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INDIAL CIVIL SERVICES : SCHEME OF EXAMINATION

The Civil Services Examination is conducted by UPSC (Union PublicService Commission) every year.The examination has three stages i.e.,(1) Civil Services Preliminary Examinations (CSP) - normally conducted during the second half of May.(2) Civil Services (Main) Examinations conducted during the month of October/November. Here, those who are selected in the preliminary examination only are eligible to appear.(3) Those who are selected in the main examination will be eligible to appear before the Interview Board at New Delhi.

Preliminary Examination (CSP)CSP consists of two papers i.e., (1) optional subject to be sele

cted from the listed subject for 300 marks. (2) General studies for 150 marks. Total of 450 marks. Each paper is of two hours duration. The course content of the syllabi for the optional subjects is at the degree level. Normally, there areabout 3 lakh applications for the preliminary examination. From this, the UPSC selects 10 to 12 folds of vacancies for the main examinations. This is only for the selection and not to be taken into consideration in the main ranking.

Subjects for Preliminary Examination: The General Studies syllabus is same for all.

Subjects for Paper II (one subject to be selected): Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Indian History, Law, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology.

(The question papers are in Hindi and English and each paper is of two hours duration. The course content of the syllabi is of degree level. Each paper is of two hours duration. Blind candidates are allowed an extra time of 20 minutes for each paper.)

Main ExaminationOnly those who are declared by the Commission to have qualified

in the Preliminary Examination in a year, are eligible for the Main examinationof that year, provided they are otherwise eligible for the Main Examination.

Civil Services Main examination has two optional subjects (two papers each carries 300 marks), one General Studies (two papers each carries 300


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marks), one essay (carries 200 marks) - total 2000 marks. Other than this, thereare two language papers one in Indian language and one in General English at the level of 10th standard. This is to test the ability of the candidate's proficiency in his mother tongue / Indian language and English. Total nine papers. These two papers carry 300 marks each but it will not be considered for the ranking.It is must to clear these two papers. If a candidate fails to clear these papers, his other papers will not be evaluated.

The Main Examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and the depth of understanding of the candidates, rather than merelythe range of their information and memory. Sufficient choice of questions is allowed in the question papers.

Optional Subjects for the Main Examination:Optional subjects: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary

Science, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce and Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology

, Statistics, Zoology. Each paper is of 3 hours duration.

Literatures:Arabic, Assamese, Bengali, Chinese, English, French, German, Guj

arati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali,Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.The following combinations not allowed are:Political Science & International Relations and Public AdministrationCommerce and ManagementAnthropology and SociologyMaths and StatisticsAgriculture and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary ScienceManagement and Public Administration

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical ScienceAny two branches of engineering.Combination of two literatures in the above list.

Interview:At interview stage, two-fold vacancies are called to appear befo

re the UPSC Board. Interview carries 300 marks. Interview calls are sent on thebasis of minimum marks fixed by the UPSC at its discretion. The overall rankingis done based on the Mains performance (i.e., 2000 marks) and interview. Therefore, the total marks involved in the ranking are 2300. Candidates are allotted various services keeping in view their ranks in the examination and preferences given by them in their main application form.

Note: If a person fails in either in mains or interview, he has to appear once again from the preliminary stage.

Eligibility Conditions:

(i) Nationality:(1) For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.(2) For other services, a candidate must be either:(a) A citizen of India, or(b) a subject of Nepal, or(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, E


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ast African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia,Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settlingin India.Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall bea person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.Provided further that candidates belonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) above

will not be eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.A candidate, in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government ofIndia.

(ii) Minimum Educational Qualifications:The candidate must hold a degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University UnderSection 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

Note I: Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission's examination but havenot been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear atsuch a qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination. All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for taking the Civil Services (Main) Examination will be required to produce proofof passing the requisite examination with their application for the Main Examination failing which such candidates will not be admitted to the Main Examination.

Note II: In exceptional cases the Union Public Service Commission may treat a candidate who has not any of the foregoing qualifications as a qualified candidate

provided that he has passed examination conducted by the other Institutions, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission justifies his admission tothe examination.

Note III: Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications, whichare recognised by Government, as equivalent to professional and technical degree would also be eligible for admission to the examination.

Note IV: Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any otherMedical Examination but have not completed their internship by the time of submission of their applications for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, will beprovisionally admitted to the Examination provided they submit along with theirapplication a copy of certificate from the concerned authority of the University/Institution that they had passed the requisite final professional medical examination. In such cases, the candidates will be required to produce at the time oftheir interview original Degree or a certificate from the concerned competent authority of the University/Institution that they had completed all requirements(including completion of internship) for the award of the Degree.

(iii) Age limit: 21 years must be completed on 1st August of the year, which a candidate is appearing. Maximum 30 for general category, 33 for OBCs and 35 for SCs/STs. Ex-servicemen will get 5 more years exemption from the prescribed age limit.

(The date of birth accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculati

on or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognised by anIndian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University, which extract must be certified by


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the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate).

(iv) Number of Attempts: Four attempts for open, seven for OBCs and no limit forSCs/STs. If a person appears in the Preliminary Examination or even one paper is counted as an attempt.

(v) Restrictions on applying for the examination:A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Administrative Service or the IndianForeign Service on the results of an earlier examination and continues to be a member of that service will not be eligible to compete at this examination.

How to Apply:(a) The UPSC have developed an application form common for all their examinations, which will be processed on computerised machines. This application form alongwith an Information Brochure containing general instructions for filling up theform, an acknowledgement card and an envelope for sending the application is obtainable from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country as against cash payment of Rs. 20/- (Rupees twenty only). Form should be purch

ased from the designated Post Offices only and not from any other agency. This form can be used only once and for only one examination. Candidates must use theform supplied with the Information Brochure only and they should in no case usephotocopy / reproduction / unauthorisedly printed copy of the Form. Since this form is electronically scannable, due care should be taken to fill up the application form, correctly. While filling up the application form, please refer to detailed instructions given in the Notice.

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UPSC ANNOUNCES : Negative marks for objective type question : Get more >> Special Instruction for objective Type Question ** updated on 16/12/06

1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:

The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill alleligibility condition for admission to examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditionsMere issue of admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.

Commission take up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for interview/PersonalityTest.

2. APPLICATION FORM :

Candidates must apply in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examination, which can be purchased from the Designated Head Post Offices


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/Post Offices (specified in Appendix III of the notice) throughout the country against cash payment of Rs. 20/- (Rupees Twenty only). Each such form can be usedonly once and only for one examination.

In case of any difficulty in obtaining Application Forms from the designated HPOs/POs, the candidates should immediately contact the concerned post Master or UPSC's "FORMS SUPPLY MONITORING CELL" over Telephone No. 011-23389366/FAX No. 011-

23387310.

Candidates are advised to read carefully the "Instructions for filling up the Application Form" given in Appendix-II of this notice.

3. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS :

All applications must reach the "Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi - 110069" either by hand or by Post/SpeedPost or by Courier, on or before the 15th January, 2007.

However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote localitie

s specified in para 6 of this Notice the last date for receipt of application byPost/Speed Post only (not by Hand or by Courier) is 22nd January, 2007.

4. Penalty for wrong answer (In objective type paper).

Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Question Papers.

5. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES :

In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications,candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC's Facilitation Counter near gate 'C' of its campus in person or over Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23

098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs.

6. MOBILE PHONES BANNED :

(a) 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 shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.

