Important Instructions to Candidates
1. Commission will be holding combined graduate level examination, 2011 for recruitment to different posts for which a graduation from a recognized university is the minimum requirement. The examination will comprise of two tiers written objective type examination followed by computer proficiency test/interview/skill test, wherever applicable for the scheme of examination notified. Post have been placed in two groups, inter-alia, based on their grade pay and paper in tier II examination/interview. Preference of posts group-wise is to be indicated in the application. Further detailed options for the posts within the groups will be taken after the declaration of the results of tier II or at the time of interview/skill tests. Candidates are requested to note that, preference for groups/ posts once exercised will be final. Request for change of preference will not be considered under any circumstances. For the post of assistant in CSS, Candidate shall have not more than three attempts at the examination unless covered by any of the exceptions notified by GOI.
2. In view of the huge number of applicants, scrutiny of the eligibility and other aspects will not be undertaken at the time of Tier-I and Tier-II examination. Therefore, the application will be accepted provisionally only. The candidates are therefore advised to go through the requirements of educational qualification, age, physical standards etc and satisfy themselves that they are eligible, before applying and before indicating their preference for any particular post/group. Copies of supporting documents will be sought only from those candidates who qualify for Tier-II examination or after declaration of result of Tier II examination. Candidature will be cancelled if any information or claim is not found substantiated when the scrutiny is under taken by the Commission after Tier-II of the Examination or after declaration or Tier II results. The commission’s decision shall be final in this regard.
3. Candidates, in their own interest are advised to go through the detailed instructions contained in this notice which is also available on the website of the Commission: http://ssc.nic.in carefully before applying.
4. Candidates seeking reservation benefits for SC/ST/OBC/PH/EXS must ensure that, they are entitled to such reservations as per eligibility prescribed in the Notice. They should also be in possession of the required certificates in the prescribed format in support of their claim at the time of application. Candidates claiming OBC status may note that the certificate should have been issued on or before the last date for receipt of application and within three years of the last date.
5. Candidates with visual disability of 40% and more will only, be considered as Visually Handicapped and entitled to reservation for VH candidates, wherever such reservation is available.
6. Central government civilian employees claiming age relaxation should be in possession of a certificate in the prescribed format from their office, in respect of the length of continuous service which should be for not less than three years during the period immediately preceding the closing date for receipt of application. They should remain Central Government civilian employees till the time of appointment, in the event of their selection.
7. Fee: rupees one hundred only (Rs/-100)
Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying application fee; as per rule / instructions.
8. Closing Date: 15.04.2011
For candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and for candidates residing abroad- 22.04.2011.
9. Only one application, either a paper application or online application is to be submitted by the candidates to the concerned Regional/sub-Regional office of the Commission keeping in view the center of examination chosen by her/him. In case any candidate submits more than one application, all his applications and his candidature will be summarily rejected.
10. Mobile phones, and other Electronic Gadgets are Banned within the Premises of the Examination Centers. Candidature of candidates found in possession of any such gadgets, even if not in use or in switch off mode, in examination hall will be cancelled.
11. Candidate may submit on line applications at http://ssconline.nic.in. They should retain registration number assigned to them online for correspondence with the Commission. They are not required to submit print outs of their application to the commission. The facility of online application will be available up to 12.04.2011 (5:00 PM) for part-I registration and for Part-II registration up to 15.04.2011 (5:00 PM).
12. Candidate may contact following regional Help Lines for clarifications, if any , in respect of filling/ submitting applications:
i. SSC [NR], New Delhi 01164715222, 01165570666
ii. SSC [CR], Allahabad 08765214571, 08765214572
iii. SSC [SR], Chennai 09445195946, 04428251139
iv. SSC [WR], Mumbai 07738422704, 07738422705
v. SSC [ER], Kolkata 09477461228, 09477461229
vi. SSC [MPR], Raipur 09407921504, 09407921505
vii. SSC [KKR], Bangalore 09483862010, 09483862020
viii. SSC [NWR], Chandigarh 08699111498, 08699103985
ix. SSC [NER], Guwahati 09864217001, 09435711335
13. Date of Commencement of Examination:
The staff selection commission will hold the combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) examination, 2011 on Sunday 19th June, 2011 and 26th June, 2011 and if necessary, on subsequent Saturdays/ Sundays, for different batches of candidates appearing for the examination, for selecting the candidates for the Tier-II examination for filling up different categories of posts in various Ministries/Departments/Organizations. Subject to unforeseen administrative/Public emergencies, the combined Graduate level (Tier-II) Examination, 2011 is likely to be held on Saturday 3rd September, 2011 and on Sunday, the 4Th September, 2011. Final recruitment through the Combined Graduate Level Examination to specific category of posts would be subject to receipt of intimation of confirmed number of vacancies from the concerned Intending Department/Office/Cadres, before the Tier-II examination and / or before declaration of results.
