Nagaland Civil Services Examination: NCS, NPS & Allied Services

The Nagaland Public Service Commission (Nagaland PSC) conducts recruitment examinations for NCS, NPS & Allied Services. This is a three phase examination i.e. Preliminary (Prelims or Pre-Test), Mains and Interview. On the basis of candidates’ performance in this test NPSC recommends names of selected candidates to the Government of Nagaland for appointment in various posts. Typically following posts are filled:
  • Extra Assistant Commissioner (Class-I Gazetted, Junior Grade) under Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms
  • Deputy Superintendent of Police (Class-I Gazetted) under Home Department, Police Establishment Branch
  • Block Development Officer (Class-I Gazetted) under Rural Development Department
  • Assistant Election Officer (Class-II Gazetted) under Election Department
  • Assistant Research Officer (Class-II Gazetted) under Art and Culture Department
  • Commercial State Tax Officer (Class-II Gazetted) under Taxes Department
  • Inspector (Class-II Gazetted) under Nagaland Lokayukta, Directorate of Investigation.
  • Secretariat Assistant (Class-III Non Gazetted) under Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms
  • Sub-Inspector (Class-III Non Gazetted) under Home Department, Police Establishment Branch
  • Assistant Jailor (Class-III Non Gazetted) under Home Department
  • Assistant Curator (Class-III Non Gazetted) under Art & Culture Department
  • Labour Inspector (Class-III Non Gazetted) under Labour & Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Department         
  • Information Assistant (Class-III Non Gazetted) under Information & Public Relations Department
  • Inspector of Co-operative Societies (Class-III Non Gazetted) under Cooperation Department
  • Junior Divisional Accountant (Class-III Non Gazetted) under Treasuries & Accounts DepartmentItem No. 16:  3(Three) posts of LDA cum Computer Assistant (Class-III Non Gazetted) under Nagaland Public Service Commission (2 posts reserved for Indigenous Inhabitant of Nagaland & 1 post reserved for BT Sangtam)           

Eligibility for NCS, NPS & Allied Services

Educational Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline, including Divinity from a recognized University.
Age: Minimum-21 years, Maximum-30 years. Age relaxation is offered according to rules of government.

Application Process for NCS, NPS & Allied Services

The Nagaland Public Service Commission issues detailed guidelines about submission of application forms online every year. For latest updates see notifications.

Timeline (Tentative) for NCS, NPS & Allied Services

  • Start of Submission of application Form: Mid September
  • Last date for application submission: Mid October
  • Preliminary Exam Dates: November
  • See latest dates at EducationNews.Shiksha

Exam Pattern for NCS, NPS & Allied Services

There will be 3 (three) stages of examinations:
       1.    Preliminary Examination
       2.    Main Examination
       3.    Interview/Viva-voce
Section-I
 Preliminary Examination (MCQ): Marks: 200- Time: 3 Hrs

The Preliminary examination will consist of 1 (one) paper of objective type (MCQ with OMR Answer Sheet) carrying a maximum of 200 marks in the syllabus given below. This Examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the preliminary examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the main examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of candidates to be admitted to the main examination shall be fixed as per provisions laid down in the recruitment rules.
Syllabus for The subjects to be covered will be as follows:
General Science: General appreciation and understanding of science, including matters of every day observation and experience as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.*
History: Broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, political aspects, social and cultural heritage of India, emphasizing unity in diversity.
Nagaland: Social, cultural and heritage of its people.
Geography: Geography of India including the physical, social, economic, geography and on the main features of Indian agricultural and natural resources.
Indian Polity and Economy: Country’s political, Executive, Judicial System, Local Bodies, Rural and Community Development and Economic Planning in India.
Indian National Movement: Nature and character of the Nineteenth century resurgence, growth of nationalism and attainment of independence.
General Mental Ability Test: Analysis of classified data, logical and behavioural reasoning, analogies, basic arithmetic, numerical ability and basic concept of computers.*
Current events: Latest development on all the fields detailed above including science and technology and environmental awareness.
* Basic Science including basic numeric (numbers and their relationships, orders of magnitude etc.), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.) shall be of class X level.
 
Section-II
Main Examination:
The Main examination will consist of 3 (three) papers, namely:
(a) General Essay, Comprehension and Grammar.
(b) General Studies Paper-I in objective type (MCQ- with  OMR Sheet) and
(c) General Studies Paper-II in descriptive form of short and  long answer type.
The above papers carry a maximum of 200 marks each.
The number of candidates to be called for interview / viva-voce shall be fixed by the Commission at their discretion or as per provisions laid down in the Recruitment Rules.
Syllabus for Main Examination (Descriptive & MCQ)
General Essay, Comprehension & Grammar: Marks: 200- Time: 3 Hrs
(i)There will be two General Essay Questions from the following topics:
 Crisis management, Social problems, Analysis and solutions.
 Current events of national and international importance.
 Current events relating to State of Nagaland.: 50x2=100
 (ii) Comprehension: 80
(iii)  Grammar: 20
2. General Studies: Paper – I (MCQ) Marks: 200   Time: 3 Hrs
(i) Modern history of India and Indian culture.
(ii) Current events of national and international importance.
(iii) Statistical analysis, graphs and diagrams.
(iv) Basic and everyday science.
(v) Nagaland in all aspects. Modern history of India and Indian culture will cover the broad history of the country from about the middle of the nineteenth century (advent of European invasion) and would include questions on Gandhi and Nehru. Statistical analysis, graphs and diagrams will include exercises to test the candidate’s ability to draw common sense conclusions from information presented in statistical, graphical and diagrammatical form and to point out deficiencies, limitations therein. Questions on basic and everyday science will cover matters of everyday observation and experiences of a modern man. General information on Nagaland will also be asked.
Paper – II (Descriptive) : Marks: 200- Time: 3 Hrs
(i)    Indian polity and Public Administration.
(ii)   Indian economy and geography.
(iii)      Social problems and sensitive issues including environmental problems.
(iv)   Nagaland-geography, society, culture and heritage.
(v)    Administration in Nagaland.
Indian polity and Public Administration will include questions on Constitution, administration and Political system in India.
On Indian economy and geography, questions will be put on planning, physical, economic and social geography of India.
Social problems and sensitive issues will include problems like child labour, HIV/AIDS, gender bias, minorities, SC/ST, illiteracy, poverty, employment etc. Global issues such as environmental problems will be covered.
Nagaland-geography, society, culture and heritage and
Nagaland administration will cover topics in general administration like organizational structure, local bodies, functions, control, social welfare oriented programmes, etc.
Paper-II will have different segments of questions ranging from 2 (two) marks to 20 (twenty) marks.     
 
Section-III - Interview:
 The Interview is intended to assess the overall intelligence
and the personality of a candidate and also the aptitude and attitude relevant to the services opted for, rather than merely the range of their information and memory.

Penalty for Wrong Answers – There will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question papers in both the Preliminary and Main Examinations. For each  wrong answer  given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

 The different units in the syllabus may figure in all the segments, as such, no marks allotment will be shown in the curriculum for Preliminary Examination, General Studies Paper-I (MCQ) and General Studies Paper-II (Descriptive Type Questions).
            
Contact Details

NAGALAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
New Capital Complex, Kohima - 797004, Nagaland, India.
Website: https://npsc.nagaland.gov.in/

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