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EXAMINATION NOTICE NO., , 04/2018-CSP, , DATE :07/02/2018, , (LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 06/03/2018) of CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2018, , (The Commission’s Website: www.upsc.gov.in), , IMPORTANT, 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 all the stages of the examination will be, purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of, admission certificate to the candidate will not imply that his/her candidature has been, finally cleared by the Commission. The Commission takes up verification of eligibility, conditions with reference to original documents only after the candidate has qualified for, Interview/Personality Test., 2. HOW TO APPLY:, Candidates, are, required, to, apply, Online, by, using, the, website, http://www.upsconline.nic.in Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are, available on the above mentioned website. Brief Instructions for filling up the "Online, Application Form" given in Appendix-II., 3. LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS :, The online Applications can be filled up to 6th March, 2018 till 6:00 PM. The eligible, candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the, commencement of the examination. The e- Admission Certificate will be made, available in the UPSC website [www.upsc.gov.in] for downloading by candidates. No, Admission Certificate will be sent by post., 4. PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS:, Candidates should note that there will be penalty (negative marking) for wrong answers, marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers., 5. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES:, In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications,, candidature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near gate ‘C’ of its, campus in person or over Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on, working days between 10.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs., 7., MOBILE PHONES BANNED:, (a) The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or, programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or blue tooth devices, or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being, used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited. Any infringement of, these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future, examinations., (b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items, including mobile phones/pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for, safe-keeping cannot be assured., 8. Candidates are advised not to bring any valuable/costly items to the Examination Halls, as, safe-keeping of the same cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in, this regard., 1., , Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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F. No. 1/7/2017-E.I(B) : Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination for, recruitment to the Services and Posts mentioned below will be held by the Union Public Service, Commission on 3rd June, 2018 in accordance with the Rules published by the Department of, Personnel & Training in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 7th February, 2018., (i) Indian Administrative Service., (ii) Indian Foreign Service., (iii) Indian Police Service., (iv) Indian P & T Accounts & Finance Service, Group ‘A’., (v) Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Group ‘A’., (vi) Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), Group ‘A’., (vii) Indian Defence Accounts Service, Group ‘A’., (viii) Indian Revenue Service (I.T.), Group ‘A’., (ix) Indian Ordnance Factories Service, Group ‘A’ (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)., (x) Indian Postal Service, Group ‘A’., (xi) Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group ‘A’., (xii) Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group ‘A’., (xiii) Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group 'A'., (xiv) Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group ‘A’., (xv) Post of Assistant Security Commissioner in Railway Protection Force, Group ‘A’, (xvi) Indian Defence Estates Service, Group ‘A’., (xvii) Indian Information Service (Junior Grade), Group ‘A’., (xviii) Indian Trade Service, Group 'A'., (xix) Indian Corporate Law Service, Group "A"., (xx) Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service, Group ‘B’ (Section Officer’s Grade)., (xxi) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar, Haveli Civil Service, Group 'B'., (xxii) Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar, Haveli Police Service, Group 'B'., (xxiii) Pondicherry Civil Service, Group 'B'., (xxiv) Pondicherry Police Service, Group ‘B’., The number of vacancies to be filled on the result of the examination is expected to be, approximately 782 which include 32 vacancies reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability, Category, i.e. 13 vacancies for candidates of (a) blindness and low vision; 8 Vacancies for (b), deaf and hard of hearing; 9 Vacancies for (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy, cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; and 2 Vacancies for (e) multiple, disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (c) including deaf-blindness. The final, number of vacancies may undergo change after getting firm number of vacancies from Cadre, Controlling Authorities. Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes., Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Persons with Benchmark Disability in respect, of vacancies as may be fixed by the Government., , As per the decision taken by the Government for increasing the access of, unemployed to job opportunities, the Commission will publicly disclose the scores of, the candidates (obtained in the Written Examination and Interview/Personality Test), through the public portals. The disclosure will be made in respect of only those, candidates who will appear in the Interview/Personality Test for the Civil Service, Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Examination and are not finally recommended for appointment. The information, shared through this disclosure scheme about the non-recommended candidates may, be used by other public and private recruitment agencies to appoint suitable, candidates from the information made available in the public portal., Candidates will be required to give their options at the time of Interview/Personality, Test, while acknowledging the e-summon letter mailed to them for interview. A, candidate may opt out of the scheme also and in that case his/her details will not be, published by the Commission., Besides sharing of the information of the non-recommended candidates for the, examinations conducted by the Commission, the Commission will not assume any, responsibility of liability for the method and manner in which information related to, candidates who appear at the Commission’s Examinations/ Selections is utilized by, other private of public organizations., A list of Services Identified suitable for Persons with Benchmark Disability along with the, Physical Requirements and Functional Classifications:, S.R., Name of Service Categories for which Functional, Physical Requirements, No., identified, Classification, 1. Indian, LV, MF, PP, S, ST, W, L, C, RW, H, KC, BN, Blindness and low, Administrative, B, MF, PP, S, ST, W, L, C, RW(in, vision, Service, Braille/software), H,KC,BN, Deaf and hard of, FD, HH, PP, S, ST, W, L, C, RW, KC, BN, hearing, OA, OL, BA, BH,, S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C, Locomotor disability MW, OAL,, including, Cerebral Cerebral Palsy,, Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid Dwarfism, Acid, Attack Victims, Attack Victims, BLA, BLOA, BL, S, SE, H, RW, C, 2. Indian Foreign Blindness and low LV, SE, RW, Service, vision, Deaf and hard of PD, H, hearing, Locomotor disability OA, OL, OAL, S, ST, W, RW, C, MF, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims, Multiple, disability All mentioned in, All mentioned in above rows, including only above above rows, three sub-categories, 3. Indian Revenue, LV, MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, RW, C, Blind and low vision, Service (Customs, B, MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, C, &, Central, Hard of Hearing*, MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, RW, C, Deaf and hard of, Excise,Gr. 'A'), hearing, Deaf*, MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, RW, C, Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims and, muscular dystrophy, , OA, OL, OAL, , S, ST, W, SE, RW, C, , BL, , S, SE, RW, C, , Cerebral Palsy, , S, W, SE, RW, C, , Leprosy Cured, , S, ST, W, SE, RW, C, , Dwarfism, , S, ST, W, SE, RW, C, , Acid Attack, Victims, , S, ST, W, SE, RW, C, , Muscular, Dystrophy, , S, SE, RW, C, , Multiple disabilities from amongst the, persons under clauses (a) to (c) above, including deaf-blindness in the posts, identified for each disabilities., 4., , Indian, P&T, Accounts, &, Finance, Service,Gr. 'A', , Blindness, , S, W, C, BN, ST, H, L, KC, MF, PP, RW (in, Braille/software), , Low Vision, , S, W, RW, C, BN, ST, H, L, KC, MF, PP, , Deaf and hard of, Hearing, , S,W,SE,RW,C,BN,ST,L,KC,MF,PP, , OA,OL, OAL,, Cerebral Palsy,, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism, Acid, Attack Victims, , S,W,SE,RW,C,BN,ST,H,L,KC,MF,PP, , BA, BH, , S, W, SE, RW, C, BN, ST, H, KC, , BL, MW, , S, SE, RW, C, BN, H, L, KC, MF, PP, , (i) Deaf and hard of, hearing, , Hard of Hearing, (HH), , S, ST, W, BN, SE, RW, C, , (ii), Locomotor, disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy,, Leprosy, Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims, , OA, OL, Leprosy, Cured, Dwarfism,, Acid Attack, Victims, , S, ST, W, BN, SE, RW, C, , All mentioned in, above, , S, ST, W, BN, SE, RW, C, , Blind and low vision, , Low Vision (LV), , S, ST, W, BN, SE, RW, C, MF, PP, L, KC, H, , Deaf and hard of, hearing, , Hard of, Hearing(HH), , Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, , OA, OL, , Blind and low vision, Deaf and hard of, hearing, Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims, , 5., , Indian Audit &, Accounts, Service, Gr. 'A', , (iii), Multiple, disability {2 or more, disabilities among (i), and (ii) above, 6., , Indian Defence, Accounts, Service, Gr. 'A', , S, C, MF, , Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Dwarfism,, Attack Victims, , Acid, , Multiple, disability, amongst the above, three categories, 7., , Indian Revenue, Service (I.T.),Gr., ‘A’, , Low Vision, , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, RW, C, , Blindness, , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, C, , Hard of Hearing, , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, RW, C, , Deaf, , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, RW, C, , OA, OL, OAL, , S, ST, W, SE, RW, C, , BL, , S, SE, RW, C, , Cerebral Palsy, , S, W, SE, RW, C, , Leprosy Cured, , S, ST, W, SE, RW, C, , Dwarfism, , S, ST, W, SE, RW, C, , Acid Attack, Victims, , S, ST, W, SE, RW, C, , Muscular, Dystrophy, , S, SE, RW, C, , Amongst persons, under clauses (a), to (c) of Rule, 34(1) of RPwD, Act,, 2016, including, deaf-blindness in, the, posts, identified, for, each disabilities., , S, C, MF, , (a) Blindness and Low, Vision, , LV, , S, Mobility (M), RW, SE, H & C., , (b) Deaf and hard of, hearing, , HH, (Hard, hearing), , (c), Locomotor, disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy,, Leprosy, Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims, , OL, OA, , S, Mobility (M), RW, SE, H & C., , Multiple, disability, ( amongst (a) to (c), above), , All mentioned in, above rows, , S, Mobility (M), RW, SE, H & C., , Blindness and Low, Vision, , LV, , S, ST, W, BN, RW, SE, H, C, , Blind and low vision, Deaf, and, hearing, , hard, , Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims, , Multiple Disabilities, , 8., , 9., , Indian Ordnance, Factories, Service, Gr. 'A', , Indian, Postal, Service, Gr. 'A., , (i) OA, LV, (ii) OL, LV, (iii) OA, HH, (iv) OL, HH,, (v) LV, HH, , of, , S, Mobility (M), RW, SE, H (Speaking),, C, , Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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10., , Indian, Civil, Accounts, Service, Gr. 'A', , Deaf and hard of, hearing, , HH, , S, ST, W, BN, RW, SE, H, C, , Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims, , OA, OL, Cerebral, Palsy,, Leprosy, Cured, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack, Victims, , S, ST, W, BN, RW, SE, H, C, , Multiple disabilities, from amongst the, above, three, categories including, deaf-blindness in the, posts identified for, each disabilities, , LV,, HH,, OA, OL,, Cerebral Palsy,, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack, Victims, , S, ST, W, BN, RW, SE, H, C, , Low Vision (LV), , S, ST, W, H, RW, C, MF, PP, L, KC, BN, , Partially, (PD), , S, ST, W, SE, RW, C, MF, PP, L, KC, BN, , Blindness, vision, , and, , low, , Deaf and hard of, hearing, , Locomotor disability, including, cerebral, palsy, , Leprosy, Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims, 11., , Indian Railway, Accounts, Service, Gr. 'A', , Deaf, , OA, , S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C, MF, PP, L, KC, BN, , OL, , S, SE, H, RW, C, MF, PP, L,, , BA, , S, ST, W, SE, H, C, KC, BN, , BL, , S, SE, H, RW, C, MF, PP, L, , BH, , S, ST, W, SE, H, C, KC, BN, , MW, , S, SE, H, RW, C, MF, , OAL, , S, SE, H RW, C, MF, PP, L, , BLA, , S, SE, H, RW, C, , BLOA, , S, SE, H, RW, C, MF, PP, L, , Leprosy, Cured,, Dwarfism, Acid, Attack Victims, , S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C, MF, PP, L, KC, BN, , Low Vision (LV), , S, ST, BN, W, SE, MF, C, RW, H, , HH, , S, ST, BN, W, SE, MF, C, RW, H, (Acceptable with Hearing Aids=, Should be able to hear upto 25, decibel)), , OA, OL, OAL, BL,, Leprosy, Cured,, Acid, Attack, Victims, , S, ST, BN, W, SE, MF, C, RW, H, , Low Vision (LV), , S, ST, BN, W, SE, MF, C, RW, KC, CL, JU,, H, , Blind and low vision, , Deaf and hard of, hearing, Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims, 12., , Indian Railway, Personnel, , Blind and low vision, , Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Service, Gr. 'A', , HH, , S, ST, BN, W, SE, MF, C, RW, KC, CL, JU, H (Acceptable with Hearing Aids=, Should be able to hear upto 25, decibel)), , Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims, , OA, OL (including, Leprosy, Cured,, Acid, Attack, Victims), , S, ST, BN, W, SE, MF, C, RW, H, , Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims, , OA, OL, Leprosy, Cured,, Acid, Attack Victims, , S, ST, BN, W, SE, MF, C, RW, PP, H, , Blind and low vision, , Low Vision (LV), , SE, RW, , Deaf and hard of, hearing, , HH, (Hard, Hearing), , Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims and, muscular dystrophy, , OA, OL, , S, ST, W, SE, RW, C, MF, , BL, , S, SE, RW, C, MF, , Multiple, disability, including only above, three categories, , All mentioned in, above rows, , All mentioned in above rows, , LV, , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, RW, C, SE, , B, , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, C, , (b) Deaf and hard of, hearing, , HH, , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, RW, C, , FD, , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, RW, C, , (c), Locomotor, disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy,, Leprosy, Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims and, muscular dystrophy, , BL, BLOA, , S, RW, SE, H, C, , BLA, , S, SE, H, C, , BA, BH, , S, ST, W, SE, H, , OL, OA, MW, OAL, , S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C, , Deaf and hard of, hearing, , 13., Indian Railways, Traffic Service, Gr. 'A', 14., , 15., , Indian Defence, Estates Service, Gr. 'A', , Indian, Information, Service, Gr. 'A', , (a) Blind and low, vision, , of, , H, , Multiple disabilities All the above mentioned in the categories in (a) to (c), from amongst the above., persons, under, clauses (a) to (c), above, including, deaf-blindness in the, posts identified for, Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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each disabilities., 16., , Indian, Trade, Service Gr. ‘A’, , Blind and low vision, Deaf and hard of, hearing, Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims and, muscular dystrophy, , Low Vision (LV), , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, RW, C, , Blind (B), , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, C, , Partially, (PD), , Deaf, , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, H, RW, C, , Fully Deaf ( FD), , MF, PP, L, KC, BN, ST, W, RW, C, , OL, OA, OAL, MW, , S, ST, W, SE, H, RW, C, , BL, BLOA, , S, SE, H, RW, C, , BLA, , S, SE, H, C, , BA, BH, , S, ST, SE, H, C, , Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under above categories except, combination of full blind and full deaf., 17., , Indian Corporate, Law Service, , Blind and low vision, Deaf and hard of, hearing, , Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims and, muscular dystrophy, , Armed, Forces, Headquarters, Civil, Service,, Gr.'B' (Section, Officers' Grade), , SE, RW, C, M, S, BN, ST, H, , Deaf (D), , SE, RW, C, M, S, BN, ST, , Hard, Hearing(HH), , of, , SE, RW, C, M, S, BN, ST, H, , OA, OL, OAL, , SE, RW, C, M, S, BN, ST, H, , BL, , SE, RW, C, M, S, BN, H, , Leprosy, (LC), , Cured, , SE, RW, C, M, S, BN, ST, H, , Dwarfism (DW), , SE, RW, C, M, S, BN, ST, H, , Acid, Attack, Victims (AAV), , SE, RW, C, M, S, BN, ST, H, , Muscular, Dystrophy, (MDy*), , SE, RW, C, M, S, BN, ST, H, , Multiple, disabilities (MD), [2, or, more, disabilities among, the above three, categories], , SE, RW, C, M, S, BN, , B, , S, ST, W, BN, MF,, braille/software), H, C, , LV, , S, ST, W, BN, MF, RW, H, C, , Deaf and Hard of, Hearing, , FD, HH, , S, ST, W, BN, MF, SE, RW, C, , Locomotor disability, including, Cerebral, Palsy, Leprosy Cured,, Dwarfism,, Acid, Attack Victims and, muscular dystrophy, , OA, OL, MW, OAL,, Cerebral, Palsy,, Leprosy, Cured,, Dwarfism, Acid, Attack Victims, , S, ST, W, BN, MF, SE, RW, H, C, , BLOA, BL, , S, SE, H, RW, C, , Multiple disabilities, (MD) [2 or more, disabilities, among, the above three, categories], 18., , Low Vision (LV), , Blindness and Low, Vision, , RW, , (in, , Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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DEHRADUN, DELHI, DHARWAD, DISPUR, FARIDABAD, GANGTOK, GAYA, , (CALICUT), LUCKNOW, LUDHIANA, MADURAI, MUMBAI, MYSORE, NAGPUR, NAVI MUMBAI, , TIRUPATI, UDAIPUR, VARANASI, VELLORE, VIJAYAVADA, VISHAKHAPATNAM, WARANGAL, , (A) (ii) CENTRES OF Civil Services (Mains) EXAMINATION:AHMEDABAD, , DEHRADUN, , MUMBAI, , AIZAWL, , DELHI, , PATNA, , ALLAHABAD, , DISPUR (GUWAHATI), , RAIPUR, , BANGALURU, , HYDERABAD, , RANCHI, , BHOPAL, , JAIPUR, , SHILLONG, , CHANDIGARH, , JAMMU, , SHIMLA, , CHENNAI, , KOLKATA, , THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, , CUTTACK, , LUCKNOW, , VIJAYAWADA, , The centres and the date of holding the examination as mentioned above are liable to be, changed at the discretion of the Commission. Applicants should note that there will be a, ceiling on the number of candidates allotted to each of the Centres, except Chennai, Dispur,, Kolkata and Nagpur. Allotment of Centres will be on the "first-apply-first allot" basis, and once, the capacity of a particular Centre is attained, the same will be frozen. Applicants, who cannot, get a Centre of their choice due to ceiling, will be required to choose a Centre from the, remaining ones. Applicants are, thus, advised that they may apply early so that they could get, a Centre of their choice. NB: Notwithstanding the aforesaid provision, the Commission, reserves the right to change the Centres at their discretion if the situation demands. All the, Examination Centres for CS (P) 2018 Examination will cater to examination for Low Vision, Candidates in their respective centres. Candidates admitted to the examination will be, informed of the time table and place or places of examination. The candidates should note that, no request for change of centre will be entertained., (B) Plan of Examination:, The Civil Services Examination will consist of two successive stages (vide Appendix I Section-I), (i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective type) for the selection of candidates, for the Main Examination; and, (ii) Civil Services (Main) Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of candidates, for the various Services and posts noted above., Applications are now invited for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination only., Candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified for admission to the Civil, Services (Main) Examination will have to apply online again, in the Detailed Application Form, Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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which would be made available to them. The Main Examination is likely to be held in, September 2018., 3. Eligibility Conditions:, (i) Nationality, , (1) For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate, must be a citizen of India., (2) For other services, a candidate must be either:—, (a) a citizen of India, or, (b) a subject of Nepal, or, (c) a subject of Bhutan, or, (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the, intention of permanently settling in India, or, (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka,, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia,, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India., Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in, whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India., Provided further that candidates belonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) above will not be, eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service., A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the, examination but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility, certificate has been issued to him/her by the Government of India., (ii) Age Limits:, (a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age, of 32 years on the 1st of August, 2018 i.e., he must have been born not earlier than 2nd, August, 1986 and not later than 1st August, 1997. Necessary action to make corresponding, changes in respective Rules/Regulations pertaining to various services is being taken, separately., (b) The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxable:, (i) up to a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a, Scheduled Tribe;, (ii) up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward, Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates;, (iii) up to a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services Personnel, disabled in, operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a, consequence thereof;, (iv) up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned, Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1st, August, 2018 and have been released;, (a) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be, Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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completed within one year from 1st August, 2018 otherwise than by way of dismissal or, discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; or, (b) on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service; or, (c) on invalidment., (v) up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial, period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 1st August, 2018 and whose, assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence, issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on, three months’ notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment., (vi) up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of (a) blindness and low vision; (b) deaf and, , hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured,, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d) autism, intellectual, disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; and (e) multiple disabilities, from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness., Note I:—Candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, and the Other Backward Classes who are also covered under any other clauses of Rule, 6(b) above, viz. those coming under the category of Ex-servicemen, (a) blindness and, low vision; (b) deaf and hard of hearing; (c) locomotor disability including cerebral, palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; (d), autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness; and (e), multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including, deaf-blindness etc. will be eligible for grant of cumulative age-relaxation under both the, categories., Note II:—The term Ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as, Ex-servicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979,, as amended from time to time., Note III:—The age concession under Rule 6(b)(iv) and (v) will not be admissible to, Ex-servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs, who are released on own, request., Note IV:—Notwithstanding the provision of age relaxation under Rule 6(b)(vi) above,, candidates of Persons with Benchmark Disability will be considered to be eligible for, appointment only if he/she (after such physical examination as the Government or appointing, authority, as the case may be, may prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirements of physical, and medical standards for the concerned Services/Posts to be allocated to the Persons with, Benchmark Disability by the Government., Save as provided above, the age-limits prescribed can in no case be relaxed., The date of birth, accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or, Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as, equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a, University which extract must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the, Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificate. These certificates are required to, be submitted only at the time of applying for the Civil Services (Main) Examination. No other, document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal, Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Corporation, Service records and the like will be accepted., The expression Matriculation/Higher Secondary Examination Certificate in this part of the, Instruction include the alternative certificates mentioned above., Note 1:—Candidate should note that only the date of birth as recorded in the, Matriculation/Secondary Examination certificate or an equivalent certificate on the date of, submission of application will be accepted by the Commission, and no subsequent request for, its change will be considered or granted., Note 2:—Candidates should also note that once a date of birth has been claimed by them and, entered in the records of the Commission for the purpose of admission to an Examination, no, change will be allowed subsequently or at any other Examination of the Commission on any, grounds whatsoever., Note 3:- The candidate should exercise due care while entering their date of birth in the online, Application Form for the Preliminary Examination. If on verification at any subsequent stage,, any variation is found in their date of birth from the one entered in their matriculation or, equivalent Examination certificate, disciplinary action will be taken against them by the, Commission under the Rules., (iii) Minimum Educational Qualifications :The candidate must hold a degree of any of, Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other, educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a, University Under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an, equivalent qualification., Note I: Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render, them educationally qualified for the Commission’s examination but have not been informed of, the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will, also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination. All candidates who are declared, qualified by the Commission for taking the Civil Services (Main) Examination will be required to, produce proof of passing the requisite examination with their application for the Main, Examination failing which such candidates will not be admitted to the Main Examination. The, applications for the Main Examination will be called sometime in the month of July/August,, 2018., Note II: In exceptional cases the Union Public Service Commission may treat a candidate, who does not have any of the foregoing qualifications as a qualified candidate provided that, he/she has passed examination conducted by the other Institutions, the standard of which in, the opinion of the Commission justifies his/her admission to the examination., Note III: Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised, by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degree would also be eligible for, admission to the examination., Note IV: Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical, Examination but have not completed their internship by the time of submission of their, applications for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, will be provisionally admitted to the, Examination provided they submit along with their application a copy of certificate from the, concerned authority of the University/Institution that they had passed the requisite final, professional medical examination. In such cases, the candidates will be required to produce at, the time of their interview original Degree or a certificate from the concerned competent, , Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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authority of the University/Institution that they had completed all requirements (including, completion of internship) for the award of the Degree, (iv) Number of attempts: Every candidate appearing at the examination who is otherwise eligible,, shall be permitted six attempts at the examination:, Provided that this restriction on the number of attempts will not apply in the case of, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates who are otherwise eligible :, Provided further that the number of attempts permissible to candidates belonging to Other, Backward Classes, who are otherwise eligible, shall be nine. The relaxation will be available to the, candidates who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates :, Provided further that candidates of Persons with Benchmark Disability will get as many, , attempts as are available to other candidates who do not belong to Persons with Benchmark, Disability of his or her community, subject to the condition that a candidate of Persons with, Benchmark Disability belonging to the General Category shall be eligible for nine attempts., Necessary action to make corresponding changes in respective Rules/regulations pertaining to, various services is being taken separately. The relaxation will be available to the candidates of, Persons with Benchmark Disability who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such, candidates., Note :—, (I) An attempt at a Preliminary Examination shall be deemed to be an attempt at the Civil, Services Examination., (II) If a candidate actually appears in any one paper in the Preliminary Examination, he/she, shall be deemed to have made an attempt at the Examination., (III) Notwithstanding the disqualification/cancellation of candidature, the fact of appearance of, the candidate at the examination will count as an attempt., , (v) Restrictions on applying for the examination: (a) A candidate who is appointed to the, Indian Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Service on the results of an earlier, examination and continues to be a member of that service will not be eligible to compete at this, examination. In case such a candidate is appointed to the IAS/IFS after the Preliminary, Examination of Civil Services Examination, 2018 is over and he/she continues to be a member, of that service, he/she shall not be eligible to appear in the Civil Services (Main) Examination,, 2018 notwithstanding his/her having qualified in the Preliminary Examination, 2018., Also provided that if such a candidate is appointed to IAS/IFS after the commencement, of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018 but before the result thereof and continues to be, a member of that service, he/she shall not be considered for appointment to any service/post, on the basis of the result of this examination viz. Civil Services Examination, 2018., , (b) A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Police Service on the results of an earlier, examination and continues to be a member of that service will not be eligible to opt for, the Indian Police Service in Civil Services Examination, 2018., (vi) Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for, admission to Civil Services Examination, 2018 as per guidelines given in Appendix-III of Rules, for Examination published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 7th February, 2018., 4. FEE:, Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability Candidates who are, exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred only), either by remitting the money in any Branch of State Bank of India or by using, Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit Card or by using Internet Banking of SBI. Applicants who, opt for "Pay by Cash" mode should print the system generated Pay-in-slip during part II, registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next working day only. "Pay, by Cash” mode will be deactivated at 23.59 hours of 05.03.2018 i.e. one day before the closing, date; however applicants who have generated their Pay-in- Slip before it is deactivated may pay, at the counter of SBI Branch during banking hours on the closing date. Such applicants who, are unable to pay by cash on the closing date i.e during banking hours at SBI Branch, for, reasons whatsoever, even if holding valid pay-in-slip will have no other offline option but to opt, for available online Debit/Credit Card or Internet Banking payment mode on the closing date, i.e. till 18:00 Hours of 06.03.2018., For the applicants in whose case payments details have not been received from the bank they, will be treated as fictitious payment cases and a list of all such applicants shall be made, available on the Commission website within two weeks after the last day of submission of, online application., These applicants shall also be intimated through e-mail to submit copy of proof of their, payment to the Commission at the address mentioned in the e-mail. The applicant shall be, required to submit the proof within 10 days from the date of such communication either by, hand or by speed post to the Commission. In case, no response is received from the applicants, their applications shall be summarily rejected and no further correspondence shall be, entertained in this regard., All female candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Persons, with Benchmark Disability categories are exempted from payment of fee. No fee exemption is,, however, available to OBC candidates and they are required to pay the prescribed fee in full., Persons with Benchmark Disability are exempted from the payment of fee provided they are, otherwise eligible for appointment to the Services/Posts to be filled on the results of this, examination on the basis of the standards of medical fitness for these Services/Posts, (including any concessions specifically extended to the Persons with Benchmark Disability). A, candidate of Persons with Benchmark Disability claiming fee concession will be required by the, Commission to submit along with their Detailed Application Form, a certified copy of the, Certificate of Disability from a Government Hospital/Medical Board in support of his/her claim, for belonging to Persons with Benchmark Disability., NB: Notwithstanding, the aforesaid provision for fee exemption, a candidate of Persons with, Benchmark Disability will be considered to be eligible for appointment only if he/she (after, such physical examination as the Government or the Appointing Authority, as the case may be,, may prescribe) is found to satisfy the requirements of physical and medical standards for the, concerned Services/Posts to be allocated to candidates of Persons with Benchmark Disability, by the Government., Note I: Applications without the prescribed Fee (Unless remission of Fee is claimed) shall be, summarily rejected., Note II: Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the fee be held, in reserve for any other examination or selection., Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Note III: If any candidate who took the Civil Services Examination held in 2017 wishes to apply, for admission to this examination, he/she must submit his/her application without waiting for, the results or an offer of appointment., Note IV: Candidates admitted to the Main Examination will be required to pay a further fee of, Rs. 200/- (Rupees Two hundreds only)., 5. How to Apply:, (a) Candidates are required to apply online using the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in, Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the above mentioned, website. The applicants are advised to submit only single application; however, if due to any, unavoidable situation, if he/she submits another/multiple applications, then he/she must, ensure that application with the higher RID is complete in all respects like applicants’ details,, examination centre, photograph, signature, fee etc. The applicants who are submitting, multiple applications should note that only the applications with higher RID, (Registration ID) shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not, be adjusted against any other RID., (b) All candidates, whether already in Government Service, Government owned industrial, undertakings or other similar organizations or in private employment should submit their, applications direct to the Commission., Persons already in Government Service, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity or as, work charged employees other than casual or daily rated employees or those serving under the, Public Enterprises are however, required to submit an undertaking that they have informed in, writing to their Head of Office/Department that they have applied for the Examination., Candidates should note that in case a communication is received from their employer by the, Commission withholding permission to the candidates applying for/appearing at the, examination, their application will be liable to be rejected/candidature will be liable to be, cancelled., NOTE 1: While filling in his/her Application Form, the candidate should carefully decide about, his/her choice of centre for the Examination. If any candidate appears at a centre other than, the one indicated by the Commission in his/her Admission Certificate, the papers of such a, candidate will not be evaluated and his/her candidature will be liable to cancellation., NOTE-2: Suitable provisions for information regarding use of scribes by the blind candidates, and candidates with Locomotor Disability and Cerebral Palsy where dominant (writing), extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40%, impairment) have been made in the online application at the time of the initial online, application itself., NOTE-3: Candidates appearing in CS (P) Examination, 2018 will be required to indicate, information such as (a) detail of centres for Civil Services (Main) Examination and Indian, Forest Service (Main) Examination (b) Optional subject to be selected for the examination, (c), medium of examination for Civil Services (Main) Examination, (d) Medium of Examination for, Optional Subject if he/she chooses any Indian Language as the Medium of Examination for, Civil Services (Main) Examination and (e) compulsory Indian Language for Civil Services (Main), Examination at the time of the filling up online application itself., NOTE 4: Candidates are not required to submit alongwith their applications any certificate in, support of their claims regarding Age, Educational Qualifications, Scheduled Castes/, Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and Persons with Benchmark Disability etc. which, will be verified at the time of the Main examination only. The candidates applying for the, Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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examination should ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility conditions for admission to the, Examination. Their admission at all the stages of examination for which they are admitted by, the Commission viz. Preliminary Examination, Main (Written) Examination and Interview Test, will be purely provisional, subject to their satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. If on, verification at any time before or after the Preliminary Examination, Main (written), Examination and Interview Test, it is found that they do not fulfil any of the eligibility, conditions; their candidature for the examination will be cancelled by the Commission. If any of, their claims is found to be incorrect, they may render themselves liable to disciplinary action by, the Commission in terms of Rule 14 of the Rules for the Civil Services Examination, 2018, reproduced below:, A candidate who is or has been declared by the Commission to be guilty of:, (i) Obtaining support for his/her candidature by the following means, namely:–, (a) offering illegal gratification to, or, (b) applying pressure on, or, (c) blackmailing, or threatening to blackmail any person connected with the conduct of the, examination, or, (ii) impersonating, or, (iii) procuring impersonation by any person,, or, (iv) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with, or, (v) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information, or, (vi) resorting to the following means in connection with his/her candidature for the, examination, namely, (a) obtaining copy of question paper through improper means,, (b) finding out the particulars of the persons connected with secret work relating to the, examination., (c) influencing the examiners, or, (vii) using unfair means during the examination, or, (viii)writing obscene matter or drawing obscene sketches in the scripts, or, (ix) misbehaving in the examination hall including tearing of the scripts, provoking fellow, examinees to boycott examination, creating a disorderly scene and the like, or, (x) harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of, their examinations, or, , (xi) being in possession of or using any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic, equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smart watches etc. or camera or blue, tooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode, capable of being used as a communication device during the examination; or, (xii) violating any of the instructions issued to candidates along with their Admission, Certificates permitting them to take the examination, or, (xiii)attempting to commit or as the case may be abetting the Commission of all or any of the, acts specified in the foregoing clauses; may in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to, criminal prosecution, be liable., (a) to be disqualified by the Commission from the examination for which he/she is a candidate, and/or, (b) to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period, (i) by the Commission from any examination or selection held by them;, (ii) by the Central Government from any employment under them; and, Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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(c) if he/she is already in service under Government to disciplinary action under the, appropriate Rules., Provided that no penalty under these Rules shall be imposed except after, (i) giving the candidate an opportunity of making such representation, in writing as he/she, may wish to make in that behalf; and, (ii) taking the representation, if any, submitted by the candidate within the period allowed to, him/her into consideration., 6. Last date for receipt of applications: The Online Applications can be filled up to 6th March,, 2018 till 18:00 Hrs., 7. Correspondence with the Commission:, The Commission will not enter into any correspondence with the candidates about their, candidature except in the following cases:, (i) The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the, commencement of the examination. The e-Admission Certificate will be made available on the, UPSC website [www.upsc.gov.in] for downloading by candidates. No Admission Certificate will, be sent by post. If a candidate does not receive his e-Admission Certificate or any other, communication regarding his/her candidature for the examination three weeks before the, commencement of the examination, he/she should at once contact the Commission., Information in this regard can also be obtained from the Facilitation Counter located in the, Commission’s Office either in person or over phone Nos. 011-23381125/01123385271/011-23098543. In case no communication is received in the Commission's Office, from the candidate regarding non-receipt of his/her e-Admission Certificate at least 3 weeks, before the examination, he/she himself/herself will be solely responsible for non-receipt of, his/her e- Admission Certificate. No candidate will ordinarily be allowed to take the, examination unless he/she holds a certificate of admission for the examination. On, downloading of e- Admission Certificate, check it carefully and bring discrepancies/errors, if, any, to the notice of UPSC immediately., The candidates should note that their admission to the examination will be purely provisional, based on the information given by them in the Application Form. This will be subject to, verification of all the eligibility conditions by the UPSC., The mere fact that a certificate of admission to the Examination has been issued to a, candidate, will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission, or that entries made by the candidate in his/her application for the Preliminary examination, have been accepted by the Commission as true and correct. Candidates may note that the, Commission takes up the verification of eligibility conditions of a candidate, with reference to, original documents, only after the candidate has qualified for Civil Services (Main), Examination. Unless candidature is formally confirmed by the Commission, it continues to be, provisional., The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to, the Examination shall be final., Candidates should note that the name in the Admission Certificate in some cases, may be, abbreviated due to technical reasons., (ii) In the event of a candidate downloading more than one Admission Certificate from the, Commission's website, he/she should use only one of these Admission Certificates for, appearing in the examination and report about the other(s) to the Commission's Office., Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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(iii) Candidates are informed that as the Preliminary Examination is only a screening test, no, marks sheets will be supplied to successful or unsuccessful candidates and no correspondence, will be entertained by the Commission, in this regard., (iv) Candidates must ensure that their emails IDs given in their online application are valid and, active., Important: All communications to the Commission should invariably contain the following, particulars., 1. Name and year of the examination., 2. Registration ID (RID), 3. Roll Number (if received), 4. Name of candidate (in full and in block letters), 5. Complete postal address as given in the application., N.B. I. Communication not containing the above particulars may not be attended to., N.B. II. Candidates should also note down their RID number for future reference. They may be, required to indicate the same in connection with their candidature for the Civil Services (Main), Examination., 8. The eligibility for availing reservation against the vacancies reserved for the physically, disabled persons shall be the same as prescribed in " The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.", Provided further that the candidates of Persons with Benchmark Disability shall also be, required to meet special eligibility criteria in terms of physical requirements/functional, classification (abilities/disabilities) consistent with requirements of the identified Service/Post, as may be prescribed by its Cadre Controlling Authority at note-II of Para-1 of this Notice., The physical requirement and functional classification can for example be one or more of the, following:, Code, Physical Requirements, Code, Functional Classification, S, Sitting, OH, Orthopaedically Handicapped, ST, Standing, VH, Visually Handicapped, W, Walking, HH, Hearing Handicapped, SE, Seeing, OA, One Arm, H, Hearing/Speaking, OL, One Leg, RW, Reading and Writing, BA, Both Arm, C, Communication, BH, Both Hands, MF, Manipulation by Finger, MW, Muscular Weakness, PP, Pushing & Pulling, OAL, One Arm One Leg, L, Lifting, BLA, Both Legs and Arms, KC, Kneeling and Croutching, BLOA, Both Legs One Arm, BN, Bending, LV, Low Vision, Movement, M, B, Blind, CP, Cerebral Palsy, PD, Partially Deaf, LC, Leprosy Cured, FD, Fully Deaf, DW, Dwarfism, BL, Both Legs, Note:, The above list is subject to revision., , 9. A candidate will be eligible to get the benefit of community reservation only in case the, particular caste to which the candidates belong is included in the list of reserved communities, Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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issued by the Central Government. If a candidate indicates in his/her application form for Civil, Services (Preliminary) Examination that he/she belongs to General category but subsequently, writes to the Commission to change his/her category to a reserved one, such request shall not, be entertained by the Commission. Similar principle will be followed for candidates of Persons, with Benchmark Disabilities categories also. While the above principle will be followed in, general, there may be a few cases where there was a gap of not more than 3 months between, the issuance of a Government Notification enlisting a particular community in the list of any of, the reserved communities and the date of submission of the application by the candidate. In, such cases the request of change of community from general to reserved may be considered by, the Commission on merit. In case of a candidate unfortunately becoming physically disabled, during the course of the examination process, the candidate should produce valid document, showing him/her acquiring a disability to the extent of 40% or more as defined under The Rights, of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 to enable him/her to get the benefits of PwBD reservation., 10. Candidates seeking reservation/ relaxation benefits available for SC/ST/ OBC/Persons, with Benchmark Disability/Ex-servicemen must ensure that they are entitled to such, reservation/ relaxation as per eligibility prescribed in the Rules/Notice. They should also be in, possession of all the requisite certificates in the prescribed format in support of their claim as, stipulated in the Rules/ Notice for such benefits, and these certificates should be dated earlier, than the due date (closing date) of the application for Civil Services (Prelims) Examination,, 2018., 11. Withdrawal of applications: NO request for withdrawal of candidature received from a, candidate after he/she has submitted his/her application will be entertained under any, circumstances., , (Raj Kumar), JOINT SECRETARY, UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, , Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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132, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, APPENDIX I, SECTION I, PLAN OF EXAMINATION, , The competitive examination comprises two successive, stages :, (i) Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (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., 2. The Preliminary Examination will consist of two, papers of Objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry, a maximum of 400 marks in the subjects set out in sub-section, (A) of Section II. 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 candidates, to be admitted to the Main Examination will be about twelve to, thirteen times the total approximate number of vacancies to be, filled in the year through this examination. Only those, candidates who are declared by the Commission to have, qualified in the Preliminary Examination in the year will be, eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that year, provided they are otherwise eligible for admission, to the Main, Examination., Note I : The Commission will draw a list of candidates to be, qualified for Civil Services (Main) Examination based on the, criterion of minimum qualifying marks of 33% in General Studies, Paper-II of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination and total, qualifying marks of General Studies Paper-I of Civil Services, (Preliminary) Examination as may be determined by the, Commission., Note II : There will be negative marking for incorrect answers, (as detailed below) for all questions except some of the, questions where the negative marking will be inbuilt in the, form of different marks being awarded to the most appropriate, and not so appropriate answer for such questions., (i) There are four alternatives for the answers to every, question. For each question for which a wrong answer has, been given by the candidate, one-third (0.33) of the marks, assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty., (ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be, treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers, happen to be correct and there will be same penalty as above, for that question., (iii) If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by, the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question., 3. The Main Examination will consist of written, examination and an interview test. The written examination, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type in the, subjects set out in sub-section (B) of Section II out of which, two papers will be of qualifying in nature. Also see Note (ii), under Para I of Section II (B) Marks obtained for all the, compulsory papers (Paper-I to Paper-VII) and Marks obtained, in Interview for Personality Test will be counted for ranking., 4.1 Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying, marks in the written part of the Main Examination as may be, fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned, by them for an interview for a Personality Test, vide subsection ‘C’ of Section II. The number of candidates to be, summouned for interview will be about twice of the number of, vacancies to be filled. The interview will carry 275 marks (with, no minimum qualifying marks)., 4.2 Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the Main, Examination (written part as well as interview) would determine, their final ranking. Candidates will be allotted to the various, Services keeping in view their ranks in the examination and, the preferences expressed by them for the various Services, and posts., SECTION II, Scheme and subjects for the Preliminary and Main, Examination., A. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION :, The Examination shall comprise of two compulsory, Papers of 200 marks each., Note :, (i) Both the question papers will be of the objective, type (multiple choice questions)., (ii) The General Studies Paper-II of the Civil Services, (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with, minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%., (iii) The question papers will be set both in Hindi and, English., (iv) Details of the syllabi are indicated in Part A of, Section III., (v) Each paper will be of two hours duration. Blind, candidates and the candidates with Locomotor Disability, and Cerebral Palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is, affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function, (minimum of 40% impairment) will; however, be allowed an, extra time of twenty minutes per hour for each paper., B. MAIN EXAMINATION :, The written examination will consist of the following, papers :—, Qualifying Papers :, Paper-A, (One of the Indian Language to be selected by the candidate, from the Languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the, Constitution)., 300 Marks

