(v) Fee submitted through any other mode apart from the points mentioned on (i) to (iv) will
summarily be rejected.
(vi) Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
(vii) For Credit Card users: All charges are listed in Indian Rupee. If you use a non-Indian credit
card, your bank will convert your local currency to Indian Rupee based on prevailing
exchange rates.
6. THE SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:-
(i) ASSISTANT SECRETARY:
There will be two tier examination followed by an interview. Based on the performance in
objective (MCQ) type (OMR Based) Tier-1 test, the candidates in the ratio of 1:10 will be
allowed to appear in Tier-2 MCQ & Written (descriptive) Test. On the basis of performance in
Tier-2, the candidates will be called for Interview/Personal Interaction in the ratio of 1:5. The
scheme of examination is given below:
(a) Tier-1 Objective (MCQ) type (OMR Based) Examination:
(DURATION OF THE TEST: 02 HRS)
NUMBER OF TOTAL
TEST COMPONENT OF THE TEST
QUESTIONS MARKS
Part-I Current Affairs, General Awareness 20 60
Part-II General Mental Ability, General Intelligence, Logical 20 60
Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Part-III Arithmetical & Numerical Ability, Data Interpretation 20 60
Part-IV General Hindi Comprehension and Communication Skill 10 30
Part-V General English Comprehension and Communication Skill 10 30
Part-VI Basic Knowledge of Computer Proficiency 20 60
Total 100 300
(b) Tier-2 Objective type (OMR Based) and Descriptive (Written) Examination:
(DURATION OF THE TEST: 03 HRS)
OBJECTIVE TYPE DESCRIPTIVE TYPE
NUMBER OF TOTAL NUMBER OF TOTAL
TEST COMPONENT OF THE TEST
QUESTIONS MARKS QUESTIONS MARKS
Part-I Current Affairs 10 30 04 20
Part-II Indian History and Culture 04 12 04 20
Part-III Indian Economy 04 12 04 20
Part-IV Indian Geography 04 12 04 20
Part-V Science & Technology 04 12 04 20
Part-VI Concepts, Issues and Dynamics of 08 24 04 20
Public Administration and
Management
Part-VII Constitution of India, Polity, 08 24 04 20
Governance
Part-VIII English Language and 08 24 02 10
Comprehension
Total 50 150 30 150
(c) Interview 50 marks
Final merit will be based on the basis of performance in Tier-2 and Interview.
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