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Every year UPSC conducts Civil Services Exam at Pan India level for filling the administrative positions in different All-India Services and Central Civil Services including IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, and IRTS. This year UPSC has announced total 896 vacancies including 39 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability Category. The selection process consist of three stages—Preliminary Exam (Objective Multiple Choice), Mains Exam (Written) and Final Interview.

It consists of 2 papers – Paper – I : General Studies and Paper – II : CSAT (Qualifying Nature).

The Online Application Process consists of Part-I and Part-II Registration:

In Part I registration, candidate will have to fill basic information. On submission of details, candidate will be prompted to check the details and make correction, if any, in the application.

Part-II Registrationconsists of filling up Payment details (except for fee exempted candidates), selection of examination centre, uploading of Photograph, Signature, Photo Identity Card Document and Declaration.

For your ease we have listed down step by step process and some relevant information needed while filling the application form. Let’s look at the Application Process for UPSC IAS 2019 Exam:

Step-1: Go to the Official Website of UPSC

The submission of application will be online only through official website of UPSC – www.upsconline.nic.in

Note: All IAS aspirants have to register separately for IAS Prelims and IAS Mains. Application for IAS Prelims will not be considered for IAS Mains.

 Step-2: Part-I Registration

Fill in your Personal details like Name, Gender, Category, and Nationality, etc., your Educational Qualification, Present Address, Photo ID Proof Details and Civil Services (Main) Examination Details.

 

 

 

 

Note:

Star marked fields are essentially to be filled by the candidate.

Candidates should note that No change will be allowed in the Specific Details like the Center of Examination, Optional Subjects, Medium of Examination, Compulsory Indian Language for Civil Services (Main) Examination and in the Specific Details like the Center of Examination and Optional Subjects for Indian Forest Service (Main) Examinationonce submitted. Hence, you are advised to be careful while filling these details.

 

Candidates need to confirm whether they are claiming age relaxation:

 

Give the Details of Photo ID Proof:

 

Give the Details for Civil Services (Main) Examination:

Candidates appearing in Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2019 will be required to indicate information such as (a) detail of Centres for Civil Services (Main) Examination and Indian Forest Service (Main) Examination (b) Optional subject to be selected for the examination, (c) Medium of examination for Civil Services (Main) Examination, (d) Medium of Examination for Optional Subject if he/she chooses any Indian Language as the Medium of Examination for Civil Services (Main) Examination and (e) compulsory Indian Language for Civil Services (Main) Examination at the time of the filling up online application itself.

Note: No changes in Civil Services (Main) Examination Specific Details will be allowed later.

Step-3: Generation of Registration Number

Candidate must press “I agree” button after he /she finds that information supplied by him /her is in order and no correction is required. Thereafter no correction/modification shall be allowed. When “I agree” button is pressed, a page with Registration Number will be generated. Please note down Registration Number or take a print out of the page.

Step-4: Part-II Registration

The application is incomplete without Part-II registration which involves payment, selection of centre, uploading of scanned photograph, signature, Photo Identity Card Document and agrees to declaration.

Step-5: Application Fee and Mode of Payment:

Candidates (except Female/ SC/ ST/ Persons with Benchmark Disability Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred only):

 

General and OBC Candidates (Male)	Rs. 100
Female candidates (All)	Nil
SC/ST/Physically Challenged	Nil

Note:

Applications without the prescribed Fee (Unless remission of Fee is claimed) shall be summarily rejected.

Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

If any candidate who took the Civil Services Examination held in 2018 wishes to apply for admission to this examination, he/she must submit his/her application without waiting for the results or an offer of appointment.

Candidates admitted to the Main Examination will be required to pay a further fee of Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two hundreds only).

The fee can be paid in both offline and online mode:

Online Mode:Candidates can pay application fee online through SBI Net banking or by cash through SBI bank challan or through credit card/debit card.

Offline Mode:To pay fee in cash, candidate should take printout of challan generated online after completion of registration. Candidate may go to nearest SBI branch for depositing fee after 24 hours of generation of challan. “Pay by cash” mode option will be deactivated at 23.59 hours of 17^th March, 2019, i.e., one day before the closing date. However, applicants who have generated their Pay-in-slip before it is de-activated may pay at the counter of SBI Branch during banking hours on the closing date of application.

Step-6: Exam Centre Selection

While filling in his/her Application Form, the candidate should carefully decide about his/her choice of centre for the Examination. If any candidate appears at a centre other than the one indicated by the Commission in his/her Admission Certificate, the papers of such a candidate will not be evaluated and his/her candidature will be liable to cancellation.