Posts included in the Scheme of the Examination are divided into two Groups A and B based on Grade Pay and paper in Tier II examination / interview. Names of Posts, Classification, Pay Band and Grade Pay, Etc. included in the Groups for this examination are:
Group A
| Organization | Name of Post | Classification | Pay Band (PB) and Grade Pay (GP) | Nature of Physical Disabilities permissible for the post |
| Central Govt. Ministries/Departments [CSS Cadre] | Assistants (CSS) | Group- B | 9300-34800 4600 (GP) | One leg (OL), Both leg and Arms (BLA), One Arm (OA), Partially Deaf (PD), Partially Blind (PB), Blind (B) |
| Central Govt. Ministries/Departments Other than CSS Cadre | Assistants in other Central Govt. Ministries/ Departments/ CVC etc. | Group- B | 9300-34800 4600 (GP) | One leg (OL), Both leg and Arms (BLA), One Arm (OA), Partially Deaf (PD), Partially Blind (PB), Blind (B) |
| D/Post | Inspector of Posts | Group- B | 9300-34800 4200 (GP) | Post not identified suitable for reservation of PH candidates. |
| CBEC | Inspector, Central Excise/ Preventive Officer/ Examiner | Group- B | 9300-34800 4600 (GP) | One leg (OL), One Arm (OA), Partially Deaf (PD) |
| CBI | Sub Inspectors | Group-C | 9300-34800 4200 (GP) | Post not identified suitable for reservation of PH candidates. |
| CBDT | Inspector of Income Tax | Group- C | 9300-34800 4600 (GP) | One leg (OL), One Arm (OA), Partially Deaf (PD) |
| Directorate of Enforcement | Assistant Enforcement Officer | Group- C | 9300-34800 4600 (GP) | Post not identified suitable for reservation of PH candidates. |
| CAG offices | Divisional Accountants | Group- C | 9300-34800 4200 (GP) | One leg (OL), Partially Deaf (PD), Deaf (D) |
| M/Statistics and Prog. Implementations | Statistical Investigator Gr.-II | Group- B | 9300-34800 4200 (GP) | Post not identified suitable for reservation of PH candidates. |
Group B
| CAG Offices | Auditors | Group C | 5200-20200 2800 (GP) | One Arm (OA), One Leg (OL) |
| ” | Junior Accountants / Accountants | Group C | 5200-20200 2800 (GP) | One Leg (OL), Partially Deaf (PD), Deaf (D) |
| Central Govt. Ministries/Departments Other than CSS Cadre | UDC | Group C | 5200-20200 2800 (GP) | One leg (OL), Both leg (BL), One Arm (OA), Partially Deaf (PD), Partially Blind (PB), Blind (B), Deaf (D) |
| CBDT/CBEC | Tax Assistant | Group C | 5200-20200 2800 (GP) | Both Leg (BL), One Leg (OL), Partially Deaf (PD),Deaf (D), Partially Blind (PB), Blind (B), One Arm (OA) |
| RGI | Compiler | Group C | 5200-20200 2800 (GP) | One Leg (OL), One Arm (OA), Partially Deaf (PD) |
Note-1. As per DOPT’s Order No. 11012/7/2008-Estt (A) dated 09/04/2009 posts are classified under the Central Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1965 as under:
| Serial Number | Description of Posts | Classification of Posts |
| 1. | A central Civil Post carrying the following grade pay:- Rs. 5400, Rs.4800, and Rs.4600 in the scale of Pay of Rs. 9300-34800 in the Pay Band-2 | Group – B |
| 2. | A central Civil Post carrying the following grade pay:- Rs. 2800, Rs. 2400, Rs. 2000, Rs. 1900, and Rs. 1800 in the scale of Pay of Rs. 5200-20200 in the Pay Band – I | Group- C |
Note-2 candidates selected for appointment are liable to serve anywhere in India i.e. all these posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL).
