Assistant - How to become a Assistant

Importance and Responsibilities attached with the job of an Assistant in Government of India Offices

Being an Assistant in the Organisations like Central Secretariat Services (CSS) Railway Boards, Election Commissions of India, and Central Vigilance Commission is an important happening in itself. These are the organizations which work directly under the aegis of Constitution of India. These organizations are the most important organizations in the administrative system of Government of India. An assistant’s work in this organization is to assist in his superior in whatever task they ask for. An assistant in these departments has to be an honest and man of high integrity as the work and information of these departments is highly secretive and can prove anti-nation if leaked outside the organization. He himself also has to maintain this secrecy in the better interest of his nation. Job of an Assistant in these highly important organizations is full of pressure and responsibilities. But to discharge his duties one has to be very dedicated towards his work rand responsibilities. To be an Assistant in GOI organisations one has to undergo a selection process of written and Oral exams conducted by Staff Selection Commission so that only the competent few among so many aspirants could be selected


Eligibility to be an Assistant

1. Educational Qualification
To be eligible for becoming an Assistant one should hold a Bachelor of any stream.

2. Age
The candidate must have attained the age of 18 years on 1st July of the year of examination and must not have attained 27 years of age on that date.

The upper age limit will be relaxed by 3 years for OBC candidates and 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

The upper age limit is also relaxed in favor of certain categories of employees working under the Government of India and Defense Services Personnel.

Process to be an Assistant
To be an Assistant one has to follow the below given steps:-

Step 1

As a first step the aspirant has to procure the “Application Form” along with required information from the employment newspaper generally published in the month of April. sent the filled Application form to the regional centers as mentioned.
Note:- The notification for the examination with relevant details regarding rules and syllabus is published in the month of April in the 'Employment News' / 'Rozgar Samachar' , 'Gazette of India', and in some leading Newspapers of the country.

Step 2

Preliminary Examination
In the month of May or June the aspirants have to take the “Preliminary examinations” consisting of two papers. The papers are on:

Subject No. Of Question Marks Time

Part A
1.General Intelligence and 100 100 2 Hrs.
General Awareness

Part B
2. Arithmetic 100 100 2 Hr.
Note:- This exam is just a qualifying exam for the Final exam and scores obtained in this exam are not added to make the final result.

Step 3

Main Examination
Those candidates who are declared qualified in the “Preliminary examination” are supposed to take the final exam.

Final examination will consists of two part .Part A will be of written examination and second Part B will be of Personality Test

Subject Max. Marks Duration
General Studies 200 Marks 3Hr.
English 100 Marks 2Hr. 20 Min.
Arithmetic 200 Marks 4Hr.
Language 100Marks 2Hr. 20 Min
Communication Skill and writing 200 Marks 2 Hr. 20 Min

Step 4

Personality Test
Once you are through the final stage is the interview. The aspirants are grilled in the interview to test their personality and mental ability. Then the final list of the successful candidates is prepared

Remunerations after becoming an Assistant
An Assistant gets the pay scale of 6500-10,500.The Government of India has fixed salary grades for its employees at various posts. Although they keep on changing with new pay commission
Note:- The above scales only provide an idea of the pay scales. Different branches of the service have different scales of pay. Even personnel of same branches may have different pay according to their area of posting and responsibility they are holding at a particular time.
In addition to the salary Assistant receive various types of allowances such as Dearness Allowance, City compensatory Allowance, Leave Travel Allowance, Medical and subsidized housing.
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