New Delhi:
The Civil Services (Main) examination will be held in November or
December this year and applications for it will be called in August or
September, according to a notification issued by the Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC).
The UPSC, which
conducts the prestigious examinations to select IAS, IPS and IFS
officers among others, has in a recently issued public notice dropped
the mandatory English language paper from the main test.
It has also
restored the earlier practice of two qualifying papers, the marks
obtained of which will not be counted for ranking.
"The papers on
Indian languages and English will be of matriculation or equivalent
standard and will be of qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in
these papers will not be counted for ranking," it said.
The UPSC had on
March 05 issued a circular giving more weightage to English language.
The move had led to an uproar inside and outside Parliament forcing
the government to keep it in abeyance on March 15.
"It may also be
noted that there is no change in the pattern of Civil Services
(Preliminary) Examination, which will be held on May 26, 2013," it
said.
The last date for filling online application for Civil Services preliminary examination is April 04.
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