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IGNOU Junior Assistant 2024 Exam

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About IGNOU Junior Assistant Exam

IGNOU Junior Assistant 2023 Application Form exam can be filled till 20th April 2023. Apply Online for This Exam and the Admit Card is Released soon. Eligibility Criteria for this exam is that the candidate must be a citizen of India. Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi has released a notification for the post of Junior Assistant Cum Typist. A total of 200 vacancies are released. Check the details of eligibility criteria, selection process, application dates, etc from the below article.


IGNOU Junior Assistant Exam Date

Candidates can apply from 22nd March 2023 to 20th April 2023.

Events

Dates

Application Start Date

22nd March 2023

Last Date to Apply

20th April 2023

Admit card date Notified soon

Exam Date

Notified soon

Result date Notified soon
Official website recruitment.nta.nic.in

IGNOU Junior Assistant Eligibility

Candidates must be familiar with the IGNOU Junior Assistant Cum Typist test Eligibility criteria. Below is a list of every aspect of eligibility:
 

Educational Qualification

The applicant must have completed the 12th grade from a university that has been acknowledged by the government in order to meet the most crucial educational requirement for the position of Junior Assistant Cum Typist. In addition to this:

  • Candidates must be able to type 40 words per minute in English and 35 words per minute in Hindi on a computer.
  • The burden of proof lies with the candidate if he or she asserts that the educational credentials they hold are comparable but not identical to those required for the position.

Age Limit

The minimum age requirement for applicants to be considered for the Junior Assistant Cum Typist Recruitment is 18 years, according to the official notification. 

  • The candidate's age must be under 21 as of the 31st of March 2023 to be considered eligible. 
  • Candidates from the SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PWBD categories who choose to apply for unreserved positions will not be eligible for the age or cut-off mark relaxations that are normally granted to those from these categories. Additionally, even if they have the qualifications to be considered for UR, candidates from reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC) who become eligible due to the age relaxation that applies in their case will only be considered for reserved seats of that category.

Know the maximum age limit for the different categories in the space below:

Sr.No. 

Category 

Age Relaxation permissible beyond the upper age limit (Beyond 27 years)

1

SC/ST

5 years 

2

OBC(NCL) 

3 years 

3

PWBD 

10 years

4

PWBD + OBC(NCL) 

13 years 

5

PWBD + SC/ST 

15 years

6

Ex-Servicemen and commissioned Officers including ECO/SSCOs Period of Military service plus

03 years

7

Disabled Defence Services personnel 

Up to 45 years of age

8

Disabled Defence Services personnel (SC/ST) 

Up to 50 years of age

9

Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not remarried. 

Up to 35 years of age 

11

Widows/Divorced Women/Women judicially separated and who are not remarried (SC/ST). 

Up to 40 years of age 

12

Meritorious Sportspersons 

5 years 

13

Meritorious Sportspersons (SC/ST) 

10 years


IGNOU Junior Assistant Vacancy

The University has released a total number of 200 vacancies for the IGNOU Junior Assistant Cum Typist Recruitment 2023 across the multiple categories like UR, SC, ST, OBC, EWS. Check the category-wise vacancy details below.

Category

Number of Vacancies

UR

83

SC

29

ST

12

OBC

55

EWS

21

Total

200


IGNOU Junior Assistant Admit Card

Exam admit cards are only made available online, and candidates can download them by following the instructions below correctly:

Step 1: Go to the Indira Gandhi National Open University's (IGNOU) Maidan Garhi official website.

Step 2: On the homepage, navigate to the Notifications section and click the link for the discipline-specific IGNOU Junior Assistant Cum Typist Recruitment 2023 admit card.

Step 3: Next, click the login button after entering your registration number and password as prompted.

Step 4: Double-check all of the information on the IGNOU Junior Assistant Cum Typist Recruitment 2023 admit card, then save a copy for printing.


IGNOU Junior Assistant Syllabus

There are mainly five subjects in the IGNOU Junior Assistant Cum Typist exam. These subjects are as follows:

  • Mathematical Abilities
  • Reasoning and General Intelligence
  • Hindi/English Language and Comprehension
  • General Awareness
  • Computer Knowledge Module
 

The detailed syllabus for each subject is mentioned in the below table.

