Recruitment exam for ICAR Agriculture Assistants is just round the corner and many of you may be searching for the prep materials for this exam - The exam pattern, Syllabus, Sample Papers & Books for ICAR Agriculture Assistants exam. The purpose of this blog post is precisely that: to help you with sample papers & books for this ICAR exam along with an analysis of the exam pattern.
In a separate blog article I have posted the syllabus for ICAR Agriculture Assistants exam. You can also go through my previous blog post titled: ICAR ASRB Assistant Recruitment 2011 Dates Eligibility Forms to know how to apply for this exam.
Pattern of ICAR Agriculture Assistants Exam:
Selection process for ICAR Agriculture Assistants consists of two written test - Prelims (200 marks) & Mains (200 marks). The Preliminary exam is of Objective type and is conducted ONLINE in 66 exam centres all over India. The Mains exam is on the other hand of Descriptive type.
ICAR Agriculture Assistants Preliminary exam is for screening purpose only. The final merit list is prepared based on the performance in the 200 marks Mains exam only.
You can find the exam pattern of ICAR Agriculture Assistants Preliminary exam below:
ICAR ASRB Assistants' Exam Pattern Prelims
The 100 question, 200 marks Prelims exam is for duration 2 hours.
You can find the exam pattern of ICAR Agriculture Assistants Mains exam below:
ICAR ASRB Assistants' Exam Pattern Mains
The 200 marks Mains exam is for duration 3 hours.
Books for ICAR Agriculture Assistants Exam:
I have found the following prep book for FCI Assistant exam, which you may find useful:
Food Corporation Of India Recruitment Exam by R. Gupta (RPH)
List Price: Rs. 270, Offer Price: Rs. 230, Discount: Rs. 40 (15%)
This book contains sections on Logical Rasoning, Computer Awareness, Numerical Ability, Data Analysis, General Awareness, OGK & Current Affairs and hence can give you good prep materials for ICA ASRB Assistant exam.
Also following book can be referred:
FCI Assistant Grade-III Exam by Jain
List Price: Rs. 160, Offer Price: Rs. 141, Discount: Rs. 19 (12%)
ICAR Assistant Exam pattern, Sample Papers & Books
Wednesday, June 1, 2011ICAR ASRB Assistant Exam Syllabus
ICAR ASRB Assistant exam pattern, Sample Papers & Books to find the complete prep materials for this Agricultural Assistant exam.
Although syllabus for ICAR Assistant Exam is given along with the notification, I am reproducing the content below, so that examinees of even the future ICAR exams say ICAR ASRB Assistant Exam 2012/2013 can use it as a reference syllabus to prepare for this exam. Also, this syllabus can be used as reference syllabus for any Agricultural Assistant exam.
SYLLABUS FOR ICAR ASRB ASSISTANTS’ EXAMINATION
PRELIMINARY ONLINE EXAMINATION:
ENGLISH COMPREHENSION:
Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, their basic comprehension and writing ability etc. would be tested.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected from an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to history, culture, geography, economic scene, general policy and scientific research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.
GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY:
It would include questions of both verbal and non verbal type. This component will include questions of analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment , decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetic reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement, conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc.
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS INCLUDING ARITHMETIC:
The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. This part will include questions on problems relating to number system, computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers, fundamental arithmetical operations, percentage, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, use of tables and graphs, menstruation, time and distance, ratio and time etc.
NOTE:
The Board has the discretion to fix different minimum qualifying standards in the papers of the Preliminary Examination taking into consideration among others, category-wise vacancies. The combined Preliminary Examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidate who are declared qualified for admission to the Main/Written examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. Only such candidates who are declared by the Board to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in a year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination.
