Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Headquarters, Islamabad
(NTS Recruitment Test) Syllabus
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)
Paper Pattern
Senior Broadcast engineer
i) Objective type paper of 100 marks
ii) Time allowed three hours
iii) 80% MCQs from retailed discipline of the degree (Common denominators of all three
degrees). Each question will carry 1 mark
iv) 20% General knowledge (MCQs)
Sub Engineer
i) Objective type paper of 100 marks
ii) Time allowed three hours
iii) 80% MCQs from respective technology. Each question will carry 1 mark
iv) 20% General knowledge (MCQs)
Broadcast Technician
i) Objective type paper of 100 marks
ii) Time allowed three hours
iii) 100MCQs from the related field. Each question will carry 1 mark.
Sub Editor
i) 100 marks paper
ii) Time Allowed Three Hours
iii) 70% descriptive type:-a) 20 marks English essay out of 5 on current topics
b) 20 marks Urdu Essay out of 5 topics on current affairs
c) 15 marks for preparation of Radio News Story from the Daily Dawn
d) 15 marks Urdu Story from Urdu News Paper to be translated into English.
iv) 30% for General knowledge containing MCQs (each question will carry 1 mark and
abbreviation of important National/International Organization)
Producer
i) Paper of 100 marks
ii) Time Allowed three hours
iii) 70% Descriptive type
a) 20 marks English essay one to be attempted out of 5 on Current/Pakistan Affairs.
b) 50 marks for questions in Urdu related to Programme
iv) 30% for General knowledge containing MCQs (each question will carry 1 mark)
Store Keeper
I) General type 100 marks paper of Intermediate level
ii) Time Allowed three hours
iii) 20 marks English essay
iv) 80 marks for MCQs/General Knowledge /IQ test. Each question will carry 1 mark.
Note :- Essay will consist on the topics i.e Economy, Politics, Foreign Policy/Relations, Media,
Culture/Social Issues for the posts of Producer/Sub Editor