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Books Index:
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Check the Study plan here.
For Paper 1:
Section | Marks | |
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General Awareness | 100 | |
(i) History of India & Indian National Movement | 20 | |
(ii) Constitution of India, Polity, Governance, Social Justice | 30 | |
(iii) Current events of National and International importance | 50 | |
English Language & Comprehension | 50 | |
(i) Comprehension | 10 | |
(ii) Do as directed (Active-Passive; Direct-Indirect etc.) | 10 | |
(iii) Prepositions, fill in the blanks, | 10 | |
(iv) Synonyms/Antonyms | 5 | |
(v) Sentence Correction; common errors | 10 | |
(vi) Punctuation, Idioms & Phrases etc. | 5 | |
Total Marks | 150 | |
Total Time (Hours) | 2 |
For Paper 2:
Section | Marks | |
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(i) General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability | 25 | |
(ii) Arithmetical and Numerical Ability | 25 | |
(iii) General Science | 25 | |
(iv) Economic & Social Development and General issues on Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity and Climate Change | 25 | |
(v) Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude | 25 | |
(vi) Decision Making and Problem solving | 25 | |
(vii) Management Principles & Practices | 25 | |
(viii) National Geography | 25 | |
Total Marks | 200 | |
Total Time (Hours) | 2:30 |
For Paper 3:
Section | Marks | No. of Questions |
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(i) Essay writing | 100 | 2 |
(ii) Precis writing | 30 | 1 |
(iii) Letter/Application writing | 20 | 1 |
Total Marks | 150 | |
Total Time (Hours) | 2 |
Paper Subject | Max. Marks | Time |
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Paper – I General Awareness and English Language and Comprehension | 150 | 02:00 Hours (120 Minutes) |
General Awareness | 100 (Objective Type) | - |
(100 Objective Type Questions of one mark each with negative marking @ 0.33 marks for every wrong answer.) | - | - |
English Language and Comprehension | 50 (Objective Type) | - |
(50 Objective Type Questions of one mark each with negative marking @ 0.33 marks for every wrong answer.) | - | - |
Paper – II General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability | 200 | 02:30 Hours (150 Minutes) |
(200 Objective Type Questions of one mark each with negative marking @ 0.33 marks for every wrong answer.) | - | - |
Paper - III English/Hindi – Descriptive Paper | 150 | 02 Hours (120 Minutes) |
Essay, Precis and Letter/Application Writing | - | - |
Interview | 100 | - |
(Interview carrying 100 marks for the post of Section Officer (Gen/F&A/S&P) only.) | - | - |
CPT Computer Proficiency Test | 100 | - |
(CPT carrying 100 marks for the posts of Assistant Section Officer (Gen/F&A/S&P) only. CPT is Qualifying in nature.) | - | - |
Paper– I, Paper- II and Paper- III will be common and compulsory for all the posts. All the papers will be bilingual (English & Hindi) except the English Language Part of Paper – I which will be in English only. Minimum threshold marks, wherever prescribed/required, will be decided by the Competent Authority. | - | - |
For the post of Section Officer (Gen/F&A/S&P) only :-
For the post of Assistant Section Officer (Gen/F&A/S&P) only:-
NOTE: The above process is suggestive only. Final decision to hold Paper- I, Paper- II on the same day or on different days and when to hold Paper- III, CPT/Interview and any related issue, may be taken by the Competent Authority keeping in view the Mode of Examination and logistics etc.