civil services of india

Civil Services Exam 2011- Analysis of Results Following are the important highlights of the Civil Services Examination , 2011, for which final result has been declared recently. The Civil Services ( Preliminary ) Examination, 2011 was conducted on 12 th 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, the...

Revu Muthyala Raju, son of a farmer, who has topped the civil services examination, is the living example of hard work, grit and determination. Hailing from a remote island village in Andhra Pradesh’s coastal district of Krishna, the 27-year-old made the state proud by emerging all India topper.Death of his sister and six friends in his remote Chinnagollapalem village lacking transportation facility motivated him to take up the civil services examination. “My sister and others could not get medical attention in time as my village has no transportation facility and is cut off by Godavari and Krishna rivers. The only way of reaching the village is by small boats,” said Raju “There are hundreds of villagers which lack transportation and other basic amenities and I want to serve them,” said Raju. The desire to top forced Raju to appear for the examination for the third time. He had secured 223rd rank in the second attempt last year and joined as IPS probationer from Rajas...

                                                                                                                                                             Muhammed Ali Shahib (rank 226), All India Civil Services Exa...

Civil Services Examination.... wat it is...? The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to the various Civil Services of the Government of India , including Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Forest Service , Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Revenue Service (IRS) among others. [1] The examination is conducted in two phases - the Preliminary examination, consisting of two objective-type papers (General Studies and Aptitude Test), and the Main examination, consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay) type followed by the Personality Test (Interview). [1] The entire process from the notification of the Preliminary examination to declaration of the final results takes roughly one year. [1] Contents 1 Process 2 Eligibility 2.1 Nationality 2.2 ...

Recommended Books for UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I - General Studies 1.    History (Indian History and Indian National Movement) Essential:       NCERT books IX, X, XI, XII       Modern India by Bipin Chandra Additional:       History of Modern India by A.C Banerjee 2.    Geography (Indian and World Geography) Essential:       NCERT books IX, X, XI, XII       General Principals of World Geography by Charles Farro       School Atlas Additional:       Certificate Course in Geography by Goh Cheng Leong 3.    Economics (Indian Economics and Economic Theory) Essential:       An Evolution of Indian Economy by I.C. Dhingra       Economic Survey of India by Govt. of India       ...