UPSC: Combined Graduate Level Exam (CGLE) The Commission holds Combined Graduate Level Examination, for recruitment to different posts for which a Graduation from a recognized University is the minimum requirement. The Examination will comprise of two-tier written Objective Type examination followed by Computer Proficiency Test / Interview / Skill test, wherever applicable as per the Scheme of Examination notified.

The Combined Graduate Level Examination is the open competitive exam for recruitment for various posts in the Ministries and Departments of the Government of India.

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Application fees: Rupees one hundred only (Rs 100)....more    
06:12 PM, Jul 12, 2012

UPSC exams: Railways Protection Force (RPF) The Indian Railway Protection Force (IRPF) was formed in the year 1954. IRPF is one of the Group A Central Civil Service of India. The training ground for RPF is at Jagjivan Ram RPF Academy, Lucknow. The cadre controlling authority is the Director General, RPF. Cadre size: 287 posts (direct recruitment: 50%, promotion: 40%, Lateral Entry: 10%). Functions of the Officers - Responsible for protection of Railway property. - Assist...  
06:07 PM, Jul 12, 2012

UPSC exams: Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) The Indian Railway Personnel Services (IRPS) was formed in the year 1981. IRPS is one of the Group A Central Civil Service of India. The cadre controlling authority for IRPS is the Ministry of Railways Cadre size: 275 posts (direct recruitment: 50%, promotion: 50%). Functions of the Officers - Arrange recruitment, training of staff, promotion, demotion, transfers, disciplinary actions, retirement, settlement, selection etc. - Handling (negotiation and grievances handling) the...  
05:46 PM, Jul 12, 2012

UPSC exams: Indian Information Service (IIS) The Indian Information Services (IIS) was formed in the year 1987. IIS is one of the Group A Central Civil Service of India. The cadre controlling authority is the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Cadre size: 489 posts (direct recruitment: 50%, promotion: 50%). Functions of the Officers Dissemination of information on government policies, programmes and activities through print, electronic, audio and visual media. Providing feedback on the reactions of people...  
07:09 PM, Jul 10, 2012

UPSC exams: Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) The Defense Accounts Department has a history which is more than two hundred years old. IDAS is one of the Group A Central Civil Service of India. The cadre controlling authority is the Ministry of Defense. The selected candidates' training grounds are at Bangalore, Kolkata, Lucknow, Meerut and Pune. Cadre size: 418 posts (direct recruitment, promotion, and lateral entry). Functions and Organization The Defense Accounts department serves the three Defence...  
07:03 PM, Jul 10, 2012

UPSC exams: Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) The Indian Railway Accounts Services (IRAS) was formed in the year 1929. IRAS is one of the Group A Central Civil Service of India. The cadre controlling authority for IRAS is the Executive Director. Cadre size: 500 posts (direct recruitment: 50%, promotion: 50%). Organization of Department The Finance and Accounts functions are integrated with the executive at all levels in the Railways. Apex level hierarchy: Financial Commissioner (Railways) is assisted...  
06:34 PM, Jul 10, 2012

UPSC exams: Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) The Indian Railway Traffic Services (IRTS) was formed in the year 1967. IRTS is one of the Group A Central Civil Service of India. The cadre controlling authority for IRTS is the Ministry of Railways. The selected candidates' training ground is at Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management (IRITM), Lucknow. Cadre size: 750 posts (direct recruitment: 50%, promotion: 50%). Functions of the Officers There are two main streams of Traffic...  
06:25 PM, Jul 10, 2012

UPSC: Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IAAS) The Indian Audit and Accounts Department has a history of more than hundred years old. The Audit Department was formed in 1860 and Government Accounting and Auditing functions were placed under the Auditor General of India. The Auditor General was given statutory recognition in 1919. The status of the Auditor General was further enhanced in 1935. The Auditor General was redesignated as the Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) of India...  
05:54 PM, Jul 10, 2012

UPSC exam: IRS (I-T, Customs & Central Excise) The IRS comprises of IRS " Customs and Central Excise (C&CE) and IRS " Income Tax (IT). It is one of the Group a Central Civil Service of India. The cadre controlling authority for IRS is Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) / Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). The Service was formed during the year 1946. The selected candidates go through training...  
05:17 PM, Jul 10, 2012

UPSC: What is the role of an IFS officer? The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) was formed in the year of 1946. The cadre controlling authority for IFS is the Foreign Secretary. After selection, the training program consists of two stages, at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Massouri and then at the Foreign Services Institute in New Delhi. Functions of IFS Officers As a career diplomat, the Foreign Service Officer is required to project Indias interests, both at...  
06:45 PM, Jul 04, 2012

