PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, WEST BENGAL 161 A, S. P. MUKHERJEE ROAD, KOLKATA-700026
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT CLERKSHIP EXAMINATION, 2023
Before applying for the post, candidates are required to register themselves through Commission’s website at https://wbpsc.gov.in . Those who have already made enrollment through the same website earlier also need to register afresh.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION
There shall be no ‘Edit Window’ after closure of online submission of application. The applicants are advised to verify the details provided in the online application form very carefully. They are advised to identify incorrect entry, if any and edit the same. It may be noted that once ’Final Submission’ button is clicked, the system will not allow editing of any field further. No request for any correction/change would be entertained after submission of Application Form. Prior to clicking of ‘Final Submission’ Button the applicants are therefore requested to be sure that all information furnished are correct and edit any field if required. Guidelines popped-up during filling up of online Application Form should be followed continuously.
The Public Service Commission, West Bengal will hold the Clerkship Examination on the results of which recruitment will be made to the posts of lower division assistant or lower division clerk and posts similar to that of lower division assistant or lower division clerk in the Secretariat, Directorates, District offices and similar posts in regional offices (including Kolkata) under the rule making power of the Govt. of West Bengal.
The examination will be held in two successive stages, viz., i) Part-I (Objective Type) and (ii) Part-II (Conventional Type – Written). The Commission shall hold Part-I examination at the first instance. A limited number of candidates obtaining qualifying marks in the Part-I examination will be allowed to appear in the Part-II examination on a subsequent date to be notified by the Commission. The elementary knowledge in Computer operation and ability of typing on Computer of the candidates shall be judged only after they are found qualified in Part-I and Part-II.
The Direct Recruitment Examination (Part-I) will be held at various centres in Kolkata and in certain other districts in West Bengal tentatively in the month of June 2024. 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 KALIMPONG centre.
NAME OF THE EXAMINATION – CLERKSHIP EXAMINATION, 2023
SCALE OF PAY : – Level 6, Rs.22,700/- to 58,500/- besides D.A., M.A. and H.R.A. admissible as per ROPA, 2019.
VACANCIES ;- The number of vacancies will be announced later. All appointments will initially be made on a temporary basis
RESERVATION
The benefits of reservation of vacancies are admissible to:
1. S.C./S.T./O.B.C. (non-creamy layer) candidates of West Bengal only. The S.C./S.T./O.B.C. candidates of other States shall be treated as general candidates.
2. PwBD (with disabilities 40% and above ), Ex-Servicemen.
3. Meritorious Sportspersons in the area of International Competition, National Competition, Inter-University Tournament and National Sports/Games for School Education in the following list of Sports:- (i) Athletics (including Track and Field events), (ii) Badminton, (iii) Basket Ball, (iv) Cricket, (v) Football, (vi) Hockey, (vii) Swimming, (viii) Table Tennis, (ix) Volley Ball, (x) Tennis, (xi) Weightlifting, (xii) Wrestling, (xiii) Boxing, (xiv) Cycling, (xv) Gymnastics, (xvi) Judo, (xvii) Rifle Shooting, (xviii) Kabaddi , (xix) Kho-Kho and (xx) Archery, – vide Govt. of West Bengal, Labour Department Notification No. 49-EMP/1M-25/98 dated 1st March, 2011 and Notification No. Labr/209-Emp/1M-17/2014(Pt.-I), dated 21st Sept. 2016.
4. Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates of West Bengal. EWS candidates of other state shall be treated as general candidates.
QUALIFICATIONS : – The qualification for direct recruitment shall be as follows :
a. Pass in Madhyamik examination of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education or its equivalent.
b. Acquisition of elementary knowledge in Computer operation with ability of typing on computer at the speed of 20 (twenty) words per minute in English or 10 (ten) words per minute in Bengali.
AGE : No t Bel low 18 ye ea rs
Commencement of submission of online application : 08/12/ 2023 Closing date for submission of online application : 29/12/ 2023 (upto 3:00 P.M.) Closing date for submission of fees through online : 29/12/ 2023 (upto 3:00 P.M.) Closing date for submission of fees through offline : 30/12/2023.* * However, the Challan must be generated by 29/12/2023 positively.
Scheme of Examination : 1. The examination shall consists of two parts, viz., i) Part-I (Objective Type) (ii) Part-II (Conventional Type – Written).
Part-I Examination :
Part-I will carry 100 marks having 100 questions of 1 (one) mark each, comprising of multiple choice, objective type question on English (30 marks), General Studies (40 marks) and Arithmetic (30 marks). The duration of Part-I examination shall be 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Part-II Examination :
Part-II shall consist of conventional type questions on a) Group-A : English b) Group-B : Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali carrying 50 marks each for Group-A and Group-B. The duration of Part-II examination shall be 1 hour.
2. The elementary knowledge in Computer operation and ability of typing on Computer of the candidates shall be judged only after they are found qualified in Part-I and Part-II.
Syllabus for the Examination :
Part -I :
English : Fundamentals of the English language such as vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage etc.
General Studies : Matters of everyday observation including everyday science, current events and problems with special reference to India and elementary knowledge of Indian History and Indian Geography.
Arithmetic : Divisibility, fractions, decimals, recurring decimals, simplification, HCF, LCM, Partnership, Average, Ratio and proportions, percentage, simple interest, profit & loss, time & distance, area of rectangles and squares.
Part-II :
Group-A : English a) Drafting of a report in English from points or materials supplied ;
b) Condensing of a prose passage (Summary/Precis) ; c) Translation from Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali, as the case may be, into English ;
Group-B : Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali :
a) Drafting of a report from points or materials supplied ; b) Condensing of a prose passage (summary or précis) ; c) Translation from English into Bengali/Hindi/Urdu/Nepali/Santali, as the case may be ;