Subject 

Topic

Mathematical Abilities

  • Number Systems: Computation of Whole Number, Decimal and Fractions, and 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 centers, 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, Pie Chart; Measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode, standard deviation; calculation of simple probabilities.

Reasoning and General Intelligence

  • Semantic Analogy
  • Symbolic operations,
  • Symbolic/Number Analogy
  • Trends
  • Figural Analogy
  • Space Orientation
  • Semantic Classification
  • Syllogism
  • Venn Diagrams
  • Symbolic/Number Classification
  • Drawing Inferences
  • Figural Classification
  • Punched hole/Pattern Folding & 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 decoding
  • Numerical operations, Other subtopics, if any.

हिन्दी भाषा एवं बोधगम्यता

शब्दावली, व्याकरण, वाक्य संरचना, पर्ाार्वाची, ववलोमार्ाक शब्द एवं इनका सही प्रर्ोग; त्रुवि का पता लगाएं, ररक्त स्र्ानों की पूवता

कीविए, पर्ाार्वाची/विन्नार्ाक शब्द, ववलोमार्ाक शब्द, वतानी/गलत वतानी वालेशब्दों का पता लगाना, मुहावरेऔर लोकोक्तक्तर्ााँ,

एकार्ी शब्द, वाक्योंमेंसुधार, विर्ाओंके कततावाच्य/कमावाच्य, प्रत्यक्ष/अप्रत्यक्ष कर्न मेंरूपांतरण, वाक्य को पविए और इसके सिी

िागोंको सही िम मेंकीविए। वकसी पाठांश के वाक्योंको सही िम मेंकीविए। वकसी पाठांश मेंअर्ाग्रहण की दृवि सेररक्त स्र्ानोंमें

उपर्ुक्त शब्द िरना अपवठत पाठांश, उपर्ुाक्त पाठांश का अर्ाग्रहण कीविए। अर्ाग्रहण की दृवि सेआपकी क्षमता का पता लगानेके

वलए आपको दो र्ा अवधक अनुच्छे द वदए िाएं गेऔर इन पर आधाररत प्रश्ोंके उत्तर, आपको देनेहैं। वदए गए अनुच्छे दोंमेंसेएक, मूल

रूप सेपुस्तक र्ा कहानी पर आधाररत होना चावहए, िबवक दू सरा अनुच्छे द वकसी सामवर्क ववषर् के संपादकीर् ववश्लेषण र्ा वकसी

ररपोिापर आधाररत होना चावहए।

English Language and Comprehension

  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar
  • Sentence structure
  • Synonyms & Antonyms
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • 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, etc.

General Awareness

  • India and its neighbouring countries
  • History
  • Culture
  • Geography
  • Economics
  • Science
  • General Policy and Scientific Research, etc.

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 PowerPoint etc.
  • Basics of networking and cyber security: Networking devices and protocols, Network and information security threats (like hacking, virus, worms, Trojan etc.) and preventive measures.
  • Working with Internet and emails: Web Browsing & Searching, Downloading & Uploading, Managing an Email Account, e-Banking.

IGNOU Junior Assistant Exam Pattern

Knowing the exam pattern helps the candidates for effective preparation by knowing the details of the marking scheme, duration of the exam, topics etc. Check out the detailed exam pattern provided in the below table.

Subject

Number of Questions

Number of Marks

Duration

General Awareness

30

30

2 Hours

Reasoning and General Intelligence

30

30

Mathematical Abilities 

30

30

Hindi/English Language and Comprehension

30

30

Computer Knowledge Module

30

30

  • The exam will be conducted for a total of 150 marks.
  • A total number of 150 questions will be asked in the exam.
  • The total time duration of the exam is 2 hours.

IGNOU Junior Assistant How to Apply

1. Visit the official website of IGNOU ignou.ac.in. or recruitment.nta.nic.in or directly apply from the above link.
2. On the homepage of IGNOU, search for the “Apply Online” option appearing below on the right side corner.
3. A new page with a registration form will appear on your screen.
4. Fill in all the details correctly as required in the application form.
5. Upload the documents as mentioned in the registration form.
6. Pay the non-refundable online application fee if applicable.
7. Submit the duly-filled application form online before the last date.

Application Fee : 
1. General / OBC / EWS – Rs. 1,000/-
2. SC / ST – Rs. 600/-
3. PH – No Fee
4. Female (All Category) – Rs. 600/-

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