2. EXAMINATION SCHEME
The competitive examination comprises two successive stages:
Stage 1: Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and
Stage 2: Civil Services (
Preliminary 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 12 to 13 times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year in the various Services and Posts. Only those candidates who have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in a year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination.
The Main Examination will consist of a written examination and an interview test. Candidates who obtain minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main Examination, will be summoned for an interview for a Personality Test. However, the papers on Indian Languages and English will be of qualifying nature. 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.
Preliminary Examination
The examination will consist of two papers.
Paper I General Studies 150 marks
Paper II One subject to be selected from the list of optional subjects set out below 300 marks
Total : 450 marks
List of optional subjects for Preliminary Examination.
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & 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
Note:
• Both the question papers will be of the objective type (multiple-choice questions).
• The question papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
• The course content of the syllabi for the optional subjects will be of the degree level.
• Each paper will be of two hours duration. Blind candidates will, however, be allowed an extra time of twenty minutes at each paper.
Main Examination
The written examination will consist of the following papers:
Paper I One of the Indian languages to be selected by the candidate from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. 300 marks
Paper II English 300 marks
Paper III Essay 200 marks
Papers IV and V General Studies 300 marks for each paper
Papers VI, VII, VIII and IX
Any two subjects to be selected from the list of the optional subjects set out below. Each subject will have two papers. 300 marks for each paper
Interview Test will carry 300 marks.
Note:
• The papers on Indian Languages and English will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature; the marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.
• The papers on Essay, General Studies and Optional Subjects of candidates will be evaluated only after attainment of qualifying marks in Indian Language and English.
• The paper-I on Indian Languages will not be compulsory for candidates hailing from the North-Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland and also for candidates hailing from the State of Sikkim.
List of optional subjects for Main Examination
Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science Anthropology, 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
And Literature of one of the following languages:
Arabic, Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, Dogri, Chinese, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
Note:
• Candidates will not be allowed to chose the following combinations of subjects:–
o Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration;
o Commerce & Accountancy and Management;
o Anthropology and Sociology;
o Mathematics and Statistics;
o Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science.
o Management and Public Administration;
o Of the Engineering subjects, viz., Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering–not more than one subject.
o Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science.
• The question papers for the examination will be of conventional (essay) type.
• Each paper will be of three hours duration. Blind candidates will, however be allowed an extra time of thirty minutes at each paper.
• Candidates will have the option to answer all the question papers (except the language papers viz. Papers I and II) in any one of the languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution or in English.
• Candidates exercising the option to answer papers III to IX in any one of the languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution may, if they so desire, give English version within brackets of only the description of the technical terms, if any, in addition to the version in the language opted by them.
• Candidates should, however, note that if they misuse the above rule, a deduction will be made on this account from the total marks otherwise accruing to them and in extreme cases, their script(s) will not be valued for being in an unauthorised medium.
• The question papers other than language papers will be set both in Hindi and English.
General Instructions (Preliminary as well as Main Examination)
• If a candidate’s handwriting is not easily legible, a deduction will be made on this account from the total marks otherwise accruing to him.
• Marks will not be allotted for mere superficial knowledge.
• Credit will be given for orderly, effective and exact expression combined with due economy of words in all subjects of the examination.
• In the question papers, wherever required, SI units will be used.
• Candidates should use only international form of Indian numerals (i.e. 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc.) while answering question papers.
• Candidates will be allowed the use of Scientific (Non-Programmable type) calculators at the Main examination of UPSC. Programmable type calculators will however not be allowed and the use of such calculators shall tantamount to resorting to unfair means by the candidates. Loaning or interchanging of calculators in the Examination Hall is not permitted. It is also important to note that candidates are not permitted to use calculators for Preliminary Examination.
Interview test
The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of his/her career. Candidate 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 caliber 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.
The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross-examination but of a natural and purposive conversation, which is intended to reveal the mental qualities of the candidate.
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.
Number of Attempts & Age Limit
Category Minimum Maximum Limit No. of Attempts
General 21 30 (by Aug of Exam year) 4
OBC 21 33 (by Aug of Exam year) 7
SC/ST 21 35 (by Aug of Exam year) Not Applicable
No comments:
Post a Comment