56 Group -C and Group -D posts in Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) Last date - 22/12/2012

56 Group-C and Group-
D posts in Siliguri
Municipal Corporation
(SMC). Last Dt.
22/12/2012

Siliguri Municipal Corporation
(SMC) is recruiting 56 persons for
the different posts through direct
recruitment. Posts—Mazdoor,
Guard, Mate, Caretaker,
Electrician, Driver, Supervisor,
Steno, Typist, Lower Division
Clerk, Cashier, Market
Inspector, Asst. Tax Collector
and various other posts in
Group-D and Group-C. Interested
candidates may apply on
prescribed application format.
Qualification norms and
information in brief is given
below—

SILIGURI MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION REQUIRES 56
MAZDOOR, GUARD, MATE,
CARETAKER, ELECTRICIAN, DRIVER,
SUPERVISOR, STENO, TYPIST,
LOWER DIVISION CLERK, CASHIER,
MARKET INSPECTOR, ASST. TAX
COLLECTOR AND ETC. LAST DATE:
22-12-2012.

1. Mazdoor: 9 Nos. [UR - 03, SC –
01, ST- 01, OBC (Category-A) –
01, OBC (Category-B)- 01, UR(Ex-
service man Gr. D post)-01, SC
(Ex-serviceman D post) -01]
Qualification : Class VIII pass.
Preference will be given to the
candidates with good physique
and sportsman ship.
Age: between 18yrs to 40yrs.

2. Guard: 6 Nos. [UR - 01, SC –
02 OBC (Category-B)- 01, UR(Ex-
service man Gr. D post)-01, SC
(Ex-serviceman D post) -01].
Qualification : Class VIII pass.
Preference will be given to the
candidates with good physique
and shall be able to read, write
and speak Bengali and Nepali.
Age: 18yrs – 40yrs.

3. Mate: 1 Nos. (UR- Person with
disability)
Qualification : Class VIII pass
Age: 18yrs—40yrs.

4. Care-Taker: 1 Nos. (UR)
Qualification : Class-VIII pass.
Preference will be given to the
Madhyamik done candidates and
able to English.
Age: 18yrs—40yrs.

5. Electric Mistri: 1 Nos. (UR)
Qualification : Class VIII pass and
must have certificate in electrical
maintenance.
Age: 18yrs—40yrs.

6. Driver: 8 Nos. [UR - 03, SC –
01, ST- 01, OBC (Category-A) –
01, OBC (Category-B)- 01, UR(Ex-
service man Gr. C post) - 01
Qualification : Class VIII pass and
must have Heavy Vehicle Driving
Licence and atleast 5yrs of
experience in driving heavy
vehicle.
Age: 18yrs—40yrs

7. Work Supervisor: 6 Nos. [UR -
01, ST- 01, OBC (Category-A) –
01, OBC (Category-B)- 01, SC (Ex-
service man Gr. C post) - 01, UR
(Persons with disability)-01]
Qualification : Madhyamik pass
and shall have experience in road
& drain measurement
Age: 18yrs—40yrs.

8. Sub-Overseer: 1 Nos. (UR)
Qualification : Madhyamik pass
and must have done ITI course in
Civil Work.
Age: 18yrs—40yrs.

9. Steno-Typist: 1 Nos. (UR)
Qualification : Madhyamik pass
with Stenography speed 80 words
per minute . English typing at 30
words per minute  and 20 words
per minute  in Bengali AND
knowledge in Computer work.
Age: 18yrs—40yrs.

10. Collecting Sarkar: 8 Nos. [UR
- 03, SC – 01, ST- 01, OBC
(Category-A) – 01, OBC (Category-
B)- 01, UR(Ex-service man Gr. C
post) -01]
Qualification : Madhyamik pass
or equivalent with at least 2nd
division marks.
Age: 18yrs—40yrs.

11. Typist: 2 Nos. (UR—1; SC—1)
Qualification : Madhyamik pass
and must have ability to type 30
words per minute  in English and
20 words per minute in Bengali
AND must have knowledge in
Computer work.
Age: 18yrs—40yrs.

