Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the Main Examination (written part as well as interview) would determine their final ranking. Candidates will be allotted to the various Services keeping in view their ranks in the examination and the preferences expressed by them for the various Services and posts.
Scheme and subjects for the Preliminary and Main Examinations.
General Instructions (Preliminary as well as Main Examination)
The examination will consist of two papers.
Interview Test will carry 300 marks.
(ii) Evaluation of the papers, namely, 'Essay, General Studies' and 'Optional subjects' of all the candidates would be done simultaneously along with evaluation of their qualifying papers on 'Indian Languages' and 'English' but the papers on 'Essay', 'General Studies' and 'Optional Subjects' of only such candidates will be taken cognizance of as attain such minimum standard as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion for the qualifying papers on 'Indian Language' and 'English' and, therefore, the marks in 'Essay', 'General Studies' and 'Optional Subjects' will not be disclosed to those candidates who fail to obtain such minimum qualifying standard in 'Indian Language' and 'English'
(iii) The paper-I on Indian Languages will not, however, be compulsory for candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachanl Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and also for candidates hailing from the State of Sikkim.
(iv) For the Language papers, the script to be used by the candidates will be as under :–
Arabic, Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, Dogri, Chinese, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
(g) Of the Engineering subjects, viz., Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering–not more than one subject.
(iv) Candidates will have the option to answer all the question papers, except the language papers viz. Papers I and II above in any one of the languages in cluded in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution or in English.
(v) Candidates exercising the option to answer papers III to IX in any one of the languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution may, if they so desire, give English version within brackets of only the description of the technical terms, if any, in addition to the version in the language opted by them.
Candidates should, however, note that if they misuse the above rule, a deduction will be made on this account from the total marks otherwise accruing to them and in extreme cases, their script(s) will not be valued for being in an unauthorised medium.
(vi) The question papers other than language papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
(vii) The details of the syllabi are set out in Part B of Section III
(i) Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances, will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them. However, blind candidates will be allowed to write the examination with the help of a scribe.
(ii) An extra time of twenty minutes per hour shall be permitted for the candidates with locomotors disability and cerebral palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40% impairment) in the Civil Services (Main) Examination only. However, no scribe shall be permitted to such candidates.
(ii) The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination.
(iii) If a candidate’s handwriting is not easily legible, a deduction will be made on this account from the total marks otherwise accruing to him.
(iv) Marks will not be allotted for mere superficial knowledge.
(v) Credit will be given for orderly, effective and exact expression combined with due economy of words in all subjects of the examination.
(vi) In the question papers, wherever required, SI units will be used.
(vii) Candidates should use only international form of Indian numerals (i.e. 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc.) while answering question papers.
(viii) Candidates will be allowed the use of Scientific (Non-Programmable type) calculators at the conventional (Essay) type examination of UPSC.
Programmable type calculators will however not be allowed and the use of such calculators shall tantamount to resorting to unfair means by the candidates. Loaning or interchanging of calculators in the Examination Hall is not permitted.
It is also important to note that candidates are not permitted to use calculators for answering objective type papers (Test Booklets). They should not therefore bring the same inside the Examination Hall.
2. The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross-examination but of a natural, though directed and purposive conversation which is intended to reveal the mental qualities of the candidate.
3. The interview test is not intended to be a test either of the specialised or general knowledge of the candidates which has been already tested through their written papers. Candidates are expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in their special subjects of academic study but also in the events which are happening around them both within and outside their own state or country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should rouse the curiosity of well educated youth.
The scope of the syllabus for the optional subject papers for the examination is broadly of the honours degree level i.e. a level higher than the bachelors degree and lower than the masters degree. In the case of Engineering and law, the level corresponds to the bachelor's degree.
