- UPSC notification PDF download
- SBI PO Written exam call-letter/hallticket download
- Uttar Pradesh PSC uploaded cutoff and prelim marks
- Vacancies have increased
- Where to apply?
- RE-apply: PEACE OF MIND?
- How much fees?
- Failed payment?
- Age Attempt relaxation
- Age DOUBTs?
- Attempt Doubts: CSE vs IFoS
- Attempt doubts: absence in prelims?
- My distance education degree valid or not?
- Iâm in last year / last semester of college?
- @OBC candidates make no mistake
- JAT OBC Candidates?
- Have not received the hallticket?
- Exam Scheme
- Mains Medium related doubts:
- Medical checkup/Eyesight for IPS/IFoS
- Calculators allowed?
- Physical disabled: which jobs eligible?
- How to prepare for the prelims?
UPSC notification PDF download
Click following link to download PDF files
Alternative links in case of server jam:
As such there is no change in system / syllabus (Except minimum passing marks in mains-language papers and that Essay paper may get two or more essays.) but still, anyone want to cross check with previous notification â Iâve uploaded 2013âs notification here click me.
SBI PO exam Call letters/ hallticket/admitcard
Download call letter/hallticket/admitcard: click me
Information booklet: Hindi / English
Uttar Pradesh PSC uploaded cutoff and prelim marks
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- To check your prelim marks: http://uppsc.up.nic.in/Results.aspx
- Cutoff details: http://uppsc.up.nic.in/PDFFILE/CUTOFMARKS.pdf
- Mains forms filling dates from 29 may.
anyways moving back to Union Public service commission (UPSC)
Vacancies have increased
as per notification of given year | ||
Job | 2013 | 2014 |
Civil service | 1000 | 1291 (increased matlab acche din aa gaye hai.) |
Forest service | 85 | 85 (same matlab bure din nahi aaye hai) |
UPSC will passout 12-13 times the vacancies for mains exam. Meaning ~16783 seats for mains exam.
Where to apply?
Only online application
http://www.upsconline.nic.in/mainmenu2.php
- Link will start working from 31st May
- payment must be made before 29th June 2014 @11:59PM
- last date to apply: 30th June till 11:59 PM (one minute before midnight)
- Prelim exam to be held on 24 August Sunday.
WARNING: DONOT make haste in filling the application form. Study the notification and rules thoroughly. Silly mistakes in name, photo-signature jpg quality, age, category (particularly OBC creamy layer vs Non creamy) etc. will cost your dearly. Also read the rules carefully. For example Only BLACK Pen allowed for ticking MCQs.. Also read following webpages before filling online form:
RE-apply: PEACE OF MIND?
Every year after notification, people flood inbox with queries like
- âI sent this photo/signature, will UPSC reject it on quality ground?â
- âI made xyz mistake in filling up name/age/education qualification. should I reapply?
- My answer to all such panic souls is this: âApply again. Because peace of mind most important for exam-preparation. Otherwise youâll remain in stress until hallticket is uploaded in August.â
- You can apply multiple times. Only the higher registration id (RID) will be counted. (use that higher registration number will downloading the hall ticket, when UPSC uploads the hallticket, few weeks before the preliminary exam in August)
For more read Rule 5(b) on page 3 of the notification.
How much fees?
Only following people need to pay fees of Rs.100 (Netbanking or via SBI branch)
- general category males
- OBC category males. (both creamy layer and non-creamy layer have to pay)
Everyone else- women, SC, ST, PH = no fees.
Failed payment?
In case of failed payment, UPSC will notify you two weeks after last date. you can send proof that time, and your case will be solved. For more refer page #3 of notification.
Age Attempt relaxation
- Same age and attempt relaxation for both CSE and IFoS.
- Age counted on 1st August 2014 for both CSE and IFoS
Maximum | upper age | attempt* |
General | 32 | 6 |
OBC (non-creamy layer) | 35 | 9 |
SC/ST | 37 | until upper age reached |
PH General | 42 | 9 |
PH OBC | 45 | 9 |
PH SC/ST | 47 | until upper age reached |
- J&K residents, Ex-serviceman etc refer to page 2-3 of the notification.
