L.I.C. Officers' Exam
A competitive examination for the recruitment of the Assistant Administrative Officers etc, in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is held once a year, generally in the month of June. The blank application form and particulars are published in the Employment News, generally in the second week of April, and the last date for submission of application is usually the second week of May every year.
Educational Qualifications: Bachelor's/Master's Degree from a recognized Indian or Foreign University with a minimum of 50% marks (relaxable in the case of SC /ST candidates to 40%) in aggregate in either of the degrees.
Age Limits: 21 to 28 years on the 1 st April of the year of examination. Upper age limit is relaxable for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, confirmed L.I.C. employees, etc.
Examination Fee: Rs. 50/- (Rs. Fifty only). No fee for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, etc.
Initial Pay: About Rs. 8000 in the scale of Rs. 4250-2304940-350-5290-230-8510.
Scheme of the Examination:
The examination comprises
· Written Examination
· Interview of such candidates. who qualify in the Written Test.
Examination Papers:
The Written Examination will consist of the following papers:
PAPER I (Objective)
It will consist of
1. Reasoning Ability (Bilingual)
2. General Knowledge and Current Affairs (Bilingual)
3. Numerical Ability (Bilingual)
4. English Language with special emphasis on grammar and vocabulary.
PAPER II (Descriptive)
It will consist of
1. Test on Essay (can be written in Hindi or English)
2. Precise and Comprehension in English
Syllabus
Test of Reasoning Ability:
This test has been designed to judge you're thinking power, contains questions of various kinds. The test will be partly verbal, i.e., based on or related to words and partly non-verbal, i.e., based on or related to figures and drawings.
Test of Numerical Ability:
The purpose of this test is to ascertain how quick you are in working at numerical calculations.
General Knowledge and Current Affairs:
The purpose of this test is to ascertain a candidate's general awareness of environment around him and its application to society. The questions will be designed to test the candidate's knowledge of the current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience as may be expected of an educated person, including topics on Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, etc.
There may also be questions on Geography of India, land and her people, History of India, her cultural heritage, freedom struggle and salient features of the Constitution of India, Economic and Social Problems.
English Language:
The purpose of this test is to gauge your knowledge of English. Your ability will also be tested through your choice of words, expressions and similar skills.
G.I.C. Officers Exam
A combined competitive examination for recruitment to the posts, of Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalist) in the General Insurance Corporation of India, i.e., (i) National Insurance Company Ltd., Calcutta; (ii) The New India Assurance Company Ltd., Mumbai; (iii) The Oriental Fire and General Insurance Company Ltd., New Delhi; and (iv) United India Insurance Company Ltd., Chennai, is held every year generally in the month of February.
Educational Qualifications:
Graduate/Post-Graduate in Arts, Science, Agriculture, Commerce, Engineering or Law of a recognized University with 50% marks (relaxable in the case of Scheduled Castes/Tribes at 40%).
Age Limit:
Between 21 and 30 years on the 1 st October of the year previous to the year of examination. The limit is relaxable in respect of the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC, ex-servicemen and serving confirmed employees of G.I.C.
Selection Procedure:
Candidates will be called for written test, which would comprise following Objective Tests of
(1) Test of Reasoning,
(2) English Language,
(3) General Awareness, and
(4) Professional Knowledge.
On the basis of performance in the written examination, candidates will be called for interview and the final selection will be on the basis of overall performance in the written test and the interview.
Initial Pay:
About Rs. 8000 in the scale of Rs. 4250-230-4940-350-5290-230-8510.
L.I.C. Development Officers' Exam
A competitive examination for the recruitment of Assistant Development Officers' in the Life Insurance Corporation is held once a year, generally in the month of September. The blank application forms and particulars are published in the Employment News, generally in the month of July and the last date for submission of applications is generally the first week of August.
Educational Qualifications: Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Arts, Science, Commerce, Agriculture or Law of an Indian or
Age Limits: The applicants should have completed the age of 21 years on the lst July of the year of examination.
Examination Fee: Rs. 30/- (Rs. Thirty only). No fee for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, etc.
Initial Pay: About Rs. 8000 in the scale of Rs. 4250-2304940-350-5290-230-8510.
Scheme of the Examination:
The examination comprises: (i) Written Examination (ii) Interview of such candidates, who qualify in the Written Test.
Examination Papers:
The written test will consist of (i) Test of Reasoning and Numerical Ability; and (ii) General English/Hindi and General Knowledge. The test papers will be set bilingual and the candidates will have choice to write answers either in English or in Hindi.