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , Paper-B, English, , 300 Marks, , Papers to be counted for merit, Paper-I, Essay, , 250 Marks, , Paper-II, General Studies-I, , (iv) The paper A on Indian Language will not, however, be, compulsory for Candidates belonging to Persons with, Benchmark Disability (only Hearing Impairment sub-category), provided that they have been granted such exemption from, 2nd or 3rd language courses by the concerned education, Board/University. The candidate needs to provide an, undertaking/self declaration in this regard in order to claim, such exemption to the Commission., , 250 Marks, , (v) Marks obtained by the candidates for the Paper I-VII, only will be counted for merit ranking. However, the Commission will have the discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or, all of these papers., , 250 Marks, , (vi) For the Language medium/literature of languages, the, scripts to be used by the candidates will be as under :—, , (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and, Geography of the World and Society), Paper-III, General Studies -II, (Governance, Constitution, Polity,, Social Justice and International relations), , Language, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Bodo, Dogri, Maithilli, Santhali, , Paper-IV, General Studies -III, , 250 Marks, , (Technology, Economic Development,, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security, and Disaster Management), Paper-V, General Studies -IV, , 250 Marks, , (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude), Paper-VI, Optional Subject - Paper 1, , 250 Marks, , Paper-VII, Optional Subject - Paper 2, Sub Total (Written test), Personality Test, Grand Total, , 133, , 250 Marks, 1750 Marks, 275 Marks, 2025 Marks, , Candidates may choose any one of the optional subjects from, amongst the list of subjects given in para 2 below :—, NOTE :, (i), The papers on Indian languages and English (Paper A, and paper B) will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard, and will be of qualifying nature. The marks obtained in these, papers will not be counted for ranking., (ii) Evaluation of the papers, namely, 'Essay', 'General, Studies' and Optional Subject of all the candidates would be, done simultaneously along with evaluation of their qualifying, papers on ‘Indian Languages’ and ‘English’ but the papers on, Éssay', General Studies and Optional Subject of only such, candidates will be taken cognizance who attain 25% marks in, ‘Indian Language’ and 25% in English as minimum qualifying, standards in these qualifying papers., (iii) The paper A on Indian Language will not, however, be, compulsory for candidates hailing from the States of Arunachal, Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim., , Script, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Devanagari, Kannada, Persian, Devanagari, Malayalam, Bengali, Devanagari, Devanagari, Odia, Gurumukhi, Devanagari, Devanagari or Arabic, Tamil, Telugu, Persian, Devanagari, Devanagari, Devanagari, Devanagari or Olchiki, , Note : For Santhali language, question paper will be printed, in Devanagari script; but candidates will be free to, answer either in Devanagari script or in Olchiki., 2., , List of optional subjects for Main Examination :, (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), , Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce and Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering

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134, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxii), (xxiii), (xxiv), (xxv), (xxvi), , Geography, Geology, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Statistics, Zoology, Literature of any one of the following languages:, , Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi,, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri,, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil,, Telugu, Urdu and English., NOTE :, (i) The question papers for the examination will be of, conventional (essay) type., (ii) Each paper will be of three hours duration., (iii) Candidates will have the option to answer all the, question papers, except the Qualifying Language, Papers, Paper-A and Paper-B, in any one of the, languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the, Constitution of India or in English. Notwithstanding, this, the Candidate will have the choice to write the, Optional Papers in English also if candidates opt to, write Paper I-V except the Qualifying Language, Papers, Paper-A and Paper-B, in any one of the, language included in the Eighth Schedule to the, Constitution of India., (iv) Candidates exercising the option to answer Papers, in any one of the languages included in the Eight, Schedule to the Constitution of India mentioned, above may, if they so desire, give English version, within brackets of only the description of the, technical terms, if any, in addition to the version in, the language opted by them. Candidates should,, however, note that if they misuse the above rule, a, deduction will be made on this account from the, total marks otherwise accruing to them and in, extreme cases; their script(s) will not be valued for, being in an unauthorized medium., (vi) The question papers (other than the literature of, language papers) will be set in Hindi and English, only., , [PART I—SEC. 1], , (vii) The details of the syllabi are set out in Part B of, Section III., General Instructions (Preliminary as well as Main, Examination) :, (i) Candidates must write the papers in their own hand., In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe, to write the answers for them. However, blind candidates and, candidates with Locomotor Disability and Cerebral Palsy, where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of, slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40%, impairment) will be allowed to write the examination with the, help of a scribe in both the Civil Services (Preliminary) as well, as in the Civil Services (Main) Examination., (ii) Compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour shall, be permitted for the Blind candidates and the candidates, with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy where dominant, (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the, performance of function (minimum of 40% impairment) in both, the Civil Services (Preliminary) as well as in the Civil Services, (Main) Examination., Note (1) : The eligibility conditions of a scribe, his/, her conduct inside the examination hall and the manner in, which and extent to which he/she can help the blind candidate, in writing the Civil Services Examination shall be governed by, the instructions issued by the UPSC in this regard. Violation of, all or any of the said instructions shall entail the cancellation, of the candidature of the blind candidate in addition to any, other action that the UPSC may take against the scribe., Note (2) : For purpose of these rules the candidate, shall be deemed to be a blind candidate if the percentage of, visual impairment is Forty per cent (40%) or more. The criteria, for determining the percentage of visual impairment shall be, as follows :—, All with corrections, , Percentage, , Better eye, , Worse eye, , 2, , 3, , 4, , 1, Category O, , 6/9—6/18, , 6/24 to 6/36, , 20%, , Category I, , 6/18—6/36, , 6/60 to nil, , 40%, , Category II, , 6/60—4/60, 3/60 to nil, or field of, vision 10°—20°, , 75%, , Category III, , 3/60—1/60, or field of, vision 10°, , F.C. at 1 ft, to nil, , 100%, , Category IV, , F.C. at 1 ft to, nil, field of, vision 100°, , F.C. at 1 ft to, nil, field of, vision 100°, , 100%, , One eyed, person, , 6/6, , F.C. at 1 ft to, nil, , 30%

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , Note (3) : For availing of the concession admissible to a, blind candidate, the candidate concerned shall produce a, certificate in the prescribed proforma from a Medical Board, constituted by the Central/State Governments along with their, application for the Main Examination., Note (4) : The concession admissible to blind candidates, shall not be admissible to those suffering from Myopia., (ii) The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying, marks in any or all the subjects of the examination., (iii) If a candidate’s handwriting is not easily legible, a, deduction will be made on this account from the total marks, otherwise accruing to him., (iv) Marks will not be allotted for mere superficial, knowledge., (v) Credit will be given for orderly, effective and exact, expression combined with due economy of words in all, subjects of the examination., (vi) In the question papers, wherever required, SI, units will be used., (vii) Candidates should use only International form of, Indian numerals (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 etc.) while answering question, papers., (viii) Candidates will be allowed the use of Scientific, (Non-Programmable type) Calculators at the conventional, (Essay) type examination of UPSC. Programmable type, calculators will however not be allowed and the use of such, calculators shall tantamount to resorting to unfair means by, the candidates. Loaning or interchanging of calculators in the, Examination Hall is not permitted., It is also important to note that candidates are not, permitted to use calculators for answering objective type, papers (Test Booklets). They should not therefore bring the, same inside the Examination Hall., C. Interview Test, The candidate will be interviewed by a Board who will, have before them a record of his career. He will be asked, questions on matters of general interest. The object of the, interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidate, for a career in public service by a Board of competent and, unbiased observers. The test is intended to judge the mental, calibre of a candidate. In broad terms this is really an, assessment of not only his intellectual qualities but also social, traits and his interest in current affairs. Some of the qualities, to be judged are mental alertness, critical powers of, assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of, judgement, variety and depth of interest, ability for social, cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity., 2. The technique of the interview is not that of a strict, cross-examination but of a natural, though directed and, purposive conversation which is intended to reveal the mental, qualities of the candidate., 3. The interview test is not intended to be a test either, of the specialised or general knowledge of the candidates, , 135, , which has been already tested through their written papers., Candidates are expected to have taken an intelligent interest, not only in their special subjects of academic study but also, in the events which are happening around them both within, and outside their own State or Country as well as in modern, currents of thought and in new discoveries which should, rouse the curiosity of well educated youth., SECTION III, SYLLABI FOR THE EXAMINATION, NOTE : Candidates are advised to go through the, Syllabus published in this Section for the Preliminary, Examination and the Main Examination, as periodic revision, of syllabus has been done in several subjects., Part A—Preliminary Examination, Paper I - (200 marks), , Duration : Two hours, , •, , Current events of national and international importance., , •, , History of India and Indian National Movement., , • Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic, Geography of India and the World., • Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political, System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues,, etc., • Economic and Social Development-Sustainable, Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social, Sector Initiatives, etc., • General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity, and Climate Change - that do not require subject, specialization., • General Science., Paper II-(200 marks), , Duration : Two hours, , • Comprehension;, • Interpersonal skills including communication skills;, • Logical reasoning and analytical ability;, • Decision making and problem solving;, • General mental ability;, • Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of, magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation, (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. — Class X, level);, Note 1 : Paper-II of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination will be a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33%., Note 2 : The questions will be of multiple choice, objective, type., Note 3 : It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both, the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for, the purpose of evaluation. 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136, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , Part B—Main Examination, , PAPER-I, , 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., , Essay : Candidates may be required to write essays on multiple, topics. They will be expected to keep closely to the subject of, the essay to arrange their ideas in orderly fashion, and to, write concisely. Credit will be given for effective and exact, expression., , The nature and standard of questions in the General, Studies papers (Paper II to Paper V) will be such that a welleducated person will be able to answer them without any, specialized study. The questions will be such as to test a, candidate’s general awareness of a variety of subjects, which, will have relevance for a career in Civil Services. The questions, are likely to test the candidate’s basic understanding of all, relevant issues, and ability to analyze, and take a view on, conflicting socio-economic goals, objectives and demands., The candidates must give relevant, meaningful and succinct, answers., The scope of the syllabus for optional subject papers, (Paper VI and Paper VII) for the examination is broadly of the, honours degree 1evel i.e. a level higher than the bachelors’, degree and lower than the masters’ degree. In the case of, Engineering, Medical Science and law, the level corresponds, to the bachelors’ degree., Syllabi of the papers included in the scheme of Civil, Services (Main) Examination are given as follows :—, QUALIFYING PAPERS ON INDIAN LANGUAGES AND, ENGLISH, The aim of the paper is to test the candidates's ability to, read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express, his ideas clearly and correctly, in English and Indian language, concerned., The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows :, , PAPER-II, General Studies-I : Indian Heritage and Culture, History and, Geography of the World and Society., • Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms,, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times., • Modern Indian history from about the middle of the, eighteenth century until the present- significant events,, personalities, issues., • The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and, important contributors/contributions from different, parts of the country., • Post-independence consolidation and reorganization, within the country., • History of the world will include events from 18th century, such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of, national boundaries, colonization, decolonization,, political philosophies like communism, capitalism,, socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the society., • Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India., • Role of women and women’s organization, population, and associated issues, poverty and developmental, issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies., • Effects of globalization on Indian society., , (i), , Comprehension of given passages., , • Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism &, secularism., , (ii), , Precis Writing., , • Salient features of world’s physical geography., , (iii), , Usage and Vocabulary., , (iv), , Short Essays., , • Distribution of key natural resources across the world, (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent);, factors responsible for the location of primary,, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts, of the world (including India)., , Indian Languages :—, (i), , comprehension of given passages., , (ii), , Precis Writing., , (iii), , Usage and Vocabulary., , (iv), , Short Essays., , (v) Translation from English to the Indian Language and, vice-versa., Note 1 : 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., Note 2 : The candidates will have to answer the English and, Indian Languages papers in English and the respective Indian, language (except where translation is involved)., , • Important Geophysical phenomena such as, earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.,, geographical features and their location-changes in, critical geographical features (including water-bodies, and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of, such changes., PAPER-III, General Studies- II: Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social, Justice and International relations., • Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings,, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions, and basic structure.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , • Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the, States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal, structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local, levels and challenges therein., • Separation of powers between various organs dispute, redressal mechanisms and institutions., • Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with, that of other countries., • Parliament and State legislatures—structure,, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges, and issues arising out of these., • Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive, and the Judiciary—Ministries and Departments of the, Government; pressure groups and formal/informal, associations and their role in the Polity., • Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act., • Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers,, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional, Bodies., • Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies., • Government policies and interventions for development, in various sectors and issues arising out of their design, and implementation., • Development processes and the development industry, —the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and, associations, donors, charities, institutional and other, stakeholders., • Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the, population by the Centre and States and the performance, of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and, Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of, these vulnerable sections., • Issues relating to development and management of, Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education,, Human Resources., • Issues relating to poverty and hunger., , 137, PAPER-IV, , General Studies-III: Technology, Economic Development, Bio, diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management, • Indian Economy and issues relating to planning,, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and, employment., • Inclusive growth and issues arising from it., • Government Budgeting., • Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the, country, - different types of irrigation and irrigation, systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural, produce and issues and related constraints; etechnology in the aid of farmers., • Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and, minimum support prices; Public Distribution Systemobjectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues, of buffer stocks and food security; Technology, missions; economics of animal-rearing., • Food processing and related industries in India- scope’, and significance, location, upstream and downstream, requirements, supply chain management., • Land reforms in India., • Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in, industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth., • Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc., • Investment models., • Science and Technology- developments and their, applications and effects in everyday life., • Achievements of Indians in science & technology;, indigenization of technology and developing new, technology., • Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers,, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues, relating to intellectual property rights., , • Important aspects of governance, transparency and, accountability, e-governance- applications, models,, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters,, transparency & accountability and institutional and, other measures., , • Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation,, environmental impact assessment., , • Role of civil services in a democracy., , • Role of external state and non-state actors in creating, challenges to internal security., , • India and its neighborhood- relations., • Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements, involving India and/or affecting India’s interests., • Effect of policies and politics of developed and, developing countries on India’s interests, Indian, diaspora., • Important International institutions, agencies and foratheir structure, mandate., , • Disaster and disaster management., • Linkages between development and spread of, extremism., , • Challenges to internal security through communication, networks, role of media and social networking sites in, internal security challenges, basics of cyber security;, money-laundering and its prevention., • Security challenges and their management in border, areas - linkages of organized crime with terrorism., • Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.

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138, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, PAPER-V, , General Studies- IV: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude, This paper will include questions to test the candidates’, attitude and approach to issues relating to integrity, probity, in public life and his problem solving approach to various, issues and conflicts faced by him in dealing with society., Questions may utilise the case study approach to determine, these aspects. The following broad areas will be covered :, • Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and, consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions, of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships., Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of, great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating, values., • Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and, relation with thought and behaviour; moral and political, attitudes; social influence and persuasion., • Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service,, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity,, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and, compassion towards the weaker-sections., • Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and, application in administration and governance., • Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from, India and world., • Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public, administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns, and dilemmas in government and private institutions;, laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of, ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance;, strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance;, ethical issues in international relations and funding;, corporate governance., • Probity in Governance: Concept of public service;, Philosophical basis of governance and probity;, Information sharing and transparency in government,, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct,, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service, delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of, corruption., • Case Studies on above issues., PAPER-VI & PAPER VII, Optional Subject Papers I & II, Candidate may choose any optional subject from, amongst the List of Optional Subjects given in Para 2., AGRICULTURE, PAPER-I, Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources,, their sustainable management and conservation. Physical and, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , social environment as factors of crop distribution and, production. Agro ecology; cropping pattern as indicators of, environments. Environmental pollution and associated hazards, to crops, animals and humans. Climate change—International, conventions and global initiatives. Green house effect and, global warming. Advance tools for ecosystem analysis—, Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems, (GIS)., Cropping patterns in different agro-climatic zones of, the country. Impact of high-yielding and short-duration, varieties on shifts in cropping patterns. Concepts of various, cropping, and farming systems. Organic and Precision farming., Package of practices for production of important cereals, pulses,, oil seeds, fibres, sugar, commercial and fodder crops., Important features, and scope of various types of, forestry plantations such as social forestry, agro-forestry, and, natural forests : Propagation of forest plants. Forest products., Agro-forestry and value addition. Conservation of forest flora, and fauna., Weeds, their characteristics, dissemination and, association with various crops; their multiplications; cultural,, biological, and chemical control of weeds., Soil—physical, chemical and biological properties., Processes and factors of soil formation. Soils of India. Mineral, and organic constituents of soils and their role in maintaining, soil productivity. Essential plant nutrients and other beneficial, elements in soils and plants. Principles of soil fertility, soil, testing and fertiliser recommendations, integrated nutrient, management Biofertilizers. Losses of nitrogen in soil, nitrogenuse efficiency in submerged rice soils, nitrogen fixation in, soils. Efficient phosphoruse and potassium use. Problem soils, and their reclamation. Soil factors affecting green house gas, emission., Soil conservation, integrated watershed management., Soil erosion and its management. Dry land agriculture and its, problems. Technology for stabilising agriculture production, in rainfed areas., Water-use efficiency in relation to crop production,, criteria for scheduling irrigations, ways and means of reducing, run-off losses of irrigation water. Rainwater harvesting. Drip, and sprinkler irrigation. Drainage of water-logged soils, quality, of irrigation water, effect of industrial effluents on soil and, water pollution. Irrigation projects in India., Farm, management, scope, importance and, characteristics, farm planning. Optimum resource use and, budgeting. Economics of different types of farming systems., Marketing management strategies for development, market, intelligence. Price fluctuations and their cost; role of cooperatives in agricultural economy; types and systems of, farming and factors affecting them. Agricultural price policy., Crop Insurance., Agricultural extension, its importance and role, methods, of evaluation of extension programmes, socio-economic, survey and status of big, small and marginal farmers and

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , landless agricultural labourers; Training programmes for, extension workers. Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s (KVK) in, dissemination of Agricultural technologies. Non-Government, Organisation (NGO) and self-help group approach for rural, development., PAPER-II, Cell structure, function and cell cycle. Synthesis,, structure and function of genetic material. Laws of heredity., Chromosome structure, chromosomal aberrations, linkage and, cross-over, and their significance in recombination breeding., Polyploidy, euploids and aneuploids. Mutation—and their, role in crop improvement. Heritability, sterility and, incompatibility, classification and their application in crop, improvement. Cytoplasmic inheritance, sex-linked, sexinfluenced and sex-limited characters., History of plant breeding. Modes of reproduction,, selfing and crossing techniques. Origin, evolution and, domestication of crop plants, center of origin, law of, homologous series, crop genetic resources—conservation, and utilization. Application of principles of plant breeding,, improvement of crop plants. Molecular markers and their, application in plant improvement. Pure-line selection, pedigree,, mass and recurrent selections, combining ability, its, significance in plant breeding. Heterosis and its exploitation., Somatic hybridization. Breeding for disease and pest, resistance. Role of interspecific and intergeneric hybridization., Role of genetic engineering and biotechnology in crop, improvement Gernetically modified crop plants., Seed production and processing technologies. Seed, certification, Seed testing and storage. DNA finger printing, and seed registration. Role of public and private sectors in, seed production, and marketing. Intellectual Property Rights, (IPR) issues, WTO issues and its impact on Agriculture., Principles of Plant Physiology with reference to plant, nutrition, absorption, translocation and metabolism of, nutrients. Soil-water-plant relationship., Enzymes and plant pigments; photosynthesis—modern, concepts and factors affecting the process, aerobic and, anaerobic respiration; C 3, C4 and CAM mechanisms., Carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. Growth and, development; photoperiodism and vernalization. Plant growth, substances and their role in crop production. Physiology of, seed development and germination; dormancy. Stress, physiology—draught, salt and water stress., Major fruits, plantation crops, vegetables, spices and, flower crops. Package practices of major horticultural crops., Protected cultivation and high tech horticulture. Post-harvest, technology and value addition of fruits and vegetables., Landscaping and commercial floriculture. Medicinal and, aromatic plants. Role of fruits and vegetables in human, nutrition., Diagnosis of pests and diseases of field crops,, vegetables, orchard and plantation crops and their economic, , 139, , importance. Classification of pests and diseases and their, management. Intergrated pest and diseases management., Storage pests and their management. Biological control of, pests and diseases. Epidemiology and forecasting of major, crop pests and diseases. Plant quarantine measures. Pesticides,, their formulation and modes of action., Food production and consumption trends in India. Food, security and growing population—vision 2020. Reasons for, grain surplus. National and International food policies., Production, procurement, distribution constraints. Availability, of foodgtrains, per capita expenditure on food. Trends in, poverty, Public Distribution System and Below Poverty Line, population, Targeted Public Distribution System (PDS), policy, implementation in context to globalization. Processing, constraints. Relation of food production to National Dietary, Guidelines and food consumption pattern. Food based dietary, approaches to eliminate hunger. Nutrient deficiency—Micro, nutrient deficiency : Protein Energy Malnutrition or Protein, Calorie Malnutrition (PEM or PCM), Micro nutrient deficiency, and HRD in context of work capacity of women and children., Food grain productivity and food security., ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE, PAPER-I, 1. Animal Nutrition :, 1.1 Partitioning of food energy within the animal. Direct, and indirect calorimetry. Carbon—nitrogen balance, and comparative slaughter methods. Systems for, expressing energy value of foods in ruminants, pigs, and poultry. Energy requirements for maintenance,, growth, pregnancy, lactation, egg, wool, and meat, production., 1.2 Latest advances in protein nutrition. Energy protein, inter-relationships. Evaluation of protein quality. Use, of NPN compounds in ruminant diets. Protein, requirements for maintenance, growth, pregnancy,, lactation, egg, wool and meat production., 1.3 Major and trace minerals—Their sources,, physiological functions and deficiency symptoms., Toxic minerals. Mineral interactions. Role of, fatsoluble and water—soluble vitamins in the body,, their sources and deficiency symptoms., 1.4 Feed additives—methane inhibitors, probiotics,, enzymes, antibiotics, hormones, oligosaccharides,, antioxidants, emulsifiers, mould inhibitors, buffers, etc. Use and abuse of growth promoters like, harmones and antibiotics—latest concepts., 1.5 Conservation of fodders. Storage of feeds and feed, ingredients. Recent advances in feed technology and, feed processing. Anti-nutritional and toxic factors, present in livestock feeds. Feed analysis and quality, control. Digestibility trials—direct, indirect and, indicator methods. Predicting feed intake in grazing, animals.

