DSSSB Combined Examination 2024: Answerkey

Senior Personal Assistant – Graduate with shorthand speed of not less than 110 w.p.m. and typing speed of 40 w.p.m.

Personal Assistant – Graduate with shorthand speed of 100 w.p.m., typing speed of 40 w.p.m. and knowledge of computer.

Junior Judicial Assistant – Graduate with typing speed of not less than 40 words per minute on computer. No experience was prescribed for these posts.

Age Limits As On 01 January 2024

Minimum Age :- 18 Years

Maximum Age :- 27 Years

Pay Scale / Salary: Senior Personal Assistant – ₹47,600–₹1,51,100, Pay Level-8, Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted. Personal Assistant – ₹44,900–₹1,42,400, Pay Level-7, Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted. Junior Judicial Assistant – ₹29,200–₹92,300, Pay Level-5, Group ‘C’.

Eligibility / Skill Requirement: Candidates must be Indian citizens and must satisfy the prescribed age, educational qualification and other eligibility conditions as on 08/02/2024. Senior Personal Assistant requires shorthand 110 w.p.m. and typing 40 w.p.m.; Personal Assistant requires shorthand 100 w.p.m. and typing 40 w.p.m.; Junior Judicial Assistant requires computer typing 40 w.p.m.

Selection Process: The recruitment process consists of Tier-I MCQ Examination, Tier-II Descriptive Test, Tier-III Skill Test and Tier-IV Interview. Tier-I is used for shortlisting candidates for Tier-II; candidates qualifying Tier-II are shortlisted for the Skill Test, which is qualifying in nature. Candidates qualifying the Skill Test are eligible for the Interview. The final merit/selection is based on the prescribed Tier-II examination and Interview, along with post/court preferences and eligibility as per Recruitment Rules.

Exam Pattern:

Senior Personal Assistant –

Tier-I: 90 MCQs, 90 marks, 90 minutes; General English & Comprehension 50 questions/50 marks, General Knowledge including Current Affairs 20 questions/20 marks, General Intelligence 20 questions/20 marks.

Tier-II: 75 marks, 3 questions, 90 minutes consisting of Essay 250 words – 30 marks, Grammar – 25 marks and Translation – 20 marks.

Tier-III: Shorthand at 110 w.p.m. and typing at 40 w.p.m.

Tier-IV: Interview – 10 marks.

Personal Assistant –

Tier-I: 90 MCQs/90 marks/90 minutes with the same subject distribution;

Tier-II: 75 marks/3 questions/90 minutes;

Tier-III: Shorthand 100 w.p.m. and typing 40 w.p.m.;

Tier-IV: Interview 10 marks.

Junior Judicial Assistant –

Tier-I: 120 MCQs/120 marks/120 minutes; English & Comprehension 60, General Knowledge including Current Affairs 30, General Intelligence 30.

Tier-II: 100 marks/3 questions/120 minutes consisting of Essay 300 words – 50 marks, Grammar – 30 marks and Translation 25 words – 20 marks.

Tier-III: Typing test at 40 w.p.m.;

Tier-IV: Interview 15 marks.

Syllabus:

Tier-I covers General English & Comprehension, General Knowledge including Current Affairs and General Intelligence.

Tier-II covers English Essay, Grammar and Translation. For Senior Personal Assistant, the essay is 250 words; for Personal Assistant, 250 words; and for Junior Judicial Assistant, 300 words with translation of 25 words.

The Skill Test covers shorthand and typing for Senior Personal Assistant/Personal Assistant and computer typing for Junior Judicial Assistant.

Reservation / Horizontal Reservation: Reservation benefits are available for SC, ST, OBC, EWS, PwBD, ESM and other eligible special categories according to applicable Government of India and Delhi District Courts/Family Courts rules. The notified 990 vacancies include category-wise vacancies of UR 296, OBC 300, SC 152, ST 115 and EWS 127, along with PwBD and ESM reservations as specified for individual posts. OBC reservation benefit is subject to the prescribed Delhi OBC/NCL certificate requirements.