Examination Scheme for Recruitment to the post
of Translator
The process for recruitment to the post of Translator in the Rajya Sabha Secretariat consists of three stages -
1.Preliminary Examination
2.Main Examination
3.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 200 marks (Duration-2 hours 30 minutes) having four parts as indicated below:
| Paper | Subject | Marks | Duration |
| Part A | General Intelligence (50 questions) | 50 | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Part B | General Awareness (50 questions) | 50 | |
| Part C | English Language (50 questions) | 50 | |
| Part D | Hindi Language (50 questions) | 50 |
The marks secured by the candidates in this examination are not counted for the preparation of final selection list, which is solely based on the performance of the candidate in the Main Examination.
2. Main Examination (Descriptive Type)
The Main Examination is of descriptive type and consists of the following papers:
| Paper | Subject | Marks | Duration |
| Paper I | (i)English Language (ii)Hindi Language | 100 | 3 hours |
| Paper II | (i)Translation (English to Hindi) (ii)Translation (Hindi to English) | 120 | 2 hours |
3. Interview (30 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 Translator
Syllabus:
The syllabus of the Preliminary Examination (Objective type) and the Main Examination (Descriptive type) for recruitment to the post of Translator 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 & Hindi Language
Questions in this component shall be designed to test the candidates understanding, correct usage and knowledge of English & Hindi Languages 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 & Hindi Language
This paper will test the skills and abilities of the candidate in English & Hindi Languages and shall involve paragraph writing and precis writing.
Paper II: Translation in English and Hindi
This paper will contain passages for translation- one passage for translation from Hindi to English and one passage for translation from English to Hindi. The other questions in the paper shall test the candidate's translation skills, his/her knowledge of the Hindi & English languages, including familiarity with Parliamentary expressions, language used in Parliamentary debates and discussions and his/her knowledge of the general phrases/terminologies etc. The paper shall also test his/her ability to write the two languages correctly, precisely and effectively.
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