NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI
PROSPECTUS FOR JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SELECTION TEST- 2015
1. NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SCHEME
1.1 Introduction
In accordance with the National Policy of
Education (1986) Government of India started Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
(JNVs). Presently the JNVs are spread in 27 States and 7 Union Territories.
These are co-educational residential schools fully financed and administered by
Government of India through an autonomous organization, Navodaya Vidyalaya
Samiti. Admissions in JNVs are made
through the JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA
SELECTION TEST (JNVST) at Class VI. The medium of instruction in JNVs is
the mother tongue or regional language up to Class VIII and English thereafter
for Maths and Science and Hindi for Social Science. Students of the JNVs appear
for X and XII class examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education.
While education in the schools is free including boarding, lodging, uniforms
and textbooks, a nominal fee of Rs.200/- per month will have to be paid by the
children from IX to XII class. However, children belonging to SC/ST, Girls and
Physically Handicapped and from the families whose income is below poverty line
are exempted from payment of fees.
1.2 Objective of the Scheme
(i)
To provide good quality modern education including a strong component
of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure
activities and physical education to the talented children predominantly from
rural areas.
(ii)
To ensure that students attain a reasonable level of competency in
three languages.
(iii)
To promote national integration through migration of students from
Hindi to non-Hindi speaking State and vice-versa.
(iv)
To serve in each district as focal point for improvement of quality of
school education in general through sharing of experiences and facilities.
1.3 State-wise Distribution of Jawahar
Navodaya Vidyalayas
According to the Navodaya
Vidyalaya Scheme, one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is to be set up in each
District in a phased manner. At
present, there are 598 (576+22**) Vidyalayas are sanctioned
in 28 States and 07
Union Territories. Out of which 588(570+18)
are functioning. The State-wise distribution of JNVs is as under:
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Andhra
Pradesh
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13+01
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Himachal
Pradesh
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12
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Punjab
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20+01
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Assam
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27+01
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Jammu
& Kashmir
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17+01
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Pondicherry
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04
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Arunachal
Pradesh
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16
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Jharkhand
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22+02
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Rajasthan
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32+02
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Andaman
& Nicobar Islands
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02
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Karnataka
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27+01
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Sikkim
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04
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Bihar
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38+01
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Kerala
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14
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Tripura
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04
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Chandigarh
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01
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Lakshadweep
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01
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Telangana
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09+01
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Chattisgarh
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16+01
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Madhya Pradesh
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48+02
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Uttar Pradesh
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70+01
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Delhi
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02
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Maharashtra
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32+01
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Uttarakhand
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13
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Daman
& Diu
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02
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Manipur
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09+02
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West Bengal
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17+01
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Dadra
& Nagar Haveli
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01
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Meghalaya
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07+01
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Total 576+22**= 598
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Goa
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02
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Mizoram
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08
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Gujarat
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25+01
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Nagaland
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11
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Haryana
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20
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Orissa
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30+01
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** Additional JNVs sanctioned for
the Districts having large concentration of SC/ST population.
A maximum of eighty
students are admitted in Class VI in each Vidyalaya, through a Selection Test
subject to availability of suitable candidates. The Samiti reserves the right
to reduce the seats to forty or to withhold result and/or withhold admission
and/or conduct of JNVST in case adequate accommodation is not available.
1.4 Jawahar
Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test - 2015
JNV Selection Test for admission to Class-VI
in JNVs for the academic session 2015-16 will be held as per following schedule. The
last date for submission of
Application Form in
BEO’s Office is 31st October 2014.
i.
On Saturday,
the_07th February, 2015 at 11.30 A.M. in the State of
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, West
Bengal (except Darjeelin0g) Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh (except Chamba, Kinnaur, Mandi, Sirmour, Kullu, Lahaul & Spiti and
Shimla Districts), Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, Delhi, Arunachal Pradesh (except Tawang District), Union
Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadar & Nagar
Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry .
ii.
On Saturday,
the 11th April, 2015 at 11.30 A.M. in the States of
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim ,Jammu and Kashmir (except Leh &
Kargil) and in the District of Tawang of
Arunachal Pradesh, in the Districts of Chamba, Sirmour, Kullu, Kinnaur, Mandi,
Shimla of Himachal Pradesh, in the District of Darjeeling of West Bengal.
iii. On Saturday,
the 06th June, 2015 at
11.30 A.M.
in the Districts of Leh, Kargil of J&K State and in the District of Lahaul & Spiti of
Himachal Pradesh State.