Note-3 Candidates applying for the posts of Statistical Investigator Grade II in Group ‘A’ and / or Compiler in Group- B should clearly indicate in the Application (Column-14) whether they are applying for the posts and whether they possess the Educational Qualification prescribed for the posts. Otherwise, they will not be considered for these posts.
Note-4 commission accepts vacancies reserved for Ex-servicemen communicated by user department irrespective of the classification of the posts. In case of any doubt about age relaxation for Ex- servicemen vacancies in Group- posts, Commission will take decision in consultation with user departments/ Department of Personnel & Training and the decision shall be final.
Reservation:
i. Firm no. of vacancies in each category of posts will be determined in due course.
ii. Reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Castes (OBC), Ex-Servicemen (EXS) and Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates for all categories of posts/ services, wherever applicable and admissible, would be as per extant govt. orders.
iii. Vacancies for Ex-S will be reserved only for Group-C posts and not for Group B Posts as per extent Government Order/ Instructions.
Note: Though Physical Standards have been specified for posts of Inspector (Central Excise), Inspector (Preventive Officer) and Inspector (Examiner), Orthopedically Handicapped (OH) candidates, as specified, are eligible as per the relaxed physical standard prescribed by the Govt. subject to their being otherwise medically fit. Candidates opting for posts, for which physical standards have been prescribed, must satisfy themselves that they meet such standards. Any representation for change of post after selection will not be entertained under any circumstances.
Nationality / Citizenship:
A candidate must be either:
a. Citizen of India, or
b. A subject of Nepal, or
c. A subject of Bhutan, or
d. A Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
e. A person of Indian Origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, The United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
f. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Examination but the offer lf appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.
Age Limit as on 15TH April,2011 (15-04-2011)
| Category of Posts | Age Limit |
| Inspector of Income Tax / Inspector (Central Excise) / Inspector (Preventive Officer) / Inspector (Examiner) / Inspector of Posts / Assistant Enforcement Officer / Compiler / Divisional Accountant / Auditors / UDC’s / Tax Assistants / Junior Accountant & Accountants. | 18 to 27 years [Not born earlier than 19.04.1984 and not later than 18.04.1993] |
| Statistical Investigator Gr. II | Not Exceeding 26 years [Not born earlier than 19.04.1985] |
| Assistant/ Sub-Inspector in CBI | 20 To 27 Years [Not Born earlier than 19.04.1984 and not later than 18.04.1991] |
Note:
i. The crucial date for age-limit is reckoned with reference to the Closing date for receipt of applications, namely 15.04.2011.
ii. Candidate should note that the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation / Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate available on the date of submission of application will only be accepted by the commission for determining the age eligibility and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
Essential qualifications as on closing date i.e. 15.04.2011 (15th April 2011)
i. Compiler: Bachelor’s Degree with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as compulsory or Elective subject from any recognized University.
ii. Statistical Investigator Grade II: Bachelors Degree with Statistics as one of the main Subjects.
Or
Bachelor’s Degree with Mathematics (with statistics as a papers studied in one year/ two years/ all three year as the case may be) as one of the main subjects.
Or
Bachelor’s Degree with Economics (with Statistics as a paper studied in one year/ two years / all the three years as the case may be) as one of the main subjects.
Or
Bachelor’s Degree with Commerce (With Statistics as a paper studied in one year / two year / all the three years as the case may be) as one of the main Subjects.
iii. All other Posts: Bachelor’s Degree (Graduation Degree) from a recognized University or Equivalent.
Note:
I. For posts of Assistants (CSS), Computer proficiency has also been prescribed as an essential qualification.
II. As per ministry of Human Resource Development Notification No. 44 dated 01.03.1995 published in Gazette of India edition dated 08.04.1995, the Degree obtained through open Universities/ Distance Education Mode Needs to be recognized by distance education council, IGNOU. Accordingly, unless such Degrees had been recognized for the period when the candidates acquired the relevant qualification, they will not be accepted for the purpose of Educational Qualification.
