MODEL NOTIFICATION 2010

IMPORTANT
UPSC ANNOUNCES : Negative marks for objective type question : < Special Instruction for objective Type Question >

Civil Services Examination, 2010
Examination Notice No. 04/2010-CSP
Dated : 02-01-2010
Last Date : 01.02.2010

Examination Notice No. 04/2010-CSP

Introduction Centres for Preliminary Exam Recruitment for these Services/posts Plan of Examination Eligibility Conditions Fee How to Apply Last date for receipt of applications Acknowledgement Correspondence with the Commission Physical Requirements for the Disabled Candidates Withdrawal of applications

Date : 02 - 01 - 2010

Civil Services Examination, 2010

IMPORTANT

1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:
The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility condition for admission to examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions

Mere 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/Personality Test.

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/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 used only 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/Speed Post or by Courier, on or before the 1st February, 2010.

The candidates should not that applications will be received by hand only one at a time at the desginated counter(s) and not in bulk, till 5 PM only.

However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote areas specified in para 6 of this Notice the last date for receipt of application by Post/Speed Post only (not by Hand or by Courier) is 8th February, 2010.

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

Candidates should note that their 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. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 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 banned items including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping cannot be assured.

" Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply".

F.1/8/2009-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 23rd May , 2010 in accordance with the Rules published by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette in India Extraordinary dated the 2nd January, 2010.

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.

(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, Administration)

(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, Group ‘A'.

(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" (GR.III)

(xix) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group "A"

(xx) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B' (Section Officer's Grade)

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

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

(xxiii) Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'

(xxiv) Pondicherry Police Service, Group 'B'

The number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is expected to be approximately 965 . The number of vacancies is liable to alteration.

Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and physically disabled categories in respect of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government.