Wednesday 31 October 2012

UPSC Exams-General Information-FAQ-Frequently Asked questions and Free Counselling


Respected Sir, What is the medium of Interview if a person appears the exam with regional language?
- Agatha 

If a person writes his/her exam in the regional language he/she can appear in the interview with the same language. There is an option available to appear in English also. But it is not vice versa if a person appears in the exam in English medium.
            But, there was a Judgement recently in Bombay High Court saying that the aspirant should be given his/her choice to appear in any Indian Language in the VIII Schedule.

UPSC Exams-General Information-FAQ-Frequently Asked questions and Free Counselling


Sir, What is the medium of writing the main exam?
- Suman

One can write the main exam in any one of the Indian Languages in the 8th Schedule of the constitution. But the question paper will be either in English or Hindi only.  

UPSC Exams-Optional Selection-FAQ-Frequently Asked questions and Free Counselling


Sir, I am doing 1st B.Sc(agri). I have much interest in physics. Can I take it as one of the optional?
- Stephenraj

Don't get in to the problem. You may have interest but it is not practical. it will be suicidal. In Civil Services one should have practical approach.
We suggest you to take Botany or Geography as your second optional. Because these two subjects are related to Agriculture. In fact , if you take geography, it will be useful in the General Studies also. So one should adopt a practical and workable strategy 

UPSC Exams-Optional Selection-FAQ-Frequently Asked questions and Free Counselling


Respected Sir/Madam, Can you give the success rate of management subject and the score ability and popularity of management in civil services exams vis-à-vis other subjects. Also please guide regarding the time to be allocated for preparing management optionals provided I have already studied management during my PGDM at IIM.
- Nagaraj

The success ratio varies from year to year and from subject to subject. As per the UPSC record one year it is 1:6. The next year it was 1:31. These are the subjects taken by the specialists only. It depends upon the evaluator also. In the first instance, the number of Main appearance was 59. Next year there are 31 persons. Only one qualified. So, there are many factors involved in it. If you see the Interview of Topper - Manish Kumar, you can see the good score. So, it all depends on the individual's performance.

Regarding the time allotment, if you go through the common strategy given by us, you will get an idea where you stand. Accordingly, you have to allot the time. If you are week, give more time and if you are comfortable, give normal time. However, you should not neglect the subject even you have studied well. 


UPSC Exams-Optional Selection-FAQ-Frequently Asked questions and Free Counselling


Sir,I am doing my final year in MBA. I am keenly interested in CSE. What are the steps I have to take in deciding the papers for the exam?
- Veni
First of all, you should select a subject which is interesting to you.
Then see whether you have any idea about the subject or not. That will help you to understand the subject easily. 
Availability of proper and standard books. 
If possible, previous success ratio, or the history of a particular subject 
Select a second subject whose exam will come after some gap in the Mains examination, so that you can revise the subject. 

UPSC Exams-General Information-FAQ-Frequently Asked questions and Free Counselling


Dear Sir/Madam what subjects are advisable for an MBA graduate for IAS exams?
- Priya 

If you are good at Management, you can go for Management. Otherwise you can go with Public Administration. This can be of your first optional. The second optional may be Psychology/ Sociology/ Geography -in the order of preference. 

UPSC Exams-General Information-FAQ-Frequently Asked questions and Free Counselling


Dear Sir, Can a person opt for one optional in one year and another one in the next year?
-Praveen 

Yes. Normally the aspirants go with same optional. Some may change it. So, it is very crucial to take a decision in the optional selection. It is better and wise to go with the same optional in all attempts 

UPSC Exams-General Information-FAQ-Frequently Asked questions and Free Counselling


Sir, Is it necessary to take the subject studied at the college level to be taken as an optional?
-Naveen

Not necessary. Candidate is free to take any optional in the given list. 

Quotable Quote-Message of the Day

“Efforts are never wasted even when it leades to disappointing results, because it always makes you more prepared, strong, capable and experienced”…. 

