No. 8/1/2015-E.I(B)- A Combined DefenceServices Examination will be conductedby the Union Public Service Commissionon 1November, 2015 for admission to theunder mentioned courses:-Name of the Course and ApproximateNo. of Vacancies.1. Indian Military Academy,

Dehradun 141 Course com-mencing in July, 2016 [includingvacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’Certificate (Army Wing) hold-ers].

2. Indian Naval Academy,Ezhimala-Course commencingin July, 2016 Executive (Hydro/General Service) (including 06vacancies reserved for NCC 'C'Certificate holders (NavalWing).

3. Air Force Academy, Hyderabad(Pre-Flying) Training Coursecommencing in July, 2016 i.e.No. 200/16 F/PC Course.

4. Officers Training Academy,Chennai, 104th SSC Course(for Men) commencing inOctober, 2016.

5. Officers Training Academy,Chennai 18th SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course commencing in October, 2016.

Note i : The date of holding the exami-nation as mentioned above is liable to bechanged at the discretion of theCommissionNote ii : The number of vacancies givenabove is tentative and may be changed atany stage by Services H.Q.N.B. (I) (a) : A candidate is required tospecify clearly in respective column of theOnline Application the Services for whichhe/she wishes to be considered in theorder of his/her preference. A male candi-date is advised to indicate as many pref-erences as he wishes to, subject to thecondition given at paras (b) and (c) below,so that having regard to his rank in theorder of merit due consideration can begiven to his preferences when makingappointment.Since women candidates are eligiblefor OTA only, they should give OTA astheir first and only preference.(b) (i) : If a male candidate is competingfor Short Service Commission (Army)only, he should indicate OTA as the oneand only choice. However, a male candi-date competing for Short ServiceCommission Course OTA as well as per-manent Commission course at IMA,Indian Naval Academy and Air ForceAcademy should indicate OTA as his lastpreference, otherwise OTA will bedeemed to be the last choice even if it isgiven a higher preference by the candi-date.(b) (ii) : Women candidates are beingconsidered only for Short ServiceCommission at OTA. They should indicateOTA as the only choice.(c) : Candidate who desire to join AirForce Academy must indicate AFA as firstchoice, as they have to be administeredComputer Pilot Selection System (CPSS)and/or Pilot Aptitude Battery Test at one ofthe AFSBs and AF Medicals at Central Establishment/Institute of Aviation

Medicines. Choice exercised for AFA assecond/third etc. will be treated as invalid.(d) : Candidates should note that, exceptas provided in N.B. (II) below, they will beconsidered for appointment to thosecourses only for which they exercise theirpreference and for no other course(s).(e) : No request for addition/alteration in thepreferences already indicated by a candi-date in his/her application will be entertainedby the Commission. No change of choiceonce exercised will be allowed. Secondchoice will come for consideration only whenthe first choice is not offered to the candidateby Services HQ. When first choice is offeredand a candidate declines the same, his/hercandidature will be cancelled for all otherchoices for regular commission.N.B. (II) : The left-over candidates of IMA/Indian Naval Academy/Air Force Academycourses viz, those who have been recom-mended by the Union Public ServiceCommission for grant of permanentCommission on the basis of the finalresults of this Examination, but who couldnot be inducted on these courses for anyreason whatsoever may be considered forgrant of SSC even if they have not indicat-ed their choice for this course in theirapplications, if they are subsequently will-ing to be considered for this course sub-ject to the following conditions :(i) There is a shortfall after detailing all thecandidates who competed for the SSC

Course; and(ii) The candidates who are detailed fortraining even though they have notexpressed their preference for SSC will beplaced in the order of Merit List after thelast candidate who had opted for thisCourse, as these candidates will be get-ting admission to the Course to which theyare not entitled according to the prefer-ence expressed by them.(iii) Candidates with Air Force as first andonly choice cannot be considered as left overfor grant of SSC (OTA) if they fail inComputer Pilot Selection System (CPSS)and/or Pilot Aptitude Battery Test. Such can-didates, if they desire to be considered forSSC (OTA) should exercise their option forOTA also.NOTE 1 : NCC ‘C’ Certificate (Army Wing/Senior Division Air Wing/Naval Wing) hold-ers may also compete for the vacanciesin the Short Service Commission Coursebut since there is no reservation of vacan-cies for them in this course, they will betreated as general candidates for the pur-pose of filling up vacancies in this course.Candidates who have yet to pass NCC ‘C’Certificate (Army Wing/Senior Division AirWing/Naval Wing) examination, but areotherwise eligible to compete for thereserved vacancies, may also apply butthey will be required to submit the proof ofpassing the NCC ‘C’ Certificate (ArmyWing/ Senior Division Air Wing/Naval

