Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2010 - Application Fee

All female candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / Physically Handicapped Categories are exempted from payment of fee. No fee exemption is However, Available to OBC Candidates and they are required to pay the prescribed fee in full.

Physically disabled persons are exempted from the payment of fee provided they are otherwise eligible for appointment to the Services / Posts to be filled on the results of this Civil Services Preliminary 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 will be required by the UPSC Commission to submit along with their detailed Civil Services application form, a certified copy of the certificate from a Government Hospital / Medical Board in support of his claim for being physically disabled.

Note: 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 Stamp'.

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 UPSC Commission and such Civil Services applications will be treated as without fee and will be summarily rejected.

Note I: Civil Services Applications not accompanied by the prescribed Fee (Unless remission of Fee is claimed) shall be summarily rejected.

Note II: Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Note III: If any candidate who took the Civil Services Examination held in 2009 wishes to apply for admission to this Civil Services Preliminary Examination, he must submit his application so as to reach the Commission's Office by the prescribed date without waiting for the results or an offer of appointment.

Note IV: Candidates admitted to the Civil Services Main Examination will be required to pay a further fee of Rs. 100/- (Rs. One hundred only).

Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2010 - Application Fee