G.I.C. Assistants' Exam
This examination is held once a year, generally in the month of August. The blank application and particulars are published in the Employment News, usually in the month of March. The last date for the submission of applications is usually first week of April every year.
Age Limits: 18 to 28 years on the first June of the year of examination.
Educational Qualifications: Pass in Higher Secondary with 60% marks of Graduate of a recognized University.
Examination Fee:
Rs. 40/- (Rs. Forty only). No fee for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, Physically Handicapped, Ex-Servicemen and confirmed employees of the G.I.C.
Scheme of the Examination:
The examination comprises:
· Written Examination
· Interview of such candidates, who qualify in the Written Test.
Examination Papers:
· The written test will be Objective Type consisting of Test of Reasoning, Numerical Ability, Clerical Aptitude, English Language and General Knowledge; and
· Descriptive Test on Essay, Letter Writing and Precise Writing in English. Objective tests except English will be bilingual, i.e., both in English and Hindi.
Initial Pay:
About Rs. 4000 in the scale of Rs. 1950-5500.
Introduction
Direct Recruitment to the Special Class Railway Apprentices' is made through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on the basis of the Annual Competitive Examinations. Recruitment to the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) and the Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) is done on the basis of the result of the Civil Services Examination (The Indian Administrative service examination) and that to the Indian Railway services of Engineers (IRSE), Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) and Indian Railway Services Stores (IRSS) is made on the basis of the Combined Engineering Service Examination.
Recruitment of Clerks, Assistant Station masters, Ticket Collectors, train Collectors and other vacancies is also done through direct recruitment by the Railway Recruitment Boards in different states. Depending upon the vacancies that arise, these boards call out for exams for different posts. These Boards are located at 19 centres in Allahabad (www.rrbald.nic.in), Ahmedabad, Ajmer( www.rrbajmer.org), Chandigarh, Jammu, Gorakhpur, Patna (www.rrbpatna.org) , Guwahati, Calcutta, Bhubaneswar( www.rrbbbs.org), Chennai (www.rrbchennai.net), Trivandrum, Bangalore, Secunderabad (www.rrbsc.org), Mumbai, Bhopal , Malda, Ranchi etc. The Boards advertise the vacancies through newspapers and the Employment News and conduct both written examinations and interviews. Recruitment is made in the lowest grades to these categories and prescribed qualification is generally matriculation. For some posts like Commercial Apprentice, Traffic Apprentice, Asstt. Station Master, Clerk Grade I, guards etc., prescribed qualification is a degree from a recognised University.
For Recruitment to the Indian Railway Service Mechanical Department, there is a dual method, one is by Combined Engineering Service Examination and the other is UPSC Special Class Railway Apprentices' Examination. Approximately, 50 percent are recruited as the Special Class Railway Apprentices through the U.P.S.C. Exam. This examination is held once a year, generally in the month of July. Blank application forms and other particulars are published in Employment News, generally in the month of February.
Introduction
The Combined Engineering Services' Examination is conducted by the UPSC every year for recruitment to the four categories of Engineering services: (a) Civil Engineering (b) Mechanical Engineering (c) Electrical Engineering and (d) Electronics & telecommunication Engineering.
The following are the services/posts to which selection is made in the four categories:
Category I-Civil Engineering
Group A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts)
(iii) Central Engineering Service
(iv) Military Engineer Services (IDSE-Building and Roads Cadre)
(v) Military Engineer Service (Surveyor of Works Cadre)
(vi) Survey of India Service, Group 'A' (Civil Engineering Posts)
(vii) Central Water Engineering Service (Civil Engineering Posts)
(viii) Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in P & T Building Works (Group `A') Service
(ix) Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group `A';
(x) Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) in Border Roads Engineering Service Group `A'
(xi) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch)
(Civil Engineering Posts).
Category II-Mechanical Engineering
Group A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(iii) Central Water Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(iv) Central Power Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(v) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch) (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(vi) Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(vii) Military Engineer Service (IDSE-Electrical and Mechanical Cadre) (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(viii) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(ix) Assistant Executive Engineer (Elect. & Mech.) (Mechanical Engineering Posts) Border Roads Engineering Service, Group 'A';
(x) Assistant Manager (Factories). Department of Telecom (Telecom Factories Organization)
(xi) Central Engineering Service (Roads) Group `A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(xii) Assistant Executive Engineer Group `A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence
(xiii) Indian Inspection Service Group 'A' (Mechanical Engineering Posts)
(xiv) Indian Supply Service Group' A' (Mechanical Engg. Posts). Group `B' Services/Posts
(xv) Assistant Engineer Group 'B' (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence.
