Combined Section Officers’ (S.O)/ Stenographers’ (Grade-“B”/ Grade-1) Limited Departmental Competitive Exam on 15 Dec 2012

A Combined Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for additions in select lists for the Section Officers’ (S.O) Grade and Stenographers’ Grade I/Grade ‘B’ of the Services mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) commencing on 15th December, 2012 in Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Nagpur in accordance with the rules published by the Department of Personnel and Training in the Gazette of India dated 15th September, 2012.


Candidates applying for stenographers (Grade I/Grade ‘B’) categories have to take the written exam & shorthand test at the Delhi centre only.


The services to which recruitment is to be made on the results of this Combined Limited Departmental Competitive Examination are:

A candidate who is eligible for more than one year of examination or for two Categories of Service ( c.f. Rule 3) and wishes to compete for both, need fill in only one application.


N.B. - Candidates must indicate clearly in their applications the Category/Categories for which they are competing. Candidates competing for two Categories should specify in their application the two categories in the order of preference. No request for addition/alteration in the preferences already indicated by a candidate in his application will be entertained by the Commission.

How to Apply for the UPSC Combined Section Officers/Stenographers Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2009, 2010 and 2011:

All the candidates applying for the Combined Section Officers/Stenographers Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2009, 2010 and 2011 are required to fill the Application Form Online.

Read the following instructions before filling up the online application.

1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:

The Candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions for admission to examination. Their admission to the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of e-admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.


2 HOW TO APPLY:

a. Candidates must click here to apply online. The Online Application Form can be filled from 15th September, 2012 to 15th October, 2012 till 11.59 PM after which the link will be disabled.
b. Candidates should ensure that all columns of the Online Detailed Application Form are filled in correctly. No correspondence will be entertained by the Commission from candidates to change any of the entries made in the Online Application Form.


Important Dates for the Combined Section Officers/Stenographers Limited Departmental Competitive Examination

The candidates will have to fill in their application form online on UPSC website. Detailed instructions to fill up the online application will be available on UPSC website. A printed copy of the submitted online application is required to be routed through their Head of Department/Head of Office to the Commission.

Click here to apply online for the Combined Section Officers/Stenographers Limited Departmental Competitive Examination

The online applications can be filled by the applicants from 15th September - 15th October, 2012 (till 11.59 p.m.), after which the link will be disabled.

The last date for receipt of printed copy of the application in the Commission through proper channel is 29th October 2012.

The completed printed copy of the application form duly verified/certified by concerned Head of Department/Office must reach the following address on or before the prescribed date:

The Under Secretary (E-VI),
Union Public Service Commission,
Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road,
New Delhi-110069

Admit Card

e-Admission Certificates (e-admit card) of the admitted candidates to this examination will be uploaded on the UPSC website (www.upsc.gov.in) three weeks before the date of commencement of this examination and can be downloaded by the eligible candidates. No paper admission certificate will be issued by the Commission. Candidates shall not be admitted to the examination unless he/she holds a downloaded e-admission certificate. Candidates are required to fill in their valid and active e-mail id in their online application form as Commission may use electronic modes for contacting them.

NOTE : Only those candidates whose printed copy of online application is forwarded by their Head of Department/Office will be considered for admission to this Examination. They should further note that the Commission will in no case be responsible for non-receipt of their application or any delay in receipt thereof on any account whatsoever. No application, received after the prescribed last date for receipt of printed copy of the application in the Commission through proper channel, will be entertained under any circumstances and all the late applications will be summarily rejected. They should, therefore, ensure that after verifying the relevant entries and completing the endorsement at the end of the application form, their applications are forwarded by their Department or Head of Office, so as to reach the Commission’s Office on or before the prescribed last date.

Click here to apply online for the Combined Section Officers/Stenographers Limited Departmental Competitive Examination