Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board

Last Updated on September 21, 2017 by Bharat Saini

Invites online applications from eligible candidates for ‘Stenographer Grade-III and Lower Division  Clerk (LDC) Competitive Examination-2017’.

Last Date for Submission  of Online Applications—September 25, 2017.

Age Limit—A candidate must have attained the age of 18 years but not have attained the age of 27 years as on the closing date of online registration of application i.e., September 25, 2017. Relaxation in the upper age limit will be conceded as per the set government norms.

Number of Vacancies—

        Stenographer Grade-III : 95

        Lower Division Clerk (LDC) : 78

Essential Qualifications—(i) For Stenographers Grade-III Posts :

Educational : A candidate must be 12th class pass or equivalent from a recognized Board/University, completed on or before the closing date for submission of online application.

Professional Efficiency : The candidates will be given one dictation test in English or in Hindi at 80 w.p.m. for 10 minutes. The candidates who opt to take the test in English will be required to transcribe the matter in 50 minutes on computer and the candidates who opt to take the test in Hindi will be required to transcribe the matter in 65 minutes on computer.

(ii) For LDC posts :

Educational : A candidate must be 12th class pass or equivalent from a recognized Board/University, completed on or before the closing date for submission of online application.

Professional Efficiency : A typing speed of 35 w.p.m. in English or 30 w.p.m. in Hindi on computer, (35 w.p.m. and 30 w.p.m. correspond to 10500 Key Depression Per Hour on an average of 5 key depressions for each word).

Scheme of Examination—There will be a computer-based online Test separately for the  Stenographer Grade-III and Lower Division Clerk (LDC). There will be a single paper of 200 maximum marks for each category of post based on objective type multiple choice questions only. Successful candidates in the computer based examination will be invited for the Skill Test for the respective cate-gory of posts.

How to Apply—Candidates can submit their online applications using the website :

http://www.asrb.org.in