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140, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, 1.6 Advances in ruminant nutrition. Nutrient, requirements. Balanced rations. Feeding of calves,, pregnant, work animals and breeding bulls. Strategies, for feeding milch animals during different stages of, lactation cycle. Effect of feeding on milk composition., Feeding of goats for meat and milk production., Feeding of sheep for meat and wool production., 1.7 Swine Nutrition. Nutrient requirements. Creep, starter,, grower and finisher rations. Feeding of pigs for lean, meat production. Low cost rations for swine., 1.8 Poultry nutrition. Special features of poultry nutrition., Nutrient requirements for meat and egg production., Formulation of rations for different classes of layers, and broilers., , 2. Animal Physiology :, 2.1 Physiology of blood and its circulation, respiration;, excretion. Endocrine glands in health and disease., 2.2 Blood constituents.—Properties and functions-blood, cell formation—Haemoglobin synthesis and, chemistry-plasma proteins production, classification, and properties, coagulation of blood; Haemorrhagic, disorders—anti-coagulants—blood groups—Blood, volume—Plasma expanders-Buffer systems in blood., Biochemical tests and their significance in disease, diagnosis., 2.3 Circulation.—Physiology of heart, cardiac cycle,, heart sounds, heart beat, electrocardiograms. Work, and efficiency of heart—effect of ions on heart, function-metabolism of cardiac muscle, nervous and, chemical regulation of heart, effect of temperature, and stress on heart, blood pressuer and, hypertension, osmotic regulation, arterial pulse,, vasomotor regulation of circulation, shock. Coronary, and pulmonary circulation, Blood-Brain barrier, Cerebrospinal fluid-circulation in birds., 2.4 Respiration.—Mechanism of respiration, Transport, and exchange of gases-neural control of respirationChemo-receptors-hypoxia-respiration in birds., 2.5 Excretion.—Structure and function of kidneyformation of urine-methods of studying renal, function-renal regulation of acid-base balance :, physiological constituents of urine-renal failurepassive venous congestion-Urinary secretion in, chicken-Sweat glands and their function. Biochemical test for urinary dysfunction., 2.6 Endocrine glands.—Functional disorders—their, symptoms and diagnosis. Synthesis of hormones,, mechanism and control of secretion—hormonal, receptors-classification and function., 2.7 Growth and Animal Production.—Prenatal and, postnatal growth, maturation, growth curves,, measures of growth, factors affecting growth,, conformation, body composition, meat quality., , [PART I—SEC. 1], , 2.8 Physiology of Milk Production, Reproduction and, Digestion.—Current status of hormonal control of, mammary development, milk secretion and milk, ejection. Male and Female reproductive organs, their, components and functions. Digestive organs and, their functions., 2.9 Environmental Physiology.—Physiological relations, and their regulation; mechanisms of adaptation,, environmental factors and regulatory mechanisms, involved in animal behaviour, climatology—various, parameters and their importance. Animal ecology., Physiology of behaviour. Effect of stress on health, and production., 3. Animal Reproduction :, Semen quality.—Preservation and Artificial, Insemination—Components of semen, composition, of spermatozoa, chemical and physical properties of, ejaculated semen, factors affecting semen in vivo, and in vitro. Factors affecting semen production and, quality, preservation, composition of diluents, sperm, concentration, transport of diluted semen. Deep, freezing techniques in cows, sheep, goats, swine and, poultry. Detection of oestrus and time of insemination, for better conception. Anoestrus and repeat, breeding., 4. Livestock Production and Management :, 4.1 Commercial Dairy Farming.—Comparison of dairy, farming in India with advanced countries. Dairying, under mixed farming and as specialized farming,, economic dairy farming. Starting of a dairy farm,, Capital and land requirement, organization of the, dairy farm. Opportunities in dairy farming, factors, determining the efficiency of dairy animal. Heard, recording, budgeting cost of milk production, pricing, policy; Personnel Management. Developing Practical, and Economic rations for dairy cattle; supply of, greens throughout the year, feed and fodder, requirements of Dairy Farm. Feeding regimes for, young stock and bulls, heifers and breeding animals;, new trends in feeding young and adult stock; Feeding, records., 4.2 Commercial meat, egg and wool production.—, Development of practical and economic rations for, sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits and poultry. Supply of, greens, fodder, feeding regimes for young and mature, stock. New trends in enhancing production and, management. Capital and land requirements and, socio-economic concept., 4.3 Feeding and management of animals under drought,, flood and other natural calamities., 5. Genetics and Animal Breeding :, 5.1 History of animal genetics. Mitosis and Meiosis :, Mendelian inheritance; deviations to Mendelian

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , genetics; Expression of genes; Linkage and crossing, over; Sex determination, sex influenced and sex, limited characters; Blood groups and polymorphism;, Chromosome aberrations; Cytoplasmic inheritance,, Gene and its structure; DNA as a genetic material;, Genetic code and protein synthesis; Recombinant, DNA technology. Mutations, types of mutations,, methods for detecting mutations and mutation rate,, Transgenesis., 5.2 Population Genetics applied to Animal Breeding—, Quantitative Vs. Qualitative traits; Hardy Weinberg, Law; Population Vs. Individual; Gene and genotypic, frequency; Forces changing gene frequency;, Random drift and small populations; Theory of path, coefficient; Inbreeding, methods of estimating, inbreeding coefficient, systems of inbreeding;, Effective population size; Breeding value, estimation, of breeding value, dominance and epistatic deviation;, Partitioning of variation; Genotype X environment, correlation and genotype X environment interaction;, role of multiple measurements; Resemblance between, relatives., 5.3 Breeding Systems.—Breeds of livestsock and, Poultry. Heritability, repeatability and genetic and, phenotypic correlations, their methods of estimation, and precision of estimates; Aids to selection and, their relative merits; Individual, pedigree, family and, within family selection; Pregnency testing; Methods, of selection; Construction of selection indices and, their uses; Comparative evaluation of genetic gains, through various selection methods; Indirect, selection and correlated response; Inbreeding, out, breeding, upgrading, cross-breeding and synthesis, of breeds; Crossing of inbred lines for commercial, production; Selection for general and specific, combining ability; Breeding for threshold characters., Sire index., 6. Extension :, Basic philosophy, objectives, concept and principles, of extension. Different Methods adopted to educate, farmers under rural conditions. Generation of, technology, its transfer and feedback. Problems and, constraints in transfer of technology. Animal, husbandry programmes for rural development., PAPER-II, 1. Anatomy, Pharmacology and Hygiene :, 1.1 Histology and Histological Techniques : Paraffin, embedding technique of tissue processing and H.E., staining—Freezing microtomy—Microscopy Bright, field microscope and electron microscope. Cytologystructure of cell organells and inclusions; cell, division-cell types—Tissues and their classificationembryonic and adult tissues—Comparative, , 141, histology of organs—Vascular, Nervous, digestive,, respiratory, musculo-skeletal and urogenital, systems—Endocrine glands—Integuments—sense, organs., , 1.2 Embryology.—Embryology of vertebrates with, special reference to aves and domestic mammals, gametogenesis-fertilization-germ layers-foetal, membranes and placentation-types of placenta in, domestic mammals-Teratology-twins and twinningorganogenesis-germ layer derivatives-endodermal,, mesodermal and ectodermal derivatives., 1.3 Bovine Anatomy.—Regional Anatomy : Paranasal, sinuses of OX— surface anatomy of salivary glands., Regional anatomy of infraorbital, maxillary, mandibuloalveolar, mental and cornnal nerve block., Regional anatomy of paravertebral nerves, pudental, nerve, median, ulnar and radial nervestibial, fibular, and digital nerves—Cranial nerves-structures, involved in epidural anaesthesia-superficial lymph, nodes-surface anatomy of visceral organs of thoracic,, abdominal and pelvic cavities-comparative-features, of locomotor apparatus and their application in the, biomechanics of mammalian body., 1.4 Anatomy of Fowl.—Musculo-skeletal systemfunctional anatomy in relation to respiration and, flying, digestion and egg production., 1.5 Pharmacology and therapeutics drugs.—Cellular, level of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics., Drugs acting on fluids and electrolyte balance. Drugs, acting on Autonomic nervous system. Modern, concepts of anaesthesia and dissociative, anaesthetics. Autocoids. Antimicrobials and, principles of chemotherapy in microbial infections., Use of hormones in therapeutics—chemotherapy of, parasitic infections. Drug and economic concerns in, the Edible tissues of animals—chemotherapy of, Neoplastic diseases. Toxicity due to “insecticides,, plants, metals, non-metals, zootoxins and, mycotoxins”., 1.6 Veterinary Hygiene with reference to water, air and, habitation.—Assessment of pollution of water, air, and soil—Importance of climate in animal health—, effect of environment on animal function and, performance relationship between industrialisation, and animal agriculture—animal housing requirements, for specific categories of domestic animals viz., pregnant cows and sows, milking cows, broiler, birds—stress, strain and productivity in relation to, animal habitation., 2. Animal Diseases :, 2.1 Etiology, epidemiology pathogenesis, symptoms,, post-moretem lesions, diagnosis, and control of, infectious diseases of cattle, sheep and goat, horses,, pigs and poultry.

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142, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, 2.2 Etiology, epidemiology, symptoms, diagnosis,, treatment of production diseases of cattle, horse,, pig and poultry., 2.3 Deficiency diseases of domestic animals and birds., 2.4 Diagnosis and treatment of non-specific conditions, like impaction, Bloat, Diarrhoea, Indigestion,, dehydration, stroke, poisioning., 2.5 Diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders., 2.6 Principles and methods of immunisation of animals, against specific diseases—hard immunity—disease, free zones—‘zero’ disease concept—, chemoprophylaxis., 2.7 Anaesthesia.—local, regional and generalprenesthetic medication. Symptoms and surgical, interference in fractures and dislocation. Hernia,, choking abomassal displacement—Caesarian, operations. Rumenotomy—Castrations., 2.8 Disease investigation techniques.—Materials for, laboratory investigation—Establishment. Animal, Health Centres—Disease free zone., , 3. Veterinary Public Health :, 3.1 Zoonoses.—Classification, definition, role of animals, and birds in prevalence and transmission of zoonotic, diseases—occupational zoonotic diseases., 3.2 Epidemiology.—Principle, definition of, epidemiological terms, application of epidemiological, measures in the study of diseases and disease control., Epidemiological features of air, water and food borne, infections. OIE regulation, WTO, sanitary and, phytosanitary measures., 3.3 Veterinary Jurisprudence.—Rules and Regulations, for improvement of animal quality and prevention of, animal diseases—State and Central Rules for, prevention of animal and animal product borne, diseases—S.P. C.A.—Veterolegal cases—, Certificates—Materials and Methods of collection, of samples for veterolegal investigation., 4. Milk and Milk Products Technology :, 4.1 Market Milk.—Quality, testing and grading of raw, milk. Processing, packaging, storing, distribution,, marketing defects and their control. Preparation of, the following milks : Pasteurized, standardized, toned,, double toned, sterilized, homogenized, reconstituted,, recombined and flavoured milks. Preparation of, cultured milks, cultures and their management,, yoghurt, Dahi, Lassi and Srikhand. Preparation of, flavoured and sterilized milks. Legal standards., Sanitation requirement for clean and safe milk and, for the milk plant equipment., 4.2 Milk Products Technology.—Selection of raw, materials, processing, storing, distributing and, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , marketing milk products such as Cream, Butter, Ghee,, Khoa, Channa, Cheese, condensed, evaporated, dried, milk and baby food, lce cream and Kulfi; by-products,, whey products, butter milk, lactose and casein., Testing, grading, judging milk products—BIS and, Agmark specifications, legal standards, quality, control nutritive properties. Packaging processing, and operational control. Costing of dairy products., 5. Meat Hygiene and Technology :, 5.1 Meat Hygiene, 5.1.1 Ante mortem care and management of food animals,, stunning, slaughter and dressing operations; abattoir, requirements and designs; Meat inspection, procedures and judgement of carcass meat cuts—, grading of carcass meat cuts—duties and functions, of Veterinarians in wholesome meat production., 5.1.2 Hygienic methods of handling production of meat.—, Spoilage of meat and control measures—Postslaughter physicochemical changes in meat and, factors that influence them—Quality improvement, methods—Adulteration of meat and detection—, Regulatory provisions in Meat trade and Industry., 5.2 Meat Technology, 5.2.1 Physical and chemical characteristics of meat.—, Meat emulsions—Methods of preservation of, meat—Curing, canning, irradiation, packaging of meat, and meat products, processing and formulations., 5.3 By-products.—Slaughter house by-products and, their utilisation—Edible and inedible by products—, Social and economic implications of proper utilisation, of slaughter house by-products—Organ products, for food and pharmaceuticals., 5.4 Poultry Products Technology.—Chemical, composition and nutritive value of poultry meat, preslaughter care and management. Slaughtering, techniques, inspection, preservation of poultry meat, and products. Legal and BIS standards., Structure composition and nutritive value of eggs, Microbial spoilage. Preservation and maintenance., Marketing of poultry meat, eggs and products., 5.5 Rabbit/Fur Animal farming.—Rabbit meat, production. Disposal and utilization of fur and wool, and recycling of waste by products. Grading of wool., ANTHROPOLOGY, PAPER-I, 1.1 Meaning, Scope and development of Anthropology., 1.2 Relationships with other disciplines : Social Sciences,, behavioural Sciences, Life Sciences, Medical, Sciences, Earth Sciences and Humanities., 1.3 Main branches of Anthropology, their scope and, relevance :

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , (a) Social-cultural Anthropology., , 2.1 The Nature of Culture : The concept and, Characteristics of culture and civilization;, Ethnocentrism vis-a-vis cultural Relativism., , (b) Biological Anthropology., (c) Archaeological Anthropology., , 2.2 The Nature of Society : Concept of Society; Society, and Culture; Social Institution; Social groups; and, Social stratification., , (d) Linguistic Anthropology., 1.4 Human Evolution and emergence of Man :, (a) Biological and Cultural factors in human, evolution., (b) Theories of Organic Evolution (Pre-Darwinian,, Darwinian and Post-Darwinian)., (c) Synthetic theory of evolution; Brief outline of, terms and concepts of evolutionary biology, (Doll’s rule, Cope’s rule, Gause’s rule,, parallelism, convergence, adaptive radiation,, and mosaic evolution)., 1.5 Characteristics of Primates; Evolutionary Trend and, Primate Taxonomy; Primate Adaptations; (Arboreal, and Terrestrial) Primate Taxonomy; Primate, Behaviour; Tertiary and Quaternary fossil primates;, Living Major Primates; Comparative Anatomy of Man, and Apes; Skeletal changes due to erect posture and, its implications., 1.6 Phylogenetic status, characteristics, geographical distribution of the following :, , and, , (a) Plio-preleistocene hominids in South and East, Africa—Australopithecines., (b) Homo erectus : Africa (Paranthropus), Europe, (Homo erectus (heidelbergensis), Asia (Homo, erectus javanicus, Homo erectus pekinensis., (c) Neanderthal man—La-chapelle-aux-saints, (Classical type), Mt. Carmel (Progressive type)., (d) Rhodesian man., (e) Homo saoiens—Cromagnon, Grimaldi and, Chancelede., 1.7 The biological basis of Life : The Cell, DNA structure, and replication, Protein Synthesis, Gene, Mutation,, Chromosomes, and Cell Division., 1.8 (a) Principles of Prehistoric Archaeology., Chronology : Relative and Absolute Dating, methods., (b) Cultural Evolution—Broad Outlines of, Prehistoric cultures :, (i) Paleolithic, (ii) Mesolithic, (iii) Neolithic, (iv) Chalcolithic, (v) Copper-Bronze Age, (vi) Iron Age, , 143, , 2.3 Marriage : Definition and universality; Laws of, marriage (endogamy, exogamy, hypergamy,, hypogamy, incest taboo); Type of marriage, (monogamy, polygamy, polyandry, group marriage)., Functions of marriage; Marriage regulations, (preferential, prescriptive and proscriptive); Marriage, payments (bride wealth and dowry)., 2.4 Family : Definition and universality; Family,, household and domestic groups; functions of family;, Types of family (from the perspectives of structure,, blood relation, marriage, residence and succession);, Impact of urbanization, industrialization and feminist, movements on family., 2.5 Kinship : Consanguinity and Affinity; Principles and, types of descent (Unilineal, Double, Bilateral, Ambilineal); Forms of descent groups (lineage, clan,, phratry, moiety and kindred); Kinship terminology, (descriptive and classificatory); Descent, Filiation, and Complimentary Filiation;Decent and Alliance., 3. Economic Organization : Meaning, scope and, relevance of economic anthropology; Formalist and, Substantivist debate; Principles governing, production, distribution and exchange (reciprocity,, redistribution and market), in communities, subsisting, on hunting and gathering, fishing, swiddening,, pastoralism, horticulture, and agriculture;, globalization and indigenous economic systems., 4. Political Organization and Social Control : Band,, tribe, chiefdom, kingdom and state; concepts of, power, authority and legitimacy; social control, law, and justice in simple Societies., 5. Religion : Anthropological approaches to the study, of religion (evolutionary, psychological and, functional); monotheism and polytheism; sacred and, profane; myths and rituals; forms of religion in tribal, and peasant Societies (animism, animatism, fetishism,, naturism and totemism); religion, magic and science, distinguished; magico-religious functionaries (priest,, shaman, medicine man, sorcerer and witch)., 6. Anthropological theories :, (a) Classical evolutionism (Tylor, Morgan and, Frazer), (b) Historical particularism (Boas) Diffusionism, (British, German and American), (c) Functionalism (Malinowski); Structural—, Functionlism (Radcliffe-Brown)

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144, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , 7., , 8., , 9.1, , 9.2, , 9.3, , 9.4, , (d) Structuralism (L’evi-Strauss and E. Leach), (e) Culture and personality (Benedict, Mead,, Linton, Kardiner and Cora-du Bois), (f) Neo—evolutionism (Childe, White, Steward,, Sahlins and Service), (g) Cultural materialism (Harris), (h) Symbolic and interpretive theories (Turner,, Schneider and Geertz), (i) Cognitive theories (Tyler, Conklin), (j) Post-modernism in anthropology., Culture, Language and Communication :, Nature, origin and characteristics of language; verbal, and non-verbal communication; social contex of, language use., Research methods in Anthropology :, (a) Fieldwork tradition in anthropology, (b) Distinction between technique, method and, methodology, (c) Tools of data collection : observation, interview,, schedules, questionnaire, case study, genealogy,, life-history, oral history, secondary sources of, information, participatory methods., (d) Analysis, interpretation and presentation of data., Human Genetics : Methods and Application :, Methods for study of genetic principles in man-family, study (pedigree analysis, twin study, foster child,, co-twin method, cytogenetic method, chromosomal, and karyo-type analysis), biochemical methods,, immunological methods, D.N.A. technology and, recombinant technologies., Mendelian genetics in man-family study, single, factor, multifactor, lethal, sub-lethal and polygenic, inheritance in man., Concept of genetic polymorphism and selection,, Mendelian population, Hardy-Weinberg law; causes, and changes which bring down frequency-mutation,, isolation, migration, selection, inbreeding and genetic, drift. Consanguineous and non-consanguineous, mating, genetic load, genetic effect of consanguineous, and cousin marriages., Chromosomes and chromosomal aberrations in man,, methodology., (a) Numerical and structural aberrations (disorders)., (b) Sex chromosomal aberration- Klinefelter (XXY),, Turner (XO), Super female (XXX), intersex and, other syndromic disorders., (c) Autosomal aberrations- Down syndrome, Patau,, Edward and Cri-du-chat syndromes., (d) Genetic imprints in human disease, genetic, screening, genetic counseling, human DNA, profiling, gene mapping and genome study., , [PART I—SEC. 1], , 9.5 Race and racism, biological basis of morphological, variation of non-metric and characters. Racial criteria,, racial traits in relation to heredity and environment;, biological basis of racial classification, racial, differentiation and race crossing in man., 9.6 Age, sex and population variation as genetic marker :, ABO, Rh blood groups, HLA Hp, transferring, Gm,, blood enzymes. Physiological characteristics-Hb, level, body fat, pulse rate, respiratory functions and, sensory perceptions in different cultural and socioecomomic groups., 9.7 Concepts and methods of Ecological Anthropology :, Bio-cultural Adaptations—Genetic and Non-genetic, factors. Man’s physiological responses to, environmental stresses: hot desert, cold, high altitude, climate., 9.8 Epidemiological Anthropology : Health and disease., Infectious and non-infectious diseases, Nutritional, deficiency related diseases., 10. Concept of human growth and Development : Stages, of growth—pre-natal, natal, infant, childhood,, adolescence, maturity, senescence., —Factors affecting growth and development genetic,, environmental, biochemical, nutritional, cultural and, socio-economic., —Ageing and senescence. Theories and, observations, —Biological and chronological longevity. Human, physique and somatotypes. Methodologies for, growth studies., 11.1 Relevance of menarche, menopause and, other bioevents to fertility. Fertility patterns and, differentials., 11.2 Demographic theories-biological, social and cultural., 11.3 Biological and socio-ecological factors influencing, fecundity, fertility, natality and mortality., 12. Applications of Anthropology : Anthropology of, sports, Nutritional anthropology, Anthroplogy in, designing of defence and other equipments, Forensic, Anthroplogy, Methods and principles of personal, identification and reconstruction, Applied human, genetics—Paternity diagnosis, genetic counselling, and eugenics, DNA technology in diseases and, medicine, serogenetics and cytogenetics in, reproductive biology., PAPER-II, 1.1, , Evolution of the Indian Culture and Civilization—, Prehistoric (Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and, Neolithic-Chalcolithic), Protohistoric (Indus, Civilization). Pre-Harappan, Harappan and postHarappan cultures. Contributions of the tribal, cultures to Indian civilization.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , 1.2 Palaeo—Anthropological evidences from India with, special reference to Siwaliks and Narmada basin, (Ramapithecus, Sivapithecus and Narmada Man)., 1.3. Ethno-archaeology in India: The concept of ethnoarchaeology; Survivals and Parallels among the, hunting, foraging, fishing, pastoral and peasant, communities including arts and crafts producing, communities., 2., , Demographic profile of India—Ethnic and linguistic, elements in the Indian population and their, distribution. Indian population—factors influencing, its structure and growth., , 3.1 The structure and nature of traditional Indian social, system—Varnashram, Purushartha, Karma, Rina and, Rebirth., 3.2 Caste system in India— Structure and characteristics, Varna and caste, Theories of origin of caste system,, Dominant caste, Caste mobility, Future of caste, system, Jajmani system. Tribe-case continuum., 3.3 Sacred Complex and Nature-Man-Spirit Complex., 3.4. Impact of Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity, of Indian society., 4. Emergence, growth and development in India—, Contributions of the 18th, 19th and early 20th Century, scholar-administrators. Contributions of Indian, anthropologists to tribal and caste studies., 5.1 Indian Village—Significane of village study in India;, Indian village as a social system; Traditional and, changing patterns of settlement and inter-caste, relations; Agrarian relations in Indian villages; Impact, of globalization on Indian villages., 5.2 Linguistic and religious minorities and their social,, political and economic status., 5.3 Indigenous and exogenous processes of sociocultural change in Indian society: Sanskritization,, Westernization, Modernization; Inter-play of little and, great traditions; Panchayati Raj and social change;, Media and Social change., 6.1 Tribal situation in India—Bio-genetic variability,, linguistic and socio-economic characteristics of the, tribal populations and their distribution., 6.2 Problems of the tribal Communities—Land, alienation, poverty, indebtedness, low literacy, poor, educational facilities, unemployment, underemployment, health and nutrition., 6.3 Developmental projects and their impact on tribal, displacement and problems of rehabilitation., Development of forest policy and tribals. Impact of, urbanisation and industrialization on tribal, populations., , 145, , 7.1 Problems of exploitation and deprivation of, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other, Backward Classes. Constitutional safeguards for, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes., 7.2 Social change and contemporary tribal societies :, Impact of modern democratic institutions,, development programmes and welfare measures on, tribals and weaker sections., 7.3 The concept of ethnicity; Ethnic conflicts and, political developments; Unrest among tribal, communities; Regionalism and demand for, autonomy; Pseudo-tribalism. Social change among, the tribes during colonial and post-Independent India., 8.1 Impact of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and other religions on tribal societies., 8.2 Tribe and nation state—a comparative study of tribal, communities in India and other countries., 9.1 History of administration of tribal areas, tribal policies,, plans, programmes of tribal development and their, implementation. The concept of PTGs (Primitive, Tribal Groups), their distribution, special programmes, for their development. Role of N.G.O.s in tribal, development., 9.2, , Role of anthropology in tribal and rural development., , 9.3, , Contributions of anthropology to the understanding, of regionalism, communalism and ethnic and political, movements., BOTANY, PAPER-I, , 1. Microbiology and Plant Pathology :, Structure and reproduction/multiplication of, viruses,viroids, bacteria, fungi and mycoplasma;, Applications of microbiology in agriculture, industry,, medicine and in control of soil and water pollution;, Prion and Prion hypothesis., Important crop diseases caused by viruses, bacteria,, mycoplasma, fungi and nematodes; Modes of, infection and dissemination; Molecular basis of, infection and disease resistance/defence;, Physiology of parasitism and control measures., Fungal toxins. Modelling and disease forecasting;, Plant quarantine., 2. Cryptogams :, Algae, fungi, lichens, bryophytes, pteridophytesstructure and reproduction from evolutionary, viewpoint; Distribution of Cryptogams in India and, their ecological and economic importance., 3. Phanerogams :, Gymnosperms : Concept of Progymnosperms., Classification and distribution of gymnosperms.