SYLLABUS FOR ICAR ASRB ASSISTANTS’ EXAMINATION
MAIN EXAMINATION:
The Main Examination will be subjective, descriptive and conventional type comprising only one composite paper in the form of Question/Answer Booklet. This will be for 3 hours duration carrying a total of 200 marks having parts covering questions on:
i. Essay/Paragraphs
ii. English Language & Comprehension
iii. General Knowledge
iv. Quantitative Analysis and General Mental Ability including basic Arithmetic
NOTE:
1. All the question papers, except Part II will be printed both in English and Hindi languages for which choice of medium will be exercised by the candidates at the time of filling up their application form for the Main Examination. However, choice of language once made will be final and binding and candidate cannot change it later under any circumstance. The candidates cannot use multiple languages like answering some questions in one language and others in different language because the medium has strictly to be only one chosen by them and questions attempted in any other medium would be rendered ineligible for evaluation. Candidates will have the option to answer Paper I, Paper III & Paper IV either in Hindi or in English language.
2. The final merit list shall be prepared based upon the marks obtained in the MAIN EXAMINATION viz. out of 200 marks for the General as well as in respect of all other reserved categories (viz. SC/ST/OBC/PH/EXS).
SYLLABUS
Part I: Essay/ Paragraphs
The candidate’s ability to understand correct English/Hindi, his/her comprehension and writing ability etc. would be tested. Questions on short essay, précis, letter writing etc. would also be included.
Part II: English Language & Comprehension (Conventional type)
In addition to the testing of candidates understanding of the English language and its correct usage, his/her writing ability would also be tested. Questions on paragraph writing/report writing etc. may be included.
Part III: General Knowledge
Questions in this Paper will include General Awareness as well as General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability.
• General Intelligence and Reasoning Ability:
It would include question of both – verbal non –verbal type. This component will include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc.
• General Awareness:
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to sports, history, culture, geography, economic scene, general polity, Indian constitution, and scientific research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.
Part IV: Quantitative Analysis and General Mental Ability including Basic Arithmetic
The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. This paper will include questions on problems relating to number system, computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions, relationships between numbers, fundamental arithmetical operations, percentage, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, use of tables and graphs, menstruation, time and distance, ratio and time etc.
Coal India MT Exam Pattern Sample Papers Books
Coal India recruitment for management trainees (MT) is round the corner – recently it published notification for 1080 MT for the recruitment session 2011. Once you make up your mind on joining Coal India as a management trainee, the next question that comes to your mind is how do you prepare for Coal India exam? Where to find those online sample/previous years paper and which books to study?
This is the subject matter of this blog article – trying to help you prepare for the written exam by pointing you to the sources of sample papers for Coal India exam as well as listing the books you can refer to.
But first, let us to do that by knowing what is the pattern of Coal India exam.
Coal India MT Exam Pattern:
Coal India, in its recruitment notification has not said much about the pattern of written exam except following:
There are going to be two Objective type papers: Paper-1 is an Aptitude paper, covering General Awareness & Aptitude. Paper-2 is a Technical paper, specific to your discipline. Both contain 100 questions of 100 marks and these 200 questions are to be answered in 3 hours.
Coal India has also specified the cut-off marks – the minimum qualifying marks for each category of applicant. You can find the same along with the distribution of marks paper-wise in following table:
Pattern of Coal India exam
Securing above qualifying mark does not mean that you are going to get the call letter for Coal India interview – you have to be among the top 3240 candidate in the written merit list. Why? Because there are 1080 management trainee vacancies and 3 times the vacancies would be short listed category-wise for the Coal India interview.
Is there negative marking in Coal India MT Exam? The notification does not says anything about it – you can find it only exactly in exam hall. But most of recruitment exams have negative marking – minus 1/4th mark for a wrong answer.
