UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2012

Union Public Service Commission 

(Last date for receipt of applications - 5th March, 2012)

Civil Service Examination 2012

Civil Service Examination-2012
The Union Public Service Commission will hold the Civil Service (Preliminary) Examination-2012 on 20th May, 2012 for recruitment to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and certain other Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ Central Services/Posts
The examination will be held at various centres across the country

(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 (I.T.), 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 in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’
(xvi) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’
(xvii) Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’
(xviii) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’
(xix) Armed Force 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, Lakhadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’
(xxii) Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’
(xxiii) Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’

The number of vacancies to be filled on the results of the examination is expected to be approximately 965. 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.

Eligibility conditions
Age limits: Not less than 21 years and not more than 30 years as on 1st August, 2012
The upper age limit is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC and certain other categories of candidates to the extent specified in the notice
Educational qualifications: Degree of a recognized university or an equivalent qualification
Physical standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to the regulations given in the appendix-III of rules for the civil services examination, 2011 published in the gazette of India extraordinary dated 19th February, 2011
Number of attempts: The maximum number of attempts permissible to different categories of aspirants, who are otherwise eligible, will be as follows
General category (04); P.H. candidates belonging to general category (07); OBC (07); SC/ST/ (no limit)

UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAM SYLLABUS

For details regarding the Syllabus and Scheme of the examination, Centers of examination, guidelines for filling up application form etc aspirants must consult the website of the Commission www.upsc.gov.in from 04th February, 2012
Detailed notice of the examination is being published in the Employment news/Rozgar Samachar on 11th February, 2012
How to apply: Candidates must apply on-line using the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in
Detailed instructions for filling up on-line applications are available on the above mentioned website
In case of any difficulty in filling up of the on-line application form, candidates are advised to contact the facilitation counter of the commission or over Tele 011-23389366, Fax 011-23387310 on working days between 10.00 hours and 17.00 hours
Last date for receipt of applications
The on-line applications can be filled up to 5th March, 2012, till 11.59 p.m. after which the link will be disabled
The candidates are strongly advised to apply on-line well in time without waiting for last date for submission of on-line application