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Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will soon publish the official advertisement for DDA Recruitment 2024. Candidates wishing to secure a job at this organization must start their preparation now with the detailed DDA Syllabus 2024 given here.
The posts advertised by DDA include Assistant Accounts Officer, ASO, Architectural Assistant, Legal Assistant, Naib Tehsildar, Junior Engineer, Patwari and Junior Secretariat Assistant. This article will provide the syllabus for all posts to help you prepare for the upcoming exams.
DDA Selection Process 2024
The Delhi Development Authority will recruit eligible candidates based on the following recruitment process:
- Written Exam followed by a Skill Test (if required for a post)
- Document Verification (DV)
- Medical Examination
DDA Exam Pattern 2024
The DDA Exam Pattern varies for different posts. Some of these posts have only 1 stage of written examination whereas, others may include Preliminary and Mains Stages.
Exam Pattern for DDA ASO
The DDA Assistant Section Officer Exam will consist of two stages. The preliminary stage will have 100 objective questions from Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language & Comprehension.
The second stage has Computer Knowledge as well as a Data Entry Speed Test including the subjects of the Preliminary Stage.
| DDA Exam Pattern 2024 Assistant Section Officer | |||||
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| Stage 1 (Preliminary) | |||||
| Section | Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration | |
| 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 100 Questions | 200 Marks | 1 Hour | |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | ||||
| 3 | General Awareness | ||||
| 4 | English Comprehension | ||||
| Stage 2 (Mains) | |||||
| Session | Section | Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| I | I | Module I- Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 90 Marks | 1 Hour |
| Module II- Reasoning & General Intelligence | 30 | 90 Marks | |||
| II | Module I- English Language and Comprehension | 45 | 135 Marks | 1 Hour | |
| Module II- General Awareness | 25 | 75 Marks | |||
| III | Computer Knowledge (Qualifying in nature) | 20 | 60 Marks | 15 Mins. | |
| II | IV | Data Entry Speed Test (Qualifying in nature) | One Data Entry Task | 15 Mins. | |
DDA Exam Pattern for Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO)
The DDA AAO Exam Pattern includes only one stage of the exam including four common subjects of competitive exams viz. Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension. There will also be some questions related to the role of AAO.
| DDA Exam Pattern 2024 Assistant Accounts Officer | ||||
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| Subject | No. Of Questions | Marks | Duration | |
| 1 | Reasoning | 120 Questions | 120 Marks | 2 Hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | |||
| 3 | General Awareness | |||
| 4 | English language | |||
| 5 | Respective Discipline | |||
| Interview | ||||
DDA Exam Pattern for Assistant, Tehsildar, JE, & Surveyor
The exam pattern for the posts of Architectural Assistant, Legal Assistant, Naib Tehsildar, Junior Civil Engineer, and Surveyor is similar to that of AAO. However, there is no interview for these posts. There will be a CBT of 120 questions to be attempted in 2 Hours.
| DDA Exam Pattern 2024 Architectural Assistant, Legal Assistant, Naib Tehsildar, Junior Engineer (Civil) & Surveyor | ||||
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| Subject | No. Of Questions | Marks | Duration | |
| 1 | Reasoning | 120 Questions | 120 Marks | 2 Hours |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | |||
| 3 | General Awareness | |||
| 4 | English language | |||
| 5 | Respective Discipline | |||
DDA Patwari Exam Pattern 2024
The DDA Exam for Patwari is conducted in two stages. The preliminary exam will be of 2 hours having 120 questions from the following subjects: General Awareness, Reasoning, Maths, Hindi & English, and Basic Computer Knowledge. Tier II or Mains exam will also be of similar pattern but with 200 questions to be attempted in 2 hours only.
| DDA Exam Pattern 2024 For Patwari | ||||
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| STAGE 1 (Preliminary) | ||||
| Section | Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | General Awareness | 120 | 120 | 2 Hours |
| 2 | General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability | |||
| 3 | Arithmetical & Numerical Ability | |||
| 4 | Hindi & English | |||
| 5 | Basic Computer knowledge | |||
| STAGE 2 (Mains) | ||||
| 1 | General Awareness (Special Emphasis on Delhi) |
200 | 200 | 2 Hours |
| 2 | General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability | |||
| 3 | Arithmetical & Numerical Ability | |||
| 4 | English Language & comprehension | |||
| 5 | Hindi or Urdu language and comprehension | |||
| 6 | Basic Computer knowledge | |||
DDA JSA Exam Pattern 2024
The exam for Junior Secretariat Assistant in DDA will also be conducted in two stages. Both these stages will test the candidates on their ability to solve questions from Reasoning, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language. There will be an additional qualifying test on Computer Knowledge as well as a Typing Test in the second stage.
| DDA Exam Pattern 2024 Junior Secretariat Assistant | |||||
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| Stage 1 (Preliminary) | |||||
| Session | Section | Subject | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| I | 1 | General Intelligence and Reasoning | 100 | 200 | 1 Hour |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | ||||
| 3 | General Awareness | ||||
| 4 | English Language | ||||
| Stage 2 (Mains) | |||||
| I | I | Module I – Mathematical Abilities | 30 | 90 | 1 Hour |
| Module II – Reasoning & General Intelligence | 30 | 90 | |||
| II | Module I – English Language and Comprehension | 40 | 120 | 1 Hour | |
| Module II – General Awareness | 20 | 60 | |||
| III | Computer Knowledge (Qualifying) | 15 | 45 | 15 Mins. | |
| II | IV | Skill Test/Typing Test (Mandatory but Qualifying) | 10 Mins. | ||
DDA Syllabus 2024
Here is the DDA Syllabus 2024 according to the post mentioned in the official notification PDF. Candidates must make sure to cover each topic of the syllabus for the posts they have applied.
