Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2010 - Examination Schedule

10. Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’.
11. Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
12. Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’.
13. Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group ‘A’.
14. Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’.
15. Post of Assistant Security Officer, Group 'A' in Railway Protection Force.
16. Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’.
17. Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’.
18. Indian Trade Service, Group "A" (Grade-III)
19. Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)
20. Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B'.
21. Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service, Group 'B'.
22. Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'
23. Pondicherry Police Service, Group 'B'

Important Instructions for Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2010

1. Candidates to ensure their eligibility for the Civil Services Preliminary Examination:

The Candidates applying for the Civil Services Preliminary Examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility condition for admission to Civil Services Preliminary Examination. Their admission at all the stages of the Civil Services Preliminary Examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions.

Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by the Union Public Commission.

UPSC Commission take up verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for Civil Services interview / Personality Test.

2. Civil Services Application Form:

Candidates must apply in the Common Civil Services Application Form devised by the UPSC Commission for its Preliminary Examination, which can be purchased from the Designated Head Post Offices / Post Offices (specified in Appendix III of the notice) throughout the country against cash payment of Rs. 20/- (Rupees Twenty only). Each such Civil Services form can be used only once and only for one Civil Services Preliminary Examination.

In case of any difficulty in obtaining Civil Services Application Forms from the designated HPOs / POs, the candidates should immediately contact the concerned post Master or UPSC's "FORMS SUPPLY MONITORING CELL" over Telephone No. 011 - 23389366 / FAX No 011 - 23387310.

Candidates are advised to read carefully the "Instructions for filling up the Civil Services Application Form" given in Appendix-II of this Civil Services Examination notice.

3. Last date for receipt of Civil Services applications:

All CSE 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 1st February, 2010.

The candidates should not that Civil Services applications will be received by hand only one at a time at the desginated counter(s) and not in bulk, till 5 PM only.

However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote localities specified in para 6 of this Civil Services Prelims Exam Notice the last date for receipt of Civil Services application by Post / Speed Post only (not by Hand or by Courier) is 8th February, 2010.

4. Penalty for wrong answer (In objective type paper).

Candidates should note that their will be penalty (Negative Marking) answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Question Papers.

5. Facilitation Counter for guidance of Candidates:

In case of any guidance / information / clarification regarding their Civil Services applications, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC's Facilitation Counter near gate 'C' of its campus in person or over Telephone No. 011 - 23385271 / 011 - 23381125 / 011 - 23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs.

6. Mobile Phones Banned:

Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2010 - Examination Schedule