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S.O.'s/Stenographer's (Grade 'B'/Grade-I) Limited DepartmentalCompetitive Examination

(Overview)

(A) Tentative Schedule

(i) Notification of Examination July

(ii) Conduct of Examination December

(B) Age - limits:

No age limit prescribed. The examination is confined to servingCentral Government Employees working as Assistant in theAssistant Grade of the Central Secretariat Service. Railway BoardSectt. Service, Intelligence Bureau, Armed Forces headquartersCivil Services; or Stenographer Grade-C of the Central SecretariatStenographers' Service/Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers'Service/Armed Forces headquarters Stenographers'Service/Grade II of the I.B. Stenographers' Service or any post inthe Indian Foreign Service, branch 'B' and attached andsubordinate office with 5 years approved and continuous serviceon the 1st of July of the year of exam.

(C) Educational Qualification

No specific educational qualification prescribed.

(D) Scheme of Examination

Part

A

Candidates have to appear in the following

conventional (Essay Type) papers

1. Noting and drafting, precis writing.

2.

(i)Procedure and Practice in Government of IndiaSecretariat and Attached offices. (For CategoriesI, II and IX)

(ii)Procedure and Practice in Government of IndiaSecretariat and Attached offices. (For CategoriesIV, V and VI)

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(iii) Procedure and Practice in Government of IndiaSecretariat and Attached offices. (For CategoriesVII only)

(iv) Office Procedure and Practice (For Category III)

(v) Office Procedure and Practice (For Category VII)

3.

(i)

General Knowledge of the constitution of India andthe Machinery of Government, Practice andProcedure in Parliament (for categories I, II, III andIX)

(ii)

General Knowledge of the constitution of India andthe Machinery of Government, Practice andProcedure in Parliament (for categories IV, V,VIand VII)

4.

(i)General Financial and Service Rules, (ForCategory I)

(ii)General Financial and Service Rules, (ForCategory II)

(iii)General Financial and Service Rules, (ForCategory III)

(iv)General Financial and Service Rules, (ForCategory V)

(v)General Regulations and Service Rules, (ForCategory VI)

(vi)Financial Regulations and Service Rules, (ForCategory IX)

(vii)Railway Financial and Service Rules, (ForCategory III)

(viii)Railway Financial and Service Rules, (ForCategory VII)

5. General Studies

PartB

Assessment of 5 years CRs 100Marks

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