Total number of questions in the question papers of optional subjects will be eight. All questions will carry equal marks. Each paper will be divided into two parts, viz. Part A and Part B, each part containing four questions. Out of eight questions, five questions are to be attempted. One question in each part will be compulsory. Candidates will be required to answer three more questions out of the remaining six questions, taking at least one question from each part. In this way, at least two questions will be attempted from each Part i.e. one compulsory question plus one more.
Appendix II : General Instructions
1. Candidates must use only the form supplied with the information Brochure purchased from any of the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices listed in
Appendix III. Form should be purchased from designated post offices only and
not from any other agency. Candidates must use the form supplied with the Information Brochure only and
they should in no case use photocopy/reproduction/unauthorisedly printed copy of the Form. The form will
NOT be supplied by the Commission’s office.
2. The application form must be filled in by the candidates in their own handwriting. Since this form will be processed on computerised machines, candidates should
exercise due care in handling and filling up the application form. They should use
HB pencil only
to darken the circles. For writing in the boxes, they should use blue or black pen.
Since the entries made by the candidates by darkening the circles will be taken into account while processing the applications on computerised machines, they should make these entries very carefully and accurately. Entries in the boxes are meant for confirmatory purposes and these should also, therefore, be made correctly. There should be no variation between the entries made by the candidate by darkening the circles and those written in the accompanying boxes.
In case of any variation between the entries made by the Candidates in the boxes and the accompanying circle, the entries in the boxes will be treated as authentic and final.
3. Candidates should ensure that the signatures appended by them in all the places viz. in their application form, Attendance List etc. and in all the correspondence with the Commission, should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind. If any variation is found in the signatures appended by him at different places, his candidature will be liable to be cancelled by the Commission.
4. No change in the entries made in original application form will be allowed under any circumstances.
5. The candidates are advised in their own interest to
ensure that the applications reach the Commission’s Office on or before the closing date. Applications received in the Commission’s Office after the closing date will not be considered.
6. While filling in his application form, the candidate should carefully decide about his choice for the centre and optional subject for the examination. More than one application from a candidate giving different centres and/or optional subjects will not be accepted in any case. Even if a candidate sends more than one completed application, the Commission will accept only one application at their discretion and the Commission’s decision in the matter shall be final.
7.
On the Acknowledgement Card, the candidates should
write their
application form No. (as printed below the bar code on the form)
and the
name of examination viz.
"Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2010". They should also write clearly and legibly their mailing address on the Acknowledgement Card. A postage stamp of Rs. 6/- should be affixed on the card.
The Acknowledgement Card should not be stapled or pinned or tagged or pasted with the Application Form.
Eligibility Conditions (in brief)
(i)
Age limits :
Prescribed age-limits are 21-30 years as on 1st August, 2010 for all the services/posts (Upper age limit relaxable for SCs/Sts, OBCs and certain other categories as specified in Para 3(ii) of Notice).
(ii)
Educational Qualifications :
Degree of a recognised University or equivalent. (Para 3(iii) of Notice).
(iii)
No. of permissible attempts :
Four (Seven attempts for OBCs and P.H. Candidates belonging to General Category and no limit for SCs/STs (Para 3 (iv) of Notice).
(iii)
Fee :
Rs. 50/- (Rupees fifty only) (No fee for Females/SCs/STs/Physically disabled only).
Instructions to candidates for filling up the Application Form for the
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2010.
Side 1 of Application Form
Column 1 : Examination for which applying
Darken the circle against "CSP", in the box pertaining to Name of examination, write CSP starting from the first box on the left. Also write 2010 in the boxes meant for year of examination. Candidates are advised to ensure that the name of Examination viz. CSP is correctly written by them in the box. Any error in this regard may result in rejection of their application form.
Column 2 : Fee
- If you have paid the requisite fee of Rs. 50/- (Rupees fifty only), darken circle 1 and write 1 in the box; or
- If you have not paid the fee and are claiming fee remission as Female, SC, ST or Physically disabled, darken circle 2 and write 2 in the box.
- N.B. : Fee is payable only in the form of Central Recruitment Fee Stamp, as per instructions against Column 12.
