Union Public Service Commission
Instructions to Candidates of Civil
Services (Main) Examination, 2014
The Main Examination in the scheme of
the Civil Services Examination, 2014 for the services and posts mentioned in
preamble to the Rules will be held from 14th December, 2014. The detailed Time
Table of Examination will be made available along with the e-Admit Card
The Main Examination will be held at
following Centres:—
Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Allahabad,
Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun Delhi, Dispur
(Guwahati), Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna,
Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong, Shimla and Thiruvananthapuram.
In the interest of coordinated and
secured logistics, the Commission may not operate Centres where the number
of candidates is very low. In such cases, the Commission may allot
nearest Centres to the candidates. The decision of the Commission in this
regard will be final and no further correspondence will be entertained
from candidates.
The Centres and the dates of holding
the Main Examination as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the
discretion of the Commission. While every effort will be made to allot the
candidate to the Centre of his choice, the Commission may, at their discretion
allot a different Centre or a new Centre that may be opened when
circumstances so warrant. Facilities for the examination of Visually
Impaired candidates, however, are available Only at The
Seven Centres Viz. Chennai, Delhi, Dispur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow And
Mumbai. Visually
Impaired category candidates may, therefore, opt any one of these Centres.
The decision of the Commission in this regard will be final and no further
correspondence will be entertained from candidates. (i) Candidate
seeking admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination must apply to Under
Secretary (CSM), Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan
Road, New Delhi-l10069 in the prescribed application form after duly
filling in information Online and thereafter, further submit the printed
copy of the Online application to the Commission. No deviation in online
application and printed copy to be submitted will be allowed under any circumstances.
(ii) Candidates are also advised that
the hard copy of the DAF to be submitted by them should be printed on
single/one sided page.
(iii) The printout of the complete
application form must reach the Under Secretary (CSM),
Union Public Service Commission,
Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi- ll0069 on or before Tuesday,
18th November, 2014, 5:00 P.M. Application can also be delivered at Union
Public Service Commission counter by hand. The Commission will not be
responsible for the application delivered to any other functionary of
the Commission.
Note I.—Candidates should clearly
note that the Commission will in no case be responsible for non-receipt of
their application or any delay in receipt thereof on any account whatsoever. No
application received after the prescribed last date will be entertained under
any circumstances and all the late applications will be summarily rejected.
They should, therefore, ensure that their applications reach the
Commission's Office on or before the prescribed last date.
Applications received through
Couriers or Courier Services of any type shall be treated as having been
received 'By hand' at the Commission's Counter.
No Request For Withdrawal Of
Candidature Received From A
Examination Fee (Non-Refundable):- A
candidate seeking admission to examination must pay to the Commission a fee of
Rs. 200.00 (Rupees Two Hundred only) through Central Recruitment Fee
Stamps. Central Recruitment Fee Stamps (NOT postage stamps) may be
obtained from the post office and affixed on the application form in the
space provided therein. The stamps may be got cancelled from the
issuing Post Office with the date stamp of the Post Office in such a
manner that the impression of the cancellation mark partially overflows on
the application form itself. The impression of the cancellation mark
should be clear and distinct to facilitate the identification of date and the
Post Office of issue.
Candidates residing abroad should
deposit the prescribed fee in the office of India's High Commissioner,
Ambassador or Representative abroad as the case may be for credit to
account head "051-Public Service Commission-Examination Fees"
and attach the receipt with the application.
Female Candidates And Candidates
Belonging To Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes Are Not Required To Pay Any
Fee. No Fee Exemption Is, However, Available To Obc Candidates And They Are
Required To Pay The Full Prescribed Fee.
Physically disabled persons are
exempted from the payment of fee provided they are otherwise eligible for
appointment to the Service/posts to be filled on the results of this
examination on the basis of the standards of medical fitness for these
Services/posts (including any concessions specifically extended to the
physically disabled). A physically disabled candidate claiming fee
concession must submit along with his/her Detailed Application Form and a
certified copy of the certificate from a Medical Board in support of his/her
claim for being physically disabled duly indicating the percentage of
disability.
Notwithstanding the aforesaid
provision for fee exemption, a physically disabled candidate will be considered
to be eligible for appointment only if he (after such physical examination as
the Government or the appointing authority, as the case may be, may
prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical
standards for the concerned Services/posts to be allocated to physically
disabled candidates by the Government. ‘Postage Stamps’ will in no case be
accepted in lieu of Central Recruitment Fee Stamps. Candidates should note
that the fee sent through Indian Postal Orders, Bank Draft, Money Order,
Crossed Cheque, Currency Notes or Treasury Challan etc. will not be accepted by
the Commission and such applications will be treated as without fee and
will be summarily rejected.
Applications not accompanied by the
prescribed fee (unless remission of fee is claimed) shall be summarily rejected.
Fee once paid shall not be refunded
under any circumstances nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other
examination or selection.
Candidates are advised to read
carefully the Rules of the Examination which include the detailed scheme of the
examination, as published in the Govt. of India Gazette
(Extraordinary) dated 31s t May, 2014 (copy can be downloaded from UPSC
website). They should note that no correspondence will be entertained by
the Commission from candidates to change any of the entries made in the
application form. They should, therefore, take special care to fill up
the application form correctly. No column of the application form should
be left blank.
Candidates should note that under no
circumstances will they be allowed to change in Centre, Optional Subject,
Indian Language paper (Paper-A) and Medium of Examination they
have indicated in their filled online CS(P) application form.
If any candidate appears,—
(i) at a centre other than the one
indicated by the Commission in his e.Admit Card; or
(ii) in an optional subject other
than the one indicated by the Commission in his e..Admit Card; or
(iii) in an Indian language paper
other than the one indicated by the Commission in his e..Admit
Card. papers of such a candidate will not be valued, and the candidature
will be liable to cancellation.
The receipt of the hard copy/printout
of the final DAF shall be acknowledged electronically by sending email by
the Commission. Online application or which is incomplete or is
incorrectly filled in or gives wrong code numbers in any of the columns is
liable to be rejected.
Every candidate for this examination
will be informed at the earliest possible regarding date of the receipt of
his/her application. If, however, a candidate does not receive from the Union
Public Service Commission a communication confirming receipt of his/her
application two weeks before the commence of the examination, he/she
should at once contact the Commission, web-upsc@nic.in or 011-23385271.
Failure to comply with this provision will deprive the candidate of any
claim to consideration.
Candidates admitted to the
examination will be given e-Admit Card which they will have to download from
the Commission’s website and which will permit them to take the examination. On
obtaining the e-Admit Card, a candidate should check it carefully to ensure
that the particular printed on the e-Admit Card are correct. In case, there is
any mistake in the e-Admit Card should be brought to the Commission with a
request to issue the correct e-Admit Card. Candidates may note that they will
not be allowed to take the examination on the strength of e-Admit Card issued
in respect of another candidate.
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