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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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