(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE EMPLOYMENT NEWS/ROZGAR SAMACHAR DATED 02.05.2015)

“GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO HAVE A WORKFORCE WHICH REFLECTS GENDER BALANCE AND WOMEN CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY”

STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION

NOTICE COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION, 2015 No.3/2/2015–P&P-I.

 

Staff Selection Commission will hold the Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2015 (Tier-I)on SUNDAY the 9^th August, 2015 & 16^th August , 2015 and if necessary, on subsequent Saturdays/Sundays, in different batches, for selecting candidates for Tier –II examination for filling up different categories of posts in various Ministries/Departments/ Organisations. Subject to administrative / public exigencies, final selection through the Combined Graduate Level Examination to specific categories of posts would be subject to receipt of intimation of confirmed number of vacancies from the concerned Indenting Ministries/ Department/Office/Cadres before declaration of results.

Date of Advt.                        2 May 2015

Closing Date                         9 June 2015

Date of Exam                  9 August (Sunday) &   16 August (Sunday) 2015

2.Details of the Posts:

1. Posts for which Interview cum Personality Test is prescribed: Pay Band–II Rs.9300-34800

 

Code	POSTS	Ministries/Deptt/Offices/ Cadre	Classification	GRADE Pay(GP)	Age Limit
A	Assistant	Central Secretariat Service	Group “B”	4600	20-27 years
B	Assistant	Central Vigilance Commission	Group “B”	4600	18-27 years
C	Assistant	Intelligence Bureau	Group “B”	4600	21-27 years
D	Assistant	Ministry of Railway	Group “B”	4600	18-27 years
E	Assistant	Ministry of External Affairs	Group “B”	4600	18-27 years
F	Assistant(cipher)	Ministry of External Affairs	Group “B”	4600	18-27 years
G	Assistant	AFHQ	Group “B”	4600	18-27 years
H	Assistant	Other Ministries/Departments/Organisations	Group “B”	4600	18-27 years
I	Assistant	Other Ministries/Departments/Organisations	Group “B”	4200	18-27 years
J	Inspector ofIncome Tax	CBDT	Group “C”	4600	18-27 years
K	Inspector,(Central excise)	CBEC	Group “B”	4600	18-27 years
L	Inspector(PreventiveOfficer)	CBEC	Group “B”	4600	18-27 years
M	Inspector(Examiner)	CBEC	Group “B”	4600	18-27 years
N	AssistantEnforcementOfficer	Directorate of Enforcement,Department of Revenue	Group “B”	4600	Upto 30years
O	SubInspector	Central Bureau ofInvestigation	Group “B”	4200	20-30 yrs
P	Inspector ofPosts	Department of Post	Group “B”	4200	18-27 years
Q	DivisionalAccountant	Offices under CAG	Group “C”	4200	18-27 years
R	StatisticalInvestigator Gr.II	M/o Statistics &Prog. Implementation	Group “B”	4200	Upto 32 years
S	Inspector	Central Bureau ofNarcotic	Group “B”	4200	18-27 years
%	SubInspector	NationalInvestigation Agency(NIA)	Group “B”	4200	Upto 30 years
CODES	POSTS
T	Auditor	Offices under C&AG	Group C”	2800	18-27 years
U	Auditor	Offices under CGDA		2800	18-27 years
V	Auditor	Offices under CGA& others	Group C”	2800	18-27 years
w	Accountant/Junior accountant	Offices under C&AG	Group C”	2800	18-27 years
X	Accountant/Junior accountant	Offices under CGA& others	Group C”	2800	18-27 years
Y	UpperDivision Clerk	Central Govt.Offices/Ministriesother than CSCS cadres	Group C”	2400	18-27 years
Z	TaxAssistant	CBDT	Group C”	2400	18-27 years
@	TaxAssistant	CBEC	Group C”	2400	20-27 years
$	Compiler	Registrar General ofIndia	Group C”	2400	18-27 years
#	Sub-Inspector	Central BureauOf Narcotics	Group C”	2400	18-25 years

 

Nationality/Citizenship: A candidate must be either:(a)a citizen of India, or

(b)a subject of Nepal, or

(c)a subject of Bhutan, or

(d)a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the Ist January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e)a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania ( Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar ), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

5 (A)Age limit will be reckoned as on 1^st August,2015:

(i)For Post for which age limit is 20-27 years.He/she must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1988 and not later than 01.08.1995

(ii)For Post for which age limit is 18-27 years.He/she must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1988 and not later than 01.08.1997

(iii)For Post for which age limit is18-25 years.He/she must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1990 and not later than 01.08.1997

(iv)For Post for which age limit is21-27 years.He/she must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1988 and not later than 01.08.1994

(v)For Post for which age limit is 20-30 years.He/she must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1985 and not later than 01.08.1995

(vi)For Post for which age limit is upto 30 years.He/she must have been born not earlier than02.08.1985 and not later than 01.08.1997

(vii)For Post for which age limit is upto32years.He/she must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1983 and not later than 01.08.1997

5(B):Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation / Secondary Examination certificate only will be accepted by the Commission for determining the age and no subsequent request for change will be considered or granted .