(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not be bring any of the banneditems including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping cannot be assured.

F.1/10/2006-E.I.(B): Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the Services and posts mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on the 20th May , 2007 in accordance with the Rulespublished by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette in India Extraordinary dated the 16th December, 2006.

Services/posts to which recruitment is to be made through the Examination are :

(i) Indian Administrative Service.

(ii) Indian Foreign Service.

(iii) Indian Police Service.


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(iv) Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group A.

(v) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group A.

(vi) Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) Group 'A'

(vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group A.

(viii) Indian Revenue Service, Group A.

(ix) Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group 'A' (Assistant Works Manager, Non-technical)

(x) Indian Postal Service, Group A.

(xi) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group A.

(xii) Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group A.

(xiii) Indian Railway Accounts Service, GroupA.

(xiv) Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group A.

(xv) Post of Assistant Security Officer, Group 'A' in Railway Protection Force.

(xvi) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group A.

(xvii) Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group A.

(xviii) Indian Trade Service, Group "A" (Grade-III)

(xix) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group B (Section Officers Grade)

(xx) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B'.

(xxi) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B'.

The number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is expected to be approximately 455. The number of vacancies is liable to alteration.

Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, ScheduledTribes, Other Backward Classes and Physically disabled categories in respect ofvacancies as may be fixed by the Government.

Note : Services identified suitable for physically disabled category and numberof vacancies reserved there against is as under :-

Sl. No. Name of the Service Category(s) for which identified *Functional Classification *Physical requirements No. of Reserved Vacancy

1. Indian Administrative Service (i)Locomotor disability, (ii)Hearing impairmentand (iii)Visual impairment (i) BA, OL, OA, BH, MW (i) S, ST, W, SE, H, RW Not yet finalised (ii) PD (ii) F, PP, L, KC, B, ST, W, H, RW (iii) PB (iii) F, PP, L,KC, B, S, ST, W, SE, RW

2 Indian Foreign Service Hearing Impairment PD RW Nil

3 Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise, Gr.`A) (i)Locomotor disabilit


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y, (ii)Hearing impairment OL, OA, PD F, S, ST, W, SE, H, RW 2 (Category-wise distribution of vacancies not yet finalised.

4. Indian P&T Accounts & Finance Service, Gr.À Locomotor Disability or hearing impairment D, PD, BL, OA, OL, BH S, B, SE, RW Nil

5 Indian Audit & Accounts Service, Gr.À Locomotor Disability OL, OA RW 1

6 Indian Defence Accounts Service, Gr. A Locomotor Disability OL, OA RW 1

7 Indian Revenue Service (IT), Gr. À (i)Locomotor disability, (ii)Hearing impairment (i) OL, OA, BH (i) SE, H, RW 4 (Three in the category of locomotor disability and one in the category of hearing impairment) (ii) PD (ii) S, SE, RW

8 Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Gr.À (i)Locomotor disability, (ii)Hearing impairment OL, OA, PD S, H, W Nil

9 @Indian Postal Service, Gr. A Visual impairment _______ _______ Nil 10 Indian Civil Accounts Service, Gr. A Locomotor disability _______ _______ 1 11 Indian Railw

ay Accounts Service, Gr.A(i)Locomotor disability, (ii)Hearing impairment (i) OL,BL, OA, BH (i) SE, RW 1 (In the category of locomotor disability) (ii) PD, D (i

i) SE, RW 12 Indian Railway Personnel Service, Gr. A (i)Locomotor disability, (ii)Visual impairment (i) OL, BL, OA (i) H, RW Nil (ii) PB, B (ii) H, RW

13. Indian Defence Estates Service Gr,A Locomotor disability OL, OA, MW F, S, ST,W, SE, H, RW Nil

14. Indian Information Service, Gr.À Locomotor Disability or hearing impairmentOL, OA, PD S, SE, RW, H 1 (In the category of hearing impairment)

15. @Indian Trade Service Gr.A (Gr.III) Locomotor Disability _______ _______ Nil

16. Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Gr.`B (Section Officers Grade) (i) Locomotor Disability and (ii)Hearing impairment (i) BL, OL, OA (i) S, SE, RW Nil (ii) PD (ii) S, SE, RW

17. Delhi , Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep , Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Gr.B (i)Locomotor disability, (ii)Hearing impairment and(iii)Visual impairment (i) BA, OL, OA, BH, MW (i) S, ST, W, SE, H, RW 1 (In thecategory of locomotor disability) (ii) PD (ii) F, PP, L, KC, B, ST, W, H, RW (iii) PB (iii) F, PP, L, KC, B, S, ST, W, SE, RW

18. Delhi , Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep , Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Gr.B Locomotor Disability BA, OL, OA, BH, MW F, S, ST, W, SE, H, RW 1

19. Pandicherry Civil Service Gr.B (i)Locomotor disability, (ii)Hearing impairment(i) OL, OA, PD F, S, ST, W, SE, H, RW Nil

* For details about functional classification and physical requirements para 9 of this notice may please be referred. @ Functional classification and physical requirements are under finalisation. Above information is tentative.

2. (A) Centre of Examination : The examination will be held at the following centres :

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Aligarh, Allahabad, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bareilly

, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharwar, Dispur, Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Jorhat, Kochi , Kohima,Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Pondicherry, Por


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t blair, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Sringar, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur and Vishakhapatnam

The centres and the dates of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the commission. While every effort will bemade to allot the candidates to the centre of their choice for examination, thecommission may, at their discretion allot a different centre to a candidate, wh

en circumstances so warrant. blind candidates will, However, be required to takethe Examination at the any one of six centres, viz. Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad,Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai only. Candidates admitted to the Examination will beinformed of the time table and place or places of examination.

The candidates should note that no request for change of centre will normally begranted. However when a candidate desires a change in centre from the one he had indicated in his Application Form for the Examination, he must send a letter addressed to the Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, giving full justification as to why he desires a change in centre. Such requests will be consideredon merits but requests received in the Commissions Office after 1st February, 2006 will not be entertained under any circumstances nor will such communications b

e replied to.

B. Plan of Examination :

The Civil Services Examination will consist of two successive stages (vide Appendix I Section I below).

(i) Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Objective type for the selection ofcandidates for the Main Examination; and

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

Applications are now invited for the Preliminary Examination only. Candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified for admission to the Main Examination will have to apply again in the detailed application form which would be supplied to them. The Main Examination is likely to be held in October/November, 2006.

3. Eligibility Conditions :

Nationality

Age Limits

Minimum Educational Qualifications

Number of attempts

Restrictions on applying for the examination

Physical Standards

(i) Nationality

(1) For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candi

date must be a citizen of India.

(2) For other services, a candidate must be either :


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(a) A citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or (e) a person of Indian origin whohas migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. Provided further that candidates belonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) above willnot be eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.

(ii) Age Limits :

(a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August, 2006, i.e. he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1976 and not later than 1st August, 1985.

(b) The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable:

(i) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste ora Scheduled Tribe.

(ii) upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other

Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.

(iii) upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciledin the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 tothe 31st day of December, 1989.

(iv) upto a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof:

(v) upto a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st August, 2006 and have been released (i) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from1st August, 2006) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account ofmisconduct or inefficiency, or (ii) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or (iii) on invalidment.

(vi) upto a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years Military Service as on 1st August,2006 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose casethe Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three month's notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.

(vii) upto a maximum of 10 years in the case of blind, deaf-mute and Orthopaedically handicapped persons.


