STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION COMBINED MATRIC LEVEL EXAMINATION (For Central Government Offices)

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION :
The Staff Selection Commission conducts a combined preliminary examination for selecting candidates for the main examination for the following recruitments:
2. Clerk Grade.
3. Grade ‘D’ Stenographer.
4. Grade ‘C’ Stenographer.
The recruitment to the above posts are held in the following groups of services/offices:
(a) Group X
(b) Group Y (for clerks and steno ‘D’ only)
The posts under Group X are in the ministries/departments of central Govt. and mainly located in Delhi. The posts under Group Y are mainly in subordinate and other offices of Central Govt. located in different States/Union territories.
ELIGIBILITY :
AGE : A candidate for this examination must have attained the age of 18 years and must not have attained the age of 27 years as on 1st August. The upper age limit is relaxable for a period of five years for SC and ST and by 3 years for OBC candidates.
QUALIFICATION :
Must have passed matriculation or equivalent or higher examination.
SCHEME FOR COMBINED PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
TEST
MARKS
TIME ALLOWED
Part-I: General Intelligence
100
2 hours.
Part-II: General Awareness
100
2 hours.
200
EXAMINATION PATTERN :
The question s in all the tests will be objective multiple choice type. Candidates will be required to qualify in each of the two tests separately. The commission will have full discretion to fix the minimum qualifying marks in each of the two tests. The questions will be set in English and Hindi.
COMBINED MAIN EXAMINATION :
Candidates declared successful in the preliminary examination by the Staff Selection Commission are admitted to the main examination.
SKILL TEST :
The candidates who qualify in the main examination are admitted to the skill test.
SCHEME OF MAIN EXAMINATIONS :
(A) MAIN EXAMINATION FOR GRADE ‘C’ STENOGRAPHER :
(Conventional Type) :
PAPER-I
MARKS
DURATION
Part-A: General English
100
2 hours.
Part-B: General Studies
100
2 hours.
Paper-II: Essay
100
2 hours.
SKILL TEST :
Stenography Skill Test: 100 words per minute – 300 marks.
Stenography test will be conducted later for those candidates who qualify in the main examination.
(B) MAIN EXAMINATION FOR LDC(Lower Division Clerk)
(Conventional Type) :
TEST
MARKS
TIME ALLOWED
Part-A: General English
50
2 hours.
Part-B: General Studies
100
2 hours.
Part-C: Arithmetic
50
2 hours.
SKILL TEST :.
Typing Test (Qualifying in nature) will be conducted for those candidates who qualify the main examination.
(C) MAIN EXAMINATION FOR STENOGRAPHER GRADE ‘D’
(Conventional Type) :
PAPER-I
MARKS
DURATION
Part-A: General Studies
100
2 hours.
Part-B: Language Comprehension
100
2 hours.
SKILL TEST :
Stenography Skill Test-200 Marks-80 words per minute. Stenography test will be conducted later for those who qualify in the main examination.
SELECTION OF CANDIDATES :
After the main examination and the skill test, the commission will draw up All India Merit List for each examination on the basis of aggregate marks finally awarded to each candidate and the same will be recommended for appointment.
Details regarding the examination and syllabus can be available from the Employment News at the time of advertisement.