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Ordnance Factory Dum Dum Teacher (P), Stenographer, Storekeeper, Lower Division Clerk, Cook, Multi Tasking Staff, Durwan, Fireman, Civilian Motor Driver Exam Pattern & Syllabus2015

IOF Dum Dum Exam Syllabus 2015

Indian Ordnance Factory, Dum Dum will conduct a Written exam for recruitment of posts of Teacher (Primary), Stenographer, Storekeeper, Lower Division Clerk (LDC), Cook, Multi Tasking Staff (MTS), Durwan, Fireman, Civilian Motor Driver (Ordinary Grade). Most of the candidates are ignorant about the Plan or Scheme of Exam and prescribed Syllabi of written examination. They get worried about the preparation to perform best in their exam. So, here we are presenting the latest prescribed syllabus and Scheme of Examination of various posts exam going to be held by Indian Ordnance Factory.

Teacher Primary (PRT)

Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for Primary Teacher written Exam is as Follows:-

► The written test will be multiple choice/objective type.
► The Time Duration will be 03:00 hours (180 minutes).

Parts	Subjects	Marks
Part I	English	25
	Hindi	25
Part II	Current Affairs	25
	Reasoning Ability	25
	General Science, General Math & Environmental Science	100

► Part-II of the Question Paper of the candidate will be evaluated only if he/she qualifies in Part-I.

Exam Syllabus : Exam Syllabus for Teacher (Primary) written Exam is given below :-

Part I

CORE LANGUAGE COMPETENCY – The candidate should have adequate understanding of English and Hindi to deal with students of Elementary Classes. The ability to comprehend texts and express them effectively in writing/orally will be measured through Written Test and Teaching Skill Test.

English & Hindi : Articles/Determines, Prepositions, Verb forms, Adjectives, Tense, Modal Auxiliaries, Active/Passive, Reported speech, Punctuations, Letter Writing-formal & informal, Essay on current issues, Speech, vocabulary, idioms and phrases, Antonym & Synonyms, Methods of teaching English at Elementary level.

Part II

Current Affairs : In this objective of questions about general knowledge of surrounding society of the candidates to test the awareness about surrounding activities. Questions will also be  included towards a scientist sight and thinking which expected from an educated person. So, candidates should must focus on affairs about India and its adjacent countries too. Scientific Progress/Development, National/International Awards, Indian Languages, Books, Script, Capital, Currency, Sports-Athlete such as essential knowledge.

Reasoning Ability : Questions will be asked from analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetic reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning.

General Science : Living world, Human Body, Plant Life, Natural Vegetation and Wild Life, Food, The Universe:- Natural phenomenon, planets, Indian Space Research programme; Our country :-Its surface, natural resources, food & crop. Matter:-concept of elements, molecule and atom. Basic structure of atom, Radioactivity, gases and liquids, classification of Hydrocarbons. Chemical and physical changes. Green house effect, photo synthesis, Motion:-displacement, velocity; uniform and non-uniform motion along a straight line; acceleration, distance -time and velocity, idea’ of uniform circular motion. Force and motion, inertia, momentum, force and acceleration action and reaction forces. Elementary idea of conservation of momentum, conservation of energy, simple machine.

General Maths : Number System, estimation of’ numbers, Place value, use of symbols, word problems on number operations involving large numbers, conversions of units of length & mass, Multiples and factors, even, odd and prime/composite numbers, prime factorization, HCF and LCM, Rationale numbers. Whole numbers, Seeing patterns:-identifying and formulating. rules, Integers, Properties of integers, Fractions, Ratio and Proportion, percentages, profit & loss, work & time, velocity & distance, simple and compound interest, binomials, polynomials, basic of algebra, linear equation, quadratic equation & word related problems, Basic geometrical ideas: Line, line segment, ray. Open and closed figures. Angle -Vertex, arm, interior and exterior, Triangle, vertices, sides, angles, interior, Quadrilateral-Sides, vertices, angles, Circle-Center, radius, diameter, arc, Concept of perimeter. Data handling. Pictograph-scaling in pictographs and its interpretation. General understanding of perimeter using regular shapes. Shapes of different kinds with the same perimeter. Area of various regular geometric shapes. Measuring areas of different shapes with the help of graph. Concept of volume, measurement of volume using a basic unit, volume of a cube. Cuboids and cylinder, Volume and capacity (measurement of capacity). Surface area of a cube, cuboids and cylinder.