Column 3 : (I) Whether Physically Handicapped?
- If you are not a physically handicapped person, darken circle 1 for No and write 1 in the box; or
- If you are a physically handicapped person, darken circle 2 for yes and write 2 in the box.
- (II) If yes, indicate category
- Fill up this Column only if your answer to Column 3(I) is yes.
- If you are Orthopaedically handicapped, darken circle 1 and write 1 in the box; or
- If you are Blind, darken circle 2 and write 2 in the box; or
- If you are Deaf-Mute, darken circle 3 and write 3 in the box.
Column 4 : Community
- If you belong to SC, darken circle 1 and write 1 in the box; or
- If you belong to ST, darken circle 2 and write 2 in the box; or
- If you belong to OBC, darken circle 3 and write 3 in the box; or
- If you belong to General Category (Others), darken circle 4 and write 4 in the box.
Note 1 : Candidates belonging to OBCs but coming in the Creamy Layer and thus not being entitled to OBC reservation should indicate their community as General Category (Others) Code No. 4".
Note 2 : Candidates belonging to neither SC, ST, nor OBC communities should write Code No. 4 (General Category) against the Column for Community and not leave it blank.
Note 3 : No change in the community status indicated by a candidate in his/her application form for the Preliminary Examination will ordinarily be allowed by the Commission at a subsequent stage.
Column 5 : Sex
- If you are Male, darken circle 1 and write 1 in the box; or
- If you are Female, darken circle 2 and write 2 in the box;
Column 6 : Nationality
- If you are an Indian national, darken circle 1 and write 1 in the box; or
- If you are not an Indian national, darken circle 2 and write 2 in the box.
Column 7 : Name of the candidate
For filling up this column, first write in the boxes your full name (in English) in capital letters exactly as recorded in your Matriculation/High School/Secondary or equivalent examination certificate. Write a single letter in a box. Leave a box blank between any two parts of the name. Then darken the corresponding circle below each letter. Do not darken a circle below a blank box. Do not overshoot the boxes. Abbreviate name only if necessary. Do not use any prefix such as Shri, Kum., Dr. etc with your name.
Column 8 : Date of Birth
Darken the appropriate circles for the day, month and year of your birth as recorded in your Matriculation/High School/Secondary or equivalent examination certificate. Then write in the boxes using numerals 01 to 31 for day; numerals 01 to 12 for month and the last two digits for the year of birth.
Column 9 : Father’s Name
Write your father’s name (in English) in capital letters. Write a single letter in each box. Leave a box blank between any two parts of the name. Do not use any prefix such as Shri, Dr, etc.
Column 10 : Address
Write your complete mailing address including your name in English capital letters or Hindi within the box provided for the purpose. Also write the PIN Code therein. Write with blue or black ball pen only. Do not write outside the box. Please note that this address will be photocopied as such in all letters to be sent to you and therefore, it should be very clearly and legibly written. If you make any mistake in writing the address, cover the whole box with an exact sized white paper slip and rewrite your address on that.
Column 11 : Photograph
Paste firmly in the space provided your recent photograph of 4 cm. x 5 cm. size (preferably in black & white). Do not staple the photograph. Photograph should neither be signed by you nor it should be got attested.
Column 12 : Space for CRF Stamp
Fee to be paid for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination is Rs. 50/- (Rupees fifty only). Female/SC/ST and Physically Handicapped candidates are not required to pay any fee. No fee exemption is however available to OBC candidates and they are required to pay the prescribed full fee.
Fee is payable only through Central Recruitment Fee Stamp (Not postage stamps). No other mode of payment is acceptable. Obtain only one single CRF Stamp of Rs. 50/- denomination from the post office and paste it firmly within the box. After pasting the CRF Stamp on the form, get it cancelled from the post office of purchase in the space provided. Do not staple the CRF Stamp.
