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(Cut-Off) Civil Services Examination 2013


Civil Services Examination 2013 Cut-Offs


PSC has released the cut-off for the various stages of the Civil Services Examination 2013.

Candidates may analyze their performance in respective stages of the exam, and prepare for the exams afresh.

UPSCPORTAL stand for the candidates to support and guide them in the quest for the civil services examination.

All the Best Candidates.

Below is the cut-off lists released by the UPSC for different stages of exam, for different categories respectively.

The minimum qualifying marks for various communities have been as under:-

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Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 17 June 2014

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 17 June 2014

20 Indian institutions in QS rankings for BRICS

  • Twenty Indian educational institutions have made it to the latest QS University Rankings for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries. Of these, five are the Indian Institutes of Technology at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kanpur and Kharagpur.

  • A copy of the ‘QS University Rankings: BRICS 2014’ was presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani. The survey also flagged the fact that IIT Kharagpur has a higher proportion of PhDs among its staff than any university in BRICS.

  • Other educational institutions from India in the list include the University of Mumbai, University of Madras, Banaras Hindu University, Manipal University, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, University of Pune, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Calcutta University, Delhi University, Allahabad, Amity University, Anna University and Panjab University.

(Success Story) V.P. Jeyaseelan (AIR Rank - 45) for Civil Services Examination 2013

(Success Story) V.P. Jeyaseelan (AIR Rank - 45) for Civil Services Examination 2013

Of the 1122 candidates on the list of people who cleared the Civil Services Examination 2013, more than 100 are from Tamil Nadu.

V.P. Jeyaseelan, who is an official of Indian Revenue Service, secured the 45th rank in all India level and scored the highest among candidates from Tamil Nadu, making it to the prestigious Indian Administrative Service. He was the topper from Tamil Nadu.

Civil Services get 16 Candidates from Gujarat

Civil Services get 16 Candidates from Gujarat

As many as 16 candidates from Gujarat have cleared the UPSC civil services examination 2013. They include five doctors, six engineers and one teacher. Last year, 11 candidates from Gujarat had cleared this examination. In 2009, 15 candidates from the state had made it to civil services and since then Gujarat has been doing well in the exam.

(Success Story) Civil Services Examination 2013

(Success Story) Civil Services Examination 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bihar students have come out with flying colours in the civil services exams 2013, the results of which were declared today.

Divyanshu Jha from Darbhanga, who studied in Patna and IIT-Kanpur, has secured 9th rank. This was his third attempt. Jha secured 648th rank in his second attempt last year.

“The civil services examination is very dicey and no one can be confident of one’s success till the final results are out. I prepared for the examination for two years and saw it as a learning experience instead of being concerned about the outcome,” Divyanshu, who did his schooling from Don Bosco Academy, Patna, told The Telegraph by phone from New Delhi.

Son of Bimlendu Shekhar Jha, an AGM working with Power Grid Corporation, and Seema Jha, he said, “Apart from hard work and persistence, values in life also matter a lot.”

For the first time in four years, a male candidate has topped the civil services exams conducted by UPSC.

Jaipur boy Gaurav Agrawal has secured the pole position with economics as his optional subject. This was the second attempt for Agrawal, who holds a BTech degree in computer science from IIT-Kanpur and a post-graduate diploma in management from IIM-Lucknow.

Delhi-based Munish Sharma and Rachit Raj have got second and third positions respectively.

Women had bagged the top slots in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 examinations. This year, three women are among the top 10 — Bharti Dixit, an MBBS pass-out from Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, has bagged the fifth place in her very first attempt. At number 6 is Sakshi Sawhney and Megha Roopam is at 10th spot, just behind Darbhanga’s Divyanshu.

It could not be immediately ascertained how many candidates from Bihar have made the cut this year since many choose to write the exams from centres outside the state.

Bhagalpur’s Neelotpal has secured 98th rank. He did his schooling and engineering from Bhagalpur and resigned from his job with Hindustan Petroleum to prepare for the examination.

Having secured a group ‘A’ job in his first attempt in 2012, Neelotpal was determined to get into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and has done so in his second attempt.