12. Lower Division Clerk: 3 Nos.
[UR - 01, ST- 01, UR (Ex-service
man Gr. C post) -01]
Qualification : Madhyamik pass
with English typing speed 30
words per minute  and knowledge
of Computer work.
Age: 18yrs – 40yrs.

13. Clerk-cum-Typists: 2 Nos.
(UR—1; ST—1)
Qualification : Madhyamik pass
with English typing speed 30
words per minute  and Bengali
typing speed 20wpm and
knowledge of Computer work.
Age: 18yrs—40yrs.

14. Assistant Cashier: 1 Nos.
(UR)
Qualification : Madhyamik pass
or equivalent with at least 2nd
Division marks. Candidates must
have experience in Accounting
and in computer work.
Age: 18yrs—40yrs.

15. Asst. Assessment
Inspector: 1 Nos. (UR)
Qualification : Diploma in
Surveyor ship
Age: 25yrs—40yrs.

16. Market Inspector: 2 Nos.
(UR—1; SC—1)
Qualification : Graduate and must
have experience in Accounting
and Computer work.
Age: 21yrs—40yrs.

17. Vehicles Superintendent: 1
Nos. (UR)
Qualification : Diploma in
Automobile Engineer
Age: 21yrs—40yrs.

18. Asst. Tax-Collector: 1 Nos.
(ST)
Qualification : B.Com Graduate
and must have experience in
Accounting and Computer work.
Age: 21ysr—40yrs.

19. Assessment Inspector: 1
Nos. (UR)
Qualification : Diploma in
Surveyor Ship
Age: 25yrs—40yrs.
Age Limits: Age will be counted
as 01-11-2012. Upper age
relaxation is as per norms.
Selection of the candidates will be
through Written Test. Admit card
and date/ venue of Written Test
will be intimated in due course to
the eligible candidates.
How to Apply: Interested and
eligible candidates may apply on
prescribed Application Form. The
Application Form should be
enclosed with Attested copies of
all documents and testimonials
such as – Qualification certificate,
Age proof, Caste and Etc.
Enclose two Nos. Self-addressed
envelopes with requisite Stamps
of Rs.5/- on each and
superscribe – “APPLICATION FOR
THE POST OF ____ CODE NO.___”
Application fee: Rs.100/- for
Group-C posts and Rs.50/- for
Group-D posts in form of
Banker’s Cheque or Demand
Draft.
SC/ST/PH categories do not
need to pay Application fee.
Superscribe the top of the
application form containing
envelope with Name of the post
applied for.
Last Date of Application:
Application form along with
enclosures must reach on or
before 22nd December 2012
(1:30 PM) at the following
address—
The Commissioner,
Siliguri Municipal Corporation
Baghajatin Road,
P.O. Siliguri,
Dist. Darjeeling
Pin code no. 734001

Chapter - 4 Child development and pedagogy

Child development and pedagogy

We all love children since they
bring joy to our lives.
However,some parents get stressed
dealing with them, and especially if
it is their first child.  To avoid this,
the first thing a parent should do
is understand the development
stage of that child. This way, he or
she will be able to identify the
needs of that child, and provide for
them.Here are a few tips to guide
all parents on child development
and pedagogy.

Emotional and social
development of the child:

Emotional development refers to
the ability of a child to express and
feel emotions. Social development
on the other hand refers to the
ability of the child to relate to
others and be independent. When a
child is born, they begin to learn
through every stage of their lives.
Socially and emotionally, chidlren
depend entirely on their parents,
sleep for long hour, are restless
and cry as their form of
communication. Parents at times
feel that the baby is being a
nuisance and some of them,
especially the mothers get stressed.
As a guide development of your
child, parents should understand
that the child can not emotionallly
or socially rely on themselves. This
is a very important tip on child
development and pedagogy.

Physical development:

As a guide to child development
and pedagogy, a parent must
understand how the child is
developing physically. How a
parent can understand this is by
watching the skills of the child. For
example,when the child grabs a
chair to support himself to stand.
Aso, children start to crawl,
attempt to stand up alone,point at
objects,attempt to pick objects or
even dropping and throwing toys.
All these are signs that your child
is developing physically. Some
parents feel burdened because of
have to lift the child up allthe time
or collecting the toys that have
been thrown away. However it is
very important that a parent
understands that this is part of the
development of a child. He or she
should therefore support the child
by helping him pick up the toys
and even encouraging the child to
stand using furniture in the
house.You should provide aslo
provide the toys and play
items.Alos, start reading interesting
stories for you child. You can buy
story books with pictures in it so
that your child some day can try
and emulate what he or she saw.
This way, child pedagogy and
developmeent will be enhanced.