Tuesday 30 October 2012

UPSC Exam: SCRA Exam 2013 Notification issued


UPSC issues SCRA Exam 2013 Notification
SPECIAL CLASS RAILWAY APPRENTICES' EXAMINATION, 2013

(LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: 12.11.2012)

No. 5/1/2012-EI(B): An examination for selection of candidates for appointment as Special Class Apprentices in Mechanical Department of Indian Railways will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 20th January, 2013 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) in the Gazette of India dated the 13th October, 2012 at the following centres :

AGARTALA            GANGTOK             PANAJI (GOA)
AHMEDABAD        HYDERABAD        PATNA
AIZAWL                  IMPHAL                 PORT BLAIR
ALLAHABAD         ITANAGAR             RAIPUR
BANGALORE        JAIPUR                  RANCHI
BAREILY                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              

The centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission. Applicants should note that there will be a ceiling on the number of candidates allotted to each of the Centres, except Chennai, Delhi, Dispur, Kolkatta and Nagpur. Allotment of Centres will be on the “first-apply-first-allot” basis, and once the capacity of a particular Centre is attained, the same will be frozen. Applicants, who cannot get a Centre of their choice due to ceiling, will be required to choose a Centre from the remaining ones. Applicants are, thus, advised that they may apply early so that they could get a Centre of their choice.

NB: Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision, Commission reserve the right to change the Centres at their discretion if the situation demands.

Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and place or places of examination. Candidates should note that no request for change of centre will normally be granted.

2. The approximate number of vacancies, to be filled on the results of the examination is 42.

Note: One vacancy is reserved for physically challenged candidates belonging to Orthopaedically Handicapped having functional classifications OA.

The number of vacancies mentioned above 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.

A candidate will be eligible to get the benefit of community reservation only in case the particular caste to which the candidates belongs is included in the list of reserved communities issued by the Central Government. If a candidate indicates in his/her application form for SCRA Examination that he/she belongs to General Category but subsequently writes to the Commission to change his/her catergory, to a reserved one, such request shall not be entertained by the Commission.

While the above principle will be followed in general there may be a few cases  where there was a little gap (say 2-3 months) between the issuance of a Government

Notification enlisting a particular community in the list of any of the reserved communities and the date of submission of the application by the candidate. In such cases the request of change of community from general to reserved may be considered by the Commission on merit.

The closing date fixed for the receipt of the application will be treated as the date for determining the OBC status (including that of creamy layer) of the candidates.

UPSC Exam: SCRA Exam 2013 Notification -Eligibility Conditions


UPSC Exam: SCRA Exam 2013 Notification issued- Part 2
3. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:
(I) Nationality
A candidate must be either :—
(a) A citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, The United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.

(II) Age Limits:

(a) A candidate must have attained the age of 17 years and must not have attained the age of 21 years on 1st January, 2013, i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1992 and not later than 1st January, 1996.
(b) The upper age limit is relaxable as follows :–
(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 if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period from the 1st January, 1980 to the 31st day of December, 1989.

(iv) upto a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled  in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed
area and released as a consequence thereof:

(v) upto a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/ SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st January, 2013 and have been released (1) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from 1st January, 2013) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency, or (2) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service, or (3) on invalidment.

(vi) Upto a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 1st January, 2013 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three month's notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.

vii) Upto a maximum of 10 years in the case of Orthopaedically handicapped persons, OA & OL subcategories only.

NOTE I- Canddidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backwared Classes who are also covered under any other
clauses of para 3 (II) (b) above, viz. those coming under the category of Ex- Servicemen, persons domiciled in the State  of J & K, physically handicapped etc. will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-reaxation under both the categories.

NOTE II-The term Ex-Servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as exservicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Reemployment in Civil Services and Posts)
Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time.

NOTE III-The age concession under Para 3 (II) (b) (v) to (vi) will not be admissible to Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned officers including ECOs/SSCOs, who are released on their own request.

NOTE IV- Notwithstanding the provision of age relaxation under Para 3(II)(b)(vii) above, a physically handicapped candidate will be considered to be eligible for appointment if he/she (after such physical examination as the Government or appointing authority, as the case may be, may prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards for the concerned Services/Posts to be allocated to the physically handicapped candidates by the Government.

