CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION,2011

cepted by the Commission and no sub-


sequent request for its change will be

considered or granted.

NOTE 2 :

Candidates should also note that once a

Date of Birth has been claimed by them

and entered in the records of the Com-

mission for the purpose of admission to

an examination, no change will be allowed

subsequently (or at any other examina-

tion of the Commission) on any grounds

whatsoever.

NOTE 3 :

The candidate should exercise due care

while entering their date of birth in col-

umn 3 of the Application Form for the Pre-

liminary Examination. If on verification at

any subsequent stage, any variation is

found in their date of birth from the one

entered in their matriculation or equiva-

lent Examination certificate, disciplinary

action will be taken against them by the

Commission under the Rules.

(iii) Minimum Educational Qualifica-

tions :

The candidate must hold a degree of any of

Universities incorporated by an Act of the

Central or State Legislature in India or other

educational institutions established by an

Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed

as a University Under Section-3 of the Uni-

versity Grants Commission Act, 1956, or

possess an equivalent qualification.

NOTE I :

Candidates who have appeared at an ex-

amination the passing of which would ren-

der them educationally qualified for the

Commission’s examination but have not

been informed of the results as also the

candidates who intend to appear at such a

qualifying examination will also be eligible

for admission to the Preliminary Examina-

tion. All candidates who are declared quali-

fied by the Commission for taking the Civil

Services (Main) Examination will be re-

quired to produce proof of passing the req-

uisite examination with their application for

the Main Examination failing which such

candidates will not be admitted to the Main

Examination. The applications for the Main

Examination will be called sometime in the

month of July/August, 2011.

NOTE II :

In exceptional cases the Union Public Ser-

vice Commission may treat a candidate who

has not any of the foregoing qualifications

as a qualified candidate provided that he/

she has passed examination conducted by

the other Institutions, the standard of which

in the opinion of the Commission justifies

his/her admission to the examination.

NOTE III :

Candidates possessing professional and

technical qualifications which are

recognised by Government as equivalent

to professional and technical degree

would also be eligible for admission to the

examination.

NOTE IV :

Candidates who have passed the final pro-

fessional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical

Examination but have not completed their

internship by the time of submission of their

applications for the Civil Services (Main)

Examination, will be provisionally admit-

ted to the Examination provided they sub-

mit along with their application a copy of

certificate from the concerned authority of

the University/Institution that they had

passed the requisite final professional

medical examination. In such cases, the

candidates will be required to produce at

the time of their interview original Degree

or a certificate from the concerned compe-

tent authority of the University/Institution that

they had completed all requirements (in-

cluding completion of internship) for the

award of the Degree.

(iv) Number of attempts :

Every candidate appearing at the exami-

nation who is otherwise eligible, shall be



permitted four attempts at the examination.

Provided that this restriction on the num-

ber of attempts will not apply in the case of

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

candidates who are otherwise eligible.

Provided further that the number of

attempts permissible to candidates belong-

ing to Other Backward Classes, who are

otherwise eligible shall be seven. The re-

laxation will be available to the candidates

who are eligible to avail of reservation ap-

plicable to such candidates.

Provided further that a physically handi-

capped will get as many attempts as are

available to other non-physically handi-

capped candidates of his or her commu-

nity, subject to the condition that a physi-

cally handicapped candidate belonging to

the General Category shall be eligible for

seven attempts. The relaxation will be avail-

able to the physically handicapped candi-

dates who are eligible to avail of reserva-

tion applicable to such candidates.

NOTE :

(i) An attempt at a Preliminary Examina-

tion shall be deemed to be an attempt at

the Examination.

(ii) If a candidate actually appears in any

one paper in the Preliminary Examination,

he/she shall be deemed to have made an

attempt at the Examination.

(iii) Notwithstanding the disqualification/

cancellation of candidature, the fact of ap-

pearance of the candidate at the examina-

tion will count as an attempt.

