Walk through for the ePAR application:

Pre-requisities: 1. Digital Signature Certificate for the Self 2. NIC e-mail for self 3. Operating system-Windows 7 4. Browser -Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 21 5. Java Version 7

Go to https://www.java.com/en/download/ and download Java

version 7 if not available already on your desktop/laptop.

6. Configure Java Security Settings Open Java from control panel Go to Security tab and set the security level to Medium/Low.

Quick Setup Guide for SPARROW

1. Get your DSC from GAD

2. Install Middleware (Token Drivers)

See detail on next page

Gemalto driver download procedure

NIC Certifying Authority

https://nicca.nic.in/

The following screen will appear

Browse this URL

Click here to

select the

driver (link)

Click here to select sl no 15 & driver

download

i.e. 15. Gemalto Token Windows Driver Download [.zip format] (for all

Windows - 32/64 bit OS).

Click here

Gemalto driver

download

• Download Gemalto token driver in zip format and it will be saved at

download folder / desktop .

• Unzip the Gemalto Token driver.

Driver Installation process as follows

• Step 1

Double

click here

Press the

Install button

Check the button and click the Next button.

Installation process completed pressing next + next +

finish.

This completes the gemalto driver installation.

Agree

After Installation

• Insert the DSC Token into USB port.

Then click start-> All program-> Gemalto -> SC-SED then press shift button

+ right button of mouse simultaneously to view the token information.

DSC Registration and Login (SPARROW)

Open Internet Explorer 9 and type following URL of SPARROW

1. Please go to http://www.persmin.gov.in/ 2. Click on Department of Personnel & Training (DOPT) 3. When the DOPT webpage is open, Please click on the top scroll titled SPARROW(ePAR for IAS Officers) is available at http://sparrow.eoffice.gov.in. Alternatively, you can straightaway jump to

http://sparrow.eoffice.gov.in

4. If to the Sparrow, you get the warning message that site’s Certificate is not trusted, then please click “proceed any way”.

SPARROW Login

Note: NIC eMail Id is mandatory to login into the SPARROW application. In this case, User Name refers to the NIC eMail Id of the user.

Steps for Login:

User should have a User Name and Password as shown in Fig.SPARROW.6:

Fig.SPARROW.6

Perhaps if User forgets email ID, click Forgot email ID( ) as shown in

Fig.SPARROW.7:

Fig.SPARROW.7

If User forgets password, click Forgot Password( ) as shown in

Fig.SPARROW.8:

Fig.SPARROW.8

If User forgets NICeMail, click Apply for NICeMail( ) as shown in

Fig.SPARROW.9:

Fig.SPARROW.9

DSC Registration

Pre-Requisites

User should possess DSC

System should detect the DSC Dongle

Registration Process

Plug the DSC , click DSC Registration( ), to register DSC as shown

in Fig.SPPAROW.1:

Fig.SPPAROW.1

Enter PIN number of DSC and click OK( ) as shown in Fig.SPARROW.2:

Fig.SPARROW.2

Select the enrolled certificate and click Register( ) as shown in

Fig.SPARROW.3:

Fig.SPARROW.3

A message prompts for successfully registered DSC and click OK( )as in

Fig.SPARROW.4:

Fig. SPARROW. 4

User can view the registered DSC(Active) in the list as displayed as shown in

Fig.SPARROW.5:

Fig.SPARROW.5

Note:

a. To deactivate the registered DSC, click Deactivate DSC ( ). b. Inactive DSC cannot be activated again.

Firefox extension setting

Step 1:-Click on Tools ->select Add-ons

Step 2:-Click on Enable button(Java Quick Stater 1.0)