CENTRAL POLICE FORCES (ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS) EXAMINATION, 2007

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Appendix I- Selection Procedure/Scheme and Syllabus of the Exam

Appendix II- General Instructions

Appendix III- List of Post Offices where Application forms are available

Appendix IV - Special Instructions to Candidates for Objective Type Tests

Appendix V - Special instructions for Conventional Type of papers

Appendix VI- Physical and Medical Standards 

Rules of Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination 2007
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EXAMINATION NOTICE NO.10/2007-CPF
DATE  05.05.2007
(Last Date for Receipt of Applications:04.06.2007)
CENTRAL POLICE FORCES (ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS)
EXAMINATION, 2007
(Commission's Website :http://www.upsc.gov.in)

 

F.No.11/1/2007-E.1(B) : The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Written Examination on 07th  October, 2007 for recruitment of Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Police Forces (CPF) viz. Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal  (SSB).  The Examination will be held in accordance with the Rules for the Examination published by Ministry of Home Affairs in the Gazette of India dated 05th May, 2007 .  The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.

Name of the Course and Approximate No. of Vacancies.

Important Infomation

Centres Of Examination
Conditions of Eligibility
How to Apply
Last date for receipt of applications
Acknowledgement of applications
Correspondence with the Commission
Withdrawal of Application 
Service Allocation
Other Details

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F.No.11/1/2007-E.1(B) : The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Written Examination on 07th October, 2007 for recruitment of Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Police Forces (CPF) viz. Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).  The Examination will be held in accordance with the Rules for the Examination published by Ministry of Home Affairs in the Gazette of India dated 05th May, 2007 .  The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.

            The tentative number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is as follows :         

            (i)         BSF         -        160     
           
(ii)        CRPF      -        81
           (iii)       CISF       -        50
            
(iv)       ITBP         -     47                 
             (v)        SSB         -       3              
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                        Total                 341
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            The number of vacancies mentioned above is liable to alteration.

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

 

IMPORTANT  

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 1.         CANDIDATES  TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:

            The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to the 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 candidates will not imply that his/her 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 once and only for one examination.

In case of any difficulty in obtaining Application Form from the designated HPO's/POs, the candidates should immediately contact the concerned Post Master or UPSC's "Form 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 04th June, 2007

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 11th June, 2007

 

4.  PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS:

     Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type 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 Phone Not Allowed:

 

(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 to bring any of the banned items including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping can not be assured.  

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2.        Centres of Examination : The Examination will be held at the following Centres :
AGARTALA, GANGTOK, PANAJI (
GOA ), AHMEDABAD, HYDERABAD , PATNA , AIZAWAL, IMPHAL, PORT BLAIR , ALLAHABAD , ITANAGAR, RAIPUR , BANGALORE , JAIPUR, RANCHI , BAREILLY , JAMMU , SAMBALPUR, BHOPAL , JORHAT, SHILLONG , CHANDIGARH , KOCHI , SHIMLA , CHENNAI, KOHIMA, SRINAGAR , CUTTACK , KOLKATA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM , DEHRADUN, LUCKNOW , TIRUPATI, DELHI , MADURAI , UDAIPUR, DHARWAR, MUMBAI, VISHAKHAPATNAM, DISPUR, NAGPUR  

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The Centres as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.  While every effort will be made to allot the candidates to the Centre of their choice for the Examination, the Commission may, at their discretion allot a different Centre to a candidate, when circumstances so warrant.  Candidates admitted to the Examination will be informed of the timetable and place or places of Examination.

The candidates should note that no request for change of Centre would normally be granted.  However, when a candidate desires a change in Centre from the one he/she had indicated in his/her Application Form for the Examination, he/she must send a letter addressed to the Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, giving full justification as to why he/she desires a change in centre.  Such requests will be considered on merits but requests received in the Commission’s Office after 4th July, 2007 will not be entertained under any circumstances nor will such communications be replied to.

