Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will hold a Combined All India Open Written Examination for recruitment to the posts of Data Entry Operator and Lower Division Clerk for which 12th Standard Pass or equivalent is the minimum qualification.
Scheme and Syllabus of Examination: The written examination will be held in the following subjects for the post of Data Entry Operator and Lower Division Clerk followed by Skill Test and Typing Test respectively.
- Scheme of the Written Examination
The written examination will consist of one objective type paper as shown below:
| Date of Exam(Tentative) |
Part |
Subject |
Max. Marks |
Number of Questions |
Total Duration/ Timings for General candidates |
Duration & Timings for VH candidates |
| 4.12.2011 |
I |
General Intelligence |
50 |
50 |
2 Hours 10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon |
2 Hours and 40 Min. 10.00 AM to 12.40 PM |
| II |
English Language (Basic Knowledge) |
50 |
50 |
|||
| III |
Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) |
50 |
50 |
|||
| IV |
General Awareness |
50 |
50 |
NOTE- I: The Paper will consist of Objective Type- Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi for Part-I, III & IV.
NOTE-II: There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.
- Syllabus of the Written Examination
General Intelligence
| 1 |
Semantic Analogy |
16 |
Space Orientation |
| 2 |
Symbolic/Number Analogy |
17 |
Venn Diagrams |
| 3 |
Figural Analogy |
18 |
Drawing inferences |
| 4 |
Semantic Classification |
19 |
Punched hole/pattern-folding & unfolding |
| 5 |
Symbolic/Number Classification |
20 |
Figural Pattern - folding and completion |
| 6 |
Figural Classification |
21 |
Indexing |
| 7 |
Semantic Series |
22 |
Address matching |
| 8 |
Number Series |
23 |
Data and City matching |
| 9 |
Figural Series |
24 |
Classification of centre codes/roll numbers |
| 10 |
Problem Solving* |
25 |
Small & Capital Letters/number-coding, decoding and classification |
| 11 |
Word Building |
26 |
Embedded figures |
| 12 |
Coding and de-coding |
27 |
Critical Thinking |
| 13 |
Numerical operations |
28 |
Emotional Intelligence |
| 14 |
Symbolic operations |
29 |
Social Intelligence |
| 15 |
Trends |
30 |
Other sub-topics, if any |
English Language
| 1 |
Spot the Error |
| 2 |
Fill in the Blanks |
| 3 |
Synonyms |
| 4 |
Antonyms |
| 5 |
Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words |
| 6 |
Idioms & Phrases |
| 7 |
One word substitution |
| 8 |
Improvement of Sentences |
| 9 |
Active/Passive Voice of Verbs |
| 10 |
Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration |
| 11 |
Shuffling of Sentence parts |
| 12 |
Shuffling of Sentences in a passage |
| 13 |
Cloze Passage |
| 14 |
Comprehension Passage |
(* To be commensurate with the minimum prescribed educational qualifications (10th, 12th Graduate, Postgraduate) for the post)
Quantitative Aptitude
a) Arithmetic
Number Systems:
- Computation of Whole Number
- Decimal and Fractions
- Relationship between numbers
Fundamental Arithmetical Operations:
- Percentages
- Ratio and Proportion
- Square roots
- Averages
- Interest (Simple and Compound)
- Profit and Loss
- Discount
- Partnership Business
- Mixture and Alligation
- Time and distance
- Time and work
b) Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra (and their simple applications) e.g. Formulas for (a+b)2, (a-b)2, (a+b)3(a-b)3, a3-b3, a3+b3, a2-b2; if a+b+c=0, then a3+b3+c3=3 abc etc. and Elementary surds (simple problems) including Graphs of Linear Equations.
c) Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: Triangle and its various kinds of centres viz. Centroid, In-centre, Orthocentre, Circumcentre, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.
d) Mensuration:
- Triangle, Quadrilaterals
- Regular Polygons (sum of the internal angles of a polygon)
- Circle
- Right Prism
- Right Circular Cone
- Right Circular Cylinder
- Sphere, Hemispheres
- Rectangular Parallelepiped
- Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base
e) Trigonometry: Trigonometry (for acute angles 0 with 0≤0≤90), Trigonometric ratios, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities like sin20 + Cos20=1 etc., Complementary Angles, Heights and Distances (simple problems only).
f) Statistical Charts: Use of Tables and Graphs
- Histogram
- Frequency polygon
- Bar-diagram
- Pie-chart
General Awareness: Questions are designed to test the ability of the candidate's general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.
NOTE-1: For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBES there will be no component of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in the General Intelligence & Reasoning/ General Awareness Paper.
NOTE-2: The questions will be of the level to commensurate with Educational Qualification prescribed for the posts.
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