Cycle 2025
OFFICIALLY VERIFIED
Exam pattern verified against the official notification.
Verified from Multi-Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination, 2025 — Notice F. No. E/15/2025-C-2 (official text mirror).
1
CBT Session-I + Session-II (same day)
2
PET/PST (Havaldar only, qualifying)
3
Document Verification
Session-I
| Section | Timing | Questions | Marks / Q | Negative | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numerical and Mathematical Ability | Not timed separately | 20 | 3 | −0 | Scored |
| Reasoning Ability and Problem Solving | Not timed separately | 20 | 3 | −0 | Scored |
Session-II
| Section | Timing | Questions | Marks / Q | Negative | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Awareness | Not timed separately | 25 | 3 | −1 | Scored |
| English Language and Comprehension | Not timed separately | 25 | 3 | −1 | Scored |
Physical Efficiency/Standard Test for Havaldar posts — qualifying only.
Descriptive stage — no CBT mock in milestone 1.
CBT · Computer Based Examination · Session-I — navigation
14.5.2: 45 minutes, auto-closes on completion; Session-II starts immediately after (14.5.3). Section-level locking within the session is not stated — the lock applies at the session boundary.
CBT · Computer Based Examination · Session-I — qualifying criteria
Qualifying: UR 30% / OBC-EWS 25% / all other categories 20%. Session-I evaluated FIRST; Session-II evaluated only if Session-I qualified (18.2).
CBT · Computer Based Examination · Session-I — merit
Session-I is qualifying-only — does not count toward final merit.
CBT · Computer Based Examination · Session-I — language
English, Hindi + 13 regional languages (Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu).
CBT · Computer Based Examination · Session-II — navigation
14.5.3: 45 minutes; CBE ends on completion of Session-II.
CBT · Computer Based Examination · Session-II — qualifying criteria
UR 30% / OBC-EWS 25% / others 20%.
CBT · Computer Based Examination · Session-II — merit
Final merit based SOLELY on Session-II normalized scores (18.6); separate category/State/UT/age-group cutoffs.
CBT · Computer Based Examination · Session-II — language
General Awareness in English/Hindi + 13 regional languages; English section in English & Hindi.
PET/PST (Havaldar only) — note
Physical Efficiency/Standard Test for Havaldar posts — qualifying only.