Selection of Assistant Director Fire & Emergency Services in Fire & Emergency Department.

Notification No. 02 – PSC (DR-S) OF 2021

Dated: 04.01.2021

Whereas, the Home Department vide their letter No. Home/F&ES/64/2017 dated 

21.09.2017, referred 08 posts (OM:04, RBA:02, SC:01 & ST:01) of Assistant Director, Fire 

& Emergency Services for being filled up through a written test; and 

Whereas, the J&K Public Service Commission advertised these posts vide 

Notification No.12-PSC (DR-P) of 2017 dated 27.11.2017. The last date for receipt of 

applications i.e cut-off date was 30.12.2017. In all, 926 applications were received. In 

pursuance of Rule 40 of J&K Public Service Commission (Business & Procedure) Rules, 

1980 read with SRO 438 dated 11.12.2015, a written test was conducted on 09.03.2019 at 

centres viz. Srinagar and Jammu, in which 452 candidates appeared; and

Whereas, the result of the written test was declared on 18.03.2019 vide 

Notification No. PSC/Exam/24/2019 in pursuance of Rule 40(ii) of the Jammu and 

Kashmir Public Service Commission (Business & Procedure) Rules, 1980 and SRO 438 of 

11.12.2015 and accordingly 40 applicants (candidates) were declared to have qualified 

for Physical Fitness Test/interview. The cut off category wise is 43.00, 32.50, 36.00 & 

30.00 for OM, RBA, SC & ST respectively.

Whereas, the interviews were conducted w.e.f. 02.12.2020 to 04.12.2020 and on 

21.12.2020 at Jammu. During the course of verification before commencement of the 

interview process, 02 candidates namely Mr. Stanzin Idong (B.D.No.17) under ST category 

and Mr. Rahul Garhotra (B.D.No.40) under Open Merit were found ineligible on the 

ground that they do not qualify the prescribed Physical Standard of 5’-6” height as per 

Recruitment rules. After rejecting the candidature of said candidates, 02 more candidates 

next in order of merit, one each under OM and ST category namely Mr. Anshuman Dubey 

(1200636) and Mohd Anwar (1200749) respectively were called for interview. The 

interview of these two candidates was held on 21.12.2020.

On the basis of performance in the written examination held on 18.03.2019, and, in 

the interview held from 02.12.2020 to 04.12.2020 & on 21.12.2020, the candidates as 

shown in Annexure “B” to this notification have selected for the post of Assistant 

Director Fire & Emergency Services in Fire & Emergency Department.

The Aggregate Merit of the 40 candidates who appeared in the interview is 

annexed as “Annexure-A” to this notification.

Note 1:

The list is subject to further verification of original 

documents/testimonials.

Note 2:

The list is subject to the outcome of writ petition pending before any 

competent Court of jurisdiction.