Environmental Science : Primary Institutions of democracy, Local bodies, State bodies, National bodies, citizen’s rights in democracy, Role of Panchayat and Nagarpalikas in education, health and other social services. Population growth in India: distribution, density & growth, sex ratio, rural urban composition, education, Human development indicators. Common Diseases, Deficiency diseases & Communicable diseases and their prevention. First Aid and Our Health Services at village and District Level, Natural Calamities -their causes, impact and steps to reduce the effect, Transport and Communication -their impact, Natural Resources-Air, Water, Soil and Land (Minerals, metals, non-metals), Resources and Development; Natural resources:-forest and minerals, Water resources, rivers, irrigation system and crop pattern. Map of India-Location of identification,understanding of globe with special reference to Latitude, Longitude & time, Five Years plans, National freedom movement, cultural renaissance, social reformers of India.

Stenographer

Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for Stenographer written Exam is as Follows :-

► The written test will be multiple choice/objective type.
► The Time Duration will be 02:00 hours (120 minutes).

Parts	Subjects	Marks
Part I	General Intelligence & Reasoning	50
Part II	General Awareness	50
Part III	English Language and Comprehension	100

► There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

General Intelligence & Reasoning : It would include questions of both verbal and non-verbal type. The test will include questions on analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discriminating observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning, verbal and figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate‘s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.

General Awareness : Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate‘s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution, and Scientific Research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

English Language & Comprehension : In addition to the testing of candidates’ understanding of the English Language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc. his/her writing ability, would also be tested.

SKILL TEST IN STENOGRAPHY : Candidates who obtain the qualifying marks in the Written Examination will only be called for the Skill Test in the ratio of 1:5. THE SKILL TEST WILL BE OF QUALIFYING NATURE, thus who fails in the Skill Test will not be listed in Merit List.
The candidates will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English / Hindi at the speed of 80 w.p.m. The matter will have to be transcribed on computer only.
The transcription time is as follows :-
50 minutes (English),
65 minutes (Hindi).

Lower Division Clerk (LDC)

Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for Lower Division Clerk (LDC) written Exam is as Follows:-

► The written test will be multiple choice/objective type.
► The Time Duration will be 02:00 hours (120 minutes).

Parts	Subjects	Marks
Part I	General Intelligence	50
Part II	English Language (Basic Knowledge)	50
Part III	Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic skill)	50
Part IV	General Awareness	50

► There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

Exam Syllabus : Exam Syllabus for Lower Division Clerk (LDC) written Exam is given below :-

General Intelligence : The questions will be asked from the topics such as Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic series, Number Series, Figural series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding and De-coding, Numerical operations, Symbolic operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/pattern-folding and unfolding, Figural Patterns-folding and completion, Embedded figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligencer, Social Intelligence and other sub-topics.

English Language : The questions will be asked from the topics such as Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words, Idioms and Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement if Sentences, Active/Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration, Shuffling of sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Close Passage and Comprehension Passage.

Quantitative Aptitude :

1. Arithmetic :
   1. Number Systems : Computation of whole Number, Decimals and Fractions and Relationship between Numbers.
   2. Fundamental Arithmetical Operations : Percentage, Ration and proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Single and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and Distance, Time and Work.
2. Algebra : Basic algebraic identities of Scholl Algebra (and their simple applications) e.g. Formulas 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 viz. centroid, In-centric, Ortho centric, circumcentre Congruence and similarity of triangles Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.
3. Mensuration : Triangle, Quadrilaterals Regular Polygons (sum of internal angles of a polygon) Circle Right Prism Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder Sphere, Hemispheres Rectangular Parallelepiped Regular Right Pyramid with Triangular or square base.
4. Trigonometry : Trigonometric ratios Degree and Radian measures, Standard Identities. Complementary Angles, Heights and Distances (simple problems only).
5. Statistical Charts : Use of Tables and Graphs : Histogram Frequency Polygon Bar-diagram, Pie Chart.

General Awareness : Questions are designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him 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, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.

