Examiantion Rules & Syllabus for US

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GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, TRAINING AND PUBLIC GREVIANCES

GANGTOK, SIKKIM

No. 49/GEN/DOP Date: 10/09/2012

NOTIFICATION

Rules for open competitive Examination to be conducted by the Sikkim Public Service

Commission in 2012 for selection of candidates for appointment to the post of Junior Grade in

Sikkim State Civil Service is published for general information.

1.

The number of vacancies to be filled up after the Examination will be specified in the

Notice to be issued by the Sikkim Public Service Commission.

2.

The Examination will be conducted by the Sikkim Public Service Commission according tosyllabus and procedure as indicated in the Appendix I to these Rules.

3.

The date and place of Examination will be fixed by the Sikkim Public Service Commission.

4.

Candidate must write the answers in his/her own hand. Under no circumstance will

he/she be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers.

5.

A candidate must pay fees as may be prescribed by the Commission.

6.

The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility of a candidate for admission to the

examination shall be final. Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they

are admitted by the Commission viz: Preliminary Examination, main (Written)

Examination and Interview Test will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying theprescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after the

Preliminary Examination, Main (Written) Examination and Interview Test, it is found that

they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination

will be cancelled by the Commission.

7. No candidate will be admitted to the examination unless he/she holds a certificate of

admission issued by the Commission. Their admission to all the stages of the

Examination will be purely PROVISIONAL subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility

test. Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/her

candidatures has been finally cleared by the Commission.

8.

A Candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty or any attempton his/her part to obtain support for his/her Candidature by any means shall render

him/her liable to be disqualified for admission to the competitive examination.

9. (a). Mobile phones, Pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside

the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these

instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.


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(b). Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items

including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safe

keeping cannot be assured.

(c). Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/costly items to the examination

halls, as safe keeping of the same cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible

for nay loss in this regard.

10.

The Commission shall have the discretion to fix the qualifying marks in any or all subjectsin the written Examination.

11.

A candidate, who obtains such minimum qualifying marks in the written examination, as

may be fixed by the Commission, shall be called for interview. In the interview, there will

be a minimum of 100 marks or as assigned by the Commission at their discretion.

12. The form and manner of announcement of results of the examinations shall be decided by

the Commission. The Commission will not enter into any correspondence with any

candidate regarding results.

13.

After the examination and interview, the names of the successful candidates will be

arranged by the Commission in the order of merit based on marks awarded to each

candidate. Candidates shall be considered for appointment to the available vacancies in

the order in which their names appear in the list.

14.

A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission guilty, of impersonation or of

submitting false and fabricated documents which have been tampered with or of making

statements which are incorrect or false or of suppressing material information or of

attempting to use unfair means in the examination hall or otherwise, of resorting to any

other irregular or improper means for obtaining admission to the examination hall may,

in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution, be debarred-

(a)

By the Commission permanently or for specified period for admission to any

examination or for specified period for admission to any examination or

appearance at any of the interviews held by the Commission for selection of

candidates,

(b)

By the State Government from any employment under them.

15.

Candidates already in Government service or in government owned undertaking or

similar organization, whether in permanent or temporary capacity or as work charged

employee shall be, required to submit their application along with No objection

Certificate of their employer.

16.

Success in the examination confers no right to appointment unless Government is

satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that a candidate having

regard to his/her character and antecedents is suitable in all respects for appointment.

17.

A candidate must be in good health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere

with the discharge of his duties as an officer of the Service. A candidate who (after such

medical examination as may be prescribed by the competent authority) is found not to

satisfy these requirements will not be appointed.

18. If a candidates handwriting is not legible, deduction may be made on this account from

the total marks otherwise accruing to him/her.


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19. No travelling and daily allowance will be paid for the journey performed in connection

with the examination, interview and medical examination. All other matters not specified

or for which no provision has been made in these rules shall be regulated by rules and

orders applicable to the Service to which recruitments are being made.

20.

The candidate must obtain the qualifying marks decided by Sikkim Public Service

Commission in the written Exam.

21.

The candidate on selection and during the period probation/apprenticeship/training payshall be governed by the Notification No. 489/GEN/DOP dated the 31stOctober, 2011.

BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF GOVERNOR

Sd/-ADDITIONAL SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE

REFORMS, TRAINING AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES

Copy for information to:-

1. Secretary, SPSC, - (10 copies)

2.

File & Guard File


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APPENDIX-I

Section 1- Plan of examination

The competitive examination comprises three successive stages:

i. Sikkim State Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (Objective Type) for the selection

of candidates for Main Examination; and

ii. Sikkim State Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written) &

iii.

Interview.

(I). The Preliminary Examinationwill consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice

questions) and carry a maximum of 300 marks in each paper as set out in Part (A) of Section-2.

This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only. The marks obtained in the

Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main

Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.

