New Revised Time table for Civil Services Mains Exam 2012

New Revised Time table for Civil Services Mains Exam 2012

http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/time-tables/csm/2012/revised240812/Time%20Table%202012%20CSME.pdf

Detailed Application Form (DAF) - Civil Services Main Examination 2012 - Important Instructions

1. In case of NIL information, candidates are advised to clearly write NIL or NA or “0” in the relevant module. No module should be left blank.
2. All relevant enclosures relating to educational qualifications, age, community, Physical disability etc. should be enclosed with the printed copy of the Application Form sent to the Commission.
3. The printed copy of online application form must reach the Under Secretary (CSM), Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069 on or before 27/08/2012 The envelope containing the application should be superscribed “Application for Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012”.
4. Candidates are also advised that the hard copy of the DAF to be submitted by them should be printed back to back. (deleted from the latest instructions pdf)
5. A candidate seeking admission to examination must pay to the Commission a fee of Rs. 200.00 (Rupees Two Hundred only) through Central Recruitment Fee Stamps.
6. Every candidate for this examination will be informed at the earliest possible date of the receipt of his/her application. If, however, a candidate does not receive from the Union Public Service Commission a communication confirming receipt of his/her application two weeks before the commence of the examination, he/she should at once contact the Commission, web_upsc@nic.in or 011-23385271. Failure to comply with this provision will deprive the candidate of any claim to consideration.
7. Candidates admitted to the examination will be given E-Admit Card which they will have to download from the Commission’s website and which will permit  them to take the examination.
8. Two self-addressed unstamped envelopes of approximately 11.5 cms × 27.5 cms size will have to be enclosed by the candidate along with his/her application form.
9. A candidate must submit along with this form an attested/certified copy of a certificate showing that he has one of the qualification prescribed in Rule 7. The certificate submitted must be one issued by the authority (i.e. University or other examining body) awarding the particular qualification.
10. A candidate must enclose with his/her application an attested/certified copy of certificate of age (indicating his date of birth).
11. Candidates are advised to ensure that all the copies of photographs affixed by them on the application form are identical. If, on verification at any stage any variation is found in the copies of Photographs affixed by a candidate on the application form for the Preliminary Examination and on the application form of Main examination, his candidature will be liable to be cancelled by the Commission.

Source : http://upscdaf.nic.in/daf_csp/CSM_Instructions_2011.pdf

General Guidelines for Mains General Studies, Essay and Interview

MAIN EXAMINATION : 

The main Examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory. 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.

ESSAY : Candidates will be required to write an essay on a specific topic. The choice of subjects will be given. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact expression.

GENERAL STUDIES : General Guidelines: The nature and standard of questions in the General Studies papers will be such that a well-educated person will be able to answer them without any specialized study. The questions will be such as to test a candidate’s general awareness of a variety of subjects, which will have relevance for a career in Civil Services. The questions are likely to test the candidate’s basic understanding of all relevant issues, and ability to analyze, and take a view on conflicting socio-economic goals, objectives and demands. The candidates must give relevant, meaningful and succinct answers.

INTERVIEW TEST :

1. The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of his/her career. He/she will be asked questions on matters of general interest. The object of the interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate for a career in public service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to judge the mental calibre of a candidate. In broad terms this is really an assessment of not only his intellectual qualities but also social traits and his interest in current affairs. Some of the qualities to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgement, variety and depth of interest, ability for social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity.

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.

Detailed Application Form (DAF) - Civil Services Main Examination 2012

1. The Detailed Application Form (DAF), which would be available on the website of the Union Public Service Commission www.upsc.gov.in. All the qualified candidates are advised to fill up the DAF and submit the same ONLINE for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012 to be held from 05.10.2012.
2. The DAF will be available on the website of the Commission from 1st August, 2012 till 11.59 PM on 21/08/2012.
3. Important instructions regarding filling up of the DAF and submitting the same ONLINE to the Commission would also be available on the website. 
4. The candidates who have been declared successful have to first get themselves registered on the relevant page of the website before filling up the ONLINE Detailed Application Form.
5. The qualified candidates are further advised to refer to the Rules of the Civil Services Examination, 2012 published in the gazette of India (Extraordinary) of Department of Personnel and Training notification dated 04.2.2012, which is also available on the website of the Commission.
6. After submitting the DAF duly filled in ONLINE, the candidates are required to take out a print out of the finally submitted DAF separately and will have to send the printed copy of the DAF duly signed by the candidates alongwith all relevant documents including the prescribed fees, wherever applicable as enclosures addressed to the Under Secretary [CS(M)], Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069, so as to reach the Commission's Office latest by 27/08/2012. 
7. The envelope containing the print out of the DAF submitted ONLINE should be superscribed “Application for Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012”. It can also be delivered at Union Public Service Commission counter by hand till 27/08/2012 (5.00 P.M). It may be noted that mere submission of application form does not, ipso facto, confer on any right for admission to the Main Examination.
8. The admission certificate alongwith the time table of the Main Examination will be issued to the eligible candidates 2-3 weeks before the commencement of the examination. 
9. Changes, if any, in the postal address after submission of the DAF may be communicated to the Commission at once.