6.Essential Qualifications as on 1^st August,2015:

i)Compiler: Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as compulsory or Elective subject.

ii)Statistical Investigator Grade–II Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University or Institute with at least 60% in Mathematics at 12^th standard level:

OR

Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with Statistics as one of the subjects at degree level.

iii)All other Posts: Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University or equivalent.

6(A):For posts of Assistants (CSS), Computer Proficiency Test has also been prescribed as an Essential Qualification.

6(B):As per Ministry of Human Resource Development Notification No. 44 dated 01.03.1995 published in Gazette of India edition dated 08.04.1995, the Degree obtained through open Universities/Distance Education Mode needs to be recognized by Distance Education Council, IGNOU. Accordingly, unless such Degrees had been recognized for the period when the candidates acquired the relevant qualification , they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification.

6(C):All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for appearing at the Interview/Skill Test/Computer Proficiency Test will be required to produce the relevant Certificates such as Mark sheets for all the three years of Graduation/ Provisional Certificate/ Certificate of Graduation in original as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the 1^st August, 2015, failing which the candidature of such candidates will be cancelled by the Commission.

The Candidates who are able to prove,by documentary evidence, that the result of the qualifying examination was declared on or before the cut –off date and he/she has been declared passed, will also be considered to meet the Educational Qualification.

6(D):Wherever Desirable Qualification is prescribed in Recruitment Rules, propriate weight age will be given at the time of Interview.

7(i):For Paper or Off-Line Applications:candidates should pay the fee by means of Central Recruitment Fee Stamps (CRFS) only.

Recruitment Fee Stamps should be pastedon the application form in the space earmarked for the purpose and got cancelled at the Counter of Post Office of issue with the date stamp of the Issuing Post Office in such a manner that the impression or the cancellation stamps partially overflows on the Application Form itself, taking care at the same time that the impression is clear and distinct to facilitate the identification of date and Post Office of issue at any subsequent stage. After getting the Recruitment Fee Stamps cancelled from the Post Office, the candidate must submit their application to the concerned Regional Office/Sub Regional Offices of the Commission in the usual manner after completing other formalities.

7(ii):Candidates are encouraged to apply online.The candidates submitting their applications On-line may pay the requisite fee through State Bank of India only either in the form of challan or on –line through SBI Net Banking. Payment can also be made through any Credit or Debit Card . Challan form will be generated on -line (Detailed instructions for filling on-line application are given in Annexure-II B).

7(iii):Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstance.

7(iv):Fee paid by modes other than CRFS for paper/off-line applications will Not be considered and the applications of such candidates will be rejected outright and payment made shall stand forfeited.

8.Centres of Examination: A candidate must indicate the Centre in the Application Form in which he/she desires to take the Tier I examination.

A candidate must submit his/her application only to the concerned Regional/Sub Regional Office of the Commission under whose jurisdiction the Centre selected by him / her falls. Application received in any other Regional/Sub Regional Office of the Commission will be rejected summarily.

Scheme of the Examination for Combined Graduate Level Examination:

The Examination will be conducted in three tiers as indicated below:

Tier-I–Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)

Tier-II–Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)

Tier-III–Personality Test cum Interview/Computer Proficiency Test/Skill Test (wherever applicable)/Document Verification The Commission reserves the right to make changes in the scheme of examination such as conduct of Tier-I and Tier-II examination in on -line mode, treating Tier-I examination as only qualifying and not conducting personality test cum interview for some or all posts etc.

 

Scheme of Examination

Post	Tier I Examination	Tier IIExamination	Interview	Proficiency/SkillTest	Totalmark
Posts forwhichInterview isprescribedother thanStatisticalInvestigatorGrade-II	A. General Intelligence +Reasoning-50 marksB.Gen. Awareness-50marksC. Quantitative Aptitude–50 marksD. EnglishComprehension-50 marks Total Marks -200 Duration: 02 hours For VH and candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy: 2 hours 40 minute	.Quantitative Abilities :200 marks(100 Questions)Duration: 2 hoursFor VHand candidatessuffering from CerebralPalsy : 2hours 40 minuteswhere eligible. II. English Language & Comprehension: 200 marks. Total Marks : 400 Duration : 2 hours For VH and candidates suffering from Cerebral Palsy: 2 hours 40 minutes wherever eligible.	100 Marks	ComputerProficiencyTest (CPT)for post of Assistant inCSS only	700
Posts forwhich noInterview isprescribed,other thanCompiler.	do	do	NO	Data EntrySkill Testat Speed of 8000keydepressionper hourfor post ofTaxAssistant	600
StatisticalInvestigator Grade-II	do	Paper-I & II as above400 marks Paper-III Statistics200 marks(100Questions)	100 marks	—	900
Compiler	DO	DO	NO	—	800

 

(A):Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Examination:Tier–I of the Combined Graduate level Examination will be common for all categories of posts .

Tier-I of the Examination:(A):General Intelligence & Reasoning : It would include questions of both verbal and non –verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgement, decision making,visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Seman tic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation,Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/pattern–folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern–folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other sub-topics, if any.

(B):General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.

(C):Quantitative Aptitude:

The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals ,fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio &Proportion,Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business,Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and it s various kinds of centres,Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons ,Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres,Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometricratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights andDistances,Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart

(D):English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested.

The questions in Parts A,B,& D will be of a level commensurate with the essential qualification viz. Graduation and questions in Part C will be of 10^th standard level.

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