3.         ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS :
 

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(I)         Nationality : No person who is not a citizen of India shall, except with the consent of the Central Government signified in writing be appointed or employed under these Rules.

Provided that nothing contained in these rules shall debar the appointment, enrolment or employment of a subject of Nepal or Bhutan under these rules. 

(II)        Sex : Both Male and Female candidates are eligible for appointment to the post of Assistant Commandants in CRPF and CISF.  However, for appointment to the post of Assistant Commandants in BSF, ITBP and SSB, only Male candidates are eligible.     

(III)       Age Limits :

(a)               A candidate must have attained the age of 20 years and must not have attained the age of 25 years on 1st August, 2007 , i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1982 and not later than 1st August, 1987 .

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(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 or a 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 for Central Government Servants in accordance with the existing instructions of the Central Government.  Ex-servicemen will also be eligible for this relaxation. However the total relaxation claimed on account of Government Service will be limited to 5 years.

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

Note I : Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clause of Para 3(III)(b) above, viz. those coming under the category of Central Government Servants/ Ex-servicemen and persons domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir, 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 term "Central Government Servants" in Para 3 (III)(b)(iii) above will apply to persons who are defined as "Government Servants" in the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 as amended from time to time.

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 Register of Matriculates maintained by a University, which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate.

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 instructions includes the alternative certificates mentioned above.

NOTE 1 : Candidates should note that once a Date of Birth has been claimed by 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 2 : The candidate should exercise due care while entering their Date of Birth in Column 8 of the Application Form for the 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 by the Commission under the Rules.

IV        Minimum Educational Qualifications : A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree of a University 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 under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or posses an equivalent qualification.  

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NOTE 1 : Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission’s examination but have not been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination in the year 2007 will also be eligible for admission to the examination.   Such candidates will be admitted to the examination if otherwise eligible but the admission would be deemed to be provisional and subject to cancellation if they do not produce proof of having passed the requisite examination along with the Detailed Application Form which will be required to be submitted to the Commission by the candidates who after qualifying on the result of the written part of the examination are also declared qualified in the Physical Standards/Physical Efficiency Tests and Medical Standards Tests.

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/she has passed an examination conducted by the other Institutions, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission justifies his/her admission to the examination.

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

V             V. Restriction on reappearance of candidates finally selected/ recommended earlier:  

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A candidate who has been finally selected on the basis of an earlier examination to the post of Assistant Commandants in any of the forces participating in the Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination will not be eligible to appear at a subsequent examination for recruitment of Assistant Commandants in the participating CPFs.

VI        Physical Standards :  

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Candidates must meet the prescribed Physical and Medical Standards for admission to Central Police Forces Examination (Assistant Commandants), 2007 specified in Appendix-VI of the Notice.

VII       Possession of NCC ‘B’ or‘C’ Certificates :

Possession of NCC ‘B’ or ‘C’ Certificate will be a desirable qualification.  These qualifications will be given consideration at the time of Interview/ Personality Test only.

4.         Fee :  

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Candidates residing in India seeking admission to examination must pay to the Commission a fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only) through a single Central Recruitment Fee Stamp. 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 prescribed fee, in full.

The Central Recruitment Fee Stamp of requisite denomination (NOT postage stamps) may be 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 Office with the date stamp of the post office in such a manner that the impression of the 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 be for credit to account head “051-Public Service Commission-Examination Fees” and attach the receipt with the application.

Candidates should note that the fee sent through Indian Postal Orders, Bank Draft, Money Order, Crossed Cheque, Currency notes, Treasury Challan, Postage Stamps etc. will not be accepted by the Commission and such applications will be treated as without fee and will be summarily rejected.

NOTE I : APPLICATIONS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRESCRIBED FEE (UNLESS REMISSION OF FEE 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.

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The contents of this notification are informatory in nature. Candidates are advised to refer to the notice published in 'Employment News'

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