Centres of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination: The Examination will be held at the following Centres:

AGARTALA	GORAKHPUR	PANAJI (GOA)
AGRA	GURGAON	PATNA
AJMER	GWALIOR	PORT BLAIR
AHMEDABAD	HYDERABAD	PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD)
AIZAWL	IMPHAL	PUDUCHERRY
ALIGARH	INDORE	PUNE
ANANTPUR (ANDHRA PRADESH)	ITANAGAR	RAIPUR
AURANGABAD	JABALPUR	RAJKOT
BANGALORE	JAIPUR	RANCHI
BAREILLY	JAMMU	SAMBALPUR
BHOPAL	JODHPUR	SHILLONG
BILASPUR	JORHAT	SHIMLA
CHANDIGARH	KOCHI	SILIGUDI
CHENNAI	KOHIMA	SRINAGAR
COIMBATORE	KOLKATA	THANE
CUTTACK	KOZHIKODE (CALICUT)	THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
DEHRADUN	LUCKNOW	TIRUCHIRAPALLI
DELHI	LUDHIANA	TIRUPATI
DHARWAD	MADURAI	UDAIPUR
DISPUR	MUMBAI	VARANASI
FARIDABAD	MYSORE	VELLORE
GANGTOK	NAGPUR	VIJAYAVADA
GAYA	NAVI MUMBAI	VISHAKHAPATNAM
GHAZIABAD	GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR	WARANGAL

Centres of Civil Services (Main) Examination: The Examination will be held at the following Centres:

AHMEDABAD	DELHI	PATNA
AIZAWL	DISPUR (GUWAHATI)	PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD)
BANGALURU	HYDERABAD	RAIPUR
BHOPAL	JAIPUR	RANCHI
CHANDIGARH	JAMMU	SHILLONG
CHENNAI	KOLKATA	SHIMLA
CUTTACK	LUCKNOW	THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
DEHRADUN	MUMBAI	VIJAYAWADA

Step-7: Upload Photograph, Signature and Photo ID Proof

Photograph: Scanned photograph should be in JPG formatand must be uploaded first. The digital size of file should not exceed 300 KB each and must not be less than 20 KB and resolution 350 pixels (Width) X 350 pixels (Height) minimum , 1000 pixels (Width) X 1000 pixels (Height) maximum and Bit Depth of image file should be 24 bit.

Signature: After uploading your photograph then upload your scanned signature in JPG format. The digital size of each file should not exceed 300 KBeach and must not be less than 20 KB and resolution 350 pixels (Width) X 350 pixels (Height) minimum, 1000 pixels (Width) X 1000 pixels (Height) maximum and Bit Depth of image file should be 24 bit.

Photo ID Proof:Next upload your photo identity card document in PDF format The digital size of PDF file should not exceed 300 KB and must not be less than 20 KB.

Step-8: Final Submission of Application

Candidates should ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they are admitted by the Commission viz. Preliminary Examination, Main (Written) Examination and Interview Test will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on verification at any time before or after the Preliminary Examination, Main (written) Examination and Interview Test, it is found that they do not fulfill any of the eligibility conditions; their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by the Commission.

Note: If any of their claims is found to be incorrect, they may render themselves liable to disciplinary action by the Commission in terms of Rule 14 of the Rules for the Civil Services Examination, 2019.

Important Points to Remember:

In case of Multiple Applications: The applicants are advised to submit only single application; however, if due to any unavoidable situation, if he/she submits another/multiple applications, then he/she must ensure that application with the higher RID is complete in all respects like applicants’ details, examination centre, photograph, signature, fee etc. The applicants who are submitting multiple applications should note that only the applications with higher RID (Registration ID) shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.

Certificates: Candidates are not required to submit alongwith their applications any certificate in support of their claims regarding Age, Educational Qualifications, Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and Persons with Benchmark Disability etc. which will be verified at the time of the Main examination only.

Restrictions on applying for the examination: (a) A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Service on the results of an earlier examination and continues to be a member of that service will not be eligible to compete at this examination. (b) A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Police Service on the results of an earlier examination and continues to be a member of that service will not be eligible to opt for the Indian Police Service in Civil Services Examination, 2019.

MPPSC Syllabus 2019 (English)

1. MPPSC Preliminary Examination Syllabus

PAPER 1: General Studies

MPPSC has provided a detailed syllabus for Preliminary exam, but there are certain topics on which the number of questions asked is more than the rest of the topics in the subject. Along with the syllabus provided by MPPSC, we have analysed those topics and candidate should revise them multiple times before going to the final test.

