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ASOC Application Guide lines

Any Indian citizen above 12 years of age can appear for the ASOC Restricted Grade
examination.

The following documents must accompany the application:

1. Completely filled application form and declaration sheet.
a. No section should be left blank
b. See sample filled application form for further instructions
2. An attested copy of birth certificate or school leaving certificate (10
th
or 12
Mark Sheet only).
a. NO OTHER PROOF ACCEPTED. (NO Driving Licence, PAN, Voter ID
card etc)
b. The age proof document (marksheet / birth certificate) should
preferably be in English.
c. It should have the date of birth. (Yes! there are some state school
boards which issue marksheets with no provision for date of birth,
which are not acceptable age proof)
d. The name in the marksheet MUST EXACTLY MATCH THE
APPLICATION NAME AND ALL OTHER PROOFS SUBMITTED
3. Certificate in support of nationality
a. attested copy of in force Nationality Certificate in the prescribed
Performa,
b. print Nationality Certificate Form and get is signed from one of the
officers listed below :-
1) Gazetted officers of Central or State Governments.
2) Members of Parliament or State Legislatures.
3) Sub-Divisional Magistrate/Officer.
4) Tahsildars or Naib/Deputy Tahsildars Authorised to exercise
magisterial powers.
5) Principal / Head Master / Head Mistress of the recognized
institutions (School / College) if applicant is a Bonafide student
of that institution.(only GOVT school/collage)
a) This option to be used ONLY if you are currently a student.
b) Attested copy of Student ID card / Bonafide certificate MUST
ALSO be attached to prove student status and enrollment in
the institution claimed.

4. Ensure you have attached two pass port size photo graphs (3 X 4 cm size)
which is
a. signed in the front bottom half of the photo,
b. Name written on back of photo and
c. Enclosed in a small transparent plastic cover.
d. ONLY PROPER PHOTOs, NO CUT COLOR XEROX OF PHOTOS
ACCEPTED
5. Ensure you have attached four Copies of Personal Details of Applicant.
a. Filled with the same data as the main application form
b. Signed individually (DONOT print one form, sign and take 3
photocopies)
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c. See sample personal particular form for filling instructions to various
column.
6. One self addressed, un-stamped envelope of size 27 12 Cms for
correspondence
7. 2 copies of Result sheet with name and address and filled in to be attached
8. Print and use the ASOC Application Check List to ensure you have completed
all that needs to be done. After completion, ask another person to
independently verify the application with this check list and sample forms
9. If the applicant is between 12 to 18 years of age, a No Objection Certificate
from Parent/Guardian/Head of Institution is to be included. Print fill and attach
the Use Undertaking.doc attachment to your application form
10. Applicants holding degree in Engineering Science or Diploma in Engineering
and having studied electronics or telecommunications shall be exempted from
appearing in Section A of Part 1 of the test.
a. In effect, only those with BE/ME - Electronics & Communication
Engineering (ECE), are eligible for this exemption.
b. If you hold this degree, please attach attested copy of degree
certificate.
c. No other qualification is accepted for this exemption.
d. For other relevant degrees/diplomas (BSC Physics, B. Tech), one has
to provide proof of the syllabus studied covers the Section A Part 1
Radio Theory and Practice completely, which is a very tedious process
and hence will not be taken up by the organizers.
11. Print and use the 2 checklist pages for self verification.
12. After self verification, give the application form set to a third person and ask
him/her to verify that you have done all that is necessary using the check list
and this guideline and attach the same to the application.

General points to be noted while preparing application form.
1. All dates to be entered in DD/MM/YYYY format.
2. Ensure that the attestation seal is proper and completely affixed in all
documents i.e. ensure stamping is proper, complete and smudgefree.
SEAL IS MANDATORY
3. The Name, designation, department and institution name must be either
be properly identifiably from the seal OR written in the handwriting of the
attesting officer.
4. Preferably choose proof documents (marksheet, Birth certificate which
have data in English (in addition to any vernacular language).
5. Attestation of all documents can be obtained from the Principal / Head
Master / Head Mistress of the recognized institutions (School / College) if
applicant is a Bonafide student of that institution.
6. Name and date of birth MUST EXACTLY MATCH the application name
and application DOB columns IN ALL OTHER PROOFS SUBMITTED.
7. Your signature in all places should be identical.
8. No DD needs to be taken. It will be taken by the organizers.
a. Currently only restricted grade exam will be conducted, the exam fees
for which is Rs 100/-
9. Fees and application form and other documents submitted for this exam
once submitted to monitoring station, CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY
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SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION, IN CASE YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO
APPEAR IN THIS EXAMINATION UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
10. Only hardcopy applications are accepted by organizers, which means NO
scanned and emailed application will be accepted.

Examination Preparation tips.

1. The exam is of Objective Type questions comprising of 2 sections, for one
hour duration. You need to obtain atleast 40 % in each section and 50 %
aggregate to pass the exam

2. Sincere and consistent effort going through reading material in a focused and
exam oriented manner is the only way of succeeding in the ASOC exam.

3. No malpractice of any sort will be allowed as the exam will be conducted
under a vigilant and strict staff. So dont bank on any underhand tactics to
help you pass the exam.

4. The examination syllabus covers only a bare minimum domain area of what
you are expected to know while operating an amateur radio station. So you
are better off preparing well for the exam as you will anyway have to learn
these when setting up and operating an amateur radio station.