ESIC Recruitment 2018, Apply for SSO, Manager & Superintendent Posts: The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation has invited applications for 539 posts of Social Security Officer/Manager Grade-II/Superintendent in ESI corporation. In an official notice, ESIC has asked all candidates who had applied against the Advertisement dated 16-01-2014 to apply fresh.
Interested candidates can now read the complete information document with the newly updated ESIC Eligibility Criteria, Selection Procedure, Exam Pattern and important dates to remember for ESIC Exam. Let us ponder over to the ESIC Recruitment 2018 Notification and understand all the essential details outlined by Employees’ State Insurance Corporation.
ESIC Recruitment Notification 2018
Let us go through some important pointers of ESIC Recruitment for the year 2018.
ESIC Recruitment 2018 Notification: Important Dates
| The application form will be available from | 7th Sept 2018 |
| Last date for registration | 5th Oct 2018 |
| ESIC 2018 Exam Date | To be declared soon |
| ESIC 2018 Result Date | To be declared soon |
ESIC Recruitment 2018: Vacancy
| UR | 294 Posts |
| SC | 82 Posts |
| ST | 22 Posts |
| OBC | 141 Posts |
ESIC Eligibility Criteria 2018
According to the specifications provided in ESIC Recruitment Notification, the following criteria have to be fulfilled in order to successfully apply for ESIC 2018 Recruitment.
Education Qualification
- A degree of a recognized University (Preference will be given to the graduates in Commerce/Law/Management)
- Working knowledge of computer including use of office suites and database
Age limit
Between 21-27 years until the closing date 5-10-2018. Age relaxation applies to various categories.
ESIC SSO Recruitment 2018: Selection Process
The ESIC 2018 Exam process would have 3 Phases –
Phase 1 – Preliminary Exam
Phase 2 – Main Exam
Phase 3 – Computer Skill Test & Descriptive Test
ESIC Recruitment 2018: How to Apply
AMOUNT OF APPLICATION FEE:
| Candidate Category | Fee Amount |
| SC/ST/PWD/ Departmental Candidates, Female Candidates & Ex-Servicemen * This fee of Rs. 250/- shall be refunded duly deducting Bank Charges as applicable, on appearing of the candidate in the Part-I Written Examination. |
Rs. 250/-* |
| All other categories | Rs. 500/- |
ESIC SSO Recruitment 2018 invites candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria specified as in the Official Notification. The Criterion reckoned in this regard is as under:
- Visit the official website to apply for ESIC (www.esic.nic.in)
- Candidates can find the relevant navigation tab in home page itself.
- To register application, choose the tab “Click here for Registration” and enter Name, Contact details, and Email-id. A Provisional Registration Number and Password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen.
- File the online application with correct details like name, address, qualification, and more Upload documents, photograph, and Signature.
- Fill up the details without error that most important and give submit.
- Application submission should be before of the last date and do not forget to take the print out for future use.
ESIC SSO Exam Pattern 2018
Scheme of Examination for the post of SSO is proposed as under
Phase I – Preliminary Exam
| Name Of Test | No. Of Questions | Marks | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| 3 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 1 hour |
- Phase –I is qualifying in nature and marks will not be reckoned for final merit.
- For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
- The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-II in the ratio of 1:10 i.e. about 10 times the number of vacancies in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase – I
- If the examination is held in more than one session, the scores across various sessions will be equated following standard practice to adjust for slight differences in the difficulty level of different test batteries used across sessions
Phase II – Mains Exam
| Name Of Test | No. Of Questions | Marks | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General/ Economy/ Financial/Insurance Awareness | 40 | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 30 | 40 | 30 Minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 Minutes |
| 4 | Reasoning/ Intelligence | 40 | 60 | 45 Minutes |
| Total | 150 | 200 | 2 hours |
- The marks obtained in Phase – II will be considered for final selection
- For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
- The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-III in the ratio of 1:5 i.e. about 5 times the number of vacancies in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase – II.
Phase III – Computer Skill Test & Descriptive Test
(i) Preparation of 02 Power Points Slides – 10 Marks
(ii) Typing matter on MS Word with formatting – 20 Marks
(iii) Preparation of Table on MS Excel with use of formulae – 20 Marks
(b) Descriptive Paper – English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)
| No. of Questions | Max Marks | Duration | Language |
| 2 | 50 | 30 Mins | English |
- The working knowledge of PWD Candidates who are unable to type shall be assessed by holding an Objective Type Computer Test of 50 Marks having 50 Questions with no negative marking.
- Computer Skill Test and Descriptive paper will be qualifying in nature. Marks obtained will not be reckoned for merit ranking.
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