Cognitive development:

As a guide to child development
and pedagogy, the way in which a
child gains the ability to think
creatively. We are all happy to see
our children manage to carry out
difficult tasks. When a child is
born, he may not be able to relate
to sound but with time, he will.
Cognitive signs of a child include
development of ideas and
communication using their eyes. A
parent can aid the child by pulling
faces at the child, displaying
brightly coloured objects, physical
contact and exposing the child to
differnet household noises.This is a
very important guide on child
development and pedagogy.
Speech and languge development
Speech and languge development is
another aspect on the child
development and pedagogy. All
children start by uttering a single
word. They then start combining
the words to make them two. As
they development, they can even
narrate stories. They also start
being very inquisitive.It is
important for parents to talk to
them, use gestures, offer the
children choices and give them
books to look at. Listen to your
child to avoid them from throwing
tantrums and also encourage
them.This is also an important
factor on child development and
pedagogy that should be
considered.

Chapter-3 Child Development and Theories

Child Development:

In modern parenting, child
development has become a very
important subject hence a need to
understand child development
theories. This is in contrast with
ancient times where children were
seen as small adult version and
therefore parents paid very little
attention on their advances in
language usage, physical growth
and cognitive abilities during their
childhood as well as adolescent
stages. Understanding child
development theories is important
for it allows one to appreciate
emotional, cognitive, social,
educational physical and social
growth that they undergo from
birth up to early adulthood. These
child development theories are
mainly categorized as grand
theories which describe all aspects
of development in each stage and
mini-theories which focus on one
aspect of progress.

Psychoanalytic Child
Development Theories:

These theories were authored by
Sigmund Freud. They emphasize
the significance of childhood
experiences and events but more
weight is put on mental disorders
instead of normal functioning.
Freud says that, child development
theories, consists of several of
'psychosexual stages' which are
oral, phallic, latency, and anal as
well as genital stage in their order
of occurrence. He hypothesizes
that, each of the stage has
satisfaction of the libido and plays
a role later in adult personality.
These child development theories
postulates that, if the completion
of the stage does not occur
successfully, the child gets fixated
in that stage which later influences
their adult behavior and
personality.
Erik Erikson proposed several child
development theories which
described human growth all
through the human life. According
to him, each stage in human life is
aimed at solving a conflict. For
instance, in adolescent stage the
primary conflict is to get a sense of
identity. These child development
theories postulate that, failure or
success to resolve the conflict at
every stage affects one overall
functioning. For instance, in
adolescent stage failure to attain
identity results in confusion of
roles. However, the Cognitive child
development theories proposed by
Jean Piaget Postulates that,
children and adults think
differently and that why he came
up with cognitive theory. According
to him, Children play a very active
role to gain world's knowledge
compared to adults. He says that,
children are "little scientists" who
play a very great role in
constructing and understanding
world knowledge.

Behavioral Child Development
Theories:

The idea of these child
development theories focus on
behavior in regard to
environmental interaction and are
based on child development
theories philosophers such as B.F
skinner, Ivan Pavlov and John B.
Watson. They deal with only
observable behavior. In this case
development is measured as a
reaction of punishments, rewards,
reinforcement and stimuli. These
child development theories are
considered different from others
because it does not consider
internal feelings and thoughts but
instead focusses on how knowledge
shapes an individual.

Social Child Development
Theories:

The social child development
theories proposed by John Bowlby
were first theory of social
development. According to him,
relationships at early ages with
care giver play a great role in
development of the child and
continue to affect their relationship
socially throughout their life.
Another sociologist by the name
Albert Bandura also suggested one
of the child development theories
called social education theory. In
his own perspective, children
usually acquire new behaviors by
observing from other people. In
contrast with child development
theories of behavior, he believed
that learning new things was
achieved not only in external
reinforcement but also intrinsic
reinforcements like sense of sense
of satisfaction, accomplishment
and pride may lead to learning.
Children acquire information and
new skills by looking at the actions
of those around them such as
peers, parents, caregivers among
others.