III. Candidates who have not acquired / will not acquire the educational qualification as on the closing date of receipt of application (15.04.2011) will not be eligible and need not apply.
IV. All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for appearing at the Interview/ Skill Test/ Computer proficiency Test will be required to produce the Provisional Certificate/ Certificate of Graduation as proof of having acquired the minimum educational qualification on or before the closing date failing which the candidature of such candidate will be cancelled by the Commission.
V. Wherever Desirable Qualification is prescribed in Recruitment Rules, appropriate weightage will be given at the time of interview.
Application Fee and Mode Of Payment:
Rupees one hundred only (Rs/-100)
Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying application fee; as per rule / instructions.
i. For paper or offline applications, candidates should pay the fees by means of ‘Central Recruitment Fee Stamps’ (CRFS) only. CRFS Stamps are available on all departmental post offices of the Country. Recruitment fee stamps should be pasted on the application form in the space earmarked and got cancelled at the counter of the post office of issue with the date stamp of issuing post office in such a manner that the impression or the cancellation stamps partially overflows on the application form itself, taking care at the same time is that, the impression is clear and distinct to facilitate the identification of date and post office of issue at any subsequent stage. After getting the recruitment fee stamps cancelled from the post office, the Candidates must submit the application form to the concerned Regional office / sub Regional offices of the commission in the usual manner after completing other formalities.
ii. The candidates submitting their applications online should pay the requisite fee only through State Bank Of India. Challan or on line account with SBI. Challan form will be generated on line (Please also see annexure – II B for filling up the application form online.)
Centers of Examination
A candidate must indicate the Centers in the Application form in which she/he desires to take the Tier I examination. The Commission will strive to allot the discretion to assign the candidates to any other centers. A candidate must submit her/his application only to the concerned regional/ sub regional office of the Commission under whose jurisdiction the centre selected by her/him falls. Application received in any other regional / sub regional office of the Commission will be rejected summarily.
Application should be addressed to the Regional/ Sub Regional Offices of the Commission as indicated in the table below:-
| Serial No. | Examination Centers and Center Codes | Address to which the applications should be sent. |
| 1. | Bhagalpur (3201), Darbhanga (3202), Muzaffarpur (3205), Agra (3001), Bareilly (3005), Gorakhpur (3007), Kanpur (3009), Meerut (3011), Varanasi (3013), Allahabad (3003), Patna (3206), Lucknow (3010) | Regional Director (CR) Staff Selection Commission, 8-AB, Beli Road, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. 211002. |
| 2. | Kolkata (4410), Midnapur (4413), Port Blair (4802), Sambalpur (4609), Gangtok (4001), Jalpaiguri (4408), Bhubaneshwar (4604), Cuttack (4605), Ranchi (4205) | Regional Director (ER), Staff Selection Commission, 1st MSO Building, (8th floor), 234/4 Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Road. Kolkata, West Bengal-700020 |
| 3 | Bangalore (9001), Thiruvananthapuram (9211), Kochi (9204), Thrissur (9212), Gulbarga (9005), Mangalore (9008), Dharwar (9004), Kozhikode [Calicut] (9206) | Regional Director (KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st floor, E- Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka-560034 |
| 4. | Delhi (2201), Jaipur (2405), Jodhpur (2406), Kota (2407), Bikaner (2404), Udaipur (2409), Ajmer (2401), Alwar (2402), Sriganganagar (2408), Dehradun (2002), Haldwani (2003), Almora (2001), Srinagar [Uttarakhand] (2004) | Regional Director (NR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110054 |
| 5. | Guwahati [Dispur] (5105), Itanagar (5001), Dibrugarh (5102), Jorhat (5107), Silchar (5111), Imphal (5501), Shillong (5401), Aizwal (5701), Kohima (5302), Agartala (5601) | Regional Director (NER), Staff Selection Commission, Rukmini Nagar, P.O.: Assam Sachivalaya, Guwahati, Assam- 781006 |
