General Knowledge-Anil Goswami-the new Union Home Secretary to Government of India

Anil Goswami today took charge as the new Union Home Secretary.  Goswami, a 1978 batch IAS officer is the first bureaucrat from Jammu and Kashmir to rise to the post of Home Secretary and will have a two-year tenure.

He took charge from R K Singh, who retired on Sunday. Goswami was appointed as Officer on Special Duty on 26th April, prior to his taking over as Home Secretary.

Quotable Quote-Message of the Day

A very nice thought.  The World’s Happiest friends never have the same nature…. They just have   the best “Understanding” of their “Differences” ….

Quotable Quote-Message of the Day

The most wasted day of all is that during which we have not laughed.

Quotable Quote-Message of the Day

Until you commit your goals to paper, you have intentions that are seeds without soil. 

Quotable Quote-Message of the Day

Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. But other times its essential to take time off and to make sure  that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which colour  to slide down on the rainbow.

Quotable Quote-Message of the Day

Perfect meaning of Maturity is when, “A person hurts you and you try to understand their situation and don’t hurt them back!” 

UPSC Exam-UPSC declares the Written Results of Combined Defence Services Examination (I) -2013

UPSC declares the Written Results of Combined Defence Services Examination (I) -2013

On the basis of the results of the Combined Defence Services Examination (I)-2013 held by the  Union Public Service Commission On 17 February, 2013, 9888 candidates with the following Roll Numbers have  qualified for being interviewed by the Service Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence, for admission to (i) Indian  Military Academy, Dehradun 136th Course commencing in January, 2014 (ii) Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Course  commencing in January, 2014 (iii) Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course for 195rd F(P) Course  commencing in January, 2014 (iv) Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai 99th SSC Course (for Men) commencing in  April, 2014 and (v) Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai, 13th SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course commencing in  April, 2014.

2. The ratio of candidates shortlisted for the examination per vacancy is 1:18.95

3. The candidature of all the candidates, whose Roll Numbers are shown in the lists below, is provisional. In accordance with the conditions of the admission to the examination, they are required to submit the original certificates in support of age (date of birth), educational qualifications, NCC (C) (Army Wing/Senior Division Air Wing/Naval Wing) etc. claimed by them, alongwith attested copies of thereof, to Army Headquarters, A.G.’s  Branch/Rtg./CDSE Entry, West Block 3, Ground Floor, Wing No. I, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066, in case of IMA/SSC as their first choice and to Naval Headquarters (R&R Section), Room No. 204, C-Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi- 110011 in case of Naval as their first choice, and to PO3 (A) Air Headquarters, ‘J’ Block, Room No. 17, Opp. Vayu  Bhawan, Moti Lal Nehru Marg, New Delhi-110011 in case of Air Force as their first choice. The original Certificates are to be submitted within two weeks of completion of the SSB Interview and not later than 13th November, 2013 (1^st February, 2014 in case of SSC only). The candidates must not send the original certificates to the Union Public Service Commission.

4. In case, there is any change of address, the candidates are advised to promptly intimate directly to the Army Headquarters/Naval Headquarters/Air Headquarters as the case may be.

5. The Union Public Service Commission have a Facilitation Counter near Examination Hall Building in its Campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding their examination/recruitment on working days between 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM, in person or over telephone Nos. 011-23385271, 011-23381125 and 011- 23098543 from this Facilitation Counter. Candidates can also obtain information regarding their result by accessing UPSC website http.//www.upsc.gov.in

6. The marks-sheet of candidates who have not qualified, will be put on the Commission’s website within 15 days from the date of publication of the final result (after conducting SSB interview) and will remain available on the UPSC website for  a period of 60 days.

Quotable Quote-Message of the Day

Feedback is the breakfast of champions. Knowledge is true opinion. 

Quotable Quote-Message of the Day

“Never give a chance to anyone to snatch your smile…  Remember! The world is for you, you are not for the world. Be special always….