(v) Restrictions on applying for the ex-

amination :

A candidate who is appointed to the Indian

Administrative Service or the Indian For-

eign Service on the results of an earlier

examination and continues to be a mem-

ber of that service will not be eligible to

compete at this examination.

In case such a candidate is appointed to

the IAS/IFS after the Preliminary Examina-

tion of Civil Services Examination, 2011 is

over and he/she continues to be a mem-

ber of that service, he/she shall not be eli-

gible to appear in the Civil Services (Main)

Examination, 2011 notwithstanding his/her

having qualified in the Preliminary Exami-

nation, 2011.

Also provided that if such a candidate is

appointed to IAS/IFS after the commence-

ment of the Civil Services (Main) Examina-

tion, 2011 but before the result thereof and

continues to be a member of that service,

he/she shall not be considered for appoint-

ment to any service/post on the basis of

the result of this examination viz. Civil Ser-

vices Examination, 2011.

(vi) Physical Standards :

Candidates must be physically fit accord-

ing to physical standards for admission to

Civil Services Examination, 2011 as per

guidelines given in Appendix-III of Rules

for Examination published in the Gazette

of India Extraordinary dated 19th Febru-

ary, 2011.

4. FEE :

(a) Candidates applying Online (exempt-

ing Female/SC/ST/PH Candidates who are

exempted from payment of fee) are re-

quired to pay a reduced fee of Rs. 50/- (Ru-

pees Fifty only) either by remitting the

money in any Branch of SBI by Cash, or by

using net banking facility of SBI or by using

Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.

(b) Candidates applying Offline (through

Common Application Form) are required

to pay a fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hun-

dred only) through a single Central Re-

cruitment Stamp. Central Recruitment Fee

Stamp (NOT Postage Stamp) of the requi-

site denomination may be obtained from

the Post Office and affixed on the applica-

tion form in the space provided therein. The

stamp must be got cancelled from the issu-

ing Post Office with the date stamp of the

Post Office in such a manner that the im-

pression of the cancellation mark partially



overflows on the application form itself but

within the space provided on the Applica-

tion form itself. The impression of the can-

cellation mark should be clear and distinct

to facilitate the identification of date and

the Post Office of issue.

Candidates residing abroad should deposit

the prescribed fee in the office of India's

High Commissioner, Ambassador or rep-

resentative abroad as the case may be for

credit to account head "051-Public Service

Commission-Examination Fees" and at-

tach the receipt with the application.

All female candidates and candidates

belonging Scheduled Caste/Scheduled

Tribe/ Physically Handicapped catego-

ries are exempted from payment of fee.

No fee exemption is, however, available

to OBC candidates and they are required

to pay the prescribed fee in full.

Physically disabled persons are exempted

from the payment of fee provided they are

otherwise eligible for appointment to the

Services/Posts to be filled on the results of

this examination on the basis of the stan-

dards of medical fitness for these Services/

Posts (including any concessions specifi-

cally extended to the physically disabled).

A physically disabled candidate claiming

fee concession will be required by the

Commission to submit along with their

Detailed Application Form, a certified copy

of the certificate from a Government Hos-

pital/Medical Board in support of his/her

claim for being physically disabled.

NOTE :

Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision for

fee exemption, a physically disabled can-

didate will be considered to be eligible for

appointment only if he/she (after such

physical examination as the Government

or the Appointing Authority, as the case

may be, may prescribe) is found to satisfy

the requirements of physical and medical

standards for the concerned Services/

Posts to be allocated to physically disabled

candidates by the Government.

'Postage Stamps' will in no case be ac-

cepted in lieu of 'Central Recruitment Fee

Stamp'.

Candidates should note that the fee sent

through Indian Postal Orders, Bank Draft,

Money Order, Crossed Cheque, Cur-

rency notes or Treasury Challan etc. will

not be accepted by the Commission and

such applications will be treated as with-

out fee and will be summarily rejected.

