(Notification) Recruitment of Lower Division Clerk (Ldc) - 2017

(Notification) Recruitment of Lower Division Clerk (Ldc) - 2017

LOWER DIVISION CLERK (LDC) COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION - 2017

1. The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) will hold computer Based Test (CBT) in Online mode for Recruitment to the followings Posts under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), an autonomous body under Dept. of Agricultural Research & Education, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India:

(i) 78 posts of Lower Division Clerk (LDC) at ICAR HQ, New Delhi in the Pay Band – I, Rs. 5200 – 20200 + Grade Pay of Rs. 1900. [Since revised to Level 2as per 7th CPC]

IMPORTANT DATES:

SI.No. Activity Date & Time
1 Start of Online Registration of Application 31.08.2017 (10.00 am onwards)
2 Closing of Online Registration of Application 25.09.2017 (upto 05.00 pm)
3 Editing of Application Form 26-28.09.2017 (upto 05.00 pm)
4 Downloading of Admission Certificate 14.10.2017 (10.00 am onwards)
5 Examination for the LDC 29.10.2017 (10:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon)
6 Examination for the Stenographer Grade-III 29.10.2017 (02:30 P.M. to 04:30 P.M.)

CENTRES OF EXAMINATION:-

Centres of Examination, where the exam will be conducted in Online Computer Based Test (CBT) mode and for Skill Test are mentioned in Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively. The Centres and date(s) of holding the Examinations as mentioned above could be changed at the discretion of ASRB. Candidates must select the centre of examination carefully. No request for change of centre would be entertained.

LOWER DIVISION CLERK EXAMINATION - 2017

Centre Code Centre State
01 Ahmedabad Gujarat
02 Bengaluru Karnataka
03 Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
04 Bhubaneswar Odisha
05 Chandigarh U.T.
06 Chennai Tamil Nadu
07 Cochin Kerala
08 Dehradun Uttarakhand
09 Delhi/NCR Delhi / NCR
10 Guwahati Assam
11 Hyderabad Telangana
12 Jodhpur Rajasthan
13 Kolkata West Bengal
14 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
15 Mumbai Maharashtra
16 Nagpur Maharashtra
17 Patna Bihar
18 Port Blair Andaman & Nicobar Islands
19 Shimla Himachal Pradesh
20 Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir
21 Varanasi Uttar Pradesh

CENTRES OF EXAMINATION FOR SKILL TEST

LOWER DIVISION CLERK EXAMINATION  -2017

The candidates will be required to indicate the choice of the centres for Skill Test from amongst following centres in the Application Form:

Centre Code Centre* State
01 Bengaluru Karnataka
02 Barapani (Shillong) Meghalaya
03 Bhubaneswar Odisha
04 Cochin Kerala
05 Delhi / NCR Delhi / NCR
06 Hyderabad Telangana
07 Jammu Jammu & Kashmir
08 Kolkata West Bangal
09 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
10 Mumbai Maharashtra

VACANCY

DETAILS OF VACANCY POSITION FOR LOWER DIVISION CLERK at ICAR HQRS

S. No. Category No. of vacancies
1 Unreserved 36
2 Scheduled Castes (SC) 16
3 Scheduled Tribe (ST) 11
4 Other Backward Classes (OBC) 15
5 Divyang 01
6 Ex-Servicemen (Ex-S) 06
Total: 78*

PRESCRIBED QUALIFICATIONS

(i) For Stenographers Grade-III posts

Educational- A candidate must be 12th class pass or equivalent from a recognised Board/University, completed on or before the closing date for submission of online application.

Professional Efficiency- The candidates will be given one dictation test in English or in Hindi at 80 w.p.m. for 10 minutes. The candidates who opt to take the test in English will be required to transcribe the matter in 50 minutes on computer and the candidates who opt to take the test in Hindi will be required to transcribe the matter in 65 minutes on computer.

AGE LMIT:-

A candidate must have attained the age of 18 years but not have attained the age of 27 years as on the closing date of online applications. Age relaxation is admissible to the various categories as per Rule 4 of the Rules of the Examination as given in Annexure–V for the posts of Stenographers Grade-III and Annexure-VI for the posts
of LDC respectively.

REGISTRATION FEE: -

SI. No. Category of candidate Fee (Rs.)
1 Unreserved (UR) / Other Backward Class (OBC) 200/-
2 Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Divyang/ Ex-Serviceman/ Women candidate NIL

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION INCLUDING SYLLABUS:-

Detailed scheme of Examination including syllabus is given in Appendix-I to Annexure–V for the posts of Stenographers Grade-III and in Appendix-I to AnnexureVI
for the posts of LDC respectively.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION FOR LOWER DIVISION CLERK

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION: The examination will consist of written examination and Typing Test:

(A) SCHEME OF THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION AND SYLLABUS

The written examination will consist of one objective type paper as shown below:

Part Subject Max. Marks

Total Duration/Timing

for all Candidates except VD for Visually Divyang candidates
I General Intelligence (50 Questions) 50 2 Hours 2 Hours 40 Mins
II English Language (Basic Knowledge) (50 Questions) 50
III Numerical Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) (50 Questions) 50
IV General Awareness (50 Questions) 50

HOW TO APPLY:-

A candidate seeking admission to the Examination must apply online in the prescribed Application Form available on the website: http://www.asrb.org.in. Important instructions to the candidates for filling online applications are given in Appendix-I.

A candidate must read the provisions, contained in this Notification carefully and abide by the same. A candidate must fulfil all the conditions of eligibility regarding age, educational qualifications, etc. prescribed for admission to the examination.

The candidates are not required to attach copy of any of the documents /certificates in support of their candidature at the time of submission of online application. The candidates who qualify the Examination as per prescribed standards and qualify for Skill Test call, will be required to submit the self-attested copies of the documents/certificates in support of their candidature along with the print-out of the online application form when called for Skill Test, failing which the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the Skill test. Mere issue of admit card for the examination should not be considered that the candidate is eligible for the post in all respects. Eligibility of a candidate is checked only after qualifying the skill test. Hence, a candidate should satisfy himself / herself about his / her eligibility for the post at the time of online registration.

MODE OF SELECTION: -

The minimum qualifying marks for the written examination (CBT) are as follows:

Srl. No. Category Minimum Qualifying Marks
1 Unreserved (UR) 45 %
2 Other Backward Class (OBC) 40 %
3 Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/ Divyang/ Ex-Serviceman 35%

(i) Candidates who qualify the written examination (CBT) as per prescribed standards will be shortlisted for the Skill Test in the ratio of 20 candidates for each post i.e. 1:20 ratio.

(ii) The Board may change these qualifying marks as well as the prescribed ratio for all or any of the category at its sole discretion.

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Courtesy : ASRB