GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH ARUNACHALPRADESHSTAFFSELECTIONBOARD ITANAGAR
OMBINED LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
Online applications are invited from eligible candidates belonging to the departments listed below for recruitment to Gr. 'C' posts of I) Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA) and II) Lower Division Clerk (LDC) in Pay Level 4: 425,500- &81,100/- under Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) Quota for the vacancies as indicated against the respective Departments/Offices in the table below.
Only those candidates who have been certified as eligible by their Head of Department are eligible to apply. Login credentials will be sent to these candidates through e-mail & SMS to their respective e• mail addresses and mobile nos. furnished by their Departments in order to apply.
APSSB will not entertain any representations from candidates with regards to eligibility and the same shall be determined solely by the concerned Head of Department Candidature of Applicants shall be purely PROVISIONAL at all stages of the recruitment process.
The details of the vacancies under LDCE Recruitment Quota as per requisitions received from the indenting
Offices/ Departments are as follows:
The candidate will have to provide a valid Aadhaar Card/ Government authorized Photo Identity Card. They will have to carry the same ID card in original along with the admit card to the examination centre, failing which they shall not be allowed to appear in the examination. The particulars of candidate such as name, father name etc indicated in Photo Identity Documents of candidates should match with admit card of the candidate issued by the Board.
1. EXAMINATION FEES AND MODE OF PAYMENT:
i. A Non-Refundable Fee of 150 for APST candidates and 200 for GENERAL candidates (to be paid online only).
2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
i. The candidate must be a citizen of India.
ii. The educational qualification, required length of service,age, category as stipulated in the
advertisement shall be determined as on the closing date of submission of application i.e.31/03/2023.
iii. The name of the candidate should be in the certified list of eligible candidates submitted by the HOD.
3. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:
The scheme of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination will consist of two stages as indicated below:
A) Junior Secretariat Assistant(SA);
Stage- 1 (Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions) 300 Marks Duration- 3 Hours
The test will comprise of the following subjects:
Each subject paper for the post of JSA will consist of 60 questions of 2 marks each.
Sta ge- 2 (Skill Test):
The candidates shall have to compulsorily pass Typing Speed test of 35 words per minute on computer (35 words per minute corresponds to 10500 Key Depression per hour) (KDPH) on an average of 5 Key Depression for each word. The Typing Test is of qualifying nature only
B) Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC)
Stage- 1 (Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions) 100 Marks: Duration 2 Hours.
i) One paper of General English, General Knowledge,
Elementary Mathematics and Official Procedure. -- 100 Marks.
The question paper for the post of LDC will consist of 4 sections. Each section will carry 25 questions of 1 mark each.
Stage- 2 (Skill Test);
The candidates shall have to compulsorily pass Typing Speed test of 35 words per minute on computer
(35 words per minute corresponds to 10500 Key Depression per hour) (KDPH) on an average of 5 Key
Depression for each word. The Typing Test is of qualifying nature only.
4. SYLLABUS:
(a) General English (common for JSA and LDC)
Syllabus: Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/ Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/ Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & 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, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage.
(b) General Knowledge (common for JSA and LDC)
Syllabus: Questions are designed to test the candidate's general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.
(c) Office Procedure (common for JSA and LDC)
Syllabus: CCS Leave Rules, Conduct Rules, Mail handling, Filing and indexing, Receipt, Issue & Dispatch, Handling and operation of different types of Office Machines and basic knowledge of routine office activities.
(d) Elementary Math (for LDC only)
Syllabus: - The test of Arithmetical and Numerical Abilities will cover number systems including questions on Simplification, Decimals, Data Interpretations, Fractions, LCM, HCF, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Average, profit and Loss, Discount, Simple and Compound Interest, Mensuration, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Tables & Graphs etc.
A candidate must secure a minimum of 33% or more marks in each subject in the written examination paper. Candidates securing less than 33% of marks in any of the subject shall be deemed not eligible for selection. There ls no negative marking.
The total number of candidates shortlisted for Stage 2 (Skill Test) will be in 1 :3 ratio i.e. if total vacancies are 10 then 30 candidates will be shortlisted for Stage 2.
Note:
Only the shortlisted candidates from Stage-1 as per the prescribed ratio will be allowed to appear for
Stage-2 i.e. Skill Test.
The marks secured in the Skill Test will not be counted for preparation of the final Merit list. However,the
candidate must qualify in Stage-2/Skill Test.
Other details, if any, of Skill Test will be informed in the official website.
The final merit list for all the posts shall be prepared on the basis of marks secured in written examination only.
5. HOW TO APPLY: Eligible departmental candidates are required to apply online only through the website www.apssb.nic.in using their unique login credentials/ passwords which will be sent to their respective mobile numbers & e-mail IDs.