- *whichever is first. e.g. if general category Youngman starts giving attempt from 21 years, and 26th year he makes his 6th attempt then game over. He cannot again appear on 27th year claiming he is still under â32 upper ageâ.
- Similarly 32 years old general category candidate giving first attempt on 2014, cannot get second attempt in 2015 claiming he still has five attempts left.
Age DOUBTs?
To all those people asking âmy Date of birth is XYZ and Iâm from XYZ category, am I eligible or not?â
Simply apply, because their online form will have automatic algorithm to give error if youâre not eligible for xyz category and xyz date of birth. Â That way you can automatically find out whether youâre eligible or not. Otherwise, read and interpret page 2-3 of the notification yourself.
Attempt Doubts: CSE vs IFoS
Your attempt for Civil service exam (CSE) and Forest exam (IFoS) are counted separately. They are two âseparateâ recruitments. Only prelim is common. Even the application form will have the columns accordingly. So donât worry and make no mistakes.
Q. last time I cleared prelims but did not appear for IFoS mains. I only appeared in Civil service mains. Does my attempt count?
In that case yourâve exhausted one attempt for CSE, and one attempt for IFoS. The moment you sign attendance sheet of prelim (CSEAT) exam, you exhaust one attempt.
Attempt doubts: absence in prelims?
Q. Last time I had applied but did not appear in prelims. Does that count as an attempt?
NO
Q. last time I had applied, even downloaded the hall ticket but remained absent in the exam. does that count as an attempt?
NO
Q. last time I had applied, even went to the exam center but did not enter the exam hall. Does that counter as attempt?
NO
Q. last time I failed in prelims OR mains OR interview. Does that count as attempt?
Of Couse YES.
In short, attempt counts ONLY IF you enter exam hall and sign attendance sheet for even a single paper.
My distance education degree valid or not?
Explained here click me
Iâm in last year / last semester of college?
- You can apply ONLY IF youâre getting the graduate Marksheets/ provision certificate by September/ October 2014.
- Prelim (CSAT) form only requires photo and signature. they donât ask your category certificate or marksheet. But when you clear prelims, youâll have to fill a new form for the mains exam. at that stage, youâll have to submit photocopies of all documents.
@OBC candidates make no mistake
- OBC Creamy layer = General category for UPSC. They are not eligible for age-attempt relaxation.
- Only non-creamy layer OBC candidates eligible for age-attempt relaxation.
To claim OBC reservation benefit in UPSC, you need TWO certificates:
- OBC caste certificate
- Non-creamy layer certificate.
- Non creamy layer status depends on your parentsâ income and property.
- It doesnât depend on your income/property
- It doesnât depend on your husband/wifeâs income/property.
- If your mom/dad is government employee then INCOME criteria doesnât apply. (e.g. if dad is class3 employee, then it doesnât matter whether he gets 6 lakhs or 7 lakhs. Youâre still non-cream layer. For more, read this PDF file click me)
JAT OBC Candidates?
- Again same procedure you need OBC certificate + non-creamy layer certificate
- Delhi government began issuing OBC certificate to JATs from May 2014 onwards. Ref. Indianexpress.
- But that is only for permanent residents of Delhi. If youâre originally from Punjab/Haryana and temporarily migrated to Delhi for Coaching, then you cannot get OBC certificate from Delhi. you have to apply to college/SDM Office in your home state.
- Bottom line: if you cannot get OBC certi. By last date apply as generalâŠ..then, WHEN you get OBC certificate from collector/tehsildarâs office- THEN write to UPSC, theyâll change your category to OBC. For more clarification, Read rule number 9, page 4 of the notification PDF.
Have not received the hallticket?
- UPSC will upload e-halltickets on its website just three weeks before exam. that time youâll have to download it by entering your registration id, dob.
- if you donât get hallticket at that time, then contact UPSC along with your registration id etc. (Read page 4 of PDF)
Exam Scheme
#A: Preliminary exam
Youâll find syllabus and scheme on page 5 of the notification PDF. No changes from previous notification of 2013.