Wing) examination to reach the ArmyHQ/Rtg. CDSE Entry for SSC male candidatesand SSC women entry for female candidatesWest Block-III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC first choicecandidates and IHQ of MoD NAV., (OI & RSection), Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, SenaBhawan, New Delhi-110011 in case ofNavy first choice candidates and PO 3(A)/Air Headquarters, J Block, Room No.17, Opp. Vayu Bhawan, Motilal NehruMarg, New Delhi-110011 in case of AirForce first choice candidates by 13thMay, 2016. To be eligible to compete forreserved vacancies the candidatesshould have served for not less than twoacademic years in the Senior DivisionArmy Wing and three academic years inthe Senior Division Air Wing/Naval Wingof National Cadet Corps and should nothave been discharged from the NCC formore than 24 months for IMA/ IndianNaval Academy/Air Force Academycourses on the last date of receipt ofApplication in the Commission’s Office.NOTE 2 : In the event of sufficient numberof qualified NCC ‘C’ Certificate (ArmyWing/ Senior Division Air Wing/NavalWing) holders not becoming available onthe results of the examination to fill all thevacancies reserved for them in the IndianMilitary Academy Course/Air ForceAcademy Course/Indian Naval AcademyCourse, the unfilled reserved vacanciesshall be treated as unreserved and filledby general candidates. Admission to theabove courses will be made on the resultsof the written examination to be conduct-ed by the Commission followed by intelli-gence and personality test by theServices Selection Board of candidateswho qualify in the written examination.The details regarding the (a) Scheme,standard, syllabus of the examination. (b)Instructions to candidates for filling up theOnline Application Form (c) Specialinstructions to candidates for objectivetype tests. (d) Guidelines with regard tophysical standards for admission to theAcademy and (e) Brief particulars of serv-ices etc. for candidates joining the IndianMilitary Academy, Indian Naval Academy,Air Force Academy and Officers’ TrainingAcademy are given in Appendices I, II, III,IV and V respectively.2. CENTRES OF EXAMINATION :The Examination will be held at the followingCentres :AGARTALA GANGTOK PANAJI (GOA) AHMEDABAD HYDERABAD PATNAAIZAWL IMPHAL PORT BLAIRALLAHABAD ITANAGAR RAIPURBENGALURU JAIPUR RANCHIBAREILY JAMMU SAMBALPURBHOPAL JORHAT SHILLONGCHANDIGARH KOCHI SHIMLACHENNAI KOHIMA SRINAGARCUTTACK KOLKATA THIRUVANAN-DEHRADUN LUCKNOW THAPURAMDELHI MADURAI TIRUPATIDHARWAR MUMBAI UDAIPURDISPUR NAGPUR VISHAKHA-

PATNAMApplicants should note that there will be aceiling on the number of candidates allot-ted to each of the centres exceptChennai, Delhi, Dispur, Kolkatta andNagpur. Allotment of Centres will be onthe first-apply-first-allot basis and oncethe capacity of a particular centre isattained, the same will be frozen.Applicants, who cannot get a centre oftheir choice due to ceiling, will be requiredto choose a Centre from the remainingones. Applicants are, thus, advised thatthey may apply early so that they couldget a Centre of their choiceNB: Notwithstanding the aforesaid pro-vision, Commission reserve the rightto change the Centres at their discre-tion if the situation demands."