Typing Test :

(i) The typing test will be conducted in English or Hindi and candidates while applying for the examination, will have to indicate their option.
(ii) Typing test will be administered on computer, to be provided by the Factory/Unit.
(iii) Candidates opting for English Typing shall have typing speed of 35 words per minute and those opting for Hindi typing shall their typing speed of 30 words per minute on Computer. Thirty five w.p.m. and thirty w.p.m. correspond to 10500 key depressions per hour and 9000 key depressions per hour respectively. The speed will be adjudged on the accuracy of typing on the computer of a given text passage in 10 minutes.
(iv) Visually handicapped candidates (with 40 % disability and above) will be provided passage dictators for the typewriting test by the factory / unit. The passage dictators will read out the passage to the VH candidates within the allotted time period.

Storekeeper

Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for Storekeeper written Exam is as Follows:-

► The written test will be multiple choice/objective type.
► The Time Duration will be 02:00 hours (120 minutes).

Parts	Subjects	Marks
Part I	General Intelligence	50
Part II	English Language (Basic Knowledge)	50
Part III	Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill)	50
Part IV	General Awareness	50

► There will be Measurement of physical standards and Endurance test.

Exam Syllabus : Exam Syllabus for Storekeeper written Exam is given below :-

General Intelligence : The questions will be asked from the topics such as Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic series, Number Series, Figural series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding and De-coding, Numerical operations, Symbolic operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/pattern-folding and unfolding, Figural Patterns-folding and completion, Embedded figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligencer, Social Intelligence and other sub-topics.

English Language : The questions will be asked from the topics such as Spot the Error, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms/Homonyms, Antonyms, Spellings/Detecting Mis-spelt words, Idioms and Phrases, One word substitution, Improvement if Sentences, Active/Passive Voice of Verbs, Conversion into Direct/Indirect narration, Shuffling of sentence parts, Shuffling of Sentences in a passage, Close Passage and Comprehension Passage.

Quantitative Aptitude :

1. Arithmetic :
   1. Number Systems : Computation of whole Number, Decimals and Fractions and Relationship between Numbers.
   2. Fundamental Arithmetical Operations : Percentage, Ration and proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest (Single and Compound), Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and Distance, Time and Work.
2. Algebra : Basic algebraic identities of Scholl Algebra (and their simple applications) e.g. Formulas and elementary surds (simple problems) and Graphs of Linear Equations.
3. Geometry : Familiarity with elementary geometric figures and facts : Triangle and its various kinds of centres viz. centroid, In-centric, Ortho centric, circumcentre Congruence and similarity of triangles Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles.
4. Mensuration : Triangle, Quadrilaterals Regular Polygons (sum of internal angles of a polygon) Circle Right Prism Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder Sphere, Hemispheres Rectangular Parallelepiped Regular Right Pyramid with Triangular or square base.
5. Trigonometry : Trigonometric ratios Degree and Radian measures, Standard Identities. Complementary Angles, Heights and Distances (simple problems only).
6. Statistical Charts : Use of Tables and Graphs : Histogram Frequency Polygon Bar-diagram, Pie Chart.

General Awareness : Questions are designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him 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, Economic Scene, General policy and scientific research.

Cook (Canteen)

Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for Cook (Canteen) written Exam is as Follows:-

► The written test will be multiple choice/objective type.
► The Time Duration will be 02:00 hours (120 minutes).

Parts	Subjects	Marks
Part I	General Cooking Knowledge	50
	General Awareness	25
Part II	General Intelligence	25

► There will also be a skill test after the written examination.

Exam Syllabus : Exam Syllabus for Cook written Exam is given below :-

I. GENERAL COOKING KNOWLEDGE : General knowledge on cooking

II. GENERAL AWARENESS : Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and the application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects 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, Economic scene, General Polity and Scientific Research.Common General Knowledge on Hygiene and Health.

III. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE : The questions will be of Matriculation Standard and would include questions of non-verbal type. The test may include questions on analogies, similarities and difference, space visualization, visual memory, discrimination observation, relationship concepts, 10th standard arithmetic.

Skill Test : Only those who qualify in the written test. Number of candidates for the Skill Test should be in the following ratio. 1 Post- 5 2 & above posts- 2x + 4 (x=number of the post)

Syllabus for the Skill Test : -Preparing a meal as per menu -arranging a table -ability to serve courteously.

Multi-Tasking Staff

Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for Multi-Tasking Staff written Exam is as Follows:-

► The written test will be multiple choice/objective type.
► The Time Duration will be 02:00 hours (120 minutes).