UPSC IAS PRelims Reults - civils prelims results 2012 pdf free download

 UPSC IAS PRelims Reults - civils prelims results 2012


Google docs, click to view and go to file download to download

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2lrHcS2MH0vYjZPT3BVQ2p0RUE

Official pdf download
http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/written-results/csp/2012/csp2012_wr.pdf

Size of the scanned photograph and the signature for UPSC Civils Prelims exam 2012

• The candidate should scan his/her signature which has been put on white paper with black ink pen.
• Each of the scanned images of the photograph/signature should not exceed 40 KB in size.
• For photograph, the pixel size is 140 pixels height x110 pixels width and 
• For sign it should be 110 pixels height x140 pixels width and 
• also to be ensured that the uploaded photograph/signature are proper.

Quality of acceptable and non acceptable photographs or signatures for submitting UPSC civil services prelims application

Source:  http://upsconline.nic.in/faq.php

Quality of acceptable and non acceptable photographs or signatures for submitting UPSC civil services prelims application

The candidates may note that in case the quality of photograph/signature is not acceptable/poor, then their application is liable to be rejected by the commission.
 

A sample of quality of acceptable and non acceptable photographs/signatures is given below for the guidance of the candidates.

Acceptable photos / Acceptable Signatures

Acceptable Photo:
Acceptable Signature:

Non Acceptable photos / Non-acceptable signatures

Unacceptable Photo:
Unacceptable Signature:

 Source: http://upsconline.nic.in/faq.php

Scheme and subjects for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary and Main Examinations

A. Preliminary Examination

The Examination shall comprise two compulsory papers of 200 marks each.

NOTE 
(i) Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple choice questions).
(ii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English. However, questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level will be tested through passages from English Language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
(iii) Details of the syllabi are indicated in Part A of Section III.
(iv) Each paper will be of two hours duration. Blind candidates will however, be allowed an extra time of twenty minutes at each paper.


B. Main Examination

The written examination will consist of the following papers : Total IX Papers.

Paper I	One of the Indian languages to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.	300 marks
Paper II	English	300 marks
Paper III	Essay	200 marks
Paper IV and V	General Studies	300 marks for each paper
Papers VI, VII, VII and IX	Any two subjects selected from the list of the optional subjects set out in para 2 below. Each subject will have two papers.	300 marks for each paper

Plan of the UPSC Civil services Prelims and Main examinations

PLAN OF EXAMINATION

1. The competitive examination comprises two successive stages :

(i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and

(ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts.

2. The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks in the subjects set out in subsection (A) of Section-II. This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about twelve to thirteen times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year in the various Services and Posts. Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in the year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year provided they are otherwise eligible for admission to the Main Examination.


3. The Main Examination will consist of a written examination and an Interview Test. The written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the subjects set out in sub-section (B) of Section-II. Also see Note (ii) under para I of Section-II (B).


4. Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main Examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned by them for an interview/for a Personality Test vide sub-section ‘C’ of Section-II. However, the papers on Indian Languages and English will be of qualifying nature. Also see Note (ii) under para 1 of Section-II (B). The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking. The number of candidates to be summoned for interview will be about twice the number of vacancies to be filled. The interview will carry 300 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).

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.

Posts to be filled under Civil services examination 2012

1. Indian Administrative Service.
2. Indian Foreign Service.
3. Indian Police Service.
4. Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’.
5. Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
6. Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’.
7. Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
8. Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’.
9. Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration).
10. Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’.
11. Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
12. Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’.
13. Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A'.
14. Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’.
15. Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’
16. Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’.
17. Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’.
18. Indian Trade Service, Group 'A' (Gr. III).
19. Indian Corporate Law Service, Group "A".
20. Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade).
21. Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B'.
22. Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B'.
23. Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'.
24. Pondicherry Police Service, Group 'B'.

The number of vacancies to be filled on the result of the examination is expected to be approximately 1037. The number of vacancies may undergo change.

Civil Services Examination Time Table 2012

Name of Examination	Date of Notification/ Last date for receipt of applications	Date of commence ment of Examination and its duration	Minimum academic qualifications prescribed	Remarks
Civil Services(Preliminary) Examination 2012	4.02.2012 / 5.03.2012	20.05.2012 (One day)	A degree from a recognised University or equivalent.	Candidates appearing at the degree examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions
Civil Services(Main) Examination 2012	-	5.10.2012	-	-

Notification - Civil Services Examination 2012

Online applications for UPSC Civil Service exam 2012 can be submitted from the following link.

http://upsconline.nic.in/mainmenu2.php

Download the notification from the following link.

http://upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/2012/csp/upsc%20civil%20services%202012.pmd.pdf

The number of vacancies to be filled on the result of the examination is expected to be approximately 1037. The number of vacancies may undergo change.

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, 2012, i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1982 and not later than 1st August, 1991.

Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST/PH Candidates who are exempted from pay- ment of fee) are required to pay fee of Rs. 50/- (Rupees Fifty only) either by remitting the money in any Branch of SBI by Cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India/ State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/Sate Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/ State Bank of Patiala /State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.


Following are the important dates for submitting applications.

Notice Number

Notice Date

Closing Date

04/2012-CSP

11-02-2012

05-03-2012