Government & Defence Entrance Exam

The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) announced a total of 5696 vacancies for Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) posts in 2024 .

The candidates should note that the salary of the IAS officier is fixed by the Ministry of Personnel, Government of India. The State governments are required to follow the mandate of the Union Government and pay the IAS officers such salary. This is the case for all the three All India Services. 

The salary of IAS officers posted in West Bengal can be provisionally taken as Rs. 1,30,600/- in Level-21 of Pay Matrix as per the information provided in the Government of West Bengal document

The salary of the IAS officers is prescribed and revised by the Union Government of India while the WBCS officer's salary is governed by the State Government rules. The salary of WBCS officers is not more than that of IAS officers posted in the state. IAS officers receive a higher salary. The IAS salary and allowances for IAS officers are more better than those for WBCS officers.

No, you cannot get the UPSC admit card from the exam center. Candidates are required to download their UPSC admit card from the official website of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) before the examination.

The Commission mention in the official notification that the candidates will be required to download their admit card from the official website and no admit card will be available in offline mode.

No, the UPSC admit card is not sent by post. Candidates are required to download their UPSC admit card from the official website of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

The candidates can know their UPSC roll number in the manner given below:

• Go to the oportal of Union Public Service Commission.
• Follow the admit card link floating under the What's New section.
• Click on the link, enter the registration number and password.
• The admit card will appear on the screen.
• Check your roll number as mentioned on the admit card.

Yes, the SSC CGL cutoff is released for each post group separately. There are various post groups in the SSC CGL exam. The Staff Selection Commission conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam to recruit candidates for the following post groups.

• Group ‘B’ Gazetted
• Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted
• Group ‘C’

There are various posts under each post group. The SSC CGL cutoff is released for each post group separately. The Commission also mention the number of candidates selected under each category and post.

Yes, candidates have to pay INR 50 per question as the fee for challenging the answer key. The Staff Selection Commission first releases a tentative SSC CGL answer key. In case any candidate is not satisfied with the answer to a question, she or he can challenge it in the prescribed format on the official website of the commission. However, to raise objections against one question, candidates have to pay Rs 50 as the fee in online mode.