Download PDF CSIR Case So Aso Syllabus

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CSIR Case So Aso Syllabus

so let's start our post with an exam pattern:

csir case so aso exam pattern

You can check all the exam patterns in the table given below:

Stage	Paper	Sections	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration	Negative Marking
Stage 1	Paper I	1. General Awareness<br/> 2. English Language & Comprehension	150 (100 + 50)	150 (100 + 50)	120 minutes	0.33 marks for each wrong answer
Stage 1	Paper II	General Intelligence, Reasoning and Mental Ability	200	200	150 minutes	0.33 marks for each wrong answer
Stage 2	Paper III	English/Hindi (Descriptive)	Essay, Precis, Letter/Application Writing	150	120 minutes	No negative marking
Stage 3 (SO only)	Interview	-	-	100	-	-
Stage 3 (ASO only)	Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)	-	-	Qualifying (100 marks)	-	-

Age Limit : 

You can check age relaxations in the table given below:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PwBD (UR)	10 years
PwBD (SC/ST)	15 years
PwBD (OBC)	13 years
Departmental Candidates (CSIR)	5 years
Ex-Servicemen	3 years after deduction of the actual military service rendered from the actual age as on the closing date.

CSIR case so aso syllabus

Now let's check the assistant section officer exam syllabus in detail:

Paper I: General Awareness and English Language & Comprehension

General Awareness (100 marks):

• History of India & Indian National Movement
• Constitution of India, Polity, Governance, Social Justice
• Current events of National and International importance
• Science & Technology (including Science Academies and their roles), Environment & Ecology
• Economy & Development (including Five Year Plans, major economic policies, social welfare schemes)
• General Knowledge (including Indian Geography, Literature, Culture, Sports, etc.)

English Language & Comprehension (50 marks):

• Comprehension passages
• Do as directed questions (Active-Passive, Direct-Indirect speech, etc.)
• Prepositions, Synonyms & Antonyms, Fill in the Blanks
• Sentence Correction, Punctuation, Idioms & Phrases
• Vocabulary

Paper II: General Intelligence, Reasoning, and Mental Ability (200 marks):

General Intelligence & Reasoning (100 marks):

• Analogies, Similarities & Differences, Space Visualization
• Problem-Solving, Analysis, Judgement, Decision Making
• Analytical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Number Series
• Critical Reasoning, Logical Deductions, Syllogisms

General Mental Ability (100 marks):

• Arithmetical and Numerical Ability (Number Systems, Operations, Ratios and proportions, etc.)
• General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc.)
• Economic & Social Development, Environmental Issues
• Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude, Decision Making, Problem Solving
• Management Principles & Practices, National Geography

CSIR CASE SO/ASO Previous Year Cut-Offs

Paper I Cut-Offs : 

Category	General Awareness	English Language & Comprehension	Total
UR	88.92	40.92	129.84
OBC	84.44	38.38	122.82
SC	75.75	35.82	111.57
ST	72.09	34.55	106.64
PwBD (UR)	78.24	36.83	115.07
PwBD (OBC)	73.18	35.10	108.28
PwBD (SC)	65.73	33.21	98.94
PwBD (ST)	61.05	32.42	93.47

Paper II

Category	Cut-Off Marks
UR	141.90
OBC	132.77
SC	120.21
ST	112.80
PwBD (UR)	126.48
PwBD (OBC)	118.57
PwBD (SC)	106.54
PwBD (ST)	98.73

Conclusion

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