Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Rajya Sabha Secretariat Security Assistant Grade-II Scheme of Exam

Examination Scheme for Recruitment to the post of
Security Assistant (Grade-II)

The process for recruitment to the post of Security Assistant (Grade-II) in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat consists of four stages --

  1. Preliminary Examination
  2. Physical Fitness Test
  3. Main Examination
  4. Interview

1. Preliminary Examination (Objective Type-Multiple choice answers)

The Preliminary Examination is a screening test for selection of candidates for the main examination and is of objective type.It consists of only one paper of 180 marks (Duration-2 hours) having three parts as indicated below:

Paper
Subject
Marks
Duration
Part A
General Intelligence (60 questions)
60


2 hours
Part B
General Awareness (60 questions)
60
Part C
English Language (60 questions)
60

The marks secured by the candidates in this examination are not counted for the preparation of final merit list, which is solely based on the performance of the candidate in the Main Examination and Interview.

2. Physical Fitness Test

Male:
3.5 feet high jump
1 kilo meter race in 4 minutes
13 feet long jump

Female:
400 meter race in 2 minutes
8 feet long jump

# Only those Candidates who qualify the Preliminary Examination and are found fit in the Physical Measurement Test as per the eligibility criteria will be allowed to take part in the Physical Fitness Test.

# This test is only of qualifying nature and candidates are declared either 'fit' or 'unfit'.

# In case of high jump and long jump, a candidate is given three chances to clear the event.


# If a candidate is not able to qualify in any event of the Physical Fitness Test, he is not allowed to take part in the subsequent events/stages of the examination process.

3. Main Examination (Descriptive Type)

The Main Examination is of descriptive type and consists of the following paper:

Paper
Subject
Marks
Duration
Paper I
English Language
80
2 hours

4. Interview (20 marks)

The interview is structured to evaluate the interests, knowledge, traits, aptitude, skills etc. of the candidates with a view to assess his/her overall personality and to judge his/her suitability for the post.

Syllabus for Recruitment to the post of
Security Assistant (Grade-II)


Syllabus:

The syllabus of the Preliminary Examination (Objective type) and the Main Examination (Descriptive type) for recruitment to the post of Security Assistant (Grade �II) in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat is as under:

Preliminary Examination

General Intelligence

Questions shall be both verbal and non-verbal types. Test may include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship, concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, coding & decoding, etc.

General Awareness

Questions shall aim at testing the candidate's awareness of current events and environment around him/her besides testing the knowledge of Everyday Science, Scientific Research, Sports, Indian Culture, Indian History, Indian Geography, Economics, Indian Polity, Indian Constitution, etc.

English Language

Questions in this component are designed to test the candidates understanding, correct usage and knowledge of English Language and will be based on error recognition, fill in the blanks (using Verbs, Prepositions etc.), vocabulary, spellings, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms, sentence completion, phrases and idioms, etc.


Main Examination

Paper I: English Language

This paper will test the skills and abilities of the candidate in Essay Writing, Precis Writing, Comprehension, Drafting of letters/notices/other forms of communications in English.


 

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