SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination 2013

Staff Selection Commission will conduct Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2013 for recruitment to different posts. The Graduation from a recognized University is the minimum Educational Qualification for the examination. The eligible candidate can apply for the posts before 15 February 2013.

Details of Posts

• Assistant Central Secretariat Service
• Assistant Central Vigilance Commission 
• Assistant Intelligence Bureau Group 
• Assistant Ministry of Railway Group 
• Assistant Ministry of External Affairs Group 
• Assistant Ministry of External Affairs Group 
• Assistant AFHQ Group 
• Assistant Other Ministries/ Departments/Organisations 
• Assistant Other Ministries/ Departments/Organisations 
• Inspector of Income Tax CBDT 
• Inspector, (Central Excise) CBEC 
• Inspector (Preventive Officer)
• Inspector (Examiner) 
• Assistant Enforcement Officer: Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue
• Sub Inspectors Central Bureau of Investigation 
• Inspector of Posts Department of Post 
• Divisional Accountant Offices under CAG 
• Statistical Investigator Gr.II M/Statistics & Prog Implementation
• Inspector Central Bureau of Narcotics Group “B”
• Auditor Offices under C&AG
• Auditor Offices under CGDA
• Auditor Offices under CGA & others
• Accountant/ Junior Accountant Offices under C&AG
• Accountant/ Junior Accountant Offices under CGA & others
• Upper Division Clerk Central Govt. Offices/Ministries other than CSCS cadres
• Tax Assistant CBDT
• Tax Assistant CBEC
• Compiler Registrar General of India
• Sub-Inspector Central Bureau of Narcotics

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit

• For Inspector of Income Tax/ Inspector (Central Excise)/ Inspector (Preventive Officer)/ Inspector (Examiner)/ Inspector of Posts/ Assistant Enforcement Officer/Inspector (CBN) Compiler/ Divisional Accountant/ Auditors/ UDCs /Tax Assistants/ Junior Accountant & Accountant /Sub-Inspector (CBN): 18-27 years( He/she must have been born not earlier than 02.01.1986 and not later than 01.01.1995)
• For Statistical Investigator Gr.II: Not exceeding 26 years (He/she must have been born not earlier than 02.01.1987)
• For Assistant/Sub Inspector in CBI: 20-27 years( He/she must have been born not earlier than 02.01.1986 and not later than 01.01.1993)

Essential Qualifications

• Compiler: Bachelor‟s Degree from any recognized University with Economics or Statistics or Mathematics as compulsory or Elective subject.
• Statistical Investigator Grade – II Bachelor‟s 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 years 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 years/all the three years as the case may be) as one of the main subjects
• All other Posts: Bachelor‟s Degree from a recognized University or equivalent

Scheme of Examination

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 cum Interview/Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification & Descriptive/on-line test of qualifying nature.

How to Apply

The candidate can apply through online and offline mode of application and registration before 15 February.

Application Fee

• Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying application fee, as per extant government orders
• All other candidates are required to pay Rs 100/-

Selection

The candidates will be selected on the basis of Written Papers prescribed for different posts and interview. After this, the merit list of candidates will be prepared by the commission.

Important Dates:

Opening Date for Online Registration: 19 January 2013

Closing Date for Online Registration: 15 February 2013

Date of Examination: 14 April 2013 and 21 April 2013

Detailed Advertisement

Staff Selection Commission Eastern Region Recruitment

Staff Selection Commission Eastern Region invited applications for the following posts:

1. Deputy Ranger: 01post Qualification: a) 12th Standard or its equivalent or trained Forester or Trained Forest Guard from the Regional forest school. b) Should have atleast 2 years experience in Forest Survey/working plan organization/Forest Resources Survey work in State Forest Department 2. Library Clerk (Laboratory): 01post Qualification: (i) Matriculation or equivalent from a recognized institution and (ii) A certificate in Library Science from a recognized institution 3. Research Associate (Bio-Chemistry): 02posts Qualification: (i) Masters Degree in Bio-Chemistry or Organic Chemistry or Degree in Food Technology of a recognized University or equivalent. (ii) About one years research experience in food analysis and nutritional studies. 4. Farm Assistant: 01post Qualification: Pass in 12th class or equivalent qualification from a recognized Board or University with a certificate course or training in agriculture from a recognized institute and at least one years experience of work at an Agriculture Farm; or B.Sc (Agriculture). 5. Botanical Assistant: 01post: Qualification: i) M.Sc degree in Botany or 1st class B.Sc (Hons.) with Botany or 2nd class B.Sc with Botany with 3 yrs experience. ii) Aptitude for Systematic Botany as evidenced by having taken special papers in the subject having research or field experience 6. Scientific Assistant (Physical – Civil): 06posts Qualification: i) Masters Degree in Physics (Pure or applied) or Chemistry (Pure or Applied or Industrial) or degree in Chemical Technology /Engineering or degree in Civil Engineering of a recognized University or equivalent. ii) Two years experience in the Testing and Evaluation of Civil Engineering material in a Laboratory 7. Library Clerk (General): 02posts Qualification: i. Matriculation or equivalent from a recognized institution; and ii. A certificate in Library Science from a recognized institution Examination Fee: Rs. 50/- (Rupees fifty only) How to Apply: The Complete application in the prescribe format along with all relevant documents should reach the “Regional Director, Staff Selection Commission (ER), 234/4, A.J.C. Bose Road, Nizam Palace, 1st MSO Building, 8th Floor, Kolkata- 700020”. Last Date: 11.02.2013 For more details Click here