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146, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, Salient features of Cycadales, Ginkgoales, Coniferales, and Gnetales, their structure and reproduction., General account of Cycadofilicales, Bennettitales and, Cordiaitailes; Geological time scale; Type of fossils, and their study techniques., , transport and vesicular transport; Structure and, function of cell organelles (chloroplasts,, mitochondria, ER, dictyosomes ribosomes,, endosomes,lysosomes, peroxisomes; Cytoskelaton, and microtubules; Nucleus, nucleolus, nuclear pore, complex; Chromatin and nucleosome; Cell signalling, and cell receptors; Signal transduction Mitosis and, meiosis; molecular basis of cell cycle. Numerical and, structural variations in chromosomes and their, significance; Chromatin organization and packaging, of genome; Polytene chromosomes; Bchromosomes—structure, behaviour and, significance., , Angiosperms : Systematics, anatomy, embryology,, palynology and phylogency., Taxonomic hierarchy; International Code of Botanical, Nomenclature; Numerical taxomomy and, chemotaxomomy; Evidence from anatomy,, embryology and palynology., Origin and evolution of angiosperms; Comparative, account of various systems of classification of, angiosperms; Study of angiospermic families—, Mangnoliaceae, Ranunculaceae, Brassicaceae,, Rosaceae, Fabaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Malvaceae,, Dipterocarpaceae, Apiaceae, Asclepiadaceae,, Verbenaceae, Solanaceae, Rubiaceae, Cucurbitaceae,, Asteraceae, Poaceae, Arecaceae, Liliaceae,, Musaceae and Orchidaceae., , 2. Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution :, Development of genetics, and gene versus allele, concepts (Pseudoalleles); Quantitative genetics and, multiple factors; Incomplete dominance, polygenic, inheritance, multiple alleles; Linkage and crossing, over of gene mapping including molecular maps (idea, of mapping, function); Sex chromosomes and sexlinked inheritance; sex determination and molecular, basis of sex differentiation; Mutations (biochemical, and molecular basis); Cytoplasmic inheritance and, cytoplasmic genes (including genetics of male, sterility)., , Stomata and their types; Glandular and non-glandular, trichomes; Unusual secondary growth; Anatomy of, C3 and C4 plants; Xylem and phloem differentiation;, Wood anatomy., Development of male and female gametophytes,, pollination, fertilization; Endosperm—its, development and function. Patterns of embryo, development; Polyembroyony, apomixes;, Applications of palynology; Experimental, embryology including pollen storage and test-tube, fertilization., 4. Plant Resource Development :, , Structure and synthesis of nucleic acids and, proteins; Genetic code and regulation of gene, expression; Gene silencing; Multigene families;, Organic evolution-evidences, mechanism and, theories., Role of RNA in origin and evolution., 3. Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Biostatistics :, Methods of plant breeding—introduction, selection, and hybridization (pedigree, backcross, mass, selection, bulk method); Mutation, polyploidy, male, sterility and heterosis breeding. Use of apomixes in, plant breeding; DNA sequencing; Genetic, engineering—methods of transfer of genes;, Transgenic crops and biosafety aspects;, Development and use of molecular markers in plant, breeding; Tools and techniques—probe, southern, blotting, DNA fingerprinting, PCR and FISH., Standard deviation and coefficient of variation (CV)., Tests of significance (Z-test, t-test and chi-square, tests). Probability and distributions (normal, binomial, and Poisson). Correlation and regression., , Domestication and introduction of plants; Origin of, cultivated plants, Vavilov’s centres of origin. Plants, as sources for food, fodder, fibres, spices, beverages,, edible oils, drugs, narcotics, insecticides, timber,, gums, resins and dyes; latex, cellulose, starch and, its products; Perfumery; Importance of Ethnobotany, in Indian context; Energy plantations; Botanical, Gardens and Herbaria., 5. Morphogenesis :, Totipotency, polarity, symmetry and differentiation;, Cell, tissue, organ and protoplast culture. Somatic, hybrids and Cybrids; Micropropagation; Somaclonal, variation and its applications; Pollen haploids,, embryo rescue methods and their applications., PAPER-II, 1. Cell Biology :, Techniques of cell biology. Prokaryotic and, eukaryotic cells—structural and ultrastructural, details; Structure and function of extracellular matrix, (cell wall) and membranes-cell adhesion, membrane, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , 4., , Physiology and Biochemistry :, Water relations, mineral nutrition and ion transport,, mineral deficiencies. Photosynthesis—photochemical, reactions, photophosphorylation and carbon fixation, pathways; C3, C4 and CAM pathways; Mechanism, of pholem transport, Respiration (anerobic and, aerobic, including fermentation)—electron transport

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , chain and oxidative phosphorylation;, Photorespiration; Chemiosmotic theory and ATP, synthesis; Lipid metabolism; Nitrogen fixation and, nitrogen metabolism. Enzymes, coenzymes; Energy, transfer and energy conservation. Importance of, secondary metabolites. Pigments as photoreceptors, (plastidial pigments and phytochrome). Plant, movements; Photoperiodism and flowering,, vernalization, senescence; Growth substances—their, chemical nature, role and applications in agrihorticulture; growth indices, growth movements., Stress physiology (heat, water, salinity, metal); Fruit, and seed physiology. Dormancy, storage and, germination of seed. Fruit ripening—its molecular, basis and manipulation., 5., , 3., , 4., , 5., , 6. Thermodynamics :, Work, heat and internal energy; first law of, thermodynamics., Second law of thermodynamics; entropy as a state, function, entropy changes in various processes,, entropy-reversibility and irreversibility, Free energy, functions; Thermodynamic equation of state;, Maxwell relations; Temperature, volume and pressure, dependence of U, H, A, G, Cp and Cv, α and β ; J-T, effect and inversion temperature; criteria for, equilibrium, relation between equilibrium constant, and thermodynamic quantities; Nernst heat theorem,, introductory idea of third law of thermodynamics., , 2., , 7., , Chemical bonding :, Ionic bond, characteristics of ionic compounds,, lattice energy, Born-Haber cycle; covalent bond and, its general characteristics, polarities of bonds in, molecules and their dipole moments; Valence bond, theory, concept of resonance and resonance energy;, Molecular orbital theory (LCAO method); bonding, –, H2 +, H2 He2 + to Ne2, NO, CO, HF, CN , Comparison, of valence bond and molecular orbital theories, bond, order, bond strength and bond length., , Phase Equilibria and Solutions :, Clausius-Clapeyron equation; phase diagram for a, pure substance; phase equilibria in binary systems,, partially miscible liquids—upper and lower critical, solution temperatures; partial molar quantities, their, significance and determination; excess, thermodynamic functions and their determination., , Atomic Structure :, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle Schrodinger wave, equation (time independent); Interpretation of wave, function, particle in one- dimensional box, quantum, numbers, hydrogen atom wave functions; Shapes of, s, p and d orbitals., , Liquid State :, Kelvin equation; Surface tension and surface enercy,, wetting and contact angle, interfacial tension and, capillary action., , CHEMISTRY, 1., , The Gaseous State and Transport Phenomenon :, Equation of state for real gases, intermolecular, interactions, and critical phenomena and liquefaction, of gases; Maxwell’s distribution of speeds,, intermolecular collisions, collisions on the wall and, effusion; Thermal conductivity and viscosity of ideal, gases., , Forest types of India—‘Ecological and ecomomic, importance of forests, afforestation, deforestation, and social forestry; Endangered plants, endemism, IUCN categories, Red Data Books; Biodiversity and, its conservation; Protected Area Network;, Convention of Biological Diversity, Farmers’ Rights;, and Intellectual Property Rights; Concept of, Sustainable Development; Biogeochemical cycles., Global warming and climatic change; Invasive, species; Environmetal Impact Assessment;, Phytogeographical regions of India., PAPER-I, , Solid State :, Crystal systems; Designation of crystal faces, lattice, structures and unit cell; Bragg's law; X-ray diffraction, by crystals; Close packing, radius ratio rules,, calculation of some limiting radius ratio values;, Structures of NaCl, ZnS, CsCl, CaF2; Stoichiometric, and nonstoichiometric defects, impurity defects,, semi-conductors., , Ecology and Plant Geography :, Concept of ecosystem; Ecological factors. Concepts, and dynamics of community; Plant succession., Concepts of biosphere; Ecosystems; Conservation;, Pollution and its control (including phytoremediation); Plant indicators; Environment (Protection), Act., , 147, , 8., , Electrochemistry :, Debye-Huckel theory of strong electrolytes and, Debye-Huckel limiting Law for various equilibrium, and transport properties., Galvanic cells, concentration cells; electrochemical, series, measurement of e.m.f. of cells and its, applications fuel cells and batteries., Processes at electrodes; double layer at the interface;, rate of charge transfer, current density; overpotential;, electroanalytical techniques : amperometry, ion, selective electrodes and their use.

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148, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, 9., , Chemical Kinetics:, Differential and integral rate equations for zeroth,, first, second and fractional order reactions; Rate, equations involving reverse, parallel, consecutive, and chain reactions; Branching chain and, explosions; effect of temperature and pressure on, rate constant. Study of fast reactions by stop-flow, and relaxation methods. Collisions and transition, state theories., , 10., , 11., , Surface Phenomena and Catalysis:, Adsorption from gases and solutions on solid, adsorbents; Langmuir and B.E.T. adsorption, isotherms; determination of surface area,, characteristics and mechanism of reaction on, heterogeneous catalysts., , 12., , Bio-inorganic Chemistry:, Metal ions in biological systems and their role in, ion-transport across the membranes (molecular, mechanism), oxygen-uptake proteins, cytochromes, and ferrodoxins., , 13., , compounds; Sulphur—nitrogen compounds,, noble gas compounds., 15. General Chemistry of ‘f’ Block Element:, Lanthanides and actinides: separation, oxidation, states, magnetic and spectral properties;, lanthanide contraction., PAPER-II, 1., , Delocalised Covalent Bonding :, , Photochemistry:, Absorption of light; decay of excited state by, different routes; photochemical reactions between, hydrogen and halogens and their quantum yields., , Coordination Chemistry :, (i) Bonding in transition of metal complexes. Valence, bond theory, crystal field theory and its, modifications; applications of theories in the, explanation of magnetism and elctronic spectra, of metal complexes., (ii) Isomerism in coordination compounds; IUPAC, nomenclature of coordination compounds;, stereochemistry of complexes with 4 and 6, coordination numbers; chelate effect and, polynuclear complexes; trans effect and its, theories; kinetics of substitution reactions in, square-planar complexes; thermodynamic and, kinetic stability of complexes., , Aromaticity, anti-aromaticity; annulenes, azulenes,, tropolones, fulvenes, sydnones., 2. (i) Reaction mechanisms : General methods (both, kinetic and non-kinetic) of study of mechanisms, or organic reactions : isotopies, mathod crossover experiment, intermediate trapping,, stereochemistry; energy of activation;, thermodynamic control and kinetic control of, reactions., (ii) Reactive intermediates : Generation, geometry,, stability and reactions of carboniumions and, carbanions, free radicals, carbenes, benzynes and, nitrenes., (iii) Substitution reactions :—SN 1, SN 2, and SN i,, mechanisms ; neighbouring group participation;, electrophilic and nucleophilic reactions of aromatic, compounds including heterocyclic compounds—, pyrrole, furan, thiophene and indole., (iv), , Elimination reactions :—E1, E2 and E1cb, mechanisms; orientation in E2 reactions—, Saytzeff and Hoffmann; pyrolytic syn, elimination—acetate pyrolysis, Chugaev and, Cope eliminations., , (v), , Addition reactions :—Electrophilic addition to, C=C and C≡C; nucleophilic addition to C=O, C≡N,, conjugated olefins and carbonyls., , (vi), , Reactions and Rearrangements :—(a) Pinacolpinacolone, Hoffmann, Beckmann, Baeyer-Villiger,, Favorskii, Fries, Claisen, Cope, Stevens and, Wagner—Meerwein rearrangements., , (iii) EAN rule, Synthesis structure and reactivity of, metal carbonyls; carboxylate anions, carbonyl, hydrides and metal nitrosyl compounds., (iv) Complexes with aromatic systems, synthesis,, structure and bonding in metal olefin complexes,, alkyne complexes and, cyclopentadienyl, complexes; coordinative unsaturation, oxidative, addition reactions, insertion reactions, fluxional, molecules and their characterization; Compounds, with metal—metal bonds and metal atom clusters., 14. Main Group Chemistry:, Boranes, borazines, phosphazenes and cyclic, phosphazene, silicates and silicones, Interhalogen, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , (b) Aldol condensation, Claisen condensation,, Dieckmann, Perkin, Knoevenagel, Witting,, Clemmensen, Wolff-Kishner, Cannizzaro and, von Richter reactions; Stobbe, benzoin and, acyloin condensations; Fischer indole, synthesis, Skraup synthesis, BischlerNapieralski, Sandmeyer, Reimer-Tiemann and, Reformatsky reactions., 3., , Pericyclic reactions :—Classification and, examples; Woodward-Hoffmann rules—, electrocyclic reactions, cycloaddition reactions, [2+2 and 4+2] and sigmatropic shifts [1, 3; 3, 3 and, 1, 5], FMO approach.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, 4. (i), , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , Preparation and Properties of Polymers: Organic, polymerspolyethylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl, chloride, teflon, nylon, terylene, synthetic and, natural rubber., , (ii) Biopolymers: Structure of proteins, DNA and, RNA., 5., , Synthetic Uses of Reagents:, OsO4, HlO4, CrO3, Pb(OAc)4, SeO2, NBS, B2H6, NaLiquid NH3, LiAIH4, NaBH4, n-BuLi, MCPBA., , 6., , 7., , Photochemistry :—Photochemical reactions of, simple organic compounds, excited and ground, states, singlet and triplet states, Norrish-Type I, and Type II reactions., Spectroscopy:, Principle and applications in structure, elucidation :, , (i) Rotational—Diatomic molecules; isotopic, substitution and rotational constants., (ii) Vibrational—Diatomic molecules, linear triatomic, molecules, specific frequencies of functional, groups in polyatomic molecules., (iii) Electronic—Singlet and triplet states. n→π∗ and, π→π∗ transitions; application to conjugated, double bonds and conjugated carbonyls, Woodward-Fieser rules; Charge transfer spectra., (iv) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1HNMR) : Basic, principle; chemical shift and spin-spin interaction, and coupling constants., (v) Mass Spectrometry :—Parent peak, base peak,, metastable peak, McLafferty rearrangement., CIVIL ENGINEERING, PAPER-I, 1. Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials, and Structural Analysis., 1.1 Engineering Mechanics :, Units and Dimensions, SI Units, Vectors, Concept, of Force, Concept of particle and rigid body., Concurrent, Non- Concurrent and parallel forces, in a plane, moment of force free body diagram,, conditions of equilibrium, Principle of virtual work,, equivalent force system., First and Second Moment of area, Mass moment, of Inertia., Static Friction., Kinematics and Kinetics:, Kinematics in cartesian Co-ordinates, motion, under uniform and non-uniform acceleration,, motion under gravity. Kinetics of particle :, Momentum and Energy principles, collision of, elastic bodies, rotation of rigid bodies., , 149, 1.2 Strength of Materials :, Simple Stress and Strain, Elastic constants, axially, loaded compression members, Shear force and, bending moment, theory of simple bending, Shear, Stress distribution across cross sections, Beams, of uniform strength., Deflection of beams: Mecaulay’s method, Mohr’s, Moment area method, Conjugate beam method,, unit load method. Torsion of Shafts, Elastic, stability of columns, Euler’s, Rankine’s and Secant, formulae., 1.3 Structural Analysis :, Castiglianio’s theorems I and II, unit load method,, of consistent deformation applied to beams and, pin jointed trusses. Slope-deflection, moment, distribution., Rolling loads and Influences lines : Influences, lines for Shear Force and Bending moment at a, section of a beam. Criteria for maximum shear force, and bending Moment in beams traversed by a, system of moving loads. Influences lines for, simply supported plane pin jointed trusses., Arches : Three hinged, two hinged and fixed, arches, rib shortening and temperature effects., Matrix mehods of analysis : Force method and, displacement method of analysis of indeterminate, beams and rigid frames., Plastic Analysis of beams and frames : Theory of, plastic bending, plastic analysis, statical method,, Mechanism method., Unsymmetrical bending : Moment of inertia,, product of inertia, position of Neutral Axis and, Principal axes, calculation of bending stresses., 2. Design of Structures : Steel, Concrete and, Masonry Structures., 2.1 Structural Steel Design :, Structural steel : Factors of safety and load, factors. Riveted, bolted and welded joints and, connections. Design of tension and compression, members, beams of built up section, riveted and, welded plate girders, gantry girders, stancheons, with battens and lacings., 2.2 Design of Concrete and Masonry Structures :, Concept of mix design. Reinforced Concrete :, Working Stress and Limit State method of design—, Recommendations of I. S. codes. Design of one, way and two way slabs, stair-case slabs, simple, and continuous beams of rectangular, T and L, sections. Compression members under direct load, with or without eccentricity., Cantilever and Counter fort type retaining walls.

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150, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, Water tanks : Design requirements for Rectangular, and circular tanks resting on ground., , [PART I—SEC. 1], , Prestressed Concrete : Methods and systems of, prestressing, anchorages, Analysis and design, of sections for flexure based on working stress,, loss of prestress., , Water in soil—capillary and structural—effective, stress and pore water pressure—permeability, concept—filed and laboratory determination of, permeability—Seepage pressure—quick sand, conditions—Shear strength determination—, Mohr Coulomb concept., , Design of brick masonry as per I. S. Codes, , Compaction of soil—Laboratory and filed test., Compressibility and consolidation concept—, consolidation theory—consolidation settlement, analysis., , 3. Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow and, Hydraulic Machines :, 3.1 Fluid Mechanics :, , Earth pressure theory and analysis for retaining, walls, Application for sheet piles and Braced, excavation., , Fluid properties and their role in fluid motion, fluid, statics including forces acting on plane and curve, surfaces., , Bearing capacity of soil—approaches for, analysis- Filed tests—settlement analysis—, stability of slope of earth walk., , Kinematics and Dynamics of Fluid flow : Velocity, and accelerations, stream lines, equation of, continuity, irrotational and rotational flow, velocity, potential and stream functions., , Subsuface exploration of soils—methods, Foundation—Type and selection criteria for, foundation of structures—Design criteria for, foundation—Analysis of distribution of stress, for footings and pile—pile group action—pile, load test., , Continuity, momentum, energy equation, Navier, Stokes equation, Euler’s equation of motion,, application to fluid flow problems, pipe flow, sluice, gates, weirs., 3.2 Dimensional Analysis and Similitude:, Buckingham’s Pi-theorem, dimensionless, parameters., 3.3 Laminar Flow :, Laminar flow between parallel, stationary and, moving plates, flow through tube., 3.4 Boundary layer :, Laminar and turbulent boundary layer on a flat, plate, laminar sub-layer, smooth and rough, boundaries, drag and lift., Turbulent flow through pipes : Characteristics of, turbulent flow, velocity distribution and variation, of pipe friction factor, hydraulic grade line and, total energy line., 3.5 Open Channel Flow :, Uniform and non-uniform flows, momentum and, energy correction factors, specific energy and, specific force, critical depth, rapidly varied flow,, hydraulic jump, gradually varied flow,, classification of surface profiles, control section,, step method of integration of varied flow equation., 3.6 Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower :, Hydraulic turbines, types classification, Choice, of turbines performance parameters, controls,, characteristics, specific speed., Principles of hydropower development., 4. Geotechnical Engineering :, Soil Type and Structure—gradation and particle, size distribution—consistency limits., , Ground improvement techniques., PAPER—II, 1. Construction Technology, Equipment, Planning, and Management, 1.1, , Construction Technology, Engineering Materials :, Physical properties of construction materials with, respect to their use in construction—Stones,, Bricks and Tiles; Lime, Cement, different types of, Mortars and Concrete., Specific use of ferro cement, fibre reinforced C., C., High stength concrete., Timber; Properties, preservation treatments., , defects—common, , Use and selection of materials for specific use like, Low Cost Housing, Mass Housing, High Rise, Buildings., 1.2 Construction :, Masonry principles using Brick, stone, Blocks—, construction detailing and strength, characteristics., Types of plastering, pointing, flooring, roofing, and construction features., Common repairs in buildings., Principle of functional planning of building for, residents and specific use—Building code, provisions.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , Basic principles of detailed and approximate, estimating—specification writing and rate, analysis-principles of valuation of real property., , 1.3, , Machinery for earthwork, concreting and their, specific uses—Factors affecting selection of, equipments—operating cost of equipments., CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND, MANAGEMENT:, Construction activity—schedules—organization, for construction industry—Quality assurance, principles., Use Basic principle of network—analysis in form, of CPM and PERT—their use in construction, monitoring, Cost optimization and resource, allocation., Basic principles of Economic analysis and, methods., Project profitability—Basic principles of Boot, approach to financial planning-simple toll fixation, criterions., , 2. Surveying and Transportation Engineering, 2.1 Surveying : Common methods and instruments, for distance and angle measurement for CE, work—their use in plane table, traverse survey,, levelling work, triangulation, contouring and, topographical map., Basic principles of photogrammetry and remote, sensing., 2.2 Railways Engineering : Permanent way—, components, types and their function-Functions, and Design constituents of turn and crossing—, Necessity of geometric design of track—Design, of station and yards., 2.3 Highway Engineering :, Principles of Highway alignments—classification, and geometrical design elements and standards, for Roads., Pavement structure for flexible and rigid, pavements—Design principles and methodology, of pavements., Typical construction methods and standards of, materials for stabilized soil, WBM, Bituminous, works and CC roads., Surface and sub-surface drainge arrangements for, roads—culvert structures., Pavement distresses and strengthening by, overlays., Traffic surveys and their application in traffic, planning—Typical design features for, channelized, intersection rotary etc.—signal, designs—standard Traffic signs and markings., , 151, 3. Hydrology, Water Resources and Engineering :, 3.1 Hydrology :, Hydrological cycle, precipitation, evaporation,, transpiration, infiltration, overland flow,, hydrograph, flood frequency analyses, flood, routing through a reservoir, channel flow, routing—Muskingam method., 3.2 Ground Water flow :, Specific yield, storage coefficient, coefficient of, permeability, confined and unconfined aquifers,, aquifers, aquitards, radial flow into a well under, confined and unconfined conditions., 3.3 Water Resources Engineering :, Ground and surface water resources, single and, multipurpose projects, storage capacity of, reservoirs, reservoir losses, reservoir, sedimentation., 3.4 Irrigation Engineering :, (i) Water requirements of crops : consumptive use,, duty and delta, irrigation methods and their, efficiencies., (ii) Canals : Distribution systems for cannal irrigation,, canal capacity, canal losses, alignment of main, and distributory canals, most efficient section,, lined canals, their design, regime theory, critical, shear stress, bed load., (iii) Water logging : causes and control, salinity., (iv) Canal structures : Design of head regulators,, canal falls, aqueducts, metering flumes and canal, outlets., (v) Diversion head work : Principles and design of, weirs on permeable and impermeable foundation,, Khosla’s theory, energy dissipation., (vi) Storage works : Types of dams, design, principles, of rigid gravity stability analysis., , (vii) Spillways : Spillway types, energy dissipation., (viii) River training : Objectives of river training,, methods of river training., 4. Environmental Engineering, 4.1 Water Supply :, Predicting demand for water, impurities of water, and their significance, physical, chemical and, bacteriological analysis, waterborne diseases,, standards for potable water., 4.2 Intake of Water :, Water treatment: principles of coagulation,, flocculation and sedimentation; slow-, rapid-,, pressure-, filters; chlorination, softening, removal, of taste, odour and salinity.

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152, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, 4.3 Sewerage Systems :, Domestic and industrial wastes, store sewage—, separate and combined systems, flow through, sewers, design of sewers., 4.4 Sewage Characterisation :, BOD, COD, solids, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, and TOC. Standards of disposal in normal water, course and on land., 4.5 Sewage Treatment :, Working principles, units, chambers,, sedimentation tank, trickling filters, oxidation, ponds, activated sludge process, septic tank,, disposal of sludge, recycling of waste water., , [PART I—SEC. 1], , Methods of Costing: Job Costing, Process, Costing, Activity Based Costing., Volume-cost-Profit Relationship as a tool of Profit, Planning., Incremental Analysis/Differential Costing as a, Tool of Pricing Decisions, Product Decisions,, Make or Buy Decisions, Shut-Down Decisions, etc., Techniques of Cost Control and Cost Reduction :, Budgeting as a Tool of Planning and Control., Standard Costing and Variance Analysis., Responsibility Accounting and Divisional Performance Measurement., 3. Taxation :, , 4.6 Solid waste :, Collection and disposal in rural and urban, contexts, management of long-term ill-effects., 5. Environmental pollution :, Sustainable development. Radioactive wastes and, disposal. Environmental impact assessment for, thermal power plants, mines, river valley projects., Air pollution. Pollution control acts., COMMERCE AND ACCOUNTANCY, PAPER-I, Accounting and Finance, Accounting, Taxation & Auditing, 1. Financing Accounting :, Accounting as a financial information system;, Impact of behavioural sciences. Accounting, Standards e.g., Accounting for Depreciation,, Inventories, Research and Development Costs,, Long-term Construction Contracts, Revenue, Recognition, Fixed Assets, Contingencies,, Foreign Exchange Transactions, Investments and, Government Grants, Cash Flow Statement,, Earnings per Share., Accounting for Share Capital Transactions, including Bonus Shares, Right Shares., Emplyees Stock Option and Buy-Back of, Securities., Preparation and Presentation of Company Final, Accounts., Amalgamations, Absorption and Reconstruction, of Companies., 2. Cost Accounting :, Nature and functions of cost accounting., Installation of Cost Accounting System. Cost, Concepts related to Income Measurement, Profit, Planning, Cost Control and Decision Making., , Income Tax: Definitions. Basis of charge; Incomes, which do not form part of total income. Simple, problems of Computation of Income (of individuals, only) under various heads, i.e., Salaries, Income, from House Property, Profits and Gains from, Business or Profession, Capital Gains, Income from, other sources, Income of other Persons included, in Assessee’s Total Income., Set-off and Carry forward of Loss., Deductions from Gross Total Income., Salient Features/Provisions Related to VAT and, Services Tax., 4. Auditing :, Company Audit: Audit related to Divisible Profits,, Dividends, Special investigations, Tax audit., Audit of Banking, Insurance, Non-Profit, Organization and Charitable Societies/Trusts/, Organizations., Financial Management, Financial Institutions, and Markets, 1. Financial Management :, Finance Function : Nature, Scope and Objectives, of Financial Management : Risk and Return, Relationship., Tools of Financial Analysis: Ratio Analysis,, Funds-Flow and Cash-Flow Statement., Capital Budgeting Decisions: Process, Procedures, and Appraisal Methods. Risk and Uncertainty, Anlysis and Methods., Cost of Capital : Concept, Computation of Specific, Costs and Weighted Average Cost of Capital., CAPM as aTool of Determining Cost of Equity, Capital., Financing Decisions: Theories of Capital, Structure—Net Income (NI) Approach.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , Net Operating Income (NOI) Approach, MM, Approach and Traditional Approach. Designing, of Capital structure: Types of Leverages, (Operating, Financial and Combined), EBIT-EPS, Analysis, and other Factors., Dividend Decisions and Valuation of Firm :, Walter’s Model, MM Thesis, Gordan’s Model, Lintner’s Model. Factors Affecting Dividend, Policy., Working Capital Management: Planning of, Working Capital. Determinants of Working, Capital. Components of Working Capital—Cash,, Inventory and Receivables., Corporate Restructuring with focus on Mergers, and Acquisitions (Financial aspect only)., 2. Financial Markets and Institutions :, Indian Financial System: An Overview, Money Markets: Participants, Structure and, Instruments. Commercial Banks. Reforms in, Banking Sector. Monetary and Credit Policy of, RBI. RBI as a Regulator., Capital Market : Primary and Secondary Market., Financial Market Instruments and Innovative, Debt Instruments; SEBI as a Regulator., Financial Services : Mutual Funds, Venture Capital,, Credit Rating Agencies, Insurance and IRDA., PAPER-II, Organisation Theory and Behaviours, Human Resource, Management and Industrial Relations, Organisation Theory and Behaviour, 1. Organisation Theory :, Nature and Concept of Organisation; External, Environment of Organisation—Technological,, Social, Political, Ecomomical and Legal;, Organizational Goals Primary and Secondary, Goals, Single and Multiple Goals; Management, by Objectives., Evolution of Organisation theory : Classical Neoclassical and system approach., Modern Concepts of Organisation Theory :, Organisational Design, Organisational Structure, and Organisational Culture., Organisational Design—Basic Challenges;, Differentiation and Intergration Process;, Centralization and Decentralization Process;, Standardization/Formalization and Mutual, Adjustment. Coordinating Formal and Informal, Organizations. Mechanistic and Organic, Structures., , 153, Designing Organizational structures—Authority, and Control; Line and Staff Functions,, Specialization and Coordination. Types of, Organization Structure—Functional. Matrix, Structure, Project Structure. Nature and Basis of, Power, Sources of Power, Power Structure and, Politics. Impact of Information Technology on, Organizational Design and Structure., Managing Organizational Culture., 2. Organisation Behaviour :, Meaning and Concept; Individual in organization:, Personality, Theories, and Determinants;, Pereception Meaning and Process., Motivation : Concepts, Theories and Applications. Leadership—Theories and Styles. Quality, of Work Life (QWL): Meaning and its impact on, Performance, Ways of its Enhancement. Quality, Circles (QC)—Meaning and their Importance., Management of Conflicts in Organizations. Transactional Analysis, Organizational Effectiveness,, Management of Change., Human Resources Management and Industrial, Relations, 1. Human Resources Management (HRM) :, Meaning Nature and Scope of HRM, Human, Resource Planning, Job Analysis, Job, Description, Job Specification, Recruitment, Process, Selection Process, Orientational and, Placement, Training and Development Process,, Performance Appraisal and 360° Feed Back, Salary, and Wage Administration, Job Evaluation,, Employee Welfare, Promotions, Transfers and, Separations., 2. Industrial Relations (IR) :, Meaning, Nature, Importance and Scope of IR,, Formation of Trade Union, Trade Union, Legislation, Trade Union Movement in India., Recognition of Trade Unions, Problems of Trade, Unions in India. Impact of Liberalization on Trade, Union Movement., Nature of Industrial Disputes: Strikes and, Lockouts, Causes of Disputes, Prevention and, Settlement of Disputes., Worker’s Participation in Management:, Philosophy, Rationale, Present Day Status and, Future Prospects., Adjudication and Collective Bargaining., Industrial Relations in Public Enterprises, Absenteeism and Labour Turnover in Indian, Industries and their Causes and Remedies., ILO and its Functions.

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154, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, ECONOMICS, PAPER—I, , 1. Advanced Micro Economics :, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , (iv) Floating Rates and their Implications for, Developing Countries : Currency Boards., (v) Trade Policy and Developing Countries., , (a) Marshallian and Varrasiam Approaches to Price, determination., , (vi) BOP, adjustments and Policy Coordination in, open economy macromodel., , (b) Alternative Distribution Theories; Ricardo, Kaldor,, Kaleeki., , (vii) Speculative attacks., , (c) Markets Structure : Monopolistic Competition,, Duopoly, Oligopoly., (d) Modern Welfare Criteria : Pareto Hicks and Scitovsky,, Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem, A. K. Sen’s Social, Welfare Function., 2. Advance Macro Economics :, Approaches to Employment Income and Interest Rate, determination : Classical, Keynes (IS)-LM) curve,, Neo-classical synthesis and New classical, Theories, of Interest Rate determination and Interest Rate, Structure., 3. Money-Banking and Finance :, (a) Demand for and Supply of Money : Money Multiplier, Quantity Theory of Money (Fisher, Pique and, Friedman) and Keyne’s Theory on Demand for, Money, Goals and Instruments of Monetary, Management in Closed and Open Economies., Relation between the Central Bank and the Treasury., Proposal for ceiling on growth rate of money., (b) Public Finance and its Role in market Economy : In, stabilisation of supply, allocative, of resources and, in distribution and development. Sources of, Government revenue, forms of Taxes and Subsidies,, their incidence and effects. Limits to taxation, loans,, crowding-out effects and limits to borrowings. Public, expenditure and its effects., 4. International Economics :, , (viii) Trade Blocks and Monetary Unions., (ix) WTO : TRIMS, TRIPS, Domestic Measures,, Different Rounds of WTO talks., 5. Growth and Development :, (a) (i) Theories of growth : Harrod’s model;, (ii) Lewis model of development with surplus labour., (iii) Balanced Unbalanced Growth., (iv) Human Capitals and Economic Growth., (v) Research and Development and Economic Growth., (b) Process of Economic Development of less developed, courtries : Myrdal and Kuzments on economic, development and structural change : Role of Agriculture, in Economic Development of less developed countries., (c) Economic Development and International Trade and, Investment, Role of Multinationals., (d) Planning and Economic Development : changing role of, Markets and Planning, Private-Public Partnership., (e) Welfare indicators and measures of growth—Human, Development Indices. The basic needs approach., (f) Development and Environmental Sustainability—, Renewable and Non-renewable Resources,, Environmental Degradation, Intergenerational equity, development., PAPER-II, Indian Economics in Post-Independence Era :, , (ii) Terms of Trade and Offer Curve., , Land System and its changes, Commercialization of, agriculture Drain theory, Laissez faire theory and critique., Manufacture and Transport : Jute, Cotton, Railways, Money, and Credit., , (iii) Product Cycle and Strategic Trade Theories., , Indian Economy after Independence :, , (a) Old and New theories of International Trade., (i) Comparative advantage,, , (iv) Trade as an engine of growth and theories of, underdevelopment in an open economy., (b) Forms of Protection : Tariff and quota., (c) Balance of Payments Adjustment : Alternative, Approaches., (i) Price versus income, income adjustments, under fixed exchange rates., (ii) Theories of Policy Mix., (iii) Exchange rate adjustments under capital, mobility., , A. The Pre-Liberalization Era :, (i) Contribution of Vakil, Gadgil and V.K.R.V. Rao., (ii) Agricultrure : Land Reforms and land tenure system,, Green Revolution and capital formation in agriculture., (iii) Industry Trends in composition and growth, Role of, public and private sector, small scale and cottage, industries., (iv) National and Per capita income : Patterns, trends,, aggregate and sectoral composition and changes, therein.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , (v) Broad factors determining National Income and, distribution, Measures of poverty, Trends in poverty, and inequality., B. The Post-Liberalization Era :, (i) New Economic Reform and Agriculture : Agriculture, and WTO, Food processing, subsidies, Agricultural, prices and public distribution system, Impact of public, expenditure on agricultural growth., (ii) New Economic Policy and Industry : Strategy of, industrialization, Privatization, Disinvestments, Role, of foreign direct investment and multinationals., (iii) New Economic Policy and Trade : Intellectual, property rights : Implications of TRIPS, TRIMS, GATS, and new EXIM policy., (iv) New Exchange Rate Regime : Partial and full, convertibility, Capital account convertibility., (v) New Economic Policy and Public Finance : Fiscal, Responsibility Act, Twelfth Finance Commission and, Fiscal Federalism and Fiscal Consolidation., (vi) New Economic Policy and Monetary System. Role, of RBI under the new regime., (vii) Planning : From central Planning to indivative, planning, Relation between planning and markets, for growth and decentralized planning : 73rd and 74th, Constitutional amendments., (viii) New Economic Policy and Employment : Employment, and poverty, Rural wages, Employment Generation,, Poverty alleviation schemes, New Rural, Employment, Guarantee Scheme., ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, PAPER-I, 1. Circuits—Theory :, Circuit components; network graphs; KCL, KVL; Circuit, analysis methods : nodal analysis, mesh analysis; basic, network theorems and applications; transient analysis : RL,, RC and RLC circuits; sinusoidal steady state analysis; resonant, circuits; coupled circuits; balanced 3-phase circuits. Two-port, networks., 2. Signals and Systems :, Representation of continuous-time and discrete-time, signals and systems; LTI systems; convolution; impulse, response; time-domain analysis of LTI systems based on, convolution and differential/difference equations. Fourier, transform, Laplace transform, Z-transform, Transfer function., Sampling and recovery of signals DFT, FFT Processing of, analog signals through discrete-time systems., 3. E.M. Theory :, Maxwell’s equations, wave propagation in bounded, media. Boundary conditions, reflection and refraction of plane, , 155, , waves. Transmission lines : travelling and standing waves,, impedance matching, Smith chart., 4. Analog Electronics :, Characteristics and equivalent circuits (large and smallsignal) of Diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET. Diode circuits :, Clipping, clamping, rectifier. Biasing and bias stability. FET, amplifiers. Current mirror; Amplifiers : single and multi-stage,, differential, operational feedback and power. Analysis of, amplifiers; frequency-response of amplifiers. OPAMP circuits., Filters; sinusoidal oscillators : criterion for oscillation; singletransistor and OPAMP configurations. Function generators, and wave-shaping circuits. Linear and switching power, supplies., 5. Digital Electronics :, Boolean algebra; minimisation of Boolean functions;, logic gates; digital IC families (DTL, TTL, ECL, MOS, CMOS)., Combinational circuits : arithmetic circuits, code converters,, multiplexers and decoders. Sequential circuits: latches and, flip-flops, counters and shift-registers. Comparators, timers,, multivibrators. Sample and hold circuits, ADCs and DACs., Semiconductor memories. Logic implementation using, programmable devices (ROM, PLA, FPGA)., 6. Energy Conversion :, Principles of electromechanical energy conversion :, Torque and emf in rotating machines. DC machines :, characteristics and performance analysis; starting and speed, control of motors. Transformers : principles of operation and, analysis; regulation, efficiency; 3-phase transformers., 3-phase induction machines and synchronous machines :, characteristics and performance analysis; speed control., 7. Power Electronics and Electric Drives :, Semi-conductor power devices : diode, transistor,, thyristor, triac, GTO and MOSFET-static characteristics and, principles of operation; triggering circuits; phase control, rectifiers; bridge converters : fully-controlled and halfcontrolled; principles of thyristor choppers and inverters; DCDC converters; Switch mode inverter; basic concepts of speed, control of dc and ac motor drives applications of variablespeed drives., 8. Analog Communication :, Random variables : continuous, discrete; probability,, probability functions. Statistical averages; probability models;, Random signals and noise : white noise, noise equivalent, bandwidth; signal transmission with noise; signal to noise, ratio. Linear CW modulation : Amplitude modulation : DSB,, DSB-SC and SSB. Modulators and Demodulators; Phase and, Frequency modulation : PM & FM signals; narrows band, FM; generation & detection of FM and PM, Deemphasis,, Preemphasis. CW modulation system : Superhetrodyne, receivers, AM receivers, communication receivers, FM, receivers, phase locked loop, SSB receiver Signal to noise, ratio calculation or AM and FM receivers.