Side 2 of Application Form
Column 13 : (I) Are you residing in a remote area or abroad
- If you are residing in a remote area specified in Para 6 of the Notice of the Examination or abroad, darken circle 1 against Yes and write 1 in the box; or
- If you are not residing in a specified remote area/abroad, darken circle 2 against No and write 2 in the box.
- N.B. : Candidates residing in a remote area specified in the Notice of the Examination or abroad are entitled to one week’s additional time for submission of application form.
(II) If yes, indicate area code :
Darken the appropriate circles for the area code as given below and then write the same code in the boxes.
AREA CODE FOR REMOTE AREAS AND ABROAD
|
Area
| Code
| Area
| Code
|
Assam
| 01
| Jammu & Kashmir
| 09
|
Meghalaya
| 02
| Lahaul and Spiti District
and Pangi Sub Division of
Chamba District of
Himachal Pradesh
| 10
|
Arunachal Pradesh
| 03
|
Mizoram
| 04
|
Manipur
| 05
|
Nagaland
| 06
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands
| 11
|
Tripura
| 07
| Lakshadweep
| 12
|
Sikkim
| 08
| Abroad
| 13
|
Column 14 : Examination Centre Code
Choose the Examination Centre from the list given below where you wish to appear and its code. Darken the appropriate circles and then write the same code in the boxes. Do not indicate more than one Centre.
List of centres of Examination
|
Centre
| Code
| Centre
| Code
| Centre
| Code
|
Agartala
| 45
| Gangtok
| 42
| Panaji ( Goa )
| 36
|
Ahmedabad
| 01
| Hyderabad
| 10
| Patna
| 15
|
Aizawl
| 47
| Imphal
| 44
| Puducherry
| 20
|
Aligarh
| 21
| Itanagar
| 48
| Port Blair
| 37
|
Allahabad
| 02
| Jaipur
| 11
| Raipur
| 49
|
Aurangabad
| 38
| Jammu
| 34
| Ranchi
| 41
|
Bangalore
| 03
| Jodhpur
| 22
| Sambalpur
| 53
|
Bareilly
| 54
| Jorhat
| 46
| Shillong
| 16
|
Bhopal
| 04
| Kochi
| 24
| Shimla
| 17
|
Chandigarh
| 35
| Kohima
| 43
| Srinagar
| 18
|
Chennai
| 12
| Kolkata
| 06
| Thiruvananthapuram
| 19
|
Cuttack
| 07
| Lucknow
| 26
| Tirupati
| 50
|
Dehradun
| 14
| Madurai
| 40
| Udaipur
| 52
|
Delhi
| 08
| Mumbai
| 05
| Vishakhapatnam
| 51
|
Dharwad
| 39
| Nagpur
| 13
|
|
|
Dispur
| 09
|
|
|
|
|
Column 15 : Educational Qualification Code
- Codes prescribed for educational qualification are as follows :
- Code Educational qualification
- 01 If you have already passed the degree or equivalent Examination;
- 02 If you have appeared/appearing at the degree or equivalent Examination;
- Choose the correct code applicable in your case and darken the appropriate circles. Write the same code in the boxes.
Column 16 : (I) Whether claiming age relaxation
- If you are claiming age relaxation, darken circle 1 for Yes and write 1 in the box; or
- If you are not claiming age relaxation, darken circle 2 for No and write 2 in the box.
- (II) If Yes, indicate category code
Fill up this Column only if your response to Column 16(I) is Yes.
Darken the appropriate circles for category code given below and then write the same code in the boxes.
