Simplifying UPSC Civil Services 2026| यूपीएससी सिविल सेवा अभिक्षमता परीक्षा (प्रारंभिक) परीक्षा

Highlight of Civil Services Exam, 2011 Results|सिविल सेवा परीक्षा 2011 के परिणाम के मुख्य बिन्दु Following are the important highlights of the Civil Services Examination, 2011, for which final result has been declared today. The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2011 was conducted on 12th June, 2011. A record number of 4,72,290 candidates applied for this examination, out of which 2,43,003 candidates have actually appeared. 11984 candidates were declared qualified for the Main written examination held in October-November, 2011 out of which 2417 candidates were selected for the Personality Test conducted in March-April, 2012. Finally, 910 candidates (715 male & 195 female) have been recommended for appointment to the IAS, IFS, IPS and other Central Services against 1001 reported vacancies. Vacancies unfilled presently are on account of 91 reserved community candidates qualifying on general standards. Depending on the options exercised by them finally, these vaca...

मेटा विश्‍वविद्यालय मानव संसाधन विकास मंत्रालय ने दिल्‍ली में मेटा विश्‍वविद्यालय स्‍थापित करने की योजना बनाई है। इसमें जामिया मिलिया संस्‍थान, दिल्‍ली विश्‍वविद्यालय, जवाहरलरल नेहरू विश्‍वविद्यालय तथा भारतीय प्राद्यौगिकी संस्‍थान , नई दिल्‍ली भाग लेंगे।  मेटा विश्‍वविद्यालयों का मुख्‍य उद्देश्‍य नवीनतम प्रौद्योगिकी के इस्‍तेमाल से विभिन्‍न विश्‍वविद्यालयों द्वारा चलाए जा रहे पाठ्यक्रमों को साझा करना है जिससे छात्रों को लाभ पहुंचेगा। सरकार, उच्‍च शैक्षिक संस्‍थानों के शैक्षिक मामलों में दखल नहीं देती ।  मेटा विश्‍वविद्यालय द्वारा प्रस्‍तावित किए जाने पाठ्यक्रमों और क्षेत्रों की पहचान करने तथा आपस में सहयोग करने का निर्णय संस्‍थानों पर छोड़ दिया गया है।  मेटा विश्‍वविद्यालय में जलवायु परिवर्तन, जन स्‍वास्‍थ्‍य और शिक्षा के क्षेत्रों में शिक्षा दी जाएगी। शारीरिक रूप से उपस्थित हुए बगैर दूर रहकर शिक्षा ग्रहण करने, नवीन प्रक्रियाओं का लाभ उठाने तथा इसमें उपलबध लचीलेपन से मेटा विश्वविद्यालय दूसरी पीढ़ी के विश्‍वविद्यालयों को दर्शाता है।  अत: इन संस्‍थानों ...

Fibre Optic Network based National Knowledge Network Under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) it is envisaged to provide connectivity to over 25000+ colleges and 2000 polytechnics in the country and to 419 universities/deemed universities and institutions of national importance.  Connectivity to the universities are provided on optical fibre and to the colleges are provided on copper cable.  Up to another 400 universities fall under the ambit of National Knowledge Network (NKN) for connectivity.  As on 29.2.2012, 391 universities and more than 15396 colleges in the country have been connected under NMEICT.  An amount of Rs. 1500 crore has been approved by the Government during the 11th Five Year Plan for the connectivity.  An amount of Rs. 872,95,19,701/- has already been spent so far for providing connectivity to University/Colleges.  By obtaining synergy between NMEICT and NKN, a lot of cost ...

Following are the highlights of Economic Survey 2011-12 : Rate of growth estimated to be 6.9%.  Outlook for growth and stability is promising with real GDP growth expected to pick up to 7.6% in 2012-13 and 8.6% in 2013-14. Agriculture and Services sectors continue to perform well. 2.5 % growth in Agro sector forecast. Services sector grows by 9.4 % ,  its share in GDP goes up to 59%. Industrial growth pegged at 4-5 percent, expected to improve as economic recovery resumes. Inflation on WPI was high but showed clear slow down by the year-end; this is likely to spur investment activities leading to positive impact on growth.   WPI food inflation dropped from 20.2% in February 2010 to 1.6% in January 2012; calibrated steps initiated to rein-in inflation on top priority. India remains among the fastest growing economies of the world. Country’s sovereign credit rating rose by a substantial 2.98 percent in 2007-12. Fiscal consolidation on track - savings ...

Chirp for the Sparrow; Tweet for the Sparrow World Sparrow Day 2012 March 20 is being observed as the World House Sparrow Day. The theme (विषय ) for the World Sparrow Day 2012 is ‘Chirp for the Sparrow; Tweet for the Sparrow’. Mohammed Dilavar is called the ‘sparrow man of India’ , as he has been successful in drawing the attention of the world about the declining number of house sparrows.  A study conducted by the Andhra University, Visakhapatnam highlighted that population of house sparrows fell by over 60 percent even in rural areas of coastal Andhra Pradesh.  A survey conducted by the British Trust for Ornithology showed that house sparrow population in Britain has declined by about 58 percent since 1970. Scientists and experts say that severe changes in the urban ecosystem in recent times have had tremendous impact on the population of house sparrows whose numbers are declining constantly. Mobile tower radiation and excessive use of chemica...

UPSC Civil Services Selection Process (Exam): Civil Services competitive examination comprises of two successive stages : (i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examinations (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for Main Examination; and (ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates for the various services and posts. Also, CheckOut the Article on Civil Services Exam 2. The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 400 marks (Please, refer to Civil Services(Pre) Examination Syllabus for the detailed syllabus, and also check out article on Cracking the UPSC CSAT Examination ). This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of...

Syllabus of the Civil Services Main Examination  The main Examination is intended to assess the overall intellectual traits and depth of understanding of candidates rather than merely the range of their information and memory. The scope of the syllabus for the optional subject papers for the examination is broadly of the honours degree level i.e. a level higher than the bachelors degree and lower than the masters degree. In the case of Engineering and law, the level corresponds to the bachelor's degree. COMPULSORY SUBJECTS ENGLISH AND INDIAN LANGUAGUES The aim of the paper is to test the candidate's ability to read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express his ideas clearly and correctly in English/Indian language concerned. The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows :- (i) Comprehension of given passages. (ii) Precis Writing (iii) Usage and Vocabulary (iv) Short Essay INDIAN LANGUAGES (i) Comprehension of given passages. (ii) Precis Writing (iii) Usage...