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156, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, PAPER II, , 1. Control Systems :, Elements of control systems; block-diagram, representations; open-loop & closed-loop systems; principles, and applications of feed-back. Control system components., LTI systems : time-domain and transform-domain analysis., Stability : Routh Hurwitz criterion, root-loci, Bode-plots and, polor plots, Nyquist’s criterion; Design of lead-lad, compensators. Proportional, PI, PID controllers. State-variable, representation and analysis of control systems., 2. Microprocessors and Microcomputers :, PC organisation; CPU, instruction set, register settiming, diagram, programming, interrupts, memory interfacing, I/O, interfacing, programmable peripheral devices., 3. Measurement and Instrumentation :, Error analysis; measurement of current voltage, power,, energy, power-factor, resistance, inductance, capacitance and, frequency; bridge measurements. Signal conditioning circuit;, Electronic measuring instruments : multimeter, CRO, digital, voltmeter, frequency counter, Q-meter, spectrum-analyser,, distoration-meter. Transducers : thermocouple, thermistor,, LVDT, strain-guage, piezo-electric crystal., 4. Power Systems: Analysis and Control :, Steady-state performance of overhead transmission, lines and cables; principles of active and reactive power, transfer and distribution; per-unit quantities; bus admittance, and impedance matrices; load flow; voltage control and power, factor correction; economic operation; symmetrical, components, analysis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical, faults. Concepts of system stability : swing curves and equal, area criterion. Static VAR system. Basic concepts of HVDC, transmission., 5. Power System Protection :, Principles of overcurrent, differential and distance, protection. Concept of solid state relays. Circuit brakers., Computer aided protection : introduction; line, bus, generator,, transformer protection; numeric relays and application of DSP, to protection., 6. Digital Communication :, Pulse code modulation (PCM), defferential pulse code, modulation (DPCM), delta modulation (DM), Digital, modulation and demodulation schemes : amplitude, phase and, frequency keying schemes (ASK, PSK, FSK). Error control, coding : error detection and correction, linear block codes,, convolation codes. Information measure and source coding., Data networks, 7-layer architecture., , [PART I—SEC. 1], GEOGRAPHY, , PAPER I, PRINCIPLES OF GEOGRAPHY, Physical Geography :, 1. Geomorphology : Factors controlling landform, development; endogenetic and exogenetic forces;, Origin and evolution of the earth’s crusts;, Fundamentals of geomagnetism; Physical conditions, of the earth’s interior; Geosynclines; Continental drift;, Isostasy; Plate tectonics; Recent views on mountain, building; Volcanicity; Earthquakes and Tsunamis;, Concepts of geomorphic cycles and Land scape, development; Denudation chronology; Channel, morphology; Erosion surfaces; Slope development;, Applied Geomorphology; Geomorphology, economic, geology and environment., 2. Climatology : Temperature and pressure belts of the, world; Heat budget of the earth; Atmospheric, circulation; Atmospheric stability and instability., Planetary and local winds; Monsoons and jet, streams; Air masses and fronto; Temperate and, tropical cyclones; Types and distribution of, precipitation; Weather and Climate; Koppen’s, Thornthwaite’s and Trewar Tha’s classification of, world climate; Hydrological cycle; Global climatic, change, and role and response of man in climatic, changes Applied climatology and Urban climate., 3. Oceanography : Bottom topography of the Atlantic,, Indian and Pacific Oceans; Temperature and salinity, of the oceans; Heat and salt budgets, Ocean deposits;, Waves, currents and tides; Marine resources; biotic,, mineral and energy resources; Coral reefs coral, bleaching; Sea-level changes; Law of the sea and, marine pollution., 4. Biogeography : Genesis of soils; Classification and, distribution of soils; Soil profile; Soil erosion, Degradation and conservation; Factors influencing world, distribution of plants and animals; Problems of, deforestation and conservation measures; Social, forestry, agro-forestry; Wild life; Major gene pool, centres., 5. Environmental Geography : Principle ecology;, Human ecological adaptations; Influence of man on, ecology and environment; Global and regional, ecological changes and imbalances; Ecosystem their, management and conservation; Environmental, degradation, management and conservation;, Biodiversity and sustainable development;, Environmental policy; Environmental hazards and, remedial measures; Environmental education and, legislation., Human Geography :, 1. Perspectives in Human Geography : Areal, differentiation; Regional synthesis; Dichotomy and

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , dualism; Environmentalism; Quantitative revolution, and locational analysis; Radical, behavioural, human, and welfare approaches; Languages, religions and, secularisation; Cultural regions of the world; Human, development indix., 2. Economic Geography : World economic, development: measurement and problems; World, resources and their distribution; Energy crisis; the, limits to growth; World agriculture: typology of, agricultural regions; Agricultural inputs and, productivity; Food and nutritions problems; Food, security; famine: causes, effects and remedies; World, industries: location patterns and problems; Patterns, of world trade., 3. Population and Settlement Geography : Growth and, distribution of world population; Demographic, attributes; Causes and consequences of migration;, Concepts of over-under-and optimum population;, Population theories, world population problems and, policies, Social well-being and quality of life;, Population as social capital., Types and patterns of rural settlements;, Environmental issues in rural settlements; Hierarchy, of urban settlements; Urban morphology; Concept, of primate city and rank-size rule; Functional, classification of towns; Sphere of urban influence;, Rural-urban fringe; Satellite towns; Problems and, remedies of urbanization; Sustainable development, of cities., 4. Regional Planning : Concept of a region; Types of, regions and methods of regionalisation; Growth, centres and growth poles; Regional imbalances;, Regional development strategies; Environmental, issues in regional planning; Planning for sustainable, development., 5., , Models, Theories and Laws in Human Geography :, System analysis in Human geography; Malthusian,, Marxian and demographic transition models; Central, Place theories of Christaller and Losch; Perroux and, Boudeville; Von Thunen’s model of agricultural, location; Weber’s model of industrial location;, Ostov’s model of stages of growth. Heart-land and, Rimland theories; Laws of international boundaries, and frontiers., PAPER II, , GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA, 1. Physical Setting : Space relationship of India with, neighbouring countries; Structure and relief;, Drainage system and watersheds; Physiographic, regions; Mechanism of Indian monsoons and rainfall, patterns; Tropical cyclones and western, disturbances; Floods and droughts; Climatic, regions; Natural vegetation, Soil types and their, distributions., , 157, , 2. Resources : Land, surface and ground water,, energy, minerals, biotic and marine resources, Forest, and wild life resources and their conservation;, Energy crisis., 3. Agriculture : Infrastructure: irrigation, seeds,, fertilizers, power; Institutional factors; land holdings,, land tenure and land reforms; Cropping pattern,, agricultural productivity, agricultural intensity, crop, combination, land capability; Agro and socialforestry; Green revolution and its socio-economic, and ecological implications; Significance of dry, farming; Livestock resources and white revolution;, Aqua-culture; Sericulture, Agriculture and poultry;, Agricultural regionalisation; Agro-climatic zones;, Agro-ecological regions., 4. Industry : Evolution of industries; Locational factors, of cotton, jute, textile, iron and steel, aluminium,, fertiliser, paper, chemical and pharmaceutical,, automobile, cottage and ago-based industries;, Industrial houses and complexes including public, sector underkings; Industrial regionalisation; New, industrial policy; Multinationals and liberalisation;, Special Economic Zones; Tourism including, ecotourism., 5. Transport, Communication and Trade : Road, railway,, waterway, airway and pipeline net works and their, complementary roles in regional development;, Growing importance of ports on national and foreign, trade; Trade balance; Trade Policy; Export, processing zones; Developments in communication, and information technology and their impacts on, economy and society; Indian space programme., 6. Cultural Setting : Historical Perspective of Indian, Society; Racial linguistic and ethnic diversities;, religious minorities; Major tribes, tribal areas and, their problems; Cultural regions; Growth, distribution, and density of population; Demographic attributes:, sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate, work-force,, dependency ratio, longevity; migration (interregional, interaregional and international) and, associated problems; Population problems and, policies; Health indicators., 7. Settlements : Types, patterns and morphology of, rural settlements; Urban developments; Morphology, of Indian cities; Functional classification of Indian, cities; Conurbations and metropolitan regions; Urban, sprawl; Slums and asssociated problems; Town, planning; Problems of urbanisation and remedies., 8. Regional Development and Planning: Experience of, regional planning in India; Five Year Plans; Integrated, rural development programmes; Panchayati Raj and, decentralised planning; Command area development;, Watershed management; Planning for backward, area, desert, drought-prone, hill tribal area

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158, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, development; Multi-level planning; Regional, planning and development of island territories., 9. Political Aspects : Geographical basis of Indian, federalism; State reorganisation; Emergence of new, states; Regional consciousness and inter-state, issues; International boundary of India and related, issues; Cross-border terrorism; India’s role in world, affairs; Geopolitics of South Asia and Indian Ocean, realm., 10. Contemporary Issues : Ecological issues:, Environmental hazards: landslides, earthquakes,, Tsunamis, floods and droughts, epidemics; Issues, related to environmental pollution; Changes in, patterns of land use; Principles of environmental, impact assessment and environmental management;, Population explosion and food security;, Environmental degradation; Deforestation,, desertification and soil erosion; Problems of agrarian, and industrial unrest; Regional disparities in, economic development; Concept of sustainable, growth and development; Environmental awareness;, Linkage of rivers; Globalisation and Indian economy., NOTE : Candidates will be required to answer one, compulsory map question pertinent to subjects, covered by this paper., GEOLOGY, PAPER I, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , Strain markers in deformed rocks. Behaviour of minerals and, rocks under deformation conditions. Folds and faults, classification and mechanics; Structural analysis of folds,, foliations, lineations, joints and faults, unconformities; Timerelationship between crystallization and deformation., 4. Paleontology :, Species—definition and nomenclature; Megafossils and, Microfossils. Modes of preservation of fossils; Different kinds, of microfossils; Application of microfossils in correlation,, petroleum exploration, paleoclimatic and paleoceanographic, studies; Evolutionary trend in Hominidae, Equidae and, Proboscidae. Siwalik fauna., Gondwana flora and fauna and its importance; Index, fossils and their significance., 5. Indian Stratigraphy :, Classification of stratigraphic sequences: lithostratigraphic, biostratigraphic, chrono-stratigraphic and, magnetostratigraphic and their interrelationships; Distribution, and classification of Precambrian rocks of India; Study of, stratigraphic distribution and lithology of Phanerozoic rocks, of India with reference to fauna, flora and economic, importance. Major boundary problems—Cambrian/, Precambrian, Permian/Triassic, Cretaceous/Tertiary and, Pliocene/Pleistocene; Study of climatic conditions,, paleogeography and igneous activity in the Indian subcontinent in the geological past. Tectonic framework of India., Evolution of the Himalayas., , 1. General Geology :, , 6. Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology :, , The Solar System, meteorites, origin and interior of the, earth and age of earth; Volcanoes—causes and products,, Volcanic belts. Earthquakes—causes, effects, seismic of zone, of India; Island arcs, trenches and mid-ocean ridges;, Continental drift; Seafloor spreading, plate tectonics. Isostasy., , Hydrologic cycle and genetic classification of water;, Movement of subsurface water; Springs; Porosity,, permeability, hydraulic conductivity, transmissivity and, storage coefficient, classification of aquifers; Water-bearing, characteristics of rocks; Groundwater chemistry. Salt water, intrusion. Types of wells. Drainage basin morphometry;, Exploration for groundwater; Groundwater recharge;, Problems and management of groundwater; Rainwater, harvesting; Engineering properties of rocks; Geological, investigations for dams, tunnels highways, railway and, bridges; Rock as construction material; Landslides causes,, prevention and rehabilitation; Earthquake-resistant structures., , 2. Geomorphology and Remote Sensing :, Basic concepts of geomorphology. Weathering and soil, formations; Landforms, slopes and drainage. Geomorphic, cycles and their interpretation. Morphology and its relation, to structures and lithology; Coastal geomorphology;, Applications of geomorphology in mineral prospecting, civil, engineering; hydrology and environmental studies;, Geomorphology of Indian sub-continent., , PAPER II, , Aerial photographs and their interpretation—merits and, limitations; The Electromagnetic spectrum. Orbiting, Satellites and Sensor Systems. Indian Remote Sensing, Satellites. Satellite data products; Applications of remote, sensing in geology; The Geographic Information System, (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS)—its applications., , 1. Mineralogy :, , 3. Structural Geology :, , Physical and chemical characters of rock forming silicate, mineral groups; Structural classification of silicates; Common, minerals of igneous and metamorphic rocks; Minerals of the, carbonate, phosphate, sulphide and halide groups; Clay, minerals., , Principles of geologic mapping and map reading,, projection diagrams, Stress and strain ellipsoid and stressstrain relationships of elastic, plastic and viscous materials;, , Classification of crystals into systems and classes of, symmetry; International system of crystallographic notation;, Use of projection diagrams to represent crystal symmetry;, Elements of X-ray crystallography.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , Optical properties of common rock forming minerals;, Pleochroism, extinction angle, double refraction, birefringence,, twinning and dispersion in minerals., 2. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology :, Generation and crystallisation of magmas. Crystallisation, of albite—anorthite, diopside—anorthite and diopside—, wollastonite—silica systems. Bowen's Reaction Principle;, Magmatic differentiation and assimilation. Petrogenetic, significance of the textures and structures of igneous rocks., Petrography and petrogenesis of granite, syenite, diorite, basic, and ultrabasic groups, charnockite, anorthosite and alkaline, rocks. Carbonatites. Deccan volcanic province., Types and agents of metamorphism. Metamorphic, grades and zones; Phase rule. Facies of regional and contact, metamorphism; ACF and AKF diagrams; Textures and, structures of metamorphic rocks. Metamorphism of, arenaceous, argillaceous and basic rocks; Minerals, assemblages. Retrograde metamorphism; Metasomatism and, granitisation, migmatites. Granulite terrains of India., 3. Sedimenary Petrology :, Sedimentas and Sedimentary rocks: Processes of, formation; digenesis and lithification; Clastic and non-clastic, rocks-their classification, petrography and depositional, environment; Sedimentary facies and provenance. Sedimentary, structures and their significance. Heavy minerals and their, significance. Sedimentary basins of India., 4. Economic Geology :, Ore, ore mineral and gangue, tenor of ore. Classification, of ore deposits; Processes of formation of mineral deposits;, Controls of ore localisation; Ore texures and structures;, Metallogenic epochs and provinces; Geology of the important, Indian deposits of aluminium, chromium, copper, gold, iron,, lead, zinc, manganese, titanium, uranium and thorium and, industrial minerals; Deposits of coal and petroleum in India,, National Mineral Policy; Conservation and utilization of mineral, resources. Marine mineral resources and Law of Sea., 5. Mining Geology :, Methods of prospecting—geological, geophysical,, geochemical and geobotanical; Techniques of sampling., Estimation of reserves of ore; Methods of exploration and, mining-metallic ores, industrial minerals, marine mineral, resources and building stones. Mineral beneficiation and ore, dressing., 6. Geochemistry and Environmental Geology :, Cosmic abundance of elements. Composition of the, planets and meteorites. Structure and composition of earth, and distribution of elements. Trace elements. Elements of, crystal chemistry-types of chemical bonds, coordination, number. Isomorphism and polymorphism. Elementary, thermodynamics., Natural hazards—floods, mass wasting, costal hazards,, earthquakes and volcanic activity and mitigation;, Environmental impact of urbanization, mining, industrial and, radioactive waste disposal, use of fertilizers, dumping of mine, waste and fly-ash. Pollution of ground and surface water,, marine pollution. Environment protection—legislative, measures in India; Sea level changes: causes and impact., , 159, HISTORY, PAPER I, , 1. Sources, Archaeological sources :, Exploration, excavation, epigraphy, numismatics,, monuments., Literary sources:, Indigenous: Primary and secondary; poetry, scientific, literature, literature, literature in regional languages, religious, literature., Foreign account: Greek, Chinese and Arab writers., 2. Pre-history and Proto-history :, Geographical factors; hunting and gathering (paleolithic, and mesolithic); Beginning of agriculture (neolithic and, chalcolithic)., 3. Indus Valley Civilization :, Origin, date, extent, characteristics-decline, survival and, significance, art and architecture., 4. Megalithic Cultures :, Distribution of pastoral and farming cultures outside, the Indus, Development of community life, Settlements,, Development of agriculture, Crafts, Pottery, and Iron industry., 5. Aryans and Vedic Period :, Expansions of Aryans in India :, Vedic Period: Religious and philosophic literature;, Transformation from Rig Vedic period to the later Vedic period;, Political, social and economical life; Significance of the Vedic, Age; Evolution of Monarchy and Varna system., 6. Period of Mahajanapadas :, Formation of States (Mahajanapada): Republics and, monarchies; Rise of urban centres; Trade routes; Economic, growth; Introduction of coinage; Spread of Jainism and, Buddism; Rise of Magadha and Nandas., Iranian and Mecedonian invasions and their impact., 7. Mauryan Empire :, Foundation of the Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta,, Kautilya and Arthashastra; Ashoka; Concept of Dharma;, Edicts; Polity, Administration, Economy; Art, architecture and, sculpture; External contacts; Religion; Spread of religion;, Literature., Disintegration of the empire; sungas and Kanvas., 8. Post-Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Kushanas,, Western Kshatrapas) :, Contact with outside world; growth of urban centres,, economy, coinage, development of religions, Mahayana, social, conditions, art, architecture, culture, literature and science.

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160, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , 9. Early State and Society in Eastern India, Deccan and South, India:, Kharavela, The Satavahanas, Tamil States of the Sangam, Age; Administration, Economy, land grants, coinage, trade, guilds and urban centres; Buddhist centres; Sangam literature, and culture; Art and architecture., 10. Guptas, Vakatakas and Vardhanas:, Polity and administration, Economic conditions, Coinage, of the Guptas, Land grants, Decline of urban centres, Indian, feudalism, Caste system, Position of women, Education and, educational institutions; Nalanda, Vikramshila and Vallabhi,, Literature, scientific literature, art and architecture., 11. Regional States during Gupta Era:, The Kadambas, Pallavas, Chalukyas of Badami; Polity, and Administration, Trade guilds, Literature; growth of, Vaishnava and Saiva religions. Tamil Bhakit movement,, Shankaracharya; Vedanta; Institutions of temple and temple, architecture; Palas, Senas, Rashtrakutas, Paramaras, Polity and, administration; Cultural aspects. Arab conquest of Sind;, Alberuni, The Chaluky as of Kalyana, Cholas, Hoysalas,, Pandyas; Polity and Administration; Local Government;, Growth of art and architecture, religious sects, Institution of, temple and Mathas, Agraharas, education and literature,, economy and society., 12. Themes in Early Indian Cultural History:, Languages and texts, major stages in the evolution of, art and architecture, major philosophical thinkers and schools,, ideas in Science and Mathematics., 13. Early Medieval India, 750-1200:, — Polity: Major political developments in Northern India, and the peninsula, origin and the rise of Rajputs., — The Cholas: administration, village economy and, society “Indian Feudalism”., — Agrarian economy and urban settlements., — Trade and commerce., , [PART I—SEC. 1], , 15. The Thirteenth Century:, — Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate: The Ghurian, invasions - factors behind Ghurian success., — Economic, Social and cultural consequences., — Foundation of Delhi Sultanate and early Turkish Sultans., — Consolidation: The rule of Iltutmish and Balban., 16. The Fourteenth Century:, — “The Khalji Revolution”., — Alauddin Khalji: Conquests and territorial expansion,, agrarian and economic measure., — Muhammad Tughluq: Major projects, agrarian measures,, bureaucracy of Muhammad Tughluq., — Firuz Tugluq: Agrarian measures, achievements in civil, engineering and public works, decline of the Sultanate,, foreign contacts and Ibn Battuta's account., 17. Society, Culture and Economy in the Thirteenth and, Fourteenth Centuries:, — Society: composition of rural society, ruling classes,, town dwellers, women, religious classes, caste and, slavery under the Sultanate, Bhakti movement, Sufi, movement., — Culture: Persian literature, literature in the regional, languages of North India, literaute in the languages of, South India, Sultanate architecture and new structural, forms, painting, evolution of a composite culture., — Economy: Agricultural Production, rise of urban, economy and non-agricultural production, trade and, commerce., 18. The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century-Political, Developments and Economy:, — Rise of Provincial Dynasties : Bengal, Kashmir (Zainul, Abedin), Gujarat., — Malwa, Bahmanids., , — Society: the status of the Brahman and the new social, order., , — The Vijayanagara Empire., , — Condition of women., , — Lodis., , — Indian science and technology., , — Mughal Empire, first phase : Babur, Humayun., , 14. Cultural Traditions in India, 750-1200:, , — The Sur Empire : Sher Shah’s administration., , — Philosophy: Skankaracharya and Vedanta, Ramanuja and, Vishishtadvaita, Madhva and Brahma-Mimansa., , — Portuguese colonial enterprise, Bhakti and Sufi, Movements., , — Religion: Forms and features of religion, Tamil devotional, cult, growth of Bhakti, Islam and its arrival in India,, Sufism., , 19. The Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Century- Society and, culture:, — Regional cultures specificities., , — Literature: Literature in Sanskrit, growth of Tamil, literature, literature in the newly developing languages,, Kalhan's Rajtarangini, Alberuni's India ., , — Literary traditions., , — Art and Architecture: Temple architecture, sculpture,, painting., , — Society, culture, literature and the arts in Vijayanagara, Empire., , — Provincial architectural.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , 20. Akbar:, — Conquests and consolidation of empire., — Establishment of jagir and mansab systems., — Rajput policy., — Evolution of religious and social outlook. Theory of, Sulh-i-kul and religious policy., — Court patronage of art and technology., 21. Mughal Empire in the Seventeenth Century:, — Major administrative policies of Jahangir, Shahjahan and, Aurangzeb., — The Empire and the Zamindars., — Religious policies of Jahangir, Shahjahan and, Aurangzeb., — Nature of the Mughal State., — Late Seventeenth Century crisis and the revolts., — The Ahom kingdom., — Shivaji and the early Maratha Kingdom., 22. Economy and society, in the 16th and 17th Centuries:, — Population Agricultural and craft production., — Towns, commerce with Europe through Dutch, English, and French companies : a trade revolution., — Indian mercantile classes. Banking, insurance and credit, systems., — Conditions of peasants, Condition of Women., — Evolution of the Sikh community and the Khalsa Panth, 23. Culture during Mughal Empire:, — Persian histories and other literature, — Hindi and religious literatures., — Mughal architecture., — Mughal painting., — Provincial architecture and painting., — Classical music., — Science and technology., 24. The Eighteenth Century:, — Factors for the decline of the Mughal Empire., — The regional principalities: Nizam’s Deccan, Bengal,, Awadh., — Maratha ascendancy under the Peshwas., — The Maratha fiscal and financial system., — Emergence of Afghan power Battle of Panipat, 1761., — State of, political, cultural and economic, on eve of the, British conquest., , 161, PAPER-II, , 1. European Penetration into India:, The Early European Settlements; The Portuguese and, the Dutch; The English and the French East India, Companies; Their struggle for supremacy; Carnatic, Wars; Bengal-The conflict between the English and the, Nawabs of Bengal; Siraj and the English; The Battle of, Plassey; Significance of Plassey., 2. British Expansion in India:, Bengal-Mir Jafar and Mir Kasim; The Battle of Buxar;, Mysore; The Marathas; The three Anglo-Maratha Wars;, The Punjab., 3. Early Structure of the British Raj:, The Early administrative structure; From diarchy to, direct contol; The Regulating Act (1773); The Pitt's India, Act (1784); The Charter Act (1833); The Voice of free, trade and the changing character of British colonial rule;, The English utilitarian and India., 4. Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule:, (a) Land revenue settlements in British India; The Permanent, Settlement; Ryotwari Settlement; Mahalwari Settlement;, Economic impact of the revenue arrangements;, Commercialization of agriculture; Rise of landless, agrarian labourers; Impoverishment of the rural society., (b) Dislocation of traditional trade and commerce; Deindustrialisation; Decline of traditional crafts; Drain of, wealth; Economic transformation of India; Railroad and, communication network including telegraph and postal, services; Famine and poverty in the rural interior;, European business enterprise and its limitations., 5. Social and Cultural Developments:, The state of indigenous education, its dislocation;, Orientalist-Anglicist controversy, The introduction of, western education in India; The rise of press, literature, and public opinion; The rise of modern vernacular, literature; Progress of Science; Christian missionary, activities in India., 6. Social and Religious Reform Movements in Bengal and, Other Areas:, Ram Mohan Roy, The Brahmo Movement;, Devendranath Tagore; Iswarchandra Vidyasagar; The, Young Bengal Movement; Dayanada Saraswati; The, social reform movements in India including Sati, widow, remarriage, child marriage etc.; The contribution of, Indian renaissance to the growth of modern India;, Islamic revivalism-the Feraizi and Wahabi Movements.