Chapter-2 Stages of Child Development

Stages of Child Development

Bringing a child home for the first
time is both exciting and scary.
Even when a mother has eight
more children in their home, each
child adds a brand new list of
challenges. Presently, there are
many new parenting books on the
market today and they are all
designed to help a parent with
encouraging the child to succeed in
life. Some of these parenting books
focus on various kinds of child
development stages and they can
help the parent with understanding
the stages that their child is
expected to go through.
For instance, there are several
theories that address child
development stages. While some
psychologists say that there are 4
stages of child development, others
may say child development has six
stages. Which means, there are
several distinct theories that have
emerged over time. One of the
most comprehensive theories of
child development stages, however,
was created by Lawrence Kohlberg.
The theory that he developed is
based on six stages and they are
obedience and punishment,
individualism, interpersonal
relations, social order, society and
the Individual, and universality.

Stage One and Two (Obedience
and Punishment, Individualism)
In stages one and two, the child is
introduced to obedience and
punishment, while they also
become aware of individualism.
During these child development
stages, the child learns that there
are rules established by people
who have authority and power over
them (specifically, the adults). In
addition to acknowledging rules,
the child knows that punishment is
the result if they are not followed.
In the first stage the child does not
have a moral sense of what is right
or wrong but they do know how to
avoid being disciplined by the
adult. As the child moves from
child development stages one to
stage two, they begin to realize
each individual is concerned about
his or her best interest. Good and
bad choices become grey instead of
black and white, since everyone
does not think or act the same. It
is called the individualism stage
because they do not view
themselves as part of any group.

Stages Three and Four
(Interpersonal Relations and
Social Order)
Interpersonal Relations and social
order has been classified as child
development stages three and four.
In these stages the child becomes
more aware of others around them.
Therefore, in stage four, they are
more concerned about pleasing
their parents instead of avoiding
punishment. They also begin to
show compassion and empathy for
others. As the child moves from
developing interpersonal relations
to social order, they begin to
identify with society as a whole.
They develop a sense of duty to
their local communities and their
country.

Stages Five and Six (Society and
the Individual, Universality)
In child development stages five
and six, the child will begin to
reevaluate their relationships with
their own country and abroad.
Which means, in child development
stages five they begin to determine
what is right for the societies is
not always right or idea for the
personal values that they hold. As
the child move into child
development stage six, they usually
focus on what is right as it relates
to human dignity issues.

Study material for WBTET 2012- Child development and pedagogy

Chapter -1
Child and Physical Development

Child physical development across
the world is among one of those
most vital issues which needs lots
of care so that young ones get that
good start of their inner desire. It
refers to various ways on how the
child reacts to psychological and
biological changes that usually
come during stages between child
birth and just before adolescence.
A good transition should be
allowed to occur evenly so that
kids move in an organized manner
from dependency world to that
autonomous world of various
ambiguities. Any parent or guardian
enabling such developments will
stand to enjoy the presence of such
children around them because they
will be able to avoid nuisance and
live up to society expectations.
A careful study of child
development is required in order
to get a very understanding of
developmental changes that occur
within the body of the baby. Past
studies have shown that various
changes are influenced by genetic
factors and prenatal events;
however, care is needed so as to
control such factors from affecting
the baby and its development.
Physical development also can
occur due to maturation of the
child which therefore means that
guided growth is necessary for the
baby to mature within the expected
fair path. Other children can
experience physical developments
through some surrounding events
such as learning which always exist
around the environment.
Another factor which contributes
to the child development is the
presence of various interactive
elements between two or more
minds. Parents need to find the
best interactive places and scenes
for their babies to develop the
correct mind for better future to
come by. Levels of intelligence
however, will be developed every
new day by uses of five common
senses held by all children.
Additionally, parents need to be
careful on every stage of their
children development because
some stages demand varying levels
of attention. Relevant and satisfying
items should be presented to
babies according to their ages for
better transformation and also to
improve proper attention that will
encourage many children to get
attracted to some events.
On issues such as body appearance
parents must never be scared at all
because sizes and shapes vary due
to food absorption rates. Some
children can absorb more into the
bloodstream while others at times
may not have that genetic capacity
to absorb more and thus have
slimmer bodies. Nutrition is
however a concern and it needs to
be guided as it affects child
development by greater percentage.
Balanced diets are needed so as to
promote healthy development of
the baby and also control other
body parts from developing other
problems as this can become so
costly to be dealt with by parents
and guardians.
Child physical development finally
may require regular exercises so as
to make the body of the baby to
have adequate metabolism and
hence be in a good position to
burn excess fat. This will assist in
reducing cases of obesity a
situation which can make children
to be wary of their condition and
thus develop unnecessary costly
stresses and depression. There is
need to be closer to children at
varying ages so as to educate them
effectively and give them hope for
the next day. Doing this will
however, improve positive mental
attitude for life and also clear any
confusion existing within the baby.

