Guidelines and Criteria for Physical Fitness - for Pre-Employment Medical Examination - Aim, Scope, Procedure, Appeal

Q: What is the aim of these pre-employment medical examination guidelines?

To select candidates who are in good physical and mental health, free from defects or disabilities that could interfere with duties or safety of plants, machinery, or co-workers.

Q: Who conducts the medical examination under these guidelines?

The Corporation’s Medical Officer / Authorized Medical Officer / Designated Nominated Hospitals, who are competent authorities to certify candidates as medically fit, unfit, or temporarily unfit.

Q: What happens if a candidate is temporarily unfit due to a short-term curable sickness?

HR informs the candidate for re-examination within the prescribed period; on medical confirmation that the condition is cured, the candidate is declared medically fit.

Sep 18, 2026

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Guidelines and criteria for physical fitness before pre-employment medical examination for candidates seeking appointment in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Define the aim, the scope of eligibility for permanent, temporary, deputation, and transferred employees, and explain that the medical test forms part of the selection procedure. Set procedures for authorized officers, documentation, required investigations, temporary unfitness conditions, and fitness certification. Include investigation steps for specific conditions, blood pressure limits, vision tests, pregnancy handling, and the appeal process via appointing authority reconsideration.

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。 1 # GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR PHYSICAL FITNESSFOR PRE-EMPLOYMENT MEDICALEXAMINATION ## AIM: 1. 1.1The aim of these guidelines is to select,for a particular post,a person who must be ingood physical and mental health and must be free from any physical defect or disabilitythat is likely to interfere with efficient perfomance of the duties and /or safety of theplants,machinery or co-workers. ## SCOPE: 2. 2.1Any person seeking appointment in the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.whether in apemanent,temporary or deputation basis shall be required to undergo medicalexamination. 2.2The Pre-employment medical examination shallbe a part of the selection procedure of acandidate for a particular post except in respect of Engineers/Officers recruited throughAll India Open Advertisement 2.3An employee already in the service of the Corporation who is selected for different postwhether on the basis of open recruitment or other wise,employees of Central Govt.,State Govt.and public sectors joining the Corporation will also undergo medicalexamination under these guidelines. 2.4Placement from Non-technical areas to technical areas will require fresh medicalexamination. ## 3.PROCEDURE FOR MEDICALEXAMINATION: 3.1Medical Examination as prescribed under these guidelines will be conducted byCorporation's Medical officer /Authorized Medical Officer /Designated NominatedHospitals only,who shall be the competent authority to certify a candidate as MedicallyFit /Unfit /Temporarily Unfit.However,IOCL reserves the right to re-examine orreview a medical report. 3.2The Photograph of the candidate shall be forwarded to the Medical Department dulyattested by the HR department. 3.3Left Hand fingerprints /impressions:Examining doctor should get the impressions of allthe fingers of the left hand on the space provided for the same and get duly signed bythe candidate. 3.4Where no facilities are available for conducting certain medical examination/tests,thecandidate will be referred to competent medical practitioners/specialists /laboratories,which will be at the discretion of the examining medical authonity 3.5In such cases,Corporation shall reimburse the charges for consultation /tests onproduction of necessary money receipts duly countersigned by the Corporation's medicalofficer. 3.6The Corporation's Medical authority will complete the pre-employment medicalexamination fitness certificate as given in the Pre-Employment Examination Part-Ildeclaring the candidate fit or unfit or temporarily unfit,as the case may be.The certificatewill be signed by both,the examining doctor and the Chief Medical Officer(HOD)of theunit.The medical department will retain the medical report for Occupational HeaithRecords. 3.7Where a candidate is found to be temporarily unfit by reason of short tem sickness whichis curabie within a period of not more than eight weeks,the candidate will be infomed byHR department for re-examination on advice from doctor in the prescribed fom as givenin Pre-Employment Examination Part-IV.The examining doctor,on satisfying himselfduring re-examination that the short-term disease is cured,willdeclare the candidate tobe medically Fit. C 3.8Any Lymphadenopathy shouid be thoroughly investigated to rule out any chronicGranulomatous disease like Tuberculosis,Sarcoidosis and Blood Dyscrasias. 3.9The limits of Blood Pressure will be assessed as:Normotension<140 mm of Hg.SBPand<90 mm of Hg.DBP.Candidate diagnosed as Hypertensive will be furtherinvestigated. 3.10 Dextrocardia without any symptoms per se does not disqualify for employment,howeverpresence of other congenital anomalies should be looked for,and decision for fitnessshould be made accordingly. 3.11Fundus examination should be carried out by Ophthalmologist. 3.12 Color vision shall be tested with ISHIHARA PLATES in good normal light for allcandidates. 3.13 .For Partial colour Blindness the job description of the candidate shall be taken intoconsideration before

FAQs

What is the aim of these pre-employment medical examination guidelines?

To select candidates who are in good physical and mental health, free from defects or disabilities that could interfere with duties or safety of plants, machinery, or co-workers.

Who conducts the medical examination under these guidelines?

The Corporation’s Medical Officer / Authorized Medical Officer / Designated Nominated Hospitals, who are competent authorities to certify candidates as medically fit, unfit, or temporarily unfit.

What happens if a candidate is temporarily unfit due to a short-term curable sickness?

HR informs the candidate for re-examination within the prescribed period; on medical confirmation that the condition is cured, the candidate is declared medically fit.

Sep 18, 2026

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