Last Date for Receipt of Applications
25.09.2006

Combined Medical Services Exam Date:
21.01.2007

Minimum academic qualifications prescribed
MBBS Degree

Age Limits
Below 32 years as on 1.1.2007

Introduction
A Combined Medical Services Examination is conducted by UPSC for recruitment to the following services:

• Railways
• Ordnance Factories Health Service
• Central Health Service
• Municipal Corporation of Delhi

The candidates are allowed to apply for more than one services mentioned above in order of their preference without any additional examination fee.

Remarks
Candidates appearing at the final MBBS Examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. Selected candidates will be appointed only after they have completed compulsory rotating internship.

Note :-
1. The dates of notification and commencement of the examinations and the conditions of eligibility indicated above are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant.

2. Commission's advertisements containing details of the various examinations are published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and leading daily newspapers of the Country, generally in their Saturday editions. For further details, please see the Notice/Rules for the Examination, after the same has been notified.

3. Except for the Defence Services Examinations at Serial Numbers 2,3,8 and 9, the upper age limits are relaxable in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories as notified by the Government from time to time.

4. Female candidates are not eligible for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination and the Combined Defence Services Examination.

UPSC 2007 Entrance Exam Details - Combined Medical Services Exam 2007

Name of Examination
Combined Defence Services- CDS (I) Exam - 2007

Date of Notification (Saturday)
16 Sept 2006

Last Date for Receipt of Applications
16 Oct 2006

Combined Defence Services- CDS (I) Exam Date - 2007 - 18 Feb 2007

Minimum academic qualifications prescribed

i) For IMA & OTA :- Degree of a recognised university or equivalent
ii) For Naval Academy :- B.Sc. (with Physics & Mathematics) or Bachelor of Engineering
iii) For Air Force Academy :- Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering

Age Limits
19-24 years as on 1.1.2008 for IMA;
19-22 years as on 1.1.2008 for Naval Academy;
19-23 years as on 1.1.2008 for Air Force Academy;

and 19-25 years as on 1.1.2008 for OTA

Introduction
For those young and courageous individuals who nurture a patriotic sentiment, who are willing to take on any kind of challenges and dedicate their lives to defending the country and its people, the Common Defence Service Test is the path to join the nation's Defence forces.

Combined Defence Service exam is conducted by UPSC twice every year for recruitment to office cadre of the Army, Navy and Air force. CDS exam is conducted generally in the months of May and October.

Candidates qualifying the written test are interviewed by the Service Selection Board and if finally selected, depending upon the choice given by the candidates and their merit list ranking, are sent to one of the following institutes for orientation training: -
(a) Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun
(b) Naval Academy, Goa
(c) Air Force Academy, Begumpet, Hyderabad
(d) Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai

Those joining the first three institutes get permanent commission, however cadets passing out of OTA get short service commission. Applicants are required to mention their preferences while filling up the application forms.

Remarks
Candidates appearing at the degree or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.

Note :-
1. The dates of notification and commencement of the examinations and the conditions of eligibility indicated above are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant.

2. Commission's advertisements containing details of the various examinations are published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and leading daily newspapers of the Country, generally in their Saturday editions. For further details, please see the Notice/Rules for the Examination, after the same has been notified.

3. Except for the Defence Services Examinations at Serial Numbers 2,3,8 and 9, the upper age limits are relaxable in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories as notified by the Government from time to time.

4. Female candidates are not eligible for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination and the Combined Defence Services Examination.

UPSC 2007 Exam Details - Combined Defence Services CDS Exam 2007 (I)

Vacancies are provisional and may be changed depending on the availability of training capacity of National Defence Academy.

Admission will be made on the results of the written examination to be conducted by the Commission followed by intelligence and personality test by the Services Selection Board of candidates who qualify in the written examination.

Date of Notification (Saturday)
14 Oct 2006

Last Date for Receipt of Applications
13 Nov 2006

NDA & NA Exam (I), 2007 on 22 Apr 2007

Centres of Examination :

The Examination will be held at the following Centres:

Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bareilly, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Dehradun, Delhi, Dharwar, Dispur (Guwahati), Gangtok, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jorhat, Kochi, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Panaji (Goa), Patna, Port Blair, Raipur, Sambalpur, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Tirupati, Trivandrum, Udaipur and Vishakhapatnam.

