Civil Services (PREL) Exam, 2012
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is to conduct examinations for recruitment to the services of the Union. The Chairman and other members of the UPSC are recruitment through the President of India. Union Public Service Commission will carry on a Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment to the Services and posts following. Interested candidate may also get information about Civil Services (PREL) Exam, 2012 application forms, eligibility, post and selection process related online on Union Public Service Commission official website.
Important Dates:
Last date of receipt of application form: 5 march 2012
Date of civil service prelims exam: 20 May 2012
Civil Services Prelims Exam Syllabus 2012
Paper I – (200 marks)
Duration: Two hours
Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic geography of India and the World.
Current events of national and international importance
Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
History of India and Indian National Movement
Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty,
General Science.
General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization
Paper II- (200 marks)
Duration: Two hours
Comprehension
General mental ability
Decision making and problem solving
Logical reasoning and analytical ability
Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level)
Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level)
English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).
Civil Services Examination stages -
(i) Civil Services Preliminary Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates for the Main Examination; and
(ii) Civil Services Main Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various Services and posts .
Educational Eligibility – Union Public Service Commission Civil Services (Main) Exam, 2011 education eligibility candidate should have Bachelor degree in any fields from any recognized University and only Indian Candidates apply.
Examination Center – Sringar, Patna, Kolkata, Lucknow, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun,
Delhi, Dharwar, Ahmedabad, Vishakhapatnam, Pondicherry, Port Blair, Raipur, Ranchi, Sambalpur, Shillong, Agartala, Madurai, Shimla, Panaji (Goa), Allahabad, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Kochi, Kohima, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Udaipur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Aizawl, Aligarh, Hyderabad, Imphal, Bareilly, Gangtok, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Dispur, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Jodhpur and Jorhat,
Here is the detailed notification : UPSC civil services 2012
Contact Address
Union Public Service Commission
Dholpur House,
Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi – 110069
INDIA
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