. Board office Kanpur Cantt. 9) 1-2, Ashok Marg, Lucknow 10) B- 1316, Sai Plaza B Block Crossing, Indira Nagar, Lucknow 11) 213, Begum Bridge Road, Meerut 12) C-7/34-B, Lahurabir, Varanasi 13) D-48/122, Missirpokhra, Godowlia, Varanasi

UTTRANCHAL: 1) 3, Astely Hall Rajpur Road, Dehradun

WEST BENGAL: 1) 150, B C Road, Burdwan 2) 3/1, R N Mukherjee Road, Shree Ram Chambers, Kolkata Main 3) Bajaj Bhawan, Nachan Road, Benachitty, Durgapur 4) Malancha Main Road, Kharida, Kharagpur, Midnapore Dist. Kharagpur 5) Hill Craft Road, Siliguri, Darjeeling Dist. Siliguri 6) West Bengal Uni. Of Technology, BF-142, Salt Lake Sector 1, Salt Lake, Kolkata 7) Akash Ganga Commercial Complex, I floor, Block E, Basudebpur, Durga Chowk P.O., Khanjanchak, Haldia 8) 9/118, Rabindra Avenue, Khudiram Shaw Complex, 1st Floor, Opp. Zilla School, Malda.

(b) ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE

JAMMU & KASHMIR: 1) Poloview Residency Road, Srinagar-190001.

6. Candidates seeking admission to the Test through Information Bulletin must apply only in the prescribed application form supplied along with the Information Bulletin for this test only. Please handle this form carefully while filling it up. The completed Application Form should be sent only Ordinary post, as the case may be, in the prescribed envelope supplied with Information Bulletin.

Candidate should check that the Serial number printed on the Information Bulletin, Application form, Certificate of Postage card and on the envelope are the same. The application form should be filled-in by the candidate legibly and carefully, in his/her own handwriting with Black Ink pen. Candidate should super-scribe the SUBJECT CODE, APPLICATION FORM NO., Medium of Exam and CENTRE CODE in the boxes provided on the envelope containing the application form (with enclosures).

7. THE LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM:

The application form (through Bank or online), duly completed with requisite enclosure should be sent by Ordinary post to the Sr. Controller of Examination, Examination Unit, Human Resource Development Group, CSIR Complex, Opposite Institute of Hotel Management, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110012 so as to reach Examination Unit CSIR on or before 07.03.2013.

For candidates applying from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of J&K State, Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshdweep, the application form must reach the Sr.Controller of Examination CSIR on or before 13.03.2013. 

The candidates are advised in their own interest to apply early enough to ensure timely receipt of their applications by the Examination Unit on or before the closing date. CSIR shall not be responsible for any postal delay/loss in transit of the application. 

APPLICATION FORM RECEIVED AFTER CLOSING DATE WILL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED.

9. OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION:

(i) The candidates are advised to go through this notification and also terms & conditions given in Information Bulletin for this test. The candidate must satisfy themselves regarding their eligibility for this test before applying for this test.

(ii) Candidates must read the terms and conditions for CSIR /UGC Research Fellowships/LS on the respective websites.

(iii) Candidates applying through O.M.R. Application form must use only the form supplied with Information Bulletin and purchased from any of the designated branches of the Bank listed in para 5.4 above. They should ensure that while selling the form, the bank has authenticated the form at reverse of the application form in space provided for this purpose. Application Form should be purchased from designated branches only and not from any other agency.

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