Conditions of Eligibility :

Educational Qualifications :

• For Army wing of National Defence Academy :- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
• For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at the Naval Academy :- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equilvalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status : Only unmarried male candidates who must have attained the age of 16 1/2 years and must not have attained the age of 19 years on the 1st January, 2008 i.e. he must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1989 and not later than 1st July, 1991 are eligible.

Note :- Candidates should note that age limits shall be reckoned as on 1st January, 2008.

Physical Standards : Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination.

A candidate who has resigned or withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any of the training academics of Armed Forces is not eligible to apply.

Eligibility

(a) Nationality :

A candidate must either be :

i. a citizen of India, or
ii. a subject of Bhutan, or
iii. a subject of Nepal, or
iv. Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
v. a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.
Certificate of eligibility will not, however, be necessary in the case of candidates who are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.

(b) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status :

A candidate must be an unmarried male and have attained the age of 16 1/2 years and must not have attained the age 19 years on the 1st January or 1st of July of the year succeeding the year of examination.
Candidates must not marry until they complete their full training. A candidate who marries subsequent to the date of his application, though successful will not be selected for training.
A candidate who marries during training shall be discharged and will be liable to refund all expenditure incurred on him by the Government.

(c) Educational Qualifications :

For Army wing of National Defence Academy :- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University.
For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at the Naval Academy :- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equilvalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

Candidates who are appearing in the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply.

(d) Physical Standards : Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination as per guidelines given :

Candidates are advised to rectify minor defects/ailments in order to speed up finalisation of medical examination conducted at the Military Hospital after being recommended at the SSB. The undermentioned ailments are considered, common minor ailments :

Wax (Ears), Deviated Nasal Septum, Hydrocele/Phimosis, Overweight/Underweight, Under sized Chest, Piles, Gynaecomastia, Tonsillitis, Varicocele

A candidate recommended by the Services Selection Board will undergo a medical examination by a Board of Service Medical Officers. Only those candidates will be admitted to the academy who are declared fit by the Medical Board. The proceedings of the Medical Board are confidential and will not be divulged to anyone. However the candidates declared unfit will be intimated by the President of the Medical Board and the procedure for request for an Appeal Medical Board will also be intimated to the candidate.

Candidates declared unfit during Appeal Medical Board will be intimated about the provision of Review Medical Board.

(a) The candidate must be in good physical and mental health and free from any disease/disability which is likely in interfere with the efficient performance of military duties.

(b) There should be no evidence of weak constitution, bodily defects or under weight. The candidate should not be overweight or obese.

(c) The minimum acceptable height is 157.5 cms. (162.5 cms for Air Force) F

Height and weight standards are given below :

A ± 10% (A ± 6 Kg for Navy) departure from the average weight given in the table 1 above is to be considered within normal limit. However, in individuals with heavy bones and broad build as well as individuals with thin but otherwise healthy this may be relaxed to some extent on merit.

Note 1 : Height relaxable upto 2.5 cm (5 cm. for Navy) may be allowed where the Medical Board certifies that the candidate is likely to grow and come up to the required standard on completion of his training.

Note 2 : To meet special requirement as a pilot in the Air Force the acceptable measurements of leg length, thigh length and sitting height will be as under :–

On account of lower age of NDA candidates, a margin of upto 5.0 cm. in height, 2.5 cm. in leg length (minimum) and 1.0 cm. sitting height (minimum) may be given provided it is certified by the Medical Board that the candidate is likely to grow and come upto the required standard on completion of his training in NDA.

Chest should be well developed. Fully expanded chest should not be less than 81 cms. The minimum range of expansion after full inspiration should be 5 cms. The measurement will be taken with a tape so adjusted that its lower edge should touch the nipple in front and the upper part of the tape should touch the lower angle of the shoulder blades behind. X-Ray of the chest is compulsory and will be taken to rule out any disease of the chest.

There should be no disease of bones and joints of the body. X-ray of spine of candidates will not be carried out as a routine except for Air Force. It will, however, be done on the advice of surgical specialist wherever clinically indicated. Minor congenital defects which are not likely to interfere in the performance of military duties may be acceptable on merit..

Application Form :

Common application form can be purchased from the designated Head post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country against cash payment of Rs. 20/-

The duly filled in application form and the acknowledgement card should then be mailed in the special envelope supplied with the Information Brochure. The candidate should also write the name of examination viz. “National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination-(I), 2007” on the envelope before dispatching it to “Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069”. Candidates should mention their Tele/Fax Nos.

Candidates serving in the Armed Forces must submit their application through their Commanding Officer who will forward it to the Commission indicating in the forwarding letter the name of the applicant and his application form number (8 digit).