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IMPORTANT1. CANDIDATES TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EXAMINATION:The candidates applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfil all eli-gibility conditions for admission to the Examination. Their admission at all thestages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the pre-scribed eligibility conditions.Mere issue of Admission Certificate to the candidate will not imply thathis/her candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission.Verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original documents will betaken up only after the candidate has qualified for Interview/Personality Test.2. How to ApplyCandidates are required to apply online only, by using the websitewww.upsconline.nic.in. Detailed instructions are available on the abovemen-tioned website. Brief instructions for filling up the Online Application Form havebeen given in the Appendix II.3. LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:The Online Applications can be filled upto 14th August, 2015 till 11.59 PM afterwhich the link will be disabled.4. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeksbefore the commencement of the examination. The e-Admit Card will bemade available in the UPSC website [www.upsc.gov.in] for downloading bycandidates. No e - Admit Card will be sent by post. All the applicants arerequired to provide valid & active e-mail i.d. while filling up Online applica-tion form as the Commission may use electronic mode for contacting them.5. PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS :Candidates should note that there will be penalty (Negative Marking) for wronganswers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.6. For both writing and marking answers in the OMR sheet [Answer Sheet], can-didates must use black ball pen only. Pens with any other colours are prohibited.Do not use Pencil or Inkpen. Candidates should note that any omission/mis-take/discrepancy in encoding/filling of details in the OMR answer sheet, especial-ly with regard to Roll Number and Test Booklet Series Code, will render theanswer sheet liable for rejection. Candidates are further advised to read carefullythe "Special Instructions" contained in Appendix-III of the Notice.7. FACILITATION COUNTER FOR GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES :In case of any guidance/information/clarification regarding their applications, can-didature etc. candidates can contact UPSC’s Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ ofits campus in person or over Telephone No. 011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 on working days between 10.00 hrs. and 17.00 hrs.8. MOBILE PHONES BANNED:(a) Mobile phones, pagers, bluetooth or any other communication devices are not

allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Anyinfringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including banfrom future examinations.

(b) Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned itemsincluding mobile phones/pagers, bluetooth or any valuable costly items to thevenue of the examination, as arrangements for safekeeping cannot be assured.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO APPLY ONLY THROUGH ONLINE MODE.NO OTHER MODE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION IS ALLOWED.

Government strives to have a workforce which reflects gender balance and women candidates are encouraged to apply

EXAMINATION NOTICE NO.12/2015-CDS-II DATED : 25.07.2015(LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS : 14.08.2015)

