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CSIR-NIIST PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER
- June 3, 2025
- Posted by: DOTS ACADEMY
- Category: Exam Updates
CSIIR-NIIST has notified vacancies for Junior Secretariat Asst along with other vacancies in February 2025.
Educational Qualification – Plus two/XII or its equivalent
Age limit – 27 years
Scheme of examination
- Written Test – Paper I (90 min) and Paper II (60 min)
- Typing Test – Eng 35 wpm (10 min)
Mode of Competitive Written Examination:
Mode of Examination – OMR based or Computer Based Objective Type Multiple Choice Examination.
Medium of Questions – The questions will be sent both in English and Hindi except the questions on English Language.
Standard of Examinations – Class XII
Total No. of Questions – 200
Time Allotted – Total 2 hours 30 minutes
Paper – I (Time Allotted – 90 minutes)
Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Negative Marks |
Mental Ability Test* | 100 | 200
(Two marks for every correct answer |
There will be no negative marks in this paper |
*Mental Ability Test includes General Intelligence, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Problem Solving.
Paper- II (Time Allotted – 1 hour)
Subject | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Negative Marks |
General Awareness | 50 | 150
(Three marks for every correct answer) |
One negative mark for every wrong answer |
English
Language |
50 | 150
(Three marks for every correct answer) |
One negative mark for every wrong answer |
Mode of Proficiency Test in Computer Typing Speed:
Language of Skill Test | Typewriting Speed | Time duration (in minutes) |
English | 35 w.p.m. | 10 minutes |
Hindi | 30 w.p.m. | 10 minutes |
(35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to 10500 KDPH/9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word).
Download Previous year question Paper of JSA CSIR-NIIST PYQ 2022