Exam Date : On 26th May, 2013
1. This Preliminary Examination will be common for the candidates applying for
Civil Services Examination and Indian Forest Service Examination, and will act
as a screening mechanism for selection of candidates
for the Civil Services (Main) Examination and Indian Forest Service (Main)
Examination.
The examination will be held at various centres across the country, in accordance
with the rules of Civil Services Examination notified in the official gazette extraordinary
on 5th of March, 2013 by the Department of Personnel & Training, Government of
India and the rules of Indian Forest Service Examination notified by the Ministry of
Environment and Forest in the official gazette extraordinary on 5th of March, 2013.
2. Candidates are required to apply through online mode in the Commission’s website
www.upsconline.nic.in. No other mode is allowed for submission of application.
The commencement of filling online application shall start from 5th
March, 2013 and conclude on 4th April, 2013 [till 11.59 PM].
3. For details regarding the Syllabus and Scheme of the examination, Centers of
examination, Guidelines for filling up application form etc. aspirants must login Commission’s website www.upsconline.nic.in or www.upsc.gov.in and refer
to thenotices of the above mentioned two examinations. Candidates are requested
to note that there are some changes in the scheme of Civil Services [Main]
Examination and also in the scheme of Indian Forest Service Examination.
While for the Civil Services Examination, it is in the basic content of the Main
Written Examination wherein changes have been made by the government, in
the Indian Forest Service Examination, a preliminary examination has been
introduced as a mode of screening candidates for the Indian Forest Service(Main) Examination.
4. Detailed Notices of Civil Services Examination and India Forest Service Examination are being published in the Employment News/Rozgar Samachar
shortly. 5. While submitting online applications for Civil Service (Preliminary)
Examination, the candidates will have the option to choose either the Civil
Services or Indian Forest Service or both. Therefore, before exercising their options,
applicants may carefully read and understand the eligibility and other criteria contained
in the detailed n
Please CLICK HERE for instructions to candidates for filling online Application Form
