Scheme of Examination:

The examination will consist of a written examination and skill test in stenography.

(A) Scheme of the written examination and syllabus:

The written examination will consist of one objective type paper as shown below:

Date of Exam	Part	Subject	Maximum Marks	Total Duration / Timing for General candidates	Total Duration/ Timing for Visually Handicapped / cerebral pulsy candidates
27-12-2015 (Sunday)	I	General Intelligence & Reasoning (50 questions)	50	2 Hours 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon OR 2.00PM to 4.00PM Note: Entry to the examination venue will not be allowed after 9.30 AM in the morning shift and after 1.30 PM in the afternoon shift	2 Hours 40 mins 10.00 A.M. to 12.40 PM OR 2.00PM to 4.40PM Note: Entry to the examination venue will not be allowed after 9.30 AM in the morning shift and after 1.30 PM in the afternoon shift.
	II	General Awareness (50 questions)	50
	III	English Language and Comprehension (100questions)	100

Penalty for Wrong Answers

The questions except in Part III will be set both in English & Hindi

There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer

Syllabus and BluePrint

It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type

The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.

TOPIC	NUMBER OF QUESTION
NUMBER SERIES TEST	2
NUMERAL (ODD MAN OUT)	4
TIME SEQUENCE TEST	1
WORD FROMATION	2
BLOOD RELATIONSHIP TEST	1
LETTER TO LETTER CODING	2
NUMBER TO LETTER CODING	1
INSERT MISSING CHARACTERS TEST	2
MATHEMATICAL OPERATION	2
DIRECTION AND DISTANCE TEST	3
RANKING TESTS	1
SYLLOGISM	2
CHOOSE ANALOGUS PAIR	2
COMPLETE WORD ANALOGY	2
NUMBER ANALOGY TEST	3
WORD (ODD MAN OUT) TEST	4
LETTER (ODD MAN OUT) TEST	2
ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF WORDS	3
GENERAL ALPHABETICAL SERIES	1
LOGICAL VENN DIAGRAMS TEST	1
COMPLETION OF AN INCOMPLETE PATTERN	1
SPOTTING OUT THE EMBEDDED FUGURES	1
PROBLEMS AND PAPER FOLDING	1
PROBLEMS ON MIRROR IMAGES	1
CODING DECODING TEST	1
TOTAL NUMBER QUESTION	50

General Awareness:

Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its Neighboring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

For VH candidates of 40% and above visual disability /cerebral palsy affected candidates and opting for scribe there will be no component of Maps/Graphs/Diagrams/Statistical Data in the General Intelligence & Reasoning / General Awareness Paper.

TOPIC	NUMBER OF QUESTION
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE	4
GENERAL SCIENCE	14
FAMOUS PLACES	1
ENVIRONMENT	1
SPORTS	1
INVENTION AND DISCOVERS	1
GENERAL ECONOMIC STUDY	6
ECONOMICS	1
RELIGIONS(INDIA)	1
GENERAL GEOGRAPHY	6
PERSONS PLACES AWARS AUTHORS CE	1
INDIAN HISTORY	7
INDIAN POLICY	3
SANCTUARIES	1
GENERAL COMPUTER SCIENCE	2
TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTION	50

English Language & Comprehension:

TOPIC	NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT	10
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH	10
CLOZE TESTS	20
ENGLISH COMPREHENSION	15
SPOTTING ERRORS	10
FILL IN THE BLANKS(SINGLE WORD)	5
SYNONYMS	5
ANTONYMS	5
IDIOMS AND PHRASES	5
ORDERING OF SENTENCES	5
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICES	10
TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS	100

In addition to the testing of candidates’ understanding of the English, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc. his/her writing ability, would also be tested.

PART-II-SKILL TEST

Skill test in Stenography:

Candidates who obtain the qualifying marks in the Written Examination as may be prescribed by the Commission will only be called for the Skill Test. It may also prescribe qualifying marks in each part of the Written Examination. THE SKILL TEST WILL BE OF QUALIFYING NATURE and the Commission will fix the qualifying standards in the skill test for different categories of candidates.

The candidates will have to appear for the stenography test. The candidates will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English / Hindi at the speed of 100 w.p.m. for the post of Stenographer Grade ‘C’ and 80 w.p.m. for the post of Stenographer Grade ‘D’. The matter will have to be transcribed on computer only. The evaluation of transcription will be done electronically only. The transcription time is as follows:-

Stenographer Grade ‘D’ : 50 minutes ( English )

65 minutes ( Hindi )

Stenographer Grade ‘C’: 40 minutes ( English )

55 Minutes ( Hindi )

Mode of Selection:

Candidates will be shortlisted for the skill test on the basis of their performance in the Written Examination. Candidates who qualify in the skill test will be recommended for appointment by the Commission on the basis of their performance in the Written Examination. Allocation of candidates will be made to User Departments depending upon their merit position and the option exercised by them

Examination will consist of written examination and Physical Efficiency Test, Personality test/ Interview and Medical Examination.

