KVS NVS direct recruitment 2025-2026 Tier I Exam Criteria and syllabus In english
d. Tier-1 will be Preliminary (Qualifying) Examination in OMR (Objective) Mode. The test for all the posts except Multi-Tasking Staff in NVS (consisting of below mentioned components) will be of 02 hours duration without any time limit for each part of the test individually.
| Test | Component of the test | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part-I | General Reasoning | 20 | 60 |
| Part-II | Numeric Ability | 20 | 60 |
| Part-III | Basic Computer Literacy | 20 | 60 |
| Part-IV | General Knowledge | 20 | 60 |
| Part-V | Language Competency Test (English) | 10 | 30 |
| Part-VI | Language Competency Test (One other Modern Indian Languages*) | 10 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | 300 | |
e. For Multi-Tasking Staff in NVS, Tier-1 will be Preliminary (Qualifying) Examination in OMR (Objective) Mode (consisting of below mentioned components) of 02 hours duration without any time limit for each part of the test individually.
| Test | Component of the test | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part-I | General Awareness & Current Affairs | 20 | 60 |
| Part-II | Basic Knowledge of Computer Operation | 40 | 120 |
| Part-III | Language Competency Test (English) | 20 | 60 |
| Part-IV | Language Competency Test (One other Modern Indian Languages*) | 20 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | 300 | |
f. Part I to IV (i.e. question no. 1 to 80) of question paper of Tier-1 for all other posts and Part I & II (i.e. question no. 1 to 60) of question paper of Tier-1 for Multi-Tasking Staff will be bilingual in English and one of the 12 other Bhartiya Bhasha (Modern Indian Languages – Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu). The option of Medium, once filled, will not be changed under any circumstances.
g. Part V (i.e. question no. 81 to 90) of question paper of Tier-1 for all other posts and Part III (i.e. question no. 61 to 80) of question paper of Tier-1 for Multi-Tasking Staff pertaining to Language Competency Test (English) will be only in English medium.
h. Part VI (i.e. question no. 91 to 100) of question paper of Tier-1 for all other posts and Part IV (i.e. question no. 81 to 100) of question paper of Tier-1 for Multi-Tasking Staff pertaining to Language Competency Test (*Modern Indian Language - Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu) will be only in concerned Language opted by the candidates.
