SSC Tax Assistant Exam Pattern & Selection Process

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) of India,recently announced the recruitment for 904 Tax Assistants.Since then,we have been receiving many questions on the pattern of the examinations & selection process.Many candidates are new to this job & for their understanding,we are providing a detailed analysis of SSC Tax Assistant exam.



Exam pattern : The examination for SSC Tax Assistants is conducted in two parts,

1) Written Examination (to be held on 13/12/2009)

2) Skill test (typing test,only for candidates clearing the above exam)



* Written Exam : The written exam will have Two papers & objective type questions will be asked.The Total marks for written exam is 300.The parts of written exam are,

Paper 1 : General English (100 marks) & General Awareness (100 marks)

Duration : 2 hours [10 am – 12 noon]

Paper 2 : Arithmetic (100 marks) for Duration : 2 hours [2 pm – 4 pm]

SSC will fix minimum qualifying/cut-off marks for different categories(Gen/OBC/SC/ST).Based on the cut-off,candidates will be called for Skill test.



* Skill Test : There are no marks for skill test,but is necessary to qualify for next stage.

Candidates have to type a given english passage within 15 mins.The speed of typing will be decided on the basis of correct entry of letters.Incase of wrong entry,the computer will give a beep & the candidate has to correct the entry to proceed.



Final selection : Since this a recruitment for central government position,the final list would be prepared on All-India basis in the order of highest marks scored in written examination.The selected candidates will then be appointed based on the number of vacancies in each category.

Books : Here are books from popular book houses for Tax Assistant examination,that can be purchased online.Payment can be made in cash at the time of delivery !

* Ramesh SSC Tax Assistant Exam Guide – Rs.168 – Buy Online

* Upkars SSC Tax Assistant Examination – Rs. 216 – Buy Online