Dearness Allowance is a percentage of basic pay paid to offset inflation. The percentage is revised periodically based on the All India Consumer Price Index. DA is calculated as basic pay multiplied by the current DA rate, divided by 100.
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Yes — SSC exams like CGL, CHSL, MTS and GD are bilingual, with questions shown in both English and Hindi. You choose your preferred medium while filling the application form. The English language section is in English only. Your answers ...
SSC CGL prelims (Tier-1) is a single computer-based screening test for all applicants, and its marks are not counted in the final merit. Mains (Tier-2) is for prelims-qualified candidates and has multiple papers with a data entry speed test module. ...
IBPS RRB Clerk (Office Assistant) selection has two stages: prelims and mains, with no interview. Prelims covers Reasoning and Numerical Ability. Mains adds General/Financial Awareness, General English or Hindi, and Computer Knowledge. The final merit is based on mains marks ...
SSC CGL recruits for Group B and C posts across central government ministries and departments — posts like ASO, Inspector, Auditor and Accountant. SSC CPO recruits Sub-Inspectors in Delhi Police and CAPFs (CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP, SSB) and Assistant Sub-Inspector ...
Many central and state recruitments grant age relaxation to widows, divorced women and women who are judicially separated. The relaxation is over and above the normal upper age limit and is fixed in each notification. Widows of deceased government employees ...
The Physical Standard Test for Army Agniveer checks height, chest and weight. The minimum height is generally around 170 cm for most entries, with relaxation for certain categories and regions. Standards differ slightly between entries like GD, Technical, Clerk and ...
After document verification, shortlisted candidates go through a medical fitness test at designated railway hospitals. It generally covers vision, hearing, blood pressure and overall physical fitness. Railways use different medical fitness categories for different posts, with stricter standards for safety-related ...
The basic qualification for UPSSSC VDO (Gram Panchayat Adhikari) is intermediate (12th) pass. The age limit is generally 18 to 40 years, with category-wise relaxation as per UP government rules. A valid UPSSSC PET score is usually required for shortlisting.
For central government jobs the OBC non-creamy layer certificate must be for the relevant financial year mentioned in the notification. A certificate issued for an older financial year is usually not accepted. It must be in the central government format ...