Union Public Service Commission UPSC 2007
Union Public Service Commission
Civil Service Examination 2007
The Union Public Service Commission will hold the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2007 on 20th May 2007 for recruitment to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and certain other Group A and Group B Central Service / Posts. The examination will be held at various centres across the country.
Salient features of the examination are published herein for general information of candidates. For details regarding Syllabus and Scheme of the examination, Centres of examination, Guidelines for filling up the application form etc. aspirants must consult the detailed Notice of the examination published in the Employment News / Rozer Samachar dated 16th December 2006.
Conditions of Eligibility
(a) Age limits:
Not less than 21 years and not more than 30 years on 1st August 2007.
Not upper age limit is relaxable for Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes / Other Backward Classes and certain other categories of candidates to the extend specified in the Notice.
(b) Educational Qualification
Degree of a recognized University or an equivalent qualification.
(c) Physical Standards
Candidates must be physically fit according to the Regulations given in Appendix-III of Rules for the Civil Service Examination 2007 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 16th December 2006.
(a) Number of Attempts:
The Maximum number of attempts permissible to different categories of aspirants, who are otherwise eligible, will be as follows
(i) General Category - Four
(ii) Other Backward Classes - Seven
(iii) Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)- No limit Application Form:
The candidates must apply in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examinations, which can be purchased from the designated Head Post Offices / Post Offices (specified in Appendix-III of the Notice published in Employment News / Rozgar Samachar) throughout the country against cash payment of Rs.20/- (Rupees twenty) only. Each such Form can be used only once and only for the one examination.
In case of any difficulty in obtaining the Application Forms from the designated HPOs / Pos the candidates Should immediately contact the concerned Post Master or UPSC Form Supply Monitoring Cell over Telephone No. 011-23389366 / Fax No.011-23387310.
Fee:
Rs.50/- (Rupees Fifty only) through Central Recruitment Fees Stamp only. SC/ST/PH candidates are exempted from payment of Fees (OBC candidates are required to pay full fees).
Address Last Date for Receipt of Applications:
All applications must reach the Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi 110069 either by hand or by Post / Speed Post or by Courier, on or before the 15th January 2007.
However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote areas specified in the Notice, the last date for receipt of applications by Post / Speed Post or by Courier, on or before the 15th January 2007.
Facilitation Counter and Website 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 in over Telephone No. 011-23385271 / 011-23381125 / 011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs.
The Commission also has a Website at address: http://www.upsc.gov.in over which the candidates can be detailed of the examination as well as information about registration of their applications, venue of the examination and result etc.