Thursday 28 March 2013

UPSC Exam-Indian Forest Service(IFoS) Exam 2013-Notification-Special Instructions to the candidates


UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
EXAMINATION NOTICE NO 05/2013-IFoS DATED 5th March, 2013
(LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: 4th April, 2013)
INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2013
(Commission's website - www.upsc.gov.in)

IMPORTANT

·         CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS CHANGED THEPATTERN OF INDIAN FORESTS SERVICE EXAMINATION FROM THE CURRENTYEAR BY INTRODUCING A COMPONENT OF SCREENING MECHANISMTHROUGH CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAMINATION. ALL THECANDIDATES APPLYING FOR INDIAN FORESTS SERVICE EXAMINATION ARETHERFORE REQUIRED TO APPEAR IN THE CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY)EXAMINATON AND QUALIFY THE SAME FOR GOING TO THE SECOND STAGEOF INDIAN FORESTS SERVICES MAIN EXAMIANTION ( WRITTEN ANDINTERVIEW).

·         CANDIDATES DESIROUS OF APPLYNG FOR INDIAN FOREST SERVICE
EXAMINATION AS WELL AS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION CAN
APPLY THROUGH A COMMON ONLINE APPLICATION FORM SUBJECT TO
MEETING THE REQUISITE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA BY THEM.

CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITIY FOR THE EXAMINATION:

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 only by using the website www.upsconline.nic.in Brief instructions for filling up the online Application Form have been given in Appendix-II. Detailed instructions are available on the above mentioned website.

3. LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

The Online Applications can be filled up to 04.04. 2013 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 in the UPSC website [www.upsc.gov.in] for downloading 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 at
Different stages of examination process.


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 colors are prohibited. Do not use Pencil or Ink pen. Candidates are further advised to read carefully the "Special Instructions" contained in Appendix-III of the Notice.
"Government strives to have

 a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply."
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 ‘C’ Gate 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 arrangement for safekeeping cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.

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