6. SCANNED COPIES OF FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION ARE TO BE ATTACHED/ UPLOADED AT THE TIME OF ONLINE APPLICATION:
i. Scanned signature of the candidate on white paper with black ink pen (10-50 kb in jpg/jpeg/png format).
ii. Latest/ recent passport size photo (50-100 kb in jpg/jpeg/png format).
Further, the Shortlisted candidates will have to produce the below mentioned Certificates/ Documents and mark sheet in original during document verification stage, failing which, his/her candidature will be summarily rejected.
1. Matriculation certificates issued by the Board/University for proof of date of birth.
2. Class XII pass certificate &marksheet issued from a recognized Board/University.
3. APST Certificate (if applicable).
4. Any other document, as may be relevant.
Note:
i. There is no provision of re-evaluation /re-checking of Answer Sheet / Answer Scripts in respect of the examinations conducted by APSSB.
ii. The APSSB reserves the right to cancel/withdraw any question/questions from the Test.
iii. The Board makes provisional selection of the candidates on the basis of information provided in the application and documents/certificates provided by the candidate at the time of submission of documents and recommend the same to the indenting/ user department. Further, the Appointing Authority i.e. the indenting/user department verifies and satisfies itself about the authenticity of documents/certificates and eligibility as per the Recruitment Rules before finally appointing the candidate(s). Therefore, the provisional selection of a candidate does not confer upon him/her any right
of appoi ntment unless the Ap po inting Authority is satisfied, after such inquiry as may be considered nece ssa ry, that the cand idate is suitable in all respe cts for appo intment to the post.
iv. Th e Boa rd reserve s the right to co nduct med ical test for examining the candidates belonging to Pw D
ca teg ory if it dee ms nece ssa ry.
7. AGE:
The candidates for JSA and LDC posts should not be more than 45 years (50 years in case of candidates belonging to APST) on the closing date of application i.e. on 31-03-2023.
8. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES:
i. The vacancies published are provisional and subject to change. In case the vacancy position is reduced to any number or even withdrawn by the user department, the Board shall not be liable to compensate the applicant for any consequential damage/loss.
ii. The Board reserves the right to reject the candidature of any candidate at any stage of recruitment.
iii. The Board reserves the right to cancel a part or entire process of examination or a part of it due to administrative reason(s) and in case of unfair means, cheating or other irregularities/malpractice noticed by the Board. The Board also reserves the right to cancel or setup a new examination centre and divert the candidates to appear at that examination centre, if required.
iv. The Board reserves the right to cancel any centre of exam and ask the candidates of that centre to appear at another centre. The Board also reserves the right to direct the candidates of any centre to another centre to take the exam. No request for change in date, time and centre of exam will be accepted under any circumstances.
v. The Board reserves the right to change or make amendment in the examination scheme at any time before the examination, if so required.
vi. The candidature of the candidate to the written examination is provisional and subject to the outcome of any direction/decision/order/pronouncement of any Court of Law and mere issue of Admit Card or appearance at the examination does not entitle him/her to any claim for the post.
vii. No request or representations will be entertained for Issuance of admit cards after closing date for download of admit cards.
viii. The applicants are advised to fill up the application form carefully. They will not be allowed to edit/modify the details after the closing date. Application with incomplete or invalid details will be summarily rejected.
ix. In case an applicant applies multiple forms for the same post, only the latest application form shall be considered by APSSB.
x. Abbreviations used are denoted as under: APST - Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe, PRC •
Permanent Resident Certificate, UR - Unreserved.
xi. Use of Calculator, laptop, Palmtop, other digital instrument/Mobile/Cell Phone/Pager/ Watches etc is/are not allowed. In case any candidate is caught / found in possession of any gadget/instrument, he/she would be debarred from the examination and legal proceedings shall also be initiated against the candidate.
xii. Candidates are advised not to bring any of the above gadgets in the exam centre as no arrangements for keeping/security of these items would be available at the centre.
xiii. If any candidate uses offensive/abusive/foul language/obscene picture he/she will be liable for necessary penal action under relevant provision of the IT Act.
xiv. Individual Admit Cards will not be sent to the candidates and have to be downloaded from the website
xv. Candidates are advised to keep track of the Board website for any latest information related to the examination.
xvi. All concerned shall note that the Board has established series of checks to ensure that there is no impersonation and mischief. The selected candidates will be subjected to detailed scrutiny including document verification and biometrics. Candidates may also note that their candidature is provisional and at any stage of examination if they are found involved either In violating any of the guidelines or found involved in any malpractices like impersonation, using unfair means etc. then strict action shall be taken against them which may include police action, lodging of FIR and debarment from all future examinations conducted by APSSB.
