Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), New Delhi has released a notification for the recruitment of Upper Division Clerk and Stenographer. The vacancies are for different regions in India. In this blog, we are going to provide you all the details about ESIC UDC & Stenographer Exam Pattern for the ESIC Recruitment 2019. Being aware about the ESIC Exam pattern will help you start your exam preparation in the right direction.
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ESIC Exam Pattern 2019
ESIC UDC Exam Pattern
Scheme of Examination for the post of Upper Division Clerk (UDC) is as under:
Phase I Prelims Exam
| S. No. | Name of the Test (ObjectiveTests) | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration | Medium |
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 25 | 50 | 1 hour | Bilingual |
| 2 | General Awareness | 25 | 50 | Bilingual | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 50 | Bilingual | |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 25 | 50 | English | |
| Total | 100 | 200 |
Note: Phase –I is qualifying in nature and marks will not be reckoned for final merit. For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to that question. The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-II in the ratio of 1:10 i.e. about 10 times the number of vacancies in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase – I.
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Phase II Mains Exam
| S. No. | Name of the Test (Objective Tests) | No. of Questions. | Max.Marks | Duration | Medium |
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 2 hours | Bilingual |
| 2 | General Awareness | 50 | 50 | Bilingual | |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | Bilingual | |
| 4 | English Comprehension | 50 | 50 | English | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Note: The marks obtained in Phase – II will be considered for final selection. For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to that question. The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-III in the ratio of 1:5 i.e. about 5 times the number of vacancies in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase – II.
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Phase III Computer Skill Test (Qualifying in Nature)
| S.No. | Description of Test | Marks | Total Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Preparation of 02 Power Points Slides | 10 | 50 marks | 30minutes |
| 2 | Typing matter on MS Word with formatting | 20 | ||
| 3 | Preparation of Table on MS Excel with use of formulae | 20 |
ESIC Exam Pattern – Stenographer
Scheme of Examination for the post of Stenographer is as under:
Phase I
| S. No. | Name of the Test | No. of Question | Max. Marks | Duration | Medium |
| 1 | English Language & Comprehension | 100 | 100 | 70 minutes | Hindi and English except English Language & Comprehension |
| 2 | Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | 35 minutes | |
| 3 | General Awareness | 50 | 50 | 25 minutes |
Note: The marks obtained in Phase – I will be considered for final selection. For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to that question. The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-II in the ratio of 1:10 i.e. about 10 times the number of vacancies in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase – I.
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Phase II
It comprises Computer Skill Test and Stenography Test. Both the tests are qualifying in nature.
a) Computer Skill Test
| S. No. | Description of Test | Marks | TotalMarks | Duration |
| 1 | Preparation of 02 Power Points Slides | 10 | 50 marks | 30
minutes |
| 2 | Typing matter on MS Word with formatting | 20 | ||
| 3 | Preparation of Table on MS Excel with useof formulae | 20 |
b) Stenography Test – Stenography Test for 10 minutes with a speed of 80 words per minute in English or Hindi and transcription of the same on computer for one hour. VH candidate will be required to transcribe the matter in 85 minutes for English Shorthand or in 95 minutes for Hindi Shorthand for the post of Stenographer.
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