Civil Services Examination, 2008
Examination Notice No. 04/2008
Dated : 29-12-2007
Last Date : 28.01.2008

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Appendix - I Section - I Plan of Examination
Section - II Scheme of Subjects for the Preliminary & Main Examinations
Section - III Syllabi for the Examination
Appendix - II General Instructions
Appendix - III List of Post Offices where UPSC Application Forms are available
Appendix - IV Special Instructions to Candidates for objective type tests
Disclaimer

 

 

 

Examination Notice No. 04/2008

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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 : 29 - 12 - 2007

Civil Services Examination, 2008

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 28th January, 2008.

       However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote localities 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 4th February, 2008.

 

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.

 

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F.1/9/2007-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 18th May , 2008 in accordance with the Rules published by the Department of Personnel & Training in the Gazette in India Extraordinary dated the 29th December, 2007.

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,     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, 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" (Grade-III)

(xix) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s 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'.

(xxii)  Pondicherry Police Service, Group 'B'

The number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is expected to be approximately 671. 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.

Note :  Services identified suitable for physically disabled category and number of 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 impairment and (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

 (i)Locomotor Disability (ii)Hearing Impairment

OL, OA

F, PP, L, B, S, ST, W, SE, H, RW

NIL

3

Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise, Gr.`A’)

(i)Locomotor disability, (ii)Hearing impairment

OL, OA, PD

F, S, ST, W, SE, H, RW

Not yet finalised

4.

Indian P&T Accounts & Finance Service, Gr.`A’

Locomotor disability or hearing impairment

D, PD, BL,  
OA, OL, BH

S, B, SE, RW

Nil

5

Indian Audit & Accounts Service, Gr.`A’

Locomotor Disability or Hearing Impairment

OL, OA

RW

1   
{In the category of
Partially Deaf (Mild hearing impairment)}     

6

Indian Defence Accounts Service, Gr. ‘A’

Locomotor Disability

OL, OA

RW

NIL

7

Indian Revenue Service (IT), Gr. `A’

(i)Locomotor disability, (ii)Hearing impairment

(i) OL, OA, BH

(i) SE, H, RW

5 (2 for Locomotor disability and 3 for Hearing Imp.)

(ii) PD

(ii) S, SE, RW

8

Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Gr.`A’

(i)Locomotor disability (ii)Hearing impairment (iii)Blindness or Low Vision

OL, OA, PD

---

NIL

9

@Indian Postal Service, Gr. ‘A’

(i)Visual impairment (ii)Hearing  impairment

 _______

 _______

NIL

10

Indian Civil Accounts Service, Gr. ‘A’

(i) Hearing impairment
(ii)Visual impairment

(i)D, PD
(ii) PB

RW

1  

(In the category of Visual Impairment)

11

Indian Railway Accounts Service, Gr. ‘A’

(i)Locomotor disability, (ii)Hearing impairment

(i) OL, BL, OA, BH

(i) SE, RW

Not yet finalised

(ii) PD, D

(ii) SE, RW

12

Indian Railway Personnel Service, Gr. ‘A’

(i)Locomotor disability, (ii)Visual impairment

(i) OL, BL, OA

(i) H, RW

Not yet finalised

(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

1 (In the category of Loco Disability)

14.

Indian Information Service, Gr.`A’

Locomotor Disability or hearing impairment

OL, OA, PD

S, SE, RW, H

Nil  

15.

@Indian Trade Service Gr.’A’ (Gr.III)

Locomotor Disability

 _______

 _______

Not yet finalised

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

NIL

(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.