Union Public Service Commission notifies Geologists’ Examination, 2012 Number of Vacancies : 382 Closing Date for submission of online application : 15.10.2012

UPSC

A competitive examination for recruitment to the posts mentioned in para 2 below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission commencing from the 1st December, 2012 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Mines in the Gazette of India dated the 15th September, 2012 at the following centres.

AHMEDABAD JAIPUR THAPURAM

ALLAHABAD JAMMU

BANGALORE KOLKATA

BHOPAL LUCKNOW

CHANDIGARH MUMBAI

CHENNAI PATNA

CUTTACK SHILLONG

DELHI SHIMLA

DISPUR THIRUVANANHYDERABAD

Vacancies Detail :

Category I : (Posts in the Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines).

(i) Geologist, Group “A” :- 300

(ii) Assistant Geologist Grade-I (Group ‘B’) :- 67

Category II : (Posts in the Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources)

(i) Jr. Hydrogeologists (Scientist B),Group “A” :- 03

(ii) Assistant Hydrogeologists, Group “B” :- 12

Age Limits : A candidate for this examination must have attained the age criteria as prescribed below:-

(i) For Geologist [Group A] and Assistant Geologist Gr. I [Gr.B] in the Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines:– Must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on 1st August, 2012 i.e. he/ she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August 1980 and not later than 1st August 1991.

(ii) For Jr. Hydrogeologist (Scientist B) (Group A) in Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources:-

Must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 35 years on 1st August, 2012 i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August,1977 and not later than 1st August, 1991.

FEE : Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST/ PH who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only) either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/ State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit card

LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS :

The Online Applications can be filled upto 15th October, 2012 till 11.59 PM after which the link will be disabled.

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.

Official Website : http://upsc.gov.in/

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