Contrary to the past precedent, this time the next director for the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 will be selected by the Union Public Service Commission.

Deep in the bowels of South Block, there are two branches of the Army that have a key role in determining whether General Vijay Kumar Singh, Chief of Army Staff, was right in appealing to the highest court in India to have his date of birth corrected in the records.

M.B. Boralingaiah took charge as the Superintendent of Police of Udupi district from the Additional Superintendent of Police M.V. Venkateshappa at the District Police Office here on Friday.

In a damning indictment, attorney general Goolam Vahanvati has raised serious doubts on the version of events of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. V.K. Singh regarding the controversial UPSC form that has May 10, 1950, as the General’s date of birth (DoB). While the government has continued to maintain May 10, 1950, as Gen.

With over 1.3 million personnel, the Indian Army is considered to be among the world's largest armed forces and has many challenges to face. Vijay Kumar Singh, the Chief of Army Staff, in his statutory complaint to the Union Government on August 26, 2011 outlines some of them in the first paragraph.

The age controversy that has the government in a bind now has its genesis in a UPSC form signed 47 years ago by a 14-year-old boy who aspired to join the National Defence Academy. As was the norm then, application forms for the military were filled by clerks and signed by students.

In 2011, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) changed the pattern and syllabus of the Civil Services Preliminary Examination following recommendations made by various committees, commissions, and study groups, such as the Alagh Committee (2000-2001), the Hota Committee (2004), and the Second Administrative Reforms Commission (2005-2009).

1951: For 35 years and through six promotions, May 10, 1951, was recorded as the year of birth of General V.K. Singh. His birth and matriculation certificates, his service records, his IMA ID card and NDA records all reflect 1951 birth.

On Friday, after it became clear that the Supreme Court would soon be hearing the officer’s plea, Defence Minister AK Antony whose rejection of Gen VK Singh’s statutory complaint last month led to matters reaching the apex court—chose to break his silence.

The Madras high court has upheld the appointment of Letika Saran as DGP by the previous DMK regime and held that a state government has the right to choose a DGP from among the three names shortlisted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

In an unprecedented move, Army Chief Gen V K Singh today moved the Supreme Court against the government's rejection of his claim on his date of birth. In writ petition, he is believed to have questioned the government's decision to treat his date of birth as May 10,1950 instead of May 10,1951

There has been no direct recruitment in the Group ‘A’ cadres since Prasar Bharati was set up as an autonomous corporation in 1997. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) refused to hold Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meetings between 1997 and 2002 as the pubcaster was an autonomous body.

It's a paradox, to put it mildly, that next Sunday we celebrate Army Day with the mood embittered by a dispute between the government and the army chief over the latter's date of birth.

You may join the IAS by taking the UPSC exams after a bachelors degree in any subject . Hence, you can join any degree program at the local university and then prepare for the entrance tests after the first degree.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will hold the exam on April 15, 2012 for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA for the 129th Course, and for the 91st Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from December 2012.

A panel has been constituted by UPSC to suggest possible changes in the pattern of Civil Service (main) Examination. Its report is expected to come out early next year.

The changes in the preliminary exam weren’t as drastic as the UPSC had originally hoped. This is one reason why the government was reluctant to rename the preliminary test as the civil services aptitude test.

Visually-impaired Purnima Jain, 29, is one of many who got through the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams in 2008 but still hasn't got a government posting. When she and a group met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh earlier this week, he assured action.

The UPSC 3rd lecture on Governance and Public Service is to be delivered by Former President of India Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi tomorrow.

Mumbai, Nov 22 (PTI) The Bombay High Court today issued a notice to the Union Public Service Commission over a PIL which has sought three per cent quota for the disabled in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

Vikas Kaktan from Indore has been selected for Air Force wing of National Defence Academy (NDA), the results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) late last evening.

The government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is facing a serious human resource problem. The nigam is managed by the Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officers who were recruited by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and are employees of the central government.

For the second time in a row, the state government is dragging its feet when it comes to the selection of the new director general and inspector general of police (DG&IGP). With just two days to go for DG&IGP N.

The Union Public Service Commission has announced the results of National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Exam (I) 2011 on the basis of the results of written examination held by UPSC in April 2011 and the interviews held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence.

Prof Om Prakash Shukla, an expert in development economics, public policy and finance, has been appointed the new principal of the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla near here.

Career ambitions in Karnataka appear to be spreading wings, that too in defence of the nation. The number of aspirants from the state wanting to join Indian Air Force (IAF) is swelling. 4,679 candidates from Karnataka had applied for the August 2011 Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT). This number was 4.029 for the earlier AFCAT in March 2011, according to records with the IAF Training Command in Bangalore.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday agreed to induct six state police officials into the Indian Police Service (IPS) rank.

A special CBI court today sentenced an officer of Indian Forest Service (IFS) for using pre- written answer-sheets at the UPSC civil service main exam to two years rigorous imprisonment. Special CBI Magistrate Shubhra Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on M Balrishna Reddy

The city government and MCD on Monday assured the Delhi high court that specially-trained teachers would be appointed for differently-abled children in all primary schools saying they are already being recruited.

