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EXAMINATION NOTICE NO. 12/2012-IES/ISS DATED : 01.09.2012

(LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS : 01.10.2012)

INDIAN ECONOMIC SERVICE/INDIAN STATISTICAL SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2012

(COMMISSIONS WEBSITE : www.upsc.gov.in)No. 12/3/2012-EI(B): A combinedcompetitive examination for recruitmentto Grade IV of the Services mentionedin Para 2 below will be held by the UnionPublic Service Commissioncommencing from 1st December 2012in accordance with the Rules publishedby the Ministry of Statistics &Programme Implementation in theGazette of India dated the 1stSeptember, 2012. The examination willbe held at the following centres:-AHMEDABAD JAIPURALLAHABAD JAMMUBANGALORE KOLKATA

BHOPAL LUCKNOWCHANDIGARH MUMBAICHENNAI PATNACUTTACK SHILLONGDELHI SHIMLADISPUR THIRUVANAN-HYDERABAD THAPURAMThe centres and the date of holding theexamination as mentioned above areliable to be changed at the discretion ofthe Commission. Applicants should notethat there will be a ceiling on the numberof candidates allotted to each of theCentres, except Chennai, Delhi, Dispur,Kolkatta and Ahmedabad. Allotment ofCentres will be on the "first-apply-first-allot basis, and once the capacity of a

particular Centre is attained, the samewill be frozen. Applicants, who cannotget a Centre of their choice due toceiling, will be required to choose aCentre from the remaining ones.Applicants are, thus, advised that theymay apply early so that they could geta Centre of their choice.NB: Notwithstanding the aforesaidprovision, Commission reserve theright to change the Centres at theirdiscretion if the situation demands.Blind candidates will, however, berequired to take the examination atanyone of the seven centres viz.Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata,Lucknow, Dispur and Mumbai.Candidates admitted to the examinationwill be informed of the time table andplace or places of examination. Thecandidates should note that no requestfor change of centre will be entertained.2. (a) The Services to which recruitmentis to be made on the results of thisexamination and the approximatenumber of vacancies in Grade IV of theServices are given below :-(i) Indian Economic Service - 31(ii) Indian Statistical Service - 29NOTE : 3 vacancies have been keptreserved for PH category candidates(one for Hearing Impairment and two forLocomotor Disability or Cerebral Palsy)for Indian Statistical Service by theGovernment through lES/ISS Exam,

2012.One vacancy for Blind or Low Visioncategory has been kept reserved forIndian Economic Service by theGovernment through IES/ISS Exam,2012.The number of vacancies mentioned

above is liable to alteration.Reservation will be given effect to asper policy of the Govt.

(b) A candidate may compete for anyone of the Services only viz. the IndianEconomic Service or the IndianStatistical Service, for which he/she iseligible in terms of the rules.

A candidate will be eligible to get thebenefit of community reservation onlyin case the particular caste to whichthe candidate belongs is included in thelist of reserved communities issued bythe Central Government. If a candidate

indicates in his/her Application Form forIndian Economic Service/ IndianStatistical Service Examination that he/she belongs to General Category butsubsequently writes to the Commissionto change his/her category, to areserved one, such request shall not beentertained by the Commission.While the above principle will be followedin general, there may be a few caseswhere there was a little gap (say 2-3months) between the issuance of aGovernment Notification enlisting aparticular community in the list of any

of the reserved communities and thedate of submission of the applicationby the candidate. In such cases therequest of change of community fromgeneral to reserved may be consideredby the Commission on merit.The closing date fixed for the receipt ofthe application will be treated as the datefor determining the OBC status(including that of creamy layer) of thecandidates.

3. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS :(I) Nationality

A candidate must be either :

(a) A citizen of India, or(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over toIndia before 1st January, 1962 with the

intention of permanently settling in India,or

(e) a person of Indian origin who hasmigrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka

or East African countries of Kenya,Uganda, the United Republic of

Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire andEthiopia or from Vietnam with the

intention of permanently settling in India.Provided that a candidate belonging to

categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) aboveshall be a person in whose favour a

certificate of eligibility has been issuedby the Government of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificateof eligibility is necessary, may be

admitted to the examination but the offerof appointment may be given only after

the necessary eligibility certificate hasbeen issued to him/her by the

Government of India.(II) Age Limits :

(a) A candidate must have attained theage of 21 years and must not have

attained the age of 30 years on 1stAugust, 2012, i.e. he/she must have

been born not earlier than 2nd August,1982 and not later than 1st August,

1991.

(b) The upper age limit prescribed abovewill be relaxable as follows:(i) upto a maximum of five years if a

candidate belongs to a ScheduledCaste or a Scheduled Tribe.

(ii) upto a maximum of three years inthe case of candidates belonging

to Other Backward Classes whoare eligible to avail of reservationapplicable to such candidates.

(iii) upto a maximum of five years if acandidate had ordinarily beendomiciled in the State of Jammu& Kashmir during the period fromthe 1st January, 1980 to the 31stday of December, 1989.

(iv) upto a maximum of three years in

the case of Defence Servicespersonnel disabled in operationsduring hostilities with any foreign

country or in a disturbed area andreleased as a consequence thereof:

(v) upto a maximum of five years in

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

IMPORTANT

1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELlGIBILlTIY FOR THE EXAMINATION:

Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all eligibility

conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stagesof the

examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed

eligibility

conditions.

Mere issue of e-Admission Certificate to the candidate wil l not imply thathis/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.

Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents is taken

up

only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.

2. HOW TO APPLY:

Candidates are required to apply online only by using the websitewww.upsconline.nic.in Brief instructions for filling up the online Application

Form have been given in Appendix-II. Detailed instructions are available on theabove mentioned website.

3. LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

The Online Applications can be filled upto 1st October, 2012 till 11.59 pm,

after which the link will be disabled.

4. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate threeweeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admission

Certificate will be made available in the UPSC website [www.upsc.gov.in]for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will be sent by

post. All the applicants are required to provide valid and active E-Mail I.D.while filling up Online Application Form as the Commission may use

electronic mode for contacting them.

5. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Candidates are advised to read carefully Special Instructions to theCandidates for Conventional Type Tests (Appendix-III).

6. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES:

In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications,candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSCs Facilitation Counter near C

Gate of its campus in person or over Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011- 23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs. and 17.00 hrs.

7. Mobile Phones Banned:

(a) Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowedinside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement

of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future

examinations.(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banneditem including mobile phones/pagers or any valuable/costly items to the venue

of the examination, as arrangement for safe-keeping can not be assured.Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY ONLINE ONLY.

NO OTHER MODE IS ALLOWED FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.

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horoscopes, affidavits, birth extractsfrom Municipal Corporation, servicerecords and the like will be accepted.

The expression Matriculation/HigherSecondary Examination Certificate inthis part of the instruction includes thealternative certificates mentionedabove.

NOTE 1:- Candidates should note thatonly the Date of Birth as recorded inthe Matriculation/Higher SecondaryExamination Certificate or anequivalent certificate as on the dateof submission of applications will beaccepted by the Commission and nosubsequent request for its changewill be considered or granted.

Note 2 :- Candidates should also notethat once a Date of Birth has beenclaimed by them and entered in therecords of the Commission for thepurpose of admission to anExamination, no change will beallowed subsequently (or at anyother Examination of theCommission) on any groundswhatsoever.