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162, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , 7. Indian Response to British Rule:, Peasant movement and tribal uprisings in the 18th and, 19th centuries including the Rangpur Dhing (1783), the, Kol Rebellion (1832), the Mopla Rebellion in Malabar, (1841-1920), the Santal Hul (1855), Indigo Rebellion, (1859-60), Deccan Uprising (1875) and the Munda, Ulgulan (1899-1900); The Great Revolt of 1857 —Origin,, character, casuses of failure, the consequences; The, shift in the character of peasant uprisings in the post1857 period; the peasant movements of the 1920s and, 1930s., 8. Factors leading to the birth of Indian Nationalism;, Politics of Association; The Foundation of the Indian, National Congress; The Safety-valve thesis relating to, the birth of the Congress; Programme and objectives of, Early Congress; the social composition of early, Congress leadership; the Moderates and Extremists;, The Partition of Bengal (1905); The Swadeshi Movement, in Bengal; the economic and political aspects of, Swadeshi Movement; The beginning of revolutionary, extremism in India., 9. Rise of Gandhi; Character of Gandhian nationalism;, Gandhi's popular appeal; Rowlatt Satyagraha; the, Khilafat Movement; the Non-cooperation Movement;, National politics from the end of the Non-cooperation, movement to the beginning of the Civil Disobedience, Movement; the two phases of the Civil Disobedience, Movement; Simon Commission; The Nehru Report; the, Round Table Conferences; Nationalism and the Peasant, Movements; Nationalism and Working class, movements; Women and Indian youth and students in, Indian politics (1885-1947); the election of 1937 and the, formation of ministries; Cripps Mission; the Quit India, Movement; the Wavell Plan; The Cabinet Mission., 10. Constitutional Developments in the Colonial India, between 1858 and 1935., 11. Other strands in the National Movement., The Revolutionaries: Bengal, the Punjab, Maharashtra,, U.P. the Madras Presidency, Outside India., The Left; The Left within the Congress: Jawaharlal, Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, the Congress Socialist, Party; the Communist Party of India, other left parties., 12. Politics of Separatism; the Muslim League; the Hindu, Mahasabha; Communalism and the politics of partition;, Transfer of power; Independence., 13. Consolidation as a Nation; Nehru's Foreign Policy; India, and her neighbours (1947-1964); The linguistic, reorganisation of States (1935-1947); Regionalism and, regional inequality; Integration of Princely States;, Princes in electoral politics; the Question of National, Language., , [PART I—SEC. 1], , 14. Caste and Ethnicity after 1947; Backward Castes and, Tribes in post-colonial electoral politics; Dalit, movements., 15. Economic development and political change; Land, reforms; the politics of planning and rural reconstruction;, Ecology and environmental policy in post-colonial, India; Progress of Science., 16. Enlightenment and Modern ideas:, (i) Major Ideas of Enlightenment : Kant, Rousseau., (ii) Spread of Enlightenment in the colonies., (iii) Rise of socialist ideas (up to Marx); spread of Marxian, Socialism., 17. Origins of Modern Politics :, (i) European States System, (ii) American Revolution and the Constitution, (iii) French Revolution and Aftermath, 1789-1815, (iv) American Civil War with reference to Abraham Lincoln, and the abolition of slavery., (v) British Democratic politics, 1815-1850 : Parliamentary, Reformers, Free Traders, Chartists., 18. Industrialization :, (i) English Industrial Revolution : Causes and Impact on, Society., (ii) Industrialization in other countries : USA, Germany,, Russia, Japan., (iii) Industrialization and Globalization., 19. Nation-State System :, (i) Rise of Nationalism in 19th century., (ii) Nationalism : State-building in Germany and Italy., (iii) Disintegration of Empires in the face of the emergence, of nationalities across the World., 20. Imperialism and Colonialism :, (i) South and South-East Asia., (ii) Latin America and South Africa., (iii) Australia., (iv) Imperialism and free trade: Rise of neo-imperialism., 21. Revolution and Counter-Revolution :, (i) 19th Century European revolutions., (ii) The Russian Revolution of 1917-1921., (iii) Fascist Counter-Revolution, Italy and Germany., (iv) The Chinese Revolution of 1949., 22. World Wars :, (i) 1st and 2nd World Wars as Total Wars : Societal, implications., (ii) World War I : Causes and Consequences., (iii) World War II : Causes and Consequences.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , 23. The World after World War II:, (i) Emergence of Two power blocs., (ii) Emergence of Third World and non-alignment, (iii) UNO and the global disputes., 24. Liberation from Colonial Rule :, (i) Latin America-Bolivar., (ii) Arab World-Egypt., (iii) Africa-Apartheid to Democracy., (iv) South-East Asia-Vietnam., 25. Decolonization and Underdevelopment :, (i) Factors constraining Development ; Latin America,, Africa., 26. Unification of Europe :, (i) Post War Foundations ; NATO and European, Community., (ii) Consolidation and Expansion of European Community, (iii) European Union., 27. Disintegration of Soviet Union and the Rise of the Unipolar, World :, (i) Factors leading to the collapse of Soviet Communism, and Soviet Union, 1985-1991., (ii) Political Changes in East Europe 1989-2001., (iii) End of the Cold War and US Ascendancy in the World, as the lone superpower., LAW, PAPER-I, Constitutional and administrative Law :, 1. Constitution and Constitutionalism:The, distinctive features of the Constitution., 2. Fundamental Rights—Public interest litigation;, Legal Aid; Legal services authority., 3. Relationship between Fundamental rights,, Directive principles and Fundamental duties., 4. Constitutional Position of the President and, relation with the Council of Ministers., 5. Governor and his powers., 6. Supreme Court and the High Courts:, (a) Appointments and transfer., (b) Powers, functions and jurisdiction., 7. Centre, States and local bodies:, (a) Distribution of legislative powers between the, Union and the States., (b) Local Bodies., (c) Administrative relationship among Union,, State and Local Bodies., (d) Eminent domain-State property-common, property-community property., 8. Legislative powers, privileges and immunities., , 163, 9., , Services under the Union and the States:, (a) Recruitment and conditions of services;, Constitutional safeguards; Administrative, tribunals., (b) Union Public Service Commission and State, Public Service Commissions—Power and, functions., (c) Election Commission—Power and functions., , 10., , Emergency provisions., , 11., , Amendment of the Constitution., , 12., , Principle of Natural Justice—Emerging trends and, judicial approach., , 13., , Delegated legislation and its constitutionality., , 14., 15., , Separation of powers and constitutional, governance., Judicial review of administrative action., , 16., , Ombudsman: Lokayukta, Lokpal etc., , International Law :, 1., , Nature and Definition of International Law., , 2., , Relationship between International Law and, Municipal Law., State Recognition and State Succession., , 3., 4., , Law of the sea: Inland Waters, Territorial Sea,, Contiguous Zone, Continental Shelf, Exclusive, Economic Zone and High Seas., , 5., , Individuals: Nationality, statelessness; Human, Rights and procedures available for their, enforcement., , 6., , Territorial jurisdiction of States, Extradition and, Asylum., , 7., , Treaties : Formation, application, termination and, reservation., , 8., , United Nations : Its principal organs, powers, and functions and reform., , 9., , Peaceful settlement of disputes—different modes., , 10., , Lawful recourse to force : aggressions, selfdefence, intervention., , 11., , Fundamental principles of international, humanitarian law—International conventions and, contemporary developments., , 12., , Legality of the use of nuclear weapons; ban on, testing of nuclear weapons; Nuclear nonproliferation treaty, CTST., , 13., , International Terrorism, State sponsored terrorism,, Hijacking, International Criminal Court., , 14., , New International Economic Order and Monetary, Law : WTO, TRIPS, GATT, IMF, World Bank., Protection and Improvement of the Human, Environment : International Efforts., , 15.

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164, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , PAPER II, Law of Crimes :—, 1. General principles of Criminal liability : mens rea, and actus reus, mens rea in statutory offences., 2. Kinds of punishment and emerging trends as to, abolition of capital punishment., 3. Preparations and criminal attempt., 4. General exceptions., 5. Joint and constructive liability., 6. Abetment., 7. Criminal conspiracy., 8. Offences against the State., 9. Offences against public tranquility., 10. Offences against human body., 11. Offences against property., 12. Offences against women., 13. Defamation., 14. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988., 15. Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and, subsequent legislative developments., 16. Plea bargaining., Law of Torts, 1., Nature and definition., 2., Liability based upon fault and strict liability;, Absolute liability., 3., Vicarious liability including State Liability., 4., General defences., 5., Joint tort fessors., 6., Remedies., 7., Negligence., 8., Defamation., 9., Nuisance., 10. Conspiracy., 11. False imprisonment., 12. Malicious prosecution., 13. Consumer Protection Act, 1986., Law of Contracts and Mercantile Law, 1. Nature and formation of contract/E-contract., 2. Factors vitiating free consent., 3. Void, voidable, illegal and unenforceable, agreements., 4. Performance and discharge of contracts., 5. Quasi-contracts., 6. Consequences of breach of contract., 7. Contract of indemnity, guarantee and insurance., 8. Contract of agency., 9. Sale of goods and hire purchase., 10. Formation and dissolution of partnership., 11. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881., 12. Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996., 13. Standard form contracts., , [PART I—SEC. 1], , Contemporary Legal Developments, 1. Public Interest Litigation., 2. Intellectual property rights—Concept, types/, prospects., 3. Information Technology Law including Cyber, Laws—Concept, purpose/prospects., 4. Competition Law—Concept, purpose/prospects., 5. Alternate Dispute Resolution—Concept, types/, prospects., 6. Major statutes concerning environmental law., 7. Right to Information Act., 8. Trial by media., Literature of the following languages :, NOTE (i).—A candidate may be required to answer some, or all the Questions in the language concerned., NOTE (ii).—In regard to the languages included in the, Eighth Schedule to Constitution, the scripts will be the same, as indicated in Section II (B) of Appendix I relating to the, Main Examination., NOTE (iii).—Candidates should note that the questions, not required to be answered in a specific language will have, to be answered in the language medium indicated by them for, answering papers on Essay, General Studies and Optional, Subjects., ASSAMESE, PAPER I, [Answers must be written in Assamese], Section A, Language, (a) History of the origin and development of the, Assamese Language —its position among the IndoAryan language—periods in its history., (b) Development of Assamese prose., (c) Vowels and consonants of the Assamese Language—, Rules of phonetic changes with stress on Assamese, coming down from Old Indo-Aryan., (d) Assamese vocabulary—and its sources., (e) Morphology of the language—conjugation—enclitic, definitives and pleonastic suffixes., (f) Dilectical divergences—the Standard colloquial and, the Kamrupi dialect in particular., (g) Assamese script—its evolution through the ages till, 19th century A.D., Section B, Literary Criticism and Literary History, (a) Principles of literary criticism up to New criticism., (b) Different literary genres., (c) Development of literary forms in Assamese.

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168, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , 3., , John Milton : Paradise Lost, I, II, IV, IX., , 4., , Alexander Pope. The Rape of the Lock., , 5., , William Wordsworth. The following poems :, – Ode on Intimations of Immortality., – Tintern Abbey., – Three years she grew., – She dwelt among untrodden ways., – Michael., – Resolution and Independence., – The World is too much with us., – Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour., – Upon Westminster Bridge., , 6., 7., , Alfred Tennyson : In Memoriam., Henrik Ibsen : A Doll’s House, , 1., , Section B, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels., , 2., 3., , Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice., Henry Fielding. Tom Jones., , 4., 5., , Charles Dickens. Hard Times., George Eliot. The Mill on the Floss., , 6., 7., , Thomas Hardy. Tess of the d’Urbervilles., Mark Twain. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn., PAPER II, , (Answers must be written in English), Texts for detailed study are listed below. Candidates will also, be required to show adequate knowledge of the following topics, and movements :, Modernism; Poets of the Thirties; The streamof-consciousness Novel; Absurd Drama; Colonialism and, Post-Colonialism; Indian Writing in English; Marxist,, Psychoanalytical and Feminist approaches to literature; PostModernism., Section A, 1., William Butler Yeats. The following poems :, – Easter 1916., – The Second Coming., – A Prayer for my daughter., – Sailing to Byzantium., – The Tower., – Among School Children., – Leda and the Swan., – Meru., – Lapis Lazuli., – The Second Coming., – Byzantium., 2., , T.S. Eliot. The following poems :, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , – The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock., – Journey of the Magi., – Burnt Norton., 3., W.H. Auden. The following poems :, – Partition, – Musee des Beaux Arts, – In Memory of W.B. Yeats, – Lay your sleeping head, my love, – The Unknown Citizen, – Consider, – Mundus Et Infans, – The Shield of Achilles, – September 1, 1939, – Petition, 4., John Osborne : Look Back in Anger., 5., Samuel Beckett. Waiting for Godot., 6., Philip Larkin. The following poems :, – Next, – Please, – Deceptions, – Afternoons, – Days, – Mr. Bleaney, 7., A.K. Ramanujan. The following poems :, – Looking for a Cousin on a Swing, – A River, – Of Mothers, among other Things, – Love Poem for a Wife 1, – Small-Scale Reflections on a Great House, – Obituary, (All these poems are available in the anthology Ten, Twentieth Century Indian Poets, edited by, R. Parthasarthy, published by Oxford University, Press, New Delhi)., Section B, 1., Joseph Conrad. Lord Jim., 2., James Joyce. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man., 3., D.H. Lawrence. Sons and Lovers., 4., E.M. Forster. A Passage to India., 5., Virginia Woolf. Mrs. Dalloway., 6., Raja Rao. Kanthapura., 7., V.S. Naipaul. A House for Mr. Biswas., GUJARATI, PAPER I, (Answers must be written in Gujarati), Section A, Gujarati Language : Form and History, (1) History of Gujarati Language with special, reference to New Indo-Aryan i.e. last one, thousand years.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , 183, , Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs—Tense markers and case, markers in Tamil., , (3) Tirukkural Porutpal : Arasiyalum Amaichiyalum, (from Iraimatchi to Avaianjamai)., , Borrowing of words from other languages into Tamil—, Regional and social dialects—difference between literary and, spoken Tamil., Part 2 : History of Tamil Literature, Tolkappiyam-Sangam Literature—The division of Akam, and Puram—The secular characteristics of Sangam, Literature—The development of Ethical literature—, Silappadikaram and Manimekalai., Part 3 : Devotional Literature (Alwars and Nayanamars), , Part 2 : Epic Literature, (1) Silappadikaram : Madhurai Kandam only., (2) Kambaramayanam : Kumbakarunan Vadhai, Padalam., Part 3 : Devotional Literature, , The bridal mysticism in Alwar hymns—Minor literary, forms (Tutu, Ula, Parani, Kuravanji)., Social factors for the development of Modern Tamil, Literature; Novel, Short Story and New Poetry—The impact, of various political ideologies on modern writings., , Modern Literature, Part 1 : Poetry, (1) Bharathiar : Kannan Pattu, , Section B, Part 1 : Recent trends in Tamil Studies, Approaches to criticism : Social, psychological,, historical and moralistic—the use of criticism—the various, techniques in literature; Ullurai, Iraicchi, Thonmam (Myth), Otturuvagam (allegory), Angadam (Satire), Meyappadu,, Padimam (image), Kuriyeedu (Symbol), Irunmai (Ambiguity)—, The concept of comparative literature-the principle of, comparative literature., Part 2 : Folk literature in Tamil, Ballads, Songs, proverbs and riddles—Sociological, study of Tamil folklore. Uses of translation—Translation of, Tamil works into other languages-Development of journalism, in Tamil., Part 3 : Cultural Heritage of the Tamils, Concept of Love and War—Concept of Aram-the ethical, codes adopted by the ancient Tamils in their warfare-customs, beliefs, rituals, modes of worship in the five Thinais., The Cultural changes as revealed in post sangam, literature—cultural fusion in the medieval period (Janism and, Buddhism). The development of arts and architecture through, the ages (Pallavas, later Cholas, and Nayaks). The impact of, various political, social, religious and cultural movements on, Tamil Society. The role of mass media in the cultural change, of contemporary Tamil society., PAPER II, Answers must be written in Tamil, The paper will require first-hand reading of the text, prescribed and will be designed to test the critical ability of, the candidate., Section A, Part 1 : Ancient Literature, (1) Kuruntokai (1—25 poems), (2) Purananuru (182—200 poems), , (1) Tiruvasagam : Neetthal Vinnappam, (2) Tiruppavai : (Full Text)., Section B, , (2) Bharathidasan : Kudumba Vilakku, (3) Naa. Kamarasan : Karappu Malarkal, Prose, (1) Mu. Varadharajanar : Aramum Arasiyalum, (2) C. N. Annadurai : Ye! Thazhntha Tamilagame., Part 2 : Novel, Short Story and Drama, (1) Akilon ; Chittairappavai, (2) Jayakanthan : Gurupeedam, (3) Cho : Yaurkkum Vetkamillai, Part 3 : Folk Literature, (1) Muthuppattan kathai Edited by Na. Vanamamalai,, (Publication : Madurai Kamaraj University)., (2) Malaiyaruvi, Edited by Ki. Va Jagannathan, (Publication : Saraswathi Mahal, Thanjavur)., TELUGU, PAPER I, Answer must be written in Telugu, Section A : Language, 1. Place of Telugu among Dravidian languages and its, antiquity—Etymological History of Telugu,Tenugu and, Andhra., 2. Major linguistic changes in phonological,, morphological, grammatical and syntactical levels, from, Proto-Dravidian to old Telugu and from old Telugu to, Modern Telugu., 3. Evolution of spoken Telugu when compared to classical, Telugu-Formal and functional view of Telugu, language., 4. Influence of other languages and its impact on Telugu., 5. Modernization of Telugu language :, (a) Linguistic and literary movements and their role in, modernization of Telugu., (b) Role of media in modernization of Telugu (Newspapers, Radio, TV etc.)

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , PAPER II, Answer must be written in Urdu, This paper will require first hand reading of the texts, prescribed and will be designed to test the candidate's critical, ability., 1. Mir Amman, , Section A, Bagho-Babar, , 2. Ghalib, 3. Mohd. Husain Azad, , Intikhab-e-Khutoot-e, Ghalib, Nairang-e-Khayal, , 4. Prem Chand, 5. Rajendra Singh Bedi, , Godan, Apne Dukh Mujhe Dedo, , 6. Abul Kalam Azad, 1. Mir, 2. Mir Hasan, 3. Ghalib, 4. Iqbal, 5. Firaq, 6. Faiz, 7. Akhtruliman, MANAGEMENT, , Ghubar-e-Khatir, Section B, Intikhab-e-Kalam-e-Mir, (Ed. Abdul Haq.), Sahrul Bayan, Diwan-e-Ghalib, Bal-e-Jibrail, Gul-e-Naghma, Dast-e-Saba, Bint-e-Lamhat, , The candidate should make a study of the concept of, development of Management as science and art drawing, upon the contributions of leading thinkers of management, and apply the concepts to the real life of government and, business decision-making keeping in view the changes in, the strategic and operative environment., PAPER I, 1. Managerial Function and Process :, Concept and foundations of management, Evolution of, Management Thoughts; Managerial Functions—Planning,, Organizing, Controlling; Decision-making; Role of Manager,, Managerial skills; Entrepreneurship; Management of, innovation; Managing in a global environment, Flexible, Systems Management; Social responsibility and managerial, ethics; Process and customer orientation; Managerial, processes on direct and indirect value chain., 2. Organisational Behaviour and Design :, Conceptual model of organization behaviour; The, individual processes—personality, values and attitude,, perception, motivation, learning and reinforcement, work, stress and stress management; The dynamics of Organization, behaviour—power and politics, conflict and negotiation,, leadership process and styles, communication; The, Organizational Processes—decision-making, job design;, Classical, Neoclassical and Contingency approaches to, organizational design; Organizational theory and design—, , 185, , Organizational culture, managing cultural diversity, learning, Organization; Organizational change and development;, Knowledge Based Enterprise—systems and processes;, Networked and virtual organizations., 3. Human Resource Management :, HR challenges; HRM functions; The future challenges, of HRM; Strategic Management of human resources; Human, resource planning; Job analysis; Job evaluation, Recruitment, and selection; Training and development; Promotion and, transfer; Performance management; Compensation, management and bnenefits; Employee morale and, productivity; Management of Organizational climate and, Industrial relations; Human resources accounting and audit;, Human resource information system; International human, resource management., 4. Accounting for Managers :, Financial accounting—concept, importance and scope,, generally accepted accounting principles, preparation of, financial statements with special reference to analysis of a, balance sheet and measurment of business income, inventory, valuation and depreciation, financial statement analysis, fund, flow analysis, the statement of cash flows; Management, accounting concept, need, imporance and scope; Cost, accounting—records and processes, cost ledger and control, accounts, reconciliation and integration bwtween financial, and cost accounts; Overhead cost and control, Job and, process costing, Budget and budgetary control, Performance, budgeting, Zero-base budgeting, relevant costing and costing, for decision-making, standard costing and variance analysis,, marginal costing and absorption costing., 5. Financial Management :, Goal of Finance Function. Concepts of value and return., Valuation of bonds and Shares; Management of working, capital : Estimation and Financing; Management of cash,, receivables, inventory and current liabilities; Cost of, capital ; Capital budgeting; Financial and operating leverage;, Design of capital structure: theories and practices;, Shareholder value creation: dividend policy, corporate, financial policy and strategy, management of corporate, distress and restructuring strategy; Capital and money, markets: institutions and instruments; Leasing hire purchase, and venture capital; Regulation of capital market; Risk and, return: portfolio theory; CAPM; APT; Financial derivatives:, option, futures, swap; Recent reforms in financial sector., 6. Marketing Management :, Concept, evolution and scope; Marketing strategy, formulation and components of marketing plan; Segmenting, and targeting the market; Positioning and differentiating the, market offering; Analyzing competition; Analyzing consumer, markets; Industrial buyer behaviour; Market research;, Product strategy; Pricing strategies; Designing and managing, Marketing channels; Integrated marketing communications;, Building customer staisfaction, Value and retention; Services

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186, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , and non-profit marketing; Ethics in marketing; Consumer, protection; Internet marketing; Retail management; Customer, relationship management; Concept of holistic marketing., PAPER-II, 1. Quantitative Techniques in Decision-making :, Descriptive statistics—tabular, graphical and numerical, methods, introduction to probability, discrete and continuous, probability distributions, inferential statistics-sampling, distributions, central limit theorem, hypothesis testing for, differences between means and proportions, inference about, population variances, Chisquare and ANOVA, simple, correlation and regression, time series and forecasting,, decision theory, index numbers; Linear programming—, problem formulation, simplex method and graphical solution,, sensitivity analysis., 2. Production and Operations Management :, Fundamentals of operations management; Organizing, for production; Aggregate production planning, capacity, planning, plant design: process planning, plant size and scale, of operations, Management of facilities; Line balancing;, Equipment replacement and maintenance; Production control;, Supply, chain management—vendor evaluation and audit;, Quality management; Statistical process control, Six Sigma;, Flexibility and agility in manufacturing systems; World class, manufaturing; Project management concepts, R&D, management, Management of service operations; Role and, importance of materials management, value analysis, make or, buy decision; Inventory control, MRP; Waste management., 3. Management Information System :, Conceptual foundations of information systems;, Information theory; Information resource management; Types, of information Systems; Systems Development—Overview, of Systems and Design; System Development management, life-cycle, Designing online and distributed environments;, Implementation and control of project; Trends in information, technology; Managing data resources—Organising data., DSS and RDBMS; Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Expert, systems, e-Business architecture, e-Governance; Information, systems planning, Flexibility in information systems; User, involvement; Evaluation of information systems., 4. Government Business Interface :, State participation in business, Interaction between, Government, Business and different Chambers of Commerce, and Industry in India; Government’s ploicy with regard to, Small Scale Industries; Government clearances for, establishing a new enterprise; Public Distribution System;, Government control over price and distribution; Consumer, Protection Act (CPA) and The Role of Voluntary Organizations, in protecting consumers’ rights; New Industrial Policy of the, Government : liberalization, deregulation and privatisation;, Indian planning system; Government policy concerning, development of Backward areas/regions; The Responsibilities, of the business as well as the Government to protect the, environment; Corporate Governance; Cyber Laws., , [PART I—SEC. 1], , 5. Strategic Cost Management :, Business policy as a field of study; Nature and scope, of strategic management, Strategic intent, vision, objectives, and policies; Process of strategic planning and implementation; Environmental analysis and internal analysis; SWOT, analysis; Tools and techniques for strategic analysis—Impact, matrix: The experience curve, BCG matrix, GEC mode, Industry, analysis, Concept of value chain; Strategic profile of a firm;, Framework for analysing competition; Competitive advantage, of a firm; Generic competitive strategies; Growth strategies—, expansion, integration and diversification; Concept of core, competence, Strategic flexibility; Reinventing strategy;, Strategy and structure; chief Executive and Board;, turnaround management; Management of strategic change;, Strategic alliances, Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategy and, corporate evolution in the Indian context., 6. International Business :, International Business Environment : Changing, composition of trade in goods and services; India’s Foreign, Trade: Policy and trends; Financing of International trade;, Regional Economic Cooperation; FTAs; Internationalisation, of service firms; International production; Operation, Management in International companies; International, Taxation; Global competitiveness and technological, developments; Global E-Business; Designing global, organisational structure and control; Multicultural, management; Global business strategy; Global marketing, strategies; Export Management; Export-Import procedures;, Joint Ventures; Foreign Investment: Foreign direct investment, and foreign portfolio investment; Cross-border Mergers and, Acquisitions; Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure Management;, World Financial Markets and International Banking; External, Debt Management; Country Risk Analysis., MATHEMATICS, PAPER I, (1) Linear Algebra :, Vector spaces over R and C, linear dependence and, independence, subspaces, bases, dimensions, Linear, transformations, rank and nullity, matrix of a linear transformation., Algebra of Matrices; Row and column reduction,, Echelon form, congruence’s and similarity; Rankof a matrix;, Inverse of a matrix; Solution of system of linear equations;, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, characteristic polynomial,, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, Symmetric, skew-symmetric,, Hermitian, skew-Hermitian, orthogonal and unitary matrices, and their eigenvalues., (2) Calculus :, Real numbers, functions of a real variable, limits,, continuity, differentiability, mean-value theorem, Taylor’s, theorem with remainders, indeterminate forms, maxima and, minima, asymptotes; Curve tracing; Functions of two or, three variables; Limits, continuity, partial derivatives,, maxima and minima, Lagrange’s method of multipliers,, Jacobian.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , Riemann’s definition of definite integrals; Indefinite, integrals; Infinite and improper integral; Double and triple, integrals (evaluation techniques only); Areas, surface and, volumes., (3) Analytic Geometry :, Cartesian and polar coordinates in three dimensions,, second degree equations in three variables, reduction to, Canonical forms; straight lines, shortest distance between, two skew lines, Plane, sphere, cone, cylinder, paraboloid,, ellipsoid, hyperboloid of one and two sheets and their, properties., (4) Ordinary Differential Equations :, Formulation of differential equations; Equations of, first order and first degree, integrating factor; Orthogonal, trajectory; Equations of first order but not of first degree,, Clairaut’s equation, singular solution., Second and higher order liner equations with constant, coefficients, complementary function, particular integral and, general solution., Section order linear equations with variable coefficients,, Euler-Cauchy equation; Determination of complete solution, when one solution is known using method of variation of, parameters., Laplace and Inverse Laplace transforms and their, properties, Laplace transforms of elementary functions., Application to initial value problems for 2nd order linear, equations with constant coefficients., (5) Dynamics and Statics :, Rectilinear motion, simple harmonic motion, motion in, a plane, projectiles; Constrained motion; Work and energy,, conservation of energy; Kepler’s laws, orbits under central, forces., Equilibrium of a system of particles; Work and, potential energy, friction, Common catenary; Principle of, virtual work; Stability of equilibrium, equilibrium of forces, in three dimensions., (6) Vector Analysis :, Scalar and vector fields, differentiation of vector field, of a scalar variable; Gradient, divergence and curl in, cartesian and cylindrical coordinates; Higher order, derivatives; Vector identities and vector equation., Application to geometry : Curves in space, curvature, and torsion; Serret-Furenet's formulae., Gauss and Stokes’ theorems, Green's indentities., PAPER II, (1) Algebra :, Groups, subgroups, cyclic groups, cosets, Lagrange’s, Theorem, normal subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphism, of groups, basic isomorphism theorems, permutation groups,, Cayley’s theorem., , 187, , Rings, subrings and ideals, homomorphisms of rings;, Integral domains, principal ideal domains, Euclidean domains, and unique factorization domains; Fields, quotient fields., (2) Real Analysis :, Real number system as an ordered field with least upper, bound property; Sequences, limit of a sequence, Cauchy, sequence, completeness of real line; Series and its, convergence, absolute and conditional convergence of series, of real and complex terms, rearrangement of series. Continuity, and uniform continuity of functions, properties of continuous, functions on compact sets., Riemann integral, improper integrals; Fundamental, theorems of integral calculus., Uniform convergence, continuity, differentiability and, integrability for sequences and series of functions; Partial, derivatives of functions of several (two or three) variables,, maxima and minima., (3) Complex Analysis :, Analytic function, Cauchy-Riemann equations,, Cauchy's theorem, Cauchy's integral formula, power series,, representation of an analytic function, Taylor’s series;, Singularities; Laurent’s series; Cauchy’s residue theorem;, Contour integration., (4) Linear Programming :, Linear programming problems, basic solution, basic, feasible solution and optimal solution; Graphical method and, simplex method of solutions; Duality., Transportation and assignment problems., (5) Partial Differential Equations :, Family of surfaces in three dimensions and formulation, of partial differential equations; Solution of quasilinear partial, differential equations of the first order, Cauchy’s method of, characteristics; Linear partial differential equations of the, second order with constant coefficients, canonical form;, Equation of a vibrating string, heat equation, Laplace, equation and their solutions., (6) Numerical Analysis and Computer Programming :, Numerical methods: Solution of algebraic and, transcendental equations of one variable by bisection, RegulaFalsi and Newton-Raphson methods, solution of system of, linear equations by Gaussian Elimination and Gauss-Jorden, (direct), Gauss-Seidel (iterative) methods. Newton’s (forward, and backward) and interpolation, Lagrange’s interpolation., Numerical integration: Trapezoidal rule, Simpson’s rule,, Gaussian quadrature formula., Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations :, Eular and Runga Kutta methods., Computer Programming : Binary system; Arithmetic and, logical operations on numbers; Octal and Hexadecimal, Systems; Conversion to and from decimal Systems; Algebra, of binary numbers.

