CALENDAR for EXAMINATIONS – 2010
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Sl No |
NAME OF EXAMINATION | DATE OF NOTIFICATION | LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS | DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF EXAM | DURATION OF EXAM. |
| 1 | COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES EXAM, 2010 | 05.09.2009 | 05.10.2009 (MONDAY) | 17.01.2010 (SUNDAY) |
1 DAY |
| 2 | C.D.S. EXAM.(I), 2010 | 26.09.2009 | 26.10.2009 (MONDAY) | 14.02.2010 (SUNDAY) |
1 DAY |
| 3 | N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(I), 2010 | 17.10.2009 | 16.11.2009 (MONDAY) | 18.04.2010 (SUNDAY) |
1 DAY |
| 4 | CIVIL SERVICES (PREL.) EXAM., 2010 | 02.01.2010 | 01.02.2010 (MONDAY) | 23.05.2010 (SUNDAY) |
1 DAY |
| 5 | ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2010 | 30.01.2010 | 02.03.2010 (TUESDAY) | 26.06.2010 (SATURDAY) | 3 DAYS |
| 6 | INDIAN FOREST SERVICE EXAM, 2010 | 20.02.2010 | 22.03.2010 (MONDAY) | 10.07.2010 (SATURDAY) | 10 DAYS |
| 7 | N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(II), 2010 | 20.03.2010 | 19.04.2010 (MONDAY) | 22.08.2010 (SUNDAY) |
1 DAY |
| 8 | C.D.S. EXAM.(II), 2010 | 17.04.2010 | 17.05.2010 (MONDAY) | 19.09.2010 (SUNDAY) |
1 DAY |
| 9 | CENTRAL POLICE FORCES (AC) EXAM., 2010 | 15.05.2010 | 14.06.2010 (MONDAY) | 24.10.2010 (SUNDAY) |
1 DAY |
| 10 | CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAM., 2010 | 29.10.2010 (FRIDAY) |
21 DAYS | ||
| 11 | I.E.S./I.S.S. EXAM., 2010 | 05.06.2010 | 05.07.2010 (MONDAY) | 04.12.2010 (SATURDAY) | 3 DAYS |
| 12 | GEOLOGISTS’ EXAM., 2010 | 12.06.2010 | 12.07.2010 (MONDAY) | 04.12.2010 (SATURDAY) | 3 DAYS |
| 13 | S.O./STENO (GD-B/GD-I) LTD. DEPTTL. COMPETITIVE EXAM. | 26.06.2010 | 23.08.2010 (MONDAY) | 26.12.2010 (SUNDAY) |
4 DAYS |
| NOTE:- THE DATES OF NOTIFICATION AND COMMENCEMENT OF EXAMINATIONS ARE LIABLE | |||||
| TO ALTERATION, IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SO WARRANT. | |||||
PROGRAMME OF EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD IN THE YEAR 2010
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Name of Examination | Date of Notification/ Last date for receipt of applications | Date of commence ment of Examination and its duration | Minimum academic qualifications prescribed | Age limits | Remarks |
| 1 | Combined Medical Services Examination, 2010 | 05.09.2009 05.10.2009 | 17.01.2010 (One day) | M.B.B.S. Degree | Below 32 years as on 01.01.2010 | Candidates appearing at the final M.B.B.S. Examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. Selected candidates will be appointed only after they have completed compulsory rotating internship. |
| 2 | Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2010 | 26.09.2009 26.10.2009 | 14.02.2010 (One day) | (i) For IMA and OTA :- Degree of a recognised University or equivalent. | For IMA 19 – 24 years as on 01.01.2011 | Candidates appearing at the degree or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. |
| (ii) For Naval Academy :- B.Sc. (with Physics & Mathematics) or Bachelor of Engineering. | For NA 19 – 22 years as on 01.01.2011 | |||||
| (iii) For Air Force Academy :-Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering. | For AFA 19 – 23 years as on 01.01.2011 | |||||
| For OTA 19 – 25 years as on 01.01.2011 | ||||||
| 3 | National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (I), 2010 | 17.10.2009 16.11.2009 | 18.04.2010 (One day) | (i) For Army Wing of National Defence Academy : - 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University. | 16½ – 19 years as on 01.01.2011 | Candidates appearing at the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. |
| (ii) For Air Force and Naval Wings of NDA and for 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at Naval Academy : 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University | ||||||
| 4 | Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2010 | 02.01.2010 01.02.2010 | 23.05.2010 (One day) | A degree from a recognised University or equivalent. | 21 – 30 years as on 01.08.2010 | Candidates appearing at the degree examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. |
| 5 | Engineering Services Examination, 2010 | 30.01.2010 02.03.2010 | 26.06.2010 (Three days) | A degree in Engineering from a recognised University or eqivalent. M.Sc Degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communications, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as special subject acceptable for certain Services/posts only. | 21 – 30 years as on 01.08.2010 | Candidates appearing at Engineering degree or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. |
| 6 | Indian Forest Service Examination, 2010 | 20.02.2010 22.03.2010 | 10.07.2010 (Ten days) | A Bachelor’s degree with at least one of the subjects namely, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a degree in Agriculture or Forestry or Engineering of a recognised University or equivalent. | 21 – 30 years as on 01.07.2010 | Candidates appearing at the degree examination (with prescribed subjects) also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. |
