Page 34 - Informatics, October 2020

eGov Products & Services

OJAS (Online Job Application System)

A complete solution for speedy and transparent recruitment

process of Government

Edited by AK DADHICHI JAS is a comprehensive web solution for
the departments of Govt. of Gujarat which
O minimizes the manual work at the office and
Since inception in 2009, more provides user friendly environment to the applicants
to apply online 24x7 for the various vacancies.
than 100 departments have been
OJAS portal comprises
using OJAS platform for their
Online Application
recruitments of various class I, II A web-based platform with mobile responsive
design to apply online for the various advertisements
& III posts. Over 2000 exams have including their personal, education, experience,
already been conducted using training, photo/ signature, preferences and other
details. Integration with multiple payment gateways
the portal. In 2014, the system for application fees, cash deposit of fees at major Public Service Commission holds
post offices across the state, incorporation of SMS special importance in the process of
was made compulsory by the and email communication at different stages of recruitment in government and therefore,
recruitment. Other salient features make their first- speed and transparency in the system
Government of Gujarat for any hand experience with govt. more promising and thus are at the topmost priority. OJAS and
enrich their trust in e-governance.. iASS by NIC Gujarat paved the way for
type of recruitment. The System
Back-office Planning & Vetting GPSC to move for faceless administration
was also replicated in High Court A back-office software for the officials of effectively. By the inclusion of the e-Gov
departments named OJASADMIN provides all the systems in decision making, legal disputes
of Gujarat and Daman & Diu functionalities related to recruitment processes. at GPSC reduced drastically and footfall
to the commission office is almost nil.
administration. Primary scrutiny of applications, caste/ category/ OJAS and iASS are digital steps towards
gender-wise application reports, duplicate facilitating candidates right from the
applications management, rejection, etc. are part of initial stage of applying online up to their
the application management module. Initialization appointment to the various cadres on a
of exam, Roll number generation, exam school/ single platform. NIC Gujarat provided an
college entry, exam center allocation, Interview/ exceptionally good software solution to
Mains exam planning, various exam-related reports GPSC for its back-office operations. With
like attendance sheet, packing memo etc. are part the dedicated support from NIC, GPSC has
of the exam management module. Bulk SMS/ Email, digitized almost all selection processes and
uploading alerts on notice board, data download, is now using an integrated environment
publish advertisements/ call letter, roles and rights for DigiLocker, Payment gateways, SMS
management etc. are part of the administration gateway, Email, Mobile application, etc.
module.
Document Submission & Scrutiny
Mohan Krishnan P V A web-based solution named iASS (Integrated
Dy. Director General & SIO
mohan.pv@gov.in Application Scrutiny System) for the applicants of DINESH DASA
GPSC to submit their scrutiny documents online Chairman
once they are shortlisted by GPSC for the document Gujarat Public Service Commission
verification process. iASS is integrated with
DigiLocker, hence providing the facility to submit
documents digitally. The system also minimizes the
Amit D. Shah manual and time-consuming work of GPSC officials application forms, hall tickets and other historical
Sr. Technical Director by providing computer-based application scrutiny of recruitment-related information.
amit.shah@nic.in documents at each level of hierarchy starting from Dy.
SO to Secretary. The system has drastically reduced Features of the Product
candidate’s visits to GPSC as all communications are • One Time Registration (Applicant Profile)
through SMS and emails. • One Time Registration (Applicant Profile)
• Online Application with Photo/ Sign and all
Information Dissemination Validations (Age, Education, Experience etc.)
Arpit M. Parikh Android Apps available on Google Play Store • SMS (PUSH/ PULL), EMAIL, Payment Gateways &
Scientist-B and NIC e-Gov Appstore to provide broad access to DIGILOCKER Integration
arpit.parikh@nic.in the information and to facilitate the applicants with • Back-office system having management modules

34 informatics.nic.in October 2020