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NOTE I-Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes andthe Other Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clauses of para3(ii) (b) above, viz. those coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, personsdomiciled in the State of J & K, blind, deaf-mute and orthopadically handicapped etc. will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both the categories.

NOTE II-The term ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as ex-servicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time.

Note III-The age concession under para 3(ii) (b) (v) and (vi) will not be admissible to Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs who are released on own reguest.

NOTE IV- Notwithstanding the provision of age-relaxation under para 3(ii) (b) (vii) above, a physically disabled candidate will be considered to be eligible forappointment only if he/she (after such physical examination as the Government o

r appointing authority, as the case may be, may prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards for the concerned Services/posts to be allocated to the physically disabled candidates by the Government.

Save as provided above the age limits prescribed can in no case be relaxed.

The date of birth accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Registerof Matriculates maintained by a University, which extract must be certified bythe proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate.

These certificates are required to be submitted only at the time of applying forthe Civil Services (Main) Examination.

No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, service records and the like will be accepted.

The expression Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate in this part of the instruction includes the alternative certificates mentioned above.

NOTE 1:- Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the Commission and nosubsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

Note 2 :- Candidates should also note that once a Date of Birth has been claimedby them and entered in the records of the Commission for the purpose of admission to an Examination, no change will be allowed subsequently (or at any other Examination of the Commission) on any grounds whatsoever.

Note 3 :- The candidate should exercise due care while entering their date of birth in column 8 of the application form for the Preliminary Examination. If on verification at any subsequent stage, any variation is found in their date of birth from the one entered in their matriculation or equivalent Examination certificate, disciplinary action will be taken against them by the commission under theRules.

(iii) Minimum Educational Qualifications :


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The candidate must hold a degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University UnderSection 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

Note I : Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which wou

ld render them educationally qualified for the Commissions examination but have not been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination. All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission fortaking the Civil Services (Main) Examination will be required to produce proofof passing the requisite examination with their application for the Main Examination failing which such candidates will not be admitted to the Main Examination.The applications for the main examination will be called sometime in the monthof July/August, 2006.

Note II : In exceptional cases the Union Public Service Commission may treat a candidate who has not any of the foregoing qualifications as a qualified candidat

e provided that he has passed examination conducted by the other Institutions, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission justifies his admission tothe examination.

Note III : Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications whichare recognised by Government as equivalent to professional and technical degreewould also be eligible for admission to the examination.

Note IV : Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical Examination but have not completed their internship by the time of submission of their applications for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, will beprovisionally admitted to the Examination provided they submit along with theirapplication a copy of certificate from the concerned authority of the Universit

y/Institution that they had passed the requisite final professional medical examination. In such cases, the candidates will be required to produce at the time of their interview original Degree or a certificate from the concerned competentauthority of the University/Institution that they had completed all requirements(including completion of internship) for the award of the Degree.

(iv) Number of attempts :

Every candidate appearing at the Civil Services Examination, who is otherwise eligible, shall be permitted four attempts at the examination.

Provided that this restriction on the number of attempts will not apply in the case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates who are otherwise eligible.

Provided further that the number of attempts permissible to candidates belongingto Other Backward Classes, who are otherwise eligible, shall be seven. This relaxation will be available to the candidates who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.

Note :

1. An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be deemed to be an attempt at t

he examination.

2. If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary Examinati


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on, he shall be deemed to have made an attempt at the examination.

3. Notwithstanding the disqualification/cancellation of candidature the fact ofappearance of the candidate at the examination will count as an attempt.

(v) Restrictions on applying for the examination :

A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Administrative Service or the IndianForeign Service on the results of an earlier examination and continues to be a member of that service will not be eligible to compete at this examination.

In case such a candidate is appointed to the IAS/IFS after the Preliminary Examination of Civil Services Examination, 2006 is over and he/she continues to be amember of that service, he/she shall not be eligible to appear in the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2006 notwithstanding his/her having qualified in the Preliminary Examination, 2006.

Also provided that if such a candidate is appointed to IAS/IFS after the commencement of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2006 but before the result there

of and continues to be a member of that service, he/she shall not be consideredfor appointment to any service/post on the basis of the result of this examination viz. Civil Services Examination, 2006.

(vi) Physical Standards :

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admissionto Civil Services Examination. 2006 as per guidelines given in Appendix-III of Rules for Examination published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 3rd December, 2005.

4. FEE :

A candidate seeking admission to examination must pay to the Commission a fee ofRs. 50.00 (Rupees Fifty only) through a single Central Recruitment Fee Stamp ofrequisite denomination. Central recruitment Fee Stamp (NOT postage stamps) maybe obtained from the post office and affixed on the application form in the space provided therein. The stamp must be got cancelled from the issuing Post Officewith the date stamp of the post office in such a manner that the impression ofthe cancellation mark partially overflows on the application form itself but within the space provided on the form. The impression of the cancellation mark should be clear and distinct to facilitate the identification of date and the Post Office of issue.

Candidates residing abroad should deposit the prescribed fee in the office of India's High Commissioner, Ambassador or representative abroad as the case may befor credit to account head "051-Public Service Commission-Examination Fees" andattach the receipt with the application.

Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes are not required to pay any fee. No Fee exemption is, However, Available to OBC Candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.

Physically disabled persons are exempted from the payment of fee provided they are otherwise eligible for appointment to the Services/Posts to be filled on theresults of this examination on the basis of the standards of medical fitness forthese Services/Posts (including any concessions specifically extended to the physically disabled). A physically disabled candidate claiming fee concession will

be required by the Commission to submit along with their detailed application form, a certified copy of the certificate from a Government Hospital/Medical Board in support of his claim for being physically disabled.


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NOTE : Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision for fee exemption, a physically disabled candidate will be considered to be eligible for appointment only if he (after such physical examination as the Government or the appointing authority, as the case may be, may prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards for the concerned Services/Posts to be allocated to Physically disabled candidates by the Government.

'Postage Stamps' will in no case be accepted in lieu of 'Central Recruitment FeeStamp'.

Candidates should note that the fee sent through Indian Postal Orders, Bank Draft, Money Order, Crossed Cheque, Currency notes or Treasury Challan etc. will notbe accepted by the Commission and such applications will be treated as withoutfee and will be summarily rejected.

Note I : Applications not accompanied by the prescribed Fee (Unless remission ofFee is claimed) shall be summarily rejected.

Note II : Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Note III : If any candidate who took the Civil Services Examination held in 2005wishes to apply for admission to this examination, he must submit his application so as to reach the Commissions Office by the prescribed date without waiting for the results or an offer of appointment.

Note IV : Candidates admitted to the Main Examination will be required to pay afurther fee of Rs. 100/- (Rs. one hundred only).

5. How to Apply:

(a) The UPSC have developed an application form common for all their examinations which will be processed on computerised machines. This application form alongwith an Information Brochure containing general instructions for filling up the form, an acknowledegment card and an envelope for sending the application is obtainable from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the countryas listed in Appendix-III of Notice against cash payment of Rs. 20/- (Rupees twenty only). Form should be purchased from the designated Post Offices only and not from any other agency. This form can be used only once and for only one examination. Candidates must use the form supplied with the Information Brochure onlyand they should in no case use photocopy/reproduction/unauthorisedly printed copy of the Form. Since this form is electronically scannable, due care should betaken to fill up the application form, correctly. While filling up the application form, please refer to detailed instructions given in Appendix-II of this Notice. The candidate should also fill up in the relevant places of the Acknowledgement Card, their Application Form Number (8-digit) and the name of the examination. The applicants are required to affix the postage stamp of Rs. 6/- on the Acknowledgement Cards and sent the same along with Application Form to UPSC. If an applicant fails to affix the postage stamp of requisite amount, his Acknowledgment Cards will be not be despatched and Commission will not be responsible for non-receipt of acknowledgement cards by the applicant. . The duly filled in application form and the acknowledgement card should then be mailed in the special envelope supplied with the Information Brochure. The Candidates should also write the name of examination viz. "Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2006" on the envelope before despatching it to "Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi-110069".

