Civil
Services Examination 2004
The Union Public Service Commission
will hold the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination,
2004 on May 16, 2004 for recruitment to the Indian Administrative
Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and
certain other Group A and Group B Central Services/Posts.
The examination will be held at various centres across the
country.
For
details regarding the syllabus and scheme of the examination,
centres of examination, guidelines for filling up the
application form aspirants must consult the detailed notice
of the examination published in the Employment News/Rozgar
Samachar dated November 29, 2003.
Conditions
of Eligibility: Age Limit: Not
less than 21 years and not more than 30 years on August
1, 2004. The upper age limit is relaxable for SC/ST/OBC
and certain other categories of candidates to the extent
specified in the notice.
Educational
Qualifications: Degree from a
recognised University or an equivalent qualification.
Physical Standards: Candidates
must be physically fit according to the regulations given
in Appendix III of Rules for the Civil Services Examination,
2004 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated
November 29, 2003.
Number
of Attempts: The maximum number
of attempts permissible to different categories of spirants,
who are otherwise eligible, will be as follows:
General
Category: Four.
Other
Backward Classes: Seven
SC/SST:
No limit.
Application
Form: 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 only. Each such form can be used only once and
only for 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 'Forms Supply Monitoring Cell' over telephone 011-23389366.
Fax: 011-23387310.
Fee:
Rs 50 through Central Recruitment
Fee Stamp only. SC/ST/PH candidates are exempted from payment
of fees. (OBC candidates are required to pay full fees).
Address
and 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 December 29, 2003.
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 January 5, 2004.
Facilitation
counter and web site for guidance of candidates: In
case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding
their applications, candidature candidates can contact UPSC's
Facilitation Counter near 'C' Gate of its campus in person
or over telephone 011-23385271/23381125/23098543 on working
days between 1000 hours to 1700 hours. The Commission also
has a web site www.upsc.gov.in over which the candidates
can obtain details of the examination as well as information
about registration of their applications, venue of the examination
and result