High school sciences is not enough to excel in the competitive UPSC examinations. I recommend that you keep to the safer option of selecting subjects that you have studied at the degree level as these examinations are considered the most challenging.

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), in a bid to improve its functioning, has announced the tentative examination schedule for 2012 on its website. The commission is following the footsteps of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which declares the examinationschedule on its website. The move is expected to help students prepare for their examinations well in advance.

Telecom major Bharti Airtel has come out with a new broadband scheme, dubbed 'Smartbyte', under which customers that exceed the data usage threshold under existing plans can purchase an additional quota for a fixed price.

Hundreds of UPSC aspirants who alleged discrepancies in the prelim exam results declared in the last week of August are demanding that the commission should bring in transparency in the entire process. They said the commission should declare the cut-off list of the preliminary examination held in June this year.

The question papers in recent years have clearly shown that the Union Public Service Commission seems to be determined to select those aspirants who are able to cover most of the topics in the syllabus with focus on current affairs.The number of questions in the General Studies question papers has been doubled from 30 to 60,“As UPSC covers a large number of areas, General Studies preparation should be comprehensive,” he says. He stressed the need to score more than 320 marks in both the optional subjects as scoring in the General Studies has become more challenging.

Panchkula resident Sukhsohit Singh, 26, who was the first thalassaemic in the country to make it to the UPSC civil services, will be joining the Indian defence accounts service on September 13. Sukhsohit was intimated about this few days ago. He had passed the exam in year 2008."I had filled Indian foreign service as my first choice. The Indian defence accounts service was the fifth preference,'' said Sukhsohit, who was rejected by the medical board as unfit in interview due to his thalassaemia.

Those wishing to take competitive examinations conducted by the UPSC, KPSC, Indian Banking Personnel Selection Board and so on, need not pay hefty fees for coaching in private centres as the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysore, has decided to launch an exclusive centre to train candidates in competitive examinations.

The first woman topper of Jammu and Kashmir civil services examination is not content with her achievement and wants to follow the footsteps of 2009 IAS topper from the state Shah Faesal.

the government has ordered the Union Public Service Commission to carry out “emergency” recruitment starting next year, of two batches of 70 each, to the Indian Police Service from within the officers of central paramilitary forces.

An IFS officer spends two-thrid of her career time abroad, and only one third in India at the headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) in New Delhi.After joining the IFS,Candidate is sent to the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNA) in Mussorie for training for a period of three months where she is known as Foreign Service Probationer.

The Supreme Court has said that the present system of accepting forms for the Civil Services Examination by the Union Public Service Commission, or UPSC, is comprehensive and flawless.

IBN7, one of India’s leading Hindi news channel in association with MPGI Pratap University announced the winners of the 1st edition of ‘IBN7 Guru Shishya Awards’. The award is a tribute to an everlasting bond between a mentor and his pupil; both of whom have made a mark in their respective fields and have kept the sacred Guru-Shishya tradition alive.

The first Civil Service Aptitude Test is behind us and the dust has settled over the content, direction and syllabus. However, not many have delved into understanding the purpose of CSAT. What does UPSC want to achieve through the incorporation of an aptitude test?

The Antar Rashtriya Hindi Parishad here on Wednesday protested against making it compulsory to secure at least 30% marks in English at the preliminary test (PT) for the Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission ( UPSC).

Each state had its own method of selecting the head of its police force till recently. However a judgement of the Supreme Court in the Prakash Singh case delivered in late 2006 changed the scenario.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be conducting the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II), 2011 at 416 venues located in 41 Centers throughout the country on August 21, 2011. Admission Certificates to candidates have been dispatched.

Maharashtra government's Pune based Yashwantrao Chavan academy of development and administration (Yashada) will conduct an entrance test for admission to Babasaheb Ambedkar competitive exam coaching centre on October 2.

Doctors and engineers appearing for an entrance exam for clerical posts reflects the job scenario today. These candidates were among the thousands who turned up to try their luck at getting jobs as 'talathi' in the district administration office.

Those selected will get free coaching and library and reading room facilities. Free accommodation for the aspirants is also being arranged.

The much-awaited Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) finally happened on June 12. CSAT, which replaced the optional paper in UPSC Prelims (Civil Services Exam) had given rise to much speculation and anxiety among students.

Getting selected to the elite bureaucratic circles of the country might just get easier for lakhs of aspirants in the country. All over the country, civil service candidates can now appear for their personality test interview in any recognised regional language of their choice.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has informed the Bombay high court that candidates, who opt for an Indian language medium (other than Hindi) for the written Civil Services exam, can henceforth either choose the same Indian language, English or Hindi for the interview.

The Bethany Sisters have taken a novel approach to tackle the challenges of Indian realities and fight the formidable challenges of corruption, communalism, and degrading poverty. They have opened a centre in Greater Noida, near Delhi, to help train women and men aspiring to compete in the civil service exams. The centre has residential facilities for women and already there are three women and seven men studying for the next competitive exams.

