STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION 2014 TOTAL VACANCIES

In a massive recruitment drive, the Staff Selection Commission will notify more than one lakh jobs in 2013-2014 and expects to complete the process of recruitment by September 2013, according to its Chairman N.K. Raghupathy.

The recruitment process will cover the departments of Income-Tax, Central Excise, Food Corporation of India, AIR and Doordarshan apart from notifying jobs for Central Paramilitary establishments. The notification for vacancies will shortly be issued.

Addressing a press conference here today along with the representatives of Central Industrial Security Force, the Staff Selection Commission Chairman said that next year will see a significant addition over 2012-13 indicated number of 85,000 job vacancies.

“The number could in fact go up further as we expect more vacancies to crop up requiring new recruitment,’’ he said and expressed that State Governments need to play a role in helping the process by reaching out the information to potential candidates in some of the remote parts of the State.

Extremist areas

In fact, recruitment for Paramilitary establishments in extremist sensitive areas has an interesting provision. The selection requires the candidates to be based in the district where recruitment is being taken up. Andhra Pradesh has 11 districts which have been identified as extremist sensitive.

While candidates in others parts of the country cannot apply for such jobs, those based in these districts can apply for jobs anywhere in the country.

Efforts have been made to ensure that the tests are conducted in regional language so that local candidates have access to job opportunities in any part of the country.

Paramilitary forces

In the case of recruitment of Paramilitary Forces such as Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, local police establishment is encouraged to train them for job opportunities.

He cited the example of Andhra Pradesh where about 5,307 candidates were chosen for the 10,076 vacancies. These jobs may be carried forward. It is proposed to come out with a notification on December 15, he said.

“Of the 86.5 lakh applications made last year, over 84,000 candidates were selected in 2011-12, with the ratio of 102:1. During 2013-14, we expect about 1.5 crore applications for over one lakh jobs,’’ he said.

IBPS PO 3 2014 FINAL CUT OFF EXPECTED AFTER INTERVIEW

IBPS PO III written score of the candidates has been published. While last year, in IBPS PO II, the written cutoff was 135 out of 250, in IBPS PO III the cutoff for the written has decreased drastically to 61 out of 200. So last year written cutoff was 54% of the total mark and this year it is mere 30.5% of the total mark. That is why it is very evident that the final cutoff (written + interview) is also going to vary largely in IBPS PO III than that of last year.

Analysis:

As we know that in the final cutoff calculation, 80% weightage is given to the written score and 20% weightage is given to the interview score.

In IBPS PO II, the writteen cutoff was 135 out of 150. So when calculated from 80, it comes out to be 43.2

The interview score is given out of 20. Last year the final cutoff in the first list was around 62.12. So a person who had just cleared the written cutoff with a score of 135, had to score 18.92 out of 20 in the interview (which is 93 out of 100) to secure a place in the first list. So keeping these things in mind, we can make an educated guess about the IBPS PO III expected cutoff.

IBPS PO III:

This year, the written cutoff is 61 out of 200 which turns out to be 24.4 out of 80. So if we add 20 marks of the interview, then  we get 43.32

So, IBPS PO III expected cutoff for different categories is expected to be as follows:

Gen: Around 43

OBC: Around 39

SC: Around 35

ST: Around 24

What are the chances for those who have just cleared the written cutoff?

Those who have just cleared the written cutoff (score 61) need to score 90 or more in the interview so that they create a chance for themselves to be able to cross the cutoff mark of the first selection list. However, a score of 80 or above can ensure them a seat in the second selection list.

Those who have scored 70, will have to score 76 or more out of 100 in the interview to be safe for the first selection list.

Candidates with scores 80 in the written, need to score 55 or more in the interview in order to get shortlisted in the first list.

Candidates with more than 90 marks in the written exam need to just clear the interview (i.e. 40 out of 100) to see their name in the first selection list.