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Candidates admitted to the examinationwill be informed of the time table andplace or places of examination.Candidates should note that norequest for change of centre will begranted.NOTE : While filling in his/her onlineApplication Form, the candidates shouldcarefully decide about his/her choice forthe centre for the examination.If any candidate appears at aCentre/Paper other than the one indi-cated by the Commission in his/herAdmission Certificate, the papers ofsuch a candidate will not be valuedand his/her candidature will be liable tocancellation.3. CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY :(a) Nationality : A candidate must either be :(i) a Citizen of India, or(ii) a subject of Bhutan, or(iii) a subject of Nepal, or(iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over toIndia before the 1st January, 1962 withthe intention of permanently settling inIndia, or(v) a person of Indian origin who hasmigrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lankaand East African Countries of Kenya,Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania,Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia orVietnam with the intention of permanentlysettling in India. Provided that a candidatebelonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and(v) above shall be a person in whosefavour a certificate of eligibility has beenissued by the Government of India.Certificate of eligibility will, however, notbe necessary in the case of candidateswho are Gorkha subjects of Nepal.A candidate in whose case a certificate ofeligibility is necessary, may be admitted tothe examination provisionally subject tothe necessary certificate being given tohim/ her by the Govt. before declaration ofresult by UPSC.(b) Age Limits, Sex and Marital Status :(i) For IMA-Unmarried male candidatesborn not earlier than 2nd July, 1992 and notlater than 1st July, 1997 only are eligible.(ii) For Indian Naval Academy-Unmarried male candidates born not ear-lier than 2nd July, 1992 and not later than1st July, 1997 only are eligible.(iii) For Air Force AcademyAge : 20 to 24 Years as on 1st July, 2016i.e. born not earlier than 02 July, 1992 andnot later than 01 July, 1996 (Upper agelimit for candidates holding valid and cur-rent Commercial Pilot Licence issued byDGCA (India) is relaxable upto 26 Yrs. i.e.born not earlier than 02 July, 1990 and notlater than 01 July 1996) only are eligible. Note : Candidate below 25 years of agemust be unmarried. Marriage is not per-mitted during training. Married candidatesabove 25 years of age are eligible to applybut during training period they will neitherbe provided married accommodation norcan they live out with family. (iv) For Officers' Training Academy-(SSC Course for Men) : Male candidates(married or unmarried) born not earlierthan 2nd July, 1991 and not later than 1stJuly, 1997 only are eligible.(v) For Officers, Training Academy -(SSC Women Non-Technical Course)Unmarried Women, issueless widowswho have not remarried and issuelessdivorcees (in possession of divorce docu-ments) who have not remarried are eligi-ble. They should have been born not ear-lier than 2nd July, 1991 and not later than1st July, 1997.NOTE: Male divorcee/widower candi-dates cannot be treated as unmarriedmale for the purpose of their admission inIMA/INA/AFA courses and accordinglythey are not eligible for these courses.The date of birth accepted by theCommission is that entered in theMatriculation or Secondary SchoolLeaving Certificate or in a certificaterecognised by an Indian University asequivalent to Matriculation or in an extractfrom a Register of Matriculates main-tained by a University, which extract mustbe certified by the proper authority of theUniversity or in the Higher Secondary oran equivalent examination certificate.These certificates are required to be sub-mitted only after the declaration of theresult of the written part of the examina-tion. No other document relating to agelike horoscopes, affidavits, birth extractsfrom Municipal Corporation, servicerecords and the like will be accepted. Theexpression Matriculation/HigherSecondary Examination Certificate in thispart of the instruction includes the

alternative certificates mentioned above.Sometimes the Matriculation/HigherSecondary Examination Certificate doesnot show the date of birth, or only showsthe age by completed years or completedyears and months. In such cases a candi-date must send in addition to the selfattested/certified copy of Matriculation/Higher Secondary Examination Certificatea self attested/certified copy of a certifi-cate from the Headmaster/Principal of theInstitution from where he/she passsed theMatriculation/Higher Secondary Examinationshowing the date of his/her birth or exactage as recorded in the AdmissionRegister of the Institution.NOTE 1 : Candidates should note thatonly the Date of Birth as recorded in theMatriculation/Higher Secondary ExaminationCertificate or an equivalent certificate onthe date of submission of applications willbe accepted by the Commission and nosubsequent request for its change will beconsidered or granted.NOTE 2 : Candidates should also notethat once a Date of Birth has beenclaimed by them and entered in therecords of the Commission for the pur-pose of admission to an Examination, nochange will be allowed subsequently or ata subsequent examination on any groundwhatsoever.NOTE 3 : The candidates should exercisedue care while entering their date of birth.If on verification at any subsequent stageany variation is found in their date of birthfrom the one entered in their Matriculationor equivalent examination certificate, dis-ciplinary action will be taken against themby the Commission under the Rules.(c) Educational Qualifications :(i) For I.M.A. and Officers’ TrainingAcademy- Degree of a recognisedUniversity or equivalent.(ii) For Indian Naval Academy : Degreein Engineering from a recognisedUniversity/ Institution(iii) For Air Force Academy : Degree ofa recognised University (with Physics andMathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor ofEngineering.Graduates with first choice asArmy/Navy/Air Force are to submit proofof graduation provisional certificates onthe date of commencement of the SSBInterview at the SSB.Candidates who are studying in the finalyear/semester Degree course and haveyet to pass the final year degree exami-nation can also apply provided candidateshould not have any present backlog uptothe last semester/Year for which resultshave been declared upto the time of sub-mission of application and they will berequired to submit proof of passing thedegree examination at the time of SSB toreach the Army. HQ/Rtg. CDSE Entry,West Block III, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC first choicecandidates and Naval HQ “DMPR”, (OI &R Section) Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, SenaBhawan, New Delhi-110011 in case ofNavy first choice candidates andPO3(A)/Air Headquarters,‘J’ Block, RoomNo. 17, Opp. Vayu Bhawan, Motilal NehruMarg, New Delhi-110011 in case of AirForce first choice candidates by the fol-lowing dates failing which their candida-ture will stand cancelled :(i) For admission to IMA, Indian NavalAcademy and Air Force Academy on orbefore 13th May, 2016.(ii) For admission to Officer’s TrainingAcademy, Chennai on or before 1stAugust, 2016.Candidates possessing professional andtechnical qualifications which are recog-nised by government as equivalent to pro-fessional and technical degrees wouldalso be eligible for admission to the exam-ination.In exceptional cases theCommission may treat a candidate, whodoes not possess any of the qualificationsprescribed in this rule as educationallyqualified provided that he/she possessesqualifications, the standard of which in theopinion of the Commission, justifieshis/her admission to the examination.NOTE 1 : Candidates, who have yet topass their degree examination will be eli-gible only if they are studying in the finalyear of degree examination. Those candidates who have yet to qualifyin the final year Degree Examination andare allowed to appear in the UPSCExamination should note that this is only aspecial concession given to them. Theyare required to submit proof of passing

