PROSPECTUS-CUM-GUIDELINES
STATE ELIGIBILITY TESTIN
Computer Appreciation & Applications (SETC)
HARYANA STATE ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED
HARTRON BHAWAN, Bays No.73-76, Sector-2,
Panchkula-134109, Phone: 0172-2577570
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Government of Haryana vide Notification No. 42/164/2008-3GS-II
dated 7th November, 2013 has decided that Haryana State Electronics
Development Corporation Limited (HARTRON) shall conduct the State
Eligibility Test in Computer Appreciation & Applications (SETC) for
clerks. As per instruction dated 17.11.18, SETC shall be mandatory
for all the currently working clerks (whether regular or contractual)
for grant of increment in his/her pay scale. The definition of Clerk
includes Clerk-cum Computer operator, Office Associate, Clerk-cum-
Data Entry Operator, Steno-typists, Data Entry Operator and Clerk-
cum-Typist.
2.0 OBJECTS OF THE SCHEME
a) To achieve 100% IT literacy in Government offices. IT literacy will
have a minimum level of defined proficiency which will include
word processing, e-mail, data entry and access etc.
b) To give impetus to e-Governance projects and its applications in
Government offices.
c) Up gradation of the standard and quality of administration.
3.0 SCHEME OF TEST
The SETC would consist of two papers:
Part-I: An objective type on-line test comprising of 50 questions with
four options of answers in English language only. The pass percentage
for on-line test shall be 50%. The questions will be on the following
topics:
(i) Introduction to Computer
(ii) Introduction to Windows
(iii) Word Processing
(iv) Spread-Sheet
(v) PowerPoint
(vi) Internet
(vii) WWW and Web Browsers
(viii) Introduction to E-mail
Part-II: Typing Speed 30 words per minute in English and 25 words per
minute in Hindi converted with equivalent key depressions in both
cases, as the typing speed would be tested on computer. Speed test
in typing in English and/or Hindi of five minutes duration. A candidate
has to appear for speed test in typing in English or Hindi or both the
languages. The candidate should select specify his/her language
option(s) for speed test in typing in the online application form. The
Hindi typing test shall be conducted in the KRUTI DEV 010 font.
Typing test will be conducted of such candidates only, who will pass
the on-line test (Part-I) or who is exempted under notification issued
by the State Govt. time to time.
4.0 SYLLABUS
The detailed Syllabus is placed below as Annexure ‘A’.
5.0 SCHEDULE OF TEST/E-ADMIT CARD
The tests mentioned at 3.0 above will be held at ERDC, UdhyogVihar-
I, Gurugram/HARTRON BHAWAN, BAYS NO. 73-76, SECTOR-2,
PANCHKULA. The Candidates can inform his preference for venue.
However, HARTRON can a lot any venue depending upon the
capacity/availability of seats.The date, time and venue of the test
will be mentioned on e-Admit card. NO INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATION SHALL
BE SENT TO THE CANDIDATES. All the communication with regard to
conduct of SETC Test shall be displayed through HARTRON
website. Thus, the candidates are advised to check the website
i.e. hartron.org.inon regular basis.
6.0 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The candidates should be existing/ newly recruited Clerks, Clerk-cum
Computer Operator, Office Associate, Clerk-cum-Data Entry
Operator, Steno-typists, Data Entry Operator and Clerk-cum-Typist
Government Departments/ Boards/ Corporations/ Agencies etc. of
State of Haryana for appearing in SETC test.
7.0 APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applicant is required to apply online through HARTRON
Website hartron.org.in. Applicant should fill up all required
information in the online form correctly. Every application will be
allotted a unique Registration Number. Applicant will see his/her
application form summary when click on save & preview
button. Before submission of fee, applicant should check his/her all
details and make necessary corrections, under option Edit/Update.
After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application
form, applicant is required to pay fee of Rs 590/-(five hundred ninety
Rupees) for not-exempted applicant and Rs. 354(three hundred fifty
four) for exempted applicant plus Bank Charges* through the
payment gateway integrated with application.
8.0 Verification of Documents/e-Admit card
The candidates are allowed to enter in examination lab after
verification of identity card, proof of employment and if any
employee wants exemption from Computer Knowledge Test, he/ she
must also bring the original certificate/ document for claiming
exemption. For this, the candidates must bring all the original as well
as photocopy of documents and aadhar-card at the time of test.