Note 3 :- The candidate shouldexercise due care while entering their

date of birth in respective column ofthe Online Application Form for theExamination. If on verification at anysubsequent stage, any variation isfound in their date of birth from theone entered in their matriculation orequivalent Examination certificate,disciplinary action will be takenagainst them by the Commissionunder the Rules.

(III) Minimum Educational Qualifi-cations :

A candidate for the Indian EconomicService must have obtained a Post-graduate degree in Economics/AppliedEconomics/Business Economics/Econometrics and a candidate for the

Indian Statistical Service must haveobtained a Post-Graduate degree inStatistics/Mathematical Statistics/Applied Statistics from a Universityincorporated by an Act of the Central orState Legislature in India or othereducational institutes established by anAct of Parliament or declared to bedeemed as a University under Section3 of the University Grants CommissionAct, 1956, or a foreign universityapproved by the Central Govt. from timeto time.

Note I : A candidate who has appearedat an examination the passing of whichwould render him/her eligible to appearat this examination but has not beeninformed of the result, may apply foradmission to the examination. Acandidate who intend to appear at sucha qualifying examination may also apply.Such candidates will be admitted to theexamination if otherwise eligible, buttheir admission would be deemed to beprovisional and subject to cancellation,if they do not produce proof of havingpassed the requisite qualifyingexamination along with the DetailedApplication Form which will be requiredto be submitted by the candidates whoqualify on the result of the written partof the examination.

Note II : In exceptional cases, theUnion Public Service Commission maytreat a candidate who has none of the

foregoing qualifications as a qualifiedcandidate provided that he/she haspassed examination conducted by otherInstitutions, the standard of which in theopinion of the Commission, justifieshis/her admission to the examination.

Note III : A candidate who is otherwisequalified but who has taken a degreefrom a foreign University may also apply

to the Commission and may beadmitted to the examination at thediscretion of the Commission.

(IV) Physical Standards:

Candidates must be physically fitaccording to physical standards foradmission to Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination,2012 as per Regulations given inAppendix III of the rules for the IndianEconomic Service/Indian StatisticalService Examination, 2012 published inGazette of India dated 1st September,2012.

4. FEE :Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST/PH candidates who are exempted frompayment of fee) are required to pay afee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two HundredOnly) either by depositing the moneyin any Branch of SBI by cash, or byusing net banking facility of SBI, StateBank of Bikaner & Jaipur/ State Bankof Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/State Bank of Patiala/State Bank ofTravancore or by using Visa/MasterCredit/Debit Card.

Note: 1. Candidates should note thatpayment of examination fee can bemade only through the modesprescribed above. Payment of feethrough any other mode is neither validnor acceptable. Applications submitted

without the prescribed fee/mode (unlessremission of fee is claimed) shall besummarily rejected.

Note: 2. Fee once paid shall not berefunded under any circumstances norcan the fee be held in reserve for anyother examination or selection.

Note: 3. For the applicants in whosecase payments details have not beenreceived from the bank, they will betreated as fictitious payment cases andtheir applications will be rejected in thefirst instance. A list of all such

applicants shall be made available onthe Commission website within twoweeks after the last day of submissionof online application. The applicantsshall be required to submit the proof oftheir fee payment within 10 days fromthe date of such communication eitherby hand or by speed post to theCommission. On receipt ofdocumentary proof, genuine feepayment cases will be considered andtheir applications will be revived, if theyare otherwise eligible.

ALL FEMALE CANDIDATES ANDCANDIDATES BELONGING TOSCHEDULED CASTES/SCHEDULEDTRIBES AND PHYSICALLYDISABLED CANDIDATES ARE NOTREQUIRED TO PAY ANY FEE. NOFEE EXEMPTION IS, HOWEVER,AVAILABLE TO OBC CANDIDATESAND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAYTHE FULL PRESCRIBED FEE.

Physically disabled persons areexempted from the payment of feeprovided they are otherwise eligible forappointment to the Services to be filledon the results of this examination onthe basis of the standards of medicalfitness for these Services (includingany concessions specifically extendedto the physically disabled). A physicallydisabled candidate claiming agerelaxation/fee concession will berequired by the Commission to submit

along with their Detailed ApplicationForm, a certified copy of the certificatefrom a Government Hospital/MedicalBoard in support of his/her claim forbeing physically disabled.

NOTE : Notwithstanding the aforesaidprovision for age relaxation/feeexemption, a physically disabledcandidate will be considered to be

the case of ex-servicemenincluding Commissioned Officersand ECOs/SSCOs who haverendered at least five years MilitaryService as on 1st August, 2012and have been released (i) oncompletion of assignment(including those whose assignmentis due to be completed within oneyear from 1st August, 2012)otherwise than by way of dismissalor discharge on account of

misconduct or inefficiency, or (ii)on account of physical disabilityattributable to Military Service, or(iii) on invalidment.

(vi) upto a maximum of five years inthe case of ECOs/SSCOs whohave completed an initial period ofassignment of five years of MilitaryService as on 1st August, 2012and whose assignment has beenextended beyond five years and inwhose case the Ministry ofDefence issue a certificate thatthey can apply for civil employmentand that they will be released onthree months notice on selectionfrom the date of receipt of offer of

appointment.(vii) upto a maximum of 10 years in the

case of blind, deaf-mute andOrthopaedically handicappedpersons.

NOTE I- Candidates belonging to theScheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribesand the Other Backward Classes whoare also covered under any otherclauses of para 3(II) (b) above, viz.those coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, persons domiciled in theState of J & K, Physically disabled etc.will be eligible for grant of cumulativeage-relaxation under both thecategories.

NOTE II- The term Ex-servicemen will

apply to the persons who are definedas ex-servicemen in the Ex-servicemen(Re-employment in Civil Services andPosts) Rules, 1979, as amended fromtime to time.

Note III-The age concession under para3 (II) (b) (v) and (vi) will not be admissibleto Ex-Servicemen and CommissionedOfficers including ECOs/SSCOs whoare released on own request.

NOTE IV- Notwithstanding the provisionof age-relaxation under para 3 (II) (b)(vii) above, a physically disabledcandidate will be considered to beeligible for appointment only if he/she(after such physical examination as theGovernment or appointing authority, asthe case may be, may prescribe) isfound to satisfy the requirements ofphysical and medical standards for theconcerned Services/posts to beallocated to the physically disabledcandidates by the Government.

SAVE AS PROVIDED ABOVE THEAGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED CAN INNO CASE BE RELAXED.

The date of birth accepted by theCommission is that entered in theMatriculation or Secondary SchoolLeaving Certificate or in a certificaterecognised by an Indian University asequivalent to Matriculation or in anextract from a Register of Matriculatesmaintained by a University, and thatextract must be certified by the proper

authority of the University or in theHigher Secondary or an equivalentexamination certificate.

These certificate are required to besubmitted only after the declaration ofthe result of the written part of theexamination.

No other document relating to age like

eligible for appointment only if he/she(after such physical examination as theGovernment or the appointing authority,as the case may be, may prescribe) isfound to satisfy the requirements ofphysical and medical standards for theconcerned Services to be allocated toPhysically disabled candidates by theGovernment.

Note I : Applications without prescribedFee (Unless remission of Fee is claimed)shall be summarily rejected.

Note II : Fee once paid shall not berefunded under any circumstances norcan the fee be held in reserve for anyother examination or selection.

