DSSSB Exam Pattern- Exam Pattern, Recruitment and more

Every year, a DSSSB written exam is conducted by Delhi Subordinate Service Selection Board to recruit competent, skilled, and capable individuals for various teaching and non-teaching posts like TGT, PGT, PRT Teachers, LDC, patwari post, and many more. This year the board has released 13043 vacancies for the recruitment of multiple posts under the department of NCT govt., Delhi. The aspiring candidates who have applied for the exam must go through the DSSSB Exam pattern in detail in order to avoid any confusion.

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DSSSB Exam Pattern

DSSSB Exam pattern consists mainly of 2 stages- Tier I and Tier II.

For most of the posts, only the Tier I exam is conducted.
Tier II is conducted only for a few posts and is followed by a skill test.
The skill test is taken as per the requirement of the job.
In Two Tier examinations, the Tier I exam is used for shortlisting only. Selection is made on the basis of marks obtained in the Tier-II Examination.

DSSSB Exam pattern for the posts of Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT), Assistant Teacher (Nursery, Primary), Patwari, Head Clerk, Counselor, LDC, Nurses, Librarian, etc.

This exam has 2 sections- Section A and Section B. Section A has the objective type of questions from English, Reasoning, Mathematics Aptitude, General Awareness, and Hindi. Section B has objective-type questions from the respective concerned subject as per the chosen post. For every correct answer, 1 mark is given, and for each incorrect answer, 0.25 marks are deducted. The medium of the exam is English and Hindi. The duration of the exam is 2 hours.

Subject	Number Of Questions	Marks
General Awareness	20	20
General Intelligence And Reasoning Ability	20	20
Arithmetic And Numerical Ability	20	20
Hindi Language	20	20
English Language And Comprehension	20	20
Concerned Subject	100	100
Total	200	200

DSSSB Exam Pattern for Junior Secretariat, Counselor, Assistant Superintendent, Fire Operator, Foot Constable, Etc.

Subject	Number Of Questions	Marks
General Awareness	40	40
General Intelligence And Reasoning Ability	40	40
Arithmetic And Numerical Ability	40	40
Hindi Language	40	40
English Language And Comprehension	40	40
Total	200	200

Tier I And Tier II DSSSB Exam Pattern For The Posts Like JE

Tier I Exam

The Exam Is Objective Type, Of 2-Hour Duration.

Subject	Number Of Questions	Marks
General Awareness	20	20
General Intelligence And Reasoning Ability	20	20
Arithmetic And Numerical Ability	20	20
Hindi Language	20	20
English Language And Comprehension	20	20
Subject Related To Qualification	100	100
Total	200	200

Tier-II Exam

Each part is of a 2-hour duration.

Subject	Number Of Questions	Marks
Part I- Qualification-Related Subject Of The Post	200	200
Part II- English And Comprehension	200	200

DSSSB Exam Pattern For Jail Warder

The Jail Warder recruitment exam consists one-tier general written exam and a physical efficiency test (PET).

Jail Warder Exam Pattern

Written ExamPET

Written Exam- It is an objective type exam of 2 hours.

Subject	Number Of Questions	Marks
General Awareness	40	40
General Intelligence And Reasoning Ability	40	40
Arithmetic And Numerical Ability	40	40
Hindi Language	40	40
English Language And Comprehension	40	40
Total	200	200

After the written exam, PST and PET are mandatory to pass.

DSSSB Exam Pattern For Assistant Engineer

For the recruitment of AE, both Tiers I and Tier II exams are conducted.

Tier I Exam Pattern

Subject	Number Of Questions	Marks
General Awareness	20	20
General Intelligence And Reasoning Ability	20	20
Arithmetic And Numerical Ability	20	20
Hindi Language	20	20
English Language And Comprehension	20	20
Subject Related To Qualification	100	100
Total	200	200

Tier-II Exam Pattern

This exam is of both objective and descriptive nature.
This is a total of 250 marks.

Subjects	Number Of Questions	Type	MARKS
Qualification Related Paper (A)	200	Objective	200
Essay In English (B)	1	Descriptive	30
Letter Writing/ Expansion Of Ideas (B)	1	Descriptive	20

DSSSB Exam Pattern For The Recruitment Of Pharmacist

The exam is of objective type.

Section	Number Of Questions	Marks	Duration
Section A- General	100	100	2 Hours
Section B- Technical	100	100	2 Hours
Total	200	200	4 Hours

Conclusion

Here in this article, we have tried to cover all the information regarding the DSSSB Exam Pattern. We hope that you found it helpful. In case of any further queries, please feel free to reach out to us @Oliveboard. Our team of experts would be glad to help you.

Frequently asked questions

Does the DSSSB Exam pattern consists of two exams- Tier I and Tier II?

According to the DSSSB Exam pattern, for some posts, only Tier I exam is conducted, and for some technical posts, both Tier I and Tier II exam is conducted.

Is there a negative marking in the DSSSB exam?

Yes, all DSSSB exams have a negative marking. 0.25 are deducted for each wrong attempt.

How many times a DSSSB exam is conducted in a year?

DSSSB recruitment exams are usually conducted throughout the year for various posts.

What is the exam date of the DSSSB recruitment exam 2021?

The date of the DSSSB recruitment exam 2021 is yet to be announced. We will update you as soon as it is notified.

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