GIC Pattern 2022: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Updated on Mar 31, 2021 09:58 IST

By Rupali Pruthi, Deputy Manager - Editorial

The GIC 2021 exam pattern was notified in the official GIC notification 2021 on March 11. The candidates can see the official notification for the detailed GIC 2021 exam pattern. The GIC 2021 Exam will be a two-phase exam where phase-I will be conducted online and the qualified candidates will be called for the Group Discussion and interview. The GIC 2021 scheme of examination is given below.

Phase-I – Online Examination
Phase-II- Group Discussion and Interview.

The maximum marks of every phase are given below

Sl. No.	Phase	Maximum Marks
1	Online Test	150
2	Group Discussion(GD)	20
3	Interview	30
Total		200

The GIC final merit list will be prepared based on the performance in all three phases of the exam. The GD and Interview will be conducted at selected centres and the selected candidates will be reimbursed with the to-and-fro III AC rail/bus fare to the exam centres. The GIC 2021 exam will be conducted at the designated exam centres notified in the GIC 2021 notification.

See here: GIC 2021 Exam Centre List

The GIC 2021 online test will be conducted separately for the Generalist and Specialist Streams.

Table of contents

GIC 2021 Exam Pattern–Specialist Stream
GIC 2021 Exam Pattern – General Stream
Negative Marking in GIC 2021 Online Test
Minimum Qualifying Marks

GIC 2021 Exam Pattern–Specialist Stream

The GIC Scale I officer Exam will be conducted for the Specialist stream separately. The specialist streams were notified in the GIC 2021 notification.

	Max Marks	Number of Questions
Part A (Objective)
Technical & Professional Knowledge Test in the relevant discipline	40	40
Part B (Objective)
(i)Test of Reasoning	20	20
(ii) Test of English Language with special emphasis on grammar and vocabulary	25	25
(iii) Test of General Awareness	20	20
(iv) Test of Numerical Ability & Computer Literacy	15	15
Part C (Descriptive)
Test in English Language –Essay, precise and Comprehension	30	03
Total	150	123

GIC 2021 Exam Pattern – General Stream

	Max Marks	Number of Questions
Part A (Objective)
Higher-Order Reasoning Ability/Critical Thinking	40	40
Part B (Objective)
(i)Test of Reasoning	20	20
(ii) Test of English Language with special emphasis on grammar and vocabulary	25	25
(iii) Test of General Awareness	20	20
(iv) Test of Numerical Ability & Computer Literacy	15	15
Part C (Descriptive)
Test in English Language –Essay, precise and Comprehension	30	03
	150	123

Part B and Part C of the GIC 2021 examination was common to all the candidates for all streams. The English descriptive paper will also be conducted online. The candidates belonging to the SC/ST/OBC and PwD will be provided pre-recruitment online training. The question paper will be conducted in two languages only – English and Hindi except for the English Language.

Negative Marking in GIC 2021 Online Test

The candidates should note that there is a negative marking in the GIC 2021 online test. There will be a penalty of one-fourth marks assigned to the question for each of the wrong answers. Every three wrong answers will eat up the marks scored for one right answer.

Minimum Qualifying Marks

The minimum qualifying marks would apply to the total score of the online examination. Minimum qualifying marks in the online test –60% for General & OBC and 50% for SC /ST. Minimum qualifying marks for the overall selection process (online test, GD and Interview)–60% for General & OBC and 50% for SC /ST.

Candidates will be shortlisted for Group Discussion and interview on the basis of overall marks scored in the objective and descriptive section taken together against full marks of 150.