NOTE I :

APPLICATIONS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY

THE PRESCRIBED FEE (UNLESS RE-

MISSION OF FEE IS CLAIMED) SHALL BE

SUMMARILY REJECTED.

NOTE II :

Fee once paid shall not be refunded under

any circumstances nor can the fee be held

in reserve for any other examination or

selection.

NOTE III :

If any candidate who took the Civil Ser-

vices Examination held in 2010 wishes to

apply for admission to this examination,

he/she must submit his/her application so

as to reach the Commission’s Office by

the prescribed date without waiting for the

results or an offer of appointment.

NOTE IV :

Candidates admitted to the Main Exami-

nation will be required to pay a further fee

of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two hundreds only).

5. HOW TO APPLY :

(a) Candidates may apply online using the

website http://www.upsconline.nic.in De-

tailed instructions for filling up online ap-

plications are available on the

abovementioned website.

(b) Candidates may also apply offline in

the Common Application form devised by

the commission for its examinations which

can be processed on computerized ma-

chines. This application form along with



an Information Brochure containing gen-

eral instructions for filling up the form, an

acknowledgement card and an envelope

for sending the application will be obtain-

able from the designated Head Post Of-

fices/Post Offices throughout the country

as listed in Appendix-III of Notice against

cash payment of Rs. 30/- (Rupees Thirty

only). Form should be purchased from the

designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices

only and not from any other agency. This

Form can be used only once and for only

one examination. Candidates who wish

to apply offline must use the form supplied

with the Information Brochure only and they

should in no case use photocopy/repro-

duction/unauthorisedly printed copy of the

Form. Since this form is electronically

scanned, due care should be taken to fill

up the application form, correctly. While fill-

ing up the application form, please refer

to detailed instructions given in Appen-

dix-II(B) of this Notice. The candidates

should also fill up in the relevant places of

the Acknowledgement Card, their Appli-

cation Form Number and the name of the

examination. The applicants are required

to affix the postage stamp of Rs. Six on the

Acknowledgement Card and send the

same along with application form to UPSC.

If an applicant fails to affix the postage

stamp of requisite amount his

acknowledgement card will not be dis-

patched and Commission will not be re-

sponsible for non-receipt of

acknowledgement cards by the applicant.

The duly filled in application form and the

acknowledgement card should then be

mailed in the special envelope supplied

with the Information Brochure. The candi-

date should also write the name of exami-

nation viz. Civil Services (Preliminary)

Examination, 2011 on the envelope be-

fore dispatching it to Controller of Exami-

nations, Union Public Service Commission,

Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New

Delhi-110069.

(c) All candidates, whether already in Gov-

ernment Service, Government owned in-

dustrial undertakings or other similar

organisations or in private employment

should submit their applications direct to

the Commission. If any candidate forwards

his/her application through his/her em-

ployer and it reaches the Union Public

Service Commission late, the application,

even if submitted to the employer before

the closing date, will not be considered.

Persons already in Government Service,

whether in a permanent or temporary ca-

pacity or as workcharged employees other

than casual or daily rated employees or

those serving under the Public Enterprises

are however, required to submit an under-

taking that they have informed in writing

their Head of Office/Department that they

have applied for the Examination.

Candidates should note that in case a com-

munication is received from their employer

by the Commission withholding permission

to the candidates applying for/appearing

at the examination, their application will

be liable to be rejected/candidature will be

liable to be cancelled.

NOTE 1 :

While filling in his/her Application Form,

the candidate should carefully decide

about his/her choice of centre for the Ex-

amination. More than one application

from a candidate giving different centres

will not be accepted in any case. Even if

a candidate sends more than one com-

pleted application the Commission will

accept only one application at their dis-

cretion and the Commission's decision

in the matter shall be final.

If any candidate appears at a centre

other than the one indicated by the Com-

mission in his/her Admission Certificate,

the papers of such a candidate will not

be valued and his/her candidature will be

liable to cancellation.