West Bengal Primary Teachers Recruitment 2012- Notification and information

Applications are invited for the
posts of Assistant Teachers in the
Govt. Aided/Sponsored Primary/
Junior Basic Schools under the
District Primary School Council /
Primary School Council to fill up
the vacancies as mentioned below.
The rules
of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
and other particulars are stated in
the following paragraphs. A
candidate should verify from the
notified rules vide No. 285-SE(EE)/
P/10M-6/09(pt.) dated 24.07.2012
that he/she is eligible for the TET
as
mentioned below:
1. Scale of Pay: Rs. 5400-
Rs.25200/- + Grade Pay as
admissible. Besides pay, the posts
carry allowances as admissible.
2. Qualification:
(a) Citizenship of India or such
other nationalities as are declared
eligible by Government of India,
(b) Higher Secondary pass under
the West Bengal Council of Higher
Secondary Education or its
equivalent with at least 50% marks
and 2-year Diploma in Elementary
Education (by whatever name
known),
(c) Higher Secondary pass under
the West Bengal Council of Higher
Secondary Education or its
equivalent with at least 45% marks
and 2-year Diploma in Elementary
Education (by whatever name
known),
(d) Higher Secondary pass under
the West Bengal Council of Higher
Secondary Education or its
equivalent with at least 50% marks
and Diploma in Education (Special
Education)
or (e) Graduation and two year
Diploma in Elementary Education
(by whatever name known), (f)
Ability to read, write and speak in
the language relating to the
medium for which the candidate
wishes to apply.
Note 1. – A person with D. Ed.
(Special Education) or B. Ed.
(Special Education) qualification
shall, after appointment, undergo
six month special programme in
Elementary Education recognized
by the NCTE.
Note 2 . – The persons having
qualification of Higher Secondary
pass under the West Bengal Council
of Higher Secondary Education or
its equivalent with at least 50%
marks or graduate (irrespective of
marks obtained therein) or
equivalent without 2-year
Diploma in Elementary Education
(by whatever name known) or 4-
year Bachelor of Elementary
Education (B. El. Ed.) or 2-year
Diploma in Education (Special
Education) shall also be eligible
for appearing in the Teacher
Eligibility Test (TET) to be
conducted for appointment of
primary school teachers in the
State upto 31st March, 2014,
subject to condition that those
who are appointed without
professional qualification shall
acquire the
professional qualification within
a period of two (2) years from
the year of appointment.
Provided that in case of Santhali
as medium of instruction, the
candidate shall only require to
possess proficiency of reading,
writing and speaking in OLCHIKI
SCRIPTS. It shall not be
obligatory for the candidates
seeking appointment to the post
of primary school teacher in
Santhali medium schools to have
passed in the specific language
as the first or the second
language in the Higher
Secondary Level or equivalent
for which medium of instruction,
the candidate is seeking
appointment.
Candidates belonging to reserved
categories SC/ST/OBC/PH/EC
shall be allowed relaxation upto
5% in the qualifying marks.
3. Age: Not less than 18 years
and more than 40 years as on
01.01.2012. Relaxation of upper
age for the reserved category
and Exempted Category
candidates shall be as per the
existing Rules of the State
Government.
4. Manner of Selection: (a) The
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
shall be held as per guidelines
issued from time to time by the
National Council for Teacher
Education and a person who will
score 60% or above in the
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
examination shall be considered as
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) pass
provided relaxation upto 5% marks
shall be allowed to the candidates
belonging to the reserved
categories, such SC/ST/OBC/PH/EC.
(b) Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
examination shall be held in 100
marks consisting of the
following five (5) Sections;
(a) Section I – Child
Development – 20 Marks
