SSC Upper Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2012

The Staff Selection Commission is all set to hold a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination on  4 November 2012 at Delhi, Allahabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Kolkata, Chennai, Chandigarh and Raipur.

Name of the Cadres (Vacancies)

1.    Central Secretariat Clerical Service
2.    Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service
3.    Railway Board Secretariat Clerical Service
4.    Election Commission of India Clerical Service
5.    Central Vigilance Commission Clerical Service
6.    Department of Tourism Clerical Service
7.    Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Clerical Service

Important Dates

•    Examination Date: 4 November 2012
•    Last date of sending the application forms :7 September 2012
•    Last date of sending the application forms (students staying abroad): 16 September 2012
•    Crucial Date: 1 August 2012

How To Apply

•  Candidates seeking admission to the examination should apply to the Regional Director, Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi before 7 September 2012.
•   Applications must be submitted in the prescribed form published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar dated 11 August 2012.
•  Students can also file in their application, by downloading the same from the website of the commission

Eligibility
•    Candidates should not be more than fifty years of age on 1 August 2012.The aspirant should have passed the monthly/Quarterly type writing test held by the SSC, before the date of notification of the examination.

Selection Procedure

•    Written Examination will carry a maximum of three hundred marks . There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in written examination in Paper-1.
•    The paper would be divided in two types, part 1 which will be objective type and have hundred general awareness questions and hundred questions on comprehension and writing ability of English Language. The whole paper will be of two hundred marks.
•    Part two of the paper would be of the conventional type, which would include noting, drafting and office procedure. The whole paper would be of hundred marks.
•    Question paper would be made available in both Hindi and English.
•    Following the test, students who qualify in the examination, will be called in for an interview.
•    After the interview, the final merit list would be prepared on teh basis of teh examination and the merit list.

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