(b) All candidates, whether already in Government Service, or in Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organisations or in private employmen


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t should submit their applications direct to the Commission. If any candidate forwards his application through his employer and it reaches the Union Public Service Commission late, the application, even if submitted to the employer before the closing date, will not be considered.

Persons already in Government service, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as workcharged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or th

ose serving under the Public Enterprises are however, required to submit an undertaking that they have informed in writing their Head of Office/Department thatthey have applied for the Examination.

Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employer by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the examination, their applications will be liable to be rejected/candidature will be liable to be cancelled.

NOTE 1 : 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 optio

nal 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 attheir discretion and the Commission's decision in the matter shall be final.

If any candidate appears at a centre/optional subject other than the one indicated by the Commission in his Admission Certificate, the papers of such a candidate will not be valued and his candidature will be liable to cancellation.

NOTE-2 : Since These application forms are to be processed in a computerised system, Due care should be taken by the candidates to fill up their application form correctly. Necessary instructions for filling up the form may be seen at appendix II. No column of the Application should be left blank. Incomplete or defective applications shall be summarily rejected. No representation or correspondence

regarding such rejection shall be entertained under any circumstances.

Candidates are not required to submit along with their applications any certificate in support of their claims regarding Age, Educational Qualifications, Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and Physically disabled etc.Which will be verified at the time of the Main examination only. The candidatesapplying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibilityconditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they are admitted by the Commission viz. Preliminary Examination, Main (Written) Examination and Interview Test will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after the Preliminary Examination, Main (written) Examination and Interview Test, it is found that they do not fulfil any of theeligibility conditions, their candidature for the examination will be cancelledby the Commission.

If any of their Claims is found to be Incorrect, they may render themselves liable to disciplinary action by the Commission in terms of rule 14 of the rules forthe Civil Services Examination, 2006 reproduced below :

A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of :

(i) Obtaining support for his candidature by the following means, namely :

(a) offering illegal gratification to, or

(b) applying pressure on, or


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(c) blackmailing, or threatening to blackmail any person connected with the conduct of the examination, or

(ii) impersonating, or

(iii) procuring impersonation by any person, or

(iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with,or

(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information, or

(vi) resorting to the following means in connection with his candidature for theexamination, namely

(a) obtaining copy of question paper through improper means,

(b) finding out the particulars of the persons connected with secret work relati

ng to the examination.

(c) influencing the examiners, or

(vii) using unfair means during the examination, or

(viii) writing obscene matter or drawing obscene sketches in the scripts, or

(ix) misbehaving in the examination hall including tearing of the scripts, provoking fellow examinees to boycott examination, creating a disorderly scene and the like, or

(x) harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Commission for t

he conduct of their examinations, or

(xi) being in possession of or using any mobile phone, paper or any electronic equipment or device or any other equipment capable of being used as a communication device during the examination; or

(xii) violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their admission certificates permitting them to take the examination; or

(xiii) attempting to commit or as the case may be abetting the commission of allor any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses;

may in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable.

(a) to be disqualified by the Commission from the examination for which he is acandidate and/or

(b) to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period

(i) by the Commission from any examination or selection held by them;

(ii) by the Central Government from any employment under them; and

(c) if he is already in service under Government to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules.

Provided that no penalty under this rules shall be imposed except after.


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(i) giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation, in writing as he may wish to make in that behalf; and

(ii) taking the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed to him into consideration.

6. Last date for receipt of applications :

(i) The completed Application Form must reach the Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi 110069 on or before 02nd January, 2006.

(ii) In respect of applications received only by post (by post/speed post) fromthe candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep or abroad, the last date for receipt of applications is 09th January, 2006. The benefit of extended time will be available only in respect ofapplications received by post/speed post from the above mentioned areas/regions.In the case of applications received by hand or through courier service, benefi

t of extended time will not be available regardless of the place of residence ofthe applicant.

Candidates who are claiming the benefit of extended time should clearly indicatein column 13 (II) of the application form, the area code of the particular areaor region (e.g. Assam, Meghalaya, J&K etc.) where they are residing. In case they fail to do so, the benefit of extended time will not be allowed to them.

NOTE:-(i) Candidates should clearly note that the Commission will in no case beresponsible for non-receipt of their application or any delay in receipt thereofon any account whatsoever. No application received after the prescribed last date will be entertained under any circumstances and all the late applications will be summarily rejected. They should therefore, ensure that their applications r

each the Commission's Office on or before the prescribed last date.

NOTE:-(ii) Candidates can also deliver their applications personally at the Commission's counter against proper acknowledgement. The Commission will not be responsible for the applications delivered to any other functionary of the Commission.

NOTE:-(iii) Applications received through Couriers or Courier Services of any type shall be treated as having been received "By hand" at the Commission's Counter.

7. Acknowledgement of applications :

Immediately on receipt of an application from a candidate, the Acknowledgement Card submitted by him alongwith the application form will be despatched to him bythe Commissions office duly stamped in token of receipt of his Application. If acandidate does not receive the Acknowledgement Card within 30 days, he should at once contact the Commission by quoting his Application Form No. (8-digit) andname & year of examination. Candidates delivering the application form in personat the Commissions Counter will be issued Acknowledgement Card at the Counter itself. The mere fact that a candidates application has been acknowledged by the Commission does not mean that his candidature for the examination has been accepted by the Commission. Candidates will be informed at the earliest possible abouttheir admission to the examination or rejection of their application.

8. Correspondence with the Commission:

The Commission will not enter into any correspondence with the candidates about


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their candidature except in the following cases:

(i) Every candidate for this examination will be informed at the earliest possible date of the result of his application. Admission certificates, indicating theRoll Nos. will be issued to the candidates who are admitted to the examination.The admission certificate will bear the photograph of the candidate. If a candidate does not receive his admission certificate or any other communication regar

ding his candidature for the examination three weeks before the commencement ofthe examination, he should at once contact the Commission. On receipt of such acommunication, Admission certificate or a duplicate copy thereto will be issuedto the admitted candidate. Information in this regard can also be obtained fromthe Facilitation Counter located in the Commissions Office either in person or over phone Nos. 011-23381125/23385271/23098543. In case no communication is received in the Commission's office from the candidate regarding non-receipt of his admission certificate atleast 3 weeks before the examination, he himself will be solely responsible for non-receipt of his admission certificate. It may be notedthat the Admission Certificate will be issued at the address as photocopied fromthe application form filled in by the candidate. The candidate should, therefore, ensure that address given by him in the application form is correct and compl

ete with pin code.

No candidate will ordinarily be allowed to take the examination unless he holdsa certificate of admission for the examination. On the receipt of Admission Certificate, check it carefully and bring discrepancies/erros, if any, to the noticeof UPSC immediately.

The candidates should note that their admission to the examination will be purely provisional based on the information given by them in the application form. This will be subject to verification of all the eligibility conditions by the UPSC.