Neelotpal decided to give it all for the civil services because his late father Omkarnath Mishra, who worked with All India Radio, had wished so.

Also into the IAS from the state is Prerna Shahi, who has been ranked 109. It was her goal to become a bureaucrat in spite of serving as a trainee Indian Economic Service recruit in Mumbai. Prerna, who studied in Mount Carmel High School, Patna, and also at Notre Dame Academy in the city, is the daughter of Gajanand Shahi alias Munna Shahi, the JDU MLA from Barbigha.

Munna Shahi was elated over his daughter’s success. “She is presently training in the Indian Economic Service, but her dream was to become an IAS officer,” said the proud father.

Prerna, after clearing her class XII examination from Notre Dame in 2007, went to Hindu College in Delhi for her graduation. She thereafter joined the Delhi School of Economics and completed her postgraduation with 75.7 per cent marks in 2010.

Patna lad Saagar Srivastava, the son of IAS officer Manoj Srivastava, is placed 282 on the list. Saagar passed out from the London School of Economics (LSE), with a first class in economics. He is at present working with Royal Bank of Scotland in Dubai.

If Prerna and Saagar dreamt of becoming civil servants, Preeti Sinha’s achievement can become a source of inspiration for millions of married working women. Preeti has cleared the exam, securing 828th rank, juggling family pressures with professional commitments.

Hailing from Nalanda, Preeti is now settled in New Delhi, along with her husband Rajiv Nayan, a heart specialist.

Talking to The Telegraph, Preeti said: “I got married when I was in my first year engineering at Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology (New Delhi), but becoming a technocrat was my aim and I started preparations for the civil services examination.”

After becoming an engineer, Preeti worked with TCS as a software engineer. But she always desired to become a bureaucrat and cleared the Bihar Public Service Commission exams last year. She is now on training for the Bihar Finance Service in Phulwari Sharif.

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Courtesy: The Telegraph

(Success Story) Komal Mittal (AIR Rank - 125) for Civil Services Examination 2013

(Success Story) Komal Mittal (AIR Rank - 125) for Civil Services Examination 2013

Four girls of Sonepat district have cleared the prestigious civil services examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), results of which were declared recently.

Komal Mittal, a resident of Gurmandi locality of Sonepat, has secured 19th rank in her second attempt. In her first at tempt last year, the MBA from Sonepat University had fetched 125th rank.

(Success Story) Varun Baranwal (AIR Rank - 32) for Civil Services Examination 2013

(Success Story) Varun Baranwal (AIR Rank - 32) for Civil Services Examination 2013

The results of the UPSC civil services exam of 2013 were announced on Thursday June 12, 2014. According to the results, 23-year-old Varun Baranwal, son of a cycle shop owner from Boisar in Thane (Maharashtra), secured third rank in the state and got an all-India rank of 32 in the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) examination in December, reports PTI.

(Interview Schedule) UPSC SCRA Exam 2014

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Union Public Service Commission

SPECIAL CLASS RAILWAY APPRENTICES’ EXAMINATION, 2014 - PERSONALITY TEST/INTERVIEW PROGRAMME FOR FIRST FOUR DAYS

Date FORENOON SESSION AFTERNOON SESSION
07.07.2014 1954, 2224, 3309, 4217, 4258, 4962, 7996, 27623, 28920, 28947, 29213, 30769, 31151, 35460. 10070, 10473, 10639, 18053, 20126, 21806, 24437, 26928, 35643, 36340, 40244, 41600, 42468, 44009, 45277, 46627.
08.07.2014 46713, 49316, 53346, 54692, 56830, 60150, 61388, 63743, 85165, 102705, 109531, 112953, 129851, 129951, 135055, 155927. 66948, 69884, 71607, 81332, 82949, 83268, 84124, 164925, 166399, 166594, 177945,
179727, 185326, 189121.
09.07.2014 16614, 41516, 65006, 72210, 78322, 81041, 107605, 118049, 195748, 195938, 200384, 210554, 214087, 232382, 234634, 237967. 120959, 121871, 133306, 157347, 169240, 189127, 191715, 17044, 23657, 240179,
242037, 244616, 247010, 258938.
10.07.2014 9253, 31342, 36726, 37076, 47832, 55452, 66121, 67074, 105410, 105888, 131928, 137248, 140458, 160104, 172640, 185454 72970, 73175, 82554, 90190, 97323, 102667, 104177, 192639, 200193, 203964, 207535,
244027, 246646, 255311

