Union Public service Commission
Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi
Civil Service Examination, 2002

Last Date: 14-Jan-2002

Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for recruitment of Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and certain Group ‘A’/Group ‘B’ central services posts will be held by Union Public Service Commission on 19th May, 2002. 

          Salient features about the Examination are published herein. For details regarding scheme & syllabi, centres of examination, instructions for filling up application form, list of designated HPOs/POs for availability of form etc., candidates must consult Commission’s Notice for Examination as published in Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar dated 15th December, 2001. Complete details about examination will also be available on Internet on the Commission’s website at address : http://www.upsc.gov.in 

Application Form

          The common application form for UPSC examinations, alongwith an Information brochure containing general instructions for filling up the form, an acknowledgement card and an envelope for sending application will be available from any one of designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country and may be purchased against cash payment of Rupees twenty only.

          Candidates must use only the form supplied with the information brochure. The form should be purchased from a Post Office only and not from any other agency. Candidates must not use photocopy/reproduction/unauthorized printed copy of 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 of the designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices, they should immediately contact the concerned Postmaster or UPSC’s “FORMS SUPPLY MONITORING CELL” over Telephone No. 011-3389366/Fax No. 011-3387310.

 CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY:

(a)           Age Limits:

A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on 1st August 2002 i.e. he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1972 and not later than 1st August, 1981. Provided that the upper age limit for the post of Assistant Commandant, Group ‘A’ in CISF will be 28 years only. The upper age limit is relaxable for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories of candidates.

b) Number of Attempts:

    Every candidate appearing at the Civil Services Examination, who is   otherwise eligible, shall be permitted four attempts at the examination. This restriction on number of attempts will not apply in the case of Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribe candidates who are otherwise eligible. Further, the candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes, who are otherwise eligible, shall be permitted a maximum of seven attempts.

c)    Educational Qualifications:

Degree of any of the recognized Universities or an equivalent qualification. Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognized by Govt. as equivalent to professional and technical degree would also be eligible for admission to the Examination.

d)   Physical Standards:

Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Civil Services Examination, 2002 as per Regulations given in Appendix-III of Rules for Examination published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 15th December, 2001.

e)   Fee:

Rs. 50/- (Rupees Fifty only) (No fee for SC/ST/PH candidates). No fee exemption is, however, available to OBC candidates and they are required to pay full-prescribed fee.

 LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS

          Completed application must reach Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi – 110011 on or before 14th January 2002. In respect of applications received only by post/Speed post from candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, J&K State, Lahaul & Spiti District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep or abroad, the last date for receipt of applications is 21st January, 2002. In case of applications received by hand or courier service, benefit of extended time will not be available, regardless of the place of residence of applicant. 

       UPSC has a Facilitation Counter near ‘C’ gate of its campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding their application/candidature on working days between 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. in person or over telephone No. 011-3385271/011-3381125 from this counter.

       Candidates can also obtain information about receipt and registration of their application, venue of examination, results, interview programme etc. on the Commission’s website at address: http://www.upsc.gov.in