TRIPURA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AGARTALA

GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING

"THE TRIPURA COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION"

FORRECRUITMENT TO THE MISCELLANEOUS POSTS.

"The Tripura Combined Competitive Examination" For

Recruitment to the Miscellaneous Posts.

1. Particulars of the Posts :

   The posts of various Departments included in the Combined Competitive Examination, their corresponding Scales of Pay, Educational Qualifications, Experience, Age limit etc. are given in the Annexed Schedule. TPSC will notify posts along with no. of vacancies available at a given point of time while inviting applications from the candidates.

2. Submission of Application :

   Application is to be submitted by the candidate in prescribed format. Recruitment fee is to be deposited either to the Tripura Gramin Bank, A/C No.14711 or to the Account No.31176521319 of the State Bank of India (Core Banking Branches) in favour of the Secretary, Tripura Public Service Commission. The said deposit Bank Receipt is to be affixed in specified box on the 2nd page of application form. Two Copies of stamp size recent photograph are to be affixed on the indicated boxes, one in the 1st page and the other in the 3rd page.

   No document, self addressed envelope or any extra sheet are required to be enclosed while submitting the duly filled-in application form. A model filled-in application form is enclosed for guidance of the candidates.

   After publication of the result of the preliminary examination, successful candidates will be asked to submit self-attested copies of the relevant documents to the Reception Counter of TPSC within a specified time failing which the candidature of the candidate will be summarily rejected.

3. Preference :

   A candidate may apply for a particular post or a group of posts. He/ She shall, however, clearly indicate his/her preference(s) in the appropriate place of the application form. The Commission will allot the seats to the successful candidates, according to their preferences as far as practicable.

4. Scheme of the Examination :

   The Examination will comprise of three successive stages viz. (i) Preliminary Examination (Multiple Choice Type Test), (ii) Main Examination (Conventional Type Test) and (iii) Personality Test, details as mentioned below:

   1. Preliminary Examination :

      The Preliminary Examination will consist of one paper containing Multiple Choice Type Questions on

      General Studies and Arithmetic with one hour thirty minutes duration. The Preliminary Examination will be a Screening Test for selection of candidates for admission to the Main Examination.

      A limited no. of candidates, maximum 5(five) times of total posts(in category wise) will be selected merit wise on the basis of the result of the Preliminary Examination, subject to securing minimum qualifying marks (35% for UR candidates and 30% for reserved category candidates ) or otherwise as fixed by Commission. The marks obtained by the candidates in the Preliminary Examination will not be taken into account for the purpose of determining the final merit list.

   2. Main Examination :

      The Main Examination will consist of two papers of Conventional Type Questions namely: Paper- 1: English and Paper-II: General Studies and Arithmetic: Full Marks for each paper will be 100 and time allotted will be 2 hours 30 minutes for each paper. The examinations for both the papers will be held preferably on the same day at Agartala. In no case a candidate will be called for Personality Test unless he/she appears in all the papers of the Examination.

   3. Personality Test :

      A limited no. of candidates, maximum 3(three) times of total posts(in category wise), will be called for the Personality Test in order of merit on the basis of the result of Main Examination , subject to securing minimum qualifying marks (35% for UR candidates and 30% for reserved category candidates) or otherwise as fixed by Commission.

      The total marks for the Personality Test will be 50. If a candidate remains absent in the personality Test, his/her candidature will be treated as cancelled.

      Final Merit List will be prepared on the basis of the total marks obtained in the Main Examination and marks obtained in the Personality Test.

5. Syllabus for the Examination :

   1. Preliminary Examination ( Screening Test ).

      Paper : General Studies and Arithmetic (Pattern- MCQ ) : Full Marks-100

      Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes.

      Sl. No.	Items	Alloted Marks
      1.	English Composition ( H.S. +2 stage Standard)	20
      2.	General Knowledge with special reference to Tripura and North Eastern States	20
      3.	Current Affairs of Local, National and International importance	15
      4.	Constitution of India with special reference to Panchayat Raj and Urban Local Bodies	15
      5.	Simple Arithmetic ( Madhyamik Standard )	15
      6.	Mental Ability Test	15

   2. Main Examination :

   Paper- I : English Full Marks-100

   Duration : 2 hours 30 minutes.

   Sl. No.	Items	Alloted Marks
   1.	Drafting of a report from points & materials supplied	20
   2.	Condensing of a prose passage (Summery/Prcis Writing )	15
   3.	Comprehension of a given passage	15
   4.	Paragraph Writing	15
   5.	Letter Writing	15
   6.	Correct use of words, correction of sentences, use of common preposition, phrase & idioms, synonyms & antonyms etc.	20

   Paper-II : General Studies & Arithmetic Full Marks-100

   Duration : 2 hours & 30 minutes.

   Sl. No.	Items	Alloted Marks
   1.	General knowledge with special reference to Tripura and North Eastern States ( 5 short questions carrying 4 marks each)	20
   2.	Current Affairs of Local, National & International importance (5 short questions carrying 4 marks each )	20
   3.	Indian Constitution ( H.S + 2 stage Standard )	20
   4.	Simple Arithmetic ( Madhyamik Standard )	20
   5.	Mental Ability Test	20

6. Evaluation :

   Assessment and evaluation of answer scripts done by the Commission shall be final and shall not be open to scrutiny by any external authority. The Commission shall have the discretion to fix

   qualifying marks in any or all of the papers and /or in the aggregate.

   A deduction of 10% of the full marks may be made from the total marks secured by a candidate in a particular paper if he/she discloses his/her identity by writing his/her name, roll number, ticket no. etc. or putting any identifying marks inside the answer script of that paper.

7. Other Conditions :

   1. Candidates must abide by instructions as may be given by the Supervisor / Invigilator of the examination centre. The candidate will render himself/herself liable to expulsion from the examination hall and / or such other punishments as the Commission may deem fit to impose if he/ she fails to abide by instruction given by the Supervisor/Invigilator or indulges in disorderly or improper conduct.

   2. A candidate who has been reported against by the Supervisor of the examination centre for violating any of the instructions or for having adopted unfair means at the examination hall will be punished with cancellation of candidature and also debarment from appearing at future examinations/selections as may be decided by the Commission according to the circumstances of the case.

   3. Canvassing in any form will disqualify the candidate.

8. Discretion of the Commission :

The matter for which no specific provision has been made in the guidelines shall be decided by the Commission as and when necessary. If there is any discrepancy between the provisions made in this set of guidelines /procedures and the relevant Recruitment Rules for the posts to be covered by the examination, the provisions in the Recruitment Rules shall prevail.

SCHEDULE

Particulars of the posts under different Departments Government of Tripura to which

recruitment shall be made through "The Tripura Combined Competitive Examination

for Recruitment to Miscellaneous Posts".

• Organization : Tripura Public Service Commission
• Organization City, State : , tripura
• Organization Website : http://tpsc.gov.in