SYLLABUS FOR CONDUCTING “THE TRIPURA COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION”

TRIPURA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

AGARTALA

SYLLABUS FOR CONDUCTING “THE TRIPURA COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION”

FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE MISCELLANEOUS POSTS.

The Tripura Combined Competitive Examination For Recruitment to the Miscellaneous Posts.

1. 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:

(i) 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.

(ii) 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.

(iii) 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.

2. Syllabus for the Examination :

(A) Preliminary Examination ( Screening Test )

Paper : General Studies and Arithmetic (Pattern- MCQ ) :

Full Marks-100

Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes.

(B) Main Examination :

Paper- I : English

Full Marks-100

Duration : 2 hours 30 minutes

Paper-II : General Studies & Arithmetic

Full Marks-100

Duration : 2 hours & 30 minutes