The mere fact that a certificate of admission to the Examination has been issued

to a candidate, will not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared bythe Commission or that entries made by the candidate in his application for thePreliminary examination have been accepted by the Commission as true and correct. Candidates may note that the Commission takes up the verification of eligibility conditions of a candidate, with reference to original documents, only afterthe candidate has qualified for Civil Services (Main) Examination. Unless candidature is formally confirmed by the Commission, it continues to be provisional.

The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidatefor admission to the Examination shall be final.

Candidates should note that the name in the Admission Certificate in some cases,may be abbreviated due to technical reasons.

(ii) In the event of a candidate receiving more than one admission certificate from the Commission, he should use only one of these admission certificates for appearing in the examination and return the other(s) to the Commission Office.

(iii) A candidate must see that communications sent to him at the address statedin his application are redirected, if necessary. Change in address should be communicated to the Commission at the earliest opportunity. Although the Commission make every effort to take account of such changes, they cannot accept any responsibility in the matter.

(iv) Candidates are informed that as the Preliminary Examination is only a scree

ning test, no marks sheets will be supplied to successful or unsuccessful candidates and no correspondence will be entertained by the Commission, in this regard.


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(v) If a candidate receives an admission certificate in respect of some other candidate on account of handling error, the same should be immediately returned tothe Commission with a request to issue the correct AC. Candidates may note thatthey will not be allowed to take the examination on the strength of an admission certificate issued in respect of another candidate.

Important : All communications to the Commission should invariably contain the following particulars.

1. Name and year of the examination.

2. Application Form Number (8-digit)

3. Roll Number (if received)

4. Name of candidate (in full and in block letters)

5. Complete postal address as given in the application.

N.B. I. Communication not containing the above particulars may not be attended to.

N.B. II. Candidates should also note down their application form number (8 digit) for future reference. They may be required to indicate the same in connectionwith their candidature for the Civil Services (Main) Examination.

9. Physical Requirements for the Disabled Candidates:- For being considered against the vacancies reserved for them, the physically disabled persons should havedisability of Forty per cent (40%) or more. However, such candidates shall be r

equired to meet one or more of the following physical requirements/abilities which may be necessary for performing the duties in the concerned Services/Posts :

Code Physical Requirements

F 1.Work performed by manipulating (with Fingers)

PP 2. Work performed by pulling & pushing

L 3. Work performed by lifting

KC 4. Work performed by kneeling and crouching B 5. Work performed by bending

S 6. Work performed by sitting (on bench or chair)

ST 7. Work performed by standing

W 8. Work performed by walking

SE 9. Work performed by seeing

H 10. Work performed by hearing/speaking

RW 11. Work performed by reading and writing.

The functional classification in their case shall be, one or more of the followi


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ng, consistent with the requirements of the concerned Services/Posts :

Functional Classification

Code Functions

BL 1. both legs affected but not arms

BA 2. both arms affected a. impaired reach b. weakness of grip.

BLA 3. both legs and both arms affected.

OL 4. one leg affected (R or L) a. impaired reach b. weakness of grip c. ataxic

OA 5. one arm affected (R or L) - do -

BH 6. stiff back and hips (cannot sit or stoop).

MW 7. muscular weakness and limited physical endurance.

B 8. the blind

PB 9. partially blind

D 10. the deaf

PD 11. partially deaf.

10. Withdrawal of applications :

No request for withdrawal of candidature received from a candidate after he hassubmitted his application will be entertained under any circumstances.

(M.P. SINGH) Joint Secretary Union Public Service Commission

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UPSC Exams Details : UPSC SYLLABUS AND TIPS FOR INDIAN CIVIL SERVICESGeneral Studies-General Science.Current events of national and international importanceHistory of India and Indian National MovementIndian and World GeographyIndian Polity and EconomyGeneral Mental Ability

Questions on General Science will cover General appreciation and understanding of science including matters of everyday observation and experience, as may be expected of a well-educated person who has not made a special study of any particu

lar scientific discipline. In current events, knowledge of significant nationaland international events will be tested. In History of India, emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic and politic


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al aspects. Questions on the Indian National Movement will relate to the natureand character of the nineteenth century resurgence, growth of nationalism and attainment of Independence. In Geography, emphasis will be on Geography of India.Questions on the Geography of India will relate to physical, social and economicGeography of the country, including the main features of Indian agricultural and natural resources. Questions on Indian Polity and Economy will test knowledgeof the countrys political system and Constitution of India, Panchayati Raj, Socia

l Systems and economic developments in India. On general mental ability, the candidates will be tested on reasoning and analytical abilities.

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Agriculture-Agriculture, its importance in national economy. Factors determining agroecological zones and geographic distribution of crop plants

Importance of crop plants, cultural practices for cereal, pulses, oilseed, fibre, sugar, tuber and fodder crops and scientific basis for these crop rotations, multiple and relay cropping, intercropping and mixed cropping.

Soil as medium of plant growth and its composition, mineral and organic constituents of the soil and their role in crop production; chemical, physical and microbiological properties of soils. Essential plant nutrients (macro and micro)theirfunctions, occurrence, cycling in soils Principles of soil fertility and its evaluation for judicious fertilizer use. Organic manures and bio-fertilizers, inorganic fertilizers, integrated nutrient management.

Principles of plant physiology with reference to plant nutrition, absorption, tr

ansactions, and metabolism of nutrients.

Diagnosis of nutrient deficiencies and their amelioration photosynthesis and respiration, growth and development, auxins and hormones in plant growth.

Cell and cell organelles. Cell division. Reproductive cycle, Principles of genetics, gene-interaction, sex determination, linkage and recombination, mutation, extra chromosomal inheritance, polyploidy. Origin and domestication of crop plants. Genetic resources-conservation and utilization. Floralbiology in relation toselfing and crossing.

Genetic basis of plant breeding pureline selection, mass selection, male sterility and incompatibility and their use in plant breeding. Pedigree selection, back-cross method of selection. Heterosis and its exploitation. Development of hybrids, composites and synthetic, Important varieties, hybrids, composites and synthetic of major crops. Seeds and seed-production techniques.

Important fruit and vegetable crops of India, method of propagationSexual and asexual. Package and practices and their scientific basis. Crop rotation, intercropping, companion crops, role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, post-harvest handling and processing of fruits and vegetables. Landscaping and ornamental horticulture, commercial floriculture. Medicinal and aromatic plants. Seriouspests and diseases affecting major crops. Principles of control of crop pests and diseases, integrated management. Proper use and maintenance of plant protection equipment.

Principles of economics as applied to agriculture. Farm planning and optimum resourceuse efficiency and maximising income and employment. Farm systems and their


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spatial distribution, their significant roles in regional economic development.

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Geography-Section-APhysical Georgraphyi) Geomorphology

Origin of the earth; Geological Time Scale; Interior of the earth; Types and characteristics of rocks; Folding and Faulting; Volcanoes; Earthquakes; Weathering;Landforms caused by fluvial, aeolian and glacial actions.

ii) Climatology

Structure and composition of atmosphere; Temperature; Pressure belts and Wind systems; Clouds and rainfall types; Cyclones and anti-cyclones; Major climatic types.

iii) Oceanography

Ocean relief; Temperature; Salinity; Ocean deposits; Ocean currents, El Nino andLa Nino; Waves and tides.

iv) Biogeography

Origin and types of soils; Major biomes of the world; Ecosystem and food chain;

Environmental degradation and conservation. Section-BHuman Geography

i) Man and Environment Relationship

Growth and development of Human Geography; Concepts of Determinism and Possibilism.

ii) Population

Races of mankind and tribes; growth and distribution of world population; migration; population problems of developed and developing countries.

iii) Economic Activities

Food gathering and hunting; pastoral herding; fishing and forestry; Types of agriculture-shifting, subsistence, commercial and plantation; Mining, Power; Manufacturing -locational factors of textile, iron and steel, sugar and fertilizer industries; Tertiary activities-trade, transport, communication and services.

iv) Settlements

Origin, types and patterns of rural settlements; Processes of urbanisation; morphology and functional classification of towns; million-cities and mega-cities. Section-C

Geography of the World

i) Major Natural Regions : Characteristics, economic base and human adaptation.


