ONLINE EXAMINATION STRUCTURE:
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 sections as follows
| S. No. |
Name of the Test |
Type of test |
Max.
Marks |
Duration |
Version |
| 1 |
English language |
Objective |
30 |
1 Hour |
English |
| 2 |
Reasoning Ability |
Objective |
35 |
English / Hindi |
| 3 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Objective |
35 |
English / Hindi |
| |
Total |
|
100 |
|
|
Phase – II: Main Examination
Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 30 marks.
Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive Test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
(i) Objective Test:
The Objective Test of 2 hours duration consists of 4 sections (Generalists) and 5 sections (Specialists) for total 200 marks.
For Generalist :
|
Section
|
Name of Test
|
Maximum Marks
|
Type of Test
|
Time limit
|
|
No.
|
|
1
|
Test of Reasoning
|
50
|
Objective
|
120 Minutes (Composite)
|
|
2
|
Test of English Language
|
50
|
Objective
|
|
3
|
Test of General Awareness
|
50
|
Objective
|
|
4
|
Test of Quantitative aptitude
|
50
|
Objective
|
|
|
Total (Aggregate) |
200 |
|
|
For Specialist:
|
Section
|
Questions
|
Maximum Marks
|
Type of Test
|
Time limit
|
|
No.
|
|
1
|
Test of Reasoning
|
40
|
Objective
|
120 Minutes (Composite)
|
|
2
|
Test of English Language
|
40
|
Objective
|
|
3
|
Test of General Awareness
|
40
|
Objective
|
|
4
|
Test of Quantitative aptitude
|
40
|
Objective
|
|
5
|
In Specialist stream, an
additional test to assess
technical & professional
knowledge in the relevant
discipline
|
40
|
Objective
|
|
|
Total
|
200
|
|
|
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination)
There will be negative marks for wrong answer, 1/4th of the allotted marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
(ii) Descriptive Test:
The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English
Language (Letter Writing-10marks & Essay-20 marks). The descriptive test will be in English and will be conducted through on-line mode.
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum total score (to be decided by the Company according to number of vacancies) in the objective test (main examination) and qualify in the descriptive test for short listing for the Interview.
A candidate shall be required to qualify in the descriptive test, but the marks in the descriptive test will not be counted towards short listing for interviews or final selection.
Phase – III: Interview
Candidates who have been shortlisted at the end of Phase-II will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Company, up to three times the number of vacancies of respective stream/category.
Interview will be conducted at select centres. The weightage (ratio) of online Examination and Interview will be 80:20 respectively.
Final selection :
Final selection would be based on consolidated marks of main examination (objective test) & Interview.
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