The applications of Sailors (including boys and artificers apprentices) of the Indian Navy will be entertained only if these have been duly recommended by their Commanding Officer.

Cadets of Rastriya Indian Military College (previously known as Sainik School, Dehra Dun), Students of Military Schools (formerly known as King George’s Schools) and Sainik Schools run by Sainik Schools Society should submit their applications through Principal of College/School concerned who will forward it to the Commission indicating in the forwarding letter the name of the applicant and his application form Number (8 digit). The forwarding letter should not be tagged or pinned with the application form.

Selection :

Selection procedure is based on written examination followed by Psychological Aptitude Test and Intelligence Test.

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 13th November, 2006.
However, in respect of candidates residing abroad or in certain remote localities specified in the Notice the last date for receipt of applications by Post/Speed Post only (not by Hand or by Courier) is 20th November, 2006.

Last Date for Receipt of Applications
18 Dec 2006

Civil Services (Prel) Exam 2007 Date - 20 May 2007

Minimum academic qualifications prescribed
A degree from a recognised university or equivalent

Age Limits
21-30 years as on 1.8.2007

Remarks
Candidates appearing at the degree or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.

Note :-
1. The dates of notification and commencement of the examinations and the conditions of eligibility indicated above are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant.

2. Commission's advertisements containing details of the various examinations are published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and leading daily newspapers of the Country, generally in their Saturday editions. For further details, please see the Notice/Rules for the Examination, after the same has been notified.

3. Except for the Defence Services Examinations at Serial Numbers 2,3,8 and 9, the upper age limits are relaxable in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories as notified by the Government from time to time. 

Last Date for Receipt of Applications
05 Feb 2007

Engineering Services Exam Date : 09 Jun 2007

Minimum academic qualifications prescribed
degree in Engineering from a recognised university or equivalent. M.Sc. Degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communications, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as special subject acceptable for certain Services/posts only.

Age Limits
21-30 years as on 1.8.2007

Remarks
Candidates appearing at Engineering Degree or equivalent also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.

Note :-
1. The dates of notification and commencement of the examinations and the conditions of eligibility indicated above are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant.

2. Commission's advertisements containing details of the various examinations are published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and leading daily newspapers of the Country, generally in their Saturday editions. For further details, please see the Notice/Rules for the Examination, after the same has been notified.

3. Except for the Defence Services Examinations at Serial Numbers 2,3,8 and 9, the upper age limits are relaxable in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories as notified by the Government from time to time.

4. Female candidates are not eligible for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination and the Combined Defence Services Examination 

Last Date for Receipt of Applications
05 Mar 2007

IFS Exam 2007 Date - 07 July 2007 onwards

Minimum academic qualifications prescribed
A Bachelor's degree with atleast one of the subjects namely Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a degree in Agriculture or Forestry or Engineering of a recognised University or equivalent.

Age Limits
21-30 years as on 1.7.2007

Remarks
Candidates appearing at degree examination (with prescribed subject) also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.

Note :-
1. The dates of notification and commencement of the examinations and the conditions of eligibility indicated above are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant.

2. Commission's advertisements containing details of the various examinations are published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and leading daily newspapers of the Country, generally in their Saturday editions. For further details, please see the Notice/Rules for the Examination, after the same has been notified.

3. Except for the Defence Services Examinations at Serial Numbers 2,3,8 and 9, the upper age limits are relaxable in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories as notified by the Government from time to time.

Last Date for Receipt of Applications
19 Mar 2007 (Monday)

SCRA Exam 2007 Date - 22 July 2007 (Sunday)

Introduction

Direct Recruitment to the Special Class Railway Apprentices' is made through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on the basis of the Annual Competitive Examinations. Recruitment to the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) and the Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) is done on the basis of the result of the Civil Services Examination (The Indian Administrative service examination) and that to the Indian Railway services of Engineers (IRSE), Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) and Indian Railway Services Stores (IRSS) is made on the basis of the Combined Engineering Service Examination.
Recruitment of Clerks, Assistant Station masters, Ticket Collectors, train Collectors and other vacancies is also done through direct recruitment by the Railway Recruitment Boards in different states. Depending upon the vacancies that arise, these boards call out for exams for different posts. These Boards are located at 19 centres in Allahabad (www.rrbald.nic.in), Ahmedabad, Ajmer( www.rrbajmer.org), Chandigarh, Jammu, Gorakhpur, Patna (www.rrbpatna.org) , Guwahati, Calcutta, Bhubaneswar( www.rrbbbs.org), Chennai (www.rrbchennai.net), Trivandrum, Bangalore, Secunderabad (www.rrbsc.org), Mumbai, Bhopal , Malda, Ranchi etc. The Boards advertise the vacancies through newspapers and the Employment News and conduct both written examinations and interviews. Recruitment is made in the lowest grades to these categories and prescribed qualification is generally matriculation. For some posts like Commercial Apprentice, Traffic Apprentice, Asstt. Station Master, Clerk Grade I, guards etc., prescribed qualification is a degree from a recognised University.