Staff Selection Commission Madhya Pradesh Region Recruitment

Staff Selection Commission Madhya Pradesh Region invited applications  for the following posts:

1. Draughtsman Grade-I: 02posts Qualification: (i) Higher Secondary (10+2) of a recognized University/Board/Institution or equivalent. (ii) Three years diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering of recognized University/Institution or equivalent. (Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of Staff Selection Commission/Competent Authority in case of candidates otherwise well qualified) 2. Draughtsman Grade-I: 03posts Qualification: (i) Higher Secondary (10+2) of a recognized University/Board/Institution or equivalent. (ii) Three years diploma in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering of recognized University/Institution or equivalent (Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of Staff Selection Commission/Competent Authority in case of candidates otherwise well qualified) 3. Statistical Investigator: 01post Qualification: (i) Degree in Agriculture followed by Post Graduate Degree in Agriculture Statistics or Agriculture Economics of a recognized University or equivalent 4. Teacher (Primary): 02posts Qualification: (i) Higher Secondary or equivalent from a School or Board recognized by Government of India, State Government. (ii) Degree or Diploma in Education or Teaching or Music or Craft of Basic training certificates as the case may be from an Institution recognized by Government or National Council for Technical Education Fee: Rs. 50/- only. Fees to be paid by C R F S only. No fee for SC/ST/PH/Ex-S/Women candidates How to Apply: The complete application in the prescribe format along with all relevant documents should reach the Deputy Regional Director (Mpr) Staff Selection Commission‘ Nishant Villa’, F- Jalvihar Colony, Raipur, Chattisgarh- 492001 Last date: 25.01.2013 For more details Click here

SSC recruitment Constable (GD) in CAPFs and Rifleman Assam-Rifles 2013

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) invites application for the following  49080 posts  of Constables (GD) in BSF, CISF, CRPF and SSB :

Constable (General Duty - GD) / Rifleman (GD)  : 22000 posts approx. in various states and in various CAPFs,
Pay Scale : Rs. 5200-20200 grade pay Rs.2000,
Age : 18-23 years as on 01/01/2013,
Qualification : 10th pass or Matriculation or High School.

Fee Payable : Rs.50/- (No fee for Women/ SC/ST and Ex-Servicemen) by means of Central Recruitment Fee Stamps (CRFS)  or SBI Challan or online payment through account with the State Bank of India.

How to Apply :   The application must be submitted only in the prescribed format online or on paper.

Online - Candidates can apply Online at http://ssconline.nic.in/mainmenu2.php from 15/12/2012 to 09/01/2013 (Part-I) and up to 11/01/2013 for Part-II.

Offline - Application in prescribed format should be sent on or before 11/01/2013 (18/01/2013 for candidates from far-flung areas) and should be send to any of the 9 regional/sub-offices of SSC where candidates want to apply.  

Written Examination - on 12th May 2013.

For further details and application form, please view http://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/Final%20Notice%20for%20Const(GD)&%20Rifleman%20(GD),2013.pdf and offline application form is available at http://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/Application%20Form%20Constable%20(GD)(2013).pdf

SSC Karnataka-Kerala Region Notified 55 Vacancies

Staff Selection Commission, Karnataka-Kerala Region, issued notification for recruitment of staff to 55 posts in 4 Departments. Interested candidates can send their applications in the prescribed format by 28 December 2012.

Candidates applying for the posts mentioned in Sl. No 5 should send only one application. They should clearly indicate the preference for the departments in column No. 13 of the application using the post code, failing which their preference for posting will be considered as per the alphabetical order (i.e, A,B) in the Notification subject to eligibility
The Upper age limit is relax-able by 5 years for candidates belonging to SC / ST category and by 3 years for candidates belonging to OBC category.