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ii) Regional Geography of Developed Countries : Canada, U.S.A., Western Europe,Russia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

iii) Regional Geography of Developing Countries : S.E. Asia, S.W. Asia, China, Southern Africa and Brazil.

iv) Regional Geography of South Asia. Section-D

Geography of India

i) Physical Setting

Landforms, drainage, climate, soils and natural vegetation.

ii) Economic Base

Minerals & energy resources, aquatic resources, forest resources; irrigation, agriculture and industries; trade and commerce.

iii) Population

Growth, distribution and density; demographic characteristics.

iv) Environmental problems, developmental issues and regional planning. Section-EGeographical Thought

i) Ancient Period : Contributions of Indians, Greeks, Romans and Arabs.

ii) Pre-Modern Period : Contribution of Verenius, Kant, Humboldt and Ritter.

iii) Modern Period : Dichotomy of determinism and possibilism; contributions ofRatzel, Semple, Huntington and La Blache.

iv) Recent Period : Quantitive Revolution; Radicalism, Behaviouralism and Humanism. Section-FTechniques of Geographical Analysis

i) Maps : Scale and types, uses.

ii) Diagrams : Types and uses

iii) Projections : Types, characteristics and uses.

iv) Remote sensing and geographical information system (GIS) : Aerial photographs and imagery, GIS.

Indian History-Section-A1. Prehistoric cultures in India

2. Indus Civilization. Origins. The Mature Phase: extent, society, economy and culture. Contacts with other cultures.Problems of decline.

3. Geographical distribution and characteristics of pastoral and farming communities outside the Indus region, from the neolithic to early iron phases.


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4. Vedic society. The Vedic texts; changefrom Rigvedic to later Vedic phases. Religion; Upanishadic thought. Political and social organisation; evolutuion of monarchy and varna system.

5. State formation and urbanization, from the mahajanapadas to the Nandas. Jainism and Buddhism. Factors for the spread of Buddhism.

6. The Mauryan Empire. Chandragupta; Megasthenes. Asoka and his inscriptions; his dhamma, administration, culture and art. The Arthasastra.

7. Post-Mauryan India, BC 200- AD 300. Society: Evolution of jatis. The Satavahanas and state formation in Peninsula. Sangam texts and society. Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians, Kushanas; Kanishka. Contacts with the outside world. Religion : Saivism, Bhagavatism, Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism; Jainism; Culture and art.

8. The Guptas and their successors (to c. 750 AD). Changes in political organisation of empire. Economy and society. Literature and science. Arts.

Section-B

9. Early Medieval India. Major dynasties; the Chola Empire. Agrarian and political structures. The Rajaputras. Extent of social mobility. Postition of women. The Arabs in Sind and the Ghaznavides.

10. Cultural trends, 750-1200, Religious conditions : importance of temples andmonastic institutions; Sankaracharya; Islam; Sufism. Literature and Science. Alberunis "India". Art and architecture.

11-12. Thirteenth and fourteenth Centuries: Ghorian invasions causes and consequences. Delhi Sultanate under the "Slave" Rulers. Alauddin Khalji : Conquests; administrative, agrarian and economic measures. Muhammad Tughlug's innovations. Fi

ruz Tughluq and the decline of the Delhi Sultanate. Growth of commerce and urbanization. Mystic movements in Hinduism and Islam. Literature. Architecture, Technological changes.

13. The fifteenth and early 16th Century : major Provinicial dynasties; Vijaya-nagara Empire. The Lodis, First phase of the Mughal Empire: Babur, Humayun. The Sur empire and administration. The Portuguese.

Montheistic movements: Kabir; Guru Nanak and Sikhism; Bhakti. Growth of regionalliteratures. Art and Culture.

14-15. The Mughal Empire , 1556-1707. Akbar: conquests, administrative measures,jagir and mansab systems; policy of sulh-i-kul. Jahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb : expansion in the Deccan; religious policies. Shivaji.

Culture: Persian and regional literatures. Religious thought: Abul Fazl; Maharashtra dharma. Painting. Architecture.

Economy: conditions of peasants and artisans, growth in trade; commerce with Europe. Social stratification and status of women.

16. Decline of Mughal Empire, 1707-61. Causes behind decline. Maratha power under the Peshwas. Regional states. The Afghans. Major elements of composite culture. Sawai Jai Singh, astronomer. Rise of Urdu language.

Section-C

17. British expansion : The Carnatic Wars, Conquest of Bengal. Mysore and its re


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sitance to British expansion: The three Anglo-Maratha Wars. Early structure of British raj: Regulating and Pitt's India Acts.

18. Economic Impact of the British Raj : Drain of Wealth (Tribute); land revenuesettlements (zamindari, ryotwari, mahalwari); Deindustrialisation; Railways andcommercialisation of agriculture; Growth of landless labour.

19. Cultural encounter and social changes: Introduction of western education andmodern ideas. Indian Renaissance, social and religious reform movements; growthof Indian middle class; The press and its impact: rise of modern literature inIndian languages. Social reforms measures before 1857.

20. Resistance to British rule : Early uprisings; The 1857 Revolt- causes, nature, course and consequences.

21. Indian Freedom struggle-the first phase: Growth of national consciousness; Formation of Associations; Establishment of the Indian National Congress and itsModerate phase;- Economic Nationalism; Swadeshi Movement; The growth of "Extremism" and the 1907 split in Congress; The Act of 1909 - the policy of Divide and R

ule; Congress-League Pact of 1916.

22. Gandhi and his thought; Gandhian techniques of mas mobilisation- Khilafat and Non Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience and Quit India Movement; Other strands in the National Movement-Revolutionaries, the Left, Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army.

23. Separatist Trends in Indian nationalist politics- the Muslim League and theHindu Mahasabha; The post -1945 developments; Partition and Independence.

24. India independent to 1964. A parliamentary, secular, dmocratic republic the1950 Constitution). Jawahalal Nehru's vision of a developed, socialist society.Planning and state-controlled industrialization. Agrarian reforms. Foreign polic

y of Non-alignment. Border conflict with China, and Chinese aggression.

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Law-I Jurisprudence1. Nature and concept of law.2. Schools of Jurisprudence : Analytical, Historical, Philosophical, Sociological & Natural.3. Administration of Justice : Theories of punishment.4. Sources of Law : Custom, Precedent and Legislation.5. A few basic Legal concepts:(i) Rights and Duties.(ii) Legal Personality.(iii) Ownership and Possession.

II Constitutional Law of India1. Salient features of the Indian Constitution.2. Preamble.3. Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties.4. Constitutional position and powers of President and Governors.

5. Supreme Court and High Courts: Jurisdiction, powers, appointment and transferof Judges.6. Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commissions: Powers


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and functions.7. Distribution of Legislative and Administrative Powers between the Union and the States.8. Emergency Provisions.9. Amendment of the Consstitution.

