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WBSSC Lower Division Assistant (LDA) / Lower Division Clerk (LDC) Recruitment, 2015
West Bengal Staff Selection Commission (WBSSC) has published a notification for recruitment to various posts in Secretariat Offices, Directorates and District Offices under Government of West Bengal.
Key Details
Total Posts: 599
Posts: Lower Division Assistant (LDA) / Lower Division Clerk (LDC)
Department-wise Vacancies
- Personnel & Administrative Reforms: 300 Posts
- School Education: 36 Posts
- Agricultural Marketing: 05 Posts
- Fisheries: 10 Posts
- Irrigation & Waterways: 100 Posts
- Irrigation & Waterways: 10 Posts
- Youth Services: 25 Posts
- Finance (Revenue): 07 Posts
- Food Processing Industries & Horticulture: 04 Posts
- Food Processing Industries & Horticulture: 26 Posts
- Social Welfare: 49 Posts
- Correctional Administration: 05 Posts
- Industrial Training: 02 Posts
- Higher Education: 20 Posts
Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit: 18 to 40 years (as on 01/01/2015)
Educational Qualification:
- Pass in Madhyamik Examination of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or equivalent
- Elementary knowledge in Computer operation with typing speed of 20 words per minute in English or 10 words per minute in Bengali for at least 6 months
Pay Scale
Pay Band-2 (Rs. 5,400/- – 25,200/-), Initial Pay in the Pay Band – Rs.6,240/-, Grade Pay- Rs. 2,600/-
Application Fee
All categories except Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Persons with Disabilities (40% and above) need to pay Rs. 200/- for examination and Rs. 20/- for processing (Total: Rs. 220/-)
Selection Process
Candidates will be selected based on competitive examination consisting of two parts.
Exam Pattern
Part-I: 100 marks, 100 questions of 1 mark each
- English: 30 marks
- General Studies: 40 marks
- Arithmetic: 30 marks
Part-II: Conventional type questions
- Group-A: English (50 marks)
- Group-B: Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali (50 marks each)
Duration: Part-I – 1 hour 30 minutes, Part-II – 1 hour
Syllabus
Part-I:
- English: Vocabulary, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms
- General Studies: Everyday science, current events, Indian History and Geography
- Arithmetic: Divisibility, Fractions, Decimals, HCF, LCM, Partnership, Average, Ratio, Percentage, Simple Interest, Profit & Loss, Time & Distance, Area
Part-II:
- Group-A: English – Report drafting, passage condensing, translation from regional languages to English
- Group-B: Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali – Report drafting, passage condensing, translation from English to regional languages
How to Apply
Candidates can apply through online mode via Tathya Mitra Kendrya by visiting the Commission’s Official Website: www.wbssc.gov.in
Important Dates
- Advertisement No.: 06/ WBSSC/ 2015
- Online application start: 27/11/2015
- Last date of online application: 28/12/2015 (till 04:00 PM)
- Last date for submission of Online Application: 05/12/2015