Note III : If any candidate who took theIndian Economic Service/IndianStatistical Service Examination held in2011 wishes to apply for admission tothis examination, he/she must submithis/her application so as to reach theCommissions Office by the prescribeddate without waiting for the results oran offer of appointment.

5. HOW TO APPLY:(a) Candidates are required to applyOnline using the link www.upsconline.nic.in Detailed instructions for filling upOnline Applications are available on theabove-mentioned website.

(b) The applicants are advised to submitonly single application. However, if dueto any unavoidable situation, he/shesubmits another/multiple applications,then he/she must ensure that applicationwith the higher RID is complete in allrespects like applicants details,examination centre, photograph,signature, fee etc. The applicants whoare submitting multiple applicationsshould note that only the applicationswith higher RID (Registration ID) shallbe entertained by the Commission andfee paid against one RID shall not beadjusted against any other RID.

(c) All candidates, whether already inGovernment Service, or in Governmentowned industrial undertakings or othersimilar organisations or in privateemployment should submit theirapplications direct to the Commission.

Persons already in Government service,whether in a permanent or temporarycapacity or as workcharged employeesother than casual or daily ratedemployees or those serving under PublicEnterprises are however, required toinform in writing their Head of Office/Department that they have applied forthe Examination.

Candidates should note that in case acommunication is received from their

employer by the Commission withholdingpermission to the candidates applyingfor/appearing at the examination, theirapplications will be liable to be rejected/candidature will be liable to be cancelled.

NOTE 1 : While filling in his/herapplication form, the candidate shouldcarefully decide about his/her choice forthe centre for the Examination.

If any candidate appears at a centreother than the one indicated by theCommission in his/her e-AdmissionCertificate, the papers of such acandidate will not be evaluated andhis/her candidature will be liable tocancellation.

NOTE-2 : Incomplete or defective

applications shall be summarily rejected.No representation or correspondenceregarding such rejection shall beentertained under any circumstances.

(d) Candidates are not required to submithard copy of their application to theCommission at this stage.

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fulfil all the eligibility conditions foradmission to the Examination. Theiradmission at all the stages ofexamination for which they areadmitted by the Commission viz.Written Examination and InterviewTest will be purely provisional,subject to their satisfying theprescribed eligibility conditions. Ifon verification, at any time, beforeor after the written Examination orInterview Test, it is found that they

do not fulfil any of the eligibilityconditions, their candidature for theexamination will be cancelled by theCommission.

Candidates are requested to keep readythe attested copies of the followingdocuments for submission to theCommission soon after the declarationof the result of the written part of theexamination which is likely to bedeclared in the month of July, 2013.

1. Certificate of Age.

2. Certificate of EducationalQualification indicating the Subjects.

3. Certificate in support of claim tobelong to Scheduled Caste, ScheduledTribe and Other Backward Classes,

where applicable.4. Certificate in support of claim for age/fee concession, where applicable.

5. Certificate in support of beingphysically disabled (where applicable).

Immediately after declaration of resultof the written part of the examination,successful candidates may be intimatedby the Commission electronically andthey shall be asked to submittedDetailed Application Form (DAF) online.The successful candidates have to sendthe printout of this DAF with each pageduly signed along with the attestedcopies of the above mentionedcertificates to the Commission at thattime. Originals will have to be produced

at the time of interview. The interviewletter to the candidates may also beissued electronicaIly. If any of theirclaims is found to be incorrect, theymay render themselves liable todisciplinary action by the Commissionin terms of Rule 12 of the Rules for theIndian Economic Service/IndianStatistical Service Examination, 2012notified in the Gazette of India dated1st September, 2012 and alsoreproduced below :

A candidate who is or has been declaredby the Commission to be guilty of :

(i) Obtaining support for his/hercandidature by any means, or

(ii) impersonating, or

(iii) procuring impersonation by anyperson, or

(iv) submitting fabricated documents ordocuments which have been tamperedwith, or

(v) making statements which areincorrect or false or suppressingmaterial information, or

(vi) resorting to any other irregular orimproper means in connection with his/her candidature for the examination, or

(vii) using unfair means during theexamination, or

(viii) writing i rrelevent matter, includingobscence language or pornographicmatter in script(s), or

(ix) misbehaving in any other manner inthe examination hall, or

(x) harassing or doing bodily harm tothe staff employed by the Commissionfor the conduct of their examinations,or

(xi) being in possession of or usingmobile phone, pager or any electronicequipment or device or any other

equipment capable of being used as acommunication device during theexamination, or

(xii) violating any of the instructionsissued to candidates alongwith theirAdmission Certificates permitting themto take the examination, or

(xiii) attempting to commit or as thecase may be abetting the commissionof all or any of the acts specified in theforegoing clauses;

may in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, isliable

(a) to be disqualified by the Commissionfrom the examination for which he/sheis a candidate and/or

(b) to be debarred either permanentlyor for a specified period

(i) by the Commission from anyexamination or selection held by them;

(ii) by the Central Government from anyemployment under them; and

(c) if he/she is already in service underGovernment to disciplinary action underthe appropriate rules.

Provided that no penalty under this ruleshall be imposed except after -

(i) giving the candidate an opportunityof making such representation, in writingas he/she may wish to make in thatbehalf; and

(ii) taking the representation, if any,submitted by the candidate within theperiod allowed to him/her intoconsideration.

6. LAST DATE FOR SUBMI-SSION OF APPLICATIONS.:The Online Applications can be filledupto 1st October, 2012 till 11.59 PMafter which the link will be disabled.

7. CORRESPONDENCE WITHTHE COMMISSION:The Commission will not enter into anycorrespondence with the candidatesabout their candidature except in thefollowing cases:

(i) The eligible candidates shall be issuedan e-Admission Certificate three weeksbefore the commencement of theexamination. The e-AdmissionCertificate will be made available in theUPSC web-site [www.upsc.gov.in] fordownloading by candidates. NoAdmission Certificate will be sent bypost. For downloading the e-AdmissionCertificate/e-Admit Card the candidatemust have his/her vital parameters likeRID & Date of Birth or Roll No. (ifreceived) & date of birth or name, fathersname & Date of Birth available with him/her. If a candidate does not receive

his/her admission certificate or anyother communication regarding his/her candidature for the examinationthree weeks before the commence-ment of the examination, he/sheshould at once contact theCommission. Information in this regardcan also be obtained from theFacilitation Counter located in theCommissions Office either in person orover phone Nos. 011-23381125/011-23385271/011-23098543. In case nocommunication is received in theCommissions office from thecandidate regarding non-receipt ofhis/her e-Admission Certificateatleast three weeks before the

examination, he/she himself/herselfwill be solely responsible for non-receipt of his/her e-AdmissionCertificate.

No candidate will ordinarily beallowed to take the examinationunless he/she holds ane-admission certificate for the

examination. On receipt of e-Admission Certificate, check itcarefully and bring discrepancies/errors, if any, to the notice of UPSCimmediately.

The candidates should note that theiradmission to the examination will bepurely provisional based on theinformation given by them in theApplication Form. This will be subjectto verification of all the eligibilityconditions by the UPSC.

