All candidates [including ex-servicemen], shall be put through an OMR Sheet-based test which shall consist of Tier-I and Tier-II. Tier-I (2 hour duration) and Tier-II (1 hour duration) Tests shall be held in a single session.
Tier-I Test shall carry 100 marks. The questions shall be multiple choice objective type and will carry one mark for every correct answer and a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer and shall include questions on:-
- General Knowledge/ Current Affairs
- Reasoning
- Numerical Ability
The minimum qualifying cut-off marks in Tier-I test for each category shall be as follows :-
- General Candidates 40%
- SC Candidates 35%
- OBC Candidates 35%
- Ex-Servicemen Candidates 30%
Only those candidates who score the above mentioned qualifying marks in Tier-I shall be eligible for evaluation of their Tier-II Test.
Tier-II Test, carrying 50 marks, shall test the proficiency of candidates in domain specialization i.e. “IT Support” as per the syllabus