2. HOW TO APPLY FOR JNV SELECTION TEST
2.1 How to get an Application Form?
Application forms for admission
may be made on the prescribed Application Form (attached with the prospectus)
available free of cost from:
(i)
Block Education Officer
(BEO)
(ii)
District Education Officer
(DEO)
(iii)
Headmaster of any Govt. /
Govt. aided / Recognized Accredited Institute / Centre of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
/ NIOS where he/she is studying.
(iv)
Principal, Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalaya.
In
case of non-availability of JNVST prescribed Application Form from the above,
you may copy the format of Application Form on plain paper (preferably 21cm x
30cm) from our website at the address http://www.navodaya.nic.in
or the newspaper advertisement and apply on it.
2.2
How to submit an Application
Form?
Duly
filled in application form must reach the Block Education Officer latest by 31st
October 2014.
It shall be signed by the Head of the recognized school/Special
Education Scheme (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan)
where the child is studying in Class-V, on or before 31st October 2014
(Candidates are advised to get the acknowledgement from the BEO at the time of
submission of Application Form).
2.3 Issue
of Admit Cards
Admit
Cards, duly prepared by the Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya will be
issued to the candidates through the office of the Block Education Officer.
Candidates, who do not receive their Admit cards one week before the JNVST
should immediately contact to Principal, JNV/BEO/DEO for the same.
2.4 Result
of the Selection Test
The
result of JNV Selection Test 2015 is expected to be announced by end of May
of the year of admission. The result will be displayed in the offices of the
concerned (i) Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (ii) District Education Officer (iii)
District Magistrate (iv) Deputy Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti of the
Region. The Principal, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya concerned, will also inform
the selected candidates through registered post. The result will also be
displayed on website of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti at the address http://www.navodaya.nic.in
3.
SELECTION
AND ADMISSION
3.a) Selection
in the test will not vest any right on the candidates to secure admission into
the JNV. At the time of seeking actual admission, each selected candidate will
have to produce all relevant certificates, as prescribed by the Navodaya
Vidyalaya Samiti. Until admission, the selection is provisional.
3.b) In
case of any dispute, the decision of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti shall be final
and binding on the candidates.
3.c) Marks
obtained by candidates (both selected and unselected) in the test are not
communicated.
3.d) There
is no provision for re-evaluation of the answer scripts. Since the result is
processed through computer and sufficient care is taken to ensure accuracy
through various checks in processing the result, no request for re-totaling of
marks will be entertained.
3.e) It
may also be noted by the candidates and their parents/guardians that under the
scheme of JNVs, students of a JNV located in Hindi speaking State may have to
be migrated to another JNV in Non-Hindi Speaking State and vice-versa for one
academic year when the students are promoted to Class IX. In case of refusal
from the students selected for migration, continuation of such students in JNV
will not be allowed.
3.f) The
candidates and their parents/guardians may note that the children selected on
the basis of the Test will be admitted only in the JNV located in the district
from where they are appearing at the JNVST. Under no circumstances, the
selected candidate will be given admission to any other JNV. No request for
shifting of students on account of medium of instruction in the JNV concerned,
shifting of parents/guardians to other district(s) State(s) etc. will be
entertained.
3.g) Candidates
belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) will have to
produce a certificate of the Caste/Tribe at the time of seeking admission, if
selected. Such certificate should be procured from the competent authority
before 15th July, of the year of seeking admission so that it may be
submitted to the Principal of concerned JNV at the time of admission.
3.h) Candidates
belonging to the disabled category (Orthopedically Handicapped, Hearing
Impaired and Visually Handicapped) if selected will have to produce a medical
certificate signed by Chief Medical Officer of the District concerned at the
time of admission.
3.i) Candidates belonging to the disabled category (Orthopedically Handicapped, Hearing Impaired
and Visually Handicapped) can seek admission in the district in which they
are studying in Class V on regular basis at the time of applying for JNVST or
their native district where his/her parents are residing.
4. WHO IS ELIGIBLE
FOR ALL CANDIDATES:
4.a) Only the candidates from the district concerned where the
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been opened are eligible to apply for admission.
