PSSSB Labour Inspector study plan

Map the Labour and Industrial Law syllabus into a one-page index covering the Industrial Disputes Act 1947, Factories Act 1948, Payment of Wages Act 1936, Minimum Wages Act 1948, and Employees' Compensation Act 1923.

Read and annotate the definitions and scope clauses of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947, writing a plain-language summary of each key term such as 'industry', 'workman', 'award', and 'industrial dispute'.

Build a flashcard deck of 60 statutory definitions and section numbers drawn from the five core central statutes, tagging each card by statute.

Solve 30 domain-1 multiple-choice questions on definitions and scope, and log every wrong answer with the correct section reference.

Outline the dispute-resolution machinery under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947, covering conciliation officers, boards of conciliation, courts of inquiry, labour courts, and industrial tribunals, and state the threshold limits that decide which forum applies.

Summarise the law on strikes, lock-outs, lay-off, retrenchment, and unfair labour practice, writing the notice and compensation conditions in numbered form.

Compare the standing orders framework under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946 with the disciplinary procedure followed in industrial establishments.

Attempt 40 mixed questions on dispute resolution and working conditions, then rewrite the five most-missed rules in your own words.

Tabulate the wage-related statutes, listing for the Payment of Wages Act 1936, Minimum Wages Act 1948, Payment of Bonus Act 1965, and Equal Remuneration Act 1976 the coverage, wage ceiling, wage period, and authority for claims.

Compute ten worked examples on deduction limits, overtime, bonus eligibility, and minimum wage calculations, showing each step.

State the contribution rates, wage ceilings, and benefit heads under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 and the Employees' State Insurance Act 1948.

Draft a one-page comparison of the Code on Wages 2019 provisions against the four older wage statutes, noting what changes for an inspector.

Compile the Punjab-specific labour statutes and rules, recording for each the short title, year, applicability, and the inspecting authority, including Punjab shops and commercial establishments law, Punjab industrial establishments rules, and Punjab labour welfare fund provisions.

Explain the role and powers of a Labour Inspector under the Factories Act 1948 and the Punjab rules, listing inspection powers, notice powers, and prosecution duties.

Summarise the Factories Act 1948 safety and welfare provisions by chapter, noting the thresholds for canteens, crèches, restrooms, and safety officers.

Answer 50 domain-1 and domain-8 questions under timed conditions and grade them against the statute index.

Build a Punjab general knowledge sheet covering districts, divisions, rivers, canals, major cities, and administrative headquarters, verifying each fact against a reliable source.

Record current Punjab developments from the past twelve months, covering state schemes, budget highlights, labour and welfare initiatives, and appointments to key offices.

Summarise national current affairs relevant to labour administration, including recent labour code implementation news and social security scheme changes.

Explain the administrative practice chain for a labour inspector: complaint receipt, inspection, show-cause notice, compounding, and prosecution, writing each step with its documentary requirement.

Drill arithmetic fundamentals covering percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, profit and loss, and simple and compound interest, solving 20 problems per topic with a timer.

Practise time-speed-distance, time and work, mensuration, and data interpretation sets, targeting one minute per question and recording accuracy per topic.

Work through reasoning sets on series, coding-decoding, blood relations, direction sense, syllogism, and seating arrangement, writing the rule used for each solved item.

Take two full-length mock tests of quantitative aptitude and reasoning combined and prepare a topic-wise accuracy table.

Revise English grammar rules for error spotting, sentence correction, fill-in-the-blanks, synonyms, antonyms, and idioms, completing 100 practice items and logging recurring error types.

Practise Punjabi comprehension by reading two passages daily and answering vocabulary, grammar, and inference questions, noting Gurmukhi spelling and gender-agreement errors.

Cover computer awareness fundamentals including hardware, operating systems, MS Office, internet and email, networking basics, and cyber security, making a 50-term glossary.

Solve previous-style questions on computer awareness and English usage under timed conditions and record scores by subtopic.

Take three full-length mock tests in the actual section order and time limit, and analyse each within 24 hours.

Revise the statute index, Punjab sheet, wage tables, and computer glossary in three spaced passes across the week.

Re-solve every question missed in weeks 1 to 7, marking items still wrong for a final targeted review.

Prepare an exam-day checklist covering admit card, identification, section strategy, and time allocation per section.