Rajasthan LDC Syllabus for Clerk Grade II and Junior Assistant

Stages of the LDC recruitment

The process has three steps.

1. Phase I, written exam: two objective papers in separate sittings, answered on OMR sheets.
2. Phase II, typing test: about three times as many candidates as there are posts are called, based on written marks, to type in Hindi and English on a computer.
3. Document verification: your class 12, computer course, category and domicile papers are examined before selection is confirmed.

Before any of this, you must hold a valid score in the Common Eligibility Test (CET) at senior secondary level, because the board now uses CET to decide who may even apply for 12th level posts. The CET syllabus is explained on our Rajasthan CET syllabus page.

RSMSSB LDC exam pattern

Within a paper every question has the same value. For each incorrect bubble, one third of that item's value is subtracted. OMR sheets in recent board exams have had five bubbles, A to E, with E kept for questions you choose to skip; a row with no bubble filled is also penalised, and leaving too many questions unmarked can disqualify you. Reports on the latest notice put the minimum at 40 percent in both papers separately for a typing test call, with a small relaxation for SC and ST candidates.

Paper I: general knowledge, science and maths

General knowledge

• Current events of national and Rajasthan importance, including state schemes and organisations
• Geography and natural resources: physical features, climate, soil types, water bodies, mineral wealth, forest cover, wildlife and conservation in Rajasthan, with basic Indian geography
• Agriculture and economy of Rajasthan: major crops, irrigation projects, desert and drought development, dairy and handicrafts, Panchayati Raj
• History and culture: medieval Rajasthan, the freedom movement and integration of the state, Rajasthani languages and literature, folk music and dance, saints, folk deities, fairs and festivals, forts and palaces
• Industrial development: major industries, mineral based units and energy resources of the state

Everyday science

• Changes in matter, redox reactions, how metals differ from non metals, carbon and its compounds, soaps and polymers
• Light: reflection, refraction, lenses and defects of vision
• Electricity: Ohm's law, current, household circuits, motors and generators
• Space and information technology, the Indian space programme
• Heredity, Mendel's laws, ecosystems and energy flow, human diseases, blood groups, nutrition and the economic importance of plants and animals

Mathematics

• Number operations including quick methods for squares, cubes and roots
• Percentage, gain and loss, interest of both kinds, ratio and partnership
• Linear and quadratic equations, logarithms
• Lines, angles, triangles, circles and coordinate geometry
• Area and volume, basic trigonometry and statistics

Paper II: general Hindi and general English

This paper decides many final ranks because steady grammar practice can push your score very high. Both halves are set around grammar, word knowledge and the kind of official writing a clerk does every day.

General Hindi

• Sandhi with its kinds, samas, and word building with upsarg and pratyay
• Synonyms (paryayvachi), opposites (vilom), words with many meanings and look alike pairs
• Word and sentence correction, ling, vachan, karak and kaal
• Vachya and kriya, sangya, sarvanam and visheshan
• Muhavare and lokoktiyan
• Paribhashik shabdavali (official terms) and translation between Hindi and English
• Official letters, notices and circulars in Hindi

General English

• Tenses and sequence of tenses, voice and narration
• Articles, determiners, prepositions and modals
• Correction of sentences, synonyms, antonyms and one word substitution
• Words often confused, idioms and phrasal verbs
• Reading a short passage and answering on it
• Official, demi official and circular letters, notices and tenders
• Translating official terms between English and Hindi

The typing test in Phase II

The typing test checks both how fast and how accurately you type. As reported for recent rounds, it has four parts of 10 minutes each: a Hindi speed test, a Hindi efficiency test, an English speed test and an English efficiency test, each worth 25 marks. Speed parts reward clean words per minute, while efficiency parts look at accuracy and presentation of the matter you are given.

The keyboard layouts and fonts allowed for Hindi are named in the typing test instructions, so check them before you start practising, then pick one allowed layout and stick to it. The minimum marks for each part, the treatment of candidates with disabilities and whether the typing marks are added to the merit are set in the notification, so read that section closely.

A study plan for the Rajasthan LDC syllabus

1. Start with Rajasthan GK. It is the largest and most specific block, so build one set of notes on the state's geography, history, art and culture and economy, and revise it weekly.
2. Make grammar a daily habit. Give 45 minutes a day to Paper II, alternating Hindi and English, and keep a list of sandhi, samas and idiom examples you get wrong.
3. Keep maths and science light but regular. Most questions sit at class 10 level, so the NCERT books of the two secondary classes cover the basics.
4. Practise with real papers. Solve earlier papers of this board along with its answer keys, and time each paper at 3 hours.
5. Begin typing early. The written result and the typing schedule can come close together, so practise from the start.

Books and official sources

For Rajasthan GK, the class books on Rajasthan's history, culture and geography published by the state school board are a reliable base, together with a state level newspaper for current events. For Paper II, a standard Hindi grammar book and a standard English grammar book are enough when combined with regular practice. Download the advertisement and syllabus from the RSSB website, as forwarded copies often belong to an older round.

Much of the state GK also turns up in other posts of this board; compare the patwari syllabus of Rajasthan with the VDO syllabus for the state if you plan to sit several exams. Our RSMSSB syllabus page lists all posts of the board, and the state exams hub covers other states.