However, the district where JNV is opened and is bifurcated at a later date,
the old boundaries of the district are considered for the purpose of
eligibility for admission into JNVST, in case a new Vidyalaya has not started
in newly bifurcated district as yet.
4.b) A candidate seeking admission must not have been born before 01-05-2002 and after 30-04-2006.
This will apply to candidates of all categories, including those who belong to
the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). In case of doubt of
overage candidate seeking admission, they may be referred to the Medical Board
for confirmation of the age. The decision of the Medical Board will be final.
4.c) A candidate appearing for the selection
test must be studying in Class-V for the whole of the academic session 2014-15
in a Government/Government aided or other recognized schools or ‘B’ certificate
competency course of National Institute of Open Schooling in the same district
where he/she is seeking admission. A school will be deemed recognized if it is
declared so by the Government or by any other agency authorized on behalf of
Government. The Schools receiving financial assistance under Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan should be sponsored by Govt. or
Govt. authorized agencies. Schools where students have obtained ‘B’ certificate
under National Institute of Open Schooling should have accreditation of
NIOS. A candidate must successfully
complete Class-V in the session 2014-15. Actual admission in Class-VI for the session 2015-16
will be subject to this condition.
4.d) A
Candidate claiming admission under rural quota must have studied and passed
classes III, IV and V from a Govt. / Govt. aided / recognized school spending
one full academic session each year in a school located in rural area.
4.e) Candidates who will be passing ‘B’ certificate competency course of National
Institute of Open Schooling on or before 30th September, 2014
are also eligible to write admission test provided they are in the prescribed
age group. The forms of such candidates will be verified by DEO/DIOS. The rural
status of a child from National Institute of Open Schooling will be decided on
the basis of a certificate to be issued by Tehsildar/District Magistrate of the
District indicating that the child has been residing in rural areas for the
last three years. Students studying under the above scheme from urban and
notified areas are not eligible for obtaining seat in rural quota.
4.f) A Candidate who has not been promoted and
admitted to Class-V before 30th September, 2014 is not eligible to apply.
4.g) No
candidate is eligible to appear in the selection test second time, under
any circumstances.
5. The parents of the children who qualify
the Selection Test will have to submit following at the time of admission:
i)
Affidavit/Residence
Certificate in prescribed Performa in addition to other documents demanded by
the concerned Vidyalaya.
ii)
For
candidates seeking admission under rural quota, the parents will also have to
submit an affidavit to the effect that the child is studying in an Institute
located in a notified rural area and that they are residing in a notified rural
area.
FOR RURAL
CANDIDATES
A) At
least 75% of the seats in a district will be filled by candidates selected from
rural areas and remaining seats will be filled from the urban areas of the
district.
B) A
candidate seeking admission under the rural quota must have studied in
Classes-III, IV and V completing full academic session from the recognized
school(s) located in rural areas.
C) Candidates studying under the National Institute of Open
Schooling should produce their rural status certificate issued by District
Magistrate/ Tehsildar/Block Development Officer.
FOR URBAN
CANDIDATES
A
Candidate who has studied in a school located in an urban area even for a single
day of session in Class-III, IV and V will be considered as an urban candidate.
Urban areas are those which are so defined in 2001 census or through a
subsequent Government Notification. All other areas will be considered as
rural.
RESERVATION OF
SEATS
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a)
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At least 75% of the
seats in a district are filled by candidates selected from rural areas and
remaining seats are filled from urban areas of the district.
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b)
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Reservation of seats in
favour of children belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is
provided in proportion to their population in the concerned district provided
that no district, such reservation will be less than the national average
(15% for SC and 7.5% for ST) but subject to maximum of 50% for both the
categories (SC & ST) taken together.
These reservations are interchangeable and over and above the
candidates selected under open merit.
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c)
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One third of the total
seats are filled up by girls.
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d)
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There is a provision for reservation of 3% seats
for ** disabled children (i.e. Orthopedically Handicapped, Hearing Impaired
and Visually Handicapped).
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** “Blindness” refers to a condition where
a person suffers from any of the following conditions namely:-
(i)
Total
absence of sight; or
(ii)
Visual
acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (snellen) in the better eye with correcting
lenses; or
(iii)
Limitation
of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse.
** “Hearing Impairment” means loss of
sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of
frequencies.