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 oran equivalent examination certificate.

These certificates are required to be submitted only after the declaration of the result of the written part of the examination.

No other document relating to age like horo-scopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, service records and the like will be accepted.

The expression Matriculation/Higher Secondary Examination Certificate in this part of the instruction includes the alternative certificates mentioned above.

NOTE 1:- Candidates should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation/ Higher Secondary Examination Certificate or an equivalent certificate as on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the Commission and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

NOTE 2 :- Candidates should also 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 3 :- The candidates should exercise due care while entering their date of birth. 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 against them by the Commission under the Rules.

(III) Educational Qualifications:

For admission to the examination a candidate– (a) must have passed in the first or second  division, the Intermediate or an equivalent Examination of a University
or Board approved by the Government of India with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination.

Graduates with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as their degree subjects may also apply; or

(b) must have passed in the first or second division, the Higher Secondary (12 years) Examination under 10 plus 2 pattern of School Education with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination; or

(c) must have passed the first year Examination under the three year degree course of a University or the first examination of the three year diploma course in Rural Service of the National Council for Rural Higher Education or the third year
Examination for promotion to the 4th year of the four year B.A./B.Sc. (Evening College) Course of the Madras University with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination provided that before joining the degree/ diploma course he/she passed the Higher Secondary Examination or the Pre-University or equivalent examination in the first or second division.

Candidates who have passed the first/second year examination under the three-year degree course in the first or second division with Mathematics and either Physics or Chemistry as subjects of the Examination may also apply; provided the first/ second year examination is  conducted by a University; or  (d) must have passed in the first or second division the Pre-Engineering Examination of a University, approved by the Government of India; or

(e) must have passed in the first or second division the Pre-Professional/ Pre-Technological Examination of any Indian University or a recognised Board, with Mathematics and at least, one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the examination conducted one year after the Higher Secondary or Pre-University stage; or

(f) must have passed the first year examination under the five year Engineering Degree Course of a University; provided that before joining the Degree Course, he/she passed the Higher Secondary Examination or pre-University or equivalent
Examination in the first or second division. Candidates who have passed the first
year Examination of the five-year Engineering Degree Course in the first or second division may also apply provided the first year Examination is conducted by a University; or

(g) must have passed in the first or second division the Pre-Degree Examination of the Universities of Kerala and Calicut with Mathematics and at least one of the subjects Physics and Chemistry as subjects of the Examination.

Note I : Candidates who are not awarded any specific division by the University/ Board either in the intermediate or any other Examination mentioned above will be considered educationally eligible provided their aggregate of marks falls within the range of marks for first or second division as prescribed by the University/Board concerned.

Note II : Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them eligible to appear at the Examination but have not been informed of the results, may apply for admission to the examination.

Candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination may also apply. Such candidates will be admitted to the Examination, if otherwise eligible but their admission  would be deemed to be provisional and subject to cancellation, if they do not produce proof of having passed the requisite qualifying Examination along with the detailed applications which will be required to be submitted by the candidates who qualify on the results of the written part of the Examination.

Note III : In exceptional cases, the Commission may treat a candidate who has not any of the qualifications prescribed in this rule as educationally qualified provided that he/she possesses qualifications the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission, justifies his/her admission to the Examination.

Note IV: Diplomas in Engineering awarded by the State Boards of Technical Education are not acceptable for admission to the Special Class Railway Apprentices’ Examination.

(IV) Physical Standards:

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Special Class Railway Apprentices, Examination, 2013 as per Regulations given in Appendix-II of the rules for the Special Class Railway Apprentices, Examination, 2013 published in Gazette of India dated 13th October, 2012.

UPSC Exam: SCRA Exam 2013 Notification -Fee


UPSC Exam: SCRA Exam 2013 Notification -Issued-Part 3



4. FEE:

Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST/PH candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees one Hundred only) either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by Cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of MyIsore/State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.

Note : 1. Candidates should note that payment of examination fee can be made only through the modes prescribed above. Payment of fee through any other mode is neither valid nor acceptable. Applications submitted without the prescribed fee/mode (unless remission of fee is claimed, shall be summarily rejected.