 

Subject/Topic	Subtopics	Focussed areas
General Science and Environment	· Science questions based on general observations and matters of everyday life. No special knowledge is required to solve them. · Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate Change.	· General Science- latest discoveries, invention, disease, vitamins, optics and basic knowledge based. · Environment- National parks and other protected areas, species, summits, conventions, greenhouse gases, pollutants, awards etc.
Current Events of National & International Importance.	· Current affairs of National and International significance.	· Person in news (New appointment/CEO/MD), International summits, PM and President visits, Declarations, Sports tournament etc.
History of India & Independent India	· Important socio, economic, political events during Ancient India, Medieval period and Modern Period. · Indian National Movement. Development of Independent India.	· Indus valley civilization, Mauryan & Gupta dynasty, Tripartite struggle, Delhi Sultanate, · Important developments during Mughals, Marathas, Indian independence movements, Governor Generals/Viceroy- time work. · Caste, religious and Bhakti-Sufi movement, Slogans, eminent personalities and Social reformers.
Geography of India and World	· Physical, social and economic geography including topics like Agriculture and Natural resources. · Demography and Census.	· Prepare it on three levels: Madhya Pradesh, India and World. · River, mountain, tribes, crops, minerals along with map practice.
Indian Polity and Economy	· Constitution, Political system of the country, Panchayati Raj, Social system, elections, sustainable economic development, political parties, plans, industrial development, foreign trade and economic and financial institutions.	· Economics- FYPs, Govt. schemes, different Index and India’s ranking, the terminology of economics, · Polity-Imp.Articles, CAA, the making of the constitution, All schedules and Imp. Commissions.
Sports	· Important Sports tournaments, Award Winners and Renowned Sports Institutions of M.P., India, Asia and World.	· Persons in News, Contemporary games and tournaments and Medal winners.
Geography, History and Culture of M.P.	· Mountains, rivers, climatic conditions, Flora and Fauna, Minerals, transportation in the Geography of Madhya Pradesh. · Important dynasties and their contributions to the Culture of M.P. · Characteristics of Tribal, Tribal arts, Architecture and Historical personalities of M.P.	· One liner basic questions are asked from this section.
Information and Communication Technology	· Questions related to characteristics uses, and terminologies such as website, online, search engine, e-mail, video mail, chatting, video conferencing, hacking, cracking, virus and cybercrime.	· Basic Computer knowledge-based questions are asked from this section.
Important Legislation	· Scheduled Tribe & Scheduled Caste (Prevention of Atrocities) 1989. · Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955. · The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.	· Various Sections and Sub Sections of these Acts needed to be prepared thor

 

PAPER-2: General Aptitude Test

1. Comprehension
2. Interpersonal skill including communication skill
3. Logical reasoning and analytical ability
4. Decision making and problem-solving
5. General mental ability
6. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, the order of magnitude etc.-Class X level) Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.-Class X level)
7. Hindi Language Comprehension Skill (Class X level)

2. MPPSC Main Examination Syllabus

PAPER I -GENERAL STUDIES l

1. HISTORY AND CULTURE

• World History
• Indian History
• Indian ‘Renaissance
  Indian Art & Culture with special reference to M.P.

2. GEOGRAPHY

• Physical geography of India and the world,
• Natural resources. Agro-climatic zones and Industries in M.P.
• Water Management
• Disaster and its management

Paper-2: General Studies-II

• Constitution, Political and Administrative Structure of Governance
• Security issues: Internal and External
• Important Legislation
• Social Sector – Health, Empowerment & Education
• Education systems
• Welfare programmes
• International Organlzatlons

Paper-3: General Studies-III

• Science & Technology
• Reasoning and Data Interpretation
• Energy
• Environment and Sustainable Development
• Indian Economy

Paper-4: General Studies-IV

• Human needs and motivation
• Philosophers/Thinkers, Social workers/Reformers
• Attitude
• Aptitude
• Case studies

Paper-5: General Hindi

• हिंदी व्याकरण(a) संधि
  (b) समास
  (c) मुहावरे
  (d) कहावतें इत्यादि

Paper-6: Hindi Essay writing

• प्रथम निबंध
• द्वितीय निबंध
• तृतीय निबंध

Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission conducts State Service Examination every year for the recruitment for various posts ranging from Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police to Nayab Tahsildar etc. Lakhs of aspirant appear for the examination every year from all sorts of academic backgrounds.

