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EXAM NAME: SUPERVISOR OF ICDS (FEMALE ONLY).
ABOUT EXAM: The Preliminary Screening Test (Objective Multiple Choice Question) will be held at various centres in Kolkata and in certain other districts in West Bengal. Only scheduled tribe candidates of Darjeeling district and other candidates of the three hill sub-divisions, namely Darjeeling Sadar, Mirik, and Kurseong will be allowed to appear at Darjeeling centre.
Similarly, all candidates from the Kalimpong district will be allowed to appear at the KALIMPONG centre. The Written Examination (Conventional Type) will be held in Kolkata only and Viva- Voce Test will be held thereafter in the office of the Public Service Commission, West Bengal, in Kolkata.
N.B.: Ability to Read, Write & Speak in Bengali (not required for those whose mother tongue is Nepali.
REGION: WEST BENGAL.
MODE: Applications can be submitted online only through www.pscwbapplication.in. SUBMISSION OF MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION BY THE SAME CANDIDATE IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN AND SUCH APPLICATIONS ARE LIABLE TO CANCELLATION.
HOW MANY TIMES IN A YEAR: Exam will be conducted as per requirement. Please follow the official site for current notification.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
Graduate in any discipline from a recognized University.
Only Female candidates are eligible for the post.
AGE: Not more than 39 years.
Concession in age: The upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for S.C. & S.T. candidates and by 3 years for O.B.C. (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates in West Bengal. In the case of Persons with Disabilities (PWD), the upper age limit is relaxable up to 45 years. No relaxation is applicable to S.C./S.T./O.B.C. candidates of other States as they shall be treated as general candidates.
NATIONALITY: Must be a citizen of India.
Scheme of Examination:
(i) Preliminary Screening Test (Objective Multiple Choice Question)
(ii) Written Examination (Conventional Type) followed by
(iii) Viva - Voce Test.
A number of candidates to be selected on the basis of result of the Preliminary Screening Test will be allowed admission to the Written Examination and a number of candidates to be selected on the basis of result of the Written Examination will be called to appear at the Viva - Voce Test.
The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of total marks obtained in the Part - II & Part - III Examination is taken together.
West Bengal Public Service Commission will conduct the following exams to select Supervisors (Direct) through competitive examination -
Preliminary Exam- (100 Marks)
Mains Exam- (400 Marks)
Viva Voce Test- (50 Marks)
> Prelims test will be qualifying in nature of appearing in the mains exam. Marks of the preliminary exam will not be counted for final merit list preparation.
> Candidates qualified in the mains exam will be called for an interview/personality test.
> Final Merit List will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in the Mains Exam. & Interview.
Deduction of Marks: A deduction of 10% of full marks may be made from the total marks secured by a candidate in a particular paper if she discloses her identity by writing her name, Roll No. or by putting any identifying marks in the answer script of that paper.
Answer in all the papers, except the language paper may be written either in English or in Bengali (unless otherwise directed in these rules or in the question papers).
PRELIMINARY EXAM PATTERN:
Number of questions - 100
Total Marks - 100 (each question will carry 1 mark)
Question Type - MCQ (objective type)
Duration - 1hour
Negative marking - Yes
MAINS EXAM PATTERN:
Type of questions: Descriptive type
Main Exam paper will consist of 4 different Papers which are - Paper I, Paper II, Paper III, Paper IV.
Name of Paper | Subject | Full Marks | Duration |
Paper I | English | 100 | 90 min. |
Paper II | Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali | 100 | 90 min |
Paper III | General Studies & Current Affairs | 100 | 90 min. |
Paper IV | Arithmetic | 100 | 90 min. |
SYLLABUS FOR RECRUITMENT OF SUPERVISOR EXAM
Prelims Syllabus:
> General Knowledge
> Arithmetic
> Test of reasoning(verbal and non - verbal)
This OMR based Test will carry 100 marks having 100 questions of 1 (one) marks each comprising of Multiple Choice Objective Type Questions.
MAINS EXAM SYLLABUS:
Paper - I:
> English (Class-XII Standard)
> Report Drafting
> Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali to English
> Summary/Precis Writing
> English Grammar
(correct use of words,
voice change,
narration change,
transformation of sentences,
correction of sentences,
use of common phrases,
synonyms,
antonyms)
Paper - II:
> Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali (Class XII Standard)
> Drafting of Report
> Translation from English to Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali
> Summary/Precis Writing
> Grammar
Paper - III:
> General Studies & Current Affairs (Class-X Standard)
> Life Science with special emphasis on Nutrition and Health
> Women Empowerment Issues
> General Knowledge
(Indian History with special emphasis on Indian Freedom struggle, Geography, Environmental Science, Physical Science)
> Current Affairs
> Verbal and non-verbal reasoning
Paper - IV:
> Arithmetic (Class-X Standard)
> Arithmetic
LANGUAGE OF THE EXAM:
Answer for Paper - III: Either in English or in Bengali
Answer for Paper - IV: Either in English or in Bengali
NOTE: Candidate shall write their answers to all the questions in only one and the same language in any particular paper.
APPLICATION FEE:
Rs. 160/- (Rupees one hundred sixty) only + Service Charge 1% of Examination Fee subject to a minimum of Rs. 5/- (Rupees Five) only for online payment through debit/credit card plus service charge as applicable as Govt. Duty or Service Charge of Rs. 5/- (Rupees Five) only for Net Banking or Service Charge of Rs. 20/- (Rupees Twenty) only for payment through Bank Counter (off-line payment).
Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes recognized in West Bengal and Persons With Disabilities (P.W.D.) having physical disability of 40% and above are not required to pay any fee.
OBC candidates of West Bengal are, however, required to pay the usual fee as aforesaid.
NO EXEMPTION OF FEE IS AVAILABLE TO S.C./S.T. CANDIDATES OF OTHER STATES.
No claim for refund of the fee will be entertained nor will it be held in reserve for any other examination.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.pscwbapplication.in.
JOB POST FOR THIS EXAM: SUPERVISOR (FEMALE ONLY) OF ICDS.