| 6. | Hyderabad (8002), Guntur (8001), Kurnool (8003), Rajamundry (8004), Tirupati (8006), Coimbatore (8202), Chennai (8201), Madurai (8204), Puducherry (8401), Tirunelveli (8207), Tiruchirapalli (8206), Vishakhapatnam (8007) | Regional Director (SR), Staff Selection Commission, EVK Sampath Building, 2nd floor, College Road, Chennai, Tamilnadu – 600006 |
| 7. | Aurangabad (7202), Mumbai (7204), Kolhapur (7203), Nagpur (7205), Panaji (7801), Pune (7208), Ahmedabad (7001), Vadodara (7002), Rajkot (7006), Nashik (7207), Amravati (7201), Surat (7007) | Regional Director (WR), Staff Selection Commission, 1ST floor, South Wing, Pratishta Bhawan, 101 M.K.Road. Mumbai, Maharashtra-400020 |
| 8. | Ambikapur (6201), Indore(6006), Jabalpur (6007), Jagdalpur (6203), Chindwara (6003), Chattarpur (6002), Guna (6004), Mandsaur (6010), Jhabua (6008), Khandwa (6009), Rewa (6012), Raipur (6204), Bhopal (6001), Gwalior (6005), Bilaspur (6202) | Regional Director (MPR), Staff Selection Commission, ‘Nishant Vila’ F. Jalvihar Colony, Raipur, Chhattisgarh-492001 |
| 9. | Ambala (1801), Jalandhar (1402), Leh (1005), Chandigarh (1601), Jammu (1004), Srinagar (1007), Shimla (1203), Bhathinda (1401), Hamirpur (1202) | Regional Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, Block No. 3, Gr. Floor, Kendriya Sadan, Sector – 9 Chandigarh-160017 |
Scheme of the Examination for Combined Graduate Level Examination
The Scheme of the Examination will be conducted in three Tiers as indicated below.
Tier-I Written examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Tier-II Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Tier-III Personality Test/Interview/Computer Proficiency Test or Skill Test (wherever applicable).
| Posts | Tier- I Examination | Tier-II Examination | Inter- -view | Proficiency / skill Test | Total Marks |
| · Assistant Inspector [Central Excise] · Inspector [Income Tax] · Inspector [Preventive officer] · Inspector [Examiner] · Assistant Enforcement Officer · Sub-Inspector [CBI] · Divisional Accountant · Inspector of Posts | A. General Intelligence + Reasoning [50 marks] B. General Awareness [50 marks] C. Numerical Ability [50 marks] D. English Comprehension [50 marks] Full Marks- 200 Duration- 02:00 Hours For VH: 02:20 Hours | 1. Arithmetical Abilities: 200 marks {100 questions} Duration- 2 hrs. for VH 2 hrs. 40 minutes where eligible. 2. English Language and Comprehension: 200 marks {Duration:2 hrs.} for VH 2 hrs. 20 minutes wherever eligible Full Marks- 400 | 100 | Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) for post of Assistants in CSS only | 700 |
| · Auditor · Accountant · UDC’s and · Tax Assistant | -DO- | -DO- | NO | Data Entry Skill test at speed of 8000 key depression per hour for Tax Assistant | 600 |
| · Statistical Investigator Grade-II | -DO- | Paper-I & Paper-II as above 400 marks paper-II Statistics 200 Marks. | 100 marks | ------------------- | 900 |
| · Compiler | -DO- | -DO- | NO | -------------------- | 800 |
NOTE:
I. There would be Negative Marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Tier-I and Tier-II Examination. So you are advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.
Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Examination:
Tier-I of the combined Graduate level Examination would be common for all categories of posts. Scheme of Tier-I Examination for all candidates including visually Handicapped candidates with visual disability of forty percent and above and opting for availing the assistance of scribe.
| Date of Exam | Part Subject | Max. Marks / Questions | Total Duration / Timing for General Candidates | Total Duration / Timing for Visually Handicapped Candidates. |
| 19.06.2011 & 26.06.2011 | A. General Intelligence and Reasoning. B. General Awareness C. Numerical Aptitude D. English Comprehension | 50 50 50 50 | 2 Hours 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. Or 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | 2 Hours 40 Minute 10:00 AM to 12:40 PM Or 2.00 PM to 4.40 PM |
Note: Questions will be of Objective Multiple Choice Type. The Questions will be set both in Hindi and English in respect of Parts A,B and C.