Category - Codes for Claiming Age Relaxation
(Refer Para 3(ii) (b) of Commission’s Notice published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar)
Code No.
| Category
| Extent of Age Relaxation Permissible
|
01
| SC and ST
| 5 years
|
02
| OBC
| 3 years
|
03
| Blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons.
| 10 years
|
04
| Blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons+ SC/ST
| 15 years
|
05
| Blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons+ OBC
| 13 years
|
06
| Defence Services Personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.
| 3 years
|
07
| Defence Services Personnel (as against Code No. 06) + SC/ST
| 8 years
|
08
| Defence Services Personnel (as against Code No. 06) + OBC
| 6 years
|
09
| Ex-Servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/ SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2010 and have been released (i) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st August, 2010) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; or (ii) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service; or (iii) on invalidment.
| 5 years
|
10
| Ex-Servicemen including Commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs(as against Code No. 09) + SC/ST
| 10 years
|
11
| Ex-Servicemen including Commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs(as against Code No. 09) + OBC
| 8 years
|
12
| ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 1st August, 2010 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.
| 5 years
|
13
| ECOs/SSCOs (as against Code No. 12) + SC/ST
| 10 years
|
14
| ECOs/SSCOs (as against Code No. 12) + OBC
| 8 years
|
15
| Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from 1st January, 1980 to31st December, 1989.
| 5 years
|
16
| Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of J & K (as against Code No. 15) + SC/ST
| 10 years
|
17
| Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of J & K (as against Code No. 15) + OBC
| 8 years
|
Columns 17 to 18 :
Candidates applying for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination are not required to fill any of these columns. They should, therefore, leave these columns blank.
Column 19 : Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.
(I) Optional subject
Choose any one optional subject from the list given below and see its code. Darken the appropriate circles and then write the same code in the box. Do not indicate more than one optional subject.
List of Optional Subjects
|
Subject
| Code
| Subject
| Code
|
Agriculture
| 01
| Mechanical Engineering
| 13
|
Botany
| 02
| Philosophy
| 14
|
Chemistry
| 03
| Physics
| 15
|
Civil Engineering
| 04
| Political Science
| 16
|
Commerce
| 05
| Psychology
| 17
|
Economics
| 06
| Sociology
| 18
|
Electrical Engineering
| 07
| Zoology
| 19
|
Geography
| 08
| Statistics
| 20
|
Geology
| 09
| Animal Husbandry &
Veterinary Science
| 21
|
Indian History
| 10
|
Law
| 11
| Public Administration
| 22
|
Mathematics
| 12
| Medical Science
| 23
|
(II) No. of attempts already made
Write the number of attempts already made by you in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination in the boxes and darken the appropriate circles. If no attempt has been made by you earlier, darken circles ‘00’ and write ‘00’ in the boxes.
Columns 20 to 22 :
Candidates appearing for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination are not required to fill any of these columns. They should, therefore, leave these Columns blank.
Column 23 : Declaration
The candidate must read the declaration carefully before signing. In Sub-para (i), the candidates must fill up the Examination Notice number viz. 04/2010 and date of publication of Notice in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar viz., 02.01.2010 in the spaces provided before the asterisk marks.
Column 24 : Signature of candidate
Make your usual signature in blue or black ball pen within the box provided. Your signature must not overflow or touch the border of the box provided. Do not merely write your name in capital letters in place of signature. Unsigned applications will be rejected.
Also write the place and date of signing the form in the spaces provided for the purpose.
Verify the following before mailing the application
- That you have used the application form purchased from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices only.
- That you have filled in all the relevant columns of the application form by blackening the appropriate circles and also writing the corresponding code(s) in boxes. It may be carefully checked that there is no varation between the entries made by you by darkening the circles and those written in the accompanying boxes.
- That you have affixed your recent photograph preferably in black & white (unsigned and unattested) in column 11 of the application form.
- That in case you are required to pay fee, you have affixed a single Central Recruitment Fee Stamp of Rs. 50/- denomination in column 12 of the application form and have got it cancelled from the Post Office.
- That you have signed in column 24 of the application form.
- That only one application form and one acknowledgement card is being mailed in the envelope supplied to you with the Brochure and no other enclosure is attached therewith.
- That you have written the name of examination viz., "Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2010" on the envelope meant for despatch of application form and acknowledgement card.
