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UPSC rumor has blasted
After many rumors, upsc released the notifications for UPSC Civil Services 2013. UPSC made no major changes but what they did good for freshers. So i analysis the official notifications and prepare this article. Before going forward, you should know about important changes.
UPSC Prelimns 2013 - No change
UPSC Mains 2013 - 4 GS papers (each 250 marks), Only 1 Optional Subject (2 papers each 250 marks) and rest of them you can read below.
Before Apply : Before going to apply for UPSC 2013, please keep followings with you.
- Scanned photograph - 3KB to 40 KB (.jpg format)
- Scanned signature - 1 KB to 40 KB (.jpg format)
- FEE: (No need for Female/SC/ST/PH ) Either by 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 for Rs100. Or by paying a fee of Rs. 100/- in any branch of SBI by cash, get challan number.
How to apply for UPSC 2013 :
Candidates are required to apply Online by using the website
http:// www.upsconline.nic.in.
Last Date:
The online Applications can be filled up to 4th of April, 2013 till 11.59 PM.
Penalty for wrong Answers :
Candidates should note that there will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.
Age limits :
(a) General - 21 to 30 years on 1st August, 2013.
(b) SC/ST - relaxation of 5 years
(c) OBC - relaxation of 3 years
Number of attempts:
General - 4 attempts
OBC - 7 attempts
SC/ST - No limit
NOTE :
(i) An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be deemed to be an attempt at the Examination.
(ii) If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary Examination, he/she shall be deemed to have made an attempt at the Examination.
(iii) Notwithstanding the disqualification/cancellation of candidature, the fact of appearance of the candidate at the examination will count as an attempt.
PLAN OF EXAMINATION
(i)
Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (Objective Type)
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration : 2 hours
- Current events of national and international importance.
- History of India and Indian National Movement.
- Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
- Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights
- Issues, etc.
- Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics,
- Social Sector initiatives, etc.
- General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change - that do not require
- subject specialization.
- General Science.
Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: 2 hours
- Comprehension
- Interpersonal skills including communication skills;
- Logical reasoning and analytical ability
- Decision-making and problem-solving
- General mental ability
- 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).
Note 1: English Language Comprehension skills = Class X level
Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.
(ii)
Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview)
Paper-I
Section 1 Essay 200 Marks
Section 2 English Comprehension (Of Matriculation/ Xth standard level) 100 Marks
Paper-II
General Studies–I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) 250Marks
Paper-III
General Studies –II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations) 250Marks
Paper-IV
General Studies –III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management) 250 Marks
Paper-V
General Studies –IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) 250 Marks
Paper-VI
First Optional Subject – Paper 1 250 Marks
Paper-VII
First Optional Subject – Paper 2 250 Marks
Sub Total (Written test) 1800 Marks
Personality Test 275 Marks.
Grand Total 2075 Marks
so be ready and join the game for UPSC 2013.