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25
Numerical Aptitude	25	25
General English	50	50
General Awareness	50	50

Exam Syllabus : Exam Syllabus for Multi-Tasking Staff Exam is given below :-

General Intelligence : It would include questions of non-verbal type. The test will include questions on similarities and differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discriminating observation, relationship concepts, figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series etc. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.

English language : Candidate’s understanding of the basics of English language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage etc. His/her writing ability would be tested.

Numerical aptitude : This paper will include questions on problems relating to number systems, computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions and relationship between numbers, fundamental arithmetical operations, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, use of tables and graphs, mensuration, Time and distance, ratio and time, Time and work etc.

General Awareness : Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him/her and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution and Scientific Research etc. These questions will be such that they do not require a special study of any discipline.

Durwan

Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for Durwan written Exam is as Follows:-

► The written test will be multiple choice/objective type.
► The Time Duration will be 02:00 hours (120 minutes).

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks
General Intelligence	25	25
General Awareness	50	50
English Language	50	50
Numerical Aptitude	25	25

Exam Syllabus : Exam Syllabus for Durwan Exam is given below :-

General Intelligence : The questions will be of 10th Standard and would include questions of non-verbal type. The test may include questions on analogues, similarities and differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination observation, relationship concept, figure classification, arithmetical number series, non-verbal series. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, arithmetical computation and other analytical functions.

General Awareness : The questions will be 10th standard. Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of a 10th standard educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution and Scientific Research, etc. These questions will be such that, they do not require a special study of any discipline.

English Language : The questions will be of 10th Standard. Candidate’s understanding of the basics of English language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc. and writing ability would be tested.

Numerical aptitude : This paper will include questions on problems relating to Number systems, computation of whole numbers, decimals and fractions and relationship between numbers, fundamental arithmetical operations, percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, interest, profit and loss, discount, use of tables and graphs, mensuration, time and distance, ratio and time, time and work, etc. The questions will be of 10th standard.

Fireman

Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for Fireman written Exam is as Follows:-

► The written test will be multiple choice/objective type.
► The Time Duration will be 02:00 hours (120 minutes).

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks
General Intelligence	50	50
General Awareness	50	50
General Awareness on Fire Fighting	50	50

► There will be Measurement of physical standards and Endurance test.

Exam Syllabus : Exam Syllabus for Fireman written Exam is given below :-

General Intelligence : The questions will be of 10th Standard and would include both verbal and nonverbal type. The test may include questions on analogues, similarities and differences, space visualization, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory, discrimination observation, relationship concept, figure classification, arithmetical number series, verbal and non-verbal series and mathematics of 10th standard. The test will also include questions designed to test the candidate’s abilities to deal with abstract ideas and symbols and their relationship, mathematical computation and other analytical functions.

General Awareness : The questions will be 10th standard. Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of a 10th standard educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining to Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Economic scene, General Polity including Indian Constitution and Scientific Research, etc. These questions will be such that, they do not require a special study of any discipline.

General Awareness on Fire Fighting : The test will include questions on knowledge of Fire fighting, operational use of Fire fighting Equipments, life saving drills, causes of fire, etc.

Civilian Motor Driver

Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for Civilian Motor Driver written Exam is as Follows:-

► The written test will be multiple choice/objective type.
► The Time Duration will be 02:00 hours (120 minutes).

Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks
General Intelligence	40	40
General English	10	10
General Driving Awareness	50	50

► There will be Skill test of 100 marks after written test.

Exam Syllabus : Exam Syllabus for Civilian Motor Driver written Exam is given below :-

I. General Intelligence : The questions will include both verbal and non-verbal type. The test may include questions on analogies, similarities, differences, space visualization, visual memory, discrimination observation, relationship concept & 10th standard arithmetic.

II. General English : The questions will include candidate’s understanding of the basics of English language, its vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms and its correct usage, etc.

III. General Driving Awareness : The test will include common questions on General knowledge, traffic rules, knowledge about motor vehicles, their maintenance and repair.

Skill test : Skill test on driving shall be conducted for only those candidates who attain a minimum qualifying standard in the written examination. Number of candidates to be called for the skill test will be 1:5 i.e. five times the number of vacancies. The skill test on driving will be same/similar to the tests as are being conducted by the RTOs for giving driving license. The grading of candidates(selected in written test) will be done based on their assessed skill in driving, without taking into account the marks scored in the written test.

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