** “Locomotor disability” means disability
of the bones joints or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the
movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy.
** “Person with disability” means a person
suffering from not less than forty percent of any disability as certified by a
medical authority.
ABOUT THE
SELECTION TEST
1. Centre for Examination
Each
candidate shall appear for the selection test at the examination centre
allotted to him/her as indicated on the Admit Card. No candidate is permitted to
appear from any other centre. No request for change of centre will be
entertained. No candidate can appear in the selection test without the proper
Admit Card. The competent authority for issuing the Admit Card is Principal,
JNV.
2. Language
of the Examination
The
language/medium of the examination for the candidate will be the medium through
which the candidate is studying in Class-V.
A
candidate will be given a test booklet in the language he/she has mentioned in
the application form and admit card. It
must be ensured that Same Medium of Examination/Language is written in the
Application Form (Col.10) and Admit Card (Col.1). The test booklet is available in the
following languages:
1. Assamese 2. Bengali 3. Bodo
4. English 5. Garo 6. Gujarati
7. Hindi 8. Kannada 9. Khasi
10. Malayalam 11. Manipuri 12. Marathi
13. Mizo 14. Oriya 15. Punjabi
16. Sindhi (Arabic) 17. Sindhi
(Devnagri) 18. Tamil
19. Telugu 20. Urdu 21. Nepali
3. Composition of the Test
The
selection test will be of two-hour duration and will have 3 sections with only
objective type questions. There are 100 questions in all of 100 marks. Each
question carries one mark:
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Type
of Test
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Number
of Questions
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Marks
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Duration
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Mental ability Test
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50
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50
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60 Minutes
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Arithmetic Test
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25
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25
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30 Minutes
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Language Test
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25
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25
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30 Minutes
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Total
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100
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100
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2 Hours
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A
single test booklet comprising of the 3 sections will be given to each
candidate.
4. Method of Recording Answers
a)
A
separate Answer sheet will be provided. Candidates are required to indicate
their answers at an appropriate place on the answer sheet itself. The Answer
sheet will be of intelligence Character Recognition (ICR)/Optical Character
Recognition (OCR) Sheet. A copy of specimen Answer Sheet is enclosed.
b)
Only
Blue/Black Ball Point Pen is to be used to write on the answer sheet. Candidates should bring their
own ballpoint pens. Use of pencil is strictly prohibited.
c)
For
each question, there are four probable answers, out of which only one is
correct. The candidate is required to select correct answer and indicate
correct corresponding number (1, 2, 3, 4) given against the probable answers on
the answer sheet. Any other mode
such as marking ( Ö ) OR
(a, b, c, d) OR (A, B,C, D) OR (BÉE, JÉ, MÉ, PÉ)
etc. to indicate the answers on the answer sheet will not be accepted. For
example if your answer for Question no. 37 is 3, write as
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d)
No
change in the answer once written is allowed. Overwriting, cutting and erasing
on the Answer Sheet is also not allowed.
e)
One
mark will be given for every correct answer.
f)
No
negative marking will be done.
5.
About
Instruction and Example
a)
The
candidate must carefully read the instructions given on the cover page of the
test booklet as well as those for each test/section before attempting the
questions.
b)
Candidates are advised to confirm that the test booklet received by
them is of the language opted for the test.
In case test booklet of correct language opted for is not
provided, the candidate
should get it changed before start of the examination. It is the responsibility of the candidate to
obtain the test booklet of his choice as opted in the application form. No representation in this regard will be
entertained after the examination is over.
c)
About one minute may be needed to answer each question. Therefore, the candidate should not spend too
much of time on a particular question.
If a question is found difficult to answer he/she may leave it and move
on to the next one. This will help to
save time. Once the candidate completes
all the questions in a test, he/she may try those questions, which he/she had
left in the first attempt.
d)
The total time would be two hours without any break.
e)
Securing qualifying marks in each of the three tests is essential. Candidates are advised not to spend more time
on each section of test than suggested, although they are free to adjust the
total time, as they like.
f)
There will be a bell after every 30 minutes.
(1)
No candidate will be allowed to appear in the selection test without
proper Admit Card.
(2)
No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall/ room after
30 minutes of the commencement of the selection test.
(3)
No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall / room
before completion of 60 minutes after commencement of the test.