Last Date : 01.02.2010
Appendix III : List of Head Post Offices/Post Offices where UPSC application forms are available
Andhra Pradesh Circle : Hyderabad GPO, Hyderabad Jubilee, Kachiguda Stn., Khairatabad, Secunderabad, Trimulgherry, Adilabad, Anantapur, Arundelpet (Guntur), Chittoor, Cuddapah, Eluru, Kakinada, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kurnool, Machilipatnam, Mahboobnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nellore, Nizamabad, Ongole, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Vijayawada, Vikarabad, Visakhapatnam, Warangal.
Assam Circle : Guwahati, Barpeta, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Diphu, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Mangaldoi, Nagaon, Nalbari, North Lakhimpur, Sibsagar, Silchar, Tezpur, Tinsukia.
Bihar Circle : Patna, GPO, Bankipur, Arrah, Aurangabad, B. Deoghar, Bokaro Steel City, Banka, Battiah, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Biharsharif, Buxar, Chaibasa, Chapra, Daltonganj, Darbhanga, Dhanbad, Dumka, Gaya, Giridih, Gopalganj, Gumla, Hajipur, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Katihar, Madhubani, Motihari, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nawada, Purnea, Ranchi, Saharsa, Samastipur, Sasaram, Sitamarhi, Siwan.
Delhi Circle : Delhi GPO, New Delhi, Indra Prastha, Ramesh Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, Lodi Road, Krishna Nagar, Ashok Vihar, Parliament Street, UPSC PO.
Gujarat Circle : Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Amreli Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Dahod, Godhra, Himatnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Mehesana, Navrangpura, Navsari, Palanpur, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Revdi Bazar, Surat, Surendranagar, Valsad, Vadodara.
Haryana Circle : Ambala GPO, Ambala City, Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat.
Himachal Pradesh Circle : Shimla, Bilaspur, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Keylong, Kulu, Mandi, Nahan, Recong, Peo, Solan, Una.
Jammu & Kashmir Circle : Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, Jammu, Kathua, Leh, Rajouri, Udhampur.
Karnataka Circle : Bangalore GPO, Bangalore City, Basavangudi, HAL II Stage, Jayanagar, R.T. Nagar, Bagalkot, Raichur, Rajajinagar, Belgaum Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Devengere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Hassan, Haveri, Hubli, Karwar, Kolar, Madikere, Mandya, Mangalore, Manipal, Mysore, Nanjagud, Shimoga, Sirsi, Tumkur, Udupi.
Kerala Circle : Trivandrum, Alleppey (Alappuzha), Calicut, Cannanore, Ernakulam, Kalpetta, Kasargod, Kattappana, Kottayam, Malappuram, Palghat, Pathanamthitta, Quilon, Trichur, Kavaratti(Lakshadweep).
Madhya Pradesh Circle : Bhopal GPO, Bilaspur, Ambikapur, Balaghat, Betul, Bhind, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Dewas, Dhar, Durg, Guna, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jagdalpur, Jhabua, Khandwa, Khargone, Lashkar, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Raigarh, Raipur, Raisen, Rajgarh (Biora), Rajnandgaon, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar Cantt., Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Vidisha.
Maharashtra Circle : Mumbai GPO, Andheri, Borivili, Chembur, Chinehbunder, Dadar, Girgaon, Kalbadevi, Mahim, Mandvi, Mumbai Central, Ahmednagar, Akola, Alibag, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalagaon, Jalna, Karad, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, GPO, Nanded, Nasik, Osmanbad, Parbhani, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sawantwadi, Solapur, Thane, Wardha, Yeotmal, Margaon (Goa), Panaji (Goa).
North East Circle : Agartala, Aizawl, Dharmanagar, Imphal, Itanagar, Kohima, Radhakishorepur, Shillong, Tura.
Orissa Circle : Bhubaneswar GPO, Angul, Bolangir, Balasore, Bargarh, Baripada, Berhamapur, Bhadrak, Bhawanipatna, Cuttack GPO, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jeypore (K), Jharsuguda, Kendrapara, Keonhargarh, Koraput, Nayagarh, Parlakhemundi, Phulbani, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sundargarh.