Written Examination:

Written examination will consists of two papers each paper will have 200 questions and allotted for 200 Marks in the duration of Two Hours. Questions in both papers will be of Objective Multiple Choice Type. Questions will be set in Hindi and English in Parts A, B and C of Paper I. In case of discrepancy, the English version will prevail. There will be negative mark of 0.25 marks will be made for each incorrect answer. Marks received in Paper-I will be used to screen the candidates for appearing for PET/ Medical Examination.

Note-I:

The Commission shall have the discretion to fix different minimum qualifying standards in each part of Paper I taking into consideration among others, category-wise vacancies and category-wise number of candidates. Only those candidates, who have scored above the cut off marks fixed by the Commission in Paper I would be required to appear in the Physical Endurance Test/Medical examination.

Physical Endurance Test (PET):

Candidates will have to undergo PET / Medical Examination. Only those candidates, who secure qualifying marks in Paper I of the written examination, as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, will be shortlisted for Physical Endurance Test (PET)/ PST and medical test. Paper-II of shortlisted candidates who qualify in PST/PET will only be evaluated.

Note: Candidates shortlisted for PET/Medical Examination on the basis of their performance in Paper-I will only be called for Paper-II. Paper-II of only such candidates who qualify in PST/PET will be evaluated.

Personality Test/ Interview:

The candidates who qualify in Paper I of written examination and PET and Paper II of written examination will be called for Personality Test/ Interview based on their combined performance in Paper-I and Paper-II.

Note- II: Marks received in Paper-I will be used to screen the candidates for appearing for PET/Medical Examination. Marks of such screened candidates in Paper I if they are successful in PET/Medical Examination, will be taken into account along with marks in Paper II for final ranking of candidates for selecting them for the interview of 100 marks and also final selection.

Medical Examination:

All the candidates who qualify in the PET will be medically examined by the Medical Officer of the CAPFs or any other Medical Officer or Assistant Surgeon belonging to Grade I of any Central/State Govt. Hospital or Dispensary. Those who are found fit in the medical examination and qualify in the written examination also will be required to appear in the Interview (Personality Test) of 100 marks.

After the written Examination and the Interview/personality test, the Commission will draw up an All India Merit List and, in that order, as many candidates as are found by the Commission to have qualified in the Examination shall be recommended for appointment upto the number of unreserved vacancies available taking into consideration their options for the posts included in the examination. The Commission will recommend the candidates in the Merit List on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the written examination and interview/personality test.

Finally selected candidates for the posts of Sub-Inspector and Assistant Sub-Inspector would, as part of training curriculum, have to pass seven obstacle events as mentioned below, failing which they may not be retained in the Force:

i) Jumping over the Vertical Board;

ii) Holding the rope on jumping from the Board.

iii) Tarzan Swing;

iv) Jumping on the Horizontal Board;

v) Parallel Rope;

vi) Monkey Crawl;

vii) Vertical Rope.

Age Limit:

Candidates age limit should be between 20-25 years.

Note I: The upper age limit is relaxable for Central Government Civilian Employees as per extant Government order.

Age relaxation for different categories:

Sr.No	Category	Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit
01	SC/ ST	5 years
02	OBC	3 years
03	For Group “B &C” postsEx. Servicemen (Unreserved/General)	03 years after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date.
04	Ex-Servicemen (OBC)	06 years( 3 years + 3 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date.
05	Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)	08 years (3 years+5 years) after deduction of the military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date.

Essential Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university or equivalent.
For the post of Sub Inspector in Delhi Police only:- Male candidates must

possess and also carry a valid Driving License for LMV(Motor cycle and Car) on the date fixed for Physical Endurance and Standard Tests. Otherwise they will not be allowed to undergo Physical Endurance and Standard Tests.

Physical Standards:

Category of candidates	Height(in cms)	Chest (in cms) Unexpanded	Chest (in cms) Expanded
(i) For male candidates only General	170	80	85
For candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Kashmir Valley, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, North-Eastern States and Sikkim.	165	80	85
For all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes	162.5	77	82
(ii) For Female candidates only General	157	–	–
For candidates belonging to Hill areas of Garhwal, Kumaon, Himachal Pradesh, Gorkhas, Dogras, Marathas, Kashmir Valley, Leh & Ladakh regions of J&K, North-Eastern States and Sikkim.	155	–	–
For all candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes	154	–	–

Note:

There shall be no minimum requirement of chest measurement for Female candidates.
Relaxation in height and chest ( as the case may be ) as mentioned above will be permissible only on production of certificate in the pro forma as prescribed

Weight:

Corresponding to height for all posts.