the Degree examination by the prescribeddate and no request for extending thisdate will be entertained on the grounds oflate conduct of basic qualifying UniversityExamination, delay in declaration ofresults or any other ground whatsoever.NOTE 2 : Candidates who are debarredby the Ministry of Defence from holdingany type of Commission in the DefenceServices shall not be eligible for admis-sion to the examination and if admitted,their candidature will be cancelled.NOTE 3 : In the event of Air Force candi-dates being suspended from FlyingTraining for failure to learn flying, theywould be absorbed in the NavigationBranch of the IAF. This will be subject toavailability of vacancies and fulfilling thelaid down qualitative requirements(including 60% in graduation).(d) Physical Standards :Candidates must be physically fit accord-ing to physical standards for admission toCombined Defence ServicesExamination (II), 2015 as per guidelinesgiven in Appendix-IV.4. FEE :Candidates (excepting Female/SC/STcandidates who are exempted from pay-ment of fee) are required to pay a fee ofRs. 200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only)either by depositing the money in anyBranch of SBI by cash, or by using netbanking facility of SBI, State Bank ofBikaner & Jaipur/State Bank ofHyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/StateBank of Patiala/State Bank of Travancoreor by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card.Note: 1. Applicants who opt for “Pay byCash” mode should print the system gen-erated Pay-in-slip during Part-II registra-tion and deposit the fee at the counter ofSBI Branch on the next working day only.“Pay by cash” mode option will deactivat-ed at 23.59 hours of 13.08.2015 i.e. oneday before the closing date. However,applicants who have generated their Pay-in-slip before it is de-activated may pay atthe counter of SBI Branch during bankinghours on the closing date. Such appli-cants who are unable to pay by cash onthe closing date i.e. during banking hoursat SBI Branch, for reason whatsoever,even if holding a valid Pay-in-Slip willhave no other offline option but to opt foronline Debit/Credit Card or InternetBanking Payment mode on the closingdate i.e. till 23.59 hours of 14-08-2015Note: 2. Candidates should note that pay-ment of examination fee can be madeonly through the modes prescribedabove. Payment of fee through any othermode is neither valid nor acceptable.Applications submitted without the pre-scribed fee/mode (unless remission of feeis claimed) shall be summarily rejected.Note: 3. Fee once paid shall not berefunded under any circumstances norcan the fee be held in reserve for anyother examination or selection.Note: 4. For the applicants in whose casepayments details have not been receivedfrom the bank, they will be treated as ficti-tious payment cases and their applica-tions will be rejected in the first instance.A list of all such applicants shall be madeavailable on the Commission websitewithin two weeks after the last day of sub-mission of online application. The appli-cants shall be required to submit the proofof their fee payment within 10 days fromthe date of such communication either byhand or by speed post to the Commission.On receipt of documentary proof, genuinefee payment cases will be considered andtheir applications will be revived, if theyare otherwise eligibleALL FEMALE CANDIDATES AND CAN-DIDATES BELONGING TO SCHED-ULED CASTES/SCHEDULED TRIBESARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY ANY FEE.NO FEE EXEMPTION IS, HOWEVER,AVAILABLE TO OBC CANDIDATESAND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAYTHE FULL PRESCRIBED FEE.5. HOW TO APPLY:Candidates are required to apply On-lineusing the link www.upsconline.nic.inDetailed instructions for filling up Online

