Assistant Grade Limited Departmental Exam

I want to apply for SSC Assistants' Grade Examination so can you please tell me the eligibility criteria to apply for the exam?

[Shaleen]

The Assistants' Grade Examination is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission for recruitment to:

Grade IV (Assistant) of the General Cadre of the Indian Foreign Services (B).

Grade II (Cypher Assistant) of Cypher Cadre of Indian Foreign Service Branch (B);

Assistants' Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service

(i) Assistants' Grade of the Central Secretariat Service

(ii) Assistants' Grade of the Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service; and

(iii) Posts of Assistants in other Departments / Organizations and the Attached Offices of the Government of India, not participating in IFS (B)/Railway Board Secretariat Service/ Central Secretariat Service/Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Services.

Eligibility Criteria-

Degree from a recognised University or equivalent

Age:

A candidate must have attained the age of 20 years and must not have attained the age of 25 years

The upper age limit may be relaxed in respect of scheduled caste, scheduled tribes, other backward classes and such other categories of persons

Exam syllabus-

Syllabus

Preliminary Examination (objective type)

Reasoning Ability: Questions in the Test of Reasoning Ability will be Non-Verbal and Verbal both. Of the 75 items, 25 items will be of Non-Verbal based on Classification, Analogy and Series, etc. The remaining 50 items will be of Verbal Type based on Letter/Number series, Letter/Number/Word Analogy, Number/Letter/Word Classification, Coding and Decoding, Problem Solving/Finding the Rule, Spatial Orientation/Special Visualisation, Statement Conclusion/Syllogistic Reasoning.

General Awareness: Questions in this test will aim at measuring knowledge of current events besides knowledge of General Science/Social Science and their application to the society. This test will also include questions on Sports, Culture, History, Geography, General Polity, etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

Arithmetic: This test will include questions on problems relating to Number Systems, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Averages, Estimation, Use of Tables and Graphs, Mensuration, Time and Distance, Ratio and Time etc.

Language Test: Questions in this test will be based on error recognition, fill in the blanks (using Verbs, Prepositions, Articles, etc.), vocabulary, spellings, sequence of sentences in a paragraph, sequence of words in a sentence, cloze passage and comprehension passages, etc. Synonyms and antonyms will be asked in the context of the given passage.

Main Examination (Conventional Type)

Paper I: Language Comprehension

(a) General English: In addition to the testing of candidates understanding of the English Language and its correct usage, his writing ability would also be tested. A question on paragraph writing/report writing. etc. may also be included.

(b) Communication/Writing Skill: In addition to the testing of candidates ability to understand correct English/Hindi Language, his comprehension and writing ability would also be tested. Questions on Precise, Short Essay, Letter Writing etc., would also be included.

Paper II: Arithmetic

Simplifications involving Decimal Fractions, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Average, Profit and Loss, Discount, Simple and Compound Interest, Graphical Representation of Data, Reading of Linear Graphs and Tabulation of Data.