Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Matric Level Examination
by A.A.Shah's IAS InstituteMumbai, Navi Mumbai |
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| Eligibility: (Pre-requisites) | 1) Commission will hold a Combined All India Open Examination for recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ and Grade ‘D’ for which 12th Standard Pass from a recognized board/university is the minimum qualification. Note – I: 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. Note – II: Candidates who have not acquired but will acquire the educational qualification and acquire documentary evidence from the Board/University in support thereof as on 01.08.2012 will also be eligible. Note -III: All candidates who are called for appearing at the Skill Test will be required to produce the relevant Certificate in Original such as Mark sheets, Provisional Certificate, etc. as proof of having acquired the minimum educational |
| Medium of instruction: | English |
The main responsibility of the Staff Matric Level is to make recruitment to Group C (non-technical) & Group B (non-gazetted - both technical & non-technical) posts in departments of Government of India, its attached subordinate offices except those for which recruitment is made by the Railway Recruitment Boards & Industrial Establishments.
The Staff Matric Level has a nationwide network of 9 Regional/Sub-regional Offices located at Allahabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi & Sub-regional offices located at Chandigarh & Raipur.
QUALIFICATION
1) Commission will hold a Combined All India Open Examination for recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ and Grade ‘D’ for which 12th Standard Pass from a recognized board/university is the minimum qualification.
2) A Candidate must be citizen of india.
3) (A) AGE LIMIT: 18-27 years as on 01.08.2012.
Note I : Candidate should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation / Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate available on the date of submission of application will be accepted by the
Commission for determining the Age eligibility and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
Note II : AGE CONCESSION IS NOT ADMISSIBLE TO SONS, DAUGHTERS AND DEPENDENTS OF EX-SERVICEMEN.
3)(B) Permissible relaxation of Upper age limit prescribed under para 3(A) above :
Category-Codes for claiming Age Relaxation as on the date of reckoning
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Code No. |
Category |
Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit |
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01 |
SC/ST |
5 years |
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02 |
OBC |
3 years |
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03 |
PH |
10 years |
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04 |
PH + OBC |
13 years |
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05 |
PH + SC/ST |
15 years |
3) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: ( As on 01.08.2012) Must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent from a recognised Board or University.
Note – I: 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.
Note – II: Candidates who have not acquired but will acquire the educational qualification and acquire documentary evidence from the Board/University in support thereof as on 01.08.2012 will also be eligible.
Note -III: All candidates who are called for appearing at the Skill Test will be required to produce the relevant Certificate in Original such as Mark sheets, Provisional Certificate, etc. as proof of having acquired the minimum educational
qualification on or before 01.08.2012 failing which the candidature of such candidate will be cancelled by the Commission.
EXAM PATTERN
1) Staff Selection Commission will hold on Sunday, the 29-07-2012, an All India Open Competitive Examination for recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ (Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted).
2) SCHEME OF EXAMINATION: The examination will consist of a WRITTEN EXAMINATION and SKILL TEST in stenography.
SCHEME OF THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION AND SYLLABUS
The written examination will consist of one objective type paper as shown below :
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Date of Exam |
Part |
Subject |
Maximum Marks |
Total Duration / Timing for General candidates |
Total Duration/ Timing for Visually Handicapped candidates |
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I |
General Intelligence & Reasoning (50 questions) |
50 |
2 Hours 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon |
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29.07.2012 (Sunday) |
II |
General Awareness (50 questions) |
50 |
2 Hours 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon |
2 Hours 40 minutes 10.00 A.M. to 12.40 PM |
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III |
English Language and Comprehension (100 questions) |
100 |
2 Hours 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon |
SYLLABUS
A) General Intelligence & Reasoning: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test will include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgement, decision making, visual memory, discriminating observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.
General Awareness: Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s 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 everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.
NOTE: For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBE there will be no component of Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data in the General Intelligence & Reasoning / General Awareness Paper. English Language & Comprehension: In addition to the testing of candidates' understanding of the English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc. his/her writing ability, would also be tested.
B) SKILL TEST IN STENOGRAPHY:
Candidates who obtain the qualifying marks in the Written Examination as may be prescribed by the Commission will only be called for the Skill Test. It may also prescribe qualifying marks in each part of the Written Examination. THE SKILL TEST WILL BE OF QUALIFYING NATURE and the Commission will fix the qualifying standards in the skill test for different categories of candidates.
For Stenographer Grade ‘D’ : 50 minutes (English)
65 minutes (Hindi)
For Stenographer Grade ‘C’: 40 minutes (English)
55 Minutes (Hindi)
VACANCIES / RESERVATION
(i) Firm number of vacancies will be determined in due course.
(ii) Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/ExS/PH/Minorities within OBC Quota etc. categories is available as per extant Govt. Orders.
(iii) Vacancies of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ are in Ministries/Departments of Central Government, located mostly in Delhi.
(iv) Vacancies of Stenographer Grade ‘D’ are grouped as under:
a) Group ‘X’ – For Ministries/Departments of Central Government located mostly in Delhi.
b) Group ‘Y’ – For Offices/Departments of Central Government including Attached/ Subordinate Offices located in States and Union Territories all over the country.
Note:
All the posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL) i.e. the candidate, on selection, may be asked to serve anywhere in the country.
(v) The posts have been identified suitable for the persons suffering from disabilities of forty percent and above of One Leg(OL), Both Legs(BL), Partially Blind(PB) and Blind(B).
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