Vacancies to which recruitment is to be made on the results of the examination are given below :
Category I :- Section Officers’ Grade of the Central Secretariat Service
Category II :- Sections Officers’ Grade (Integrated Grade II & III) of the General Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’
Category III :- Section Officers’ Grade of the Railway Board Secretariat Service
Category IV :- Grade ‘A’ &’B’ merged of the Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service
Category V:- Grade I of the Stenographers’ Cadre of the Indian Foreign Service, Branch ‘B’
Category VI :- Grade ‘A & ‘B’ merged of the Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers’ Service (Not participating for the year 2009)
Category VII :- Grade ‘B’ of the Railway Board Secretariat Stenographer’s Service
Category VIII :- Section Officers’ Grade of the Intelligence Bureau
Category IX :- Section Officers’ Grade of the Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service
(Not participating for the years 2010 and 2011)
Note: –
A candidate who is eligible for more than one year of examination or for two Categories of Service ( c.f. Rule 3) and wishes to compete for both, need fill in only one application.
N.B. – Candidates must indicate clearly in their applications the Category/Categories for which they are competing. Candidates competing for two Categories should specify in their application the two categories in the order of preference. No request for addition/alteration in the preferences already indicated by a candidate in his application will be entertained by the Commission.
LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION :
The candidates will have to fill in their application form online on UPSC website (www.upsc.gov.in). Detailed instructions to fill up the online application will be available on UPSC website. A printed copy of the submitted online application is required to be routed through their Head of Department/Head of Office to the Commission. The online applications can be filled by the applicants from 15th
September, 2012 to 15th October, 2012 (till 11.59 p.m.), after which the link will be disabled. The last date for receipt of printed copy of the application in the Commission through proper channel is 29th October, 2012. The completed printed copy of the application form duly verified/certified by concerned Head of Department/Office must reach the Under Secretary (E-VI), Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069 on or before the prescribed date. e-Admission Certificates of the admitted candidates to this examination will be uploaded on the UPSC website (www.upsc.gov.in) three weeks before the date of commencement of this examination and can be downloaded by the eligible candidates. No paper admission certificate will be issued by the Commission. Candidates shall not be admitted to the examination unless he/she holds a downloaded e-admission certificate. Candidates are required to fill in their valid and active e-mail id in their online application form as Commission may use electronic modes for contacting them.
Exam Format :
Paper No.
Subject
Type of Paper
Max. Marks
Duration
1
General Studies & General Knowledge of Constitution of
India and Machinery of Government, Practice and Procedures in Parliament and Knowledge of RTI Act, 2005.
Objective1502 Hrs.2
Procedure and Practice in the Govt. of India Secretariat
and attached offices and General Financial and
Service Rules duly taking into account the requirement of relevant categories of
services.
Objective1502 Hrs.3Noting and Drafting, Precis writingSubjective2003 Hrs. Evaluation of record of Service 100
Penalty for wrong answers (in Objective Type Papers) :-THERE WILL BE PENALTY (NEGATIVE MARKING) FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS.
For other detail please download notification.
Official Site : http://upsc.gov.in/
Notification : click here to download notification
Application : http://upsc.gov.in/exams/misc/so2012.htm#PageTop
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