Grade A

Phase I - Preliminary Examination

Grade ‘A’ – RDBS, Rajbhasha and Legal Service

Objective Type: MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) Duration: 120 Minutes Composite Time - Total Marks : 200

i) Test of Reasoning – 20 marks

ii) English Language – 40 marks

iii) Computer Knowledge –20 marks

iv) General Awareness – 20 marks

v) Quantitative Aptitude – 20 marks

vi) Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) – 40 marks

vii) Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) - 40 marks

Phase II - Mains Examination

Main Examination will be online and will be a mix of MCQ and descriptive pattern.

Paper-I- General English: (Descriptive - writing skills - online through key board). The paper will have descriptive questions.

Duration: 1 ½ hrs – 100 marks

The analytical and drafting abilities of the candidate shall be assessed through this Descriptive Paper on General English comprising essay writing, comprehension, report writing, paragraph writing & letter writing.

(Common for Grade ‘A’ – RDBS, Rajbhasha and Legal)

Paper–II (MCQ):

I) For Grade A (RDBS):

i) General Discipline as at (i) in Table 1-Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India)

ii) Specialized Discipline as at (ii) to (xv) in Table 1-: Paper on related discipline

Duration: 1 ½ hrs. – 100 Marks

II) For Grade A Rajbhasha:

The Paper will have multiple choice questions. Duration: 1 ½ hrs – 100 marks

Proficiency in Hindi including Translation from English to Hindi and Vice versa. The analytical and drafting ability of the candidate shall also be assessed from the descriptive paper.

III) For Grade A (Legal Services):

The paper will have multiple choice questions. Duration: 1 ½ hrs – 100 marks

The paper will be based on proficiency in interpreting various Laws viz., Banking, Negotiable Instruments, Company, Industrial and Cooperative Laws, Cyber laws, Commerce/Property transactions, Rural non-life insurance, direct financing, staff matters and good experience in drafting various types of documents.