DDA Assistant Accounts Officer Syllabus
The DDA AAO Syllabus is based on Financial Knowledge, Budgeting, and basic aptitude in GA, Reasoning, English, and Mathematics.
| Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO) Syllabus | |
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| Part II |
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DDA Assistant Section Officer Syllabus
The Assistant Section Officers are expected to have a general knowledge of their surroundings (General Awareness), Reasoning Ability, Mathematical Ability, and Linguistic Skills (English Language and Comprehension). The detailed syllabus for DDA ASO is given below:
| DDA Assistant Section Officer (ASO) Syllabus | |
| Stage I | a) General Intelligence & Reasoning:Â Analogies, similarities and differences, space visualization, spatial orientation, problem-solving, analysis, judgment, decision-making, visual memory, discrimination, observation, relationship concepts, arithmetical reasoning and figural classification, arithmetic number series, non-verbal series, coding and decoding, statement conclusion, syllogistic reasoning etc. The topics are Semantic Analogy, Symbolic/Number Analogy, Figural Analogy, Semantic Classification, Symbolic/Number Classification, Figural Classification, Semantic Series, Number Series, Figural Series, Problem Solving, Word Building, Coding & de-coding, Numerical Operations, symbolic Operations, Trends, Space Orientation, Space Visualization, Venn Diagrams, Drawing inferences, Punched hole/ pattern- folding& un-folding, Figural Pattern-folding and completion, Indexing, Address matching, Date & city matching, Classification of centre codes/roll numbers, Small & Capital letters/numbers coding, decoding and classification, Embedded Figures, Critical thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence.
b) General Awareness: Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around them and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and such matters of everyday observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research. c) Quantitative Aptitude: The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be the computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentages. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Allegation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart. d) English Comprehension: Candidates’ ability to understand correct English, their basic comprehension and writing ability, etc. would be tested. |
| Stage II | Click the link below for the complete Syllabus |
DDA Syllabus 2024 (Post Wise): Click Here to Download
DDA Surveyor Syllabus
The syllabus for the Surveyor post includes a variety of occupation-related topics. The detailed syllabus is given in the following table.
| DDA Surveyor Syllabus | |
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Part-I |
Occupational safety & health, PPE, etc. Basic drawing (consisting of lettering, numbering, a geometrical figure, symbols & representations). Drawing of different scales, and projections, performing site survey and preparing a site plan using chain/tape, prismatic compass, performing AutoCAD drawing. Observation of all safety aspects is mandatory. Safety components like OSH&E, PPE, Fire extinguisher, First Aid, etc. Knowledge of creating drawings using toolbars, commands, and menus. Plotting drawing from CAD. |
| Basic knowledge of Different site surveys using a Plane table (radiation, intersection, traversing, determination of height), Theodolite (measurement of angle, traversing, computation of area), tachometer (determination of horizontal and vertical distance, constants, etc.) Advanced knowledge of site survey using levelling instruments (different levelling – differential, reciprocal, etc.) field book entry, plotting, mapping, calculation of area, preparing traverse drawing, and simple building drawing using CAD. | |
| Topographical map using Level instruments with contours (Interpolation of contour, preparation of section, computation of volume, setting of the simple, compound, reverse, transition, and vertical curve), performing survey using Total Station and preparation of map (measurement of angle, coordinates, and heights, downloading survey data and plotting), making of a site plan by Cadastral survey (preparation of site plan, calculation of plot area, etc.), performing road project survey (location survey and preparation of route map, profile/longitudinal/cross-sectional levelling, and plotting) and survey drawing using CAD. | |
| Drawing of cartographic projection, setting, and application of GIS & GPS techniques in various fields, collection, and processing of data, performing hydrographic survey (determining hydrographic depth, measuring the velocity of flow, determining the cross-sectional area of the river, calculating the discharge of a river, etc.). Basic knowledge about performing transmission line site survey (making of alignment, conducting a detailed survey, final location survey, and making of tower foundation pit point), performing railway line site survey, drawing of building by CAD and preparation of estimation, etc. | |
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Demonstrate knowledge of concepts and principles of basic arithmetic, algebraic, trigonometric, statistics, and coordinate systems and apply knowledge of the specific areas to perform practical operations. |
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| Part-II |
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DDA Patwari Syllabus
The Patwari exam will consist of two stages. The syllabus for both Prelims and Mains is given below:
| DDA Patwari Syllabus | |
| Stage I (Preliminary) | General Awareness
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General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability
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Arithmetical & Numerical Ability
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Hindi Language & Comprehension and English Language & Comprehension
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| Basic computer knowledge
Computer Basics:
Computer Software:
Information Technology and Society:
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| Stage II | General Awareness
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General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability
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Arithmetical & Numerical Ability
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Hindi Language & Comprehension and English Language & Comprehension
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| Basic computer knowledge
Computer Basics:
Input Devices and Software:
Information Technology and Society:
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DDA Junior Secretariat Assistant Syllabus
A comprehensive syllabus for the DDA JSA exam has been attached below along with the CPT details. Candidates must make sure that they practice all sections equally to ensure their chances of selection.
| DDA JSA Syllabus 2024 | |
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Stage -I |
General Intelligence & Reasoning
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General Awareness
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Quantitative Aptitude
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English Language & Comprehension
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| Stage-II | Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)
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DDA Syllabus PDF
For the convenience of the candidates preparing for the DDA Exam 2024, we have provided the post-wise detailed DDA Syllabus PDF here. Download now and prepare with ease while referring to the syllabus.
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