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The West Bengal College Service Commission
6, Bhawani Dutta Lane, 4th Flr., Kolkata – 700 073
ADVERTISEMENT NUMBER – 1/2013
HOW TO APPLY
(Candidates should apply only online through From 12
noon, 01.01.2014.
1. Before applying, please be ready with (i) Bank Draft for Rs. 2000/- in favour of " The Secretary,
The West Bengal College Service Commission” drawn on any bank at its branch in Kolkata, and
(i ) scanned images of your photograph and signature ( see the instruction on photo/signature
upload)
2. A valid e-mail ID and Mobile Number are mandatory for registration and email ID should be kept
active at least til the examination process is over. You are advised to read “Advertisement” and
“How To Apply” careful y and then fil the online application form with utmost care as no
correspondence regarding changes/modifications will be entertained later.
3. You are first required to visit the above-mentioned website and Click “Apply Online for
Principal” This wil redirect you to a page where fol owing information are available:
a. Advertisement
b. How To Apply
c. Important dates
After going through above information, please click on “Click here to apply Online”
4. Please enter your details in the correct place and while entering data please fol ow the
sequence of the registration form to get better output.
5. Once the form is fil ed up, please check your details by clicking “Preview”.
6. After seeing Preview, click on “Close”. You can modify your details now.
7. If you are satisfied with your entries, click on “submit”. Once you click on “Submit” (this
submission explicitly indicates that no further changes/modification wil be al owed), the system wil save the data and register you. You wil get a Registration No and a Password for you. Please note it for future reference. The system wil also send an email indicating your password. (So, be
careful while entering your email id during filling up online application form)
8. You are now a registered candidate. Please visit our site www.examinationonline.in/wbcscportal
again and login with your registration number and password to upload your photograph and signature as per the instructions given below. The online application wil be considered as incomplete without the photograph and signature upload.
9. After completing the online application, candidates should take a print out of the application
form (Last Step) and send the same, along with the Bank Draft, to the Commission's
office before 4 PM, 7th February, 2014.
10. No certificates/documents are required to be submitted at this stage.
Note 1
 Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply on-line wel before the closing date and
not to wait til the last date for depositing the fee to avoid the possibility of linkrelated problems.
The WBCSC does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reason or for any other reason beyond  In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, they should create a
new one before applying on-line.
 Since certain fields are firm, fixed and cannot be edited, candidates are requested to fil in the online application form with utmost care as no correspondence regarding change of details wil be
entertained. A preview option has been provided which should be carefully utilized before one
final y ‘submits’ the application.
 In case of queries regarding eligibility, qualification etc, send an e-mail to
[email protected].
Instruction on Photo/Signature Upload
Before applying online a candidate wil be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her
photograph and signature as per the specifications given below.
(i) Photograph Image:
 Photograph must be a recent passport style colour picture.
 Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is al owed but it must not  Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)  Size of file should be less than 20kb.
(ii) Signature Imaging :
 The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink/Bal point pen.
 Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)  Size of file should be less than 10kb
Scanning the photograph & signature:
(1) The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is:
image01.jpg or image01.jpeg. Image dimensions can be checked by listing the folder files or
moving the mouse over the file image icon.
Candidates using MS Windows/MSOffice can easily obtain photo and signature in .jpeg
format not exceeding 20KB respectively by using MS Paint or MSOffice Picture Manager.
Scanned photograph and signature in any format can be saved in .jpg format by using 'Save
As' option in the File menu and size can be reduced below 30KB (photograph) & 20KB
(signature) by using crop and then resize option (Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the
pixel size) in the 'Image' menu. Similar options are available in other photo editors also. If
the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.
While fil ing in the Online Application Form the candidate wil be provided with a link to upload his
photograph and signature.
Procedure for Uploading the Photograph and Signature :
 There wil be two separate browse buttons for uploading Photograph and Signature.
 Click on the respective buttons "Upload Photograph / Signature".
 Browse and Select the location where the Scanned Photograph / Signature file has been saved.
 Select the file by clicking on it.
 Click the 'Upload Files' button.
 Check whether the correct photo and signature have been uploaded. If ‘yes’, then click on ‘Verify and Submit’ button. If ‘not’, please select your correct photo and signature.
Note 2:
(1) In case the face in the photograph or signature is unclear the candidate's application may be
rejected.
(2) Wrong information furnished in the online application may lead to rejection of your candidature. So, please make good use of the “PREVIEW” options.

Source: http://www.examinationonline.in/wbcscportal/WBCSC%20DOC/How_To_Apply_Principal_2014.pdf