(Success Story) Shweta chauhan, IAS Topper 2013 (AIR-573)


(Success Story) Shweta chauhan, IAS Topper 2013 (AIR-573)


Name: Shweta chauhan

Date of Interview: 22nd April, 2014

Attempt: 1st

Exam Name: IAS

Q. When did you start your preparation for the examination? What was your strategy for this examination?

  • I started preparing in 2012 in the final year of my graduation. My strategy for the exam have been to have the in depth knowledge about the basics from NCERT books and apply that knowledge in current news.

Q. What is the best way to prepare current affairs?

  • I read The Hindu religiously with special focus on editorials for the current affairs. For current govt policies and programmes yojana, Kurushetra, PIB, and sites of important ministries were used.

Q. What about time management? And what was your strategy for mains and interview?

  • I made time table for completing the syllabus and adhered to that time table. For mains writing practice is the most important requirement. For interview I focused on my bio data and gave few mocks.

Q. Did you join any coaching institute? What is your opinion about coaching institute?

  • I joined coaching for geography optional. Coaching institutes are not necessary if you have someone to guide which have become easier now because of the sites like UPSCPORTAL. But there is no harm in joining if i gives you satisfaction.

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 16 June 2014

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 16 June 2014

Strong and prosperous India in neighbour’s interest: Modi

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his “extremely successful” visit to Bhutan with a message to neighbouring countries that a strong and prosperous India was in their interest.The upshot of the two-day visit, the first abroad by Mr. Modi since assuming office, was a decision by the two countries to scale up their ties that cover security interests and cooperation in a wide variety of fields.

  • Bhutan promised not to allow its territory to be used against India, an assurance that comes against the backdrop of militants from the northeast taking shelter there.The two countries agreed to continue with their close coordination and cooperation on issues relating to their national interests, said a joint statement issued at the end of the visit.

  • Earlier, addressing the joint session of the Bhutanese National Assembly, Mr. Modi said a strong Bhutan would benefit India like a strong and prosperous India would be beneficial for the countries of the region, especially the SAARC members.“India’s prosperity is important, as then it can help small countries and perform its duty of a good neighbour. But if India is weak and struggling with its own problems, then how can it help others?”

  • There was a series of other tweets from Mr. Modi after he returned home. “Addressed Bhutan’s Parliament.When Bhutan moves ahead, India too feels like taking steps ahead to support Bhutan.”“India plans to create an e-library network in Bhutan & we would double scholarships being given to students of Bhutan,” he wrote.

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 15 June 2014

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 15 June 2014

‘B2B’ ties with Bhutan

  • Making Bhutan his first foreign destination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to nurture bilateral relations which he described as “B2B — Bharat to Bhutan” as he held talks with the Bhutanese King and the Premier, discussing an entire gamut of ties.

  • Embarking on a two-day trip here to display “special and unique” status for Bhutan in India’s foreign policy, Prime Minister Modi also inaugurated the Supreme Court complex built by India as part of the developmental cooperation.

  • Mr. Modi announced doubling of scholarships being provided to Bhutanese students in India which will now be worth Rs. two crore.

  • Prime Minister Modi also promised to assist Bhutan in setting up a digital library which will provide access to Bhutanese youth to two million books and periodicals.

  • The fact that the Prime Minister chose Bhutan as his first foreign destination assumes significance since China has lately intensified efforts to woo it and establish full- fledged diplomatic ties with Thimphu.

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 14 June 2014

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 14 June 2014

Secure sea lanes and India’s growth story

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed his government’s sharp focus on modernising the country’s defence infrastructure and tying maritime security to India’s growth story.
  • Advocating infusion of new technology and indigenisation to produce weapons and platforms, Mr. Modi signalled that Indian-produced military hardware could find a niche in countries belonging to the global South.
  • By choosing the giant aircraft carrier as his first outing to a defence establishment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to convey that India’s long-held aspiration of establishing a footprint in the Indian Ocean — which was drawing several competing powers — had not been extinguished.

