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Rajasthan Staff Selection Board has released the Rajasthan VDO (Village Development Officer) Recruitment notification. As per the Rajasthan RSMSSB VDO Notification PDF, a total of 3896 Vacancies will be announced for the post of Village Development Officer (also known as Gram Vikas/Sevak Adhikari). With the help of a proper study plan, it is easier to crack this exam. In this blog, we will provide you with the Rajasthan VDO prelims exam Strategy, which will help you analyze how you can attempt the exam and what your preparation strategy should be.

Rajasthan VDO Exam Pattern

The exam will be conducted in two phases.

• The Rajasthan Village Development Officer selection process include the following stages:
  • Prelims Exam
  • Mains Exam or Interview (Will be confirmed later)

Subject-Wise distribution-Preliminary Exam:

Here is the subject-wise distribution of different subjects in the Preliminary exam.

Subject	No of Questions	Marks
General Knowledge	40	40
Panchayati Raj System in Rajasthan	10	10
Hindi and English	15	15
Mathematics, Reasoning	25	25
Computer	10	10
Total	100	100

Note:

• The preliminary exam will be held in the first phase.
• This will be qualifying in nature. A minimum of 40% marks are required to qualify the exam.
• There will be a total of 100 questions from the topics mentioned in the syllabus.
• The exam duration will be two hours.
• All questions will be of MCQ type.
• There will be a negative marking of 1/3rd.

Rajasthan VDO Exam preparation Strategy 2021 – Section-wise Approach:

Let us dive deep into each subject separately for the better preparation of Rajasthan VDO Prelims 2021. 

General Hindi: Prelims Exam Strategy

1. This Part takes less time to solve & Candidates can score more.
2. Start with the basics if you never had Hindi as a Subject in your academics.
3. Start with Hindi grammar, as many questions will be asked from grammar itself.
4. Hindi can be a scoring section, if you focus enough on this.
5. Focus on reading and writing, it will help you to grasp the grammar part more easily.

General English: Prelims Exam Strategy

1. First of all clear your basics, you can refer to the books mentioned below in the table.
2. Practice reading newspapers editorial on a daily basis, it will help you to build your vocabulary.
3. Practice mock tests, analyse your areas of improvement.
4. Memorise vocabulary on a daily basis, slowly slowly you will build strong vocabulary.
5. For idioms and phrases, write all possible idioms and phrases in one notebook, keep reading these on a daily basis for 5 minutes. 
6. Memorise rules of grammar for better understanding.

Mathematics: Prelims Exam Strategy

1. Build Up rock-solid concepts by practicing enough.
2. Practice each topic in varying difficulty levels to establish a comfort level.
3. Take full-length mock tests to build and refine your exam attempt strategy and understand your strengths and weaknesses.
4. Start with the practice of basic concepts and topics like Percentage, Profit & Loss, SI & CI, and average.
5. Attempt previous year papers to get the idea of the level of questions asked in the quant section.
6. While in exam, you can save the questions that are calculative for later. Wasting too much time on a single question is not advisable.
7. In order to increase your speed of solving numerical problems, you have to practice hard.

Reasoning: Prelims Exam Strategy

1. Use Venn Diagrams for solving the questions of Syllogism.
2. Blood Relation questions can be easily solved by applying real-life relations to the questions.
3. Make it a point to practice puzzles daily. With practice you will gain expertise over this topic.
4. The input-output questions seem to be lengthy but once you decode the pattern, you can easily arrive at the solution by proceeding in a stepwise manner.
5. Study all the basics and gain knowledge about the methods of solving various kinds of questions.
6. Practice about 150–200 questions from each chapter.
7.  Try to mark out the incorrect options.

General Knowledge: Prelims Exam Strategy

1. The questions asked in the General Knowledge section will be one-liner fact based questions.
2. A number of questions from the General Science section also asks. so candidates can focus more on studying General Science.
3. Attempt previous year questions, as many times the questions are repeated.
4. Attempt Questions that you are fully sure of. 
5. As many fact based questions are asked, you can prepare them from Lucent.

Computer: Prelims Exam Strategy

1. Basic level of questions are asked in the computer section.
2. One can easily score good marks in the computer section with good practice.
3. First start with basics first like hardware of a computer ,Ms office and history of computers and their development through the years.
4. Practice previous year questions as the questions asked in the exam are repeated sometimes.
5. Don’t study from proper computer textbooks because they would be of a much higher level than is required for exam preparation purposes.

Panchayati Raj System in Rajasthan: Prelims Exam Strategy

1. Practice questions from e-books or pdf available online.
2. Refer to government site for more data on panchayati raj system in rajasthan.
3. Refer to standard school books in rajasthan.
4. Revise more often to get a better understanding of the topic. 

Step-by-Step Tips For Rajasthan VDO Exam

Step 1: Know the syllabus well

Step 2: Strengthen your basics

Step 3: Enhance Your Knowledge

Step 4: Practice solving questions

Step 5: Mock-Test Based Learning for Prelims

Rajasthan VDO Exam : General Tips and Tricks

Here are a few tips and tricks for Rajasthan VDO exam preparation. 

1. Make Time Table- Many students apply for any exam but then do not study systematically. For systematic study you need a proper time table. So first of all prepare a time table covering all the topics asked in the exam.
2. Read good books: There are plenty of books available in the market, but reading all of them will be of no use. Refer to the standard books only (read the list of books mentioned below). If you have notes from your coaching institute then refer to them for your preparation.
3. Read Newspaper: For current affairs section in general Knowledge and English section, newspapers will be very helpful.
4. Revision is the key: One thing that sets toppers apart is the habit of revision. For this exam, revision is the key, you have to remember whatever you are reading.
5. Mock Tests for Prelims: Join a mock test series for better understanding of the actual exam level, test series can immensely help you in acing this exam.
6. Previous Year Question Papers: Go through the previous year question papers, It will help you to get a better idea of the level of exam and the kind of questions asked. 
7. Keep a check on time: While attempting the mock test, make sure to attempt it in the prescribed time slot.

Rajasthan VDO preparation: Books and Resources:

Here is the compiled list of books and resources for the Rajasthan Gram Sevak Adhikari Exam preparation:

Subject	Prep Sources
General Awareness and General Knowledge	Manorama YearbookLucent General Knowledge-latest edition
Mathematics	Quantitative aptitude for competitive examination by R.S. AggarwalTextbook of Quickest mathematics- Quantitative aptitude and numerical ability by Kiran Prakashan
Reasoning	A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. AggarwalShortcuts in Reasoning for Competitive Exams by Disha Experts
General Hindi	Samanya Hindi by Lucent publications
General English	Objective General English by S.P. Bakshi
Computer	Computer Awareness for General Competitive Exams (Objective with Subjective) by Soumya Ranjan Behera Descriptive English for Competitive Exam
Panchayati Raj System in Rajasthan	Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Kanoon by Sukhveer Singh Gehlot

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