Books for Coal India MT Exam:
For Aptitude Paper:
For the Aptitude paper (Paper-1) which is common to all disciplines, you can use the following books:
Guide To General Aptitude Test For NTPC, BHEL, SAIL, DRDO & Other Public Sector Exam by GK Publishers List Price: Rs. 220, Offer Price: 169, Discount: 23%
S.Chand A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal
List Price: Rs. 625, Offer Price: Rs. 469, Discount: 25%
For Technical Paper:
For Civil Engineering:
Ramesh NTPC/NHPC/IOC/HP- Civil Engg. Guide by RPH Editorial Board
List Price:Rs. 465, Offer Price:Rs. 419, Discount:Rs. 46 (10%)
For Mechanical Engineering:
Ramesh NTPC/NHPC/IOC/HP- Mechanical Engg. Guide by RPH Editorial Board
List Price:Rs. 410, Offer Price:Rs. 308, Discount:Rs. 102 (25%)
For Electrical Engineering:
Ramesh NTPC/DRDO/RITES/NHPC/IOC/HP/HAL- Electrical Engineers by RPH Editorial Board
List Price:Rs. 440, Offer Price:Rs. 330, Discount:Rs. 110 (25%)
For Electronics Engineering:
Ramesh NTPC/DRDO/RITES/NHPC/IOC/HP/HAL- Electronics Engineers by RPH Editorial Board
List Price:Rs. 405, Offer Price:Rs. 365, Discount:Rs. 40 (10%)
Senior Level Jobs Vacancies in BEML Limited
BEML Limited
(A Govt of India Undertaking) BEML Soudha, 23/1 , 4th Main, Sampangirama Nagar,
Bangalore - 560 027, INDIA
Advt.No. KP/S/13/2011
BEML Limited is looking for Professionals for the following Positions
1. Executive Director / Chief General Manager (Marketing)
o Pay Scale : Rs. 62000-80000 / Rs. 51300-73000
o Upper Age : 54 / 51 Years
o Experience : 28 / 25 Years
2. General Manager
o Pay Scale : Rs. 43200-66000
o Upper Age : 48 Years
o Disciplines :
Marketing
International Business
o Experience : 22 Years
Last Date for receipt of online application : 21.06.2011 by 1745 Hrs
For More Detail and Application Form Download, Please view http://www.bemlindia.com/job-advt13-2011.php
Website : http://www.bemlindia.com
Various Jobs Vacancies in Central University of Punjab
Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
Establi shed by Act 25 (2009) of Parliament
Advertisement No: NT-06 (2011)
Applications are invited for the following posts.
1. Deputy Registrar : 02 Posts
2. Internal Audit Officer : 01 Post (On deputation)
3. Assistant Librarian : 01 Post
4. Public Relation Officer : 01 Post
5. Assistant Registrar : 01 Post
6. Public Relation Officer : 01 Post
7. Assistant Registrar : 01 Post
8. System Analyst : 01 Post
9. Hindi Officer : 01 Post
10. Private Secretary : 03 Posts
11. Assistant Engineer : 01 Post
12. Section Officer : 02 Posts
13. Hindi Translator : 01 Post
14. Personal Assistant : 01 Post
15. Jr. Engineer (Civil) : 01 Post (On Deputation)
16. Estate Officer : 01 Post
17. Assistant : 03 Posts
18. Technical Assistant : 04 Posts
Last Date for receipt of application : 22.06.2011
How to Apply :
The application duly filled in the prescribed form along with supporting enclosures must reach the office of the Registrar at the address Registrar , Central University of Punjab , City Campus , Mansa Road ,Bathinda-151 001, India . The envelope should be superscribed as Application for the post of ------.
For More Detail and Application Form Download, Please view http://www.centralunipunjab.com/tender/Final_Details_and__term_Conditions_2011_nt-6.pdf
Website : http://www.centralunipunjab.com
Consultant Jobs Vacancies in Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management,Gwalior
Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management
(An Organization of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India)
Govindpuri, GWALIOR (MP) 474011
Applications are invited for engagement of two consultants (one for Administration & Finance and another for Examination) on contract basis for a period of one year
1. Consultants : 02 Posts
o Age : 60-65 years.