Note : 2. Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Note : 3. For the applications in whose case payments details have not been received from the bank, they will be treated as fictitious payment cases and their applications will be rejected in the first instance. A list of all such applicants shall
be made available on the Commission website within two weeks after the last day of submission of online application.

The applicants shall be required to submit the proof of their fee payment within 10 days from the date of such communication either by hand or by speed post to the Commission. On receipt of documentary proof, genuine fee payment cases will be considered and their applications will be revived, if they are otherwise eligible.

Application without prescribed fee will be summarily rejected. This does not apply to the candidates who are seeking remission of the prescribed fee under the following paragraphs.

All female candidates and 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 full prescribed fee.

Physically Handicapped persons are exempted from the payment of fee provided they are otherwise eligible for appointment to the Posts to be filled on the results of this examination on the basis of the standards of medical fitness for these Posts (including any concessions specifically extended to the Physically handicapped). A Physically Handicapped candidate claiming age relaxation/ fee concession will be required by the Commission to submit along with their Detailed Application Form, a certified copy of the certificate from a Government Hospital/Medical Board in support of his/her claim for being physically handicapped.

NOTE: Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision for age relaxation/fee exemption, a Physically Handicapped candidate will be considered to be eligible for appointment only if he/she (after such physical examination as the Government or the appointing authority, as the case may be, may prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards for the concerned Services/Posts to be allocated to Physically Handicapped candidates by the Government.

UPSC Exam: SCRA Exam 2013 Notification-How to apply


UPSC Exam: SCRA Exam 2013 Notification issued- Part 4
5. HOW TO APPLY:

Candidates may apply Online by using the website www.upsconline.nic.in Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the above mentioned website.

The applicants are advised to submit only single application, however if due to any unavoidable situation, if he/she submits another/multiple applications, then he/she must ensure that application with the higher RID is complete in all respects like applicants details, examination centre, photograph, signature, fee etc. The applicants who are submitting multiple applications should note that only the applications with higher RID (Registration ID) shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.

All candidates, whether already in Government Service, or in Government owned industrial undertakings or other similar organisations or in private employment should submit their applications direct to the Commission.

Persons already in Government service, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as work charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those serving under Public Enterprises are however, required to inform in writing their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the Examination.

Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employer by the Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the examination, their applications will be liable to be rejected/candidature will be liable to be cancelled.

NOTE: While filling in his/her online application form, the candidate should carefully  decide about his/her choice for the centre.

If any candidate appears at a centre other than the one indicated by the Commission in his/her e-Admission Certificate, the papers of such a candidate will not be valued and his/her candidature will be liable to cancellation.

Candidates are not required to submit hard copy of the application to the Commission at this stage. The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they are admitted by the Commission viz. Written Examination and Interview Test will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after the Written Examination or Interview Test, it is found that they do not fulfil any of the eligibility conditions, their candidature for the Examination will be cancelled by the Commission.

Candidates are requested to keep ready the attested copies of the following documents for submission to the Commission soon after the declaration of the result of the written part of the Examination which is likely to be declared in the month of  March/April, 2013.
1. Certificate of Age.
2. Certificate of Educational Qualification indicating the subjects and division secured.
3. Certificate in support of claim to belong to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe
and Other Backward Classes where applicable.
4. Certificate in support of claim for age/fee concession, where applicable.
5. Certificate in support of being physically handicapped (where applicable).

