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ESIC Chennai - Upper Division Clerk

The promulgation of employees State Insurance Act, 1948(ESI Act), by the Parliament was the first major legislation on social Security for workers in independent India. It was a time when the industry was still in a nascent stage and the country was heavily dependent on an assortment of imported goods from the developed or fast developing countries. The ESI Act 1948 encompasses certain health related eventualities that the workers are generally exposed to; such as sickness, maternity, temporary or permanent disablement, Occupational disease or death due to employment injury, resulting in loss of wages or earning capacity-total or partial. 

Employment State Insurance Corporation, Tamil Nadu has announced online application form for recruitment of post of Upper Division Clerk vacancies on its official website at www.esichennai.org. So candidates can apply on or before 06thJanuary, 2017 other details are given below.

ESIC Chennai - Upper Division Clerk 2021 Exam Pattern

Exam Pattern:

  1. The written test will consist of one paper containing 4 subjects - Numerical Ability, English Language, General Intelligence, & General Awareness.
  2. The questions will be set in Hindi & English language for (i), (iii) & (iv).
  3. The maximum marks will be for 200 marks.
  4. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.
  5. Duration of the exam is 2 hours ( 2 hrs 40 minutes for VH candidates).

Type of examination

Duration of Exam

Subjects/Sections

Number
of questions

Objective Type
Examination

2 Hours (10.00 AM to
12 Noon)

NOTE: In case of
VH candidates
2 hours 40 minutes
(10.00 AM to 12.40 PM)

(i) Numerical Ability
(ii) English Language
(iii) General Intelligence
(iv) General Awareness

50 question
in each


After the written test, there will be a Computer Skill Test to assess the working knowledge of candidates. The Computer Skill Test shall comprise of three parts:

Part A: Preparation of two Power Point Presentations/Slides on MS-Power Point – 10 Marks
Part B: Typing a letter/paragraph/passage of about 150-200 words in MS-Word – 20 Marks
Part C: Preparation of Table/ Database in MS-Excel – 20 Marks

The total marks for Computer Skill Test shall be of 50 marks with 30 minutes duration for completing all the three parts.

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