JKSSB Recruitment 2022 – Apply Online for 1395 Panchayat Secretary Posts at jkssb.nic.in

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary Recruitment: JKSSB has released a notification on 26th May 2022 for the recruitment of 1395 candidates for the post of Panchayat Secretary or Village Level Worker (VLW) under the Rural Development & Panchyati Raj department.

In this blog, we will be looking at the details of JKSSB Panchayat Secretary recruitment like application start and end date, vacancies, eligibility criteria, pay scale, etc.

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary Exam 2022 – Overview

Particulars	Details
Name of the exam	JKSSB Panchayat Secretary/ Village Level Worker(VLW)
Notification Release Date	26th May 2022 ( Advt.no 03 of 2022)
Date of Exam	To be updated soon
Name of the Recruitment Board	Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board
Post	Panchayat Secretary under Rural Development & Panchyati Raj department.
Total Vacancy	1395
Selection Process	Written Test and Document Verification
Official Website	JKSSB Official Website

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary Notification 2022

JKSSB has released an official notification on 26th May 2022 for the recruitment of 1395 candidates for the post of Panchayat Secretary/VLW under the Rural Development & Panchyati Raj department.

Check the official notification here

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary Exam – Important Dates

The important dates for the JKSSB Panchayat Secretary exam are as follows:

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary/VLW Exam Events	Important Dates
Date of Commencement for submission of online applications	6th June 2022
Last Date for submission of online applications	6th July 2022
Opening date for availability of admit cards for downloading from JKSSB website	To be announced soon
Date for Examination	To be announced soon

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria is based on three factors, which are:

• Age
• Educational Qualification
• Domicile

Age Limit

Minimum age limit – 18 years and Maximum age limit – 40 years

The requirement of age for Open Merit & Reserved Category candidates as on 01.01.2022 is as follows:

S.No	Category	Age limit(in years)
(i)	OM	40
(ii)	SC	43
(iii)	ST	43
(iv)	RBA	43
(v)	ALC/IB	43
(vi)	EWS(Economically Weaker Section)	43
(vii)	PSP (Pahari SpeakingPeople)	43
(viii)	Social Caste	43
(ix)	Physically Challenged Person	42
(x)	Ex-Servicemen	48
(xi)	Government Service/Contractual Employment	40

Educational Qualification

The minimum educational qualification required for the Panchayat Secretary post is Graduation from a recognized university.

Domicile

The applicant must be a domicile of UT of J & K.

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary/VLW Selection Process

The selection process of JKSSB Panchayat Secretary is a two-step process which is as follows:

• Written Test
• Document Verification

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary Application Fee

The application fee is Rs.500/-(Rupees Five Hundred only) for General Category etc. and Rs.400/-(Rupees Four Hundred only) for SC, ST, PWD & EWS Categories.

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary/ VLW Exam Pattern

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary/VLW Exam Pattern as per the latest JKSSB official notification is as follows:

Sl. No.	Topic/Sections	Marks	Duration
1	General Awareness with Special Reference of UT of J&K	20
2	General English & Comprehension	20
3	General Intelligence & Reasoning	20
4	Quantitative Aptitude	15
5	Basic Knowledge of Computers	25
	Total	100	2 hours

Note: The selection for the posts shall be made on the basis of merit obtained in written examination only.

(I) The Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set in English only.

(II) There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

Note: The selection for the posts shall be made on the basis of merit obtained in written examination only.

(I) The Examination will consist of Objective Type, Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set in English only.

(II) There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

(III) Tentative Answer Keys, in due course after the Examination, will be placed on the website of the Board (www.jkssb.nic.in). Any representation regarding Answer Keys received within the time limit fixed by the Board at the time of uploading of the Answer Keys will be scrutinized and the decision of the Board in this regard will be final. No representation regarding Answer keys shall be entertained, afterward.

(IV) Marks scored by candidates in the written test will be normalized if required, to determine final merit and cut-off marks.

JKSSB VLW/Panchayat Secretary Syllabus

The JKSSB VLW / Panchayat Secretary Syllabus is based on 5 subjects, details of the topics from each subject is mentioned below:

General Awareness with Special Reference of J&K UT

(i) Current Events of National and International importance

(ii) Political & Physical divisions of India

(iii) Climate & Crops in India

(iv) Transport & Communication.

(v) Demography- Census, its feature and Vital Statistics.

(vi) Important Rivers & Lakes in India.

(vii) Indian Economy.

(viii) Indian Culture & Heritage.

(ix) Indian History with special reference to Freedom Movement.

(x) Indian Constitution- Basic features- Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy

(xi) Science & Technology.

(xii) Environment, Ecology & Bio-diversity.

(xiii) Taxation in India- Direct & Indirect Tax – CBDT, GST etc.

(xiv) J&K UT

a) History

b) Economy

c) Geography- (Weather, Climate, Crops, Rivers, Lakes, Flora, Fauna.)

d) Heritage & Culture

e) Important Tourist Destinations

f) J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019.

(xv) Centrally Sponsored Schemes (MGNREGA, PMAY, SBM) and Panchayati Raj Act/Rules.

General English & Comprehension

(i) Tenses

(ii) Narration

(iii) Modals

(iv) Articles

(v) Reading Comprehension

(vi) Fill in the blanks with Phrases, Pronouns, homonyms/ homophones etc

(vii) Clauses

(viii) Synonyms and antonyms

(ix) Pairs of words and their use in meaningful sentences.

(x) Rearranging of jumbled sentences.

(xi) Idioms and phrases.

(xii) Uses of Prepositions.

(xiii) Active & Passive Voice

(xiv) Error Spotting

(xv) Sentence Correction

(xvi) Spellings Correction

General Intelligence & Reasoning 

(i) Number series, Letter series, Semantic Series, Speed, Distance and Time, Statements and conclusions, Logical Reasoning, Mental Reasoning, Word Building, Numerical Operations, Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/ Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/ Number Classification, Figural Classification, Problem Solving.

(ii) Symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern- folding & un-folding, Figural Pattern- folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters.

Quantitative Aptitude

(i) Whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Basic algebra.

(ii) Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles.

Knowledge Of Computers

(i) Basic Applications of Computer and its component.

(ii) Fundamentals of computer sciences.

(iii) Hardware & Software, Concept of Open-Source Technologies.

(iv) Input & Output Devices.

(v) Knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, PDF Internet and E-mail.

(vi) Concept of Computer Virus and Latest Anti-Virus.

(vii) Role of Information Technology in Governance.

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary Vacancy

The JKSSB Panchayat Secretary Vacancy details are as follows:

Post	OM	SC	ST	OSC	ALC/IB	RBA	PSP	EWS	Total
Panchayat Secretary	697	118	138	54	54	145	57	132	1395

JKSSB Panchayat Secretary/VLW Pay Scale

The pay scale of the JKSSB Panchayat Secretary falls under Level-2 (19900 – 63200). It includes DA, TA, and other allowances. 

Conclusion

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