Medical standard (For all posts):

Eye sight:

The minimum distant vision should be 6/6 and 6/9 of two eyes without correction i.e. without wearing of glasses.
The candidate must not have knock knee, flat foot, varicose vein or squint in eyes and they should Possess high colour vision.
They must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of the duties

Written Examination:

Written examination will consists of two papers each paper is allotted for 200 marks in the duration of Two hours. Questions in both papers will be of Objective Multiple Choice Type. Questions will be set in Hindi and English in Parts A, B and C of Paper I. In case of discrepancy, the English version will prevail.

Paper-I:

	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration/ Time Allowed
Part A	General Intelligence and Reasoning	50	50	Two Hours Shift 1: 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Shift 2: 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM.
Part B	General Knowledge and General Awareness	50	50
Part C	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50
Part D	English Comprehension	50	50

Paper-II:

Subject	Maximum Marks /Questions	Duration and timing
English language & Comprehension	200 marks/200 questions	Two Hours (From 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon) (02:00 PM to 04:00 PM)

(i). Deduction of 0.25 marks will be made for each incorrect answer marked on OMR Answer Sheet.

Note I: Candidates shortlisted for PET/Medical Examination on the basis of their performance in Paper-I will only be called for Paper-II. Paper-II of only such candidates who qualify in PST/PET will be evaluated.

Physical Endurance Test (PET):

Candidates will have to undergo PET/ Medical Examination. Only those candidates who secure qualifying marks in Paper I of the written examination, as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, will be shortlisted for Physical Endurance Test (PET)/ PST and Medical test.

Physical Efficiency(Endurance) Test(PET) ( For all posts) :

(i) For male candidates only:
a) 100 meters race in 16 seconds
b) 1.6 Kms race in 6.5 minutes
c) Long Jump : 3.65 metres in 3 chances
d) High Jump : 1.2 metres in 3 chances
e) Shot put (16 Lbs): 4.5 metres in 3 chances

(ii) For female candidates only:
a) 100 metres race in 18 seconds.
b) 800 metres race in 4 minutes.
c) Long Jump: 2.7 metres (9 feet) in 3 chances.
d) High Jump : 0.9 metres (3 feet) in 3 chances.

Selection Process:

Staff Selection Commission selection process is based on Written Examination. Candidates shortlisted on the basis of their performance in the examination will be required to appear for a descriptive type qualifying paper for testing basic language skills. Written Examination consists of two paper, candidates who qualified objective type paper (Paper I) will be shortlisted for the descriptive type (Paper-II) examination on the basis of their performance in Paper-I. Paper-II will only of qualifying nature.

Written Examination:

The written exam will consist of (Paper-I) objective type paper and (Paper-II) descriptive type.

(i) Paper-I will consist of questions on ‘General Intelligence and Reasoning’ will be non-verbal considering the functions attached to the post. Questions on Numerical Aptitude and General English will be simple, of a level that an average matriculate will be in a position to answer comfortably. Paper-II will be held only for such candidates who meet the cut-off prescribed by the Commission in Paper-I for different categories.

(ii) Paper-II will be descriptive in which the candidate will be required to write short essay/letter in English and one language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution. Paper-II will only be of qualifying nature and is intended to test elementary language skills in view of re-categorization of the post as Group-C and in view of job requirements.

Note: The cut-offs in Paper-I and qualifying marks in Paper-II may be different for vacancies in each State/UT will be fixed at the discretion of the commission. Candidates for each State/UT will be finally selected based on their performance in Paper-I, subject to their meeting basic qualifying standards fixed in Paper-II.

(iii) Documents verification will be conducted for those candidates who have qualified in written examination.

Multi Tasking Staff:

Candidate should be a Citizen of India

Age Limit:

Candidates age limit should be between 18-25 years.

Relaxation of Upper age limit:

Sr.No	Category	Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit
01	SC/ ST	5 years
02	OBC	3 years
03	PH	10 years
04	PH + OBC	13 years
05	PH + SC/ST	15 years
06	Ex-Servicemen (Unreserved / General)	03 years
07	Ex Servicemen (OBC)	06 years
08	Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)	08 years

Educational Qualification:

Candidates must have passed Matriculation Examination or equivalent from a recognized board. If the candidate did not acquire educational qualification on the date of receipt, then they are not qualified to apply.

Written Exam:

The written examination will consist of (Paper-I) objective type paper and (Paper-II) descriptive type as shown below.

