West Bengal Staff Selection Commission (WBSSC) 599 Lower Division Assistant (LDA) / Lower Division Clerk (LDC) Recruitment 2015
WEST BENGAL STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION
Mayukh Bhavan,
Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700091
www.wbssc.gov.in
ADVERTISEMENT NO. 06/ WBSSC/ 2015, DATED, 27/ 11/ 2015
EXAMINATION CODE : LDA 15
Online Applications / Applications through Tathya Mitra Kendras are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for recruitment to the post of Lower Division Assistant (LDA) / Lower Division Clerk (LDC) in Secretariat Offices, Directorates and District Offices under Government of West Bengal, selection of which will be made by the West Bengal Staff Selection Commission in terms of section 6 (1) of the West Bengal Staff Selection Commission Act, 2011. Details of vacancies are as the following :-
Department Name
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West Bengal Staff Selection Commission (WBSSC)
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Post Name
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Lower Division Assistant (LDA) / Lower Division Clerk (LDC)
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No of Posts
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599 Posts
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Qualification
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A Pass in Madhyamik Examination of the West Bengal Board of Secondary
Education or its equivalent
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Age Limit
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The benefit of reservation will be admissible to the SC/ ST/ BC-A /
BC- B candidates of West Bengal only, if such reservation is advertised
against any post for respective Category (5 years for SC and ST candidates of West Bengal)
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Pay Scale
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Pay Band-2 (Rs. 5,400/- – 25,200/-) , Initial Pay in the Pay Band -
Rs.6,240/- , Grade Pay- Rs. 2,600/-
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Starting Date for Submission
of Online Application
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27-November-2015
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Last Date for Submission of
Online Application
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28-December-2015
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Official Notification
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Apply Online
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Notification Source (News Paper)
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WBSSC Website
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Official Website
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NOTE : OPTION FOR POSTING
Candidates shall be required to indicate any two options from the following three available choices, for posting, in order of their preference :-
A. Vacancies in the Department
B. Vacancies in the Directorate
C. Vacancies in the Districts (Any one District)
Vacancies shall be filled up from the merit list prepared by the Commission according to the merit
position vis-a-vis the option exercised by the candidates.
AGE RELAXATIONS :
The upper age limit is relaxable -
- by 5 years for SC and ST candidates of West Bengal,
- by 3 years for BC - A and BC - B candidates of West Bengal,
- upto 45 years of age for Persons with Disabilities (having physical disability of at least 40% and above),
- by 2 years for candidates who have been in Government service continuously for at least two years.
- Age relaxation for the Ex-Servicemen candidates will be given as per existing Govt. rules and
- regulations.
SCHEME & SYLLABUS :
A. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION : - The Examination shall consist of two parts viz. Part-I and
Part-II and shall be held on two different dates.
Candidates shortlisted on the basis of marks obtained in Part – I shall only be allowed to appear in the Part-II examination.
The Part-I will carry 100 marks having 100 questions of 1 (one) mark each, comprising of
multiple choice objective type questions on English (30 marks), General Studies (40 marks)
and Arithmetic (30 marks),
The Part-II shall consist of conventional type questions on
(a) Group -A - English, and LDA 15 Page 11
(b) Group-B – Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali carrying 50 marks each for Group –‘A’ and
Group ‘B’. The duration of Part-I Examination shall be 1 hour and 30 minutes and the
duration of Part-II Examination shall be 1 hour
The syllabus for Examination shall be as be as detailed below :-
Part – I
ENGLISH : Fundamentals of the English such as Vocabulary, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Synonyms, Antonyms and its correct usage, etc.
GENERAL STUDIES : Matters of everyday observation including everyday science, current events and problems with special reference to India, Elementary knowledge of Indian History and Indian Geography.
ARITHMETIC : Divisibility, Fractions, Decimals, Recurring Decimals, Simplification, H.C.F.,
L.C.M., Partnership, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Simple Interest, Profit and Loss, Time and Distance, Area of Rectangle & Squares.
Part –II
GROUP – A : ENGLISH :
(a) Drafting of a report in English from points or materials supplied;
(b) Condensing of a prose passage (summary or précis);
(c) Translation from Bengali/ Hindi/ Urdu/ Nepali, as the case may be, into English.
GROUP – B : BENGALI/ HINDI/ URDU/ NEPALI :
(a) Drafting of a report from points or materials supplied;
(b) Condensing of a prose passage (summary or précis);
(c) Translation from English into Bengali or Hindi or Urdu or Nepali, as the case may be
DISCLAIMER : IN CASE OF ANY DISCREPANCY FOUND IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RECRUITMENT TO THE CONCERNED POST, THE RECRUITMENT RULE FOR THE POST WILL PREVAIL. RECRUITMENT RULES ARE AVAILABLE IN COMMISSION’S WEBSITE www.wbssc.gov.in.
