Exams conducted by the Commission:
- The state based government, semi-government, judicial and other subordinate services in Rajasthan are mainly organized by the Ajmer based Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC).
- The most popular examination conducted by this commission is ‘Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive Examination’ also known as ‘RAS-RTS’.
RAS-RTS Exam- Nature and Procedure
Nature of Exam:
- These competitive examinations conducted by the commission generally include three levels-
- Preliminary Examination – Objective in Nature
- Mains Exam – Descriptive in Nature
- Interview – Oral
- Since 2013 Significant changes have been made in the nature and syllabus of the preliminary and mains examination. Its detailed description is given below.
Exam Process
Process of Preliminary Exam
- First of all, the release related to these examinations is issued by the commission, after that the process of filling the online application form starts. Detailed information related to the process of filling the form is given under the heading ‘How to apply online?’
- A detailed description of various aspects related to the said examination is given in the notification. Therefore, it is important to study it before filling the form.
- After the completion of the form filling process, the preliminary examination is usually conducted after 3 to 4 months.
- This preliminary examination is conducted on the same day at different centers of the state as decided by the commission.
- The nature of this preliminary examination is of ‘Objective Type’ (Multiple Choice) in which one has to choose the correct option out of four possible options (a, b, c and d) given for each question.
- This right option has to be filled with only black or blue ball point pen at the appropriate place in the respective circle in front of it in the OMR seat provided by the commission.
- The total number of questions in the preliminary examination are 150 and maximum marks are 200 (all questions carry the same marks). Candidates have to answer this within the time limit of three hours prescribed by the commission.
- There is a provision of negative marking for wrong answers, in which one-third (1/3) marks are deducted for each wrong answer.
- If a candidate gives more than one answer to a question, then that answer will be treated as wrong, even if one of the given answers is the correct answer.
- If a question is not attempted by the candidate, i.e. no answer is given, then there will be no penalty for that question.
- Due to the provision of negative marking, it is generally required to get 40-50% marks to pass this stage, but sometimes this percentage can be even less considering the difficulty level of the questions.
- The question paper is given in both the languages (Hindi and English) and in case of any dispute regarding the language of the question, preference will be given to the questions printed in English language.
- The preliminary examination is qualifying in nature. The marks obtained in this are not added with the marks of the mains exam or interview.
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