| 7 | National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (II), 2010 | 20.03.2010 19.04.2010 | 22.08.2010 (One day) | (i) For Army Wing of National Defence Academy : - 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University. | 16½ – 19 years as on 01.07.2011 | Candidates appearing at the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. |
| (ii) For Air Force and Naval Wings of NDA and for 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at Naval Academy : 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University | ||||||
| 8 | Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2010 | 17.04.2010 17.05.2010 | 19.09.2010 (One day) | (i) For IMA and OTA :- Degree of a recognised University or equivalent. | For IMA 19 – 24 years as on 01.07.2011 | Candidates appearing at the degree or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. |
| (ii) For Naval Academy :- B.Sc. (with Physics & Mathematics) or Bachelor of Engineering. | For NA 19 – 22 years as on 01.07.2011 | |||||
| (iii) For Air Force Academy :-Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering. | For AFA 19 – 23 years as on 01.07.2011 | |||||
| For OTA 19 – 25 years as on 01.07.2011 | ||||||
| 9 | Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2010 | 15.05.2010 14.06.2010 | 24.10.2010 (One day) | A degree from a recognised University or equivalent. | 20 -25 years as on 01.08.2010 | Candidates appearing at the degree or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. |
| 10 | Civil Services (Main) Examination 2010 | 29.10.2010 (Twenty-one days) | A degree from a recognised University or equivalent. | 21 – 30 years as on 01.08.2010 | Only such of the candidates as are declared qualified on the results of Preliminary Examination are eligible to take the Main Examination. | |
| 11 | Indian Economic/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2010 | 05.06.2010 05.07.2010 | 04.12.2010 (Three days) | A Post-graduate degree in Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics/Econometrics for the IES and a Post-graduate degree in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Applied Statistics for the ISS, from a recognised University or equivalent. | 21 – 30 years as on 01.01.2010 | Candidates appearing at the Post-graduate degree or equivalent examination in the relevant disciplines also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. |
| 12 | Geologists’ Examination, 2010 | 12.06.2010 12.07.2010 | 04.12.2010 (Three days) | Master’s Degree in Geology or Applied Geology or Marine Geology from a recognised University or equivalent. | 21 -32 years as on 01.01.2010 | Candidates appearing at their Master’s Degree or equivalent examination (with prescribed subjects) also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. |
| 13 | Section Officers’/ Stenographers’ (Grade `B’/Grade -I) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination | 26.06.2010 23.08.2010 | 26.12.2010 (Four days) | Departmental Examination open to only certain categories of Government servants. | ||
| Note | : - | |||||
| 1 | The dates of notification and commencement of the examinations and the conditions of eligibility indicated above are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant. | |||||
| 2 | Commission’s advertisements containing details of the various examinations are published in Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar and leading daily newspapers of the Country, generally in their Saturday editions. For further details, please see the Notice/Rules for the Examination, after the same has been notified. | |||||
| 3 | Except for the Defence Services Examinations at Serial Numbers 2, 3, 7 and 8 the upper age limits are relaxable in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories as notified by the Government from time to time. | |||||
| 4 | Female candidates are not eligible for the National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination. | |||||
Examinations Conducted by UPSC (Overview)
Some of the following examinations display a general overview when clicked upon. Detailed notification (when issued) will be available in the ‘Examination’ Module. The months shown here are only indicative and will vary from year to year.
1. Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (In May)
2. Civil Services (Main) Examination (In Oct/Nov)
3. Indian Forest Service Examination (In July)
4. Engineering Services Examination (In June)
5. Geologist Examination (in December)
6. Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination (In July)
7. National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (In April & September)
8. Combined Defence Services Examination (In February & August)
9. Combined Medical Services Examination (In January)
10. Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination (In November)
12. Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination (In October)
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