RECRUITMENT TO 320 POSTS OF INSPECTOR, COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATION, GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

RECRUITMENT TO 320 POSTS OF INSPECTOR, COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES 

INITIAL PAY: Rs. 35,400/-
The minimum pay admissible for the ibid posts shall be as per Notification No. 7/204/2012-4FP1/66, dated 15/01/2015 Government of Punjab, Department of Finance (Finance Personnel-I Branch) Chandigarh, and Notification No. 1/62016- 4P.P.1/834680/1 dated 07/09/2016 Government of Punjab, Department of Personnel PPI Branch Chandigarh, fixed emolument equal to Minimum Pay without any allowance will be paid during the probation period of 3 years.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:-
4.1 Should possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any stream with minimum sixty percent marks from a recognized university or institution. Graduate with 60% marks in any stream.
4.2 Should have passed a Computer Course of at least one hundred and twenty hours with hands on experience in the use of Personal Computer or Information Technology in office productivity applications or Desktop Publishing applications from a Government recognized institution or reputed institution which is ISO 9001 certified.

AGE
5.1 Candidates should not be below 18 years and above 37 years of age as on 01-01-2021
5.2 The upper age limit may be relaxed up to 45 years for Punjab Government and its Board/Corporation/Commission and Authorities employees, all States/ Central Government employees.
5.3 The upper age limit is relaxed up to 42 years for Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes of Punjab.
5.4 Ex-servicemen of Punjab Domicile shall be allowed to deduct the period of his service in the Armed Forces of Union from his actual age and if the resultant age does not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for direct appointment to such a vacancy in the Service Rules concerned by more than three years, he shall be deemed to satisfy the condition regarding age limit.
5.5 The upper age limit is also relaxed up to 42 years for Widows, Divorcees and certain other Categories of Women.
5.6 The upper age limit is also relaxed up to 47 years for Persons with Disability of Punjab.

PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION
The procedure for selection of candidates for the post of Inspector, Cooperative Societies
in the Department of Cooperation, Government of Punjab will consist of written examination as
per the following details:
Subject Matter No. of Questions (each question has 4marks)
Total Marks- 480
Written Competitive Examination -120 question
No interview shall be conducted for selection to these posts.
The written competitive examination for the post will be scheduled soon. The exact date of exam will be decided and intimated later keeping in view the public health safety issues.

1. Questions from Logical Reasoning  and Mental Ability-  40- 160marks-

2. Questions from General Knowledge & Current Affairs of National and International importance-80-320 marks

The important points to note:
I. Each question carries 4 (four) marks and for each correct answer candidate will get 4 (four) marks.
II. There will be Negative Marking (one mark for each question) in the written examination for questions wrongly answered i.e., for each incorrect answer, 1 (One) mark will be deducted from the total score.
III. To answer a question, the candidate has to find, for each question, the correct answer/
best option.
IV. Answer key will be uploaded on the PPSC website (after written examination), and the candidates will be permitted to raise objections (if any). Candidates will be given four days to deliberate before putting up the objections.
V. Unanswered/Unattempted questions will be given no marks. In case, a question is withdrawn, all candidates will be given four (04) marks irrespective of the fact whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate.

DURATION OF TEST
The test will be of two (02) hours duration

MODE OF EXAMINATION
The examination is a pen & paper-based test, to be answered on the specially designed machine gradable OMR sheet using ball point pen

notification – https://ppsc.gov.in/usermanual.ashx?id=c10608

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