This exam is held once a year generally in the month of October for recruitment of Investigators in national sample organisation (Field Operation Division), Ministry of Planning all over the country.
Age: 20 to 26 years
Educational Qualification:
(i) Essential: Degree with mathematics or statistics or economics as a subject from a recognised university or equivalent.
(ii) Desirable: (a) Ability to read and write and speak the stage language
(b) Knowledge of other regional language.
(c) Capability to undertake strenuous out door work.
Plan of the exam: This is in two parts
(i) Written Exam
(ii) Interview
Written Exam:
Part -A: General
(i) General Awareness 40 marks
(ii) General Intelligence and Reasoning 40 marks
(iii) General English and Comprehension 40 marks
Part -B: Subjects
(Questions of only one subject)
To be answered maths 100 marks
Economics/Statistics)
Duration 2 hours