Applications are available on the abovementioned website.The applicants are advised to submitonly single application; however if dueto any unavoidable situation, if he/shesubmits another/multiple applications,then he/she must ensure that applica-tion with the higher RID (RegistrationID) is complete in all respects likeapplicants’ details, examination centre,photograph, signature, fee etc. Theapplicants who are submitting multipleapplications should note that only theapplications with higher RID(Registration ID) shall be entertainedby the Commission and fee paidagainst one RID shall not be adjustedagainst any other RID.All candidates whether already inGovernment Service including candidatesserving in the Armed Forces, Governmentowned industrial undertakings or othersimilar organizations or in private employ-ment should submit their applicationsonline direct to the Commission.N.B.I Persons already in Governmentservice, whether in permanent or tempo-rary capacity or as work charged employ-ees other than casual or daily ratedemployees or those serving under thePublic Enterprises are, however, requiredto inform their Head of Office/Departmentin writing that they have applied for theExamination.N.B.II Candidates serving in the ArmedForces are required to inform theirCommanding Officer in writing that theyhave applied for this examination. Theyare also required to submit NOC in thisregard at the time of SSB interview.Candidates should note that in case acommunication is received from theiremployer by the Commission with-holding permission to the candidatesapplying for/appearing at the examina-tion, their applications will be liable tobe rejected/candidatures will be liableto be cancelled.NOTE : APPLICATIONS WITHOUT THEPRESCRIBED FEE (UNLESS REMIS-SION OF FEE IS CLAIMED AS IN PARA4 ABOVE) OR INCOMPLETE APPLICA-TIONS SHALL BE SUMMARILYREJECTED.No representation or correspondenceregarding such rejection shall be enter-tained under any circumstances.Candidates are not required to submitalongwith their applications any certificatein support of their claims regarding age,educational qualifications, ScheduledCaste/Scheduled Tribe/OBC and feeremission etc.The candidates applying for the exam-ination should ensure that they fulfil allthe eligibility conditions for admissionto the examination.Their Admission at all the stages ofexamination for which they are admit-ted by the Commission viz. writtenexamination and Interview Test will bepurely provisional, subject to their sat-isfying the prescribed eligibility condi-tions. If on verification at any timebefore or after the written examinationor Interview Test, it is found that theydo not fulfil any of the eligibility condi-tions, their candidature for the exami-nation will be cancelled by theCommission.Candidates are advised to keep ready thefollowing documents in original along withtheir attested copies soon after the decla-ration of the result of the written part of theexamination which is likely to be declaredin the month of December, 2015 for sub-mission to the Army HQ/Naval HQ/Air HQas the case may be :(1) Matric/Higher Secondary SchoolCertificate or its equivalent showing dateof birth. (2) Degree/Provisional degreecertificate/marks sheet showing clearlyhaving passed degree examination andeligible for award of degree.In the first instance all qualified candi-dates eligible for SSB interview willcarry their original Matric/HigherSecondary School certificate as alsotheir Degree/provisional Degree certifi-cate/ marks sheet with them while goingto the Services Selection Centres forSSB interview. Candidates who havenot yet qualified the final year Degreeexamination must carry with them a cer-tificate in original from the Principal of

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the College/Institution stating that the can-didate has appeared/is appearing at thefinal year Degree examination.Candidates who do not carry the abovecertificates with them while going to theServices Selection Centres shall not beallowed to appear for the SSB interview.No relaxation for non-submission of theabove certificates in original at the selec-tion centre is allowed, and candidateswho do not carry with them any of thesecertificates in original will not be permittedto appear for their SSB test and interviewand they will be sent back home at theirown expense.If any of their claims is found to be incor-rect/false/fraud/fabricated they may ren-der themselves liable to disciplinaryaction by the Commission in terms of thefollowing provisions :A candidate who is or has been declaredby the Commission to be guilty of:(i) obtaining support for his/her candi-

dature by any means, or(ii) impersonating, or(iii) procuring impersonation by any per-

son, or(iv) submitting fabricated documents or

documents which have been tam-pered with, or

(v) making statements which are incor-rect or false or suppressing materialinformation, or

