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Regional Centre: KOLKATA
Objectives
This course has been designed keeping in view the developments in the area of Secretarial Practice over the few years. The work of an Office Secretary has undergone lot of changes and this course aims to cover all the changed work responsibility of an Office/ Private Secretary. The course components also discuss Computer Applications in Office which has been developed to enable learners to work on the Computer. Knowledge of working on the computer is now an essential job requirement for any Private Secretary/ Personal Assistant. The course aims to equip learners with the art of drafting official correspondences independently. The course also lets learners develop the skill of stenography which is indispensable in business, profession, vocation and administration wherever it is desirable to have a quick and neat record of the spoken words and getting it transcribed from shorthand to longhand on the Typewriter/ computer. After pursuing the course learners can get job opportunity to work as private secretary or personal assistant in multinational companies, private offices, banks, institutes, colleges and schools, social organization etc.
Medium of Instruction
Hindi and English
Entry Level
12th Pass
Course Duration
One Year
Essential Course Duration
400 Hours
Course Fee
Rs. 6000/-
Course Components
| S.No | Title of Component | Essential Contact Hrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theory | Practical | ||
| 1 | Secretarial Procedure | 40 | 20 |
| 2 | Computer Applications in Office | 50 | 100 |
| 3 | Business Communication | 40 | -- |
| 4 | Shorthand Writing (English) | 50 | 100 |
| Total Duration | 400 Hours | ||
Scheme of Examination
| S.No | Name of the subject / Modules | Time (in hrs.) | Marks | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory | Practical | Theory | Practical | Internal Assessment | |||
| 1 | Secretarial Procedure (412) | 3 | 2 | 70 | 30 | - | 100 |
| 2 | Computer Applications in Office (413) | 2 | 2.5 | 30 | 70 | - | 100 |
| 3 | Business Communication (414) | 3 | -- | 100 | --/td> | - | 100 |
| 4 | Shorthand Writing (English) (415) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 30 | 70 | - | 100 |
Passing Criteria
| S.No | Name of the subject | Certification criteria (percentage) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theory | Practical | Internal Assessment | Aggregate in each paper module | ||
| 1 | Secretarial Procedure (412) | 40 | 50 | - | - |
| 2 | Computer Applications in Office (413) | 40 | 50 | - | 50 |
| 3 | Business Communication (414) | 40 | 50 | - | 50 |
| 4 | Shorthand Writing (English) (415) | 40 | 50 | - | 50 |
