upsc csp2013 press note

 UNIONPUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION,2013AND INDIANFORESTSERVICE

EXAMINATION– COMMONPRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

The Union Public Service Commission will hold the Civil Services (Preliminary) 

Examination, 2013 on 26th May, 2013. 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 andconclude on 4thApril, 2013[till 11.59PM].

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 the

notices 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  notices  of  both  the  Civil  Services  Examination,  2013  and 

Indian  Forest  Service  Examination  ,2013  which  are  available  in the  aforementioned 

website of the Commission.    

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