—The rules for a competitive examination—

       -Civil Services Examination—                                            

 to be held by the Union Public Service Commission in 2011 for the purpose of filling vacancies in the following services/posts are, with the concurrence of the Ministries concerned and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in respect of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, published for general information :—

(i) The Indian Administrative Service.

(ii) The Indian Foreign Service.

(iii) The Indian Police Service.

(iv) The Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service,

Group ‘A’.

(v) The Indian Audit and Accounts Service,

Group ‘A’.

(vi) Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central

Excise) Gr. “A”.

(vii) The Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.

(viii) The Indian Revenue Service, (I.T.) Group ‘A’.

(ix) The Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group

‘A’. (Asstt. Works Manager—Administration).

(x) The Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’.

(xi) The Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.

(xii) The Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’.

(xiii) The Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.

(xiv) The Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’.

(xv) Post of Assistant Security Commissioner, Group

‘A’ in Railway Protection Force.

(xvi) The Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’.

(xvii) The Indian Information Service, Junior Grade

Group ‘A’.

(xviii) Indian Trade Service, Group ‘A’ (Gr. III).

(xix) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group ‘A’.

(xx) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group

‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade).

(xxi) Delhi, Andaman and Nicober Islands,

Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar

Haveli Civil Service, Group ‘B’.

(xxii) Delhi, Andaman and Nicober Islands,

Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar

Haveli Police Service, Group ‘B’.

(xxiii) Pondicherry Civil Service, Group ‘B’.

(xxiv) Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’.

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Classes Are Back

Now Classes Have Began For The Academic Year 2011-2012. So From Monday There Will Be Regular Updates Of Notes. Those Who Are Preparing For Preliminary Exams, Please Dont Miss This.

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Now Get Regular Updates On Scholarships, Symposiums, Part Time Jobs And More

Now A New Website To Power The Youngsters With Informations About Scholarships, Symposiums, Workshops, Part Time Jobs And More..

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Civil Services Examination

Civil Services Examination & Government Posts


          The Union Public Services Examination  conducts an exam to choose appropriate members for the higher posts in India. This is called 'Civil Services Examination'. This is conducted every year to choose delegates for the following 22 jobs.


1. Indian Administrative Services (IAS)
2. Indian  Police Services (IPS)
3. Indian Foreign Services (IFS)
4. Indian P&T Accounts And Finance Service, Group 'A'
5. Indian Audit And Accountants Service, Group 'A'
6. Indian Customs And Central Excise Service, Group 'A'
7. Indian Defence Accountants Service Exam, Group 'A'
8. Indian Revenue Services, Group 'A'
9. Indian Ordinance Factories Service , Group 'A' (Assistant
    Manager Non Technical)
10. Indian Postal Services, Group 'A'
11. Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group 'A'
12. Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group 'A'
13. Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A'
14. Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group 'A'
15. Posts of Assistant Security Officer, Group 'A' in Railway    
      Protection Service
16. Indian Defence Estates Service, Group 'A'
17. Indian Information Service (Junior Grade) Group 'A'
18. Railway Board Secretariate Service, Group 'B', (Section 
      Officer's Grade)
19. Armed Forces Head Quarters Civil Service, Group 'B' (Assistant 
      Civilian Staff Officer's Grade)
20. Delhi And Andaman & Nicobar Islands And Lakshadweep Civil 
      Service, Group 'B'
21. Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'

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Dont Hesitate ; We Can

                   Nowadays, many youngsters wish moreover dream to become IAS and IPS officers. It is a pretty easy job. But at the same time, to get it, one have to work hard and wise.


             A degree (whatever it may be) is enough to write civil services examination. But at the same time, to write this competitive examination, one has to be sportive and hard working.


            Those who appears successful in the UPSC civil services examination are recruited to jobs like IAS (Indian Administrative Services) and IPS (Indian Police Services). Apart from, there is an opportunity for them to join in other ares like railways and in similar jobs in Union Territories.


           Though there are many jobs, most of them often called it as IAS IPS exams and others call it as Study of Collector because only those who passed this exam can work as District Collector. UPSC exams conducted every year is conducted for nearly 700 - 900 jobs.


           But the problem is only 900 persons are selected from nearly 10 lakhs of degree holders. Is it possible for an ordinary student from remote areas to pass in this exam???????


                                       Yes!!!!!!


But how?????


           If you concentrate in basics right from grade VI and current affairs, you can pass this exam easily.
         

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Intro To UPSC

                 Among the comments i received, the most important request  is from the students of First and Second year from various universities even from students of IIT to tell them about the UPSC civil service examinations. Though there are many websites to provide question papers, there are only one or two websites to tell about the basics, eligibility and other such stuffs. I wish to explain every Nook and Corner of it.


                 Extend your Encouragements by giving comments.


                                                                               With regards,
                                                                                 The Author.

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Making Notes - Madam Subhra

This is a very important process. You have millions of books and they seem intimidating at times.

It's always a good idea to make notes.

First, do not ever make notes in your first reading. I would go for notes maybe in 2nd or better in 3rd read.

There are many kind of notes that you can make.

1) If you select certain most important topics in your optionals, eg distt administration, RTI in pub ad, then select the best books for that topic and write all of that on A4 sized sheets. select such 50 60 topics from your optionals by looking at the pattern of paper and make the best notes possible. Initially it seems like a lot of hard work. But it really helps. I made such notes for about 80-90 topics in Pub ad. Remember, you can not afford to leave the rest of the syllabus. because even in the best case scenaro you might get questions outside this list.

