DDA JE (Civil) 2023 Notification

DDA JE (Civil) 2023 Notification

DDA 2023 Notification- Important Dates

NOTE: All the above dates are TENTATIVE and in case of any situation beyond control, these dates may be changed at any time. Information about such change(s), if any, will be given only onDDA's official website i.e. www.dda.gov.in . Candidates are advised to remain in touch with the website for information regarding this recruitment process and changes in the schedule, if any.

DDA 2023 Notification- Eligibility

DDA 2023 Notification- Vacancies

Note: – In case of the candidates possessing equivalent educational qualification, such candidates shall also produce relevant Equivalence Certificate from the authorities concerned at the time of Document Verification. However, final decision regarding selection of such candidates will be taken by DDA.

DDA 2023 Notification- Application Fee

• Application Fee will be ₹1,000/- for all categories of posts. Transaction charges of the bank, taxes, as applicable shall be borne by the candidate.
• Women candidates and candidates belonging to Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribe, PwBD & Ex- servicemen categories are exempted from paying Application fee.

DDA 2023 Notification- Scheme of Examination

• The standard and syllabus of the On-Line examination will be of the level of prescribed minimum qualification. The medium of the On-Line examination will be Hindi / English only for all categories of posts except for Hindi/ English Comprehension. The weightage of marks of Computer Based Examination will be 85 % and Interview will be of 15% marks, wherever prescribed.
  • Marks scored by candidates in Computer Based Examinations, if conducted in multiple shifts, will be normalized by using the formula published by the DDA on its website and such normalized scores will be used to determine final merit and cut-off marks.

For the Post Code 02 (Assistant Section Officer):

Section-IV of Session II of Stage-II i.e. Data Entry Speed Test (DEST):Section-IV of Session II of Stage-II will include conducting of a Data Entry Speed Test (DEST) for a duration of 15 minutes in Session-II on the same day.DEST will be mandatory however, it will be qualifying in nature. DEST will be conducted in the manner decided by the DDA for the purpose and the detailed instruction regarding the same will be uploaded on DDA website in due course of time.OH candidates are eligible for exemption from attempting DEST, provided such candidates submit a Certificate in the prescribed format (Annexure- 7,8,9) to the DDA from the competent Medical Authority, i.e., the Civil Surgeon of a Government Health Care Institution declaring him to be permanently unfit for the Typing Test because of a physical disability. PwBD candidates who are eligible for scribes as per para- 2.11.1, 2.11.2 and 2.11.3 of the Notice of Examination will be allowed additional compensatory time of 5 (five) minutes in DEST. Only those VH candidates who opt for scribes in the written examination will be provided passage reader at the time of DEST.

For the Post Code 09 (Junior Secretariat Assistant)- Typing Test:

• Section-IV of Session II of Stage-II will include conducting of Skill Test/ Typing Test in Session-II on the same day. Skill Test/ Typing Test will be of qualifying nature.
  • The medium of Typing Test will be Hindi or English. The candidates will have to opt for the medium of Typing Test (i.e. either Hindi or English) in the online Application Form.

The choice of Typing Test given by the candidate in the online Application Form shall be treated as final and no change in the medium of Typing Test will be entertained later at any stage.

• Typing Test will be conducted in the manner decided by the DDA for the purpose and the detailed instruction regarding the same will be uploaded on DDA website in due course of time.
  • Candidates eligible for scribe as per Para 2.11.1, 2.11.2 and 2.11.3 will be given compensatory time of 5 minutes. Therefore, duration of Typing Test for such candidates will be 15 minutes.
• Passage Dictators will be provided to those VH candidates for the Typing test who have opted for scribe in the online Application Form. The Passage Dictator will read out the passage to VH candidate within the allotted time period.
  • Persons with  Disabilities candidates who claim  to be permanently  unfit to take the Typing Test because of a physical disability may, with the prior approval of the DDA, be exempted from the requirement of appearing and qualifying at such test, provided such a candidate submits a Certificate in the prescribed format (Annexure- 7,8,9) to the DDA from the competent Medical Authority, i.e., the Civil Surgeon of a Government Health Care Institution declaring him to be permanently unfit for the Typing Test because of a physical disability. In addition, such candidates must substantiate their claim by furnishing the relevant Medical Certificate in the prescribed format as per Annexure- 7,8,9 of the Notice of Examination, as applicable, at the time of Typing Test. Otherwise their claim for seeking exemption from Typing Test will not be entertained by the DDA.