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188, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , Elements of computer systems and concept of memory;, Basic logic gates and truth tables, Boolean algebra, normal, forms., Representation of unsigned integers, signed integers, and reals, double precision reals and long integers., Algorithms and flow charts for solving numerical, analysis problems., (7) Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics :, Generalised coordinates; D’Alembert’s principle and, Lagrange’s equations; Hamilton equations; Moment of inertia;, Motion of rigid bodies in two dimensions., Equation of continuity; Euler’s equation of motion for, inviscid flow; Stream-lines, path of a particle; Potential flow;, Two-dimensional and axisymmetric motion; Sources and sinks,, vortex motion; Navier-Stokes equation for a viscous fluid., MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, PAPER I, 1. Mechanics :, 1.1 Mechanics of Rigid Bodies :, Equations of equilibrium in space and its application;, first and second moments of area; simple problems on friction;, kinematics of particles for plane motion; elementary particle, dynamics., 1.2 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies :, Generalized Hooke’s law and its application; design, problems on axial stress, shear stress and bearing stress;, material properties for dynamic loading; bending shear and, stresses in beams; determination of principle stresses and, strains-analytical and graphical; compound and combined, stresses; bi-axial stresses-thin walled pressure vessel;, material behaviour and design factors for dynamic load;, design of circular shafts for bending and torsional load only;, deflection of beam for statically determinate problems; theories, of failure., 2. Engineering Materials :, Basic concepts on structure of solids, common ferrous, and non-ferrous materials and their applications; heattreatment of steels; non-metalsplastics, cermics, composite, materials and nano-materials., , [PART I—SEC. 1], , Non-conventional machining-EDM, ECM, ultrasonic,, water jet machining etc.; application of lasers and plasmas;, energy rate calculations., Forming and welding processes-standard processes., Metrology-concept of fits and tolerances; tools and, guages; comparators; inspection of length; position; profile, and surface finish., 4.2 Manufacturing Management :, System design: factory location—simple OR models;, plant layout-methods based; applications of engineering, economic analysis and break-even analysis for product, selection, process selection and capacity planning;, predetermined time standards., System planning; forecasting methods based on, regression and decomposition, design and blancing of multi, model and stochastic assembly lines; inventory managementprobablistic inventory models for order time and order, quanitity determination; JIT systems; strategic sourcing;, managing inter plant logistics., System operations and control: Scheduling algorithms, for job shops; applications of statistical methods for product, and process quality control applications of control charts for, mean, range, percent defective, number of defectives and, defects per unit; quality cost systems; management of, resources, organizations and risks in projects., System improvement: Implementation of systems, such, as total quality management, developing and managing, flexible, lean and agile Organizations., PAPER II, 1. Thermodynamics, Gas Dynamics Turbine :, 1.1 Basic concept of First-law and Second law of, Thermodynamics; concept of entropy and reversibility;, availability and unavailability and irreversibility., 1.2 Classification and properties of fluids;, incompressible and compressible fluids flows; effect of Mach, number and compressibility; continuity momentum and, energy equations; normal and oblique shocks; one, dimensional isentropic flow; flow or fluids in duct with, frictions that transfer., , 4.1 Manufacturing Process:, , 1.3 Flow through fans, blowers and compressors; axial, and centrifugal flow configuration; design of fans and, compressors; single problems compresses and turbine, cascade; open and closed cycle gas turbines; work done in, the gas turbine; reheat and regenerators., 2. Heat Transfer :, 2.1 Conduction heat transfer—general conduction, equation-Laplace, Poisson and Fourier equations; Fourier, law of conduction; one dimensional steady state heat, conduction applied to simple wall, solid and hollow cylinder, and spheres., , Machine tool engineering - Merhant’s force analysis:, Taylor’s tool life equation; conventional machining; NC and, CNC machining process; jigs and fixtures., , 2.2 Convection heat transfer—Newton’s law of, convection; free and forces convection; heat transfer during, laminar and turbulent flow of an incompressible fluid over a, , 3. Theory of Machines :, Kinematic and dynamic analysis of plane mechanisms., Cams, Gears and empicyclie gear trains, flywheels, governors,, balancing of rigid rotors, balancing of single and multicylinder engines, linear vibration analysis of mechanical systems, (single degree of freedom), Critical speeds and whirling of, shafts., 4. Manufacturing Science :

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , 189, , flat plate; concepts of Nusselt number, hydrodynamic and, thermal boundary layer their thickness; Prandtl number;, analogy between heat and momentum transfer—Reynolds,, Colbum, Prandtl analogies; heat transfer during laminar and, turbulent flow through horizontal tubes; free convection from, horizontal and vertical plates., , MEDICAL SCIENCE, PAPER I, 1. Human Anatomy :, , 2.3 Black body radiation—basic radiation laws such as, Stefan-boltzman, Planck distribution, Wein’s displacement, etc., , Gross anatomy, blood supply and lymphatic drainage, of tongue, thyroid, mammary gland, stomach, liver, prostate,, gonads and uterus., Applied anatomy of diaphragm, perineum and inguinal, region., Clinical anatomy of kidney, urinary bladder, uterine, tubes, vas deferens., , 2.4 Basic heat exchanger analysis; classification of, heat exchangers., 3. Engines :, 3.1 Classification, themodynamic cycles of operation;, determination of break power, indicated power, mechanical, efficiency, heat balance sheet, interpretation of performance, characteristics, petrol, gas and diesel engines., 3.2 Combustion in SI and CI engines, normal and, abnormal combustion; effect of working parameters on, knocking, reduction of knocking; Forms of combustion, chamber for SI and CI engines; rating of fuels; additives;, emission., 3.3 Different systems of IC engines-fuels; lubricating;, cooling and transmission systems. Alternate fuels in IC, engines., 4. Steam Engineering :, 4.1 Steam generation—modified Ranking cycle analysis;, Modern steam boilers; steam at critical and supercritical, pressures; draught equipment; natural and artificial draught;, boiler fuels solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Steam turbines—, Principle; types; compounding; impulse and reaction turbines;, axial thrust., 4.2 Steam nozzles—flow of steam in convergent and, divergent nozzle pressure at throat for maximum discharge, with different initial steam conditions such as wet, saturated, and superheated, effect of variation of back pressure;, supersaturated flow of steam in nozzles, Wilson line., 4.3 Rankine cycle with internal and external, irreversibility; reheat factor; reheating and regeneration,, methods of governing; back pressure and pass out turbines., 4.4 Steam power plants—combined cycle power, generation; heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) fired and, unfired, co-generation plants., 5. Refrigeration and Air-conditioning :, 5.1 Vapour compression refrigeration cycle—cycle on, p-H & T-s diagrams; ecofriendly refrigerants—R 134a. 123;, Systems like evaporators, condensers, compressor, expansion, devices. Simple vapour absorption systems., 5.2 Psychrometry—properties; processes; charts;, sensible heating and cooling; humidification and, dehumidification effective temperature; air-conditioning load, calculation; simple duct design., , Applied anatomy including blood and nerve supply of, upper and lower limbs and joints of shoulder, hip and knee., , Embryology : Placenta and placental barrier., Development of heart, gut, kidney. uterus, ovary, testis and, their common congenital abnormalities., Central and Peripheral Autonomic Nervous System :, Gross and clinical anatomy of ventricles of brain, circulation, of cerebrospinal fluid; Neural pathways and lesions of, cutaneous sensations, hearing and vision; Cranial nerves, distribution and clinical significance; Components of, autonomic nervous system., 2. Human Physiology :, Conduction and transmission of impulse, mechanism, of contraction, neuromuscular transmission, reflexes, control, of equilibrium, posture and muscle tone, descending, pathways, functions of cerebellum, basal ganglia, Physiology, of sleep and consciousness., Endocrine System : Mechanism of action of hormones;, formation, secretion, transport, metabolism, function and, regulation of secretion of pancreas and pituitary gland., Physiology of Reproductive System : Pregnancy, menstrual cycle, lactation, pregnancy., Blood : Development, regulation and fate of blood, cells., Cardio-vascular, cardiac output, blood pressure,, regulation of cardiovascular functions., 3. Biochemistry :, Organ function tests—liver, kidney, thyroid Protein, synthesis., Vitamins and minerals., Restriction fragment length., polymorphism (RFLP)., Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)., Radio-immunoassays (RIA)., 4. Pathology :, Inflammation and repair, disturbances of growth and, cancer, Pathogenesis and histopathology of rheumatic and, ischaemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus. Differentiation, between benign, malignant, primary and metastatic, malignancies, Pathogenesis and histopathology of

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190, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , bronchogenic carcinoma, carcinoma breast, oral cancer,, cancer cervix, leukemia, Etiology, pathogenesis and, histopathology of—cirrhosis liver, glomerulonephritis,, tuberculosis, acute osteomyelitis., 5. Microbiology :, Humoral and cell mediated immunity., Diseases caused by and laboratory diagnosis of —, * Meningococcus, Saimonella, * Shigella, Herpes, Dengue, Polio, * HIV/AIDS, Malaria, E. Histolytica, Giardia, * Candida, Cryptococcus, Aspergillus., 6. Pharmacology :, Mechanism of action and side effects of the following, drugs :, * Antipyretics and analgesics, Antibiotics,, * Antimalaria, Antikala-azar, Antidiabetics,, * Antihypertensive, Antidiuretics, General and cardiac, vasodilators, Antiviral, Antiparasitic, Antifungal,, Immunosuppressants,, * Anticancer., 7. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Forensic examination of injuries and wounds;, Examination of blood and seminal stains; Poisoning, sedative, overdose, hanging, drowning, burns, DNA and finger print, study., , broncho— pneumonias, kernicterus. IMNCI classification, and management, PEM grading and management. ARI and, Diarrhea of under five and their management., 3. Dermatology, Psoriasis, Allergic dermatitis, scabies, eczema, vitiligo,, Stevan Johnson’s syndrome, Lichen Planus., 4. General Surgery, Clinical features, causes, diagnosis and principles, of management of cleft palate, harelip., Laryngeal tumour, oral and esophageal tumours., Peripheral arterial diseases, varicose veins, coarctation, of aorta., Tumours of Thyroid, Adrenal, Glands., Abscess cancer, fibroadenoma and adenosis of breast., Bleeding peptic ulcer, tuberculosis of bowel, ulcerative, colitis, cancer stomach., Renal mass, cancer prostatie., Haemothorax, stones of Gall bladder, Kidney, Ureter, and Urinary Bladder., Management of surgical conditions of Rectum, Anus, and Anal canal, Gall bladder and Bile ducts., Splenomegaly, cholecystitis, portal hypertension, liver, abscess, peritonitis, carcinoma head of pancreas., Fractures of spine, Colles’ fracture and bone tumors., Endoscopy., Laprascopic Surgery., , PAPER-II, 1. General Medicine, Etiology, clinical features, diagnosis and principles of, management (including prevention) of—Typhoid, Rabies,, AIDS, Dengue, Kala-azar, Japanese Encephalitis., Etiology, clinical features, diagnosis and principles of, management of :, Ischaemic heart disease, pulmonary embolism., Bronchial asthma., Pleural effusion, tuberculosis, Malabsorption, syndromes; acid peptic diseases, Viral hepatitis and cirrhosis, of liver., Glomerulonephritis and pyelonephritis, renal failure,, nephrotic syndrome, renovascular hypertension,, complications of diabetes mellitus, coagulation disorders,, leukaemia, Hypo and hyper thyrodism, meningitis and, encephalitis., Imaging in medical problems, ultrasound, echocardiogram, CT scan, MRI., Anxiety and Depressive Psychosis and schizophrenia, and ECT., 2. Paediatrics, Immunization, Baby friendly hospital, congenital, cyanotic heart disease, respiratory distress syndrome,, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , 5., , Obstetrics and Gynaecology including Family, Planning, Diagnosis of pregnancy., , Labour management, complications of 3rd stage,, Antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage, resuscitation of the, newborn, Management of abnormal life and difficult labour., Management of small for date or premature newborn., Diagnosis and management of anemia. Preeclampsia, and Toxaemias of pregnancy, Management of Postmenopausal Syndrome., Intra-uterine devices, pills, tubectomy and vasectomy., Medical termination of pregnancy including legal aspects., Cancer cervix., Leucorrhoea, pelvic pain; infertility, dysfunctional, uterine bleeding (DUB), amenorrhoea, Fibroid and prolapse, of uterus., 6. Community Medicine (Preventive and Social Medicine), Principles, methods approach and measurements of, Epidemiology., Nutrition, nutritional diseases/diorders and Nutrition, Programmes., Health information Collection, Analysis and, Presentation.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , Objectives, components and critical analysis of, National programmes for control/eradication of :, Malaria, Kala-azar, Filaria and Tuberculosis,, HIV/AIDS, STDs and Dengue., Critical appraisal of Health care delivery system., , 191, , 14. Schools of Buddhism : Prat Ityasamutpada;, Ksanikavada, Nairatmyavada., 15. Nyaya—Vaiesesika : Theory of Categories; Theory, of Appearance; Theory of Pramana; Self, Liberation;, God; Proofs for the Existence of God; Theory of, Causation; Atomistic Theory of Creation., , Health management and administration; Techniques,, Tools, Programme Implementation and Evaluation., , 16. Samkhya; Prakrit; Purusa; Causation; Liberation., , Objectives, Components, Goals and Status of, Reproductive and Child Health, National Rural Health Mission, and Millennium Development Goals., , 18. Mimamsa: Theory of Knowlegde., , Management of hospital and industrial waste., PHILOSOPHY, PAPER-I, History and Problems of Philosophy, 1. Plato and Aristotle : Ideas; Substance; Form and, Matter; Causation; Actuality and Potentiality., , 17. Yoga; Citta; Cittavrtti; Klesas; Samadhi; Kaivalya., 19. Schools of Vedanta : Brahman; Isvara; Atman; Jiva;, Jagat; Maya; Avida; Adhyasa; Moksa;, Aprthaksiddhi; Pancavidhabheda., 20. Aurobindo: Evolution, Involution; Integral Yoga., PAPER-II, Socio-Political Philosophy, 1. Social and Political ldeals : Equality, Justice, Liberty., , 2. Rationalism (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz); Cartesian, Method and Certain Knowledge; Substance; God;, Mind-Body Dualism; Determinism and Freedom., , 2. Sovereignty : Austin, Bodin, Laski, Kautilya., , 3. Empiricism (Locke, Berkeley, Hume) : Theory of, Knowledge; Substance and Qualities; Self and God;, Scepticism., , 4. Forms of Government : Monarchy; Theocracy and, Democracy., , 4. Kant: Possibility of Synthetic a priori Judgments;, Space and Time; Categories; Ideas of Reason;, Antinomies; Critique of Proofs for the Existence of, God., 5. Hegel : Dialectical Method; Absolute Idealism., 6. Moore, Russell and Early Wittgenstein : Defence of, Commonsense; Refutation of Idealism; Logical, Atomism; Logical Constructions; Incomplete, Symbols; Picture Theory of Meaning; Sying and, Showing., 7. Logical Positivism : Verification Theory of Meaning;, Rejection of Metaphysics; Linguistic Theory of, Necessary Propositions., , 3. Individual and State : Rights; Duties and, Accountability., , 5. Political Ideologies: Anarchism; Marxism and, Socialism., 6. Humanism; Secularism; Multi-culturalism., 7. Crime and Punishment : Corruption, Mass Violence,, Genocide, Capital Punishment., 8. Development and Social Progress., 9. Gender Discrimination : Female Foeticide, Land and, Property Rights; Empowerment., 10. Caste Discrimination : Gandhi and Ambedkar., Philosophy of Religion, 1. Notions of God : Attributes; Relation to Man and, the World. (Indian and Western)., , 8. Later Wittgenstein : Meaning and Use; Languagegames; Critique of Private Language., , 2. Proofs for the Existence of God and their Critique, (Indian and Western)., , 9. Phenomenology (Husserl): Method; Theory of, Essences; Avoidance of Psychologism., , 3. Problem of Evil., , 10. Existentialism (Kierkegaard, Sarte, Heidegger):, Existence and Essence; Choice, Responsibility and, Authentic Existence; Being-in-the-world and, Temporality., 11. Quine and Strawson : Critique of Empiricism; Theory, of Basic Particulars and Persons., 12. Carvaka : Theory of Knowlegde; Rejection of, Transcendent Entities., 13. Jainism : Theory of Reality; Saptabhanginaya;, Bondage and Liberation., , 4. Soul : Immortality; Rebirth and Liberation., 5. Reason, Revelation and Faith., 6. Religious Experience : Nature and Object (Indian, and Western)., 7. Religion without God., 8. Religion and Morality., 9. Religious Pluralism and the Problem of Absolute, Truth., 10. Nature of Religious Language : Analogical and, Symbolic; Cognitivist and Non-cognitive.

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192, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, PHYSICS, PAPER-I, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , the Airy pattern; Fresnel diffraction: half-period zones and, zone plates, circular aperture., , 1. (a) Mechanics of Particles :, , (e) Polarisation and Modern Optics :, , Laws of motion; conservation of energy and momentum,, applications to rotating frames, centripetal and Coriolis, accelerations; Motion under a central force; Conservation of, angular momentum, Kepler’s laws; Fields and potentials;, Gravitational field and potential due to spherical bodies, Gauss, and Poisson equations, gravitational self-energy; Two-body, problem; Reduced mass; Rutherford scattering; Centre of mass, and laboratory reference frames., , Production and detection of linearly and circularly, polarized light; Double refraction, quarter wave plate; Optical, activity; Principles of fibre optics, attenuation; Pulse, dispersion in step index and parabolic index fibres; Material, dispersion, single mode fibers; Lasers-Einstein A and B, coefficients. Ruby and He-Ne lasers. Characteristics of laser, light-spatial and temporal coherence; Focusing of laser beams., Three-level scheme for laser operation; Holography and simple, applications., , (b) Mechanics of Rigid Bodies :, , 3., , System of particles; Centre of mass, angular momentum,, equations of motion; Conservation theorems for energy,, momentum and angular momentum; Elastic and inelastic, collisions; Rigid Body; Degrees of freedom, Euler’s theorem,, angular velocity, angular momentum, moments of inertia,, theorems of parallel and perpendicular axes, equation of motion, for rotation; Molecular rotations (as rigid bodies); Di and triatomic molecules; Precessional motion; top, gyroscope., , (a) Electrostatics and Magnetostatics :, , (c) Mechanics of Continuous Media :, Elasticity, Hooke’s law and elastic constants of isotropic, solids and their inter-relation; Streamline (Laminar) flow,, viscosity, Poiseuille’s equation, Bernoulli’s equation, Stokes’, law and applications., (d) Special Relativity :, Michelson-Morely experiment and its implications;, Lorentz transformations length contraction, time dilation,, addition of relativistic velocities, aberration and Doppler effect,, mass-energy relation, simple applications to a decay process., Four dimensional momentum vector; Covariance of equations, of physics., 2. Waves and Optics :, (a) Waves :, Simple harmonic motion, damped oscillation, forced, oscillation and resonance; Beats; Stationary waves in a string;, Pulses and wave packets; Phase and group velocities;, Reflection and refraction from Huygens’ principle., (b) Geometrial Optics :, Laws of reflection and refraction from Fermat’s principle;, Matrix method in paraxial optic-thin lens formula, nodal planes,, system of two thin lenses, chromatic and spherical aberrations., (c) Interference :, Interference of light -Young’s experiment, Newton’s, rings, interference by thin films, Michelson interferometer;, Multiple beam interference and Fabry Perot interferometer., (d) Diffraction :, Fraunhofer diffraction - single slit, double slit, diffraction, grating, resolving power; Diffraction by a circular aperture and, , Electricity and Magnetism :, , Laplace and Poisson equations in electrostatics and, their applications; Energy of a system of charges, multipole, expansion of scalar potential; Method of images and its, applications. Potential and field due to a dipole, force and, torque on a dipole in an external field; Dielectrics, polarisation., Solutions to boundary-value problems-conducting and, dielectric spheres in a uniform electric field; Magnetic shell,, uniformly magnetised sphere; Ferromagnetic materials,, hysteresis, energy loss., (b) Current Electricity :, Kirchhoff's laws and their applications. Biot-Savart law,, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law, Lenz’ law. Self-and mutualinductances; Mean and rms values in AC circuits; DC and AC, circuits with R, L and C components; Series and parallel, resonance; Quality factor; Principle of transformer., 4. Electromagnetic Waves and Blackbody Radiation :, Displacement current and Maxwell’s equations; Wave, equations in vacuum, Poynting theorem; Vector and scalar, potentials; Electromagnetic field tensor, covariance of, Maxwell’s equations; Wave equations in isotropic dielectrics,, reflection and refraction at the boundary of two dielectrics;, Fresnel’s relations; Total internal reflection; Normal and, anomalous dispersion; Rayleigh scattering; Blackbody, radiation and Planck ’s radiation law- Stefan-Boltzmann law,, Wien’s displacement law and Rayleigh-Jeans law., 5. Thermal and Statistical Physics :, (a) Thermodynamics :, Laws of thermodynamics, reversible and irreversible, processes, entropy; Isothermal, adiabatic, isobaric, isochoric, processes and entropy changes; Otto and Diesel engines,, Gibbs’ phase rule and chemical potential; Van der Waals, equation of state of a real gas, critical constants; MaxwellBoltzmann distribution of molecular velocities, transport, phenomena, equipartition and virial theorems; Dulong-Petit,, Einstein, and Debye’s theories of specific heat of solids;, Maxwell relations and application; Clausius-Clapeyron, equation. Adiabatic demagnetisation, Joule-Kelvin effect and, liquefaction of gases.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , (b) Statistical Physics :, Macro and micro states, statistical distributions,, Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac, Distributions, applications to specific heat of gases and, blackbody radiation; Concept of negative temperatures., PAPER-II, 1. Quantum Mechanics :, Wave-particle duality; Schroedinger equation and, expectation values; Uncertainty principle; Solutions of the, one-dimensional Schroedinger equation for free particle, (Gaussian wave-packet), particle in a box, particle in a finite, well, linear harmonic oscillator; Reflection and transmission, by a step potential and by a rectangular barrier; Particle in a, three dimensional box, density of states, free electron theory, of metals; Angular momentum; Hydrogen atom; Spin half, particles, properties of Pauli spin matrices., , 193, , effect, Josephson junctions and applications; Elementary ideas, about high temperature super-conductivity., Intrinsic and extrinsic semi-conductors- p-n-p and n-p-n, transistors; Amplifiers and oscillators. Op-amps; FET, JFET, and MOSFET; Digital electronics-Boolean identities, De, Morgan’s laws, Logic gates and truth tables. Simple logic, circuits; Thermistors, solar cells; Fundamentals of, microprocessors and digital computers., POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL, RELATIONS, PAPER- I, Political Theory and Indian Politics :, 1. Political Theory: meaning and approaches., 2. Theories of state : Liberal, Neo-liberal, Marxist, Pluiralist,, post-colonial and Feminist., 3. Justice : Conceptions of justice with special reference, to Rawl’s theory of justice and its communitarian, critiques., , 2. Atomic and Molecular Physics :, Stern-Gerlach experiment, electron spin, fine structure, of hydrozen atom; L-S coupling, J-J coupling; Spectroscopic, notation of atomic states; Zeeman effect; Franck-Condon, principle and applications; Elementary theory of rotational,, vibrational and electronic spectra of diatomic molecules; Raman, effect and molecular structure; Laser Raman spectroscopy;, Importance of neutral hydrogen atom, molecular hydrogen, and molecular hydrogen ion in astronomy. Fluorescence and, Phosphorescence; Elementary theory and applications of, NMR and EPR; Elementary ideas about Lamb shift and its, significance., , 5. Rights : Meaning and theories; different kinds of rights;, Concept of Human Rights., , 3. Nuclear and Particle Physics :, , 8. Political Ideologies : Liberalism, Socialism, Marxism,, Fascism, Gandhism and Feminism., , Basic nuclear properties-size, binding energy, angular, momentum, parity, magnetic moment; Semi-empirical mass, formula and applications. Mass parabolas; Ground state of a, deuteron, magnetic moment and non-central forces; Meson, theory of nuclear forces; Salient features of nuclear forces;, Shell model of the nucleus - success and limitations; Violation, of parity in beta decay; Gamma decay and internal conversion;, Elementary ideas about Mossbauer spectroscopy; Q-value, of nuclear reactions; Nuclear fission and fusion, energy, production in stars. Nuclear reactors., , 4. Equality : Social, political and economic; relationship, between equality and freedom; Affirmative action., , 6. Democracy : Classical and contemporary theories;, different models of democracy—representative,, participatory and deliberative., 7. Concept of power : hegemony, ideology and legitimacy., , 9. Indian Political Thought: Dharamshastra, Arthashastra, and Buddhist Traditions; Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Sri, Aurobindo, M. K. Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar, M. N. Roy., 10. Western Political Thought : Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli,, Hobbes, Locke, John S. Mill, Marx, Gramsci, Hannah, Arendt., Indian Government and Politics, 1., , Indian Nationalism :, , Classification of elementary particles and their, interactions; Conservation laws; Quark structure of hadrons :, Field quanta of electroweak and strong interactions;, Elementary ideas about unification of forces; Physics of, neutrinos., , (a) Political Strategies of India’s Freedom Struggle :, Constitutionalism to mass Satyagraha, Noncooperation, Civil Disobedience; Militant and, Revolutionary Movements, Peasant and Workers, Movements., , 4. Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics :, , (b) Perspectives on Indian National Movement; Liberal,, Socialist and Marxist; Radical Humanist and Dalit., , Crystalline and amorphous structure of matter; Different, crystal systems, space groups; Methods of determination of, crystal structure; X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission, electron microscopies; Band theory of solids—conductors,, insulators and semi-conductors; Thermal properties of solids,, specific heat, Debye theory; Magnetism: dia, para and, ferromagnetism; Elements of super-conductivity, Meissner, , 2., , Making of the Indian Constitution : Legacies of the, British rule; different social and political perspectives., , 3., , Salient Features of the Indian Constitution : The Preamble,, Fundamental Rights and Duties, Directive Principles;, Parliamentary System and Amendment Procedures;, Judicial Review and Basic Structure doctrine.

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194, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , 4. (a) Principal Organs of the Union Government : Envisaged, role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature, and Supreme Court., , 5. Approaches to the Study of International Relations :, Idealist, Realist, Marxist, Functionalist and Systems, theory., , (b) Principal Organs of the State Government : Envisaged, role and actual working of the Executive, Legislature, and High Courts., , 6. Key Concepts in International Relations : National, interest, security and power; Balance of power and, deterrence; Transational actors and collective security;, World capitalist economy and globalisation., , 5., , Grassroots Democracy : Panchayati Raj and Municipal, Government; Significance of 73rd and 74th, Amendments; Grassroot movements., , 6., , Statutory Institutions/Commissions : Election, Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, Finance, Commission, Union Public Service Commission, National, Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission, for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Women;, National Human Rights Commission, National, Commission for Minorities, National Backward Classes, Commission., , 7., , Federalism : Constitutional provisions; changing nature, of centre-state relations; integrationist tendencies and, regional aspirations; inter-state disputes., , 8., , Planning and Economic development : Nehruvian and, Gandhian perspectives; Role of planning and public, sector; Green Revolution, land reforms and agrarian, relations; liberalization and economic reforms., , 9., , Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics., , 10., , Party System : National and regional political parties,, ideological and social bases of parties; Patterns of, coalition politics; Pressure groups, trends in electoral, behaviour; changing socio-economic profile of, Legislators., , 11., , Social Movement : Civil liberties and human rights, movements; women’s movements; environmentalist, movements., PAPER-II, Comparative Politics and International Relations, , Comparative Political Analysis and International Politics :, , 7. Changing International Political Order :, (a) Rise of super powers; Strategic and ideological, Bipolarity, arms race and cold war; Nuclear threat;, (b) Non-aligned Movement : Aims and achievements., (c) Collapse of the Soviet Union; Unipolarity and, American hegemony; Relevance of non-alignment, in the contemporary world., 8. Evolution of the International Economic System : From, Brettonwoods to WTO; Socialist economies and the, CMEA (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance); Third, World demand for new international economic order;, Globalisation of the world economy., 9. United Nations : Envisaged role and actual record;, Specialized UN agencies—aims and functioning; need, for UN reforms., 10. Regionalisation of World Politics : EU, ASEAN, APEC,, AARC, NAFTA., 11. Contemporary Global Concerns : Democracy, human, rights, environment, gender justice terrorism, nuclear, proliferation., India and the World, 1. Indian Foreign Policy : Determinants of foreign policy;, the institutions of policy-making; Continuity and, change., 2. India’s Contribution to the Non-Alignment Movement, Different phases; Current role., 3. India and South Asia :, (a) Regional Co-operation : SAARC-past performance, and future prospects., , 1. Comparative Politics : Nature and major approaches;, Political economy and political sociology perspectives;, Limitations of the comparative method., , (b) South Asia as a Free Trade Area., , 2. State in Comparative Perspective : Characteristics and, changing nature of the State in capitalist and socialist, economies, and advanced industrial and developing, societies., , (d) Impediments to regional co-operation : River water, disputes; illegal cross border migration; Ethnic, conflicts and insurgencies; Border disputes., , 3. Politics of Representation and Participation : Political, parties, pressure groups and social movements in, advanced industrial and developing societies., , 4. India and the Global South : Relations with Africa and, Latin America; Leadership role in the demand for NIEO, and WTO negotiations., , 4. Globalisation : Responses from developed and, developing societies., , 5. India and the Global Centres of Power : USA, EU, Japan,, China and Russia., , (c) India’s “Look East” policy.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , 6. India and the UN System: Role in UN Peace-keeping;, Demand for Permanent Seat in the Security Council., 7. India and the Nuclear Question : Changing perceptions, and policy., 8. Recent developments in Indian Foreign Policy : India’s, position on the recent crises in Afghanistan, Iraq and, West Asia, growing relations with US and Isreal; Vision, of a new world order., PSYCHOLOGY, PAPER-I, Foundations of Psychology, 1. Introduction : Definition of Psychology; Historical, antecedents of Psychology and trends in the 21st centrury;, Psychology and scientific methods; Psychology in relation, to other social sciences and natural sciences; Application of, Psychology to societal problems., 2. Methods of Psychology : Types of research :, Descriptive, evaluative, diagnostic and prognostic; Methods, of Research : Survey, observation, case-study and, experiments; Characteristics of experimental design and nonexperimental designs; quasi-experimental designs; Focussed, group discussions, brain storming, grounded theory approach., 3. Research methods : Major steps in psychological, research (problem statement, hypothesis formulation, research, design, sampling, tools of data collection, analysis and, interpretation and report writing); Fundamental versus applied, research; Methods of data collection (interview, observation,, questionnaire and case study). Research Designs (Ex-post, facto and experimental). Application of statistical techniques, (t-test, two-way ANOVA, correlation and regression and factor, analysis) item response theory., 4. Development of Human Behaviour : Growth and, development; Principles of development, Role of genetic and, environmental factors in determining human behaviour;, Influence of cultural factors in socialization; Life span, development—Characteristics, development tasks, promoting, psychological well-being across major stages of the life span., 5. Sensation, Attention and Perception : Sensation:, concepts of threshold, absolute and difference thresholds,, signal-detection and vigilance; Factors influencing attention, including set and characteristics of stimulus; Definition and, concept of perception, biological factors in perception;, Perceptual organization-influence of past experiences,, perceptual defence-factor influencing space and depth, perception, size estimation and perceptual readiness; The, plasticity of perception; Extrasensory perception; Culture and, perception, Subliminal perception., , 195, , 6. Learning : Concepts and theories of learning, (Behaviourists, Gestaltalist and Information processing, models). The processes of extinction, discrimination and, generalisation. Programmed learning, probability learning, self, instructional learning, concepts, types and the schedules of, reinforcement, escape, avoidance and punishment, modelling, and social learning., 7. Memory : Encoding and remembering; Shot-term, memory, Long-term memory, Sensory memory, Iconic memory,, Echoic memory: The Multistore model, levels of processing;, Organization and Mnemonic techniques to improve memory;, Theories of forgetting: decay, interference and retrieval failure:, Metamemory; Amnesia: Anterograde and retrograde., 8. Thinking and Problem Solving : Piaget’s theory of, cognitive development; Concept formation processes;, Information processing, Reasoning and problem solving,, Facilitating and hindering factors in problem solving, Methods, of problem solving: Creative thinking and fostering creativity;, Factors influencing decision making and judgement; Recent, trends., 9. Motivation and Emotion : Psychological and, physiological basis of motivation and emotion; Measurement, of motivation and emotion; Effects of motivation and emotion, on behaviour; Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation; Factors, influencing intrinsic motivation; Emotional competence and, the related issues., 10. Intelligence and Aptitude : Concept of intelligence, and aptitude, Nature and theories of intelligence-Spearman,, Thurstone, Gulford Vernon, Sternberg and J.P. Das; Emotional, Intelligence, Social intelligence, measurement of intelligence, and aptitudes, concept of I Q deviation I Q, constancy of I Q;, Measurement of multiple intelligence; Fluid intelligence and, crystallized intelligence., 11. Personality : Definition and concept of personality;, Theories of personality (psychoanalytical, socio-cultural,, interpersonal, developmental, humanistic, behaviouristic, trait, and type approaches); Measurement of personality (projective, tests, pencil-paper test); The Indian approach to personality;, Training for personality development; Latest approaches like, big 5 factor theory; The notion of self in different traditions., 12. Attitudes, Values and Interests : Definitions of, attitudes, values and interests; Components of attitudes;, Formation and maintenance of attitudes. Measurement of, attitudes, values and interests. Theories of attitude changes,, strategies for fostering values. Formation of stereotypes and, prejudices; Changing other’s behaviour, Theories of, attribution; Recent trends., 13. Language and Communication : Human language—, Properties, structure and linguistic hierarchy, Language, acquisition—predispotion, critical period hypothesis;, Theories of Language development—Skinner and Chomsky;, Process and types of communication—effective communication training.

