Revised Recruitment Rules for PA/SA

The Department has revised the Recruitment Rules for PA/SA. The highlights of this revision are as follows-
1. Application KIT : 25/-
2. Examination Fee : 100/-  (SC/ST, PH & Women are exempted)
3. Examination will be done by M/s CMC Limited, New Delhi
4. No documents will be sent at the time of application. Documents will be verified after aptitude test.
5. Eligibility : OC   : 10+2   Min Marks 60 %
                    OBC : 10+2 Min Marks 55%
                  SC/ST : 10+2 Min Marks 45 %
Only the candidates having minimum percentage of marks will be called for Aptitude Test. Marks secured in 10+2 will not be counted for Final Merit Selection.
6. Pattern of examination           :
Paper-I
Candidates shall be subjected to an objective type Aptitude Test Covering the
following subjects/topics:
Total Marks-100
(1). Part ‘A’ - 25 questions on General Knowledge, which may include
questions on current events, sports, history, geography, basic economics,
general polity, Indian Constitution, science environment etc.- 25 marks
(2) Part ‘B’ - 25 questions of Mathematics of matriculation standard which
may cover number system, simplification, decimals, fractions, simple and
compound interest, percentage, average, profit and loss, discount,
mensuration, time and work, time and distance etc. - 25 marks
(3). Part ‘C’ - 25 questions on English, which may Cover grammar
(propositions, adverbs, conjunction, direct/indirect, singular/plurai, tense,
anonyms/synonyms etc.). - 25 marks
(4) Part ‘D’  25 marks on Reasoning and Analytical Ability. - 25 marks

The total duration of the Aptitude Test will be two hours.

The candidates are required to obtain marks as under for being considered
for further selection process:
I. Minimum Marks: Parts A/B/C/D- Minimum 10 marks by OC candidates, 8
marks by SC/ST candidates and 9 marks by OBC candidates in each part.

II. Minimum aggregate marks- For OC Candidates 40%, for SC/ST 33% and

for OBC candidates 37%.

Paper-Il
Computer/Typing Test
Test shall be of the duration of 30 minutes(15 minutes each for Typing and Data
Entry) consisting of (i) One passage of 450 words in English or 375 words in Hindi to
be typed with a minimum speed of 30/25 words per minute and (ii) Data Entry of
some figures and letters each carrying equal marks.

Qualifying Marks: Computer/Typing Test will be of qualifying nature with
minimum of 40% marks to be secured by OC candidates, 33% marks by SC/ST
candidates and 37% marks by OBC candidates.

7. All Candidates belonging to various categories who have obtained following
minimum marks in 10+2 or  class shall be called for the Aptitude test'.
OC : 60 %,  OBC : 55 %,   SC/ST : 45%
(ii). No weightage of marks secured by the candidates in 10+2 or 12th class will be
given while preparing the merit list.
(iii). Candidates numbering five times the number of vacancies in each category i.e.
OC, OBC, SC, and ST for each Circle shall be declared qualified for Computer
Test based on the marks secured by them in the Aptitude test.
(iv). The merit list shall be prepared on the basis of the marks obtained by the
candidates in the Aptitude Test subject to the condition that they have qualified
the Computer Test.

8. Allocation of Division. : The allocation of Division to the candidates will be given in order of their Merit in the aptitude Test and vacancy position in the Division.

The details can be downloaded from Here
Revised Recruitment Rules for PA/SA

Posting of IPO N 2nd Sub Division, Bhubaneswar

Smt. Smita Mohapatra, IP, Cuttack West Sub Division under Cuttack City Division is transferred and posted as IRM, RMS 'N' 2nd Sub-Divion, Bhubaneswar against the vacant post, at her own request, vide C.O. Memo No.ST/20-13/2011/Ch.II dated 16.05.2012.

Platform tickets to cost Rs 5 from May 1

Get ready to pay Rs 5 for platform tickets from next month.

Though railway minister Mukul Roy rolled back hike in passenger fares in most of the categories, it seems the increase in rate of platform tickets skipped his attention.

The railways on Wednesday issue a circular to implement the decision announced in railway budget by his predecessor Dinesh Trivedi by directing all general managers to ensure platform tickets are sold for Rs 5 from May 1.

Now, a platform ticket costs Rs 3. This move has inadvertently made journey tickets cheaper than platform tickets.

Source:-The Economic Times

Rates of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 01.01.2012 to the employees of the Central Government and the Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre revised scale as per 5th CPC

No. 1(3)/2008-E.II (B)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi

                                                    Dated: 20th April 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:-               Rates of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 01.01.2012 to the employees of the Central Government and the Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre revised scale as per 5th CPC

            The undersigned is directed to refer to this Departments O.M. of even No. dated 17th October, 2011 revising the Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 1.7.2011 in respect of the employees of the Central Government and the Central Autonomous Bodies who continue to draw their pay and allowances in the pre-revised scales of pay as per 5th Central Pay Commission.

 2.         The rates of Dearness Allowance admissible to the above categories of employees of the Central Government and the Central Autonomous Bodies shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 127% to 139% w.e.f. 01.01.2012. All other conditions as laid down in the O.M. of even number dated 3rd October, 2008 will continue to apply.

3.         The contents of this Office Memorandum may also be brought to the notice of the organizations under the administrative control of the Ministries/Departments which have adopted the Central Government scales of pay.

4.         Hindi version is also attached.

Sd/-

(Subhash Chand)

Deputy Secretary to Govt. of India

Department of IT renamed as Department of Electronics and Information Technology

The Department of Information Technology, DIT (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology) has been renamed Department of Electronics and Information Technology, DeitY.

Recently, the Cabinet Secretariat amended the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules 1961 and renamed the Department of Information Technology as Department of Electronics and Information Technology (IN Hindi it is Electroniki aur Soochana Praudyogiki Vibhag).

In the early days, the Department of Information Technology was called Department of Electronics. In October 1999, it was initially made Ministry of Information Technology. But with the merger of Departments of Telecommunications and Posts in the Ministry, in December 2001, the Department acquired its current name of Department of Information Technology.

However, in recent years, there has been a feeling that the electronics sector has not been given adequate importance by the Government. This resulted in a demand from various quarters of industry, academia and other stakeholders that the Department should provide increased focus to the electronics sector. The renaming of the Department is a symbolic move in that direction.

The Department is in the process of initiating several measures to renew the thrust to the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) in the country. A new National Policy on Electronics is under finalization and a draft of the same was released by the Minister of Communications & IT last October. The Policy outlines the rationale and road map for the development of ESDM sector in the country. One of the declarations made in the draft National Policy on Electronics is that the Department would be renamed as Department of Electronics and Information Technology. Accordingly, a proposal for the renaming was taken up. This change is a result of that effort.

It is expected that this move will send a positive signal to domestic as well as foreign investors in the sector. Moreover, within Government and within the Department, it will help provide higher priority to policy initiatives relating to electronics.

The rechristening of the Department of Information Technology (DIT) as Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) would be ceremonially formalized at the hands of Sh Kapil Sibal , Minister of Communications and Information Technology) at an event on 19th April 2012 ( Thursday) at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi .

BK:AT:PM

(Release ID :82358)

Source : PIB dtd 18/04/2012

Joining of new ASP(OD)

Sri Sushen Ch. Peda has joined as our new ASP(OD) w.e.f. 16.04.2012 F/N. We welcome him to our Division.

Closed Holiday on 14.04.2012

Closed Holiday on 14th April 2012 on account of birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar...

To view the Department of Posts (PE-II Section) order Click here.