SSC Combined Matric Level Examination 2008 Scheme of Examination(I) Scheme of the Combined Matric Level Examination The Scheme of the Examination will be conducted in three tiers as indicated below:
A. Combined Matric Level (Preliminary) ExaminationThis Examination, as a part of 1st Tier, would be common for all the three categories of posts as under. There will be one paper having two parts – General Intelligence and General Awareness, each having 100 questions – each question carrying one mark. Scheme of Preliminary Examination for all candidates other than Visually Handicapped candidates (including blind and partially blind persons) with visual disability of forty percent and above and opting for availing the ssistance of scribe.
Questions will be of Objective Multiple Type Choice. The questions will be set in Hindi/English. Scheme and Syllabus of Combined Matric Level (Preliminary) Examination, 2008 for Visually Handicapped candidates ( including blind and partially blind persons )with visual disability of forty percent and above and opting for availing the assistance of scribe.
The above examination may be conducted in 2 shifts by the Commission, wherever necessary. The questions in both the parts will be Objective Multiple Choice-Type. The Questions of Part I, i.e., General Awareness will be set both in English and in Hindi. Visually Handicapped candidates, on prior request, will be allowed to avail the facility of Scribes for indicating the replies on his/her behalf either in Hindi or in English. Candidates who are declared successful by the Commission in the Combined Matric Level (Preliminary) Examination, 2008 will have to appear in the Combined Matric Level (Main) Examination, 2008. B. Scheme of Examination for Combined Matric Level (Main) Examination:This examination, as part of 2nd tier, will be a descriptive (conventional) type written examination. It will consist of different papers/subjects, depending upon the category of post the candidate is appearing for. The category-wise (i.e. nature of post applied for) details of papers/subjects, maximum marks for each paper and duration for each paper are indicated below: Scheme of Written (Main) Examinations: 1. Written Examination for posts of Stenographers Grade ‘C’ and Stenographers Grade ‘D’ (Conventional Type):
Essay (Paper-II) will be compulsory only for those candidates who have opted for the posts of Stenographers Grade ‘C’ and Stenographers Grade ‘D’. Candidates who have opted for the post of LDC only need not appear for this paper. There will be different set of Questions for the papers on Arithmetic & General Studies for Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates which shall not have any component of Map /Graphs / Statistical Data / Diagrams / Figures / Geometrical problems / Pie-chart etc. VH candidates shall be allowed to bring their own Tailor frame and braille slate with paper for solving Arithmetical problems. VH candidates with 40% and above visual disability and opting for availing the assistance of SCRIBE for the Preliminary Examination will have to indicate in the Application Form, the language ( either Hindi or English ) in which the SCRIBE will indicate the replies in the Preliminary Examination and also the language and the language code( as given in Annexure-X of the Notice ) for replying answers in the Main Examination for Part B of Paper-I ( General Studies ) and Paper-II ( either Essay or Arithmetic ). If relevant information is not furnished, the candidature will be cancelled forthwith. The Commission will have the discretion to fix a qualifying standard for the written test. 2. Written Examination for LDCs (Conventional type):
C. Skill Test (Typing Test or the Stenography Test):Candidates, after they are declared qualified in the Main Written Examination for a particular category, will have to appear at the Typing Test and/or the Stenography Test, as the case may be, depending upon the category of the posts in which they had appeared and been declared qualified for such skill test, as a part of 3rd tier of this Scheme of examination. The details of such skill test, categorywise, are indicated below:
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