Quotable Quote-Message of the Day

Success Formula

@Never be late

@Live simple

@Expect little

@Work more

@Smile always

@Think positive

@Don’t argue

@Listen to others

@Be confident 

UPSC Exam-UPSC Declares the Final result of Combined Defence Services Exam (II), 2012

UPSC Declares the Final result of Combined Defence Services Exam (II), 2012

The following are the lists, in order of merit of 326 (239+65+22) candidates who have qualified  on the basis of the results of the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2012 conducted by the  Union Public Service Commission in September, 2012 and SSB interviews held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for admission to the 135th Course of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun;  Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala and Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course i.e.  194th F (P) Course.

2. There are some common candidates in the three lists for various courses.

3. The number of vacancies, as intimated by the Government is 250 for Indian Military Academy  [including 32 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ certificates (Army Wing) holders], 40 for Naval Academy,  Ezhimala, Kerala (including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Naval Wing) holders] and 32 for Air Force Academy, Hyderabad.

4. The Commission had recommended 5604, 1799 and 595 as qualified in the written test for  admission to the Indian Military Academy/Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy respectively. The  number of candidates finally qualified are these after SSB testing conducted by Army Head Quarters.

5. The results of Medical examination have not been taken into account in preparing these lists.

6. Verification of date of birth and educational qualifications of these candidates is still under process  by the Army Headquarters. The candidature of all these candidates are, therefore, Provisional on this  score. Candidates are requested to forward their certificates in original in support of Date of  Birth/Educational qualification etc. claimed by them, along with Photostate attested copies thereof to Army  Headquarters /Naval Headquarters /Air Headquarters, as per their first choice.

7. In case, there is any change of address, the candidates are advised to promptly intimate directly to  the Army Headquarter /Naval Headquarter /Air Headquarters.

8. These results will also be available on the UPSC website at http://www.upsc.gov.in. However,  marks of the candidates will be available on the website after completion of its complete process i.e. after  declaration of final result of Officers Training Academy (OTA) for Combined Defence Services Examination  (II), 2012.

9. For any further information, the candidates may contact Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of the  Commission’s Office, either in person or on telephone Nos.011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543  between 10:00 hours and 17:00 hours on any working day.

COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES (II) EXAMINATION, 2012

INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMY

S.NO. ROLL NO      NAME

1          093500           BHARAT VODEHRA

2          017928           PRABHU KALYAN MOHAPATRA

3          010154           AKSHAT TYAGI

4          145807           AKSHAT JOSHI

5          091989           VIVEK SINGH

6          066468          SHOUVIK SHUBHRA DUTTA

7          057994           CHINMAY UDAY TALAWELKAR

8          036995           AMAN VIRK

9          094937           AMIT SINGH

10        012449           SHASHANK SRIVASTAVA

11        022995           UJJAWAL KUMAR

12        040375           RAGHU SHARMA

13        097904           SAKET JHA

14        005916          SIDDHANT SATCHIT HASABNIS

15        043651           SETU UPADHYAY

16        148953           MOHIT MAHNA

17        044102           ANGAD SINGH BEDI

18        095742           PARGAT SINGH

19        015595          RAJEEV KUMAR RAO

20        025025           ADITYA VIJAY

21        089183           SAIF ZAIDI

22        067848           PRANTIK GUHA

23        003314           MANI SHANKAR S

24        148387           RISHI AHUJA

25        123157           PRADEEP SAGGAR

26        045650           SATVIR SINGH GREWAL

27        006917           SAMDARSH SHARMA

28        059461           SHRIRAM N

29        127574           ANOOP RAVINDRA SHETTY

30        099545           GARIGIPATI SAI SARATH

31        103325           APANSHU GOEL

32        009955           PARAMBEER SINGH

33        006465           ANURAG JASWAL

34        032380           CHETAN YADAV

35        123397           SATHYANARAYANA N

36        092419           HIMANK SINGH

37        002082           ANIL KUMAR

38        000939           VIKASH KUMAR KAMAL

39        082847           HIMMAT SINGH

40        061198           SAURABH SINGH CHAUHAN

41        010763           NAIR RAHUL SURESH

42        027491           KULDEEP SINGH

43        104305           AASHISH SHUBHANSHU

44        043064          SUSHANT SINGH

45        123791           SAHIL MAHAJAN

46        029376          SOMDEB MUKHERJEE

47        115236           V VINEETH

48        138535           GAGAN DEEP SINGH GUJRAL

49        056938          ANAND

50        135998           SUDHANSHU GUPTA 

51        057747           DEEPAK TYAGI

52        121203           AVINASH SINGH CHAUHAN

53        140363           KULDEEP SINGH

54        017430           ARUN KADYAN

55        000081          PARAMVIR SINGH RANDHAWA

56        033223           VISHAVJIT SINGH KAHLON

57        037228           MOHIT JAIN

58        000757           VINIT SHARMA

59        056772           SNIGDH BHARADWAJ

60        006276           AJAY KUMAR

61        044878           RAVI RANJAN TIWARI

62        131191           HIMANSHU KUKREJA

63        005047           MANISH SINGH GUSAIN

64        069017           NISHIT JAIN

65        053689           RAHUL

66        055554           VIKRAM BALRAJ SINGH

67        074066           BHANU PRATAP SINGH CHAUHAN

68        140980           RAHUL TIWARI

69        048209          ROUNAQUE GROVER

70        016824          ANMOL CHOPRA

71        071191          VIDUR KALAKOTI

72        008191           V VASISHTA SHRAVAN

73        052291           MRIDUL PANDEY

74        120767           KRISHNA VEER SINGH

75        073402          PRATIK BEEDKAR

76        001959           ASEEM

77        078981           SAGAR SHETTY

78        067415          ABHISHEK

79        059043           SHUBHANG TIWARI

80        036709           AKASH BAUNTHIYAL

81        045192           KAMALPREET SINGH

82        065312           SUPREET SINGH KAHLON

83        032343           SUKHMAN SANDHU

84        080125           PRANSHU SINGH

85        114925           SYED ABUL

86        047674           NIRAJ KUMAR

87        066464           AYUSHMAN SINGH

88        005873           HARSH MISHRA

89        026798           AKSHAY KUMAR

90        146620           PRANAV SHARMA

91        001659          SAMIR SAMBHAJI JAGTAP

92        045879          ANURAG TRIPATHI

93        007070           KRISHAN KANT ISSAR

94        059860          JITANSHU CHANDEL

95        065230           PAWANJOT SINGH ARORA

96        002585           ISHAN KRISHNA

97        118177           ADITYA KALA

98        090702          SUMIT SAKLANI

99        016828          MOHIT DHANDA

100     100823           MAHAJAN ABHIJIT DILIPKUMAR

101     001116           P PRAKASH

102     008120           APURV HATWALNE

103     006781           SHASHANK DALAL

104     150925           KETAN

105     041845           SUDHANSHU TYAGI

106     089924           PRAVESH SINGH

107     090990           ABHISHEK SHARMA

108     002644           SHREYANSHU BODAS

109     019558           GURJEET SINGH

110     044148          MAYUR HARIDAS NAWGHARE

111     014941           SUYASH BALANI

112     049984           PALASH MONDAL

113     060372           VIVEK KUMAR CHAUHAN

114     014933          AMIT KUMAR DAHIYA

115     024859           SANDEEP KUMAR

116     094770           ABHINAV DUBEY