Syllabus of the Tier-I Examination:
a. General intelligence and Reasoning: It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. This component may include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic / Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic / Number Classification , Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & Decoding, Numerical Operations, Symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing Inferences, Punched Hole / Pattern- Folding and un-folding, Figural Pattern – folding and completion, indexing, address matching, Date and City matching, Classification of centre codes / roll numbers, small and Capital letters / numbers coding , decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical Thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Other Sub Topics Etc. if any.
b. General Awareness: Question in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining History, Culture, Geography, Economics, Science, General Policy and Scientific Research.
c. Numerical Aptitude: the question will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, percentage. Ratio and proportion, square roots, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, partnership business, mixtures and allegation, time and distance, time and work, basic algebraic identities of school algebra and elementary surds, graphs of linear equations, triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, triangle, quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Bar Diagram and Pie Chart.
d. English Comprehension:
Candidates ability to understand correct English, his basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tasted.
[the questions in all the components A,B and D will be of a level commensurate with the Essential Qualification Prescribed for the Posts Viz. Graduation and Questions in Component C will be of 10+2 Level]
Combined Graduate Level (Tier-II) Examination
Tier-II of the combined Graduate Level Examination-2011 will be of Objective type Multiple choice and will be conducted over a period of two days during a weekend tentatively on 3rd September,2011 and 4th September,2011. It will consists of three different papers/ subjects and depending upon the category of posts applied for, the candidates will be required to appear either in two or in three papers, as the case may be.
Scheme of Tier-II written Examination
| Date of Examination (Tentative) | Paper No. | Subject / Paper | Max. Marks | Number of Questions | Duration and Timings for General Candidates | Duration and Timings for VH Candidates |
| 04.09.2011 | I | Arithmetical Ability | 200 | 100 | 2 hrs. 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon | 2 hrs.&40 minutes 10:00 AM to 12:40 PM |
| 04.09.2011 | II | English Language and Comprehension | 200 | 200 | 2 hrs. 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | 2 hrs. and 40 minutes 2:00 PM to 4:40 PM |
| 03.09.2011 | III | Statistics | 200 | 200 | 2 hrs. 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM | 2 hrs. and 40 minutes 2:00 PM to 4:40 PM |
NOTE:
I. Paper-I and Paper-II are compulsory for all the categories of posts. Paper-III is compulsory only for those candidates who apply to be considered for the posts of Statistical Investigators Gr.II & Compiler.
II. OMR Type of Answer Sheets will be supplied by the Commission to Candidates for recording their answers to Multiple Choice Objective Type Questions. Candidates are advised to read the following instructions very carefully, in their own interest.
i. Part A of OMR Answer sheet to be filled in Ball Point Pen Only.
ii. Part B of OMR Answer sheet should be filled in HB pencil only, as per instructions given in OMR Answer sheet.
iii. Candidate should write and code his/her name, roll number, ticket number, name of examination as mentioned in admission certificate, date of birth and test form number fully and correctly in the relevant places in OMR Answer sheet. Answer sheet not bearing candidates name, Roll Number, ticket number and signature will not be evaluated and ‘Zero’ marks will be awarded to them. The Commission prime- facie considers absence of such details/coding as attempt to commit malpractice in the examination or to impersonate. Candidates are advised to follow these instructions meticulously and also duly and fully coded in the appropriate places.
III. Tier-I Examination will be used to screen the candidates for appearing in Tier-II examination for various papers which will be specifically required for different groups of posts. However, marks of such screened candidates in Tier-I will be taken into account for final ranking of candidates for selecting them for the interview/ skill test and also final selection.
Syllabus for Tier-II of the Examination:
Paper-I:
Arithmetic ability: the questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be t he computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, percentage. Ratio and proportion, square roots, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, Partnership Business, Mixtures and Alligation, Time and Distance, Time and work, Basic algebraic identities of school Algebra and Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of Centres, congruence and similarity of triangles, circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, triangle, quadrilaterals, regular polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular right pyramid with triangular or square base, trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Bar Diagram and Pie Chart.
Paper-II
English Language and Comprehension: questions in this components will be designed to test the candidate’s understanding and knowledge of English Language and will be based on spot the error, fill in the blanks, synonyms, antonyms, spelling/ detecting mis-spelt words, idioms and phrases, one word substitution, improvement of sentences, active/passive voice of verbs, conversion into direct/indirect narration, shuffling of sentence parts, shuffling of sentences in a passage, close passage and comprehension passage.
