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    DSSSB Exam Pattern 2021 - Check Paper Pattern for PGT, TGT and Marking Scheme
    • DSSSB Exam Pattern 2021 - Check Paper Pattern for PGT, TGT and Marking Scheme

    DSSSB Exam Pattern 2021 - Check Paper Pattern for PGT, TGT and Marking Scheme

    vikrant.shuklaUpdated on 10 Mar 2021, 04:07 PM IST

    DSSSB Exam Pattern 2021 - Candidates who wish to appear in Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) Examination must be familiar with the DSSSB 2021 exam pattern. Through the exam pattern of DSSSB 2021, candidates will get to know about the types of questions asked in the DSSSB exam, the mode of the exam, duration, weightage and marking scheme. The DSSSB exam pattern 2021 varies as per the post applied for.

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    1. DSSSB Exam Pattern 2021
    2. DSSSB PGT Exam Pattern 2021
    3. DSSSB Exam Marking Scheme 2021
    4. DSSSB Exam Syllabus 2021
    DSSSB Exam Pattern 2021 - Check Paper Pattern for PGT, TGT and Marking Scheme
    DSSSB Exam Pattern 2021 - Check Paper Pattern for PGT, TGT and Marking Scheme

    Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board has released the DSSSB paper pattern 2021. Having insight into the exam pattern is important for candidates so that they do not miss anything important when preparing for the exam. DSSSB exam is a state level examination that is conducted to recruit candidates for posts under the departments of the Government of National Capital Territory, Delhi. Let us go through the DSSSB 2021 exam pattern in detail.

    DSSSB Exam Pattern 2021: Overview

    Particulars

    Details

    Exam Name

    DSSSB

    Conducting Body

    Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board

    Exam Level

    State-level

    Exam Mode

    Online & offline

    Medium of exam

    English and Hindi

    Types of questions

    Objective/ Subjective

    Exam Purpose

    To recruit candidates for posts under the departments of Government of National Capital Territory, Delhi

    Official Website

    http://dsssb.delhi.gov.in/home/Delhi-Subordinate-Services-Selection-Board

    Also check - DSSSB PGT Vacancy 2021

    DSSSB Exam Pattern 2021

    As per the exam pattern of DSSSB 2021, the test is conducted in two-tier exams. one tier exam consisting of topics from various subjects like General Awareness, Mental ability and reasoning ability, English Language & Comprehension, Hindi Language & comprehension, Numerical Aptitude & Data interpretation. Candidates who clear the Tier I exam will have to appear for another round which is further divided into tier I consisting of the same topics as above and tier-II consisting of descriptive type tests based on the subject chosen by the candidate. The last round is the skill test.

    DSSSB PGT Exam Pattern 2021

    The question paper contains 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) of 200 marks. Candidates need to complete the paper for a duration of three hours. The DSSSB question paper is divided into two sections as explained in the table below:

    DSSSB PGT Exam Pattern 2021

    Subjects

    Number of questions

    Number of Marks

    General Awareness

    20

    20

    General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability

    20

    20

    Arithmetical & Numerical Ability

    20

    20

    Test of Hindi Language & Comprehension

    20

    20

    Test of English Language & Comprehension

    20

    20

    Subject/ qualification-related paper

    200

    200

    Total ( Three Hours)

    300

    300

    DSSSB TGT Exam Pattern 2021

    Subjects

    Number of questions

    Number of Marks

    General Awareness

    20

    20

    General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability

    20

    20

    Arithmetical & Numerical Ability

    20

    20

    Test of Hindi Language & Comprehension

    20

    20

    Test of English Language & Comprehension

    20

    20

    Subject/ qualification-related paper

    100

    100

    Total ( Two Hours)

    200

    200

    Also read - DSSSB TGT Syllabus 2021

    DSSSB PRT/ Nursery Teacher Exam Pattern 2021

    Subjects

    Number of questions

    Number of Marks

    General Awareness

    20

    20

    General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability

    20

    20

    Arithmetical & Numerical Ability

    20

    20

    Test of Hindi Language & Comprehension

    20

    20

    Test of English Language & Comprehension

    20

    20

    Subject/ qualification-related paper

    100

    100

    Total ( Two Hours)

    200

    200

    DSSSB Exam Marking Scheme 2021

    • One mark is allotted for every correct answer marked in the exam

    • 0.25 marks are deducted for every incorrect MCQ answer

    • No negative marking is done for descriptive questions in the exam

    DSSSB Exam Syllabus 2021

    The syllabus of the DSSSB exam 2021 includes all the subjects and topics from which the questions are asked. By getting familiar with the DSSSB 2021 syllabus in advance, candidates can draw a clear cut preparation strategy. Besides following the correct syllabus, candidates must also solve previous years’ question papers to attain confidence and identify their weak areas and work on them, hence managing time.

    DSSSB Exam Pattern 2021: Important Points to Note

    • The question papers of DSSSB 2021 for all posts will be bilingual (Hindi and English) except for the language papers which will be conducted in the concerned language only

    • In case, the number of candidates who have registered for the postcodes and who have to appear in tier-II exams is less, the board at its discretion may not conduct the Tier-I exam and directly take the tier-II paper

    • Skill test or endurance test is normally an interview round taken as per the requirement of job applied by the candidate

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