o Qualification :Retired or retiring government servants with Grade pay of Rs.7600/-
o Breakup Posts :
Administration & Finance - 01
Examination - 01
Last Date for receipt of application : 24.06.2011
Interested candidates may apply in prescribed format and send it so as to reach at IITTM, Govindpuri, Gwalior (MP)
For More Detail , Please Visit http://www.iittm.org/doc/advt-consultant.pdf
Website : http://www.iittm.org
Medical Jobs Vacancies in Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Hospital ,New Delhi
Office of the Medical Superintendent
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Hospital
Govt. of NCT of Delhi
East Patel Nagar , New Delhi-110008
Walk in interview will be held for filling the post of Senior Resident and Junior Resident respectively on regular basis
1. Senior Resident : 26 Posts
o Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 + Grade Pay Rs.6600
o Departments :
Medicine - 05
Surgery - 03
Radiology - 02
Paediatrics - 03
Obs & Gynae - 07
Orthopedics - 02
Anesthesia - 03
Pathology - 01
o Age Limit : 35 Years
2. JR (MBBS) : 21 Posts
o Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100 + Grade Pay Rs.5400
o Age Limit : 30 Years
: Date & Place of Interview
Date : 22.06.2011 & 23.06.2011 for Senior Resident and 16.06.2011 for Junior Resident at the Office of the Medical Superintendent , Sardhar Vallabh Bhai Patel Hospital , East Patel Nagar , New Delhi-110008
For More Detail ,Please Visit Vacancy Detail
Senior Manager & Deputy Manager Jobs Vacancies in Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.
(A Govt. of India Undertaking, Ministry of Defence)
Employment Notification No. OS: 02/11
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. requires Officers under permanent category in different disciplines.
1. Senior Manager (Corporate Planning & Marketing) : 01 Post
o Pay Scale : Rs. 29100- 3%- 54500
o Age : 46 Years as on 01.06.2011
o Qualification : Degree in engineering discipline or equivalent with PG Diploma / MBA or equivalent in marketing / strategic planning
2. Deputy Manager (Law) : 01 Post
o Pay Scale : Rs. 20600-3% - 46500
o Age : 42 Years as on 01.06.2011
o Qualification :LLB
3. Deputy Manager (Liaison Officer to be posted at Delhi) : 01 Post
o Pay Scale : Rs. 20600-3%-46500/-
o Age : 42 Yrs as on 01.06.2011
o Qualification : Engineering in any discipline OR Graduate with 2 years full time or 3 years part time PG Diploma in Business Management / Marketing / Finance or MBA in any of the above disciplines.
Last Date for receipt of application : 14.06.2011
For More Detail and Application Form Download, Please visit http://grse.nic.in/indnew.htm
Website : http://grse.nic.in
Faculty Jobs Vacancies in Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
Devghat, Jhalwa, Allahabad - 211012, Uttar Pradesh, India
Advt. No.: FS - 01(M)/2011
Applications are invited for Faculty Positions in the following areas .
Information Technology Algorithms, Operating Systems & Compiler Design, Networking, Discrete Mathematics,Physics, Software Engineering, Real-Time Systems, Simulation & Modeling, Computer Architecture & System Software.
Electronics : Digital Design, Instrumentation & Control, Device & Circuit Modeling, Mixed Signal VLSI Design, RF (Circuit & VLSI) Design & MEMS.
Management & Cyber Laws : Finance, Operations, General Management (IT), Cyber Laws, Security.
1. Professors (PB-IV)
o Experience : 10 years teaching/research/industrial experience of which at least 5 years should be at the level of Associate Professor
2. Associate Professors (PB-IV)
o Experience : 8 years teaching/research/industrial experience of which at least 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor.
3. Assistant Professors (PB-III)
o Experience : 3 years teaching/research/industrial experience
Qualification : Ph.D. with first class or equivalent (in terms of grades, etc.) at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch, with a very good academic record throughout
Last Date for receipt of application : 12.06.2011
Application forms can be downloaded from website or can be obtained from IIIT-A, on request, along with a DD of Rs.500/- (Rs.250/- for SC/ST/OBC candidates) drawn on any nationalized bank in favour of IIIT-Allahabad & made payable at Allahabad. Applications should be sent to Deputy Registrar (E), Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Devghat, Jhalwa, Allahabad- 211012, Uttar Pradesh.
For More Detail and Application Format, Please visit http://www.iiita.ac.in/pub/Modified_Advertisement_for_Faculty_Positions_2011.pdf
Website : http://www.iiita.ac.in