For Recruitment to the Indian Railway Service Mechanical Department, there is a dual method, one is by Combined Engineering Service Examination and the other is UPSC Special Class Railway Apprentices' Examination. Approximately, 50 percent are recruited as the Special Class Railway Apprentices through the U.P.S.C. Exam. This examination is held once a year, generally in the month of July. Blank application forms and other particulars are published in Employment News, generally in the month of February.

Last Date for Receipt of Applications
16 April 2007

NDA & NA Exam (II), 2007 on 19th August 2007

Minimum academic qualifications prescribed
i) For Army Wing of NDA :- 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University

ii) For Air Force and Naval Wings of NDA and for 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at Naval Academy : 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University

Age Limits
16-1/2 to 19 years as on 1.7.2008

Remarks
Candidates appearing at the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.

Note :-
1. The dates of notification and commencement of the examinations and the conditions of eligibility indicated above are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant.

2. Commission's advertisements containing details of the various examinations are published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and leading daily newspapers of the Country, generally in their Saturday editions. For further details, please see the Notice/Rules for the Examination, after the same has been notified.

3. Except for the Defence Services Examinations at Serial Numbers 2,3,8 and 9, the upper age limits are relaxable in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories as notified by the Government from time to time.

4. Female candidates are not eligible for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination and the Combined Defence Services Examination.

UPSC 2007 Exam Details -

Last Date for Receipt of Applications
21 May 2007

Combined Defence Services- CDS (II) Exam Date - 2007 - 16 Sep 2007

Minimum academic qualifications prescribed
i) For IMA & OTA :- Degree of a recognised university or equivalent
ii) For Naval Academy :- B.Sc. (with Physics & Mathematics) or Bachelor of Engineering
iii) For Air Force Academy :- Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering

Age Limits
19-24 years as on 1.7.2008 for IMA;
19-22 years as on 1.7.2008 for Naval Academy;
19-23 years as on 1.7.2008 for Air Force Academy;

and 19-25 years as on 1.7.2008 for OTA

Remarks
Candidates appearing at the degree or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.

Note :-
1. The dates of notification and commencement of the examinations and the conditions of eligibility indicated above are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant.

2. Commission's advertisements containing details of the various examinations are published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and leading daily newspapers of the Country, generally in their Saturday editions. For further details, please see the Notice/Rules for the Examination, after the same has been notified.

3. Except for the Defence Services Examinations at Serial Numbers 2,3,8 and 9, the upper age limits are relaxable in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories as notified by the Government from time to time.

4. Female candidates are not eligible for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination and the Combined Defence Services Examination.

Name of Examination
Central Police Forces Exam 2007

Date of Notification (Saturday)
05 May 2007

Last Date for Receipt of Applications
04 June 2007 (Monday)

Central Police Forces Date - 2007 - 07 Oct 2007 (Sunday)

Central Police Forces Exam 2007
Union Public Service Commission

The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Written Examination on 07th October, 2007 for recruitment of Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Police Forces (CPF) viz. Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). The date of holding the examination as mentioned above is liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission.

Date of Notification : 5th May 2007

Last date for receipt of applications : 4th June 2007

Age Limits& Sex :
A candidate must have attained the age of 20 years and must not have attained the age of 25 years on 1st August, 2007 , i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1982 and not later than 1st August, 1987 .

Both Male and Female candidates are eligible for appointment to the post of Assistant Commandants in CRPF. However, for appointment to the post of Assistant Commandants in BSF, ITBP and SSB, only Male candidates are eligible.

Educational Qualifications :
A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree from recognised University or an equivalent qualification.

Candidates who are studying in final year Degree Course and have yet to pass final year degree examination or equivalent examination can also apply for examination, but they will be required to submit proof of passing by the specified dates published in Commission's Notice for Examination.

How to Apply :

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) throughout the country against cash payment of Rs.20/- (Rupees twenty only). Each such Form can be used only once and only for one examination.

