Lower Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive
Examination - 2013

(File No10/4/2012-P&P-II)

Staff Selection Commission will hold on 24.03.2013 (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 the 1800/- in

• Central Secretariat Clerical Service
• Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service
• Grade VI of the I.F.S. Branch B Clerical Service

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.

Number of Vacancies:

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 01.01.2013, 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 01.01.2013 are not eligible for applying for the examination.
• Length Of Service: As on 01.01.2013, 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 01.01.2013. This age limit is relaxable upto a maximum of 5 years for SC/ST candidates.
  Provided that the upper age limit may be relaxed in respect of such categories of the persons as may be notified from time to time in his behalf by the Central Government to the extent and subject to the conditions notified in respect of each category

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 ToBe Sent: A candidate must select only one of the Centres mentioned in official notification 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 (11.02.2013).

• Application in prescribed format as official Notification 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 candidates own handwriting in running script and NOT IN BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS, giving the necessary information together with candidates 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 11.02.2013 (5.00 PM) and by 26.02.2013 (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 candidates photograph.

• Acknowledgement Of Application: The candidates who apply in response to this advertisement are assigned Index Number/Roll Numbers. These will be communicated to them on the self addressed Post Card (sent by the candidates with their applications) within two weeks from the closing date. The candidate must write his/her Index Numbers/Roll Numbers alongwith his/her name, date of birth and name of the examination, while addressing any communication to the Commission. Communications from candidates not furnishing these particulars will not be entertained. If the Admission Card is not received by any candidate before one week from the date of examination, they must immediately contact Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110504 with documentary proof of applying for the examination. While appearing in the examination, candidates are required to put their signatures on the Admission certificate in the same manner as signed by them on the application form.

• Candidates are not entitled to receive any Travelling Allowance from the Staff  Selection Commission for taking the examination. Any change in address must immediately be communicated to the Commissions Office, giving details of Roll Number, Name and New Address in Block Capital letters as also indicating the Name, Month and Year or examination.

Date of Examination: 24-03-2013

Last Date: 11-02-2013

Courtesy: Staff Selection Commission