The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about twelve to

thirteen times the total approximate number of vacancies in each category of reservation to be

filled in the year. Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified

in the Preliminary Examination will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination.

(II) The Main Examination will consist of a written examination and an Interview Test. The

written examination will consist of 4 papers of conventional type carrying 800 marks in

aggregate. The breakup of the total marks, paper wise, and time are specified against each paper

in Part B of Section 2.

(III). Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main

Examination, as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be called for

interview. The marks obtained in these papers will be counted for ranking.

The number of candidates to be called for the interview will be about twice the number of

vacancies to be filled. The interview will carry 100 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).

Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the Main Examination (written) as well as in the

interview would determine their final ranking.

Section-2 Scheme and subjects for the Preliminary and Main Examinations (Written &

Interview)

A. Preliminary Examination

(i)The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 300 marks each.(ii) Both the papers will be of objective type (multiple choice questions).

(iii) Each paper will be of two and half hours duration.

(iv) The question papers will be set in English.

(v) Details of the syllabi are indicated in the Part A of Section III


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B. Main Examination

The written examination will consist of the following papers:

Paper I Current Affairs & Analytical ability 100 marks 1 hrs.

Paper II General English & Short essay 100 marks 1 hrs

Paper III Optional I 300 marks 3 hrs.

Paper IV Optional II 300 marks 3 hrs.

C. Interview Test will carry 100marks

Section-3 Part A: Syllabi for the preliminary examination

Paper I

Current events of national and international importance.

History of India and Indian National Movement.

Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public

Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion,

Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.

General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not

require subject specialisation.

General Science

Paper II-

Comprehension

Interpersonal skills including communication skills;

Logical reasoning and analytical ability

Decision-making and problem solving

General mental ability

Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) Data

interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.

English Language Comprehension skills.

Section 3 Part B: Mains written examination

Paper I- Current Affairs & Analytical Ability

Current events of local, national and international importanceNational level pilot schemes and projects

Sikkim- Socio-Economic, Culture, Environment and developmental perspectives.

Analytical Ability and Logical reasoning.

Basic Computer Applications.


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Paper II- General English and Essay

Comprehension

Composition & Grammar

Short Essay

Paper III & Paper IV- List of optional subjects for Main Examination

AgricultureAnimal Husbandry & Veterinary Science

Anthropology

Botany

Chemistry

Civil Engineering

Commerce and Accountancy

Economics

Electrical Engineering

Geography

Geology

History

Law

Management

Mathematics

Mechanical Engineering

Medical Science

Philosophy

Physics

Political Science and International Relations

Psychology

Public Administration

Sociology

Statistics

Zoology

Literature of one of the following languages:

Hindi,

Nepali

English.

Section 3 Part C: Candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combinations of

subjects:

(a) Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration;(b) Commerce & Accountancy and Management;

(c) Anthropology and Sociology;

(d) Mathematics and Statistics;

(e) Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science.

(f) Management and Public Administration;

(g) Of the Engineering subjects, viz., Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical

Engineeringnot more than one subject.


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(h) Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science.

(i) Among the language papers viz Hindi, Nepali and English candidates will be allowed to opt

only one subject.

NOTE

(i)The question papers for the main examination will be of conventional type and objective type

multiple choice questions for the preliminary examinations.(ii)For the Mains written examination, the Optional Papers (Paper III & IV) will be of three

hours duration. Current Affairs and Analytical Ability (Paper I) and General English and short

essay paper (Paper II) will be of one and half hours each.

(iii) The question papers, other than Hindi & Nepali papers, will be set in English.

(iv)Candidates will have to answer all the question papers in English, except the language

papers.

(v)Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances, will they be

allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them.

(vi)The details of the syllabi are set out in Part A & B of Section-III.

(vii) It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services

(Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. The candidate will be disqualified in

case he/ she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.


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APPENDIX - II

CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR APPEARING IN THE EXAMINATION

In order to be eligible to appear in the Competitive Examination, a candidate must satisfy the

following conditions, namely:-

a). Essential Qualification: Graduate Degree from, a recognized University.

b). Age: Should have attained the age of 21 yrs. but should not

have attained the age of 30 years on the first day of

the month of advertisement. The maximum age limit

shall be relaxed upto 5 years in respect of candidates

belonging to BL, SC & ST and 4 years for MBCcandidates and 3 years for OBC candidates. (in the

case of Sikkim Government Service in regular

establishment the maximum age should not be more

then 40 years).Incase of Ex Serviceman from Armed

forces the age relaxation is applicable as per the

notification issued by the State Government.

c). Other Essential Requisites:

1). Candidates must be in possession of either Sikkim

Subject Certificate or Identification Certificate issued

by the competent authority under relevant orders of

the State Government.

2). Local Employment Card holder.

3). .Should be conversant with the custom and usage of

Sikkim.

4.) Should have knowledge of any of the State language.

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