Age limit, educational qualification etc would be reckoned as on 28 December 2012.

Application Fees: 
 An application fee of Rs.50 has to be paid through CRFS. These stamps are available at all departmental Post Offices of the country. Candidates’ must get the CRFS cancelled from the counter clerk of any post office including the post office of issue with the date stamp of post office in such a manner that the impression is clear and distinct to facilitate the identification of the date and the post office of issue at any subsequent stage. After getting the Recruitment fee stamps cancelled from the Post Office, candidates’ can submit the application.
[No fee for Woman candidates, Physically Handicapped, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and ExS.]
[Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.]
[Fee paid by cash, Bank Draft or Pay Order, IPO will NOT be accepted.]

Mode of Selection:
Final Selection would be done on the basis of candidates’ performance in the Proficiency Test and in the Interview / skill test.
Shortlisted / screened candidates will be required to undergo a written proficiency test wherever applicable / required or considered necessary by the Commission at its discretion. Candidates qualifying the proficiency test, if held, would be required to appear for Interview. Final select list would be prepared in order of merit on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates’ in the Proficiency Test, wherever applicable, and Interview / skill test.
Wherever a proficiency test is held, the Commission may, at its discretion, call for interview only such candidates who obtain a certain minimum marks in proficiency test.
SC/ST candidates called for interview will be paid T.A. No T.A. will be paid for screening test / proficiency test, if they are held on a day other than that of Interview.

How To Apply: 
Duly filled in application, in the prescribed format, along with attested copies of all the required documents / certificates should be sent to “The Regional Director (KKR), Staff Selection Commission, 1st  Floor, ‘E’ Wing, Kendriya Sadan, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560 034” by post so as to reach the given address on or before the last date.
The envelope containing the application must be super scribed in bold letters as “APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF ………………………………………. ADVERTISED VIDE CATEGORY………………………………….. OF ADVT. NO. KKR-05/2012”.

The application form is available on the Regional Office website http://ssckkr.kar.nic.in. The format can also be obtained from the Employment News / Rozgar Samachar dated 01 December 2012.

Candidates must submit separate applications and pay the fee separately for each category of post in case they wish to apply for more than one category of posts.
Candidates should also note that one envelope should contain application of one candidate only.

The Upper age limit is relax-able only for posts/vacancies reserved for categories like SC/ST/OBC. No such relaxation would be available for SC/ST/OBC candidates applying for UR posts/vacancies.
SC/ST and OBC candidates who are selected on their own merit without relaxed standards along with candidates belonging to other communities will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies.

Important Dates
Last Date for Receipt of Application: 28 December 2012 (1700 hrs)
                                                     4 January 2013 (For candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Lahaul & Spiti District and Pangi Sub-division of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and those residing abroad.)

For Details Visit: http://ssckkr.kar.nic.in


For complete notification, click here

SSC Eastern Region Various Posts Recruitment

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Eastern Region (ER), Kolkata, invites application for the following  posts  :

1. Junior Technical Assistant :  06 posts (OBC-5, ST-1)
2. Scientific Assistant (Physical - Civil) :  02 posts (R-1, OBC-1)
3. Senior Zoological Assistant : 02 posts
4. Taxidermist Gr.III : 01 post

Fee Payable : Rs.50/- (No fee for Women/ SC/ST/PH and Ex-Servicemen) by means of Central Recruitment Fee Stamps (CRFS) only, available at head post office all over the country.

How to Apply : Application in prescribed format should be sent in an envelope superscribed with bold letters as "Application for the posts of .................... " on or before 24/12/2012 (31/12/2012 for candidates from far-flung areas) to the   Office of the Regional Director, Staff Selection Commission, (Eastern Region),  234/4, A.J.C. Bose Road, Nizam Palace, 1st MSO Building,  8th Floor, Kolkata - 700020.

For further details and application form, please view http://www.sscer.org

SSC North Western Region Various Posts Recruitment

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) North Western Region (NWR), Chandigarh, invite application for the following  posts in various Ministries/ Offices of the Government of India :

1. Assistant Plant Protection Officer (Chemistry) : 34 posts (UR-17, OBC-9, Sc-5, ST-3), Pay Scale : Rs. 9300 - 34800  grade pay Rs.4200
2. Zoological Assistant-III  : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 grade pay Rs.4200
3. Senior Technical Assistant (Chemical) : 02 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800  grade pay Rs.4600
4. Senior Technical Assistant: 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300-34800 grade pay Rs.4200

Fee Payable : Rs.50/- (No fee for Women/ SC/ST/PH and Ex-Servicemen) by means of Central Recruitment Fee Stamps (CRFS) only, available at head post office all over the country.