III International Law :

1. Nature and definition of International Law.2. Sources: Treaty, Custom, General Principles of Law recognised by civilised nations and subsidiary means of determination of law.3. State Recognition and State Succession.4. The United Nations, its objective, purpose and principal organs; Constitution, role and jurisdiction of International Court of Justice.5. Protection of Human Rights:(i) Provisions in the UN Charter. .(ii) Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.(iii) International Convenant of Civil and Political Rights, 1966.(iv) International Convenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966.IV Torts :

1. Nature and Defination of Tort.2. Liability based on fault and strict liability.3. Vicarious Liability including State Liability.4. Joint Tort feasors.5. Negligence.6. Defamation.7. Conspiracy8. Nuisance.9. False imprisonment.10. Malicious Prosecution.

V Criminal Law :1. General Principles of criminal liability: Mens rea and actus reus.

2. Preparation and criminal attempts3. General Exceptions.4. Joint and constructive liability.5. Abetment6. Criminal Conspiracy.7. Sedition.8. Murder and culpable homicide.9. Theft, extortion, robbery and dacoity.10. Misappropriation and Criminal Breach of Trust.

VI Law of Contract :1. Definition of contract.2. Basic elements of contract: Offer, acceptance, consideration, contracutal capacity.3. Factors vitiating consent.4. Void, Voidable, illegal and unenforceable agreements.5. Wagering agreements.6. Contingent contracts.7. Performance of contracts.8. Dissolution of contractual obligations: frustration of contracts.9. Quasi-contracts.10. Remedies for breach of contract.

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Mathematics-1. Algebra : Elements of Set Theory; Algebra of Real and Complex numbers including Demovire's between Coefficients and Roots, symmetric functions of roots; Elements of Group Theory; Sub-Group, Cyclic groups, Permutation, Groups and their elementary properties.

Rings, Integral Domains and Fields and their elementary properties.

2. Vector Spaces and Matrices : Vector Space, Linear Dependence and Independence. Sub-spaces. Basis and Dimensions, Finite Dimensional Vector Spaces. Linear Transformation of a Finite Dimensional Vector Space, Matrix Representation. Singular and Nonsingular Transformations. Rank and Nullity.

Matrices : Addition, Multiplication, Determinants of a Matrix, Properties of Determinants of order in, Inverse of a Matrix, Cramer's rule.

3. Geometry and Vectors : Analytic Geometry of straight lines and conics in Cartesian and Polar coordinates; Three Dimensional geometry for planes, straight lin

es, sphere, cone and cylinder. Addition, Subtraction and Products of Vectors andSimple applications to Geometry.

4. Calculus : Functions, Sequences, Series, Limits, Continuity, Derivatives.

Application of Derivatives : Rates of change, Tangents, Normals, Maxima, Minima,Rolle's Theorem, Mean Value Theorems of Lagrange and Cauchy, Asymptotes, Curvature. Methods of finding indefinite integrals, Definite Integrals, Fundamental Theorem of integrals Calculus. Application of definite integrals to area, Length of a plane curve, Volume and Surfaces of revolution.

5. Ordinary Differential Equations : Order and Degree of a Differential Equation, First order differential Equations, Singular solution, Geometrical interpretat

ion, Second order equations with constant coefficients.

6. Mechanics : Concepts of particles-Lamina; Rigid Body; Displacements; force; Mass; weight; Motion; Velocity; Speed; Acceleration; Parallelogram of forces; Parallelogram of velocity, acceleration; resultant; equilibrium of coplanar forces;Moments; Couples; Friction; Centre of mass, Gravity; Laws of motion; Motion ofa particle in a straight line; simple Harmonic Motion; Motion under conservativeforces; Motion under gravity; Projectile; Escape velocity; Motion of artificialsatellites.

7. Elements of Computer Programming : Binary system, Octal and Hexadecimal systems. Conversion to and from Decimal systems. Codes, Bits, Bytes and Words. Memoryof a computer, Arithmetic and Logical operations on numbers. Precision. AND, OR, XOR, NOT and Shit/Rotate operators, Algorithms and Flow Charts.

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Section-'A'Problems of Philosophy1. Substance and Attributes : Aristole, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley's criticism,Nyaya-Viasesika, Buddhist criticism of Pudgala.2. God, Soul and the World : Thomas Acquinas, St. Augustine, Spinoza, Descartes,

Nyaya-Vaisesika, Sankara, Ramanuja.3. Universals : Realism and Nominalism (Plato, Aristotle, Berkeley's criticism of abstract ideas, Nyay-Vaisesika, Buddhism).


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4. Bases of Knowledge : Pramanavada in Carvaka, Nyaya-Vaisesika, Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta.5. Truth and Error : Correspondence Theory, Coherence theory, Pragmatic Theory;Khyativada (Anyathakhyati, Akhyati, Anivacaniyakhyati).6. Matter and Mind : Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Berkerley.

Section-B

Logic1. Truth and Validity2. Classification of sentences : Traditional and Modern.3. Syllogism : Figures and Moods; Rules of Syllogism (General and special) validation by Venn Diagrammes; Formal Fallacies.4. Sentential Calculus : Symbolisation; Truth-Functions and their interdefinability; Truth Tables; Formal Proof.Section-'C'Ethics1. Statement of fact and statement of value.2. Right and Good; Teleology and Deontology.3. Psychological Hedonism.

4. Utilitarianism (Bentham; J.S. Mill).5. Kantian Ethics.6. Problem of the freedom of will.7. Moral Judgements : Descriptivism, Prescriptivism, Emotivism.8. Niskamakarma : Sthitaprajna.9. Jaina Ethics10. Four Noble Truths and Eight fold path in Buddhism.11. Gandhian Ethics : Satya, Ahimsa, Ends and Means.

Section-A

1. Political Science : Nature & scope of the discipline, relationship with allied disciplines like History, Economics, Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology.

2. Meaning of Politics : Approaches to the study of Politics.

3. Key Concepts : State, Soceity, Sovereignty, Power, Citizenship, Nation, Global order and Imperialism.

4. Political Ideas : Rights, Liberty, Equality, Justice, Rule of Law. Civil Soceity Swaraj, Revolution, Democratic Participation.

5. Democracy : Meaning and Theories of Democracy, Electoral system, Forms of Representation & Participation, Political accountability.

6. Political Ideologies : liberalism, Neoliberalism, Marxism, Socialism, Fascism, Gandhism.

7. Party System and Political Process : Therories of Party System, National andregional parties, Political Parties in the Third World. Patterns of coalition politics, interest and pressure groups.

8. Forms of Government : Parliamentary and Presidential. Federal & unitary Modesof decentralisation.

9. Bureaucracy Concept : Theories, Weber and critiques of Bureaucracy.

10. Theories of Development : Meaning and various approaches. Concept and Theori


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es of underdevelopment Debates; in the Third World.

11. Social Movements : Meaning, Theories & Forms, Role of Environmental FeministPeasant & workers movements, Role of Non Government organisation.

12. Nationalism and Internationalism :

13. Major theories of International relations : Realist Marxist, Systems & Decision making & Game theory.

14. State & the Global order : neo-Liberalism, globalisation, structural adjustment, regional economic integration, Nature and Impact of globalisation.

Section-B

Indian Government and politics

1. Approaches to the study of Governments : Comparative historical, legal institutional, political economy and political sociology, approaches.