(Time Table & e-Admit Card) UPSC Computer Based Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE) 2014

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UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Computer Based Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE) 2014

The Union Public Service Commission is conducting a combined Medical Services Examination, 2014 on the 22nd June, 2014 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Dept. of Health) in the Gazette of India and also in Employment News on the 22nd March, 2014.

Computer Based CMSE, 2014

In accordance with the Examination Rules, the written examination for Combined Medical Services Examination for two objective type papers hitherto was being conducted through the OMR sheets. The Commission has now decided that the written part of the ensuing combined Medical Services Examination, 2014 to be held on the 22nd June, 2014 will now be conducted in Computer Based mode. There will be no changes in the syllabus and the scheme of this examination. The candidates appearing in the above examination are advised to take note of the above change in the mode of written part of the above examination. A demo module for computer based mode of this examination is also available on UPSC website (www.upsc.gov.in).

Reporting Time

The candidates admitted to the Computer Based CMSE, 2014 are to required report at their respective centre venue at 08.00 AM for forenoon session and at 01.00 PM for afternoon session on the day of the examination. The main entrance for the candidates will be closed at 09.00 AM for forenoon session and at 02.00 PM for afternoon session. For their own convenience, the candidates are advised to visit their respective centre venue one day before the day of examination and familiarize themselves with the itinerary.

e-Admit Cards

The e-Admit Cards of the candidates for the above examinations are available on the Commission’s website (http://www.upsc.gov.in). The candidates are advised to download their e-Admit Cards and take a printout
thereof. The admitted candidates will have to produce the printout of their e-Admit Cards at the allotted venue for appearing in the examination. In case the photograph is not visible or available on the e-Admit Cards,
candidates are advised to carry identical photographs (one photograph for each session) along with proof of Identity such as Identity Card or Voter Identity Card or Passport or Driving License and the printout of e-Admit
Card at the venue of the examination. No paper Admit Card will be issued for the examinations by the Commission.

Relaxed Age Limit & Number of exam attempts have come as a huge relief for IAS aspirants


Relax Age Limit & Number of exam attempts have come as a huge relief for IAS aspirants


Gaurav Jain came to Delhi four years ago to fulfil his dream of becoming a civil servant. With the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recently announcing an increase in the number of attempts from four to six as well as a relaxation in age, Jain, who belongs to Alwar district of Rajasthan, is a relieved man.

For, Jain, 30, is making his fourth attempt to clear the civil services exam. In the last three attempts, he made it to the interview stage but couldn’t to the final list. Now, Jain is hopeful of getting through, if not this time, then in another two attempts.

Huge relief

The UPSC’s announcement has come as a huge relief for candidates, most of whom are from smaller towns that have little or no access to study material or coaching facilities. Some of these aspirants have been undergoing coaching in Delhi for some years now.

Over 100 students from Maharashtra clear UPSC exam

Over 100 students from Maharashtra clear UPSC exam

At least five candidates from the state have made it to the top 100 merit list of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination, results of which were declared on Thursday. The state has also seen an improvement in the number of students who have cleared the exam, with over 100 of them making it to the merit list as against 88 last year.

(Personality Test Schedule) UPSC Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Exam - 2013

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UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES (ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS) EXAM. 2013

The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting Interviews/Personality Tests for Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2013 from 16.06.2014 to 04.07.2014 in the Commission’s Office at New Delhi. Summon letters for PT/Interview to all the eligible candidates are  being issued. If any candidate does not receive summon letter for PT/Interview,  he/she may contact on Tel. No. 011-23386281 or can send message on Fax No. 011-23387310. He/ she may contact UPSC Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of its campus in person or over Telephone Nos. 011-23385271/ 011-23381125/ 011-23098543 on all working days between 1000 hrs to 1700 hrs. The schedule of Interviews/ Personality Tests is also available on Union Public Service Commission Website at http://www.upsc.gov.in