Paper-III
Statistics for Investigator Grade-II, for Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Compiler for RGI.
Collection Classification and Presentation of Statistical Data- Primary and Secondary Dasta, Methods of data Collection; Tabulation of Data; Graphs and Charts; Frequency Distributions; Diagrammatic presentation of Frequency distributions.
Measures of Central Tendency- common measures of central tendency- mean median and mode; Partition values- quartiles, deciles, percentiles.
Measures of Dispersion- common measures dispersion- range, quartile deviations, mean deviation and standard deviation; measures of relative dispersion.
Moments, skewness and kurtosis- different types of moments and their relationships; meaning of skewness and kutosis; different measures of skewness and kurtosis.
Correlation and Regression- scatter diagram; simple correlation co-efficient; simple regression lines; spearman’s rank correlation; measures of association of attributes; Multiple regression; Multiple and partial correlation (for three variables only).
Probability Theory- Meaning of probability; Different definitions of probability; Conditional probability; Compound probability; Independent events; Baye’s theorem.
Random Variable and Probability Distributions- random variable; Probability functions; Expectations and Variance of a random variable; Higher moments of a random variable; Binomial, Poisson, Normal and Exponential Distributions; Joint Distribution of two random variables (discrete).
Sampling Theory- concept of population and sample; parameter and statistic, sampling and non-sampling errors; probability and non-probability sampling techniques (simple random sampling, stratified sampling, multistage sampling, convenience sampling and quota sampling); sampling distribution (statement only); Sample size decisions.
Statistical inference- point estimation and interval estimation, properties of a good estimator, methods of estimation (Moments method, maximum likelihood method, least squares method), testing of hypothesis, Basic concept of testing, small sample and large sample tests, tests based on Z, t, Chi-Square and F statistic, Confidence intervals.
Analysis of Variance- Analysis of one-way classified data and two – way classified data.
Time Series Analysis- components of time series, determinations of trend component by different methods, measurement of seasonal variation by different methods.
Index numbers- meaning of index numbers; problems in the construction of index numbers, Types of index number, Different formulae, Base shifting and splicing of index numbers, cost of living Index Numbers, Uses of Index Numbers.
Note:
1. There will not have any component of Map / Graphs / Statistical Data / Diagrames / Figures / Geometrical problems in Numerical Aptitude in Tier- I Examination for Visually Handicapped candidates of 40% and above visual disability, opting for SCRIBE.
2. The Commission shall have the discretion to fix different minimum qualifying standards in each component of the Tier-I examination taking into consideration among others, category-wise vacancies and category-wise number of candidates. Only those candidates, who have scored above the cut off marks fixed by the commission would be required to appear in the Tier-II examination.
3. Tier-I examination will be used to screen the candidates for appearing in Tier-II Examination for various papers which will be specifically required for different groups of posts. However, marks of such screened candidates in Tier-I will be taken into account for final ranking of candidates for selecting them for the interview/ skill test and also final selection.
4. Only those candidates who qualify in all the papers as well as in the aggregate would be eligible to be considered for being called for the personality test/ interview and / or Skill Test.
5. Discrepancies in question paper should be brought to the notice of the commission in writing within fifteen days of holding of the examination. Representation submitted thereafter will not be considered.
Personality Test / Interview
For posts in Group A the personality Test/ Interview will carry a maximum of 100 marks.
Note:
1. The interview will be held at the Commission’s Regional / Sub Regional Offices of the Commission or at any other place as decided by the Commission.
2. SC/ST candidates called for interview will be paid TA as per Govt. Orders. However, no TA is payable to any candidate for appearing in the written examination.
3. Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate.
Tips for preparation:
There would be a need of exhaustive study of all the above mentioned topics and special care should be taken for Mathematics and Numerical Aptitude. Books of 10TH and 10+2 Level would be of immence importance, especially Advanced mathematics and Probabilty including regular mathematics. For General awareness it is advised to go through NCERT of all the subjects mentioned here previously from 9th upto 12th standard, also there would be a need of some advance gathering of knowledge of Graduation standard so various study materials having in depth contents will help you to secure success in the examination. Opting a good Coaching and regular practices of sets will be of immense importance.
