IGNOU Junior Assistant-Cum-Typist Recruitment 2023 -Apply Online

IGNOU Junior Assistant-Cum-Typist Recruitment 2023 -Apply Online

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Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi invited Online Applications from desirous and eligible candidates for recruitment to the post of Junior Assistant-cum-Typist. Interested candidates may apply online on Official website of IGNOU.

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Important Dates :

Online Submission of Application Form	22 March 2023 (From 10:00 A.M)
Last Date of Successful Transaction of Fee through Credit/Debit Card/Net-Banking up to 11:59 pm	20/04/2023 (upto 23:50 hrs.)
Operationalization of Help Line/Call Centre	011-69227700 & 011-40759000

Detail of Posts : Junior Assistant-cum-Typist

Name of Post	No. of Post
Junior Assistant –cum-Typist (JAT)	UR-83, SC-29, ST-12, OBC-55, EWS-21

Educational Qualifications :

10+2 With a Typing speed of 40 w.p.m. in English and 35 w.p.m. in Hindi on Computer.

Age Limit :

Age should be between 18 to 27 years. Cut-off date to determine eligibility in terms of age of candidates will be 31-03-2023.

Scheme Of Examination :

There will be Computer Based Test (CBT) to be conducted in bilingual (Hindi/English) form by NTA. On the basis of CBT, the merit list will be prepared keeping the number of candidates to be qualified as ten times the number of vacancies.

Test Components	No. of Questions/Marks
General Awareness	30
Reasoning and General Intelligence	30
Mathematical Abilities	30
Hindi/English Language and Comprehension	30
Computer Knowledge Module	30
Total	150

The candidates qualified in the CBT of Tier I, will have to undergo skill (Typing) test which will be of Hindi or English language and will be qualifying in nature subject to minimum qualifying speed as mentioned in the advertisement. The detailed examination process and syllabus mentioned are given below:

Skill Test/Typing Test

Qualifying in nature subject to minimum
qualifying speed.

Syllabus for The Examination

Mathematical Abilities :

Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, Relationship between numbers.
Fundamental Arithmetical Operations: Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Square Roots, Averages, Interest (Simple and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and Distance, Time and Work.
Algebra: Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra and Elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations.
Geometry: Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts: 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.
Mensuration: Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square Base.
Trigonometry: Trigonometry, Trigonometric ratios, Complementary angles, Height and distances (simple problems only) Standard Identities like sin2𝜃 + Cos2𝜃=1 etc.
Statistics and Probability: Use of Tables and Graphs: Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar-diagram, Piechart; Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of simple probabilities.

Reasoning and General Intelligence :

Questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. These will include questions on Semantic Analogy, Symbolic operations, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Trends, Figural Analogy, Space Orientation, Semantic Classification, Venn Diagrams, Symbolic/Number Classification, Drawing Inferences, Figural Classification, Punched hole/Patternfolding & unfolding, Semantic Series, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Number Series, Embedded figures, Figural Series, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Word Building, Social Intelligence, Coding and de-coding, Numerical operations, Other subtopics, if any.

English Language and Comprehension:

Vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and their correct usage; Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/Detecting mis-spelt words, Idioms & Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement of Sentences, Active/Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/ Indirect narration, Shuffling of Sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Cloze Passage, Comprehension Passage. To test comprehension, two or more paragraphs will be given and questions based on those will be asked. At least one paragraph should be a simple one based on a book or a story and the other paragraph should be based on current affairs editorial or a report.

General Awareness:

Questions are designed to test the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around them and its application to society. Questions are also designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economics, Science, General Policy and Scientific Research.

Computer Knowledge Module:

Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back-up devices, PORTs, Windows Explorer, Keyboard shortcuts.
Software: Windows Operating System including basics of Microsoft Office like MS Word, MS Excel and Power Point etc.
Working with Internet and e-mails: Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an E-mail Account, e-Banking.
Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures.

हिंदी भाषा एवं बोधगम्या :

Application Fee :

Unreserved (UR), OBC (NCL) & EWS	Rs.1000/
SC, ST, FEMALE etc.	Rs.600/
PwBD	Nil

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