GSSSB stands for the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board. GSSSB is responsible for the recruitment of candidates for Class-III (Group 3) positions across various state government departments and offices in Gujarat. Its official website is gsssb.gujarat.gov.in .
Syllabus of Assistant Librarian exam conducted by Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board. Syllabus has been divided into two parts. Part A consists of General Aptitude and Quantitative Aptitude and Part B consists of Library subject, Current Awareness and Polity. Detailed syllabus is given below.
PART A: GENERAL APTITUDE (60 MARKS)
1. Reasoning & Data Interpretation (30 Questions, 30 Marks)
- Problems on Ages
- Blood Relation
- Arithmetic Reasoning
- Data Interpretation (Tables)
- Data Sufficiency
2. Quantitative Aptitude (30 Questions, 30 Marks)
- Number Systems
- Simplification and Algebra
- Arithmetic and Geometric Progression
- Average
- Percentage
- Profit-Loss
- Ratio and Proportion
- Partnership
- Time and Work
- Time, Speed and Distance
- Work, Wages and Chain Rule
PART B: CORE SUBJECTS & GENERAL AWARENESS (150 MARKS)
1. Constitution of India (10 Questions, 10 Marks)
- Preamble of the Constitution
- Fundamental Rights
- Directive Principles of State Policy
- Fundamental Duty
- Power, Role, and Responsibility of President, Vice President, and Governor
- Parliamentary System
- Amendment of Indian Constitution and Emergency Provisions
- Centre – State Government and Their Relation
- Judicial System of Indian Constitution
- Constitutional Body
2. Current Affairs (10 Questions, 10 Marks)
- Current events of State, National, and International importance
3. Comprehension (10 Questions, 10 Marks)
- Gujarati: 5 Marks
- English: 5 Marks
- Includes: Comprehension, interpretation, and inference skills via paragraphs or statement/assertion type questions.
4. Technical Qualification & Applications (120 Questions, 120 Marks)
- Five Laws of Library Science: 08 Questions
- Book Classification / Cataloguing: 08 Questions
- Library Management and Administration: 08 Questions
- Dignitaries of Library Science: 08 Questions
- Public Library Activities / Outline / History / Information System: 08 Questions
- Libraries of India / World: 08 Questions
- Current Use of E-Technology in Libraries: 10 Questions
- Library Digitization / Automation / E-Books / Barcode / RFID: 10 Questions
- Digital Protection: 10 Questions
- Information Resources and Services: 08 Questions
- Current Trends and Recent Progress in LIS: 08 Questions
- Library Acts (Indian States) & Book Printing/Registration Act: 08 Questions
- Information Sharing in the Library (Present Day): 08 Questions
- Library Automation Software: 10 Questions
- Current Trends and Advancements in the above Fields