LokSabha Recruitment 2020: 12 Parliamentary Interpreter Posts - Offline Form

Educational Qualification For LokSabha Parliamentary Interpreter Recruitment 2020

1. For English/ Hindi Interpreters (QLFNS):- Master’s degree in English with the medium of Hindi language up to Degree Level
OR
Master’s degree in Hindi with the medium of English language up to Degree Level.
Desirable:

1. Experience in translation or interpretation work; and
2. Certificate in computer course recognized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)/ National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) or courses equivalent to ‘O’ Level in terms of syllabus and duration of course as prescribed by NIELIT.
3. Upper Age Limit:- 27 years.

2. For Regional Language Interpreters (QLFNS):- Master’s degree in English or any other discipline (with English as a medium of instruction) with regional language concerned up to Degree Level.
Desirable:

1. Experience in translation or interpretation work; and
2. Certificate in computer course recognized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)/ National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) or courses equivalent to ‘O’ Level in terms of syllabus and duration of course as prescribed by NIELIT.
3. Upper Age Limit:- 35 years.

Selection Procedure For LokSabha Parliamentary Interpreter Recruitment 2020

Eligible candidates will have to appear in the Oration Test/ Written Test/ Simultaneous Interpretation Test/ Personal Interview as follows:-
1. Oration Test: Candidates will be subjected to an Oration test which will be of 200 marks. During the Oration test, a candidate for the post of Regional Language Interpreter will be required to speak extempore in English for 3 minutes on any one of the 7 topics given to her/him. A candidate for the post of English/ Hindi Interpreter will, however, be required to speak for 3 minutes in English and 3 minutes in Hindi on any one of the 7 topics in English and 7 topics in Hindi that will be placed before the candidate. The objective is to assess fluency; language content; style, pronunciation and accent; material content; and voice of the candidates.

2. Written Test: Only those candidates who qualify the Oration Test at the required standards will be allowed to appear in a Written Test comprising the following papers:-

• For Regional Language Interpreters
  i) 50 Multiple choice objective type questions each on General Knowledge & Current Affairs; General English; and General regional language concerned - 150 Marks (75 Minutes); and
  ii) Translation from concerning language to English which will be of 200 Marks (1 Hour).
• For English/ Hindi Interpreters
  i) 50 Multiple choice objective type questions each on General Knowledge & Current Affairs; General English; and General Hindi - 150 Marks (75 Minutes); and
  ii) Translation from English to Hindi of 100 Marks and from Hindi to English of 100 Marks (2 Hours).
• Candidates will have to qualify both papers of the Written Test and components thereof at the requisite standards. Paper-II of only those candidates will be evaluated who secure the minimum qualifying marks in each component of Paper-I. Only those candidates who qualify the Written Test will be allowed to appear in the Simultaneous Interpretation Test. Prior to that, they would be provided with one or two-day training in simultaneous interpretation. The actual period of training will be intimated to the candidate's vide call letter.

3. Simultaneous Interpretation Test For;

1. Regional Language Interpreters - from concerning language to English (10 Minutes) which will be of 200 Marks; and
2. English/ Hindi Interpreters - from English to Hindi (5 Minutes) of 100 Marks and from Hindi to English (5 Minutes) of 100 Marks. The performance of the candidates will be assessed under five specific parameters, i.e. Coverage; Accuracy; Style and Diction; Continuity of Interpretation; and Voice, Pronunciation, and Accent.
3. Only those candidates who qualify the Simultaneous Interpretation Test at the required standards will be allowed to appear in the Personal Interview.

4. Personal Interview: The personal interview will carry 50 Marks. Candidates will have to qualify the Personal Interview at the requisite standards. From amongst the candidates who qualify Personal Interview, the selection will be made on the basis of the overall performance of the candidates in the Oration Test, Written Test, Simultaneous Interpretation Test, and Personal Interview, subject to availability of vacancies.

The candidates belonging to SC, ST and OBC categories availing the benefit of their category for qualifying the written test and/or the Personal Interview and/or in age will not be entitled to occupy 'UR' vacancy.

How To Apply For LokSabha Parliamentary Interpreter Recruitment 2020

Applicants must fill up all the columns of application form properly. Single/ consolidated SCANNED PDF of the signed application along with its enclosures and complete in all respects should be mailed to the recruitment-lss@sansad.nic.in. The filename of the SCANNED PDF attached should invariably indicate the name and date of birth of the applicant.