Immediately after the declaration of the result of the written part of the Examination, successful candidates will be intimated by the Commission electronically and they shall be asked to submit Detailed Application Form (DAF) online. The successful candidates have to send the printout of this DAF with each page duly signed along with the attested copies of the above mentioned certificates to the commission at that time. Originals will have to be produced at the time of interview. The interview letter to the candidates may also be issued electronically. If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, they may render themselves liable to disciplinary  action by the Commission in terms of rule 11 of the rules for the Special Class Railway Apprentices' Examination, 2013 notified in the Gazette of India dated 13th October, 2012 and also reproduced below
A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of :
(i) Obtaining support for his/her candidature by any means; or
(ii) impersonating; or
(iii) procuring impersonation by any person; or
(iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with; or
(v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material  information; or
(vi) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature for the Examination; or
(vii)using unfair means during the Examination; or
(viii) writing irrelevant matter, including obscene language or pornographic matter, in the script(s); or
(ix) misbehaving in any other manner in the Examination hall; or
(x) harassing or doing bodily harm to the Staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of their Examination; or
(xi) being in possession of or using mobile phone, pager or any electronic equipment or device or any other equipment capable of being used as a communication device during the Examination; or
(xii) violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their e-Admission Certificates permitting them to take the examination; or
(xiii) attempting to commit or as the case may be abetting the Commission of all or any of the acts specified in the foregoing clauses; may in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution is liable.
(a) to be disqualified by the Commission from the Examination for which he/she is a candidate and/or
(b) to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period
(i) by the Commission from any examination or selection held by them;
(ii) by the Central Government from any employment under them; and
(c) if he/she is already in service under Government to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules.
Provided that no penalty under this rules shall be imposed except after
(i) giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation, in writing as he/she may wish to make in that behalf; and
(ii) taking the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed to him/her into consideration.

UPSC Exam: SCRA Exam 2013 Notification -Last Date for submisssion of Applications



UPSC Exam : SCRA Exam 2013 Notification issued-Part 5
6. LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

The Online Application can be filled upto 12th November, 2012 till 11.59 P.M. after which the link will be disabled. 

UPSC Exam: SCRA Exam 2013 -Correspondence with UPSC


UPSC Exam: SCRA Exam 2013 Notification- Part 6
7. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COMMISSION:

The Commission will not enter into any correspondence with the candidates about their candidature except in the following cases:
(i) The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admission Certificate will be made available in the UPSC web-site [www.upsc.gov.in] for downloading by candidates. No admission Certificate will be sent by post. For downloading the e-
Admission certificate the candidates must have his/her vital parameters like RID & Date of Birth or Roll No. (if received) & date of birth or name, father’s name and date of birth available with him/her.

(ii) If a candidate does not receive his/ her e-Admission Certificate/eadmit card or any other communication regarding his/her candidature for the examination 3 weeks before the commencement of the Examination, he/she should at once contact the Commission. Information in this regard can also be obtained from the Facilitation Counter located in the Commission’s Office either in person or over Telephone Nos. 011-23381125/011-23385271/ 011-23098543.
In case no communication is received in the Commission's office from the candidate regarding non-receipt of his/her e-Admission Certificate at least 3 weeks before the examination, he/she himself/herself will be solely responsible for non-receipt of his/her e-Admission Certificate.

No candidate will ordinarily be allowed to take the Examination unless he/she holds an e-Admission Certificate for the examination. On the receipt of e-Admission Certificate, check it carefully and bring discrepancies/ errors, if any, to the notice of UPSC immediately.

The candidates should note that their admission to the examination will be purely provisional based on the information given by them in the application form. This will be subject to verification of all the eligibility conditions by the UPSC.

(iii) The mere fact that an e-Admission Certificate to the Examination has been issued to a candidate, will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission or that entries made by the candidate in his/her application for the examination have been accepted by the Commission as true and correct. Candidates may note that the Commission takes up the verification of eligibility conditions of a candidate, with reference to original documents, only after the candidate has qualified for interview for Personality Test on the results of the Written Examination. Unless candidature is formally confirmed by the Commission, it continues to be provisional.
The decision of the Commission with regard to the acceptance of the application of the candidate and his/her eligibility or otherwise for admission to the Examination shall be final. Candidates should note that the name in the e-Admission Certificate in some cases, may be abbreviated due to technical reasons.

(iv) Candidates must ensure that their email ids given in their applications are valid and active as the Commission may use electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages of the examination process.

(v) A candidate must see that communications sent to him/her at the address stated in his/her application are redirected, if necessary. Change in address should be communicated to the Commission at the earliest opportunity. Although the Commission make every effort to take account of such changes, they cannot accept any responsibility in the matter.

