Level 06

Textiles Committee - Librarian Vacancy

Textiles Committee

Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

P. Balu Road, Prabhadevi Chowk, Prabhadevi, Mumbai – 400025

Post Name	Librarian – Group B
Number of Posts	1 post (UR)
Pay Scale	Level 6 (Rs. 35,400/- to Rs. 1,12,400/-)
Age Limit	20 – 27 years

Qualification

Essentials:

Graduate in Science from a recognized University
Degree or Diploma in Library Science from a recognized University

Desirable:

Two years of experience as a Librarian in a Public or Government Library

Test Structure and Syllabus

Subject	Number of Questions	Marks per Question	Total Marks	Duration (Minutes)
General Awareness (Everyday Science, Scientific Research, Sports, Indian Culture, Indian History, Indian Geography, Economics, Indian Polity, Indian Constitution, etc.)	35	1	35	35
English Language (understanding, correct usage and knowledge of English Language and will be based on error recognition, fill in the blanks (using Verbs, Prepositions etc.), vocabulary, spellings, grammar, sentence structure, synonyms, antonyms, sentence completion, phrases and idioms, etc.)	35	1	35	35
Library Methods and Techniques (Library and Society: Laws of Library Science; Types of Libraries; Library Associations, systems and Programmes; Library Movement and Library Legislation in India; Organizations and Institutions involved in the development of Library and Information Services–UNESCO, IFLA, FID, INIS, NISSAT, etc.; Library Management: Collection development Types of Documents and Selection Principles, Acquisition Procedure, Acquisition of Journals and Periodicals, Preparation of Documents for use; Library Personnel and Library Committee, Library Rules and Regulations; Library Finance and Budget; Principles of Library Management, Library Organisation and Structure; Use and Maintenance of the Library –Circulation, Maintenance, Shelving, Stock Verification, Binding and Preservation, Weeding out, etc.; Library Classification Theory and Practice: Canons and Principles, Library Classification Schemes – DDC, CC, UDC; Library Cataloguing Theory and Practice: Canons and Principles; Library Cataloguing Codes – CCC and AACR; Reference and Information Sources: Bibliography and Reference Sources–Types of Bibliography; Reference Sources–Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Ready Reference Sources, etc.; Sources of Information– Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Documentary, Non-Documentary; E-Documents, E-Books, E-Journals, etc.; Information Services: Concept and need for Information; Types of Documents; Nature and organization of Information Services, Abstracting and Indexing Services; Computer based)	50	1	50	50
Information Services– CAS, SDI; Information Technology: Basics Introduction to Computers; Use of computers on Library housekeeping, Library Automation; Software and software packages; Networks–DELNET, NICNET, etc.; National and International Information Systems – NISSAT, NASSDOC, INSDOC, DESIDOC, etc.	50	1	50	50
Total	120	-	120	120

Important Dates

Commencement of online registration of application	23/12/2024
Closure of registration of application	31/01/2025
Closure for editing application details	31/01/2025
Last date for printing your application	15/02/2025
Online Fee Payment	23/12/2024 to 31/01/2025

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