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.

The examination will consist of two parts, viz.

PART-I – Written Examination carrying 400 marks; and
PART-II – Personality Test (Interview) carrying 100 Mark

Part-I: Written Examination:

The Written Examination will consist of two papers.

The maximum marks allotted to each paper and the duration of each paper will be as under

Part	Subject	Number of Questions/Marks	Total Duration /Timing for General candidates	Total Duration/ Timing for Visually Handicapped candidates
Paper- I (Objective Type)	(i)General Hindi (ii) General English	100/100 mark 100/100 mark	2 Hours 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon	2 Hours 40 mins 10.00 A.M. to 12.40 PM
Paper- II (ConventionalType)	Translation & essay	200	2 Hours 2.00 P.M. to 4.00 P.M.	2 Hours 40 mins 2.00 P.M. to 4.40 PM

Note-I : Paper-I will consist of Objective Type- Multiple choice questions only. Paper-II shall be evaluated in respect of only those candidates, who attain the minimum qualifying standard in Paper-I or part thereof as may be fixed at the discretion of the Commission.

Note-II: Mobile Phones, Calculators or any other electronic / electrical device are strictly banned in the Examination Hall.

Note-III: There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Paper-I. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.

Note-IV: The Commission may at its discretion, fix qualifying marks in Paper-II.

PART-II: Personality Test/ Interview:

Only those candidates, who secure the minimum qualifying marks in paper I and Paper II of the written examination as may be fixed by the commission at their discretion, will be eligible to appear at the interview. Interview will be conducted for 100 Marks.