BARC Work Assistant Syllabus 2020; Exam Pattern & Selection Process

BARC Work Assistant Syllabus / Exam Pattern & Selection Process: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Announced 74 Work Assistant Posts has raised the curiosity among the job aspirants to secure a lucrative job in BARC. So to crack this exam, we know you all leave no stone unturned in your preparation. Hence here we are with the BARC Work Assistant Syllabus / Selection Pattern and Examination Pattern 2019. So go through this and prepare for the upcoming selection test confidently.

BARC Work Assistant Recruitment 2019 Overview

BARC Notice Number1/2019 (R-II)
Vacancy forWork Assistant Posts
Online Start of Application08/06/19
Closing Date of Application01/07/19
Official Websitewww.barc.gov.in
CategorySyllabus / Exam Pattern
Recruitment DetailsClick Here

Selection Stages of BARC Work Assistant Recruitment 2019

Post of Work Assistant in BARC is a lucrative Post under Central Govt. So check the Selection Process of the Recruitment from here. As per the official notice, the selection of the Work Assistant Post shall be through two stages –

  1. Stage-1: Preliminary Test & 
  2. Stage-2: Advanced Test

Now, as we know the selection stage, let us check the Exam Pattern & Syllabus of the recruitment through the section below.

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BARC Work Assistant Syllabus & Exam Pattern

When we discuss BARC Work Assistant Syllabus & Exam Pattern, it means we shall cover everything about the Selection Test. As we know that the Selection Process shall have two stages – Stage I & II. So Stage wise Exam Details with the exam topics are as under –

Stage-1: Preliminary Test Pattern & Syllabus

This Test will have 50 multi-choice questions of one-hour duration. With respect to the marking scheme, the test will have 3 marks for each question. While 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer. Please Note that Candidates scoring less than 40% in General Category will be screened out. Whereas, for reserved candidates, the lowest cutoff will not be fixed below 30%. A tabular view on the Exam Pattern & syllabus is as follows –

SubjectsNo of QuestionsMarks
Mathematics30 Questions90 Marks
Science20 Questions60 Marks
General Awareness10 Questions30 Marks

Stage II Advanced Test Pattern & Syllabus

Candidates qualifying Stage-1 Preliminary test will be eligible for Advanced Test comprising 50 objective type questions of two-hour duration. Similar to the Preliminary Test, this test will also carry 3 marks for each question. While 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer. But there will be no cut off mark in this stage of the recruitment. The Tabular View of the Advanced Test Pattern & its Syllabus is as under for reference.

SubjectsNo of QuestionsMarks
Mathematics15 Questions45 Marks
Science15 Questions45 Marks
General Awareness10 Questions30 Marks
Basic English10 Questions30 Marks

BARC Work Assistant Final Merit List Selection Process

Since the Preliminary Stage is qualifying, therefore the Final Merit List shall be prepared mainly based on the scores obtained in Stage-2. However, in case of a tie, BARC will adopt any of the following methods to select the candidates.

  • Candidate with lower negative marks in Stage-2 to be placed higher on the merit list.
  • Higher marks in Stage-1 to be placed higher on the merit list.
  • Candidate with lower negative marks in Stage 1 to be placed higher on the merit list.
  • Higher positive marks in mathematics in Stage-1 to be placed higher on the merit list.
  • Candidate with higher positive marks in Science in Stage-1 to be placed higher on the merit list.