9.0 ROLL NUMBER AND CENTRE FOR EXAMINATION
a) The appearance in the test shall only be after verification of
the Identity Card/ Proof of employment of the employee.
b) SETC test will be held at at ERDC, UdhyogVihar-I,
Gurugram/HARTRON BHAWAN, bays no 73-76, Sector-2,
Panchkula.The Candidates can inform his preference for
venue. However, HARTRON can a lot any venue depending
upon the capacity/availability of seats. No request for
change of examination centre will be entertained.
c) Do not send the Application Form printout by post/courier or
any other source. Please bring the printouts of Application
Form and e-admit card with duly filled section
“Verification Section by the office of the
employee” in application form duly signed & stamped of
competent authority of your office at the time of appearing
of test.
10.0 ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE
Only those candidates/ employees, who pass both the tests (Paper-I
& Paper-II) and for exempted category who will pass typing test on
computer (Paper-II only) will be awarded a certificate, which shall be
issued by Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Limited
on behalf of State Government. In the certificate the language
(English and/or Hindi) of typing test (on computer) passed will be
specified.
11.0 MODE OF PAYMENT OF FEE
The Candidates/ Employees shall make the payment of Rs.590/- for
both test (Part-I & Part-II) and Rs.354/- for typing test Part-II only (on
computer) i.e. for exempted category plus Bank Charges* through
online mode only.
*Bank charges: debit card NIL, Credit card NIL, internet banking
ranging between Rs. 10 to 12/-(Approx).
12.0 EXEMPTION FROM ONLINE TEST
The employee who are having the qualification/ certificate
mentioned at point no.9 in the notification dated 07.11.2013 and as
per order dated 19.09.2019, 26.06.2020 and 02.09.2020 is exempted
from Basic Computer Knowledge Test i.e. 1st part of SETC test.
13.0 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
i. The SETC test shall be conducted only for existing/ newly
recruited Clerk includes Clerk-cum Computer operator, Office
Associate, Clerk-cum-Data Entry Operator, Steno-typists, Data Entry
Operator and Clerk-cum-Typist of Government Departments/
Boards/ Corporations/ Agencies etc. of State of Haryana.
ii. If the Signature/Photograph of the Applicant did not match at
the time of test then the form will be rejected straight away.
iii. In case the applicant fails to deposit the fee, his/her application
shall stand automatically cancelled/ rejected and shall not be
considered for further processing.
iv. A candidate is allowed to submit only one application form. If a
candidate submits more than one application form, the
candidature of the applicant will be rejected.
v. Please bring the printouts of Application Form and e-admit
card with duly filled section “Verification Section by the
office of the employee” in application form duly signed &
stamped of competent authority and in case of claiming
exemption from On-line test then he/she may also attach the
duly self attested copy of passed course/ certificate/ degree
with the application form.
vi. No acknowledgement card will be sent to the candidate.
Applicant should download the e-admit card on scheduled date
mention on Hartron website and bring the same at the time of
appearing of test.
vii. The application system is not checking your eligibility while
submission. Hence you are required to ensure your eligibility
w.r.t our notifications/letters before applying. Mere submission
of application will not guarantee the candidature for further
process.
viii. In case a candidate/ employee do not fulfill the eligibility
conditions, the application form will be rejected straightway.
ix. In case a candidate/ employee is found to have concealed any
material facts/given wrong information, his/her application will
be rejected.
x. The candidates/ employees should be present at the
Examination Centre, as mention on e-admit card half an hour
before the commencement of the test.
xi. At the time of test, the candidates/ employees should bring
original identity card/ certificate issued from the employer in
proof of employment and the certificate/ documents claiming
exemption from Basic Computer Knowledge Test i.e. 1st part
of SETC Test for eligibility.
xii. The conduct of test is subject to the verification of original
documents/ certificates mentioned at point no. xii at the time
of test. If any candidate/ employee is found ineligible at a
later stage, even after conduct of test, his/ her test/
certificate will be cancelled automatically.
xiii. The candidates/ employees found using or attempting to use any
unfair means shall be disqualified, besides other punitive
measures.
xiv. No candidate/ employee shall be permitted to leave the
examination Centre earlier than the time fixed for the test.
xv. The use of calculating and communication aids and electronic
devices like mobile phone, calculator & I-Pod etc. are not
permitted and are not allowed in the examination hall.
xvi. The candidates/ employees must read the instructions pasted in-
side and out-side the examination hall.
xvii. Application fee is non-refundable.
xviii. There is no provision for re-evaluation/re-checking of the
answer sheets. Therefore, no request in this regard shall be
entertained.
xix. The decision of the Managing Director/Chairman, Haryana
State Electronics Development Corporation Limited,
Chandigarh shall be final and binding in all respects.
xx. All legal disputes with regard to the SETC will be subject to the
jurisdiction of Chandigarh only.
