Staff Selection Commission

Lower Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination - 2014

Staff Selection Commission will hold on 23.03.2014 (Sunday) a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for recruitment to vacancies in Lower Division Grade reserved for regularly appointed Group "C" Staff in the Grade Pay of  Rs.1800/- in

• Central Secretariat Clerical Service
• Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service
• Grade VI of the I.F.S. Branch "B" Clerical Service
• Central Vigilance Commission Clerical Service
• Ministry of Railway (Railway Board).

Only eligible employees for each of the above cadres, will be considered for appointment in respective vacancies in the cadres . The examination will be held at New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Allahabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati Chandigarh and Raipur in accordance with the enclosed Rules (Annexure-II) published by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette of India vide Notification dated 08.11.2010. There will be no Centre at any Indian Mission abroad. A candidate serving at an Indian Mission abroad will have to appear in this examination from any of the Examination Centre mentioned above at his/her own expense.

No. of Posts :

• The number of vacancies to be filled up on the basis of this examination will be as per the vacancies to be intimated to the Commission by each of the Cadre Authority participating in this examination.

Condition of Eligibility :

• Any permanent or regularly appointed Group "C" employee in the Grade Pay of Rs.1800/- in any of the above mentioned Services/Cadres will be eligible to appear for vacancies existing only in their respective Service/Ministry/ and who satisfy the following conditions shall be eligible to appear in the examination:-

• Educational Qualification: As on 01.01.2014, the candidate must have passed 12th Standard examination from a recognized Board or equivalent .

• Note: Candidates who do not possess at least the minimum education qualification as on 01.01.2014 are not eligible for applying for the examination.

• Length Of Service: As on 01.01.2014, the candidates must have rendered not less than three years' regular service as a Group-C employee with Grade Pay of Rs.1800.

• Age Limit: Not more than 45 years of age on 01.01.2014. This age limit is relaxable upto a maximum of 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

Schedule of Examination:

The Scheme of written part of the examination.

• Paper I: Short Essay (Hindi or English)
  Maximum Marks: 100
  Duration and Timings for General Candidates: 1 hour 30 minutes 10.00 AM to 11.30 AM
  Duration and Timings for Visually Handicapped Candidates: 1 hour 45 minutes 10.00 AM to 11.45 AM

• Paper II (Objective Type): Language (General English or Saamanye Hindi)(50 questions), General Knowledge (English or Hindi)(50 questions)
  Maximum Marks: 100
  Duration and Timings for General Candidates: 2 hour 1.00 PM to 3.00 PM
  Duration and Timings for Visually Handicapped Candidates: 2 hour 20 minutes 1.00 AM to 3.20 PM

Syllabus for Examination:

• Paper I: Short Essay (Hindi or English)
  One Essay of 400-500 words to be written on any of the several specified subjects

• Paper II (Objective Type):
  (a) Language (General English or Saamanye Hindi)(50 questions): Candidate will be tested in simple composition, Applied Grammar and Elementary Tabulation to test the art of compiling, arranging and presenting data in tabular form.
  (b) General Knowledge (English or Hindi)(50 questions): Knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The paper will include question on Geography of India also.

How To Apply :

• Selection Of Centre And Address To Which Application To Be Sent:- A candidate must select only one of the Centres mentioned in Para-1 above for appearing in the written part of the examination. Request for change of Examination Centre will not be allowed under any circumstances. Candidate must send his/her application to Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110504, through the Head of his/her Department/Office where he/she is working so as to reach the Commission by the stipulated Closing Date (07.02.2014).

• Application in prescribed format as given in Annexure-I of the Notice or on Plain Paper (foolscap size) duly typed on one side and in double space, in the format and manner as given in the application form (Annexure-I) of the instant Notice and duly signed in candidate's own handwriting in running script and NOT IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS, giving the necessary information together with candidate's two recent good quality and identical photographs (4 cm. X 5 cm.) out of which one should be pasted on the application form and the other attached with the application, and one self addressed Post Card with postage stamps worth Rs. 6.00 (Rupees Six only) and two  self addressed envelops of 12 X 25 cm. Size (out of which one envelope should have postage  stamps worth 10 (Rupees Ten only) must reach the Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection  Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110504, latest by  07.02.2014 (5.00 PM) and by 22.02.2014 (5.00 PM) in the case of candidates residing in  Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Jammu &  Kashmir, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal  Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Island, Lakashadweep and for candidates residing abroad. The  forwarding authority should put his/her signatures and Office Seal on photograph of the  candidate pasted on the application form so that half portion of Seal appears on application form & half thereof on the photograph without defacing the candidate's photograph.

• Application received after the Closing Date or not accompanied by photograph in the manner prescribed in Para-11 (i) above shall be rejected summarily. A candidate must submit his/her application through the Head of his/her Department or Office concerned who will complete the endorsement at the end of the application form and forward it to the Commission. It will be the responsibility of the Department or Office concerned to ensure eligibility of the candidates as laid down in Para-3 and all applications received through the Department or Office before Closing Date i.e. 07.02.2014 & 22.02.2014 for candidates from far flung and remote areas respectively will be accepted by the Commission. Applications received by the Commission after the closing date will be rejected forthwith without any correspondence with the candidate and no subsequent request for re-consideration will be entertained by the Commission under any circumstances.

Important Dates :

• Opening Date : 11.01.2014

• Closing Date : 07.02.2014

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Courtesy : SSC