This test is conducted by Staff Selection Commission for recruiting selected candidates to the post of Investigators in National Sample Organization (Field Operations Division) and Ministry of Planning.

Structure of Investigator Examination (for NSSO – FOD)

This exam has two parts, which are given below.

Written Examination

This section has two parts, objective type and conventional type. Subjects for objective type part with marks are given below

• General Intelligence -50 marks
• General Awareness - 50 marks
• General English & Comprehension – 100 marks

For conventional type, candidate can select Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or Commerce as one subject. Total two hundred marks will be given for this part. If the candidate had qualified in the first part, then this part will be evaluated. Time period given for each part will be for two hours.

Personal Interview

Hundred marks will be given for interview, which will evaluate the communicative skill, knowledge of subjects studied in plus two, general awareness etc of the candidate.

Syllabus of Investigator Examination (for NSSO – FOD)

General Intelligence & Reasoning

• Analogies
• Similarities and Differences
• Spatial Visualization
• Spatial Orientation
• Problem Solving
• Analysis
• Judgment
• Decision Making
• Visual Memory
• Discrimination
• Observation
• Relationship Concepts
• Arithmetic Reasoning
• Verbal and Figure Classification
• Arithmetical Number Series
• Non-Verbal Series
• Coding and Decoding
• Statement Conclusion
• Syllogistic Reasoning

General Awareness

• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economic Scene
• Scientific Research

English

• Correct Usage
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Phrases and Idiomatic use of words

Concepts of Hypothesis

• Demand and Supply Analysis, including Laws and Interaction
• Production Function and Laws of Returns
• Commodity pricing, characteristics of various Market Forms & such Market forms
• Theory of Factor pricing- Rent, Wage, interest and profit
• Theory of Employment- classical and Neo-classical Approach
• Keynesian Theory of Employment
• Relation between saving and inv Effect and the process of Income Generation, post-Keynesian
• Nature and Functions of Money, value of Money, Fluctuation of Money-inflation and Deflation, Monetary policy, Index Numbers
• International Trade- free trade and protection, Theories of Trade
• Foreign Exchange
• Public Finance- Nature, Scope and importance of public Finance
• Taxation- meaning, Classification and principles of Taxation
• Deficit Financing
• Fiscal policy
• Statistical investigation-Meaning and planning of investigation
• Collection of data and editing of data
• Types of sampling
• Schedule and questionnaire
• Presentation of data-classification, tabulation, etc
• Measures of Central Tendency
• National income and Accounting- Estimation of National Income, Structural changes in the Indian Economy, income data
• Agricultural sector – Agricultural Development during planning, credit Agricultural price policy, Rural Development, Co-Operative Raj
• Industrial Policy and industrial Development
• Problems of Economic Development- Indian Planning-Objective and its evolution, Five Year plans and Role of National Development
• Profile of Human Resources- Population and Economic Development, Profile of India, Nature of population problem-poverty, population control and Government
• New Economic policy and Welfare Schemes
• Indian public Finance-Indian Revenue, Foreign Aid
• Indian Banking and Currency system

Mathematics

• Algebra
• Algebra of Matrices
• Analytical Geometry
• Differential Equation
• Differential and Integral Calculus

Statistics

• Commerce with Statistics

Commerce

• Accountancy
• Business Organisation
• Management
• Micro-economics
• Indian Economics
• Business Statistics
• Business Law
• Company Law
• Cost accounting
• Auditing
• Income Tax
• Labour Laws

Eligibility Criteria

• Degree in Statistics/Commerce (with statistics)/Mathematics/Economics or equivalent from any recognized University
• Age between twenty and twenty six years

Relaxation in age given for different category is given below:

• OBC – 3 years
• SC/ST – 5 years
• Physically Handicapped – 10 years

How to Apply?

Employment News or Rozgar Samachar will publish the form for this test. It can be typed out with double space or written with own handwriting. In both cases, try to keep the format as same as in the published form. Filled form should be sent to the concerned Regional Director.