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196, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , 14. Issues and Perspectives in Modern Contemporary, Psychology : Computer application in the psychological, laboratory and psychological testing; Artificial intelligence;, Psychocybernetics; Study of consciousnessleep-wak, schedules; dreams, stimulus deprivation, meditation, hypnotic/, drug induced states; Extrasensory perception; Intersensory, perception; Simulation studies., PAPER-II, Psychology : Issues and applications, 1. Psychological Measurement of Individual, Differences :, The nature of individual differences. Characteristics, and construction of standardized psychological tests. Types, of psychological tests. Use, misuse and limitation of, psychological tests. Ethical issues in the use of psychological, tests., 2. Psychological well being and Mental Disorders :, Concept of health-ill health positive health, well being, casual factores in Mental disorders (Anxiety disorders, mood, disorders; schizophrenia and delusional disorders; personality, disorders, substance abuse disorders). Factors influencing, positive health, well being; lifestyle and quality of life;, Happiness disposition, 3. Therapeutic Approaches :, Psychodynamic therapies. Behaviour therapies. Client, centered therapy. Cognitive therapies. Indigenous therapies, (Yoga, Meditation). Biofeedback therapy. Prevention and, rehabilitation of the mentally ill; Fostering mental health., 4. Work Psychology and Organisational Behaviour :, Personnel selection and training. Use of Psychological, tests in the industry. Training and human resource, development. Theories of work motivation. Herzberg, Maslow,, Adam Equity theory, Porter and Lawler, Vroom; Leadership, and participatory management; Advertising and marketing;, Stress and its management; Ergonomics; consumer, psychology; Managerial effectiveness; Transformational, leadersip; Senitivity training; Power and politics in, organizations., 5. Application of Psychology to Educational Field :, Psychological principles underlying effective teachinglearning process. Learning styles. Gifted, retarded, learning, disabled and their training. Training for improving memory, and better academic achievement. Personality development, and value education. Educational, vocational guidance and, Career counselling. Use of Psychological tests in educational, institutions; Effective strategies in guidance programmes., 6. Community Psychology :, Definition and concept of Community Psychology. Use, of small groups in social action. Arousing Community, consciousness and action for handling social problems. Group, decision making and leadership for social change. Effective, strategies for social change., 7. Rehabilitation Psychology :, Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, programmes—role of psychologists. Organising of services, for rehabilitation of physically, mentally and socially, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , challenged persons including old persons. Rehabilitation of, persons suffering from substance abuse, juvenile delinquency,, criminal behaviours. Rehabilitation of victims of violence., Rehabilitation of HIV/AIDS victims, the role of social agencies., 8. Application of Psychology to disadvantaged groups :, The concepts of disadvantaged, deprivation social,, physical, cultural and economic consequences of, disadvantaged and deprived groups. Educating and, motivating the disadvantaged towards development; Relative, and prolonged deprivation., 9. Psychological problem of social integration :, The concept of social integration. The problem of caste,, class, religion and language conflicts and prejudice. Nature, and manifestation of prejudice between the ingroup and, outgroup. Casual factors of such conflicts and prejudices., Psychological strategies for handling the conflicts and, prejudices. Measures to achieve social integration., 10. Application of Psychology in Information Technology, and Mass Media :, The present scenario of information technology and, the mass media boom and the role of psychologists. Selection, and training of Psychology professionals to work in the field, of IT and mass media. Distance learning through IT and mass, media. Entrepreneurship through e-commerce. Multilevel, marketing. Impact of TV and fostering value through IT and, mass media. Psychological consequences of recent, developments in Information Technology., 11. Psychology and Economic development :, Achievement motivation and economic development., Characteristics of entrepreneurial behaviour. Motivating and, Training people for entrepreneurship and economic, development; Consumer rights and consumer awareness,, Government policies for promotion of entrepreneurship among, youth including women entreprenures., 12. Application of Psychology to environment and related, fields :, Environmental Psychology effects of noise, pollution, and crowding. Population Psychology : Psychological, consequence of population explosion and high population, density. Motivating for small family norms. Impact of rapid, scientific and technological growth on degradation of, environment., 13. Application of psychology in other fields :, (a) Military Psychology, Devising psycological tests for defence personnel for, use in selection, Training, counseling; training psychologists, to work , with defence personnel in promoting positive health;, Human engineering in defence., (b) Sports Psychology, Psychological interventions in improving performance, of athletes and sports. 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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , (c) Media influences on pro and anti-social behaviour., (d) Psychology of Terrorism., , 197, , Ecology and administration; Riggsian models and their, critique., , 14. Psychology of Gender :, , 8., , Issues of discrimination, Management of diversity;, Glass ceiling effect, Self-fulfilling prophesy, Women and Indian, society., , Concept of development; Changing profile of development administration; ‘Anti-development thesis’; Bureaucracy, and development; Strong state versus the market debate;, Impact of liberalisation on administration in developing, countries; Women and development the self-help group, movement., , PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PAPER-I, Administration Theory, 1., , Introduction :, , Meaning, scope and significance of Public Administration, Wilson’s vision of Public Administration, Evolution of, the discipline and its present status. New Public Administration, Public Choice approach; Challenges of liberalization,, Privatisation, Globalisation; Good Governance: concept and, application; New Public Management., 2., , Administrative Thought :, , Scientific Management and Scientific Management, movement; Classical Theory; Weber’s bureaucratic model its, critique and post-Weberian Developments; Dynamic Administration (Mary Parker Follett); Human Relations School, (Elton Mayo and others); Functions of the Executive (C.I., Barnard); Simon’s decision-making theory; Participative Management (R. Likert, C. Argyris, D. McGregor.), 3., , Administrative Behaviour :, , Process and techniques of decision-making; Communication; Morale; Motivation Theories content, process and, contemporary; Theories of Leadership: Traditional and Modem:, 4., , Accountability and Control :, , Concepts of accountability and control; Legislative,, Executive and judicial control over administration; Citizen and, Administration; Role of media, interest groups, voluntary organizations; Civil society; Citizen’s Charters; Right to Information; Social audit., 6., , Administrative Law :, , Meaning, scope and significance; Dicey on, Administrative law; Delegated legislation; Administrative Tribunals., 7., , Personnel Administration :, , Importance of human resource development;, Recruitment, training, career advancement, position classification, discipline, performance appraisal, promotion, pray and, service conditions; employer-employee relations, grievance, redressal mechanism; Code of conduct; Administrative, ethics., 10., , Public Policy :, , Models of policy-making and their critique; Processes, of conceptualisation, planning, implementation, monitoring,, evaluation and review and their limitations; State theories and, public policy formulation., 11., , Techniques of Adminstrative Improvement :, , Organisation and methods, Work study and work management; e-governance and information technology; Management aid tools like network analysis, MIS, PERT, CPM., 12., , Financial Administration :, , Monetary and fiscal policies: Public borrowings and, public debt Budgets types and forms; Budgetary process;, Financial accountability; Accounts and audit., , Organisations :, , Theories systems, contingency; Structure and forms:, Ministries and Departments, Corporations, Companies; Boards, and Commissions; Ad hoc, and advisory bodies; Headquarters and Field relationships; Regulatory Authorities; PublicPrivate Partnerships., 5., , 9., , Development Dynamics :, , Comparative Public Administration :, , Historical and sociological factors affecting administrative systems; Administration and politics in different countries; Current status of Comparative Public Administration;, , PAPER-II, Indian Administration, 1., Evolution of Indian Administration :, Kautilya Arthashastra; Mughal administration; Legacy, of British rule in politics and administration Indianization of, Public services, revenue administration, district Administration, local self Government., ., 2., Philosophical and Constitutional framework of, Government :, Salient features and value premises; Constitutionalism;, Political culture; Bureaucracy and democracy; Bureaucracy, and development., 3., Public Sector Undertakings :, Public sector in modern India; Forms of Public Sector, Undertakings; Problems of autonomy, accountability and control; Impact of liberalization and privatization., 4., Union Government and Administration :, Executive, Parliament, Judiciary-structure, functions,, work processes; Recent trends; Intra-governmental relations;, Cabinet Secretariat; Prime Minister’s Office; Central Secretariat; Ministries and Departments; Boards; Commissions;, Attached offices; Field organizations.

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198, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , 5. Plans and Priorities :, Machinery of planning; Role, composition and functions, of the Planning Commission and the National Development, Council; ‘Indicative’ planning; Process of plan formulation at, Union and State levels; Constitutional Amendments (1992), and decentralized planning for economic development and, social justice., 6. State Government and Administration :, Union-State administrative, legislative and financial, relations; Role of the Finance Commission; Governor; Chief, Minister; Council of Ministers; Chief Secretary; State, Secretariat; Directorates., 7. District Administration since Independence :, Changing role of the Collector; Union-State-local, relations; Imperatives of development management and law, and order administration; District administration and, democratic decentralization., 8. Civil Services :, Constitutional position; Structure, recruitment, training, and capacity building; Good governance initiatives; Code of, conduct and discipline; Staff associations; Political rights;, Grievance redressal mechanism; Civil service neutrality; Civil, service activism., 9. Financial Management :, Budget as a political instrument; Parliamentary control, of public expenditure; Role of finance ministry in monetary, and fiscal area; Accounting techniques; Audit; Role of, Controller General of Accounts and Comptroller and Auditor, General of India., 10. Administrative Reforms since Independence :, Major concerns; Important Committees and, Commissions; Reforms in financial management and human, resource development; Problems of implementation., 11. Rural Development :, Institutions and agencies since Independence; Rural, development programmes: foci and strategies; Decentralization, and Panchayati Raj; 73rd Constitutional amendment., 12. Urban Local Government :, Municipal governance: main features, structures,, finance and problem areas; 74th Constitutional Amendment;, Global-local debate; New localism; Development dynamics,, politics and administration with special reference to city, management., 13. Law and Order Administration:, British legacy; National Police Commission;, Investigative agencies; Role of Central and State Agencies, including para military forces in maintenance of law and order, and countering insurgency and terrorism; Criminalisation of, politics and administration; Police-public relations; Reforms, in Police., 14. Significant issues in Indian Administration:, Values in public service; Regulatory Commissions;, National Human Rights Commission; Problems of, administration in coalition regimes; Citizen administration, interface; Corruption and administration; Disaster, management., , [PART I—SEC. 1], SOCIOLOGY, PAPER– I, , FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIOLOGY, 1. Sociology - The Discipline:, (a) Modernity and social changes in Europe and, emergence of Sociology., (b) Scope of the subject and comparison with other social, sciences., (c) Sociology and common sense., 2. Sociology as Science:, (a) Science, scientific method and critique., (b) Major theoretical strands of research methodology., (c) Positivism and its critique., (d) Fact value and objectivity., ( e) Non-positivist methodologies., 3. Research Methods and Analysis:, (a) Qualitative and quantitative methods., (b) Techniques of data collection., (c ) Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity., 4. Sociological Thinkers:, (a) Karl Marx - Historical materialism, mode of production,, alienation, class struggle., (b) Emile Durkhteim - Division of labour, social fact,, suicide, religion and society., (c) Max Weber - Social action, ideal types, authority,, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of, capitalism., (d) Talcolt Parsons - Social system, pattern variables., (e) Robert K. Merton - Latent and manifest functions,, conformity and deviance, reference groups., (f) Mead - Self and identity., 5. Stratification and Mobility :, (a) Concepts - equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion,, poverty and deprivation., (b) Theories of social stratification - Structural func, tionalist theory, Marxist theory, Weberian theory., (c) Dimensions - Social stratification of class, status, groups, gender, ethnicity and race., (d) Social mobility - open and closed systems, types of, mobility, sources and causes of mobility., 6. Works and Economic Life :, (a) Social organization of work in different types of, society - slave society, feudal society, industrial, capitalist society.

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , (b) Formal and informal organization of work., (c) Labour and society., 7. Politics and Society:, (a) Sociological theories of power., (b) Power elite, bureaucracy, pressure groups and, political parties., (c) Nation, state, citizenship, democracy, civil society,, ideology., (d) Protest, agitation, social movements, collective, action, revolution., 8. Religion and Society :, (a) Sociological theories of religion., (b) Types of religious practices: animism, monism,, pluralism, sects, cults., (c) Religion in modern society: religion and science,, secularization, religious revivalism, fundamen, talism., 9. Systems of Kinship:, (a) Family, household, marriage., (b) Types and forms of family., (c) Lineage and descent., (d) Patriarchy and sexual division of labour., (e) Contemporary trends., 10. Social Change in Modern Society :, (a) Sociological theories of social change., (b) Development and dependency., (c) Agents of social change., (d) Education and social change., (e) Science, technology and social change., PAPER–II, INDIAN SOCIETY : STRUCTURE AND CHANGE, A. Introducing Indian Society :, (i) Perspectives on the Study of Indian Society :, (a) Indology (G.S. Ghure)., (b) Structural functionalism (M. N. Srinivas)., (c) Marxist sociology (A. R. Desai)., (ii) Impact of colonial rule on Indian society :, (a) Social background of Indian nationalism., (b) Modernization of Indian tradition., (c) Protests and movements during the colonial, period., (d) Social reforms., B. Social Structure:, (i) Rural and Agrarian Social Structure:, (a) The idea of Indian village and village studies., (b) Agrarian social structure—, evolution of land tenure system, land reforms., , 199, , (ii) Caste System:, (a) Perspectives on the study of caste systems: G. S., Ghurye, M. N. Srinivas, Louis Dumont, Andre, Beteille., (b) Features of caste system., (c) Untouchability-forms and perspectives, (iii) Tribal Communities in India:, (a) Definitional problems., (b) Geographical spread., (c) Colonial policies and tribes., (d) Issues of integration and autonomy., (iv) Social Classes in India:, (a) Agrarian class structure., (b) Industrial class structure., (c) Middle classes in India., (v) Systems of Kinship in India:, (a) Lineage and descent in India., (b) Types of kinship systems., (c) Family and marriage in India., (d) Household dimensions of the family., (e) Patriarchy, entitlements and sexual division of, labour., (vi) Religion and Society :, (a) Religious communities in India., (b) Problems of religious minorities., C. Social Changes in India:, (i) Visions of Social Change in India:, (a) Idea of development planning and mixed economy., (b) Constitution, law and social change., (c) Education and social change., (ii) Rural and Agrarian Transformation in India:, (a) Programmes of rural development, Community, Development Programme, cooperatives, poverty, alleviation schemes., (b) Green revolution and social change., (c) Changing modes of production in Indian agriculture., (d) Problems of rural labour, bondage, migration., (iii) Industrialization and Urbanisation in India:, (a) Evolution of modern industry in India., (b) Growth of urban settlements in India., (c) Working class: structure, growth, class mobilization., (d) Informal sector, child labour., (e) Slums and deprivation in urban areas.

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200, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, , (iv) Politics and Society :, (a) Nation, democracy and citizenship., (b) Political parties, pressure groups, social and political, elite., (c) Regionalism and decentralization of power., (d) Secularization., (v) Social Movements in Modern India :, (a) Peasants and farmers movements., (b) Women’s movement., (c) Backward classes & Dalit movements., (d) Environmental movements., (e) Ethnicity and Identity movements., (vi) Population Dynamics :, (a) Population size, growth, composition and, distribution., (b) Components of population growth: birth, death,, migration., (c) Population Policy and family planning., (d) Emerging issues: ageing, sex ratios, child and infant, mortality, reproductive health., (vii) Challenges of Social Transformation :, (a) Crisis of development : displacement, environmental, problems and sustainability., (b) Poverty, deprivation and inequalities., (c) Violence against women., (d) Caste conflicts., (e) Ethnic conflicts, communalism, religious revivalism., (f) Illiteracy and disparities in education., STATISTICS, PAPER–I, 1. Probability :, Sample space and events, probability measure and, probability space, random variable as a measurable function., distribution function of a random variable, discrete and continuous-type random variable, probability mass function, probability density function, vector-valued random variable, marginal and conditional distributions, stochastic independence, of events and of random variables, expectation and moments, of a random variable, conditional expectation, convergence of, a sequence of random variable in distribution, in probability,, in path mean and almost everywhere, their criteria and interrelations, Chebyshev’s inequality and Khintchine’s weak law, of large numbers, strong law of large numbers and, Kolmogoroffs theorems, probability generating function,, , [PART I—SEC. 1], , moment generating function, characteristic function, inversion theorem, Linderberg and Levy forms of central limit theorem, standard discrete and continuous probability distributions., 2. Statistical Inference:, Consistency, unbiasedness, efficiency, sufficiency, completeness, ancillary statistics, factorization theorem, exponential family of distribution and its properties, uniformly minimum variance unbiased (UMVU) estimation, Rao Blackwell, and Lehmann-Scheffe theorems, Cramer-Rao inequality for, single Parameter. Estimation by methods of moments, maximum likelihood, least squares, minimum chisquare and modified minimum chisquare, properties of maximum likelihood and, other estimators, asymptotic efficiency, prior and posterior, distributions, loss function, risk function, and minimax estimator. Bayes estimators., Non-randomised and randomised tests, critical function,, MP tests, Neyman-Pearson lemma, UMP tests, monotone likelihood ratio: similar and unbiased tests, UMPU tests for single, paramet likelihood ratio test and its asymptotic distribution., Confidence bounds and its relation with tests., Kolmogorov’s test for goodness of fit and its consistency, sign test and its optimality. Wilcoxon signedranks test, and its consistency, Kolmogorov-Smirnov two sample test,, run test, Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test and median test, their, consistency and asymptotic normality., Wald’s SPRT and its properties, Oc and ASN, functions for tests regarding parameters for Bernoulli, Poisson, normal and exponential distributions. Wald’s fundamental identity., 3. Linear Inference and Multivariate Analysis :, Linear statistical models, theory of least squares and, analysis of variance, Gauss-Markoff theory, normal equations,, least squares estimates and their precision, test of significance and interval estimates based on least squares theory in, oneway, two-way and three-way classified data, regression, analysis, linear regression, curvilinear regression and orthogonal polynomials, multiple regression, multiple and partial correlations, estimation of variance and covariance components,, multivariate normal distribution, Mahalanobis’s D2 and, Hotelling’s T2 statistics and their applications and properties,, discriminant analysis, canonical correlations, principal component analysis., 4. Sampling Theory and Design of Experiments :, An outline of fixed-population and super-population, approaches, distinctive features of finite population sampling,, propability sampling designs, simple random sampling with, and without replacement, stratified random sampling, systematic sampling and its efficacy, cluster sampling, twostage, and multi-stage sampling, ratio and regression methods of, estimation involving one or more auxiliary variables, two-phase, sampling, probability proportional to size sampling with and

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , without replacement, the Hansen-Hurwitz and the HorvitzThompson estimators, non-negative variance estimation with, reference to the Horvitz-Thompson estimator, non-sampling, errors., Fixed effects model (two-way classification) random and, mixed effects models (two-way classification with equal observation per cell), CRD, RBD, LSD and their analyses, incomplete block designs, concepts of orthogonality and balance,, BIBD, missing plot technique, factorial experiments and 24, and 32, confounding in factorial experiments, split-plot and, simple lattice designs, transformation of data Duncan’s, multiple range test., PAPER II, 1. Industrial Statistics, Process and product control, general theory of control, charts, different types of control charts for variables and, attributes, X, R, s, p, np and charts, cumulative sum chart., Single, double, multiple and sequential sampling plans for, attributes, OC, ASN, AOQ and ATI curves, concepts of, producer’s and consumer’s risks, AQL, LTPD and AOQL,, Sampling plans for variables, Use of Dodge-Romin tables., Concept of reliability, failure rate and reliability functions,, reliability of series and parallel systems and other simple, configurations, renewal density and renewal function,, Failure models: exponential, Weibull, normal, lognormal., Problems in life testing, censored and truncated experiments, for exponential models., 2. Optimization Techniques :, Different types of models in Operations Research, their, construction and general methods of solution,, simulation and Monte-Carlo methods formulation of, Linear Programming (LP) problem, simple LP model and its, graphical solution, the simplex procedure, the two-phase, metbod and the M-technique with artificial variables, the duality theory of LP and its economic interpretation, sensitivity, analysis, transpotation and assignment problems, rectangular games, two-person zerosum games, methods of solution, (graphical and algebraic)., Replacement of failing or deteriorating items, group and, individual replacement policies, concept of scientific inventory management and analytical structure of inventory problems, simple models with deterministic and stochastic demand, with and without lead time, storage models with particular, reference to dam type., Homogeneous discrete-time Markov chains, transition, probability matrix, classification of states and ergodic theorems, homogeneous continuous-time Markov chains, Poisson process, elements of queuing theory, M/MI, M/M/K, G/, M/l and M/G/1 queues., Solution of statistical problems on computers using wellknown statistical software packages like SPSS., , 201, , 3. Quantitative Economics and Official Statistics:, Determination of trend, seasonal and cyclical, components, Box-Jenkins method, tests for stationary series,, ARIMA models and determination of orders of autoregressive, and moving average components, fore-casting., Commonly used index numbers - Laspeyre’s, Paasche’s, and Fisher’s ideal index numbers, cham-base index number,, uses and limitations of index numbers, index number of, wholesale prices, consumer price, agricultural production and, industrial production, test fot index numbers -proportionality,, time-reversal, factor-reversal and circular., General linear model, ordinary least square and, generalized least squares methods of estimation, problem of, multi-collinearity, consequences and solutions of multicollinearity, autocorrelation and its consequences,, heteroscedasticity of disturbances and its testing, test for, independence of disturbances concept of structure and model, for simultaneous equations, problem of identification-rank and, order conditions of identifiability, two-stage least sauare, method of estimation., Present official statistical system in India relating to, population, agriculture, industrial production, trade and prices,, methods of collection of official statistics, their reliability and, limitations, principal publications containing such statistics,, various official agencies responsible for data collection and, their main functions., 4. Demography and Psychometry :, Demographic data from census, registration, NSS other, surveys, their limitations. and uses, definition, construction, and uses of vital rates and ratios, measures of fertility,, reproduction rates, morbidity rate, standardized death rate,, complete and abridged life tables, construction of life tables, from vital statistics and census returns, uses of life tables,, logistic and other population growth curves, fitting a logistic, curve, population projection, stable population, quasi-stable, population, techniques in estimation of demographic, parameters, standard classification by cause of death, health, surveys and use of hospital statistics., Methods of standardisation of scales and tests,, Z-scores, standard scores, T-scores, percentile scores,, intelligence quotient and its measurement and uses, validity, and reliability of test scores and its determination, use of factor, analysis and path analysis in psychometry., ZOOLOGY, PAPER–I, 1. Non-chordata and Chordata :, (a) Classification and relationship of various phyla up, to subclasses: Acoelomate and Coelomate,, Protostomes and Deuterostomes, Bilateria and, Radiata; Status of Protista, Parazoa, Onychophora, and Hemichordata; Symmetry.

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202, , THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, (b) Protozoa: Locomotion, nutrition, reproduction, sex;, General features and life history of Paramaecium,, Monocystis. Plasmodium and Leishmania., (c) Porifera: Skeleton, canal system and reproduction., (d) Cnidaria: Polymorphism, defensive structures and, their mechanism; coral reefs and their formation;, metagenesis; general features and life history of, Obelia and Aurelia., (e) Platyhelminthes: Parasitic adaptation; general, features and life history of Fasciola and Taenia and, their-Pathogenic symptoms., (f) Nemathelminthes: General features, life history,, parasitic adaptation of Ascaris and Wuchereria., (g) Annelida: Coelom and metamerism; modes of life in, polychaetes; general features and life history of, Nereis, earthworm and leach., (h) Arthropoda: Larval forms and parasitism in, Crustacea; vision and respiration in arthropods, (Prawn, cockroach and scorpion); modification., of mouth, parts in insects (cockroach, mosquito,, housefly, honey bee and butterfly), metapmor, phosis in insect and its hormonal regulation,, socialbehaviour ofApis and termites., (i) Molluscs: Feeding, respiration, locomotion, general, features and life history of Lamellidens, Pila and, Sepia. Torsion and detorsion in gastropods., (j) Echinodermata: Feeding, respiration, locomotion,, larval forms, general features and life history of, Asterias., (k) Protochordata: Origin of chordates; general features, and life history of Branchiostoma and Herdmania., (l) Pisces: Respiration, locomotion and migration., (m) Amphibia: Origin of tetrapods, parental care,, paedomorphosis., (n) Reptilia; Origin of reptiles, skull types, status of, Sphenodon and crocodiles., (o) Aves: Origin of birds, flight adaptation,, migration., (p) Mammalia: Origin of mammals, dentition, general, features of egg laying mammals, pouchedmammals,, aquatic mammals and primates, endocrine glands, (pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas,, gonads) and their interrelationships., (q) Comparative functional anatomy of various, systems of vertebrates. (integument and its, derivatives, endoskeleton, locomotory organs,, digestive system,. respiratory system, circulatory, system including heart and aortic arches,, urinogenital system, brain and sense organs (eye, and ear)., , [PART I—SEC. 1], , 2. Ecology :, (a) Biosphere: concept of biosphere; biomes,, Biogeochemical cycles, Human induced changes, in atmosphere including green house effect,, ecological succession, biomes and ecotones,, community ecology., (b) Concept of ecosystem; structure and function of, ecosystem, types of ecosystem, ecological, succession, ecological adaptation., (c) Population; characteristics, population dynamics,, population stabilization., (d) Biodiversity and diversity conservation of natural, resources., (e) Wildlife of India., (f) Remote sensing for sustainable development., (g) Environmental biodegradation; pollution and its, impact on biosphere and its prevention., 3. Ethology :, (a) Behaviour: Sensory filtering, responsiveness, sign, stimuli, learning, and memory, instinct, habituation,, conditioning, imprinting., (b) Role of hormones in drive; role of pheromones in, alarm spreading; crypsis, predator detection,, predator tactics, social hierarchies in primates, social, organization in insects;, (c) Orientation, navigation, homing; biological rhythms:, biological clock, tidal, seasonal and circadian rhythms., (d) Methods of studying animal behaviour including, sexual conflict, selfishness, kinship and altruism., 4. Economic Zoology :, (a) Apiculture, sericulture, lac culture, carp culture, pearl, culture, prawn culture, vermiculture., (b) Major infectious and communicable diseases, (malaria, filaria, tuberculosis, cholera and AIDS) their, vectors, pathogens and prevention., (c) Cattle and livestock diseases, their pathogen, (helminths) and vectors (ticks, mites, Tabanus,, Stomoxys)., (d) Pests of sugar cane (Pyrilla perpusiella), oil seed, (Achaeajanata) and rice (Sitophilus oryzae)., (e) Transgenic animals., (f) Medical biotechnology, human genetic disease and, genetic counselling, gene therapy., (g) Forensic biotechnology., 5. Biostatistics :, Designing of experiments; null hypothesis; correlation,, regression, distribution and measure of central, tendency, chi square, student-test, F-test (one-way, & two-way F-test).

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¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º, , Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k, , 6. Instrumentation methods :, (a) Spectrophotometer, phase contrast and fluorescence, microscopy, radioactive tracer, ultra centrifuge, gel ., electrophoresis, PCR, ELISA, FISH and chromosome, painting., (b) Electron microscopy (TEM, SEM)., PAPER II, 1. Cell Biology :, (a) Structure and function of cell and its organelles, (nucleus, plasma membrane, mitochondria, Golgi, bodies, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes and, lysosomes), cell division (mitosis and meiosis),, mitotic spindle and mitotic apparatus, chromosome, movement chromosome type ploytene and lambrush,, organization of chromatin, heterochromatin, Cell, cycle regulation., (b) Nucleic acid topology, DNA motif, DNA replication,, transcription, RNA processing, translation, protein, foldings and transport., 2. Genetics :, (a) Modern concept of gene, split gene, genetic, regulation, genetic, code., (b) Sex chromosomes and their evolution, sex, determination in Drosophila and man., (c) Mendel’s laws of inheritance, recombination,, linkage, multiple alleles, genetics of blood groups,, pedigree analysis, hereditary diseases in man., (d) Mutations and mutagenesis., (e) Recombinant DNA technology, plasmid, cosmid,, artificial chromosomes as vectors, transgenics, DNA, cloning and whole animal cloning (principles and, methods)., (f) Gene regulation and expression in prokaryotes and, eukaryotes., (g) Signal molecules, cell death, defects in signaling, pathway and consequences., (h) RFLP, RAPD and AFLF and application of RFLP in, DNA finger-printing, ribozyme technologies, human, genome project, genomics and protomics., 3. Evolution :, (a) Theories of origin of life., (b) Theories of evolution; Natural selection, role of, mutation in evolution, evolutionary patterns,, molecular drive, mimicry, variation, isolation and, speciation., (c) Evolution of horse, elephant and man using fossil data., (d) Hardy-Weinberg Law., (e) Continental drift and distribution of animals., 4. Systematics :, Zoological nomenclature, international code, cladistics,, molecular taxonomy and biodiversity., , 203, , 5. Biochemistry :, (a) Structure and role of carbohydrates, fats, fatty acids,, cholesterol, proteins and amino-acids, nucleic acids., Bioenergetics., (b) Glycolysis and Krebs cycle, oxidation and reduction, oxidative phosphorylation; energy conservation and release, ATP, cycl cyclic AMP-its structure, and role., (c) Hormone classification (steroid and peptide hormones), biosynthesis and functions., (d) Enzymes: types and mechanisms of action., (e) Vitamins and co-enzymes., (f) Immunoglobulin and immunity., 6. Physiology (with special reference to mammals) :, (a) Composition and constituents of blood; blood, groups and Rh factor in man; factors and mechanism, of coagulation; iron metabolism, acid-base balance,, thermo regulation, anticoagulants., (b) Haemoglobin: Composition, types and role in transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide., (c) Digestion and absorption: Role of salivary glands,, liver, pancreas and intestinal glands., (d) Excretion: nephron and regulation of urine formation; osmo-regulation and excretory product., (e) Muscles: Types, mechanism of contraction of skeletal muscles, effects of exercise on muscles., (f) Neuron: nerve impulse—its conduction and synaptic transmission; neurotransmitters., (g) Vision, hearing and olfaction in man., (h) Physiology of reproduction puberty and menopause, in human., 7. Developmental Biology :, (a) Gametogenesis; spermatogenesis, composition of, semen, in vitro and in vivo capacitation of mammalian, sperm, Oogenesis, totipotency; fertilization,, morphogenesis and morphogen; blastogeneis,, establishment of body axes formation, fate map,, gestulation in frog and chick; genes in development, in chick homeotic genes, development of eye and, heart, placenta in mammals., (b) Cell lineage, cell to cell interaction, Genetic and induced teratogenesis, role of thyroxine in control of, metamorphosisin amphibia, paedogenesis and neoteny, cell death, aging., (c) Developmental genes in man, in vitro fertilization;, and embryo transfer; cloning., (d) Stem cells: Sources, types and their use in human, welfare., (e) Biogenetic law.

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Appendix-II, Instructions to the Candidates for filling online, applications, Candidates are required to apply Online using the website www.upsconline.nic.in., Salient features of the system of Online Application Form are given hereunder:, • Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the above, mentioned website., • Candidates will be required to complete the Online Application Form containing, two stages viz. Part-I and Part-II as per the instructions available in the above, mentioned site through drop down menus., • The candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs.100/- Rupees One Hundred, only) [excepting SC/ST/ Female/Persons with Benchmark Disability, candidates who are exempted from payment of fee] either by depositing the, money in any branch of State Bank of India by cash, or by using net banking, facility of State Bank of India or by using any Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/, Debit Card., • Before start filling up of Online Application, a candidate must have his/her, photograph and signature duly scanned in the jpg format in such a manner, that each file should not exceed 40 KB and must not be less than 3 KB in size, for the photograph and 1 KB for the signature., • The Online applications (Part I and II) can be filled from 7th February, 2018, to 6th March, 2018 till 18:00 Hrs., • Applicants should avoid submitting multiple applications. However, if due to, any unavoidable circumstances, any applicant submits multiple applications, then he/she must ensure that the applications with higher RID is complete, in all respects., • In case of multiple applications, the applications with higher RID shall be, entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be, adjusted against any other RID., • The applicants must ensure that while filling their Application Form, they are, providing their valid and active E-Mail IDs as the Commission may use, electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages, of examination process., • The applicants are advised to check their emails at regular intervals and, ensure that the email addresses ending with @ nic.in are directed to their, inbox folder and not to the SPAM folder or any other folder., • Candidates are strongly advised to apply online well in time, without waiting for the last date for submission of Online, Applications.