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The CGPDTM Examination will consist of three phases as follows:
i. Preliminary Examination for screening of candidates for the main
examination;
ii. Mains Examination for shortlisting of candidates for Interview; and
iii. Interview.
Preliminary Examination :
- This examination is meant to serve as a screening test and the marks secured in this examination will not be considered towards the declaration of final list of qualified candidates.
- This examination will be conducted in ONLINE mode only.
- It will consist of one paper of objective type multiple choice questions and will comprise of 150 marks.
- This examination will be of a duration of 2 hours.
- A maximum of 150 questions, each question carrying one mark, will be present in this paper, which will consist of multiple-choice questions to test General English (15 marks), Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning (30 marks), Quantitative Aptitude (30 marks), General Knowledge and Current Affairs (30 marks), General Science (30 marks) and IP legislation in India, WIPO and related treaties (15 marks).
- The number of candidates to be admitted to the mains examination, on the basis of result of the preliminary examination, may be about twenty times of the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled through this recruitment process. The minimum qualifying marks in preliminary exam for UR :30%; OBC/EWS :25% and others :20%
- This paper will be a Screening Exam only.
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Mains Examination: The mains examination will be conducted in offline mode only and will consist of a written examination, which will consist of 2 papers i.e. Paper –I (OMR Based) and Paper –II (Descriptive answer). Paper I will be of 100 marks and Paper –II will be of 300 marks.
Mains Exam Paper I :
Paper-I will be of 2 hours duration and will comprise of a maximum of 100 objective type multiple-choice questions, each question carrying one mark, to test the General Knowledge and Current Affairs (20 Marks), General Aptitude (20 Marks), Elementary mathematics (20 Marks), English language proficiency (20 Marks) and knowledge related to intellectual property rights (IPRs) (20 Marks).
Mains Exam Paper II :
Paper-II will test the knowledge of the candidate in the technical / scientific discipline of the vacancy applied for. Paper-II will be of 3 hours duration and will comprise of 300 marks having descriptive questions.
Interview : The interview will be of 100 marks and will test the candidate on the topics covered in the preliminary and mains examination. The marks obtained in interview will be given 20% weightage in the final list of qualified candidates.
Test Duration and Exam Pattern CGPDTM 2023
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PRELIMINARY EXAM(SCREENING EXAM)
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01
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Mode & Type of Examination
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ONLINE, Objective
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02
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Duration of Examination
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2 Hours
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03
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Date of Examination (tentative)
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3rd September 2023
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04
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Number of shifts
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One
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05
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Timing of the examination
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10.00AM - 12.00PM
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06
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Location
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14 cities in India
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07
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Language of examination
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Hindi & English
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08
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Number of Questions
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150 MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)
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09
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Total Marks
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150 Marks
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10
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Marking Scheme
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Correct Answer : 1 mark
Wrong Answers : 33% Negative
Marking for each wrong answer
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MAINS EXAM PAPER-I (SCORING EXAM)
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01
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Mode & Type of Examination
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ONLINE, Objective
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02
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Duration of Examination
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2 Hours
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03
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Date of Examination (tentative)
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1st October 2023
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04
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Number of shifts
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One
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05
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Timing of the examination
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10.00AM - 12.00 PM
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06
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Total Marks
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100
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07
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Location
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4 cities in India
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08
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Language of examination
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English
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09
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Method of Resolving Ties
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(i) Candidate securing more marks in the Scoring paper of Mains Examination is to be ranked higher;
(ii) In case where the marks mentioned at (i) above are equal, the candidate senior in age is to be ranked higher; and
(iii) In case where the (i) and (ii) above are same, then the candidate getting more marks in Degree (Essential Educational Qualification) is to be ranked higher.
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MAINS EXAM PAPER-II (QUALIFYING EXAM)
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01
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Mode & Type of Examination
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Offline, Subjective
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02
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Duration of Examination
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3 Hour
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03
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Date of Examination
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1st October 2023
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04
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Number of shifts
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One
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05
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Timing of the examination
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2.00PM - 5.00PM
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06
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Total Marks
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300
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07
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Location
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4 cities in India
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08
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Language of examination
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English
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09
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Qualifying Criteria
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To be decided by Competent Authority
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https://qcin.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Recruitment-Notification_Final-_-30062023-1.pdf
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