Monday, February 10, 2014

Two More Attempts for UPSC's Civil Services Exams- Good news for lakhs of Civil Services Aspirants

>> In a good news for lakhs of civil services aspirants, the government on Monday decided to give two additional attempts to all categories of candidates of the prestigious exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission. 

>> "The central government has approved two additional attempts to all categories of candidates with effect from Civil Services Examination 2014, with consequential age relaxation of maximum age for all categories of candidates, if required," the Ministry of Personnel said in an order.       

>>The Civil Services Examination (Preliminary), 2014 is tentatively scheduled to be held on August 24, this year.       

>>The Civil Service Examinations is conducted by the UPSC to select Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Foreign Service (IFS) among others.      

>> The examinations is conducted in three stages-- preliminary, mains and interview.               

>> A candidate is permitted a maximum of four attempts for the examination. However, there is no restriction on number of attempts by a candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). 

>> As many as seven attempts are permissible to an aspirant belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBCs), according to a notification issued for Civil Services Examinations, 2013.           

>> A candidate who has attained the age of 21 years but not attained 30 years may apply for the civil services examination, as per eligibility mentioned in the notification. 

>> The upper age limit is relaxable up to a maximum of five years for candidates belonging to SCs or STs categories and up to a maximum of three years for candidates of OBC category among others.        

>> The upper age limit is also relaxable upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir during January 1, 1980 to December 31, 1989.       

>> It can also be relaxed 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.          


>> There is also a relaxation in upper age upto a maximum of 10 years in the case of blind, deaf-mute and orthopaedically handicapped candidates besides other categories, the rules said.

1 comments:

  1. My eye sight is -ve 4 ,so according to the physical standard we are not fit upto -4 so Please increasing this condition in civil service exam. Many students not able to qualify in the physical standard after clearing the paper due to this eye sight condition . Civil service is the most admired job in govt sector but every one has to apply this . Eye sight is now a days a common problem found in every one and major of the eye sight problem due to environmental pollution and un nutrioned food .so this criteria at least extended to some extend as this criteria is not present in IBPS any PSU and also SSC.

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