Annexure ‘A’
SYLLABUS
Introduction to Computer
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Objective
1.2 What is Computer
1.2.1 Advantage/Disadvantage of Computer
1.2.2 History of Computer
1.2.3 Generation of Computer
1.2.4 Basic applications of computer
1.2.5 Entertainment
1.2.6 e-governance
1.3 Components of Computer System
1.3.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1.3.2 VDU
1.3.3 Keyboard and Mouse
1.3.4 Other input/output Devices
1.3.5 Computer Organization
1.3.6 Computer Memory – Primary & Secondary, Ram & Rom,
units of memory
1.4 Introduction to Computer Peripherals
1.4.1 Connecting keyboard, mouse, monitor and printer to CPU
1.4.2 Use of Mouse
1.4.3 Working with left Mouse Button
1.4.4 Working with right Mouse Button
1.4.5 Checking Power Supply
1.5 Concepts of Hardware and Software
1.5.1 Hardware
1.5.2 Software
1.5.2.1 Application software
1.5.2.2 Systems software
1.6 Classifications of Computers
1.6.1 Representation of data/Information concepts of data
Processing
1.6.2 Data and Information
1.6.3 Storage of Data/Information as files
Introduction to Windows
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Objective
2.2 Operating System
2.2.1 What is Operating System
2.2.2 Types of Operating System
2.3 Operating System and Basics of Windows
2.3.1 User Interface
2.3.2 Using Mouse and Moving Icons on the screen
2.3.3 My Computer
2.3.4 Starting an application using start button, minimize,
maximize, restore and closing of window
2.3.5 Taskbar
2.3.6 Status Bar
2.3.7 Recycle Bin
2.4 Start Button and Menu selection etc.
2.4.1 Running an Application
2.4.2 Windows Explorer
2.4.3 Creating, Deleting and Renaming of files and folders
2.4.4 Opening and closing of different Windows etc.
2.5 Windows Setting
2.5.1 Control Panels
2.5.2 Wall Papers and Screen Savers
2.5.3 Setting the date and Sound etc.
2.5.4 Using Help
2.5.5 Display Properties
2.6 Advanced Windows
2.6.1 Using Right Mouse Button
2.6.2 Creating short cuts
2.6.3 Basics of window set up
2.6.4 Notepad
2.6.5 Window Accessories
2.7 Using Multimedia:
2.7.1 Playing CD’s/DVD’s
2.7.2 Using Media Player
2.7.3 Sound Recorder
Word Processing
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Objectives
3.2 Word Processing Basics
3.2.1 Opening Word Processing Package
3.2.2 Menu Bar
3.2.3 Toolbar
3.2.4 Using Help
3.2.5 Using Icons below Menu Bar
3.3 Opening Documents and Closing Documents
3.3.1 Opening Documents
3.3.2 Save and Save as
3.3.3 Page Setup
3.3.4 Print Preview
3.3.5 Printing of Documents & Other Properties
3.4 Display/Hiding of Paragraph Marks
3.4.1 Moving Around in a Document
3.4.2 Scrolling the Document, Scrolling by line/paragraph
3.4.3 Fast Scrolling and Moving Pages
3.4.4 Using a Document/Help Wizard
3.5 Text Creation and editing
3.5.1 Creating a document
3.5.2 Selecting & moving text
3.5.3 Spell checking
3.5.4 Text Selection
3.5.5 Editing with cut, copy & paste
3.5.6 Undo & Redo
3.5.7 Find and Replace
3.5.8 Thesaurus
3.5.9 Paragraph and Tab Setting
3.6 Formatting the Text
3.6.1 Font and Size selection
3.6.2 Bold, Italic and Underline
3.6.3 Alignment of Text: Center, Left, Right and Justify etc
3.6.4 Bullet and Numbering
3.6.5 Border and Shading, Change Case
3.6.6 Working with tabs, Indents & Spacing
3.6.7 Formatting paragraphs, using columns
3.7 Table Manipulation
3.7.1 Concept of table: Rows, Columns and Cells
3.7.2 Draw Table
3.7.3 Changing cell Width and Height
3.7.4 Alignment of Text in Cell
3.7.5 Copying of cell
3.7.6 Delete/insertion of row and columns
3.7.7 Borders for Table
3.7.8 Deleting a table
3.7.9 Splitting and merging cells
3.7.10 Converting table to text
3.7.11 Setting table properties
3.8 Mail Merge
3.9 Printing