117     029813           ADEEB SINDHI

118     033548           SUSHANT KUMAR

119     008275           NITISH CHANDRASHEKHAR NALAWADE

120     048112           DHRUV DHANKHAR

121     143392           SHIVOY PANDITA

122     063143           SRIKANT SABAT

123     150312           KARAN LUTHRA

124     032386           KAMRAN NIJJAR

125     017943           SHISHUPAL SINGH

126     049837           VIPUL CHANDRA MOTIWALA

127     129114           NOOR KAMAAL SHEIKH

128     082363           ABHISHEK SHARMA

129     067228           VIVEK PANWAR

130     095637           SHUBHAM KAPRI

131     099840           ABHYODYA PANDEY

132     007194           ARVINDER SINGH PURI

133     119742           PANDYA MANAN DEVENDRA

134     016415           NEERAJ KUMAR SINGH

135     026487           SIDDHARTH MATHUR

136     012348           SIDDHARTH TIWARI

137     006995           AJAY KUMAR

138     100531           ANSUL PRATAP

139     041932           RAVINDER SINGH

140     107914           ADITYA UNIYAL

141     074907           RAM SINGH PHARTYAL

142     017003           SUNIL SHARMA

143     110776           PARAS ADLAKHA

144     072968           PUNEET

145     146122           SIDDHARTH SINGH

146     043377          AMIT NAIN

147     023661           AMRITROOP SINGH JAMMU

148     140198           SRI KRISHNA KARTHIK ALLA

149     111518           KUNAL PILLEY

150     004548           AYUSH JASROTIA 

151     098151           NISHANT AWASTHI

152     096083           ISHNAZ SINGH

153     043889           RAKESH JANGHU

154     083959           KAUSHAL SHARMA

155     019138           GAGANDEEP SINGH

156     127833           MANINDER SINGH

157     003142           PIYUSH SHRIVASTAV

158     018815           SAHIL SARDANA

159     091138           HARINDERPAL SINGH BRAR

160     100360           GURJANT SINGH

161     108939           TARUN KUMAR

162     086483           MANDALKAR AVDHOOT SURESH

163     020431           ISHAAN KHOT

164     096775           SHRAVAN ACHYUTANAND ANVEKAR

165     022583           ROMIL ANNA

166     124288           BAAZ DHILLON

167     027381           RAJBIR SHEORAN

168     097105          T J PRAJIN

169     112325           PARMINDER SINGH VIRK

170     129754           ROHIT CHOUDHARY

171     059922          DEEPAK IYER

172     014581           DEVANSH MEHTA

173     064356           ANSHUL GOYAL

174     009193           NEERAJ PANDEY

175     039627           ABHISHEK GAUTAM

176     025636          RAIZADA MUNISH VAID

177     000523           SUNNY KUMAR

178     030531           TARUN RANA

179     134979           NIHAL NIHALANI

180     062242           CHARANJIT SINGH

181     001533          VARUN BISHT

182     020685           RAHUL KAPOOR

183     095350           ASHISH KUMAR

184     140945           NITISH KUMAR

185     043171           NITIN NYOPANE

186     055029           SHARMA ABHINEET DEEPAKKUMAR

187     044889           SHIVANAND G P

188     143648           JADHAV PRATIK BALIRAM

189     035855           MUDIT

190     132951           SWAPNIL JADHAV

191     119831           ABHAYJEET SINGH

192     035884           Y L NARASIMHAN

193     013929           KADAM ABHAY DILIP

194     029378           ADITYA NALLURI

195     056733           TEJASVI GODARA

196     046345           AKSHAY KUMAR RAJAGOPAL

197     108816           PRAVEEN SINGH

198     074602           ASHISH DESHMUKH

199     036232           DEBASHISH PUSTI

200     071729           AKASH KUMAR SINGH

201     020402           RAHUL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

202     062861           AMIT KUMAR PANDEY

203     022754           SHIVAM BHARTI

204     115843           SHIVAM

205     077935           SUHAS P

206     100853           ARCHIT SHARMA

207     076427          PARAS KOCHHAR

208     004153           SAURABH MISHRA

209     123809           KUNAL S NAIR

210     104414           AMAN DUBEY

211     033992           ABHISHEK SHEKHAWAT

212     059651           DEVINE JONES JONATHAN DESMOND

213     026990           ASHIK M B

214     094483           SIDHARTH SINGH

215     106673           VISHAL SINGH

216     085551           ASHISH MISHRA

217     080286           KAVINILAVAN R C

218     086988           SHASHANK DUBEY

219     012038           PUSHPENDRA BHARTI

220     016427           VIVEK SHARMA

221     000186           SUMIT TIWARI

222     069187           ANISH KUMAR ROUT

223     025843           ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH

224     031091           ANKUR LOHCHAB

225     004355           RAHUL SINGH

226     033558           SANKAR RAO R

227     081007           RISHABH PAWARIA

228     068064           NEIL

229     014131          SHASHANK TEWARI

230     135613          ANKUR RANA

231     115364           ANISH KUMAR SINGH

232     085765           PRAYAS DASH

233     033018           JITENDRA KUMAR DHINGRA

234     066456           SHIVAM DUBEY

235     000628          KUMAR DIVYE AGNIHOTRI

236     055117          PRANAV BHANDARI

237     051631          VIBHAS DUBEY

238     076559           SANDESH HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN

239     133892          SANDEEP KUMAR

INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY

S.NO. ROLL NO      NAME

1          057994           CHINMAY UDAY TALAWELKAR

2          035962          PATWARDHAN AKSHAY ANILKUMAR

3          005916           SIDDHANT SATCHIT HASABNIS

4          043651           SETU UPADHYAY

5          095742           PARGAT SINGH

6          089183           SAIF ZAIDI

7          067848           PRANTIK GUHA

8          099545           GARIGIPATI SAI SARATH

9          009955           PARAMBEER SINGH

10        123397           SATHYANARAYANA N

11        092419           HIMANK SINGH

12        115236           V VINEETH

13        000081           PARAMVIR SINGH RANDHAWA

14        048209           ROUNAQUE GROVER

15        001959           ASEEM

16        036709           AKASH BAUNTHIYAL

17        114925           SYED ABUL

18        047674           NIRAJ KUMAR

19        066464           AYUSHMAN SINGH

20        065230           PAWANJOT SINGH ARORA

21        016828          MOHIT DHANDA

22        001116          P PRAKASH

23        150925          KETAN

24        090990          ABHISHEK SHARMA

25        002644           SHREYANSHU BODAS

26        019558           GURJEET SINGH

27        094770          ABHINAV DUBEY

28        032386           KAMRAN NIJJAR

29        095637           SHUBHAM KAPRI

30        099840           ABHYODYA PANDEY

31        016415          NEERAJ KUMAR SINGH

32        026487           SIDDHARTH MATHUR

33        006995           AJAY KUMAR

34        107914           ADITYA UNIYAL

35        043377           AMIT NAIN

36        140198           SRI KRISHNA KARTHIK ALLA

37        083959           KAUSHAL SHARMA

38        018815           SAHIL SARDANA

39        091138           HARINDERPAL SINGH BRAR

40        086483           MANDALKAR AVDHOOT SURESH

41        096775           SHRAVAN ACHYUTANAND ANVEKAR

42        129754           ROHIT CHOUDHARY

43        009193           NEERAJ PANDEY

44        062242           CHARANJIT SINGH

45        020685           RAHUL KAPOOR

46        095350           ASHISH KUMAR

47        043171           NITIN NYOPANE

48        055029           SHARMA ABHINEET DEEPAKKUMAR

49        035855           MUDIT

50        020402           RAHUL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

51        115843           SHIVAM

52        094483          SIDHARTH SINGH

53        080286           KAVINILAVAN R C

54        086988           SHASHANK DUBEY

55        000186           SUMIT TIWARI

56        006452           ROHIT SASINDRAN

57        031091           ANKUR LOHCHAB

58        014131           SHASHANK TEWARI

59        049325           VISHAL AGNIHOTRI

60        085765           PRAYAS DASH

61        003479           MUNISH GUPTA

62        078720           TULA UMESH KUMAR

63        085263           KARAN SINGH MANHAS

64        020552           ANKIT

65        076738           SHUBHAM SAHLOT

AIR FORCE ACADEMY

S.NO. ROLL NO      NAME

1          010154           AKSHAT TYAGI

2          094937           AMIT SINGH

3          035962          PATWARDHAN AKSHAY ANILKUMAR

4          022995           UJJAWAL KUMAR

5          044102           ANGAD SINGH BEDI

6          095742           PARGAT SINGH

7          089183           SAIF ZAIDI

8          067848           PRANTIK GUHA

9          003314          MANI SHANKAR S

10        045650          SATVIR SINGH GREWAL

11        127574           ANOOP RAVINDRA SHETTY

12        009955           PARAMBEER SINGH

13        043064           SUSHANT SINGH

14        029376           SOMDEB MUKHERJEE

15        115236           V VINEETH

16        138535           GAGAN DEEP SINGH GUJRAL

17        006276           AJAY KUMAR

18        005047           MANISH SINGH GUSAIN

19        008191           V VASISHTA SHRAVAN

20        001959           ASEEM

21        059043           SHUBHANG TIWARI

22        118177           ADITYA KALA

CONCLUDED

Courtesy: UPSC Website