(vi) In the event of a candidate downloading more than one e-Admission  Certificate from the Commission’s website he/she should use only one of these e-Admission Certificate for appearing in the Examination and report about the other(s) to the Commission's Office.

(vii) If a candidate receives an e-Admission Certificate in respect of some other candidate from the Commission on account of handling error, the same should be immediately brought to the notice of the Commission with a request to issue the correct e-Admission Certificate. Candidates may note that they will not be allowed to take the examination on the strength of an e- Admission Certificate issued in respect of another candidate.

Important : All communications to the Commission should invariably contain the
following particulars.
1. Name and year of the examination.
2. Registration I.D. (RID).
3. Roll Number (if received).
4. Name of candidate (in full and in block letters).
5. Complete postal address as given in the application.
6. Valid and an active e-mail I.D

N.B. : (i) Communications not containing the above particulars may not be attended to.
N.B. : (ii) If a letter/communication is received from a candidate after an examination has been held and it does not give his/ her full name and Roll number, it will be ignored and no action will be taken thereon.
N.B. : (iii) Candidates are strongly advised to keep a printout or soft copy of their online application for future references.

8. For being considered against the vacancies reserved for them, the physically disabled person should have disability of Forty per cent (40%) or more. However, such candidates shall be required to meet one or more of the following physical requirements/ abilities which may be necessary for performing the duties in the Service/Post:-

CODE            PHYSICAL REQUIRMENTS

M F 1. Work performed by manipulating (with Fingers)
K C 2. Work performed by kneeling and crouching
B N 3. Work performed by bending
S 4. Work performed by sitting (on bench or chair)
ST 5. Work performed by standing
W 6. Work performed by walking
SE 7. Work performed by seeing
H 8. Work performed by hearing/ speaking
R W 9. Work performed by reading and writing
C 10. Communication

The functional classification in their case shall be, one of the following, consistent
with the requirement of the concerned Service/Post:-

FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION
CODE                        FUNCTION

OL                   1 one leg affected (R or L)
                        a. impaired reach.
                        b. weakness of grip.
                        c. ataxic.
O A                 2. one arm affected (R or L)
                        a. impaired reach.
                        b. weakness of grip.
                        c. ataxic.

9. WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATIONS:

No request for withdrawal of candidature received from a candidate after he/she has submitted his/her application will be entertained under any circumstances.

10. The details regarding scheme and Syllabus of Examination, Guidelines for filling up the Application Form, Conditions of Apprenticeship, Special Instructions to Candidates for Objective Type Tests are given in Appendices I, II, III and IV respectively.

S.M. SUNDARAM
Deputy Secretary
Union Public Service Commission

UPSC Exam: SCRA Exam 2013 -Important Instructions to the Candidates

UPSC Exam- SCRA Exam 2013 Notification Issues- Part 7
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

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 candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.

Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents is taken up only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.

2. HOW TO APPLY:

Candidates are required to apply online by using the website www.upsconline.nic.in Brief Instructions for filling up the Online Application Form have been given in the Appendix II. Detailed instructions are available on the above mentioned website.

3. LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

The Online Application can be filled upto 12th November, 2012 till 11.59 PM after which the link will be disabled.

4. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admission Certificate will be made available on the UPSC website [www.upsc.gov.in] for being downloaded by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by post. All the applicants are required to provide valid & active e-mail i.d., while filling up Online application form as the Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them.

5. 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.

6. For both writing and marking answers in the OMR sheet [Answer Sheet], candidates must use black ball pen only. Pens with any other colours are prohibited. Do not use Pencil or Ink pen. Candidates should note that any omission/mistake/discrepancy in encoding/filling of details in the OMR answer sheet, especially with regard to Roll Number and Test Booklet Series Code, will render the answer sheet liable for rejection. Candidates are further advised to read carefully the “Special Instructions” contained in Appendix-III of the Notice.

7. 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.

8. 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 to bring any of the banned item including mobile phones/pagers or any valuable/costly items to the venue of the examination as arrangements for safe keeping cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.