(Alert) Important Announcement Regarding Marking of OMR/ Answer Sheets

Union Public Service Commission
Civil Services Exam, 2012

Important Announcement

F. No.1/4/2011-E.I (B): The Commission has announced important instruction regarding marking of OMR/ Answer Sheets for the candidates, appearing in Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2012, to be held on 20/05/2012. For further details, the candidates are advised to go through the Employment News dated 05/05/2012 or visit Commission’s website www.upsc.gov.in.

F. No.1/4/2011-E.I (B): The following amendments are made regarding marking of OMR/Answer sheets, under “Special Instructions to Candidates for objective type tests” at Appendix-III in the Notice of the Civil Services Examination, 2012 published by the Commission in the Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar on 11.02.2012.

Reference	For	Read
Page 51, Point 1, 1st Sentence	…a good quality H.B. pencil for making responses on the Answer Sheet, eraser, pencil sharpener and a pen containing blue or black ink.	and a black ball point pen for making responses on the Answer Sheet.
Page 51, point 6(i), 1st Sentence	Write in ink or ball point pen	Write with black ball point pen
Page 51, point 6(i), 2nd Sentence	Also encode (in pencil)	Also encode (with black ball point pen)
Page 51, point 9, 2nd Sentence	They should use HB pencil only to darken the circles	They should use a black ball point pen only to darken the circles
Page 51, point 9, 3rd Sentence	……they should use blue or black pen	……they should use black ball point pen
Page 51, point 10, 4th para, 3rd Sentence	…..by completely blackening with pencil	...by completely blackening with a black ball point pen.
Page 51, point 10, 5th para, 2nd line	Blackened with pencil	Blackened with a black ball point pen
Page 51, point 10, below the example	To change a wrong marking, erase it completely and re-mark the new choice.	Delete this
Page 51, Annexure, 4th para example	Write in ink	Write in a black ball point pen
Page 51, Annexure, 5th para, 2nd & 3rd lines	Using ink or ball point pen	Using black ball point pen
Page 51, Annexure, 6th para, example	Write in ink	Write in a black ball point pen`
Page 51, Annexure, 7th para	You should write in ink or ball point pen	You should write in a black ball point pen
Page 51, Annexure, 10th para	Do the encoding with H.B. Pencil	Do the encoding with black ball point pen
Page 51, annexure Box with ‘important’ instruction, last sentence.	If you make any mistake, erase it completely and remark correctly.	Deleted.