How to Apply : Application in prescribed format should be sent in an envelope superscribed with bold letters as "Application for the posts of .................... " on or before 28/12/2012 (04/01/2013 for candidates from far-flung areas) to  Office of the Deputy Regional Director (NWR), Staff Selection Commission, (North Western Region), Block No. 3, Kendriya Sadan, Sector-9, Chandigarh - 160017.

For further details and application form, please visit http://www.sscnwr.org

SSC Food Corporation of India (FCI) Recruitment Exam 2012 Assistant Grade – III Posts (General/ Accounts/ Technical/ Depot)

GENERAL AWARENESS
(Exam Held On: 11-11-2012)

1. Firms under perfectly competitive markets generally are
    a) Price makers
    b) Price givers
    c) Price takers
    d) Price fixers

2. Select the odd one in the following:
    a) Petroleum
    b) Coal
    c) Fuel wood
    d) Electricity

3. National Income is
    a) Net National Product – Indirect Taxes + Subsidies
    b) Gross National Product – Direct Taxes
    c) Gross Domestic Product – Imports
    d) Net Domestic Product + Products

4. Which statement is true?
    a) Money is a good servant
    b) Money is a good servant but bad a bad master
   c) Money is a good master but a bad servant
    d) Money is a good master and a good servant

5. India has adopted ______________ as its economic system to bring about a socialistic
    pattern of society.
    a) Socialism
    b) Mixed economy
    c) Capitalism
    d) Political economy

6. Local government are the basis of
    a) Aristocracy
    b) Secularism
    c) Democracy
    d) Reservation

7. The final interpreter of the Indian Constitution is
    a) Central Cabinet
    b) President
    c) High Court
    d) Supreme Court

8. One of the following laws favours women’s interests:
    a) Equal Remuneration Act
    b) Protection of Civil Rights Act
    c) Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
    d) None of the above

9. One of the following was once an associate State of the Union of India and later
    became a full fledged State:
    a) Jharkhand
    b) Chhattisgarh
    c) Arunanchal Pradesh
    d) Sikkim

10. President of India can be impeached by
      a) Specially constituted Tribunal
      b) Supreme Court
      c) Central Cabinet
      d) Parliament

SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2012 Solved Paper

GENERAL AWARENESS
Exam held on 04-11-2012 (Evening Shift)

1. Light year is a unit of
    a) time
    b) distance
    c) light
    d) intensity of light

2. Radio telescope are better than optical telescope because
    a) They can detect faint galaxies which cannot be done by optical telescopes.
    b) They can even work even in cloudy conditions.
    c) They can work during the day and night.
    d) All the above

3. _______ programs are used to create numeric-based documents such as budgets.
    a) Word Processing
    b) Presentations
    c) Spread sheet
    d) Graphics

4. The process of elimintating logical errors is known as
    a) testing
    b) debugging
    c) maintenance
    d) evaluation

5. System of growing plants through water culture methods is known as
    a) Hydrotropism
    b) Hydrophobia
    c) Hydroponics
    d) Hydrophytes

6. A transformer is used to
    a) increase a.c. voltage
    b) increase d.c. voltage
    c) convert electrical energy to heat energy
    d) convert a.c. energy to d.c. energy

7. ‘Saponification’ is a process by which
    a) soap is prepared
    b) plastic is prepared
    c) sulphur is extracted
    d) protien is identified.

8. Heat of a reaction does not depend on
    a) temperature of the reaction.
    b) the path by which final product is obtained.
    c) physical states of the reactants and products.
    d) whether the reaction is carried out at constant pressure or at constant volume.

9. The presence of ‘Entamoeba histolytica’ in drinking water is an indication of
    a) bacterial outbreak
    b) polluted water
    c) clean water
    d) decay of organic matter

10. Disadvantage of using DDT as pesticide is
      a) it becomes ineffective after sometime.
      b) not easily degraded in nature.
      c) less effective than others.
      d) its high cost.

SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2012 Solved Paper

GENERAL AWARENESS
Exam Held On: 04-11-2012 (Morning Shift)

1. Who are the price-takers under Perfect Competition?
    a) buyers
    b) industry
    c) government
    d) firms
2. Open market operation refers to:
    a) borrowing by scheduled banks from the RBI
    b) borrowing by scheduled banks to industry and trade
    c) purchase and sale of government  securities
    d) deposit mobilisation
3. An employment situation where the marginal productivity of agricultural labour is zero
    is known as:
    a) Structural unemployment
    b) Seasonal unemployment
    c) Cyclical unemployment
    d) Disguised unemployment
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Indian Economy?
    a) low per capita income
    b) primacy of agriculture
    c) balance between heavy industry and wage goods.
    d) population pressure
5. Who said in the Constituent Assembly that the Directive Principles of the State Policy are
    like a “Cheque on a bank payable at the convenience of the bank”?
    a) K.T. Shah
    b) K.M. Munshi
    c) B.R. Ambedkar
    d) Austin
6. Term ‘Federal’ has been used in the Indian Constituion in:
    a) Preamble
    b) Part III
    c) Article 368
    d) Nowhere in the Constitution
7. Which of the following is associated with panchayati Raj?
    a) Shah Commission
    b) Nanavati Commission
    c) Balwant Rai Committee
    d) Liberhan Commission
8. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution prescribes distribution of seats in Rajya Sabha?
    a) 3rd schedule
    b) 4th schedule
    c) 5th schedule
    d) 6th schedule
9. Which one of the following items comes under the Concurrent List?
    a) Inter-State rivers
    b) Trade Unions
    c) Citizenship
    d) Local Government
10. Which Amendment of the Constituion deals with Political defections?
      a) 44th
      b) 50th
      c) 52nd
      d) 60th

SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2012 Solved Paper

GENERAL AWARENESS
Exam held on: 21-10-2012 (Evening Shift)

1. The Kharif crops are harvested in:
    a) June – July
    b) October – November
    c) May – June
    d) March – April
2. Which of the following cost curve is never “U” shapped?
    a) Average cost curve
    b) Marginal cost curve
    c) Average variable cost curve
    d) Average fixed cost curve
3. Hydro-electric power is a:
    a) renewable-natural resource
    b) non-renewable-natural resource
    c) a mixture of renewable and non-renewable natural resource
    d) neither renewable nor non-renewable resource
4. National Income is also called as:
    a) NNP at Market Price
    b) GNP at Factor Cost
    c) GNP at Market Price
    d) NNP at Factor Cost
5. The Members and Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission, are
    appointed by the:
    a) Prime Minister of India
    b) President of India
    c) Chief Justice of India
    d) Parliament of India
6. At the time of enactment of the Constitution, which one of the following ideals
    was not included in the Preamble?
    a) Equality
    b) Justice
    c) Socialist
    d) Liberty
7. Money can be spent out of the Consolidated Fund of India with the approval of:
    a) The President
    b) The Parliament
    c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
    d) The Comptroller and Auditor General
8. Which of the following is not a Union Territory?
    a) Lakshadweep
    b) Pondicherry
    c) Nagaland
    d) Daman and Diu
9. India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister:
    a) William Pitt
    b) Clement Attlee
    c) Winston Churchill
    d) Ramsay MacDonald
10. In which of the following list does the subject ‘planning’ figure?
     a) Union List
     b) State List
     c) Concurrent List
     d) Residuary List

SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2012 Solved Paper

GENERAL AWARENESS
Exam Held On: 21-10-2012 (Morning Shift)

1. The basic characteristic of a capitalistic economy is
    a) full employment
    b) the private ownership of the means of production
    c) absence of monopoly
    d) large-scale production in primary industries
2. Which of the following taxes is not a direct tax?
    a) Gift tax
    b) Wealth tax
    c) Sales tax
    d) Estate duty
3. UNDP prepares
    a) Index Number of Price Level
    b) Physical Quality Index
    c) Human Development Index
    d) Standard of Living Index
4. Fiscal policy refers to
    a) Sale and purchase of securities by RBI
    b) Government taxes, expenditure and borrowings
    c) Government borrowings from abroad
    d) Sharing of its revenue by Central Government with States
5. Public opinion gets an authoritative expression in a democracy through
    a) Newspapers
    b) Parliament
    c) Pressure groups
    d) Public meetings
6. Which one of the following is not a determining factor of a country’s foreign policy?
    a) National interests
    b) Interdependence
    c) Cultural conditions
    d) Religious conditions
7. Who will act as the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee?
    a) The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha                    
    b) The Leader of the House
    c) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
    d) The Vice-President of India
8. Who was chosen unanimously as the President of India?
    a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    b) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
    c) K.R. Narayanan
    d) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
9. The Constitution of India was passed by the Constitutent Assembly on
    a) 17th October, 1949
    b) 14th November, 1949
    c) 26th November, 1949
    d) 26th January, 1949
10. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the
     a) Parliament
     b) Supreme Court
     c) High Court
     d) Election Commission