So finish your syllabus thoroughly and these notes will work as add ons.

2) Chapter-wise notes- I did this in both psychology and Pub ad.

take an A4 sheet and fold it in between so that it has 2 parts. write synoptical notes just the gist that is relevant to you. write it in condensed form so that it doesnt take much space. Also, use highlighters and red/pink/green pens to highlight imp stuff.

You must be wondering why I a stressing on A4 sheets. They are easy to handle and you can classify the notes whenever you want. You don't have to carry a big notebook at the time of exam.

3) Post-it notes-

Suppose you have GS notes from a coaching class. They are good. But they are huge. Also, you have already spent enough time on optionals notes. So there's a short cut for these notes. Buy Post-it notes, the yellow coloured stickies. When you have studied a topic, just write the +ves, -ves, anything on that post it and stick it onto that page. When you are revising the stuff, just look at the post-its. That will save your time and stick better in head.

Just before the exam, you can just glance at these notes for the last time. Remember you should have done this many times before. But the last revision is the most crucial. Psychology students would understand why. When you write your paper this year, you would understand the significance of this last look you gave your notes.

Also understand that the note making exercise is a tedious one and you might think you are wasting a lot of time. rather you could study from books. but for a single topic you will have to open 4 5 books at a time. That's even more tedious. Plus it will be difficult to retrieve the stuff. Get it all in one place and you are all set.

All the best

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Compulsory English and regional language papers

Now this post is very important for the people who are writing this year mains.
Why?


Every year thousands of candidates are disqualified because they fail to clear either of these 2 exams. The process is that first UPSC evaluates the language papers, and if you qualify them, only then your GS, optional and essay papers are evaluated.


All your hard work would go to waste if you fail to qualify the language papers.


For people who are weak in English, buy a good gramma book, a dictionary and last 10 yrs english papers. Start working on this from now onwards.Even people whose english is fine, plz do not forget to buy the last 10 yr questions and go through them to see what kind of questions are asked just so that you are not surprised in the exam.


Same thing would hold for regional language papers. I had opted for Hindi, as it is my mother tongue. But I hadn't written Hindi since 10th, So it was rusty. I practiced writing Hindi and Hindi grammar before exams. Eg Idioms, synonyms etc.




Please remember, do not be overconfident with regard to these papers.
They are of a qualifying nature, but probbaly the most imp.


All the best!!!

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TIPS For Political Science Preparation (Optional Subject)

Reading List for Political Science (Prelims and Main)

 
The Constitution of India-D.D. BasuAn Introduction to Political Theory-O.P. GaubaSpectrum's Political Science for PrelimsThe Constitution of India-P.M.Bakshi
Political Theory-Amal Ray, Mohit Bhattacharya
Comparative Politics-Ronald Chilcote
Our Parliament-S.C. Kashyap
History of Political Thought-Subrata Mukherjee, Susheela Ramaswamy
A History of Political Thought-J.P. SudaFoundations of Indian Political Thought-V.R. MehtaModern Political Theory-S.P. Verma
Western Political Thought-R.M. Bhagat
Andrew Heywood-Politics
Andrew Heywood-Political Theory: An IntroductionComparative Politics-J.C. Johari
History of Political Thought- George Sabine
Politics among Nations-Hans Morgenthau

A few tips:
 1. Look up Wikipedia for the latest on world constitutions

2. Combine preparation of Section B of Paper 1 with Indian Polity and History in GS

3. Update your Paper II Section B answers with GS Paper II notes on India and the World and International Organizations

4. Take a look at the Delhi University B.A./M.A. Political Science syllabus/reading lists for references on International Relations

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TIPS For Sociology Preparation (Optional Subject)

Reading List for Sociology (Main)
 Shri. Upendra Gaur’s class notes
Sociology-Tom Bottomore
Sociology-Michael Haralambos
Classical Sociological Theory-George Ritzer
Tribal India-Nadeem Hasnain
Modernization of Indian Tradition-Yogendra Singh
Changing India-Robert Stern

A few tips:
 
1. Refer to IGNOU notes for the new topics introduced in Paper II

2. Make sure you mention case studies in Paper II answers

3. Make good notes on topics like ethnicity, religion, caste, environment, women’s movement, tribal movement, political parties, pressure groups, judiciary, etc. which are common to Political Science, Sociology, GS or Essay as it’ll help you to optimize your preparation.

4. Read the questions carefully in both optionals before answering. More often than not the second part of the questions would require a bit of original thinking beyond what you may have prepared.

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Free IAS Coaching For Students From Tamil Nadu

Chennai Manidhaneyam IAS Academy is inviting applications for the free coaching for the CSAT examination-2012.

Examinations are going to be conducted in 
Chennai,Vellore,Salem,Erode,Coimbatore,Karur,Trichy,Madurai, Tirunelveli,Sivangangai,Ramnad,Chidambara.

For those selected everything including hostel fees is free. Nearly 50% of IAS aspirants from Tamil Nadu study in this prestigious accademy. Hurry .

Important Dates


Last Date for Registration - 10 July 2011

Hall ticket Download start Date - 12-July-2011

Hall ticket Download End Date - 16-July-2011

Entrance Exam Date - 17-July-2011



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To know details, click details.


To visit the site, click site.

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There is some technical and non technical problems in here. Posts and question papers will be posted again regularly from July?
Sorry for the inconvenience.

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