joseph gantulu

Introduction about Civil Service Exam

Who can apply

· The candidate should hold a University Degree or equivalent qualification.

· Final year degree students may apply for selection, provided they can produce proof of passing the requisite qualifying examination by July / August, along with their application for the Main Examination.

· Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications like AMIE (India) which are recognised by Government as equivalent to professional and technical degree for purposes of employment would also be eligible for admission to the examination.

Age :

· Candidates should be 21 – 30 years of age on 1 {+s} {+t} August of the year of the examination. The upper age will be relaxed in the case of eligible candidates, such as SC, ST, OBC, Defence Services personnel disabled in operations, and physically challenged, in accordance with the prescribed norms.

Physical Fitness:

· Candidates must be physically fit according to the prescribed standards for admission to Civil Services Examination.

No of Attempt :

· Normally a candidate will be permitted a maximum of four attempts. OBC and physically challenged candidates may make seven attempts. SC / ST candidates may take any number of attempts, provided they are otherwise eligible in conformity with the restrictions on age. Attempting even one paper of the Preliminary Examination will be deemed to be an attempt in the Examination.

What are the Services?

· The UPSC notification for the Civil Services Examination offers selection to the 24 services noted below.

o Indian Administrative Service.

o Indian Foreign Service.

o Indian Police Service.

o Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A'.

o Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A'.

o Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) Group ‘A'

o Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A'.

o Indian Revenue Service, Group ‘A'.

o Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A' (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)

o Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A'.

o Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A'.

o Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A'.

o Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group ‘A'.

o Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A'.

o Post of Assistant Security Officer, Group ‘A' in Railway Protection Force.

o Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A'.

o Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A'.

o Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A' (GR.III)

o Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A'

o Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B' (Section Officer's Grade)

o Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B'.

o Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B'.

o Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B'

o Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B'

There may be slight changes in the number of services from year to year. The number of vacancies would also differ.

The examinations will be held in 45 centres distributed in various parts of the country.

The Civil Services examination comprises two successive stages:

v Preliminary examination with objective questions

v Main examination with nine descriptive written papers.

v An interview or personality test is also considered as part of the main examination. For the sake of convenience in discussion, we will divide the whole process into three parts— preliminary, main, and interview.

The prelims

v The objective of this test is to select candidates for the main examination.

v The preliminary examination is only a screening test, in the sense that the marks scored in this will not be counted for the final ranking.

v However, you should not forget that if you fail in this, you cannot appear in the main examination.

v The duration of each question paper is two hours.

v The questions match the standard of a university degree.

v They are set in English and Hindi.

v The detailed syllabus of the examination will be given as part of the notification.

v All the questions will be of the multiple-choice objective type.

v There will be penalty in the form of negative marks for wrong answers.

v No question will demand a descriptive answer.

v There are two papers—general studies (150 marks) and one optional subject (300 marks)

The candidate has the option to choose this from the 23 subjects that include agriculture, animal husbandry and veterinary science, botany, chemistry, civil engineering, commerce, economics, electrical engineering, geography, geology, Indian history, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, medical science, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, public administration, sociology, statistics and zoology. The eligibility gained for appearing in the main examination is valid only for the concerned year; it cannot be carried forward to another year in the future.

Main examination

v The written examination consists of nine papers, each of three hours.

v All the questions are of the conventional essay type.

v The question papers other than language papers will be set both in English and Hindi.

Paper I is Indian language.

You can select it from the languages included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. The questions will be of Matriculation standards. The marks scored will not be counted for ranking.

Paper II: English.

The questions will be of Matriculation standards. The marks scored will not be counted for ranking

Paper III: Essay (200 marks)

Papers IV and V: General Studies (300 x 2 = 600 marks)

Papers V, VII, VIII, & IX: two subjects (two papers each, 300 x 4 = 1,200 marks)

Total marks of seven papers= 2,000 marks

Interview (personality test)= 300 marks

Grand total marks for ranking = 2300 marks

Optional subjects

Optional subjects for the main examination can be chosen from 25 subjects, and the literature of one of the 30 specified languages. The subjects you choose need not be from what you have studied in the college. The subjects include agriculture,

animal husbandry and veterinary science, anthropology, botany, chemistry, civil engineering, commerce and accountancy, economics, electrical engineering, geography, geology, history, law management, mathematics, mechanical engineering, medical science, philosophy, physics, political science and international relations, psychology and public administration, sociology, statistics and zoology.

Literature of one of the following languages: Arabic, Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, Dogri, Chinese, English, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

The following combinations of subjects will not be allowed, since there are areas of overlap in the syllabi.