(b) Section II – Language I – 20
Marks
(c) Section III – Language II – 20
Marks
(d) Section IV – Mathematics –
20 Marks
(e) Section V – Environmental
Science – 20 Marks
Note 1. – All questions shall be
of multiple choice types with
four alternatives out of which
one option will be correct. All
questions shall be compulsory
and each item shall carry one
mark. But there will be no
negative marking.
Note 2. – First Language of the
candidate shall be determined as
per the medium of instruction of
the primary school for which the
vacancy occurred and Second
Language be English.
(c) The Selection Committee shall
call all Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
qualified candidates as mentioned
in sub-rule (2), for the Viva-Voce/
interview. The performance of
the candidates who will be called
for Viva-Voce/interview shall be
assessed out of 10 marks by the
interview Board formed for the
specific purpose.
(d) Thereafter, academic, training,
performance in Teacher Eligibility
Test (TET), Extra Curricular
Activities and performance in Viva-
Voce/interview of the candidates
appeared at the Viva-Voce/
interview shall be computed in the
following
manner as mentioned in Table A
below:-
Table A
(i) Madhyamik pass under the
West Bengal Board of Secondary
Education or its equivalent 10
(ii) Higher Secondary pass under
the West Bengal Council of
Higher Secondary Education or
its equivalent 15
(iii) Training as prescribed in
sub-rule (2) of rule 6 20
(iv) Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
40
(v) Extra Curricular Activities 05
(vi) Total 90
(vii) Viva-Voce or Interview 10
(viii) Total 100
Note 1. – The percentage of marks
to the total full marks obtained by
the candidate in the Madhyamik
Examination or its equivalent
excluding additional marks, if any,
shall be computed as percentage of
10.
Note 2. – The percentage of marks
to the total full marks obtained by
the candidate in the H.S.
Examination or its equivalent
excluding additional marks, if any,
shall be computed as percentage of
15.
Note 3. – 70% and above marks
obtained by the candidate in
Training shall be awarded 20, 50%
above but below 70% marks
obtained by the candidate in
Training shall be awarded 17 and
below 50% marks but passed in the
Training by
the candidate shall be awarded 15.
Note 4. – The percentage of marks
to the total full marks obtained by
the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
qualified candidate in Teacher
Eligibility Test (TET), shall be
computed as percentage of 40.
Note 5. – Maximum five (5) Marks
shall be awarded to the candidates
in the Extra Curriculum Activities
on the following Extra
Curriculum Activities:-
1 Games and Sports 1
2 National Cadet Corps (NCC) 1
3 Arts and Literature 1
4 Performing Art (Drama) 1
5 Music 1
Total 5
(a) A certificate of representation
in the State/National/International
level Games or Sports issued by the
Competent State Govt. or Central
Government Authorities or
agencies, shall be awarded (01)
mark.
(b) Minimum ‘A’ certificate of
National Cadet Corps (NCC) shall be
awarded (01) mark.
(c) A certificate that any essay,
story, short story, drama, poetry
written by the candidate selected
for publication in State Level or
National newspaper or Magazine
(Certificate along with a copy of
publication shall be submitted),
shall be
awarded (01) mark.
(d) A certificate that the candidate
has obtained proficiency in
Performing Art (drama) issued by
National School of Drama or by the
State Government or Central
Government shall be awarded (01)
mark.
(e) A certificate that the candidate
has obtained proficiency in Music
or Instrumental Music issued by
the State Government or Central
Government shall be awarded (01)
mark.
5. Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) will
be conducted by the Board on a
single day throughout the State of
West Bengal.
6. Date of TEACHER ELIGIBILITY
TEST (TET) shall be notified
later.
7. Application Form: Notification
for collection of the Information
Booklet-cum-Application Form on
payment of Rs. 100/- (Rs. 25/- for
SC/ST) will be published on
November 15, 2012 in the
newspapers.