Dear Friend The pattern for the exam is as under: The exam consists of two stages- written exam

and an interview. The written exam has two papers. Paper I has two parts. Part A is English Language which is objective type and Pa rt B is General Awareness. The duration for Paper I is 2 hours and it carries a total of 100 marks. Paper II is arithmetic which is conventional type. The duration of Paper II is 2 hours and total marks are 100. Paper I will be fully objective type. The question papers of part B of Paper I a nd Paper II is set in both Hindi and English. The commission can fix qualifying marks for any or all the subjects of the test including Paper II. The answer she ets of Arithmetic paper will be evaluated for only those candidates who secure t he cut-off in Paper I. The questions are asked from basic concepts so there is no need of searching for books. All you need is to practice from the model question papers and guides av ailable in bookstores. For math (arithmetic) can be practiced from maths book of Std- 8,9,10 (Arithmetic only) The english paper consist of basic grammar, common error, word power, prepositio n etc. The general awareness paper contains current affairs and GK. Some of the previous year question paper can be obtained at the following websit es: 1. http://www.indiastudychannel.com/exams/ExamPaper42770.aspx 2. http://examinationpaper.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/ssc-section-officer-commerci al-audit-exam-solved-paper/ 3. http://discuss.itacumens.com/index.php?topic=50151.0 4. http://allexam.blogspot.com/ Good Luck Source: http://entrance-exam.net/forum/general-discussion/study-material-section -officer-exam-punjabi-language-preferably-where-get-sample-papers-92526.html#ixz z4OgRDy5pH