The mere fact that an e-admissioncertificate to the Examination hasbeen issued to a candidate will notimply that the Commission hasfinally cleared his/her candidatureor that the Commission has acceptedentries made by the candidate in his/her application for the Examinationas true and correct. Candidates maynote that the Commission will takeup the verification of eligibilityconditions of a candidate, withreference to original documents,only after the candidate has qualifiedthe Indian Economic Service/IndianStatistical Service (Written)Examination. Unless theCommission formally confirmscandidature, it continues to beprovisional.

The decision of the Commission as tothe eligibility or otherwise of a candidatefor admission to the Examination shallbe final.

Candidates should note that the namein the e-Admission Certificate in somecases may be abbreviated due totechnical reasons.

(ii) In the event of a candidatedownloading more than one e-admissioncertificate from the website of theCommission, he/she should use onlyone of these admission certificates forappearing in the examination and reportabout the others to the Commission.

(iii) The candidates must ensure thattheir E-Mail IDs given in their OnlineApplications are valid and active as theCommission may use electronic modeof communication while contacting themat different stages of examinationprocesses.

(iv) A candidate must see thatcommunications sent to him/her at theaddress stated in his/her applicationare redirected, if necessary. Change inaddress should be communicated to theCommission at the earliest opportunity.Although the Commission make everyeffort to take account of such changes,they can not accept any responsibility

in the matter.(v) If a candidate receives an e-admission certificate in respect of someother candidate the same shouldimmediately be brought to the notice ofCommission with a request to issue thecorrect e-Admission Certificate.Candidates may note that they will notbe allowed to take the examination onthe strength of an e-AdmissionCertificate issued in respect of anothercandidate.

IMPORTANT : ALLCOMMUNICATIONS TO THECOMMISSION SHOULD INVARIABLYCONTAIN THE FOLLOWINGPARTICULARS.

1. NAME AND Y EAR OF THEEXAMINATION

2. REGISTRATION I.D. (RID)

3. ROLL NUMBER (IF RECEIVED)

4. NAME OF CANDIDATE (IN FULLAND IN BLOCK LETTERS)

5. COMPLETE POSTAL ADDRESS ASGIVEN IN THE APPLICATION.

6. VALID AND ACTIVE E-MAIL ID.

N.B. I : Communications not containingthe above particulars may not beattended to.

N.B. II : If a letter/communication isreceived from a candidate after anexamination has been held and it doesnot give his/her full name and Rollnumber, it will be ignored and no actionwill be taken thereon.

Candidates are strongly advised to keep

a printout or soft copy of their onlineapplication for future references.

8. The eligibility for availing reservationagainst the vacancies reserved for thephysically disabled persons shall be thesame as prescribed in "The Persons withDisability (Equal Opportunities, Protec-tion of Rights and Full Participation) Act,1995."

Provided further that the physically dis-abled candidates shall also be requiredto meet special eligibility criteria in termsof physical requirements/functional clas-sification (abilities/disabilities) consistentwith requirements of the identified Ser-vice/Post as may be prescribed by itsCadre Controlling Authority.

The physical requirement and functionalclassification can for example be one ormore of the following :

Code Physical Requirements

F 1. Work performed by Manipu-lation by Fingers

PP 2. Work Performed by Pulling &Pushing

L 3. Work Performed by Lift ing

KC 4. Work Performed by Kneelingand Crouching

B 5. Work Performed by Bending

S 6. Work Performed by Sitting (onbench or chair)

ST 7. Work Performed by Standing

W 8. Work Performed by Walking

SE 9. Work Performed by Seeing

H 10. Work Performed by Hearing/Speaking

RW 11. Work Performed by Readingand Writing

Code FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICA-TION

BL 1. Both legs af fected but notarms

BA 2. Both arms affected

a. impaired Reach

b. weakness of Grip.

BLA 3. Both legs and both arms af-fected.

OL 4. One leg af fected (R or L)

a. impaired reach

b. weakness of grip

c. ataxicOA 5. One arm affected (R or L)

a. impaired reach

b. weakness of grip

c. ataxicBH 6. Stiff back and hips (cannot

sit or stoop)MW 7. Muscular weakness and lim-

ited physical endurance.B 8. The blindPB 9. Partially blindD 10. The deaf

PD 11. Par tially deaf.

9. No request for withdrawal ofcandidature received from a candidateafter he/she has submitted his/herapplication will be entertained under any

circumstances.

10 . Details about the scheme ofexamination, standard and syllabi of thesubjects etc. may be seen in Appendix-Iof this Notice.

S.M. Sundaram

Deputy Secretary

Union Public Service Commission


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person who has not made a special study of any scientific subject. The paper will also includequestions on Indian Polity including the political system and the Constitution of India, History ofIndia and Geography of a nature which the candidate should be able to answer without specialstudy.

GENERAL ECONOMICS-IPART A:

1. Theory of Consumers Demand: Cardinal utility Analysis; Marginal utility and demand,Consumers surplus, Indifference curve Analysis and utility function, Price income and substitutioneffects, Slutsky theorem and derivation of demand curve, Revealed preference theory. Dualityand indirect utility function and expenditure function, Choice under risk and uncertainty.

2. Theory of Production: Factors of production and production function. Forms of ProductionFunctions: Cobb-Douglas, CES and Fixed coefficient type, Translog production function. Laws

of return, Returns to scale and Return to factors of production. Duality and cost function,Measures of productive efficiency of firms, technical and allocative efficiency. Partial Equilibriumversus General Equilibrium approach. Equilibrium of the firm and industry.

3. Theory of Value: Pricing under different market structures, public sector pricing, marginalcost pricing, peak load pricing, cross-subsidy free pricing and average cost pricing. Marshallianand Walrasian stability analysis. Pricing with incomplete information and moral hazard problems.

4. Theory of Distribution: Neo classical distribution theories; Marg inal productivity theory ofdetermination of factor prices, Factor shares and adding up problems. Eulers theorem, Pricingof factors under imperfect competit ion, monopoly and bilateral monopoly. Macro-distributiontheories of Ricardo, Marx, Kaldor, Kalecki.

5. Welfare Economics: Inter-personal comparison and aggregation problem, Public goods andexternali ty, Divergence between social and private welfare, compensation principle. Paretooptimality. Social choice and other recent schools, including Coase and Sen and Game theory.

PART B:Quantitative Methods in Economics:

1. Mathematical Methods in Economics: Differentiation and Integration and their applicationin economics. Optimisation techniques, Sets, Matrices and their application in economics.Linear algebra and Linear programming in economics and Input-output model of Leontief.

2. Statistical and Econometric Methods: Measures of central tendency and dispersions,

Correlation and Regression. Time series. Index numbers. Sampling and Survey methods.Testing of hypothesis, simple non-parametric tests. Drawing of curves based on various linearand non-linear function. Least square methods and other multivariate analysis (only conceptsand interpretation of results). Analysis of Variance, Factor analysis, Principle component analysis,Discriminant analysis. Income distribution: Pareto law of Distribution, lognormal distribution,measurement of income inequality. Lorenze curve and Gini coefficient.

GENERAL ECONOMICS-II1. Economic Thought: Mercantilism Physiocrats, Clasical, Marxist, Neo-classical, Keynesianand Monetarist schools of thought.

2. Concept of National Income and Social Accounting: Measurement of National Income,Inter relationship between three measures of national income in the presence of the Governmentsector and International transactions. Environmental considerations, Green national income.

