DA stands for Dearness Allowance, a component of government salary paid to offset the effect of inflation on the cost of living. It is calculated as a percentage of basic pay and is revised periodically based on the consumer price ...
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An SSC Junior Engineer is placed at pay level 6 of the 7th Pay Commission. The salary includes basic pay plus dearness allowance, house rent allowance and transport allowance. Junior Engineers are posted in departments like CPWD, MES and BRO. ...
RRB Paramedical selection starts with a computer-based test covering professional ability, general awareness, general intelligence and reasoning, and general science. Candidates are shortlisted on CBT marks for document verification. A medical fitness test follows for the shortlisted candidates. The final ...
CRPF ASI (Assistant Sub-Inspector) selection typically includes a written examination, a physical efficiency and physical standard test (PET/PST), a medical examination and document verification. The exact stages, syllabus and physical standards depend on the post — stenographer, ministerial or technical ...
The Physical Fitness Test for Agniveer generally includes a run, pull-ups or beam work, and other fitness tasks, with standards varying by trade and category. Height and chest measurements are also checked as part of the physical standards. Relaxations for ...
Prelims is an objective screening test with GS Paper-I and CSAT (Paper-II). Prelims marks are not counted in the final merit — CSAT needs only 33 percent to qualify. Mains is a descriptive written exam of 9 papers that decides ...
Yes, UPSC prelims has negative marking of one-third of the marks assigned to a question for every wrong answer. This applies to both GS Paper-I and CSAT (Paper-II). There is no negative marking for questions you leave unattempted. CSAT is ...
Tier-1 is a computer-based test with four sections — general intelligence and reasoning, general awareness, quantitative aptitude and English comprehension. Wrong answers carry a small negative marking. Tier-1 is only qualifying; its marks do not count in the final merit. ...
RRB ALP selection starts with CBT-1 for all applicants, followed by CBT-2 for those who qualify. Shortlisted candidates then take the Computer Based Aptitude Test (CBAT). Document verification and medical examination come last. The full stage-wise scheme is given in ...
Prelims is the first screening stage — usually objective and often only qualifying, like in UPSC where its marks do not count in the final merit. Mains is the second stage for prelims qualifiers and its marks count towards the ...