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Director General (Chief Librarian) (BS-20), National Library
Test pattern
- MCQs in total
- 200
- Part-I
- 100
- Part-II (Professional)
- 100
- Qualifying standard
- 50%
- Per wrong answer
- −0.25
Syllabus
Part-I
English (40 Marks)
- Comprehension
- Grammar Usage
- Vocabulary
- Sentence Structuring
- Sentence Correction
- Grouping of Words
- Pairs of Words
- Idiomatic Phrases
- Synonyms/ Antonyms
- Translation
Constitution/Rules (60 Marks)
- Constitution of Pakistan
- Rules of Business
- Civil Servants Act & rules made thereunder
- General Financial Rules, 2025
- Financial Management and Powers of Principal Accounting Officers Regulations, 2021
Part-IIProfessional
100 marksUse of Emerging Technologies in Library
- Information and other Library Technologies
- Hardware
- Software
- Operating System
- Telecommunications and Networks
- Internet and the www
- Barcode Technology
- Wireless Technology and Virtual Private Network (VPN)
- Social Networking
- Word Processing
- Spreadsheets
- Presentation Software
- Desktop Publishing
- Databases
- Library Security Systems
- Tele-lifts
- Digitization Hardware and Software
- Reprographic Technology
Organization of Information
- Systems for Organization of Information
- Environments
- Storage and Retrieval Tools
- Encoding Standards
- Cataloguing Codes
- Current Systems
- The Information Organization Process
- Surrogate/ Metadata Records: Description, Access
- Authority Control
- Subject Access
- Analysis
- Verbal Subject Approaches
- Classification
- Organization and Administration
- Arrangement
- Management Issues
- Problems of Information Organization in Pakistan
Basic Reference Sources
- Definition
- Evaluation Criteria
- Bibliographies-- General Bibliographies, Basic Guides To Reference Materials, Library Catalogues
- Serials Guides
- Indexes and Abstracts
- HEC NDL
- Dictionaries and Thesauri
- Almanacs And Fact Books
- Encyclopaedias
- Directories
- Biographical Sources
- Geographical Sources-- Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- Reference Websites
Management of Library and Information Services
- Basic Theories and Principles of Administration for Effective Management of Public, Academic, and Special Libraries and Information Centres with emphasis on Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting, and Budgeting
- Administrative Aspects of Public and Technical Services, Facilities, Rules and Regulations, Evaluation, Public Relations, Inter-Agency Cooperation, and Change Management
- Library Space Management
Governance & Public Administration
- Principles of Public Administration
- Bureaucratic System & Reforms
- E-governance and digital transformation
- Policy formulation and implementation
- Ethics
- Accountability and Transparency
- Nature and Scope of Public Administration
- Role of Public Administration in Welfare State
Human Resource and Financial Management
- Definition, Significance and Scope of Human Resource Management
- Organization--Types of Organization, Theory of Organization, Principles of Organization, Organization of the Federal and Provincial Governments, Public Sector Enterprises
- Approaches to Human Resource Management
- Personnel Administration--Tools of Personnel Management: Selection, Training, Promotion, Compensation, Discipline
- Communication, Communication Channels and Principles of Public Relations
- Human Behaviour and Organizations Administration
- Elements of Financial Administration, Performance Programmed Budgeting, Capital Budget, Principles of Budgeting, Auditing and Accounting
- Secretariat Instructions and Office Procedures