Punjab Circle : Amritsar, Bhatinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar City, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Moga, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, Chandigarh.
Rajasthan Circle : Jaipur GPO, Jawahar Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Hindaun, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Kankroli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali Marwar, Sawaimadhopur, Shastri Circle Udaipur, Sikar, Sirohi, Sriganganagar, Tonk.
Tamil Nadu Circle : Chennai GPO, Anna Road, St. Thomas Mount, T. Nagar, Bodinayakanur, Chengalpattu, Chidambaram, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Karur, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Tambaram, Thanjavur, Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvallur, Tiruvayur, Turaiyur, Tuticorin, Udhagamandalam, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar, Puducherry.
Uttar Pradesh Circle : Lucknow, Lucknow Chowk, Agra, Akbarpur, Aligarh, Allahabad, Allahabad Katchery, Almora, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Bansi, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Dehradun, Deoria, Dhampur, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad, Fatehgarh, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gopeshwar, Gorakhpur, Haldwani, Hamirpur,Hardoi, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Kheri, Lalitpur, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau, Meerut, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Nainital, Orai, Pauri, Padrauna, Pilibhit, Pithoragarh, Pratapgarh, Rai Bareli, Rampur, Roorkee, Saharanpur, Shahajahanpur, Sitapur, Sultanpur, Tehri, Unnao, Varanasi.
West Bengal Circle : Calcutta GPO, Alipore, Barabazar, Beleghata, Belghoria, Cassipore, Park Street, Tollygunge, Balurghat, Bankura, Barasat, Berhampore, Burdwan, Chinsurah, Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Howrah, Jalpaiguri, Krishnagar, Malda, Midnapore, Purulia, Suri, Siliguri, Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands), Gangtok (Sikkim).
Selected Field Post Offices through 1 Central Base Post Office (CBPO),56 APO; 2 CBPO (99 APO)
Appendix IV : Special Instructions to Candidates for objective type tests
1. Articles permitted inside Examination Hall
Clip board or hard board (on which nothing is written), a good quality H.B. pencil for making responses on the Answer Sheet, eraser, pencil sharpener and a pen containing blue or black ink. Answer Sheet and sheet for rough work will be supplied by the Invigilator.
2. Articles not permitted inside Examination Hall
Do not bring into the Examination Hall any article other than those specified above, e.g., books, notes, loose sheets, electronic or any other type of calculators, mathematical and drawing instruments, Log Tables, stencils of maps, slide rules, Test Booklets and rough sheets pertaining to earlier session(s), etc.
Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions should entail disciplinary action including ban from future examination.
Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item including mobile phones /pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangements for safekeeping cannot be assured.
3. PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS
THERE WILL BE PENALTY (NEGATIVE MARKING) FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS.
(I) There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question.
(iii) If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
4. Unfair means strictly prohibited
No candidates shall copy from the papers of any other candidate nor permit his papers to be copied nor give nor attempt to give nor obtain nor attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description.
5. Conduct in Examination Hall
No candidates should misbehave in any manner or create disorderly scene in the Examination Hall or harass the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of the examination. Any such misconduct will be severely penalised.
6. Answer Sheet particulars
(i) Write in ink or ball point pen your Centre and subject followed by test booklet series (in bracket), subject code and roll number at the appropriate space provided on the answer sheet at the top. Also encode (in pencil) your booklet series (A, B, C or D, as the case may be), subject code and roll number in the circles provided for the purpose in the answer sheet. The guidelines for writing the above particulars and for encoding the above particulars are given in Annexure. In case the booklet series is not printed on the test booklet or answer sheet is un-numbered, please report immediately to the Invigilator and get the test booklet/answer sheet replaced.
(ii) All corrections and changes in writing the roll number must be initialed by the candidates as well as by the Invigilator and countersigned by the Supervisor.