(vi) resorting to any other irregular orimproper means in connection withhis/ her candidature for the exami-nation, or

(vii) using unfair means during theexamination, or

(viii) writing irrelevant matter, includingobscene languages or pornographicmatter, in the script (s), or

(ix) Misbehaving in any other manner inthe examination hall, or

(x) Harassing or doing bodily harm tothe Staff employed by theCommission for the conduct of theirexamination, or

(xi) being in possession of or usingmobile phone, bluetooth, pager orany electronic equipment or deviceor any other equipment capable ofbeing used as a communicationdevice during the examination, or

(xii) violating any of the instructionsissued to candidates along with theirAdmission Certificates permittingthem to take the examination, or

(xiii) attempting to commit or as the casemay be abetting the Commission ofall or any of the acts specified in theforegoing clauses, may in additionto rendering himself/herself liable tocriminal prosecution be liable

(a) to be disqualified by theCommission from the examinationfor which he/she is a candidateand/or

(b) to be debarred either permanentlyor for a specified period

(i)by the Commission from anyexamination or selection held bythem;

(ii) by the Central Government fromany employment under them; and

(c) if he/she is already in serviceunder Government to disciplinaryaction under the appropriaterules.

Provided that no penalty under this ruleshall be imposed except after,(i) giving the candidate an opportunity

of making such representation, inwriting as he/she may wish to makein that behalf; and

(ii) taking the representation, if any,submitted by the candidate withinthe period allowed to him/her intoconsideration.

6. LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OFAPPLICATIONS :The Online Applications can be filled upto14th August, 2015 till 11.59 PM afterwhich the link will be disabled.

7. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THECOMMISSION/ARMY/NAVAL/AIR HEADQUARTERS.The Commission will not enter into anycorrespondence with the candidatesabout their candidature except in the fol-lowing cases:(i) The eligible candidates shall be

issued an e-Admit Card three weeksbefore the commencement of theexamination.The e-Admit Card willbe made available in the UPSCwebsite [www.upsc.gov.in] for down-loading by candidates. No e-AdmitCard will be sent by post. For down-loading the e-Admit Card the candi-date must have his/ her vital param-eters like RID & Date of Birth or RollNo. (if received) & date of birth orname, father's name & Date of Birthavailable with him/her.

(ii) If a candidate does not receivehis/her e-Admit Card or any othercommunication regarding his/hercandidature for the examinationthree weeks before the commence-ment of the examination, he/sheshould at once contact theCommission. Information in thisregard can also be obtained fromthe Facilitation Counter located inthe Commission’s Office either inperson or over phone Nos. 011-23381125/011-23385271/011-23098543. In case no communica-tion is received in theCommission’s Office from thecandidate regarding non-receiptof his/ her e-Admit Card at least 3weeks before the examination,he/she himself/herself will besolely responsible for non receiptof his/her e-Admit Card.No candidate will ordinarily beallowed to take the examinationunless he/she holds an e-AdmitCard for the examination. On receiptof Admission Certificate, check itcarefully and bringdiscrepancies/errors, if any, to thenotice of UPSC immediately.The courses to which the candi-dates are admitted will be accordingto their eligibility as per age andeducational qualifications for differ-ent courses and the preferencesgiven by the candidates.The candidates should note thattheir admission to the examina-tion will be purely provisionalbased on the information givenby them in the Application Form.This will be subject to verificationof all the eligibility conditions.

(iii) If a candidate receives an e-AdmitCard in respect of some other can-didate on account of handling error,the same should be immediatelybrought to the notice of theCommission with a request to issuethe correct e-Admit Card.Candidates may note that they willnot be allowed to take the examina-tion on the strength of an e-AdmitCard issued in respect of anothercandidate.

