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DETAILED SCHEDULE AND SYLLABUS OF

ARD-LR RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION, 2012

(EXAMINATION CODE: 01/ D/ 2012)

DETAILS OF EXAMINATION:-

Date : The 9th

day of December, 2012 (Sunday)

Time : From 12 Noon to 1.30 PM (1.30 hrs)

Reporting Time : 11.30 AM

Examination Centres : Examination will be conducted in Centres located in Salt Lake, Kolkata

SCHEME & SYLLABUS OF EXAMINATION:-

A. Scheme of Examination: - A Descriptive Written Examination on two papers (Paper-I & II) will be held as

per the following pattern. The examination will be held continuously for 1.30 hr, having no recess in

between.

Part –I : General awareness and Mental ability test (Full Marks : 50) : Time allowed : 45 minutes.

Section Subject Marks allotted No. of questions to be

answered

I Reading Comprehension 15 5

II General Knowledge & Current Affairs 10 10

III Test of Reasoning/ Aptitude 10 10

IV Numerical Ability/ Arithmetic 15 5

The questions will be of Madhyamik / equivalent standard.

Part-II : Test on Subject (Veterinary Pharmacy/ Prani Sampad Bikash Prashikshan/ Survey Engineering)

[Full Marks: 50] : Time allowed : 45 minutes.

B. The syllabus will be as the following:-

Name of the Post Syllabus

Veterinary Pharmacist /

Pharmacist-Cum-Dresser

Current syllabus of Two years’ Diploma Course in Veterinary

Pharmacy under Board of Veterinary Education, West Bengal or its

equivalent recognised by the Board of Veterinary Education

Livestock Development

Assistant

Current syllabus of One year Certificate Course on Prani Sampad

Bikash Prashikshan conducted by the Board of Veterinary Education,

West Bengal or its equivalent recognised by the Board of Veterinary

Education, West Bengal.

Surveyor

a) Current syllabus of the course conducted by the West Bengal State

Council of Technical Education for the Diploma in Survey

Engineering (Ref: www.webscte.org) ;

b) Current syllabus of Special emphasis to be given on Plain table

surveying; Chain surveying; Theodolite surveying; Cartographic

drawing; Basic computers; Cadastral surveying; Astronomical

observation; use of Total Station and G.P.S.

No. of questions to be answered: 10 (ten) – each containing 5 marks.

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Commission has set up the following minimum qualifying marks for this examination

(out of total marks 100) :-

For General Candidates :- 30 (Thirty)

For BC Candidates :- 25 (Twenty five)

For SC/ ST Candidates :- 20 (Twenty)

Getting minimum qualifying marks as stated above, however, will not ensure selection of any candidate for

the post/ posts he / she has applied for. The selection of candidates will be done purely on the basis of Merit List

prepared as per total marks obtained by them. A candidate shall not be selected even if there remain sufficient

vacant posts, if he / she fail to achieve the minimum qualifying marks as above.

(D. Bhattacharyya)

Secretary Cum Controller of Examinations,

West Bengal Staff Selection Commission