Public administration and political science and international relations

Commerce and accountancy and management

Anthropology and sociology

Mathematics and statistics

Agriculture and animal husbandry and veterinary science

Management and public administration

Medical science and animal husbandry and veterinary science

Of the Engineering subjects, viz., civil engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering–not more than one subject.

You can answer the questions in papers III to IX in English or in any language listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. While doing so, you may give the English version of technical terms within brackets. But, if you misuse this rule, a deduction will be made from your total marks. The first two papers, Indian Language and English, should however be answered in the respective languages. In the question papers, SI units will be used, wherever required.

Marks will not be allotted for mere superficial knowledge. Credit will be given for orderly, effective, and exact expression combined with due economy of words in all subjects of the examination. UPSC may fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the examination. If your handwriting is not legible, a deduction may be made from your total marks.

You will be allowed the use of scientific (non-programmable type) calculators in the essay type examinations. You cannot interchange calculators with other candidates in the examination hall. Calculators are not allowed for the preliminary examination. Please note that these regulations give a hint on the style of preparation you make for the examination.

The interview

This part carries 300 marks making the total significant marks of the main examination 2,300, for determining the final merit and ranking.

Timing

The CSE generally follows the following schedule:

Notification inviting applications: December

Preliminary examination: May

Results of preliminary examination: July/ August

Main examination: October/ November

Interview/ personality test: April/ May

Usually there would be around three lakh applicants at the initial stage. But in 2009, there was a sudden jump to 4.09 lakh from 3.25 lakh in 2008. Nearly half the applicants would actually appear for the preliminary examination. The number of serious candidates may be over a half of those who appear. Still, the competition is tough. The number of candidates to be admitted to the main examination will be about 12-13 times the total number of vacancies in the various services. The number of candidates to be summoned for the interview will be around twice the number of vacancies. Approximately 965 vacancies would be filled from the rank list of the 2010 examination.

The number of applicants gives a strong indication of the great interest shown by our youngsters in joining the civil services, in spite of more lucrative job opportunities in the private sector, especially in the domain of information technology. Graduates and postgraduates who have come out with flying colours from centres of excellence in engineering and management are in the fray. A casual approach based on the presumption that our intelligence will easily carry us above the civil service exam hurdle may not prove to be true

CSE reforms

Reforms of the Civil Service Examination have been on the anvil for quite a few years. A proposal for replacing the existing preliminary examination by a Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) would be implemented from next year. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Prithviraj Chavan had mentioned this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, in March 2010. In CSAT there would be two objective-type papers having special emphasis on ‘aptitude for civil services' as well as on ‘ethical and moral dimension of decision-making.'

These would substitute the general awareness and optional subject papers.

However, no formal announcement has so far come from the UPSC with regard to the change in the structure of the preliminary examination, or the content and style of CSAT.

Candidates who make advance preparation may therefore have to do so in tune with the existing pattern.

THE POWER OF POSITIVE TALK- by Dr.ABDUL KALAM

THE POWER OF POSITIVE TALK-
By Dr. ABDUL KALAM



I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age. Not only did my dad understand that specific words affect our mental pictures, but he understood words are a powerful programming factor in lifelong success.
One particularly interesting event occurred when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and literally hanging around upside down from the rafters of our lake house. So, it came to no surprise for my dad to find me at the top of a 30-foot tree swinging back and forth. My little eight-year-old brain didn't realize the tree could break or I could get hurt. I just thought it was fun to be up so high.

My older cousin, Tammy, was also in the same tree. She was hanging on the first big limb, about ten feet below me. Tammy's mother also noticed us at the exact time my dad did. About that time a huge gust of wind came over the tree. I could hear the leaves start to rattle and the tree begin to sway. I remember my dad's voice over the wind yell, "Bart, Hold on tightly." So I did. The next thing I know, I heard Tammy screaming at the top of her lungs, laying flat on the ground. She had fallen out of the tree.
I scampered down the tree to safety. My dad later told me why she fell and I did not. Apparently, when Tammy's mother felt the gust of wind, she yelled out, "Tammy, don't fall!" And Tammy did. fall.

My dad then explained to me that the mind has a very difficult time processing a negative image. In fact, people who rely on internal pictures cannot see a negative at all. In order for Tammy to process the command of not falling, her nine-year-old brain had to first imagine falling, then try to tell the brain not to do what it just imagined. Whereas, my eight-year-old brain instantly had an internal image of me hanging on tightly.
This concept is especially useful when you are attempting to break a habit or set a goal . You can't visualize not doing something. The only way to properly visualize not doing something is to actually find a word for what you want to do and visualize that. For example, when I was thirteen years old, I played for my junior high school football team. I tried so hard to be good, but I just couldn't get it together at that age. I remember hearing the words run through my head as I was running out for a pass, "Don't drop it!" Naturally, I dropped the ball.

