i. Part I (Urdu portion) will be of descriptive nature and qualifying only.
ii. Part II will comprise of Multiple-Choice Objective Type Questions.
iii. Both the parts viz Part “I” and part “II” will be compulsory.
iv. There will be negative marking (0.25 per question per wrong answer) in part “II”.
PART-I
Mark : 50 Marks Time : 01.00 Hour
Guidelines for checking working knowledge of Urdu
The exam intends to check the “working knowledge of Urdu” of the candidates. The same will be tested through a Reading and a Writing test (total comprising of 50 marks in a duration of 60 Minutes), to be conducted on the same day.
The candidates belonging to “OM” Category will be required to score at least 40% marks (overall) in the said exam with at least 33% marks in both Reading and Writing sections (separately) and the candidates belonging to other categories are required to score at least 35% marks (overall) with at least 33% in both Reading and Writing sections (separately) to be considered as having “working knowledge of Urdu” to be qualified.
1. Reading Section 20 Marks
Candidates would be required to answer questions carrying one mark each out of given passages.
2. Writing Section 30 Marks
Letter writing of minimum 100 words on a particular situation : 10 marks
One English passage to be translated into Urdu or Vice Versa : 10 marks
One Essay of about 100 words on any topic of social relevance : 10 marks
PART-II
Marks : 120 Marks Time : 02.00 Hours
General Knowledge & Current Affairs : 36 Marks
i. Current Events of National and International importance.
ii. Science & Technology
iii. Environment, Ecology & Bio-diversity
iv. Indian National Movement
v. Political & Physical divisions of world & India
vi. Indian Economy.
vii. Indian Culture & Heritage
viii. Climate & Crops in India
ix. Transport & Communication
x. Demography
xi. Important Rivers & Lakes in India
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE with special reference to J&K UT 24 Marks
i. History, Economy, and Culture of J&K UT
ii. Geography Weather, Climate, Crops, Soils
iii. Means of Transport
iv. Flora and Fauna of J&K
v. Rivers and Lakes
vi. Important Tourist Destinations
vii. J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019
GENERAL ENGLISH : 24 Marks
i. Tenses
ii. Rearranging of jumbled sentences
iii. Narration
iv. Models
v. Articles
vi. Comprehension with blanks to be filled in with
a) Phrases
b) Pronouns
c) Homonyms/homophones
vii. Clauses
viii. Synonyms and antonyms
ix. Pairs of words and their use in meaningful sentences
x. Idioms and phrases
xi. Uses of Prepositions
xii. Active & Passive Voice
KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS 18 Marks
i. Introduction and Objectives
ii. Basic Applications of Computer and its component
iii. Fundamentals of computer sciences
iv. Hardware & Software, Concept of Open Source Technologies
v. Input & output Devices
vi. Knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Power point, PDF, Internet and E mail
vii. Concept of Computer Virus and Anti-Virus
MENTAL ABILITY& REASONING : 18 Marks
i. Number series
ii. Letter series
iii. Coding decoding
iv. Direction sense
v. Blood relations:
vi. Statements and conclusions
vii. Logical Reasoning
viii. Mental Reasoning