WBSSC Exam Pattern & Syllabus

2018

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WBSSC Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2018

Manner of Selection to Group – C Post:-

Exam Marks

Written Examination (MCQ Type) 80

Academic qualification including

professional qualifications

20

Manner of Selection to the Post of Group D Staff :-

Exam Marks

Written Examination (MCQ Type) 60

SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF GROUP - C (CLERK) (WRITTEN EXAMINATION)

A. General Knowledge – 15

Questions will be designed to test the candidates General Knowledge of the

environment around him/her and its application to society.

B. Current Affairs – 15

Questions will be designed to test Knowledge of current events and of such matters

of every day observation and experience. The Test will also include questions

relating to India and other countries especially pertaining to Sports, History,

Literature, Culture, Geography, Economic Science, Polity, Indian Constitution and

Scientific research etc.

C. General English - 15

Candidates understanding of the fundamentals of the English language such as

Vocabulary, Grammar, Sentence structure, Synonyms, Antonyms and its correct

usage etc. would be tested.

D. Arithmetic - 15

Questions of this component will cover number system including questions on

simplification, decimals, Recurring Decimals, Divisibility, fractions LCM, HCF,

Partnership, Average, Ratio and proportions, percentage, profit and loss, discount,

simple interest, time and work, time and distance.

SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF GROUP - D STAFF (WRITTEN EXAMINATION)

A. General Knowledge - 15

Questions will be designed to test the candidates General Knowledge of the

environment around him/her and its application to society.

B. Current Affairs - 15

Questions will be designed to test Knowledge of current events and of such matters

of every day observation and experience. The Test will also include questions

relating mainly to the States of West Bengal and other States of India especially

pertaining to Sports, History, Culture and Geography.

C. Arithmetic - 15

Questions of this component will cover number system including questions on

simplification, decimals, fractions LCM, HCF, Average, Ratio and proportions,

percentage, profit and loss, discount, simple interest, time and work, time and

distance.

Written Examination: Library & Information Science

Unit I: Library, Information & Society

Library as a Social Institution, Library movement, Role of Libraries in formal and

informal Education; Types of Libraries: National, Public, Academic & Special;

Laws of Library Science; Information Society: Its evolution and implications;

Freedom of access to information: Intellectual property rights, copyright,

censorship; Extension & Community Information Services; Library Legislation in

India; Professional Associations: Roles and Activities.

Unit II: Library Management

Library Planning; Collection Management: Document Selection, Ordering,

Processing & Weeding Library Committee: Library Rules and Regulations; Human

Resource Management; Office Management; Financial Management: Budget and

Budgetary Control; Library Statistics and Annual Report; Library Standards;

Library Maintenances: Shelving, Stock Verification & Conservation.

Unit III: Knowledge Organization and Information Processing: Library

Classification Library Cataloguing Classification: Its Nature, Purpose and

Function; Knowledge Classification and Document Classification; Subjects and

their formation: Universe of Subjects, Modes of formation of Subjects etc.;

General Theory of Classification: Normative Principles and their Application,

Standard Schemes of Library Classification; Trends in Library Classification;

Library Cataloguing: Canons, and Principles- Types, Purpose and their Physical

forms; Different Kinds of Entries and rules for Filling Entries; Principles of

Subject Cataloguing: Assigning Subjects Headings using Library of Congress

Subject Headings & Sear’s List of Subject Headings etc.; Cataloguing Standards:

ISBD, ISBN, ISSN, Computerized Cataloguing- MARC, UNIMARC, CCF;

Recent trends in Cataloguing.

Unit IV: Information Sources, Services and Systems

Reference and Information Sources: Documentary, non- documentary sources

Evaluation of reference sources; Users of Information: Types, Character tics, need

and study of users; Organization of Information: Abstracting and Abstracts

Indexing Languages; Information Centers: Different levels of Information Centers

(International, National, Regional & Local); Information Systems: Structure and

Services of Information Systems; Library as an Information System; Information

Services: Need and Types of Reference, Documentation & Information Services.

Unit V: Basics of Computers Application in Libraries

Components of Computer System; Generation and Types of Computers; Hardware

and Software; Deta Storage Media; Operating System and their Types; DOS and

Windows; File Creation; Application Software; Computer Networking; Library

and Information Networks.