Wednesday, October 14, 2009

SSC Competitive Exams: Combined Graduate Preliminary Exam

Introduction to Combined Graduate Preliminary Exam

Prelim examination for combined Graduate is conducted by the SSC (Staff Selection Commission). The exam is conducted for selection of candidates for the main examination for the recruitments of following:

•Sub inspectors in CBI
•Sub Inspectors of police in central Police organization includes CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE (CISF), INDO TIBETAN BORDER POLICE FOREC (ITBP), BORDER SEQURITY FORCE (BSF), and CENTRAL RESIVERD POLICE FORCE (CRPF)
•For the services/offices for assistants grade like AFHQ css, Posts in research designs and standards organization, railway board, IFS
•Junior Accountants, Auditors, Divisional Accountants


SSC conducts this exam once a year in the month of July. However the main exam is conducted in the months of October and December. You can get the allocation from for the examination from newspaper Employment News. The newspaper usually publishes the form in the first week of April. However the last date to submit the application form duly filled is in last week of April.


Eligibility for the Combined Graduate Preliminary Exam:

Age: The age limit for varies for the kind of post you are applying which is given below:
•Candidates age must be between 20 to 27 for Assistant Grade & Sis,
•18 to 27 for Inspectors of CE/IT & Div. Acctts/Auditors/UDCs,
•20 to 25 years for SIs in CPOs on 1st August of the year of examination.

However the above mentioned age limit might be relaxed for candidates from backward classes like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or other such categories with respect to conditions notified by the Government of India.

Education: Candidate must have earned degree from well know acknowledged university or from the corresponding institution.

For more detailed information about the Combined Graduate Preliminary Exam, visit here.

SSC Competitive Exams: Assistants Grade Exam

Introduction of Assistants Grade Exam

SSC (Staff Selection Commission) conducts the Assistant Grade Examination. Staff Selection commission was previously known as Services Selection Commission. After giving this examination you are eligible for recruitment in Class III and IV categories of staff in the central and state management cadre.

The Assistant Grade Examination is conducted by the SSC board for the recruitment of following posts:

•Assistant’s Grade for the Railway Board Secretariat Service.
•Assistant’s Grade for the Armed Forces Headquarters civil Service
•Grade II for cipher Assistant of the cipher cadre of the Indian foreign service branch
•Grade IV assistant for the general cadre of the Indian Foreign Services

Eligibility for Assistants Grade examination:

•Examiner must have attained age between 20-25 years and he should have completed age 25 in 1st August of the last year.
•Eligibility for other backward classes, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes is the maximum age limit is 25 years but it can be comprehensive.
•Candidate must have Degree. Degree has to be completed from recognized university or comparable institutions.

SSC Assistants Grade Examination Selection Procedure
For selection the examination is separated into two stages:

•Preliminary Written Examination
•Main Written Examination

Preliminary Written Examination: Selection for the main exam is the purpose of the preliminary written examination. Preliminary exam includes following subjects and the duration of the exam is 3hrs for 300 marks:

•General Awareness
•Ability
•Arithmetic
•And language paper English or Hindi.

The Main Written Examination: For the main written examination only those candidates can apply who have been short listed thorough preliminary written exam. Main written exam consist of Language conception which includes following papers:

Paper I:
•General English
•Communication or writing skill

Paper II: Arithmetic

General English paper is compulsory and is of 50 marks. Also it is compulsory or we can qualifying paper and marks obtained from it are counted during the selection procedure. Communication or Writing Skill paper and Arithmetic paper are for 150 and 100 marks respectively. However these two papers are evaluated only if you are qualified in the General English paper. Duration of main written examination is 5hrs.

To find out more information about Assistants Grade Exam and career options in India click here.

UPSC Competitive Exams: Indian Forest Service (IFS) Exam

For Indian forest services officers posts UPSC conducts the IFS exam every year. The examination is generally conducted in the month of July. Indian Forest Service was established for the safety and restoration of forest resources in the year of 1966. The purpose of Indian Forest Services is maintaining environmental balance.

Before appearing for the exam, candidate must know the eligibility conditions. Eligibility criteria for the IFS exam is given below:

Nationality: Candidate must be either a citizen of India, otherwise a subject of Bhutan, or a subject of Nepal.

•A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Shrilanka, Pakistan, Uganda, Burma, the united republic of Tanzania, Ethiopia, Malawi and Vietnam with the purpose of settling in India permanently.

Education Criteria: To appear for the exam candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree. Degree could be with one of the following subjects:

•Veterinary Science
•Animal Husbandry
•Chemistry
•Physics
•Mathematics
•Botany
•Geology
•Zoology
Or Bachelors degree in Forestry, Agriculture as well as Engineering from any Universities integrated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India. You are also eligible if you have pursued your degree from other education institutions which satisfy the an Act of Parliament. Also candidate from deemed Universities Under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 can apply for the exam. However other equivalent education also be considered.

For in detail information about the IFS exam as well as other competitive exams in India, visit here.