3.9.1 Print Preview
3.9.2 Print a selected page, etc.
3.9.3 Paper Orientation
3.9.4 Paper setting/Margin
Spread-Sheet
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Objectives
4.2 Elements of Electronics Spread Sheet
4.2.1 Application/usage of Electronic Spread Sheet
4.2.2 Opening of Spread Sheet
4.2.3 Menu bar
4.2.4 Saving Workbook
4.2.5 Creation of cells and addressing of cells
4.2.6 Inserting new rows & Columns, Worksheets
4.2.7 Editing rows/columns height & width
4.2.8 Renaming, Deleting and Moving a Worksheet
4.3 Manipulation of Cells
4.3.1 Cell Addressing
4.3.2 Enter texts
4.3.3 Numbers and Dates
4.3.4 Cell Height and Width
4.3.5 Copying of cells etc.
4.4 Formulas
4.4.1 Using Formulas
4.4.2 Using basic functions & formulas a cell
4.4.3 Sum function
4.4.4 Average
4.4.5 Percentage, Other functions.
4.5 Function
4.5.1 Data Sorting
4.5.2 Using Subtotals
4.5.3 Applying filters
4.6 Chart
4.6.1 Inserting Chart
4.6.2 Formatting chart
4.7 Spread Sheets for Small Accountings
4.7.1 Maintaining invoices/budgets
4.7.2 Totaling of various transactions
4.7.3 Maintaining daily & monthly sales report
Power-point
5.0 Introduction to PowerPoint, What is PowerPoint, starting
PowerPoint, creating and opening a presentation,
5.1 PowerPoint views, moving between slides, saving/ closing a
presentation, exiting PowerPoint,
5.2 Creating a new presentation using the auto content wizard and
slide layout. Creating a new presentation using different
layouts,
5.3 Customizing Presentation:- changing the text formats, adding
bullets, aligning text.
5.4 Formatting Slides:- Using Color Schemes, background Color
and Designs, Adding Pictures/ Graphics on Slide,
5.5 Adding Header and Footer, changing slide layouts,
5.6 Adding charts of different types to slide, organization chart,
Slide show,
5.7 Using slide transition:- giving timing, sound and adding
animations to slides and using preset animations,
5.8 Using Drawing Toolbar,
5.9 Slide Master View,
5.10 Using Custom Animation:- Animating pictures and Text with
Sound effects
5.11 Using Page Setup and printing
Internet
6.0 Introduction
6.1 Objectives
6.2 Basic of Computer networks
6.2.1 Local Area Network (LAN)
6.2.2 Wide Area Network (WAN)
6.3 Internet
6.3.1 Concept of Internet
6.3.2 Application of Internet
6.3.3 Advantages of Internet
6.3.4 Connecting Internet
6.4 Internet service providers (ISP)
6.4.1 Internet Access
6.4.2 Broad Band
6.4.3 Dial-Up
6.4.4 Wi-Fi
6.4.5 Troubleshooting
WWW and Web Browsers
7.0 Introduction
7.1 Objectives
7.2 World Wide Web (WWW)
7.3 Web Browser
7.3.1 Internet Explorer
7.3.2 Netscape Communicator
7.4 Search Engine and Surfing the Internet
7.4.1 URL address
7.4.2 Searching over the Web
7.4.3 Moving Around in a web-site
7.4.4 Printing and saving web pages
7.4.5 Uploading and Downloading
7.4.6 Chatting
Introduction to E-mail
8.0 Introduction
8.1 Objectives
8.2 Basic of Electronic Mail
8.3 Creating new e-mail account
8.4 What is an Electronic mail
8.4.1 Email addressing
8.4.2 Mailbox: Inbox and outbox
8.5 Sending & checking mails
8.5.1 Creating an E-mail
8.5.2 Viewing an E-mail
8.5.3 Sending an Email
8.5.4 Replying to an E-mail message
8.5.5 Forwarding an e-mail message
8.5.6 Sorting and searching emails
8.5.7 Saving mails
8.5.8 Sending same mail to various users etc.
8.6 Document Handling
8.6.1 Sending soft copy as attachment
8.6.2 Sending a portion of document as email
8.7 Visiting various sites.
For any enquiry about the SETC test, please contact
Ph.: 0172-2577570
Or
Communicate with the following officers :-
Nirmal Parkash,
Assistant General Manager,
Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd.,
Hartron Bhawan, Bays 73-76, Sector-2,
Panchkula.
