(Notification) UPSC IES Notification 2010 | Appendix IV: Special Instructions for Conventional Type of Papers

UPSC IES Notification 2010 | Appendix IV: Special Instructions for Conventional Type of Papers

IES Notification 2010

Appendix I

Appendix II

Appendix III

Appendix IV

Appendix IV
(PART -  A)
Special instructions for Conventional type of papers

1.    Articles permitted inside Examination Hall
Battery-operated pocket calculators of "non-programmable" type only, mathematical/engineering/drawing instruments, including a flat rule divided on the edges into inches and tens of an inch and into centimeters and millimeters, a slide rule, set squares, a protractor and a pair of compasses, pencils, coloured pencils, mapping pens, eraser, T-square and drawing board for use wherever necessary. Candidates are not allowed to bring with them any "Tables or Charts" for use in the Examination Hall.

2.    Tables to be supplied by UPSC
If it is considered necessary for answering the questions set in any paper, the Commission may supply any of the following for reference purpose only:-

(i)    Mathematical/Physical, Chemical and Engineering Tables (including Logarithmic Tables);
(ii)    Steam Table (including Mollier Diagrams for Temperature up to 800 C and Pressure up to 500 Kgf/Cm);
(iii)    National Building Code of India 1970 or 1983 Group 2 Part VI;
(iv)    Any other special articles as may  be necessary for the candidates to answer the questions set in the question paper.

After conclusion of the examination, return the above items to the Invigilator.

3. Answers to be written in own hand
Write the answers in your own hand in ink.  Pencil may be used for maps, mathematical drawings or rough work.

4. Check Answer Book
The candidate must write his roll number (and not his name) only in the space provided for the purpose on every answer book used by him.  Before writing in the answer book, please see that it is complete.  In case there are any missing pages, it should be got replaced.

Do not tear out any pages from the Answer Book.  If you use more than one Answer Book, indicate on the cover of first Answer Book the total number of Answer Books used.  Do not leave any blank, unused spaces between answers.  If such spaces are left, score them out.

5. Answers in excess of prescribed number will be ignored
The candidate must attempt questions strictly in accordance with the directions given on each question paper.  If questions are attempted in excess of the prescribed number shall be valued and the remaining answers will be ignored.

6. Questions relating to graph/precis should be attempted only on graph/precis sheets to be supplied on demand by the Invigilators.  All loose sheets such as precis sheet, drawing papers, graph sheets etc. whether used or not, should be placed inside the answer books and fastened along with the additional answer book(s), if any.  Candidates who fail to observe this instruction will be penalized.  Do not write your roll number on these sheets.

7. Unfair means strictly prohibited
Do not copy from the papers of any other candidate nor allow your papers to be copied nor give nor attempt to give nor obtain nor attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description.  It will be responsibility to every candidate to ensure that his answers are not copied by another candidate.  Failure to do so will invite penalty, as may be awarded by the Commission for adoption of unfair means.

8. Conduct in Examination Hall
Do not misbehave in any manner or create disorderly scene in the examination hall or harass or bodily harm the staff deployed for the conduct of examination.  You will be severely penalized if you attempt to do so.

9.  Please read carefully and abide by the instructions printed on the Question Paper and on the Answer Book supplied in the Examination Hall.

10. The candidates are not allowed to leave the Examination Hall before the expiry of prescribed time period of the examination.

 

PART B
Special Instructions to Candidates for objective type tests

1. Articles permitted inside Examination Hall
Clip board or hard board (on which nothing is written), a good quality H.B. pencil for making responses on the Answer Sheet, eraser, pencil sharpener and a pen containing blue or black ink. Answer Sheet and sheet for rough work will be supplied by the Invigilator.

2. Articles not permitted inside Examination Hall
Do not bring into the Examination Hall any article other than those specified above, e.g., books, notes, loose sheets, electronic or any other type of calculators, mathematical and drawing instruments, Log Tables, stencils of maps, slide rules, Test Booklets and rough sheets pertaining to earlier session(s).

Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted.  Any infringement of these instructions should entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.

Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item including mobile phones, pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangements for safekeeping cannot be assured.

3. Penalty for Wrong Answers (In Objective Type Pappers)

THERE WILL BE PENALTY (Negative Marking) FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS.

(i)  There are four alternatives for the answers to every question.  For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

(ii)  If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for that question.

(iii)  If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

4. Unfair means strictly prohibited
No candidates shall copy from the papers of any other candidate nor permit his papers to be copied nor give nor attempt to give nor obtain nor attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description.

5. Conduct in Examination Hall
No candidates should misbehave in any manner or create disorderly scene in the Examination Hall or harass the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of the examination. Any such misconduct will be severely penalised.

6. Answer Sheet particulars
(i) Write in ink or ball point pen your Centre and subject followed by test booklet series (in bracket), subject code and roll number at the appropriate space provided on the answer sheet at the top. Also encode (in pencil) your booklet series (A, B, C or D, as the case may be), subject code and roll number in the circles provided for the purpose in the answer sheet. The guidelines for writing the above particulars and for encoding the above particulars are given in Annexure. In case the booklet series is not printed on the test booklet or answer sheet is un-numbered, please report immediately to the Invigilator and get the test booklet/answer sheet replaced.

(ii) All corrections and changes in writing the roll number must be initialed by the candidates as well as by the Invigilator and countersigned by the Supervisor.

(iii) Immediately after commencement of the examination please check that the test booklet supplied to you does not have any unprinted or torn or missing pages or items etc. If so, get it replaced by a complete test booklet of the same series and subject.

7. Do not write your name or anything other than the specific items of information asked for, on the answer sheet/test booklet/sheet for rough work.

8. Do not fold or mutilate or damage or put any extraneous marking in the Answer Sheet. Do not write anything on the reverse of the answer sheet.

9. Use HB pencil to mark answer
Since the answer sheets will be evaluated on computerized machine, candidates should exercise due care in handling and filling up the answer sheets.  They should use HB pencil only to darken the circles.  for writing in boxes, they should use blue or black pen. Since the entries made by the candidates by darkening the circles will be taken into account while evaluating the answer sheets on computerized machines, they should make these entries very carefully and accurately.

10. Method of marking answers
In the "Objective Type" of examination, you do not write the answers. For each question (hereinafter referred to as "Item") several suggested answers (hereinafter referred to as "Responses") are given. You have to choose one response to each item.

To question paper will be in the Form of Test Booklet. The booklet will contain item bearing numbers 1, 2, 3 ............ etc. Under each item, Responses marked (a), (b), (c), (d) will be given. Your task will be to choose the correct response. If you think there is more than one correct response, then choose what you consider the best response.

In any case, for each item you are to select only one response. If you select more than one response, your response will be considered wrong.

In the Answer Sheet, Serial Nos. from 1 to 160 are printed. Against each numbers, there are circles marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). After you have read each item in the Test Booklet and decided which one of the given responses is correct or the best, you have to mark your response by completely blackening with pencil to indicate your response. Ink should not be used for blackening the circle on the Answer Sheet.

For example, if the correct answer to item 1 is (b), then the circle containing the letter (b) is to be completely blackened with pencil as shown below :-

Example : (a) l (c) (d)

To change a wrong marking, erase it completely and re-mark the new choice.

11. Signature on Attendance List
Your are required to write the serial number of the Answer Sheet and Test Booklet and Series of Test Booklet issued to you on the Attendance List and to sign in appropriate column against your name. Any change or correction in these particulars should be authenticated by the candidate by putting his signatures.

12. Please read and abide by the instructions on the cover of Test Booklet. If any candidate indulges in disorderly or improper conduct, he will render himself liable for disciplinary action and/or imposition of a penalty as the Commission may deem fit.

13.  The candidates are not allowed to leave the Examination Hall before the expiry of prescribed time period of the examination.

IES 2010 Notification

Appendix I

Appendix II

Appendix III

Appendix IV

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