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 13 June 2014

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 13 June 2014

African elephants killed for ivory

  • International conservation measures were not able to significantly reduce poaching of African elephants last year, when more than 20,000 animals were killed to harvest their ivory, according to the international endangered species watchdog Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
  • Last year’s figures were similar to 2012, the secretariat of the CITES said in a report in Geneva.
  • “Africa’s elephants continue to face an immediate threat to their survival from high levels of poaching for their ivory,” CITES secretary general John Scanlon said, noting that illegal killings exceed natural growth rates.
  • For the first time last year, more ivory was seized in Africa than in Asian destination countries.
  • A majority of the seizures were made in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
  • These three major source countries of ivory had been told by CITES last year to take stronger action to protect elephants.
  • Meanwhile, the main consumer and transit countries — China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines — were urged to step up the fight against the ivory trade.

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 12 June 2014

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 12 June 2014

Mars Orbiter’s precise path

  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) received another shot in the arm in its ambitious Mars Orbiter Mission when its ground controllers successfully corrected the spacecraft’s trajectory recently.

  • This complex trajectory correction manoeuvre (TCM), as it is called, puts the spacecraft on the right celestial path to reach Mars on the scheduled day of September 24. The ground controllers at the ISRO Tracking, Telemetry and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bangalore, corrected the trajectory by radioing commands to the four thrusters of the Orbiter to fire. The thrusters did so, imparting an incremental velocity of 1.57 metres a second to the spacecraft for its rendezvous with Mars.

  • ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan said the TCM was “precisely done” and “we operated four out of 22 Newton thrusters for 16 seconds” which gave the spacecraft an incremental velocity of 1.574 metres a second.

Vishal Sikka

  • IT major Infosys named Vishal Sikka, former executive board member SAP AG, as its first non-founder Chief Executive Officer.

  • The Vadodara-born, doctorate in computer science from Stanford, will take over from incumbent S.D. Shibulal on August 1.

  • Mr. Murthy’s office, which was set up last June when he returned from his retirement to “build a desirable Infosys, will be dissolved. Putting an end to speculation over a larger role for his son Rohan Murthy, Infosys announced that his appointment was co-terminus and he will exit the company on June 14.

Important Highlights of Results of Civil Service Examination, 2013


Important Highlights of Results of Civil Service Examination, 2013


  • The final results of Civil Services Examination, 2013 has been declared today, the 12th June, 2014. The following are the important highlights of the results:

  • The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2013 was conducted on 26th May, 2013. A total number of 7,76,565 candidates applied for this examination, out of which 3,23,949 candidates actually appeared and 14959 candidates were declared qualified for appearance in the Written (Main) Examination.

  • Written exam was held in December, 2013 and based on their performance,

  • 3003 candidates were shortlisted for the Personality Test which was conducted in April-June, 2014.

  • Finally, 1122 candidates ( 861 males and 261 females ) including 30 are Physically Handicapped candidates ( 15 orthopedically challenged; 07 visually impaired and 08 hearing impaired ) have been recommended for appointment to the IAS, IFS, IPS and other Central Services against 1228 reported vacancies.

  • Sri Gaurav Agrawal (Roll No.249085), a male candidate, has topped the Civil Services Examination, 2013 with Economics as his optional subject. He has graduated with B.Tech. (Computer Science) degree from IIT, Kanpur and PGDM from IIM, Lucknow. This was his second attempt.

  • The second ranker is Sri Munish Sharma (Roll No.016290). He has graduated with degree in B.Sc. (Biochemistry) from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University. This was his second attempt.

  • Dr. Bharti Dixit (Roll No.026831), is the topper among female candidates. She has secured overall fifth rank. She has done MBBS from LHMC, New Delhi. This was her first attempt.

  • The Top 25 candidates consist of 15 males and 10 females.

  • Educational qualification-wise the top 25 candidates comprise of 9 candidates belonging to Engineering; 3 candidates belonging to Medical Science; 4 candidates belonging to Sciences; and 9 candidates belonging to Commerce, Humanities & other Social Sciences background.

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