JKSSB has withdrawn Examination Calendar and afresh calendar shall be notified soon....



JKSSB Examination Calendar 2020.

It is notified for the information of the candidates/aspirants that the Services Selection Board had issued tentative calendar for conducting examination for various categories of post vide this office notice issued under endorsement No SSB/Secy/Sel/2020/2513-17 dated 09-06-2020. 


The Services Selection Board has reviewed the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic and other related aspects including the measures announced by the J&K Government for re-opening/unlocking of various activities.


The tentative calendar which was earlier issued by the Board vide above said notice is hereby withdrawn and afresh calendar in this regard shall be notified soon.


ENGLISH

Max. Marks: 100 Time: 3 hours

Subject: Syllabi for English Textbook titled Tulip Series, Book-X, Class- X, with the following

detailed weightage of marks as shown against each:

1. Prose 19 Marks

2. Poetry 21 Marks

3. Short Stories 10 Marks

4. Play 05 Marks

5. Writing Skills 20 Marks

6. Grammar 25 Marks

PROSE

• One seen passage from the prescribed textbook will be given followed by blanks, asking antonyms/

synonyms, phrases and meaning of difficult words. The total no. of objective type questions in this

passage shall be eight each carrying ½ mark. ½ x 8 = 4 Marks

• One unseen passage shall be given followed by five blanks to be filled in with correct answers each

blank shall carry 1 mark. 1x5 = 5 Marks

• One question with internal choice shall be asked from prose portion based on content i.e., theme/

situation/ style and shall carry five marks (150-200 words). 1x5 = 5 Marks

• One question shall be asked from prose portion with regard to literary devices such as (irony,

humour, satire, imagery, simile, metaphor etc). The question shall carry five marks (Internal

Choice). 1 x 5 = 5 Marks

POETRY

• One question will be asked from poetry portion carrying 06 marks.

i. The poem shall be given followed by its summary with blanks to be filled in by the students.

Each blank shall carry ½ mark. ½ x 6 = 3 Marks

ii. Certain poetic expression will be given and their meaning in the bubbles to be filled in the table

at appropriate places. ½ x 6 = 3 Marks

• One question will be asked from poetry portion carrying five marks with the following details:

i. A stanza from a poem will be given asking students two questions of 2 marks each culled out

from the given stanza. 2 x2 = 4 Marks

ii. Words from stanza asking for their meaning. ½ x 2 = 1 Marks

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• Two stanzas or a part of a poem shall be given and the students shall be asked to identify poetic

devices. Each question shall carry 3 marks. (Internal Choice). 2x3 = 6 Marks

• A question shall be asked with regard to understanding of a stanza or part of a poem or a poem

(125-150) words (Internal Choice). 1 x 4 = 4 Marks

SHORT STORIES

Two questions shall be asked from short stories regarding theme/ climax/anticlimax/ character/

writing work/ literary devices etc. Each question shall carry 5 marks (150-200) words.

2x5=Marks = 10 (Internal Choice)

• Play

One question shall be asked from play regarding scene, situation, character, humour, irony, theme,

climax etc. The question shall carry five marks and the student shall have to answer within 150 to

200 words. (Internal Choice) 1x5=5 Marks

• Writing Skills (The writing skill shall aso include the exercise at the end of the lessions in the

textbook Tulip Series Book-X)

i. Note for notice board (the material shall be given and students shall have to take the information

from the given material. The notice in no case shall exceed 50 words and the notice is to be put in

a notice box. 4 M arks

ii. Elaboration of notes from the given information/ note making from the passage/fill in the blanks

from the given notes/ information. 4 Marks

iii. Letter writing of 150 words from the information provided in the question paper. 5 Marks

iv. Essay (controlled) with given information about the topic. 7 Marks

GRAMMAR

• Editing/Proof Reading ½ x8 = 4 Marks

• Rearranging of jumbled sentences ½ x6 =3 Marks

• Dialogue 3 M arks

• Narration 2 Marks

• Models 1 Mark

• Articles 1 Mark

• Paragraph writing with blanks to be filled in with the following 5 Marks

• Phrases

• Pronouns

• Homonyms/ homophones

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• Tenses

• Clauses 3 Marks

• Punctuation ½ x 6=3 Marks

• Scheme of Assessment

Reading Comprehension 20 Marks

Writing Skills 20 Marks

Literature 35 Marks

Grammar 25 Marks

Section:1 Reading comprehension Marks 20

1. One question shall be asked from poetry portion carrying 6 marks with the following details.

a) The poem shall be given, followed by its summary with blanks to be filled in by the students.

3 Marks

b) Certain poetic expressions shall be given and their meaning in the blank bubbles to be filled in the

table at appropriate places. 3 Marks

2. One more question will be asked from the poetry portion carrying five marks with details

given below.

a) A stanza from a poem will be given asking students two questions of 2 marks each culled out from

the given stanza. 2x2 = 4 Marks

b) Words from the stanza asking for their meaning. ½ x2 =1 Marks

3. One seen passage from the prescribed textbook shall be given followed by blanks asking antonyms/

phrases, meaning of difficult words. ½ x 8=4 Marks

4. One unseen passage shall be given followed by five blanks to be filled in with correct answers.

Each blank shall carry 1 mark. 1 x5 = 5 Marks

Total = 20 marks

Section B (Writing Skills)

Section B shall carry 20 marks with the following break-up.

5. Notes for notice board (the material will be given and students shall have to take the information

from the given material. The notice in no case shall exceed 50 words and the notice is to be put in

a box. 4 Marks

6. Elaboration of notes from the given information/ note making from the passage/fill in the blanks

from the given notes/information. 4 Marks

7. Letter writing of 150 words from the information provided in the question paper. 5 Marks

8. Essay (controlled essay) with given information about the topic. 7 Marks

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Section C Literature (Questions from Literature Section shall have internal choice) Total= 35

9. a) One question shall be asked from prose portion and the question shall carry five marks. The

question shall be purely based on content of prose portion. 5 Marks

b) One question shall be asked from prose portion with regard to the literary devices (such as

irony, humour, satire, imagery etc). The question shall carry five marks. 5 Marks

10. Two stanzas or a part of a poem shall be given and the students shall be asked to identify poetic

devices used by the poet. Each question shall carry three marks. (Internal Choice) 2x3 = 6 Marks

11. A question shall be asked with regard to understanding of a stanza or a part of poem or a poem.

4 Marks

12. Two questions shall be asked from short stories regarding theme/climax/ anticlimax/ character/

writing work/ literary devices etc. and each question shall carry five marks. 2x5=10 Marks

13. One question shall be asked from the play regarding scene, situation, character, humour, irony,

theme, climax, etc. The question shall carry five marks. 1x5 =5 Marks

Section D (Grammar) 25 Marks

Editing/ proof reading ½ x8= 4 Marks

Re-arranging of jumbled sentences ½ x6= 3 Marks

Dialogue 3 Marks

Narration 2 Marks

Models ½ x 2 = 1 Mark

Articles ½ x 2 = 1 Mark

Paragraph writing with blanks to be filled in with 5 Marks

a) Phrases

b) Pronouns

c) Homonyms/ Homophones

d) Tenses

Clauses 3 Marks

Punctuation ½ x 6 = 3 Marks