3. Theory of employment, Output, Inflation, Money and Finance: The Classical theory ofEmployment and Output and Neo classical approaches. Equilibrium, analysis under classicaland neo classical analysis. Keynesian theory of Employment and output. Post Keynesiandevelopments. The inflationary gap; Demand pull versus cost push inflation, the Philips curveand its policy implication. Classical theory on Money, Quantity theory of Money. Friedmansrestatement of the quant ity theory, the neutrality of money. The supply and demand for loanablefunds and equilibrium in financial markets, Keynes theory on demand for money.

4. Financial and Capital Market: Finance and economic development, financial markets, stockmarket, gift market, banking and insurance. Equity markets, Role of Primary and Secondarymarkets and efficiency, Derivatives markets; Futures and options.

5. Economic Growth and Development: Concepts of Economic Growth and Developmentand their measurement: characteristics of less developed countries and obstacles to theirdevelopment growth, poverty and income distribution. Theories of growth: Classical Approach:Adam Smith, Marx and Schumpeter Neo classical approach; Robinson, Solow, Kaldor andharrod Domar. Theories of Economic Development, rostow, Rosenstein-Roden, Nurske,Hirschman, Leibenstien and Arthur Lewis, Amin and Frank (Dependency school) respectiverole of the state and the market. Utilitarian and Welfariest approach to social development andA K Sens critique. Sens capability approach to economic development. The Human DevelopmentIndex. Physical quality of Life Index and Human Povery Index.

6. International Economics: Gains from International Trade, Terms of Trade, policy, internationaltrade and economic development Theories of International Trade; Ricardo, Haberler, Heckscher-Ohlin and Stopler-Samuelson Theory of Tariffs Regional Trade Arrangements.

7. Balance of Payments: Disequilibrium in Balance of Payments, Mechanism of Adjustments,Foreign Trade Multiplier, Exchange Rates, Import and Exchange Controls and Multiple ExchangeRates.

8. Global Institutions: UN agencies dealing with economic aspects, World Bank, IMF andWTO, Multinational Corporations.

GENERAL ECONOMICS-III1. Public Finance: Theories of taxation: Optimal taxes and tax reforms, incidence of taxation;Theories of public expenditure: objectives and effects of public expenditure, public expenditurepolicy and social cost benefit analysis, criteria of public investment decisions social rate ofdiscount, shadow prices of investment, unskilled labour and foreign exchange. Budgetarydeficits. Theory of public debt management.

2. Environmental Economics: Environmentally sustainable development, Green GDP, UNMethodology of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting. Environmental Values: Usersand non-users values; option value. Valuation Methods: Stated and revealed preference methods.Design of Environmental Policy Instruments: Pollution taxes and pollution permits, collective actionand informal regulation by local communities. Theories of exhaustible and renewable resources.International environmental agreements. Climatic change problems. Kyoto protocol, tradable permitsand carbon taxes.

3. Industrial Economics: Market structure, conduct and performance of firms, productdifferentiation and market concentration, monopolistic price theory and oligopolisticinterdependence and pricing, entry preventing pricing, micro level investment decisions and the

behavior of firms, research and development and innovation, market structure and profitability,public policy and development of firms.

4. State, Market and Planning: Planning in a developing economy. Planning regulation andmarket. Indicative Planning. Decentralised Planning.

INDIAN ECONOMICS1. History of Development and Planning: Alternative Development Strategies goal of selfreliance based on import substitution and protection, the post 1991 globalisation strategiesbased on stabilization and structural adjustment packages: fiscal reforms, financial sector reformsand trade reforms.

2. Federal Finance: Constitutional provisions relating to fiscal and financial powers of thestates, Finance Commissions and their formulae for sharing taxes, Financial aspect of SarkariaCommission Report, Financial aspects of 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments.

APPENDIX-ISCHEME OF EXAMINATION

SECTION-I1. The examination shall be conducted according to the following Plan:

Part I. Written examination carrying a maximum of 1000 marks in the subjects as shown below.

Part II. Viva voce of such candidates as may be called by the Commission, carrying a maximumof 200 marks.

PART-I

The subjects of the written examination under Part I, the maximum marks allotted to eachsubject/paper and the time allowed shall be as follows:-

A. INDIAN ECONOMIC SERVICE

Sl.No. Subject Maximum marks Time allowed1. General English 100 3 hours

2. General Studies 100 3 hours

3. General Economics-I 200 3 hours

4. General Economics-II 200 3 hours

5. General Economics-III 200 3 hours

6. Indian Economics 200 3 hours

B. INDIAN STATISTICAL SERVICE

Sl.No. Subject Maximum marks Time allowed

1. General English 100 3 hours

2. General Studies 100 3 hours

3. Statistics-I 200 3 hours

4. Statistics-II 200 3 hours

5. Statistics-III 200 3 hours

6. Statistics-IV 200 3 hours

Note: The details of standard and syllabi for the examination are given in Section II below.

2. The question papers in all the subjects will be of Conventional (essay) type.

3. ALL QUESTION PAPERS MUST BE ANSWERED IN ENGLISH. QUESTION PAPERS WILLBE SET IN ENGLISH ONLY.

4. Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowedthe help of a scribe to write the answers for them. However, blind candidates will be allowed towrite the examination with the help of a scribe. An extra time of 30 minutes for each paper will alsobe allowed to a blind candidate.

An extra time of twenty minutes per hour shall be permitted for the candidates with locomotordisability and cerebral palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent ofslowing the performance of function (minimum of 40 % impairment) in Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination. However no scribe shall be permitted to such candidates.

Note (1): The eligibility conditions of a scr ibe, his/her conduct inside the examination hall and themanner in which and extent to which he/she can help the blind candidate in writing the Indian

Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination shall be governed by the instructionsissued by the UPSC in this regard. Violation of all or any of the said instructions shall entail thecancellation of the candidature of the blind candidate in addition to any other action that theUPSC may take against the scribe.

Note (2): For purpose of these rules the candidate shall be deemed to be a blind candidate if thepercentage of visual impairment is forty per cent (40 %) or more. However, the extent of visualimpairment should have to be corroborated by a certificate in the prescribed proforma from aMedical Board constituted by the Central/State Government along with their Detailed Application

Form.Note (3):The concession admissible to blind candidates shall not be admissible to those sufferingfrom Myopia.

5. The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of theexamination.

6. If a candidates handwriting is not easily legible, a deduction will be made on this account, fromthe total marks otherwise accruing to him/her.

7. Marks will not be allotted for mere superficial knowledge.

8. Credit will be given for order ly, effective and exact expression combined with due economy ofwords.

9. In the question papers, wherever required, SI units will be used.

10. Candidates will be allowed the use of Scientific (Non-Programmable type) Calculator at theexamination. Programmable type calculators will, however, not be allowed and the use of suchcalculators shall tantamount to resorting to unfair means by the candidates. Loaning orinterchanging of calculators in the Examination Hall is not permitted.

11. Candidates should use only International form of Indian numerals (e.g. 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc.) whileanswering question papers.

PART-IIViva voceThe candidate will be interviewed by a Board of competent and unbiased observerswho will have before them a record of his/her career. The object of the interview is to assess his/her suitablity for the Service for which he/she has competed. The interview is intended tosupplement the written examination for testing the general and specialised knowledge and

abilities of the candidate. The candidate will be expected to have taken an intelligent interest notonly in his/her subjects of academic study but also in events which are happening around him/her both within and outside his/her own State or country, as well as in modern currents of thoughtand in new discoveries which should rouse the curiosity of well-educated youth.