Paper-I:

Part	Subject	Maximum Mark	Total Duration/Timing for General candidates	Total Duration/ Timing for Visually Handicapped/ Cerebral Palsy candidates
A	General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 Questions)	25	2 Hours 10.00 AM. to 12.00 Noon Or 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM	2 Hours 40 mins10.00 A.M. to 12.40 PM Or 2:00 PM to 4:40 PM
B	Numerical Aptitude (25 questions)	25
C	General English( 50 questions)	50
D	General Awareness(50 questions)	50

Paper-II:

Subject	Maximum Marks	Total Duration /Timing for General candidates	Total Duration/Timing for Visually Handicapped/Cerebral Palsy candidates
Short Essay/Letter in English or any language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution	50	30 Minutes	45 Minutes

(i) Paper-I will consist of Objective Type – Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi. The Commission reserves the right to set the questions additionally in regional languages subject to technical feasibility. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer. Paper-II will be held only for such candidates who meet the cut-off prescribed by the Commission in Paper-I for different categories.

(ii) Paper-II will be descriptive in which the candidate will be required to write short essay/letter in English or any one language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution. Paper-II will only be of qualifying nature and is intended to test elementary language skills in view of re-categorization of the post as Group-C and in view of job requirements.

The Examination will consists of two parts viz.,

Part-I: Written Examination carrying 400 marks; and

PART-II: Personality Test (Interview) carrying 100 Marks.

Part I- Written Examination:

The Written Examination will consist of two papers. Paper I is objective Type and Paper II is Conventional Type. Each paper will carry 200 Marks. Time duration for each paper will be 2 hours.: There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I.

Part II- Personality Test/ Interview:

Only those who secure the minimum qualifying marks in paper-I or part thereof and paper-II of the written examination will be shortlisted for the Interview. Personality test will be conducted for 100 Marks. Candidates will be recommended for appointment by the Commission on the basis of their aggregate marks in the Written Examination and Interview.

Note-I: Paper-II of only such candidates who are shortlisted on the basis of their performance in Paper-I will be evaluated.

Note-II: The Commission will fix separate qualified standards in Paper-II of the written examination.

Resolution of the Cases:

In cases where more than one candidate secure the equal aggregate marks, tie will be resolved by applying the following methods one after another:-

(1) Total marks in the written examination.

(2) Marks in Paper-I.

(3) Marks in Paper-II.

(4) Date of birth with older candidates placed higher.

(5) Alphabetical order in the first names of the candidates appears.

Age Limit:

Candidates age limit should not exceed 30 years.

Age Relaxation:

Sr.No	Category	Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit
01	SC/ ST	5 years
02	OBC	3 years
03	PH	10 years
04	PH + OBC	13 years
05	PH + SC/ST	15 years
06	Ex-Servicemen (Unreserved / General)	03 years
07	Ex-Servicemen (OBC)	06 years
08	Ex-Servicemen (SC/ST)	08 years

Educational Qualifications:

For Junior Hindi Translators (in Subordinate Offices):

(i) Masters Degree of a recognized University or equivalent in English/ Hindi with Hindi/ English as a compulsory or elective subject at degree level or

(ii) Bachelor’s Degree of a recognized University or equivalent with Hindi and English as main subjects (which includes the term compulsory and elective).

Note:

(i) Those candidates who have passed B.A (Hons) in English/Hindi with Hindi/English as subsidiary/(Modern Indian Language) MIL subject are eligible for the post of Junior Hindi Translators

(ii) Candidate must ensure that they have studied English and Hindi as main subjects and not as a paper in all three years of BA Pass course.

(B) For Hindi Pradhyapak (in Central Hindi Training Institute):

(i) Master’s degree in Hindi with English as one of the subjects at degree level either as compulsory or optional or as a language paper from a recognized university or equivalent.

(ii) Bachelor’s degree in Education from a recognized university/ Institute & equivalent.

(iii) Two years experience of Teaching Hindi at Senior Secondary Level.

Desirable:

(i) Knowledge at the level of matriculation of one of the language, other than Hindi mentioned in the 8th schedule of the constitution.

(ii) Experience of translation from English to Hindi and vice versa or diploma in linguistics from a recognized university/ Institute or equivalent.

(i) Master’s degree of a recognized university in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as medium of examination at the degree level; or Master’s degree or a recognized university in English with Hindi as

compulsory or elective subject or as medium of examination at degree level; or Master’s degree of a recognized university in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi or English medium and English or Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as medium of examination at degree level ; or Master’s degree of a recognized university in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi or English as a compulsory or elective subject or either of the two medium of examination and the other as a compulsory or elective subject at the degree level: and

(ii) Recognized Diploma or certificate course in translation from Hindi to English and vice versa or two years’ experience of translation work from Hindi to English and vice versa in Central or State Govt Offices, including Govt of India undertakings.

Desirable:

(i) Knowledge at the level of Matriculation (Tenth Standard) of a recognized Board of one of the language other than Hindi mentioned in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution.

(ii) Degree in translation from Hindi to English and vice versa from any recognized University or equivalent.