(iii) Immediately after commencement of the examination please check that the test booklet supplied to you does not have any unprinted or torn or missing pages or items etc. If so, get it replaced by a complete test booklet of the same series and subject.
7. Do not write your name or anything other than the specific items of information asked for, on the answer sheet/test booklet/sheet for rough work.
8. Do not fold or mutilate or damage or put any extraneous marking in the Answer Sheet. Do not write anything on the reverse of the answer sheet.
9. Use HB pencil to mark answer
Since the answer sheets will be evaluated on computerised machines, candidates should exercise due care in handling and feeling up the answer sheets. They should use HB pencil only to darken the circles. For writing in boxes, they should use blue or black pen. Since the entries made by the candidates by darkening the circles will be taken into account while evaluating the answer sheets on computerised machines, they should make these entries very carefully.
10. Method of marking answers
In the "Objective Type" of examination, you do not write the answers. For each question (hereinafter referred to as "Item") several suggested answers (hereinafter referred to as "Responses") are given. You have to choose one response to each item.
The question paper will be in the Form of Test Booklet. The booklet will contain item bearing numbers 1, 2, 3 ............ etc. Under each item, Responses marked (a), (b), (c), (d) will be given. Your task will be to choose the correct response. If you think there is more than one correct response, then choose what you consider the best response.
In any case, for each item you are to select only one response. If you select more than one response, your response will be considered wrong.
In the Answer Sheet, Serial Nos. from 1 to 160 are printed. Against each numbers, there are circles marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). After you have read each item in the Test Booklet and decided which one of the given responses is correct or the best, you have to mark your response by completely blackening with pencil to indicate your response. Ink should not be used for blackening the circle on the Answer Sheet.
For example, if the correct answer to item 1 is (b), then the circle containing the letter (b) is to be completely blackened with pencil as shown below :-
Example : (a)
(c) (d)
To change a wrong marking, erase it completely and re-mark the new choice.
11. Signature on Attendance List
Your are required to write the serial number of the Answer Sheet and Test Booklet and Series of Test Booklet issued to you on the Attendance List and to sign in appropriate column against your name. Any change or correction in these particulars should be authenticated by the candidate by putting his signatures.
12. Please read and abide by the instructions on the cover of Test Booklet.
If any candidate indulges in disorderly or improper conduct, he will render himself liable for disciplinary action and/or imposition of a penalty as the Commission may deem fit.
Annexure
How to fill in the Answer Sheet of objective type tests in the Examination Hall
Please follow these instructions very carefully. you may note that since the answer sheets are to be evaluated on machine, any violation of these instructions may result in reduction of your score for which you would yourself be responsible.
Before you mark your responses on the Answer Sheet, you will have to fill in various particulars in it.
As soon as the candidates receives the Answer Sheet, be should check that it is numbered at the bottom. If it is found un-numbered he should at once get it replaced by a numbered one.
You will see from the Answer Sheet that you will have to fill in the top line, which reads thus :
Write in Ink
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If you are, say, appearing for the examination in Delhi Centre for the General Studies Paper and your Roll No. is 081276, and your test booklet series is `A' , you should fill in thus, using ink or ball point pen.
*This is just illustrative and may not be relevant to the Examination concerned.
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You should write in ink or ball point pen the name of the centre and subject in English or Hindi.
The test Booklet Series is indicated by Alphabets A, B, C, or D at the top right hand corner of the Booklet.
Write your Roll Numbers exactly as it is in your Admission Certificate in ink in the boxes provided for this purpose. Do not omit any zero(s) which may be there.
The next step is to find out the appropriate subject code from the Time Table. Now encode the Test Booklet Series, Subject Code and the Roll Number in the circles provided for this purpose. Do the encoding with H.B. Pencil. The name of the Centre need not be encoded.
Writing and encoding of Test Booklet Series is to be done after receiving the Test Booklet and confirming the Booklet Series from the same.
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