In case of any difficulty in obtaining 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.

Civil Services (MAIN ) Exam 2007 Date - 26 Oct 2007

Minimum academic qualifications prescribed
A degree from a recognised university or equivalent

Age Limits
21-30 years as on 1.8.2007

Remarks
Only such of the candidates as are declared qualified on the results of Preliminary Examination are eligible to take the Main Examination

Note :-
1. The dates of notification and commencement of the examinations and the conditions of eligibility indicated above are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant.

2. Commission's advertisements containing details of the various examinations are published in Employment News/Rozgar Samachar and leading daily newspapers of the Country, generally in their Saturday editions. For further details, please see the Notice/Rules for the Examination, after the same has been notified.

3. Except for the Defence Services Examinations at Serial Numbers 2,3,8 and 9, the upper age limits are relaxable in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories as notified by the Government from time to time.

A combined competitive examination will be held by the Union Public Service Commission commencing on 1st December 2007

Date of Notification : 9th June 2007
Last date for receipt of applications: 9th July 2007
IES/ISS Exam, 2007 - 1 December 2007 (Saturday)

Age Limits : The candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 1st January, 2007 i.e. he/ she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January, 1977 and not later than 1st January, 1986. The Upper age limit is relaxable for candidates belonging to scheduled castes/scheduled tribes/ other backward classes and certain other categories.

Educational Qualification:

Post-graduate degree in Economics/ Applied Economics/ Busines Economics/ Econometrics and a candidate for the Indian Statistical must have obtained a Post-Graduate degree in Statistics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Applied Statistics from a recognised University or equivalent.

Candidates who are studying in final year Degree Course and have yet to pass final year degree examination or equivalent examination can also apply for examination, but they will be required to submit proof of passing by the specified dates published in Commission's Notice for Examination.

Duration of Examination : 03 Days

Physical Standards :

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2007 as per Regulations.

How to Apply :

This application form along with an Information Brochure containing general instructions for filling up the form, an acknowledgement card and an envelope for sending the application is obtainable from the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country and may be purchased against cash payment of Rs.20/-

Candidates must use only the form supplied with the Information Brochure. Form should be purchased from the designated Post Offices only and not from any other agency. Candidates must not use photocopy/ reproduction/ unauthorisedly printed copy of the Form. This will entail rejection. Each form can be used only once and for only one examination.

Note : In case candidates have any difficulty in obtaining Application form/ central recruitment fee stamp from any designated head post offices, they should immediately contact concerned postmaster or UPSC's "Forms Supply Monitoring Cell" Over Telephone No. 011-23389366/ Fax No. 011-23387310.

Date of Notification
16 Jun 2007

Last Date for Receipt of Applications
16 July 2007 (Monday)

Geologists' Exam, 2007 Date- 08 Dec 2007 (Saturday)

Introduction

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) holds a competitive Examination named Geologists Examination for recruitment to the posts of

Category I (i) Geologist (Junior), Group A (ii) Assistant Geologist, Group B in the Geological Survey of India.

Category II (i) Jr. Hydrogeologist, Group A (ii) Assistant Hydrogeologist, Group B in the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) at selected centres in India.

Candidates selected under category I are appointed on probation for two years. During this period they have to undergo training and pass test or examination prescribed by the competent authority. Candidates under category II are also appointed on probation for two years.

It is a lucrative opening for geology and hydrology graduates in the Government sector.

A Combined Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for additions in the Select Lists for the Section Officers’ Grade and Stenographers’ Grade-I/Grade ‘B’ of the Services mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission commencing on the 26 December, 2007.

Date of Notification : 23rd June 200

Last date for receipt of applications : 20th August 2007

Only certain categories of departmental candidates who are employed as Assistants or Stenographers’ Grade ‘C’/Grade II of these Services or as Cypher Assistants Grade II of Cypher Sub-cadre of the Indian Foreign Service Branch‘B’ are eligible to apply for this examination.

Application Form :

Application forms and full details are obtainable from Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069 by remitting Rs.20.00 (Rupees Twenty only) by Money Order or on Cash payment at U.P.S.C. Counter. Candidates must clearly state on Money Order coupons 'S.Os’/Stenographers’ (Grade ‘B’/Grade-I) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2006' and also give their names and full postal addresses in block letters. Payment by any other mode viz. Indian Postal Orders, Cheque, Currency notes, etc. is not acceptable in lieu of Money Order.

Duration of Examination : 04 Days