UPSC: What does an IPS officer do? The Indian Police Service (IPS) was formed in the year of 1948. It is one of the three All India Services (the other two are Indian Forest Services and Indian Administrative Services). The cadre controlling authority for IPS is the Ministry of Home Affairs. Cadre size: 3549 posts (direct recruitment " 70%, promotion 30%). The selected candidates' training ground is at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. Functions of IPS...  
06:36 PM, Jul 04, 2012

UPSC: What does an IAS do? The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) was formed in the year of 1946. It is one of the three All India Services (the other two are Indian Forest Services and Indian Police Services). The cadre controlling authority for IAS is Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension, Department of Personnel & Training. Cadre size: 5159 posts (direct recruitment " 66.67%, promotion 33.33%). The selected candidates' training ground is at Lal Bahadur...  
06:22 PM, Jul 04, 2012

UPSC Civil Services exam: List of Services The Services recruited through Civil Services Examination: All India Services Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Indian Police Service (IPS) Central Civil Services - Group A Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Indian Revenue Service (IRS) - Income Tax Indian Revenue Service (IRS) - Customes & Central Excise Indian Audits & Accounts Service (IA&AS) Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS) Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) Central...  
06:17 PM, Jul 04, 2012

UPSC Civil Services exam: Are you eligible? Nationality 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. (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Srilanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia,...  
06:07 PM, Jul 04, 2012

UPSC Civil Services Mains exam syllabus: Urdu (Answers must be written in Urdu) Paper I Section A Development of Urdu Language - Development of Indo-Aryan: Old Indo-Aryan, Middle Indo Aryan and New Indo Aryan - Western Hindi and its dialects: Brij Bhasha, Khadi Boli, Haryanavi, Kannauji, Bundeli - Theories about the origin of Urdu Language - Dakhani Urdu: Origin and development, its significant linguistic features - Social and Cultural roots of Urdu language and its distinctive features:...  
05:58 PM, Jul 04, 2012

UPSC Civil Services Mains exam syllabus: Telugu (Answers must be written in Telugu) Paper I Section A: Language - Place of Telugu among Dravidian languages and its antiquity - Etymological history of Telugu, Tenugu and Andhra. - Major linguistic changes in phonological, morphological, grammatical and syntactical levels, from Proto-Dravidian to old Telugu and from old Telugu to Modern Telugu. - Evolution of spoken Telugu when compared to classical Telugu-Formal and functional view of Telugu language. - Influence...  
05:51 PM, Jul 04, 2012

UPSC Civil Services Mains exam syllabus: Tamil (Answers must be written in Tamil) Paper I - Section A Part 1: History of Tamil Language Major Indian Language Families - The place of Tamil among Indian languages in general and Dravidian in particular-Enumeration and Distributionof Dravidian languages. The language of Sangam literature - The language of medieval Tamil: Pallava period only-Historical study of Nouns, Vebs, adjectives, adverbs Tense markers and case markers in Tamil. Borrowing of words from...  
05:46 PM, Jul 04, 2012

UPSC Civil Services Mains exam syllabus: Sindhi (Answers must be written in Sindhi " Arabic or Devanagari script) Paper I Section A Origin and evolution of Sindhi language-views of different scholars Significant linguistic features of Sindhi language, including those pertaining to its phonology, morphology and syntax Major dialects of the Sindhi language Sindhi vocabulary-stages of its growth, including those in the pre-partition and post-partition periods Historical study of various Writing Systems (Scripts) of Sindhi Changes in the...  
05:37 PM, Jul 04, 2012

UPSC Civil Services Mains exam syllabus: Sanskrit Paper I Section A There will be three questions in the question paper which must be answered in Sanskrit. The remaining questions must be answered either in Sanskrit or in the medium of examination opted by the candidate. Significant features of the grammar, with particular stress on Sanjna, Sandhi, Karaka, Samasa, Kartari and Karmani vacyas (voice usages) (to be answered in Sanskrit). Main characteristics of Vedic Sanskrit language. Prominent features...  
05:29 PM, Jul 04, 2012

UPSC Civil Services Mains exam syllabus: Russian Answers must be written in Russian except in the case of question regarding translation from Russian to English. Paper I: Language and Culture Section A Modern Russian Language: Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax, Lexicology, Lexicography and Semantics, linguistics Translation from Russian into English and vice-versa Section B Socio-political and economical development of the Russian Federation: Patriotic war of 1812, October Revolution, Perestroika and Glasnost, disintegration of USSR. Regional & Cultural variations of...  
05:21 PM, Jul 04, 2012