MPPSC Exam Pattern 2019

1. MPPSC Preliminary Examination

 

• The preliminary exam consists of two Papers which are:
  (a) General Studies
  (b) CSAT
  Nature of the examination: Objective type (Multiple choice questions)
  Number of questions: 100 in each paper
  Total marks=200 for each paper (Each question carry 2 marks, No Negative Marking will be there in case of any wrong answer.)
  Time duration for each paper=2 hours (120 minutes).
• Question papers will be available in both Hindi and English languages.
• The minimum eligibility criteria for Mains Examination is, aspirants must score a minimum of 40% marks in each question paper of Preliminary examination.
  For SCs/STs/OBCs and PWDs it is 30 %.

Note: As there is no provision of Negative marking for any number of wrong answers, So, aspirants are advised to attempt the maximum number of questions in the examination to increase the chances to qualify it.

 

2. MPPSC Mains Examination

MPPSC Mains Examination includes 6 papers which are:

Interview/Personality Test

• Interview Marks- 175

Final Merit List after Interview

• Total Marks- 1575 (1400 + 175)

MPPSC is about to release MPPSC State Services Examination 2019 Notification. Every year more than 3 lakh students appear for the exam to get an entry in states’ most prestigious government post. It is very important for the students to get the correct idea about the exam pattern before starting the preparation.

1. Minimum Educational qualification:

Candidate should be a graduate or holder of an equivalent degree from a university recognized under the Central Act or the State Act, a University or an Educational Institution or University Grants Commission, 1956 (Notification No. 03, 1956).

Note 1. Candidates who have such professional or technical qualifications, which are equivalent to the professional or technical degree recognized by the State Government, will also be eligible for admission in the examination.

Note 2. For the post of District / Area Convenor, Primitive Welfare Department, those candidates will be given preference, who have taken sociology as a subject at graduation level. Preference means that in the event of equal marks, that such candidate will be selected first in the final selection, who have taken sociology as a subject at the graduation level

2. Age Limit:

General category (Unreserved male):21- 40 years.

General category (reserved male):21- 45 years.

General Category (Unreserved / Reserved Women):21- 45 years.

Divyangjan/Differently abled: 21-45 years

3. Physical qualification:

Physical Measurements is not required for most of the posts. But for few physical and age requirement will be applicable according to Service Rules/ requisitions, in case of availability of posts e.g. Dy. Superintendent of Police, Superintendent of Jail, Commercial Tax Inspector etc.

MPPSC Exam Pattern / Plan of the examination

The exam will consist of three successive stages

• Preliminary Examination (Objective Type & Multiple-choice questions based on OMR).
• Mains Examination (Written/Conventional essay-type examination).
• Viva- Voce (Personality Test).

Candidates will be admitted in successive stages only if they qualify the preceding stage.

1) Preliminary Examination:

consists of two compulsory papers of MCQs (multiple choice questions) type i.e. General studies paper 1 and General studies paper 2/Aptitude paper or commonly known as CSAT paper. Both the papers are of 200 marks consisting 100 questions each and of 2 hours duration for each paper.

Each question paper is prepared according to the following plan:

 

Note :1 This examination is taken as a screening test only. Candidates, on the basis of the marks obtained in this examination, are declared qualified / qualified for the main examination. The final selection is  made only on the basis of marks obtained in the main examination and interview. Note 3. Both questions will be of objective type (multiple choice). There will be four possible answers for each question, which will be grouped in A, B, C and D, one of which will be the correct answer. Candidate is expected to mark only one answer from the A, B, C, or D, which they consider correct in the answer sheet

Note : 2 Each question paper will be in Hindi and English

Note : 4. Paper 2 is of qualifying nature. Therefore, the merit of the Candidates is determined based on marks obtained in Paper 1 of the Preliminary Examination.

Note: 5. There is no negative marking in both the papers

2) Mains Examination

There will be a total of 6 question papers in the State Service Main Examination and all the question papers are mandatory

1. The number of questions, type of questions and the format of the word limits for the answers in the examination papers are as follows: First, the second and third paper of general studies, consists of two sections A and B. Each segment will be of 150 number. A separate answer booklet for each segment will be provided. The total 03 essay questions, 10 short answers and 15 very short answers will take place in each section.

2. All in all, there are 3 Questions with sub-questions within them. The first question is of short answer type consisting of 15 compulsory questions and each question requires the answer of 1 to 2 lines only. Next, in question number two any 15 questions are to be answered with each question having a word limit of 150 words. The third question consists of study based questions. 3. The first, second, third and fourth and sixth question papers of general study will be provided in Hindi and English medium. The candidate can choose to write the answer in one language that is Hindi or English medium

3) Personality Test/Interview: 

The interview is the final stage of the exam and will be of 175 marks.

Finally, marks obtained in mains and interview stage are added for making the final merit list that is 1500 of mains exam and 175 of the interview stage are added.