Category III-Electrical Engineering
Group A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(iii) Central Electrical -& Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(iv) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch) (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(v) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(vi) Central Power Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(vii) Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical) in P &T Building Works (Group 'A') Service
(viii) Military Engineering Service (IDSE-Electrical and Mechanical Cadre) (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(ix) Assistant Manager (Factories), Department of Telecom (Telecom Factories Organization)
(x) Assistant Executive Engineer Group `A' (Electrical Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence
(xi) Indian Inspection Service Group 'A' (Electrical Engineering Posts)
(xii) Indian Supply Service Group `A' (Electrical Engg. Posts). Group `B' Services/Posts
(xiii) Assistant Engineer, Group `B' (Electrical Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence.
Category IV-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Group A Services/Posts
(i) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers
(ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Telecommunication/ Electronics Engineering Posts)
(iii) Indian Telecommunication Service
(iv) Engineer in Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing/ Monitoring Organization; Ministry of Communications (Deptt. of Telecommunications)
(v) Indian Broadcasting (Engineers) Service
(vi) Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Engineering Branch) (Electronics Engineering Posts)
(vii) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts)
(viii) Central Power Engineering Service (Telecommunication Engineering Posts)
(ix) Survey of India Service Group 'A' (Electronics and Telecom. Engineering Posts)
(x) Assistant Manager (Factories), Deptt. of Telecom (Telecom Factories Organization)
(xi) Indian Inspection Service, Group `A' (Electronics Engineering Posts)
(xii) Indian Supply Service; Group `A' (Electronics Engineering Posts)
(xiii) Assistant Executive Engineer Group 'A' (Electronics Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence.
Group B Services/Posts
(xiv) Assistant Engineer Group 'B' (Electronics Engineering Posts) in the Corps of E.M.E., Ministry of Defence.
National Eligibility Test (NET)
Conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC), National Eligibility Test (NET) is the national level entrance examination for postgraduate candidates. NET is conducted for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) and eligibility for Lectureship in various Indian universities and colleges. National Eligibility Test (NET) is conducted in 77 subjects at 66 selected university centres around the country. The Examination is conducted in Humanities (including languages), Social Sciences, Forensic Science, Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Applications and Electronic Science.
The national level Test for determining the eligibility of candidates for the award of Junior Research Fellowship/Lectureship in Science subjects (Chemical Sciences; Mathematical Sciences and Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean & Planetary Sciences; Life Sciences; Physical Sciences) is conducted jointly with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),
Candidates who qualify for the award of Junior Research Fellowship are eligible to pursue research in the subject of their post-graduation or in a related subject. The universities, institutions, IITs and other national organizations may select the JRF awardees for whole time research work in accordance with the procedure prescribed by them. The award of JRF will depend on the performance of the candidate in NET. The qualified candidates will also be eligible for Lectureship. However, the candidates qualifying exclusively for Lectureship will not be considered for award of JRF.
Candidates appearing in NET should clearly specify in the prescribed Application Form whether they are applying for both JRF & eligibility for Lectureship OR only for eligibility for Lectureship. Candidates who qualify the Test for eligibility for Lectureship will be governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Lecturers of the concerned universities/ colleges/ state governments, as the case may be. Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Visually Handicapped(VH)/ Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates will be given such special concessions as may be decided by the Commission. Candidates qualifying for the award of Junior Research Fellowship will be eligible to receive fellowship of the UGC under various schemes, subject to finding their placement in universities/ IITs/ institutions. The validity period of the offer is two years w.e.f. the date of issue of JRF Award Letter. However, in case the candidates have already joined M.Phil/ Ph.D., the date of commencement of fellowship shall be from the date of declaration of NET result or date of their joining, whichever is later.
The eligibility test at the national level may not be completely able to represent the subjects which are regional in their character. Moreover, the demand for enabling the candidates to appear for the Test in their own mother tongue was also being made. The state governments and union territories were, therefore, given the option of conducting their own Test for eligibility for Lectureship at the state level. Thus was born the concept of SET, i.e., State Eligibility Test for Lectureship Eligibility only. It is conducted both in English and the vernacular.
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