2. The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross examination, but of a natural, throughdirected and purposive conversation, intended to reveal mental qualities of the candidate andhis/her grasp of problems. The Board will pay special attention to assessing the intellectualcuriosity, critical powers of assimilation, balance of judgement and alertness of mind, the abilityfor social cohesion, integrity of character, initiation and capacity of leadership.

SECTION-IISTANDARD AND SYLLABI

The standard of papers in General English and General Studies will be such as may be expectedof a graduate of an Indian University.

The standard of papers in the other subjects will be that of the Masters degree examination of anIndian University in the relevant disciplines. The candidates will be expected to illustrate theory

by facts, and to analyse problems with the help of theory. They will be expected to be particular lyconversant with Indian problems in the field of Economic/Statistics.

GENERAL ENGLISHCandidates will be required to write an essay in English. Other questions will be designed to testtheir understanding of English and workmanlike use of words. Passages will usually be set forsummary or precis.

GENERAL STUDIESGeneral Knowledge including knowledge of current events and of such matters of every dayobservation and experience in their scientific aspects as may be expected of an educated


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3. Poverty, Unemployment and Human Development: Estimates of inequality and povertymeasures for India, appraisal of Government measures, Indias human development record inglobal perspective. Indias population policy and development.

4. Agriculture and Rural Development Strategies: Technologies and institutions, land relationsand land reforms, rural credit, modern farm inputs and marketing price policy and subsidies;commercialization and diversification. Rural development programmes including poverty alleviationprogrammes, development of economic and social infrastructure and New Rural EmploymentGuarantee Scheme.

5. Indias experience with Urbanisation and Migration: Different types of migratory flowsand their impact on the economies of their origin and destination, the process of growth of urban

settlements; urban development strategies.

6. Industry: Strategy of Industrial development: Industrial Policy Reforms; Reservation Policyrelating to small scale industries. Competition policy, Sources of industrial finances. Bank, share

market, insurace companies, pension funds, non-banking sources and foreign direct investment,role of foreign capital for direct investment and portfolio investment, Public Sector reform,privatization and disinvestments.

7. Labour: Employment, unemployment and under-employment, industrial relations and labourwelfare strategies for employment generation Urban labour market and informal sectoremployment, Report of National Commission on Labour, Social issues relating to labour e.g.Child Labour, Bonded Labour, International Labour Standard and its impact.

8. Foreign Trade: Sailent features of Indias foreign trade, composition, direction and organizationof trade, recent changes in trade policy, balance of payments, tariff policy, exchange rate, Indiaand WTO requirements.

9. Money and Banking: Financial sector reforms, Organisation of Indias money market,changing roles of the Reserve Bank of India, commercial banks, development finance institutions,foreign banks and non-banking financial institutions, Indian capital market and SEBI, Developmentin Global Financial Market and its relationship with Indian Financial Sector.

10. Inflation: Definition, trends, estimates, consequences and remedies (control): WholesalePrice Index, Consumer Price Index: components and trends.

11. Budgeting and Fiscal Policy: Tax, expenditure, budgetary deficits, pension and fiscalreforms, Public debt management and reforms, Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management(FRBM) Act, Black money and Parallel economy in India definition, estimates, genesis,consequences and remedies.

STATISTICS-I1. Probaility

Elements of measure theory, Classical definitions and axiomatic approach. Sample space. Classof events and Probability measure. Laws of total and compound probability. Probability of mevents out of n. Conditional probability, Bayes theorem. Random variables - discrete andcontinuous. Distribution function. Standard probability distributions - Bernoulli, uniform, binomial,Poisson, geometric, rectangular, exponential, normal, Cauchy, hypergeometric, multinomial,Laplace, negative binomial, beta, gamma, lognormal and compound. Poisson distribution. Joint

distributions, conditional distributions, Distributions of functions of random variables. Convergencein distribution, in probability, with probability one and in mean square. Moments and cumulants.Mathematical expectation and conditional expectation. Characteristic function and moment andprobability generating functions Inversion uniqueness and continuity theorems. Borel 0-1 law:Kolmogorovs 0-1 law. Tchebycheffs and Kolmogorovs inequalities. Laws of large numbers andcentral limit theorems for independent variables. Condit ional expectation and Martingales.

2. Statistical Methods

(a) Collection, compilation and presentation of data, Charts, diagrams and histogram. Frequencydistribution. Measures of location, dispersion, skewness and kurtosis. Bivariate and multivariatedata. Association and contingency. Curve fitting and orthogonal polynomials. Bivariate normaldistribution. regression-linear, polynomial. Distribution of the correlation coefficient, Partial andmultiple correlation, Intraclass correlation, Correlation ratio.

(b) Standard errors and large sample test. Sampling distributions of x,s2, t, chisqure and F; testsof significance based on them, Small sample tests.

(c) Non-parametric tests-Goodness of fit, sign, median, run, Wicloxon, Mann-Whitney, Wald-Wolfowitz and Kolmogorov-Smirnov. Rank order statistics-minimum, maximum, range and median.Concept of Asymptotic relative effciency.

3. Numerical Analysis

Interpolation formulae (with remainder terms) due to Lagrange, Newton-Gregory, Newton Divideddifferent, Gauss and Striling. Euler-Maclaurins summation formula. Inverse interpolation. Numericalintegration and differentiation. Difference equations of the first order. Linear difference equationswith constant coefficients.

STATISTICS-II1. Linear Models

Theory of linear estimation. Gauss-Markoff setup. Least square estimators. Use of g-inverse.analysis of one-way and two way classified data-fixed, mixed and random effect models. Testsfor regression coefficients.

2. Estimation

Characteristics of good estimator. Estimation methods of maximum likelihood, minimum chi-

square, moments and least squares. Optimal properties of maximum likelihood estimators.Minimum variance unbiased estimators. Minimum variance bound estimators. Cramer-Raoinequality. Bhattacharya bounds. Sufficient estimator. factorisation theorem. Complete statistics.Rao-Blackwell theorem. Confidence interval estimation. Optimum confidence bounds. Resampling,Bootstrap and Jacknife.

3. Hypotheses testing and Statistical Quality Control

(a) Hypothesis testing: Simple and composite hypothesis. Two kinds of error. Critical region.Different types of critical regions and similar regions. Power function. Most powerful and uniformlymost powerful tests. Neyman-Pearson fundamental lemma. Unbiased test. Randomised test.Likelihood ratio test. Walds SPRT, OC and ASN functions. Elements of decision and gametheory.

b) Statistical Quality Control: Control Charts for variable and attributes. Acceptance Samplingby attributes-Single, double, multiple and sequential Sampling plans; Concepts of AOQL and ATI;Acceptance Sampling by variables-use of Dodge-Romig and other tables.

4. Multivariate Analysis

Multivariate normal distr ibution. Estimation of mean Vector and covariance matrix.

Distribution of Hotellings T2-statistic, Mahalanobiss D2-statistic, and their use in testing. Partialand multiple correlation coefficients in samples from a multivariate normal population. Wishartsdistribution, its reproductive and other properties. Wilks criterion. Discriminant function. Principal

components. Canonical variates and correlations.STATISTICS-III

1. Sampling Techniques:

Census versus sample survey. Pilot and large scale sample surveys. Role of NSS organisat ion.Simple random sampling with and without replacement. Stratified sampling and sample allocations.Cos and Variance functions. Ratio and Regression methods of estimation. Sampling with probabilityproportional to size. Cluster, double, multiphase, multistage and systematic sampling.Interpenetrating sub-sampling. Non-sampling errors.