My coaches were not skilled enough to teach us proper "self-talk." They just thought some kids could catch and others couldn't. I'll never make it pro, but I'm now a pretty good Sunday afternoon football player, because all my internal dialogue is positive and encourages me to win. I wish my dad had coached me playing football instead of just climbing trees. I might have had a longer football career.
Here is a very easy demonstration to teach your kids and your friends the power of a toxic vocabulary. Ask them to hold a pen or pencil. Hand it to them. Now, follow my instructions carefully. Say to them, "Okay, try to drop the pencil." Observe what they do.
Most people release their hands and watch the pencil hit the floor. You respond, "You weren't paying attention. I said TRY to drop the pencil. Now please do it again." Most people then pick up the pencil and pretend to be in excruciating pain while their hand tries but fails to drop the pencil.

The point is made.
If you tell your brain you will "give it a try," you are actually telling your brain to fail. I have a "no try" rule in my house and with everyone I interact with. Either people will do it or they won't. Either they will be at the party or they won't. I'm brutal when people attempt to lie to me by using the word try. Do they think I don't know they are really telegraphing to the world they have no intention of doing it but they want me to give them brownie points for pretended effort? You will never hear the words "I'll try" come out of my mouth unless I'm teaching this concept in a seminar.

If you "try" and do something, your unconscious mind has permission not to succeed. If I truly can't make a decision I will tell the truth. "Sorry John. I'm not sure if I will be at your party or not. I've got an outstanding commitment. If that falls through, I will be here. Otherwise, I will not. Thanks for the invite."
People respect honesty. So remove the word "try" from your vocabulary.

My dad also told me that psychologists claim it takes seventeen positive statements to offset one negative statement. I have no idea if it is true, but the logic holds true. It might take up to seventeen compliments to offset the emotional damage of one harsh criticism.
These are concepts that are especially useful when raising children.

 


 
Ask yourself how many compliments you give yourself daily versus how many criticisms. Heck, I know you are talking to yourself all day long. We all have internal voices that give us direction.
So, are you giving yourself the 17:1 ratio or are you shortchanging yourself with toxic self-talk like, " I'm fat. Nobody will like me. I'll try this diet. I'm not good enough. I'm so stupid. I'm broke, etc. etc."
If our parents can set a lifetime of programming with one wrong statement, imagine the kind of programming you are doing on a daily basis with your own internal dialogue.
Here is a list of Toxic Vocabulary words.
Notice when you or other people use them.
Ø But: Negates any words that are stated before it.
Ø Try: Presupposes failure.
Ø If: Presupposes that you may not.
Ø Might: It does nothing definite. It leaves options for your listener..
Ø Would Have: Past tense that draws attention to things that didn't actually happen.
Ø Should Have: Past tense that draws attention to things that didn't actually happen (and implies guilt.)
Ø Could Have: Past tense that draws attention to things that didn't actually happen but the person tries to take credit as if it did happen.
Ø Can't/Don't: These words force the listener to focus on exactly the opposite of what you want. This is a classic mistake that parents and coaches make without knowing the damage of this linguistic error.
Examples:
Toxic phrase: "Don't drop the ball!"
Likely result: Drops the ball
Better language: "Catch the ball!"
Toxic phrase: "You shouldn't watch so much television."
Likely result: Watches more television.
Better language: "I read too much television makes people stupid. You might find yourself turning that TV off and picking up one of those books more often!"
Exercise:
Take a moment to write down all the phrases you use on a daily basis or any Toxic self-talk that you have noticed yourself using. Write these phrases down so you will begin to catch yourself as they occur and change them.

 




My Dear friends. Don't get so nervous be positive, confidant, realistic and energetic in your plan and action. You remember you are going to be top among all others and most capable to handle all odds. So you must have patience and trust on you. Don't ask silly questions on Age, Qualification etc. and Don't get so tense about Revised Pattern of Preliminary. No need to show so much curiosity in this. Just take it easy, leave it to times in his nature and One day it will come. So in this context the advice putted by our popular and peoples president A.P.J Abdul Kalam must work out up to some extent. 

So my dear friends wish all of u a most vibrant and fruitful new year in advance, but don't forget to 2009 also because this (2009) year has given you a chance to think up and keep up a hope on CIVIL SERVICE 2010. 

I love my INDIA and Proud to be INDIAN.