General Studies | 100 Qs x 200 marks |
Aptitude | 80 Qs x 200 marks. |
Total | 400 marks |
Sectional Cutoff | no |
Negative Marking | Yes. -33% of the marks allotted to correct answer. |
#B: Mains exam: system and syllabus
Youâll find all details from Page 6 onwards of the notification PDF file. Iâm not pasting the syllabus here else itâll run five mile long.
There is no change in syllabus of general studies, ethics OR optional subjects. BUT do memorize the syllabus of general studies mains. So whenever you read newspaper, you can immediately see whether itâs important for exam, and for which GS paper- then make notes accordingly.
there are two changes updates on essay and language papers though:
Essay paper may have 2 or more topics
2013 notification said: candidate will be required to write essay on a specific topic
2014 notification page 6 says: Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple topics.
Minimum passing marks in language paper
This is new development. UPSC now told the minimum passing marks for compulsory English and regional paper during the mains exam:
compulsory regional Indian language paper | 30% |
compulsory English paper | 25% |
If you donât even score ^this much, then your remaining papers will not be checked.
Mains Medium related doubts:
Q.can I write General studies paper in X language and Optional paper in Y language?
NO. Both have to be same.
Q.can I write Essay paper in X language and GS in Y language?
NO. Both have to be same.
Q.can I write Essay paper in X language and Optional paper in Y language?
NO. Both have to be same.
Q. I graduated from X medium. Can I write in Y medium?
YES.
Q. In the mains exam, If I chose to write answers in non-English medium, can I use English terms?
Yes. Only in bracket. And donât misuse this provision else marks will be cut. refer page 5 of notification.
Medical checkup/Eyesight for IPS
âmy height / chest / eyesight is xyz. Am I eligible for IPS?â
All those querries read following
- https://mrunal.org/2012/07/med-gazette-upsc.html
- https://mrunal.org/2013/04/some-insight-on-medical-test-checkup-for-upsc-iasips-civil-service-exam.html
What about IFoS (forest service medical standards?
for detailed information on IFoS medical standards, read from page 22 onwards, in the following PDF file
https://files.secureserver.net/0sEdlbW1MOEkca
Calculators allowed?
- No for prelims. Yes for mains exam.
- Scientific calculators allowed yes. But make sure theyâre not âprogrammableâ i.e. store formulas/functions/text in the memory.
Physical disabled: which jobs eligible?
- Out of 1291 jobs, 26 jobs reserved for PH candidates. Out of that 2 for blind, 12 for hearing and 12 for ortho.
- Youâll find the list of jobs which youâre eligible- on Page 1 of the pdf file.
- Youâll find the abbreviation codes on page 4 of the PDF file.
- Blindness criteria given on page 5 of the notification. Â Their scribe criteria also bit different.
ya, but most importantly,
How to prepare for the prelims?
- CSAT paper II (aptitude) strategy will be the next article.
- CSAT paper I (general studies) strategy already given in five parts. on the top menu, hit âstudyplanâ =>UPSC. But requires some fine-tuning in the lights of 2013âs exam. Will upload that soon. But in the meantime, basics remain the same- NCERT, Laxmikanth, Hindu etc.but do read class11-12 Tamilnadu textbooks IF you donât have old NCERT. (everything uploaded under Mrunal.org/download)
How to prepare optional subjects / ethics paper / GS Mains paper?
Wait for the topper interviews after result of CSE-2013 is declared. I’ll be asking them what strategy, books they used.
respected sir,
i am filling the cse prelims form 2015 but the option for ifos does not appear, kindly help me through
Sir if one applies only one of d options say ifos or ias does that chance z courted for both exams
Sir if one applies only one of d options say ifos or ias does that chance z courted for both exams…..
Sir, in the Prelim 2017 exam, by mistake I entered Question Paper number instead Answer Sheet number on my Attendance sheet for Paper -I. The attendance was duly validated by the hall Supervisor, but since the corrections of any sort was not allowed I could not rectify the mistake there.
Please guide me
1. will it really affect my exam any bad way?
2. If so, how to rectify it?