2. Design and Analysis of Experiments

Principles of design of experiments. Layout and analysis of completely randomised, randomisedblock and Latin square designs. Factorial experiments and confounding in 2n and 3n experiments.Split-plot and strip-plot designs. Construction and analysis of balanced and partially balancedincomplete block designs. Analysis of covariance. Analysis of non-orthogonal data. analysis ofmissing and mixed plot data.

3. Economic Statistics

Components of time series. Methods of their determination-variate difference method. Yule-Slutsky effect. Correlogram. Autoregressive models of first and second order. Periodogramanalysis. Index numbers of prices and quantities and their relative merits. Construction of indexnumbers of wholesale and consumer prices. Income distribution-Pareto and Engel curves.

Concentration curve.Methods of estimating national income. Inter-sectoral flows. Inter-industry table. Role of CSO.

4. Econometrics

Theory and analysis of consumer demand-specification and estimation of demand functions.

Demand elasticities. Structure and model. Estimation of parameters in single equation model-classical least squares, generalised least-square, heteroscedasticity, serial correlation, multi-collinearity, errors in variable model. Simultaneous equation models-Identification, rank andother conditions. Indirect least squares and two stage least squares. Short-term economicforecasting.

STATISTICS-IV1. Stochastic Processes

Specifications of a Stochastic Process, Markov chains, classification of states, limiting probabilities;stationary distribution; Random walk and Gamblers ruin problem. Poisson process, Birth anddeath process; applications to Queues-M/M/I and M/M/C models. Branching Process.

2. Operations Research:

Elements of linear programming. Simplex procedure. Pirnciple of duality. Transport and assignmentproblems. Single and multi-period inventory control models. ABC analysis. General simulationproblems. Replacemnet models for items that fail and or items that deteriorate.

3. Demography and Vital Statistics:The life table, its constitution and properties. Makehams and Gompertz curves. National lifetables. UN model life tables. Abridged life tables. Stable and stationary populations. Different birthrates. Total fertility rate. Gross and net reproduction rates. Different mortality rates. Standardiseddeath rate. Internal and international migration: net migration. International and postcensal estimates.Projection method including logistic curve fitting. Decennial population census in India.

4. Computer Application and Data Processing:

(a) Computer Application

Computer system concepts: Computer system components and functions. The CentralProcessing unit, Main memory, Bit, Byte, Word, Input/Output Devices, Speeds and memoryCapacities in computer systems.

Software concepts: Overview of Operating Systems, Types and Functions of Operating System,application Software, Software for multi-tasking, multi-programming, Batch Processign Mode,

Time sharing mode, Concept of System Support Programme, Overview of Existing Softwarepackages on Word Processing and Spreadsheets.

Overview of an application Specific Programme: Flow charts, Basics of Algorithm,Fundamental of design and analysis of Algorithm; Basics of data structure, Queue, Stack.

(b) Data Processing

Data processing: Digital Number System, Number conversions, Binary representation ofintegers, Binary representation of real numbers, Logical Data element like character, fields,records, files, Fundamentals of data transmission and processing incluidng error control anderror processing.

Data base management: Data Resource management. Data base and file organisation andprocesing. (a) Direct, (b) Sequantial, (c) Indexed Sequential file. Concepts of Client Serverarchitecture, Data Base Administrator. An overview of DBMS software.

APPENDIX-IIINSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATIONS

Candidates are required to apply Online using the website www.upsconline.nic.in .

Salient features of the system of Online Application Form are given hereunder:

Detailed instructions for filling up Online applications are available on the abovementioned website.

Candidates will be required to complete the Online Application Form containingtwo stages viz. Part-I and Part-II as per the instructions available in the abovementioned site through drop down menus.

The candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs.200/- (Rupees Two Hundred only)

[excepting SC/ST/Female/Physically Handicapped candidates who are exemptedfrom payment of fee] either by depositing the money in any branch of SBI by cash,or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India/ State Bank of Bikaner &Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/ State Bank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancore or by using any Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.

Before start filling up of Online Application, a candidate must have his/herphotograph and signature duly scanned in the .jpg format in such a manner thateach file should not exceed 40 KB and must not be less than 3 KB in size for thephotograph and 1 KB for the signature.

The Online applications(Part I and II) can be filled from 1st September, 2012 to 1st

October, 2012 till 11.59 p.m., after which link will be disabled.

Applicants should avoid submitting multiple applications. However, if due to anyunavoidable circumstances, any applicant submits multiple applications then he/she must ensure that the applications with higher RID is complete in all respects.

In case of multiple applications, the applications with higher RID shall be entertainedby the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted againstany other RID.

The applicants must ensure that while filling their Application Form, they areproviding their valid and active E-Mail IDs as the Commission may use electronicmode of communication while contacting them at different stages of examinationprocess.

The applicants are advised to check their emails at regular intervals and ensurethat the email address ending with @nic.in are directed to their inbox folder andnot to the SPAM folder or any other folder.

Candidates are strongly advised to apply online well in time without waitingfor the last date for submission of Online Applications.


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provided for the purpose on every answer book used by him/her. Before writing in the

answer book, please see that it is complete. In case there are any missing pages, it

should be got replaced.

Do not tear out any pages from the Answer Book. If you use more than one Answer

Book, indicate on the cover of first Answer Book the total number of Answer Books

used. Do not leave any blank, unused spaces between answers. If such spaces are

left, score them out.

5. Answers in excess of prescribed number will be ignored

The candidate must attempt questions strictly in accordance with the directions given

on each question paper. If questions are attempted in excess of the prescribed numbershall be valued and the remaining answers will be ignored.

6. Questions relating to graph/precis should be attempted only on graph/precis sheets

to be supplied on demand by the Invigilators. All loose sheets such as precis sheet,

drawing papers, graph sheets etc. whether used or not, should be placed inside theanswer books and fastened along with the additional answer book(s), if any.

Candidates who fail to observe this instruction will be penalized. Do not write your roll

number on these sheets.

7. Unfair means strictly prohibited

Do not copy from the papers of any other candidate nor allow your papers to be copied

nor give nor attempt to give nor obtain nor attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any

description. It will be responsibility to every candidate to ensure that his/her answersare not copied by another candidate. Failure to do so will invite penalty, as may be

awarded by the Commission for adoption of unfair means.

8. Conduct in Examination Hall

Do not misbehave in any manner or create disorderly scene in the examination hall or

harass or bodily harm the staff deployed for the conduct of examination. You will be

severely penalized if you attempt to do so.

9. Please read carefully and abide by the instructions printed on the Question Paper

and on the Answer Book supplied in the Examination Hall.

davp 55104/14/0029/1213 EN 22/48

1. Articles permitted inside Examination Hall

Battery-operated pocket calculators of non-programmable type only, mathematical/

engineering/drawing instruments, including a flat rule divided on the edges into inches

and tens of an inch and into centimeters and millimeters, a slide rule, set squares, a

protractor and a pair of compasses, pencils, coloured pencils, mapping pens, eraser,

T-square and drawing board for use wherever necessary. Candidates are not allowed

to bring with them any Tables or Charts for use in the Examination Hall.

Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside

the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of

these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from futureexaminations.

Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items

including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangements

for safekeeping cannot be assured.

2. Tables to be supplied by UPSC

If it is considered necessary for answering the questions set in any paper, the

Commission may supply any of the following for reference purpose only:-

(i) Mathematical/Physical, Chemical and Engineering Tables (including Logarithmic

Tables);

(ii) Steam Table (including Mollier Diagrams for Temperature up to 800OC and Pressure

up to 500 Kgf/Cm);

(iii) National Building Code of India 1970 or 1983 Group 2 Part VI;

(iv) Any other special articles as may be necessary for the candidates to answer the

questions set in the question paper.

After conclusion of the examination, return the above items to the Invigilator.

3. Answers to be written in own hand

Write the answers in your own hand in ink. Pencil may be used for maps, mathematical

drawings or rough work.4. Check Answer Book

The candidate must write his/her roll number (and not his/her name) only in the space

APPENDIX IIISpecial instructions to Candidates for Conventional type papers

3. Applications from eligible officers in the given proforma (in duplicate) may be forwardedthrough proper channel to the Director, Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and EngineeringTraining, Foreshore Road, Cochin -682016 within a period of 60 days from the date of publication

of this advertisement in the Employment News along with copies of up-to-date ACRs for the lastfive years, duly attested by an officer of the level of under Secretary or above, vigilance clearanceand integrity certificate. Cadre controlling authority may also kindly ensure that while forwardingthe application they should verify and certify that the particulars furnished by the officer arecorrect. It may also be certified that no major or minor penalty was imposed on the officer during

the last 10 years of his service.4. Applications received after the due date or without ACRs or otherwise found incomplete will notbe considered.

(Sudeepa Kohli)Under Secretary to the Government of India

Bio-Data Proforma1. Name and Address (in Block Letters)2. Date of Birth (in Christian era)3. Date of entry into Govt. Service

4. Educational QualificationsWhether Educational and other qualifications required for the post are satisfied. (If anyqualification has been treated as equivalent to the one prescribed in the Rules, state theauthority for the same)Qualifications / Qualifications/ExperienceExperience required possessed by the officer

Essential (1) (2) (3)Desired (1) (2)

5. Please state clearly whether in the light of entries made by you above, you meet therequirements of the post.

6. Details of Employment, in chronological order. Enclose a separate sheet duly authenticated

by your signature, if the space below is insufficient

Office/Instt/ Post held From To Scale Nature of Nature of

Orgn. of Pay appointment i.e dutieswhether regular/adhoc/ deputation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

7. Name of the post held substantively, if any and the scale of pay thereof.

8. Present pay and date from which it is drawn (scale in which drawn also to be indicated)

9. Additional detai ls about present Employment

Please state whether working under

a) Central Government

b) State Government

c) Autonomous Organizations

d) Government Undertakings

e) Universities

10. Additional information, if any, which you would like to mention in support of your suitabilityfor the post. Enclose a separate sheet, if the space is insufficient.

11. Whether the officer satisfies all the conditions prescribed for the post viz qualification,

experience and service in analogous posts.

12. Remarks if any.

Date -------------- Signature of the candidate

Countersigned ----------

Address --------------

(Employer)

Certificate to be Recorded by the

Employer while forwarding the application

Certified that the particulars filled by Shri -------- Designation have been verified and foundcorrect. It is also certified that no vigilance case is pending or contemplated against Shri --------and his integrity is beyond doubt. Character Roll for the last five years is enclosed. It is also

certified that no major or minor penalty has been imposed on the above officer during the last tenyears of his service.

Signature of the Employing Authority

with Stamp and Date

EN 22/28

F. No. 3-11/2012-Fy (Admn)

Government of India

Ministry of AgricultureDepartment of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries

Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi

Subject: Recruitment to one post of Senior Instructor (Fishing Technology) in the Pay Band-3Rs. 15600-39100 + Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical andEngineering Training, Cochin, a subordinate office of the Department of Animal Husbandry,Dairying and Fisheries, on deputation basis (including short-term contract).One post of Senior Instructor(Fishing Technology) in the Pay Band-3 Rs. 15600-39100 with

Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training,Cochin is proposed to be filled up on deputation basis (Including short-term contract) fromamongst the Officers of the Central Government or State Government or Union Territories orUniversities or recognized Research Institutions or Public Sector undertaking or Semi-Governmentor Autonomous Bodies or Statutory Organisations:-

(a) (i) Holding analogous posts on regular basis in the parent cadre or Department; or(ii) With two years service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis inPay Band-2 of Rs.9300-34800 with Grade Pay of Rs. 4800 or equivalent in the parent cadre ordepartment; or(iii) With three years service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis in

Pay Band-2 of Rs.9300-34800 with Grade Pay of Rs.4600 or equivalent in the parent cadre ordepartment; and(iv) With eight years service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis inPay Band-2 of Rs.9300-34800 with Grade Pay of Rs.4200 or equivalent in the parent cadre ordepartment; and

(b) Possessing the following educational qualifications and experience:Essential:(i) Master's Degree in Zoology or Fishery Science or Industrial Fisheries from a recognizedUniversity;

Or

Post Graduate Diploma in Fishery Science from Central Institute of Fishery Education, Mumbai.(ii) Three years' experience in Marine Fisheries, Fishing Gear Design, Fabrication and materialselection; or(i) Bachelor of Fishery Science (Nautical Science) from a recognized University;(ii) Five years' experience in Marine Fisheries, Fishing Gear Design, Fabrication and material

selection.Note 1: Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission for

reasons to be recorded in writing in case of candidates otherwise well qualified.Note 2: The qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the Union PublicService Commission for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates belonging to

the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, if at any stage of selection, the Union PublicService Commission is of the opinion that sufficient number of candidates from these communitiespossessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reservedfor them.Period of deputation including period of deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately

preceding this appointment in the same or some other organization or department of the CentralGovernment shall ordinarily not exceed three years. The maximum age limit for appointment bydeputation(including short-term contract) shall be not exceeding 56 years as on the closing dateof receipt of applications.Note: For the purpose of computing minimum qualifying service for appointment on deputation

(including short-term contract), the service rendered on a regular basis by an officer prior to 1-1-2006 (the date from which the revised pay structure based on the Sixth Central Pay Commissionrecommendations has been extended) shall be deemed to be service rendered in thecorresponding grade pay or pay scale extended based on the recommendations of the 6thCentral Pay Commission except where there has been merger of more than one pre-revised

scale of pay into one grade with a common grade pay or pay scale, and where this benefit willextend only for the post(s) for which that grade pay or pay scale is the normal replacement gradewithout any upgradation.

Job description: To function as Shore Officer-in-charge of fishing vessel operation. Engagingclass in fishing gear material/practical. Officer-in-charge of training section. Assisting the Officer-

in-charge in vessel operation. Also faculty member in theoretical and practical class in fishcapture technology. Undertake fishing cruise as shore officer participant along with institutional/post institutional trainees on board the fishing vessel for imparting practical training. Any otherduties assigned by the superiors.The initial place of posting will be at CIFNET Unit, Visakhapatnam.

2. The pay of the official selected will be governed by the provisions laid down in the Departmentof Personnel and Training's O.M. No. 6/8/2009-Estt.(Pay.II) dated 17th June, 2010 as amendedfrom time to time.

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