The Staff selection commission is one of the prominent Government recruiting body in the country, conducts national recruitment examination for different departments. SSC is accountable for conducting the Investigators examination for the National Statistical Survey Organization. The qualified candidates of the examination will be posted as the Investigators, Group C and B( non technical and non Gazetted) in NASSO. The officer’s recruitment of SSC also made through this examination. The SSC examination is one of the most competitive government recruitment examinations. In every year large numbers of job seekers are taking this examination for the designated position in the Central Government.

Structure of NASSO Test

The selection process consists of two phases, the written test and the Personality and interview round. The written examination is divided into two papers, the objective type and the conventional paper.

Paper I is f MCQ format with 120 minutes.  The paper carries 200 marks and covers the areas of

• General Intelligence: 50 Marks
• General Awareness: 50 Marks
• General English & Comprehension: 100 Marks

The qualified candidates of Paper I can take the Paper II, were they have to choose any of the subjects, Commerce, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics. The paper also carried 200 marks with two hours duration.

The interview and Personality test together constitutes 100 marks and only the qualified candidates of the first phase will call for the second phase f selection process. During the second stage the candidate’s knowledge in their domain, personal interest ad inert personal skills were evaluated.

Syllabus for NASSO Test

Economics

• Agricultural sector
• Collection of data and editing of data.
• Commodity pricing, characteristics of various Market Forms
• Deficit Financing.
• Demand and Supply Analysis
• Fiscal policy
• Foreign Exchange
• Indian Banking and Currency system
• Indian public Finance-Indian Revenue, Foreign Aid.
• Industrial Policy and industrial Development.
• International Trade- free trade and protection, Theories of Trade.
• Keynesian Theory of Employment
• Measures of Central Tendency.
• National income and Accounting
• Nature and Functions of Money
• New Economic policy and Welfare Schemes.
• Presentation of data-classification, tabulation, etc.
• Problems of Economic Development
• Profile of Human Resources
• Public Finance- Nature, Scope and importance of public Finance.
• Schedule and questionnaire.
• Statistical investigation-Meaning and planning of investigation.
• Taxation- meaning, Classification and principles of Taxation.
• Theory of Employment- classical and Neo-classical Approach.
• Theory of Factor pricing- Rent, Wage, interest and profit.
• Types of sampling.

Mathematics

• Algebra
• Analytical Geometry
• Matrices

Statistics

• Concepts of Hypothesis
• Probability
• Probability Distribution

Commerce

• Accountancy
• Audit
• Business Law:
• Business Organisation
• Business Statistics
• Company Law:
• Cost accounting
• Income Tax
• Indian Economics
• Labour Laws
• Management

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum educational obligation is the graduation from the recognized university/institute. The applicant must have the bachelor’s degree in any f the following subjects

• Statistics
• Economics
• Mathematics
• Commerce with statistics

The candidates must be fluent in the local language and should have a clear idea in the local customs and practices. They must have a sound knowledge in computer and the applicants with valuable experience in the data collection or survey works will get special consideration during the selection process. The age of the aspirant should fall between 21 and 26.

How to Apply?

The applicant can use the prescribed format as given in the notification details to apply for the NASSO examination. The candies can also download the form from the given official website of NASSO application form. The candidates can use the same application form obtained in the Employment News.

How to fill the Form?

The application should be filled by the candidates with their own hands writing. The information given in the application form should match with the official records of the candidates and don’t provide any false information on the application. The applicant should paste a pass port size photo on the given column. The photo should be in color and follow the suggested size requirement. The filled form should reach the SSC regional centers with the suggested document before the final date.

Important Dates (Tentative)

The Notification Details: First Week of February, 2012

Last Date of Submission of Application Form: Last Week of March, 2012

Date of Examination: on the month f April, 2012

List of NASSO Test centers

• Agra
• Ahmedabad
• Ajmer
• Aligarh
• Allahabad
• Almora
• Bangalore
• Baroda
• Bhopal
• Bhubaneshwa
• Chandigarh
• Chennai
• Coimbator
• Dehradun
• Dibbugarh
• Fatehpur
• Gonda
• Guwahati
• Hyderabad
• Jaipur
• Jammu
• Jhansi
• Kanpur
• Kohima
• Kolkata
• Kozhikod
• Lucknow
• Ludhiana
• Meerut
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Patna
• Pune
• Ranchi(2010)
• Sambalpu
• Shillong
• Srinagar
• Thiruvantapuram
• Vijayawad

Contact Address for the NASSO Test

• National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Field Operations Division, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Government of India
• Website: http://ssc.nic.in/SSC.html

Reference Books for NASSO Test

• An Introduction to Probability Theory & Mathematical Statistics by V K Rohtagi
• An Outline of Statistical Theory by A M Goon, M K Gupta and B .Dass Gupta
• Arithmetic book by R.S.Agarwal
• Arithmetic Quantitative attitude by Dr.Professor
• Fundamentals of Applied Statistics by S C Gupta and V K Kapoor
• Fundamentals Of Corporate Accounting by J.R.Monga
• Fundamentals Of Management Accounting By Anthony & Welsch
• Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistic By A C Gupta and V K Kapoor
• Fundamentals of Statistics (2 Vol.) by  A M Goon, M K Gupta and B Dass Gupta
• Genertal Knowledge by Khanna and Verma
• Genertal Knowledge by Rajpoot brotherhood
• Introductory Probability and Statistical Applications - Paul Meyer
• Marksman Reasoning
• Principles & Practice Of Auditing by Dinkar Pagare
• Recent previous year Solved paper by Surabooks
• Sampling Techniques by William G. Cochran
• Sampling Theory of Surveys with applications by B. V Sukhatme & B V Sukhatme
• STUDENTS’ GUIDE TO Income Tax by v.K.Singhania
• Truemans Economics
• Upkar books by DR.Lal & Jain
• Vertbal and non verbal by R.S.Agarwal

Coaching Centers for NASSO Test

• Arpan Institute
• Chanakkya IAS Academy
• Dhaliwal Institute Of Competition
• Gyanm College of Competitions
• Institute of Career Management
• Lakshya I.A.S. Coaching Institute
• New Carrer Academy
• Paramount Coaching Centre
• Prism Center For Education
• Rachna A.C.A. of Career Education
• S.S.B. Interviews Coaching
• Tara Institute

Study Plan

The applicant must be through in the syllabus covered under the examination. You should have a clear preparation structure to score high in the examination. One can improve their general awareness by reading news papers and journals. The English new papers and channels will support you to have a good proficiency in the English language. You can find the study materials and reference books for the SSC examination in the internet. Managing the time for the examination is also an important concern and practicing with the model questions and mock test will help you in the time management process.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The result of the examination will be available on the SSC website and the candidates can see the written exam scores and well as the final score in this site.

Score Validity

The score will valid until the notified vacancies are occupied, normally until the next exam is notified.