The Delhi high court on Monday issued notices to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) over an alleged delay in posting two special teachers for disabled students in each government school in the city.

When the results of the Civil Services 2010 exam was declared in May this year the top two slots went to women – a first in civil service history. That is not the only change from the usual that the Civil Services Examination will witness this year.

In a nation where joining the civil services is still considered a big deal, more than 4.8 lakh students appeared for the preliminary UPSC examination this year.

Lakhs of Indians each year appear for the UPSC examinations in the hope of getting into one of the civil services.

P Anusha Reddy, another A1 grade holder from the same school, is determined to be among the toppers in the UPSC's Civil Service examination.

'The university helped me in proving that attending gruelling coaching sessions in Delhi is not the only way to prepare for the UPSC exams. Good reading material coupled with hard work and determination can also surely take you there,' he added.

As the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) prelims examination on June 12 approaches, a good 5000 students from the city are on tenterhooks.

Srinagar, May 18 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir government today honoured Oveesa Iqbal, the first Muslim woman from the state to crack the IAS examination who is among the seven candidates from the state to have cleared the UPSC examination this year.

Chandigarh: A student was caught posing as another Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) student and appearing for the engineering examination on Monday.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the results of the written part of the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2010 held by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) from December 04 to December 06, 2010. Candidates with the under mentioned Roll Numbers have qualified for interview/Personality Test.

Three Puneites have ranked among the top 100 in the country in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) civil services examination, the results of which were declared on Wednesday.

Thiruvananthapuram: Abhiram G Shankar, ranked fourth in the UPSC Civil Service Examination, does not exactly remember the last time he sent a scrap on Orkut.

Chandigarh: Putting up a brilliant show in Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination, five candidates from the Tricity secured a place in the top 100 list.

After the formal takeover function, Bidari said, "I am very happy with the transfer. Who should be tranferred is the government's prerogative. Our duty is to abide by the order of the government. Appointment of DGP, has nothing to do with the transfer. When the time comes it (post of DGP) will come".

UPSC Foundation Day lecture on Governance will be held in Vigyan Bhawan on May 3, 2011. Vice President of India, Shri Hamid Ansari will be the main speaker. This year’s theme for the lecture is ‘Governance and Public Service.’

The Karnataka High Court today directed the UPSC not to announce the list of empanelment for the post of Director General of Police on a petition filed by City Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari.

Former Union Home Secretary K Padmanabhaiah, who will take on the responsibility as dean of the Sri Chaitanya IAS Academy, promises to improve the educational standards of the institute.

Police commissioner Shankar M Bidari suffered a setback on Thursday when the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) directed the government to send names of four DGP-rank officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for consideration to the post of the state police chief by May 1.

he National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II) 2011 will be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on August 21, 2011 for admission into Army, Navy and Air Force Wings of NDA.

On the basis of the results of the written part of the Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination, 2010 held by U.P.S.C. in December, 2010 the candidates with the under mentioned Roll Numbers have qualified for Interview/Personality Test.

Labhu Ram took charge as the superintendent of police (SP) of Dakshina Kannada district on Monday March 28. However, the new SP stayed away from mediapersons on the occasion.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will hold the Special Class Railway Apprentices’ Examination, 2011 on July 31, 2011 for recruitment to the Special Class Apprentices in the Mechanical Department of Indian Railways.

The UPSC was responding to a PIL filed by an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) aspirant Chittaranjan Kumar who took the examination in 2008 and claimed to be a 'victim' of the UPSC's language policy.

Near and dear ones of Rahul Karale of Bhosari are praying for his success in his UPSC interview on Tuesday. His sister Smita is as excited as her brother for Tuesday’s interview may put him on the IAS list.

Sixty two candidates from the central and southern districts have benefited from the free coaching for aspirants of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) by the Centre for Youth Development and Studies (CYDS), Bharathidasan University.

If a test like this is conducted, say for graduates, it will not be necessary for even the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) to conduct the civil services (Preliminary) aptitude test.

The UPSC has told the Bombay HC that it would set up a review committee to look into a rule that dictates that a candidate who has answered the examination in English has to give the interview in the same language.

Recruitment in Central Police Forces is an ongoing process with the help of UPSC, SSC and Force recruitment boards.

The UPSC or the The government has refused to give a name to the first reform in nearly two decades in the way India selects its key civil servants. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Saturday notified the public notice for the changed civil services examination that will give at least 880 candidates the dream job. About 4 lakh people apply for the prestigious examination every year and only half of them are able to take the examination.

The recent 71st session of the Indian History Congress, held at the Gaur-Banga University in Malda, West Bengal, has elected Professor B.B. Chaudhuri general president for the next IHC session to be held at the Punjabi University in Patiala from December 10 to 12.

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Capt Amarinder Singh today said it was not the first time that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had tried to undermine the position of Punjab Public Service Commission, as he had done so in 2007 also when he sought to transfer the recruitments in Punjab Civil Services to Union Public Service Commission.