2. Classification of Political systems : Democratic and Authoritarian, characteristics of Political systems in the third world.

3. Typologies of constitutions; Basic features of these constitutions & governments : including U.K., USA. France, Germany, China, and South Africa.

4. Constitutional development : in India during British Rule-A historical perspective.

5. Constituent Assembly : philosophical and socio-economic dimensions. Salient features of the Indian Constitution.

6. Nature of Indian federalism : Centre-state relations, legislative, administrative, financial and political; politics of regional move and National Integration.

7. Fundamental Rights : Constitutional provisions and political dynamics. Judicial Interpretations and socio political realities; Fundamental Duties.

8. The Union Executive : President, Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers,Constitutional provisions & framework and political trends.

9. Parliament : Powers and functions of the Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha; Parliamentary Committees; Functioning of the Parliamentary system in India.

10. The Judiciary : The Supreme Court , Judicial Review Judicial Activism, Public Intrest Litigation; Judicial Reforms.

11. The State Executive : Governor, Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers;Constitutional Provisions and Political trends.

12. Indian Party System : Evolution and Contemporay trends; coalition governmentat the Centre and States, pressure groups in Indian politics.

13. The interaction of Government & Scientific & Technology business : Previousand now their inter relationship and changing roles in Society, Elites, Role ofPressure groups class and voluntary associations in society.

14. Local Government & Politics : Panchayti Raj and Municipal Government, structure power & functions. Political realities, significance of 73rd and 74th Amende


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ments, role of women in Panchayats.

15. Bureaucracy and Development : Post-colonial India; its changing role in thecontext of liberatis after, bureauratic Accountability.

16. Challenges to Indian Democracy :

a) Communalism Regionalism violence, criminalisation and corruption.

b) Regional disparities, environmental degradation, illiteracy, Mass Poverty, Population, growth, caste oppressions and socio economic inequalities among backward classes.

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Psychology-

1. Introduction to psychology :Concept and definition of psychology. Nature and Scope. Branches of psychology.Application of psychology to soceity and social problems.

2. Methods in Psychology :Characteristics of psychological studies, Observation. Survey method, Clinical and case study method. Experimental method. Application of the method.

3. Quantitive Analysis :Measures of central tendency and dispersion. Correlation. Levels of measurement.Reliability and validity. Application in test construction.

4. Physiological Psychology :Structure of neuron, nerve impulses, synapse and neurotransmitters. Central andperipheral nervous system-structure and neural control of behaviour. Hemisphericspecialisation. Endocrine system and hormonal control of behaviour. Applicationof hemispheric knowledge to diagnostic purposes.

5. Development of human behaviour :Individual Differences : Heredity and environment. Life span developent. Role ofearly experience and mastering of developmental tasks. Sensitive or critical periods of development in human life cycle and its application.

6. Perception :Preceptual process. Perceputal organsiation. Perception of form, colour, depth and time. Perceptual readiness and constancy. Role of motivation, social and cultural factors in perception. Application of knowledge of perception to skill development (e.g. for certain jobs like that of driving, airline pilots etc.)

7. Learning :Classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Modeling and observational learning. Transfer of training. Learing and motivation. Application of the above tothe improvement of academic performance in education.

8. Memory :Physiological basis of memory. Memory and forgetting. Measurement of memory (Recall, Recognition, Relearning). Short term and long term memory. Theories of forg

etting (Decay and Interference theories and Repressive forgetting). Applicationof Mnemonic devices etc, to improving memory.


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9. Cognition and Language :Concept of formation. Nature and development of thinking. Language and thought and acquisition of language. Problem solving. Creative thinking and its applications.

10. Intelligence and Aptitude :Definition and concept. Theories and models of Intelligence. Measurement of inte

lligence and aptitude. Exceptional intelligence. Mental retardation. Concepts ofmultiple, emotional and artificial intelligence and their application.

11. Motivation and Emotion :Definition and concept of instinct, needs, drives and motives. Theories of motivation and their application (drive reduction theory, Maslow's motivational hierarchy). Social motivation: Achievement, power, affiliation motives and influenceof early experiences. Physiological basis of emotion. Theories of emotion (James-Lange and Cannon-Brad theories, cognitive physiological theory).

12. Personality :Concepts and Definition of personality. Sutdy of personality (Trait, type and ec

lectic approaches) Development of personality (Freud, Erikson, Biological and socio-cultural determinants). Measurement of Personality (Projective tests, pencil-paper tests). Application of personality profiles in fitting a person to a job.

13. Adjustment and Stress :Concept and definition. Factors affecting adjustment (frustration and conflict).Sources of stress and reactions to stress. Coping with stress. Application of stress management techniques.

14. Social Behaviour :Socio-cultural factors and behaviour. Development of attitudes, stereotypes andprejudice, Measurement of Attidutes (Thurstone, Likert attitude scale and Bogard

us Social Distance scale). Strategies for reducing prejudice and changing atitude. Person perception, implicit personality theory and integrating impressions. Application of person perception to impression management.

15. Application of Psychology :Health and mental health (yoga, meditation and relaxation therapies). Education(Programmed learning,. self instructional learning and learning styles). Community (self help through group cohesiveness and leadership). Industry (Assessment centre approach in selection, recruitment and training). Environment (man-natureinteraction, personal space concept, pollution reduction Information technology(Application to commercial, educational and health areas).

Public Administration-1. Introduction : Meaning, scope and significance. Evolution and status of the discipline. Comparative Public Administration and Development Administration. Public and Private Administration: State versus market debate. New Pubic Administration. New Public Management perspective.

2. Basic concepts and principles : Organisation, hierarchy, Unity of command, Span of control, Authority and Responsibility, Co-ordination, Centralization and Decentralization, Delegation, Supervision, Line and Staff.

3. Theories of Administration : Scientific Management (Taylor and the ScientificManagment Movement), Classical Theory (Fayol, Urwick, Gulick and others) Bureau


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cratic Theory (Weber and his critics). Ideas of Mary Parker Follett and CI B arnard; Human Relations School (Elton Mayo and others). Behavioral Approach, Systems approach.

4. Administrative Behaviour : Decision making with special reference to H Simon,communication and control, leadership theories. Theories of motivation (Maslowand Herzberg)

5. Accountability and Control : The concepts of Accountability and control : Legislative, executive and judicial control. Citizen and Administration: Role of civil society, people's participation and Right to Information.

6. Administrative Systems : Comparative administrative features of USA, Great Britain, France and Japan.

7. Personnel Administration : Role of Civil Service in developing societies; position classification, Recuritment, Training, Promotion, Pay and Service conditions. Relations with the Political Executive; Administrative Ethics.

8. Financial Administration : Budget: Concepts and forms. Formulation and execution of budget, deficit financing public debt, Accounts and Audit.

9. Union Government and Administration in India. British legacy : Constitutionalcontext of Indian Administration; The President, Prime Minister and the Councilof Ministers; Central Secretariat; Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office, Planning Commission; Finance Commission; Election Commission; Comptroller andAuditor-General of India. Public enterprises: Patterns, role performance and impact of liberalization.

10. Civil Services in India : Recruitment to All India and Central Services. Union Public Service Commission; Training of Civil Servants. Generalists and Specialists. Minister-Civil Servant relationship.

11. State and District Administration : Governor, Chief Minister, Secretariat, Chief Secretary, Directorates, District Collector: changing role.

12. Local Government : Panchayati Raj and Urban local Government: Main features,structures, finances and problem areas. 73r

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