UPSC Exam-Indian Forest Service Exam 2012-Instructions for filling online applications

APPENDIX-II

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATIONS

Candidates are required to apply Online using the website www.upsconline.nic.in.

• Salient features of the system of Online Application Form are given hereunder Detailed instructions for filling up Online applications are available on the above mentioned website.

• Candidates will be required to complete the Online Application Form containing
• two stages viz. Part-I and Part-II as per the instructions available in the above mentioned site through drop down menus.

• The candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees One Hundred only) [excepting SC/ST/Female/Physically Handicapped candidates who are exempted from payment of fee] either by depositing the money in any branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India/ State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/ State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore or by using any Visa/Master Credit/ Debit Card.

• Before start filling up of Online Application, a candidate must have his/her photograph and signature duly scanned in the .jpg format in such a manner that each file should not exceed 40 KB and must not be less than 3 KB in size for the photograph and 1 KB for the signature.

• The Online applications(Part I and II) can be filled from 14th April, 2012 to   14th May, 2012 till 11.59 p.m., after which link will be disabled.

• Applicants should avoid submitting multiple applications. However, if due to any unavoidable circumstances, any applicant submits multiple applications hen he/she must ensure that the applications with higher RID is complete in all respects

• In case of multiple applications, the applications with higher RID shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.

• The applicants must ensure that while filling their Application Form, they are providing their valid and active E-Mail IDs as the Commission may use electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages of exmination process.

• The applicants are advised to check their emails at regular intervals and ensure that the email address ending with @nic.in are directed to their inbox folder and not to the SPAM folder or any other folder.
• Candidates are strongly advised to apply online well in time without waiting or the last date for submission of Online Applications.