How to fill the Form?

Before filling the form, read the detailed instructions given on the notice of the examination. White colored paper with size 8.5″ X 14″ should be used for printing the form. Applicant can choose either Hindi or English language to fill the form. But do not mix both languages on a form. Try to enter numbers in Roman numeral form. For filling the form, use ball point pen (blue or black).

Important Dates (Tentative)

[Please note that we only provide tentative dates based on previous years dates. For exact dates related information it is always best to check official websites only.]

Date of Notification: Last Week of August, 2012

Last date of receiving the application form: 4th Week of September, 2012

Date of Examination: Last Week of November, 2012

List of Investigator Examination (for NSSO – FOD) Centers

• Bhagalpur
• Darbhanga
• Muzzafarpur
• Agra
• Bareilly
• Gorakhpur
• Kanpur
• Meerut
• Varanasi
• Allahabad
• Kolkata
• Midnapur
• Port Blair
• Koraput
• Sambalpur
• Chinsurah
• Gangtok
• Jalpaiguri
• Bhubaneshwar
• Cuttack
• Ranchi
• Chaibasa
• Hazaribagh
• Bangalore
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Kochi
• Thrissur
• Gulbarga
• Mangalore
• Dharwar
• Kozhikode
• Delhi
• Jaipur
• Jodhpur
• Kota
• Bikaner
• Udaipur
• Ajmer
• Alwar
• Sriganganagar
• Dehradun
• Guwahati
• Itanagar
• Dibrugarh
• Jorhat
• Silchar
• Imphal
• Shillong
• Aizwal
• Kohima
• Agartala
• Hyderabad
• Guntur
• Kurnool.
• Rajahmundry
• Tirupati
• Coimbatore
• Chennai
• Madurai
• Puducherry
• Tirunelveli
• Tiruchirapalli
• Vishakhapatnam
• Aurangabad
• Mumbai
• Kolhapur
• Nagpur
• Panaji
• Pune
• Ahmedabad
• Vadodara
• Rajkot
• Nashik
• Amravati
• Ambikapur
• Indore
• Jabalpur
• Jagdalpur
• Chindwara
• Chattarpur
• Guna
• Mandsaur
• Jhabua
• Khandwa
• Rewa
• Raipur
• Ambala
• Jalandhar
• Leh
• Chandigarh
• Jammu
• Srinagar
• Shimla
• Bhathinda
• Hamirpur

Contact Address for Investigator Examination (for NSSO – FOD)

• Address : Staff Selection Commission, Block No.-12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India, Pin code – 110003
• Telephone Number: 011 – 24363343
• Website: http://www.ssc.nic.in

Reference Books for Investigator Examination (for NSSO – FOD)

• Upkar SSC Statistical Investigator (Grade IV) Exam
• SSC Statistical Investigator (Grade IV) Exam For Paper-I by Upkar Prakashan
• Investigators Exam Guide by Ramesh Publishing House
• Statistical Investigarors-Mathematics (Tier-II (Paper-III)) by Ramesh Publishing House
• Statistical Investigarors-Economics (Tier-II (Paper-III)) by Ramesh Publishing House
• Statistical Investigarors-Statistics (Tier-II (Paper-III)) by Ramesh Publishing House

Coaching Centers for Investigator Examination (for NSSO – FOD)

• Alif Academy
• Centre for coaching & Career Planning
• Coaching and Guidance Centre, AMU
• Crescent career Guidance and Coaching Centre
• Crescent Educational Foundation
• Education and Career Guidance Center (ECGC)
• Noor Jahan Foundation
• The Satisfaction Academy
• The Guide
• Nalanda Centre

Study Plan

For getting good marks in government exams students, should prepare well with different question banks. Also improve general awareness by reading newspapers and good magazines. Make notes during studying. Student can revise the topics with these notes and it will help to memorize the topics.

How and Where To Get the Results?

Results will be available on the website http://www.ssc.nic.in

Score Validity

Validity of the score obtained from this test will be for twelve months.