Penalty for wrong answers: Candidates should note that in order to discourage the guess work, in all such cases where the question is of 01 mark, there will be penalty of 0.33 (negative marking) for wrong answers / multiple answers marked by a candidate in the objective type question papers having four alternatives. However, where question is of 02 marks and 03 marks, there will be penalty of 0.66 mark and 1 mark (negative marking) respectively.

For the post of Junior Secretariat Assistant (JSA):

Minimum qualifying marks in Stage-I & Section-I, Section-II and Section-III of Stage-II Examination are as follows:

a)  UR : 40% b)  OBC/ EWS : 35% c) SC/ST: 30%

• Based on the marks scored in Stage-I i.e. Computer Based Examination, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Stage-II Examination. Separate cut-offs will be fixed for Stage – II.
• Stage-II Examination will be conducted for all the candidates qualified in Stage-I. In Stage-II, all shortlisted candidates will be required to appear in all four sections.
• In Stage-II, it will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify in all the sections.
• Based on the aggregate performance in Section-I and Section-II of Stage-II Examination, candidates will be shortlisted for evaluation of Section-III & Section-IV of Stage-II Examination. The candidates who are not qualified in Section-I + Section-II will not be eligible for evaluation of Section-III & Section-IV and they will not be considered for further selection process.
• Section-III & Section-IV of Stage-II is qualifying in nature, in other words both modules i.e. Computer Knowledge Test and Skill Test/ Typing Test are qualifying in nature but mandatory. Typing Test for JSA is mandatory for all candidates except those who are exempted from appearing in the Typing Test as per Para-9.5.7
• Merit list will be prepared on the basis of overall performance of candidates in Stage-II Examination only. Merit List will be prepared on the basis of aggregate marks scored in Section-I & Section-II of Stage-II examination only subject to qualifying Section-III & Section-IV.

For the post of Assistant Section Officer (ASO):

Minimum qualifying marks in Stage-I & Section-I, Section-II and Section-III of Stage-II Examination are as follows:

a) UR: 40% b) OBC/ EWS: 35% c) SC/ST: 30%

• Based on the marks scored in Stage-I i.e. Computer Based Examination, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Stage-II Examination. Separate cut-offs will be fixed for Stage – II.
• Stage-II Examination will be conducted for all the candidates shortlisted in Stage-I. In Stage-II all the candidates will be required to appear in all four sections it will be mandatory for the candidates to qualify all the sections.
• Based on the aggregate performance in Section-I and Section-II of Stage-II Examination, candidates will be shortlisted for evaluation of Section-III & Section -IV of Stage-II Examination. The candidates who are not qualified in Section-I + Section-II will not be eligible for evaluation of Section-III & Section -IV and they will not be considered for further selection process.
• Section-III & Section -IV of Stage-II is qualifying in nature, in other words both modules i.e. Computer Knowledge Test and DEST are qualifying in nature.

1. Merit list will be prepared on the basis of overall performance of candidates in Stage-II Examination only. Merit List will be prepared on the basis of aggregate marks scored in Section-I & Section-II of Stage-II examination only subject to qualifying Section-III & Section-IV.

For the post of Patwari :

Based on the marks scored in Stage-I i.e. Computer Based Examination, candidates will be shortlisted, category-wise, to appear in Stage-II Examination. Further final merit for selection of the candidates will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates in Stage II examination only.