ESIC SSO 2018 Exam Syllabus and Pattern | Prelims & Mains

September 19, 2018

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ESIC SSO 2018 Exam Pattern

Phase I – Preliminary Examination

S. No.	Name of the Test (Objective Tests)	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration	Version
1	English Language	30	30	20 minutes	English
2	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes	Bilingual
3	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes	Bilingual
		100	100	60

Phase II – Main Examination

S. No.	Name of the Test (Objective Tests)	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration	Version
1	Reasoning/ Intelligence	40	60	35 minutes	Bilingual
2	General/ Economy/ Financial/ Insurance Awareness	40	40	20 minutes	Bilingual
3	Quantitative Aptitude	40	60	35 minutes	Bilingual
4	English Language	30	40	30 minutes	English
		150	200	120 minutes

Phase III – Computer Skill Test & Descriptive Test

(a) Computer Skill Test (CST) – 50 Marks (30 Minutes Duration) comprising of following three parts: –

(i) Preparation of 02 Power Points Slides – 10 Marks

(ii) Typing matter on MS Word with formatting – 20 Marks

(iii) Preparation of Table on MS Excel with use of formulae – 20 Marks

(b) Descriptive Paper – English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)

No. of qs.	Max Marks	Duration	Language
2	50	30 minutes	English

Important things to remember about ESIC Social Security Officer 2018 Exam

Phase –I is qualifying in nature and marks will not be reckoned for final merit.
For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-II in the ratio of 1:10 i.e. about 10 times the number of vacancies in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase – I.
If the examination is held in more than one session, the scores across various sessions will be equated following standard practice to adjust for slight differences in difficulty level of different test batteries used across sessions.
The marks obtained in Phase – II will be considered for final selection.
For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-III in the ratio of 1:5 i.e. about 5 times the number of vacancies in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase – II.
Computer Skill Test and Descriptive paper will be qualifying in nature. Marks obtained will not be reckoned for merit ranking.
Descriptive Test will be conducted online.
Test wise scores and scores on total is reported with decimal point upto two digits.
Cutoffs are applied in two stages: 1. on scores in individual tests; 2.on Total Score