(iv) The decision of the Commission asto the acceptance of the applicationof a candidate and his/her eligibilityor otherwise for admission to theExamination shall be final.

(v) Candidates should note that thename in the e-Admit Card in somecases, may be abbreviated due totechnical reasons.

(vi) Candidates must ensure thattheir e-mail IDs given in theirapplications are valid and active.

IMPORTANT : All communications to theCommission/Army Headquarters shouldinvariably contain the following particu-lars.1. Name and year of the examination.2. Registration ID (RID)3. Roll Number (if received)4. Name of candidate (in full and in blockletters)5. Complete postal Address as given inthe application with telephone number, ifany.N.B. (i) Communications not containing theabove particulars may not be attended to.N.B. (ii) If a letter/communication isreceived from a candidate after an exam-ination has been held and it does not give

his/her full name and Roll number, it willbe ignored and no action will be takenthereon.N.B. (iii) Candidates recommended bythe Commission for interview by theServices Selection Board who havechanged their addresses subsequent tothe submission of their application for theexamination should immediately afterannouncement of the result of the writtenpart of the examination notify the changedaddress, along with an unstamped selfaddressed envelope, also to ArmyHeadquarters, A.G’s Branch, Rtg. CDSEEntry Section for males and SSC WomenEntry Section for women candidates,West Block-III, Ground Floor, Wing 1,Ramakrishnapuram, New Delhi-110066 incase of IMA/SSC first choice candidatesand IHQ of MoD (Navy), DMPR (OI & RSection) Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, SenaBhawan, New Delhi-110011 in case ofNavy first choice candidates, and PO 3(A)Air HQS. ‘J’ Block, Room No. 17, Opp.Vayu Bhawan, Motilal Nehru Marg, NewDelhi-110011 in case of Air Force firstchoice candidates. Failure to comply withthis instruction will deprive the candidateof any claim to consideration in the eventof his/her not receiving the summon letterfor interview by the Services SelectionBoard. For all queries regarding allotmentof centres, date of SSB interview, meritlist, Joining Instructions, and any otherrelevant information regarding selectionprocess, please visit website www.joinin-dianarmy.nic.in or contact RecruitingDirectorate on Tele No.: (011) - 26173215and Fax No.: 011-26196205 between1400hrs and 1700hrs on all working daysin case of candidates having IMA or OTAas their first choice and PO3 (A)/AirHeadquarters, ‘J’ Block, Room No. 17,Opp. Vayu Bhawan, Motilal Nehru Marg,New Delhi-110011 in the case of candi-dates having Air Force as first choice andIHQ of MoD (Navy), DMPR (OI & RSection) Room No. 204, ‘C’ Wing, SenaBhawan, New Delhi- 110011 in the case ofcandidates having Navy as first choice.Candidates are requested to report forSSB interview on the date intimated tothem in the call up letter for interview.Requests for postponing interview willonly be considered in very genuine cir-cumstances and that too if it is adminis-tratively convenient for which ArmyHeadquarters/Air Headquarters/Naval HQwill be the sole deciding authority. Suchrequests should be sent to SelectionCentre/SSB from where the call for SSBinterview has been received. Navy candi-dates can download their call letters fromthe naval website www.nausena-bhar-ti.nic.in or send email at officer-navy”nic.in three weeks after publicationof results.N.B. In case a candidate does not get theinterview call for SSB interview for IMA by4th week of February, 2016 and by 4thweek of May, 2016 for OTA, he/sheshould write to Army Headquarters/Rtg.CDSE Entry/ SSC Women Entry forOfficers Training Academy, 175, WestBlock-III, Ramakrishnapuram, New Delhi-110066 or contact on telephone No.26176028 regarding non-receipt of thecall-up letter. For similar query by theNavy/Air Force candidates, having firstchoice as given ibid, should write to NavalHqrs. or Air Hqrs. as mentioned in N.B. III(in case of non-receipt of call by 4th weekof Feburary, 2016).(vii) Original certificates submissionof– Those candidates who qualify in theSSB interview will be required to submittheir original certificates alongwith twoattested copies thereof in support of edu-cational qualification at Services SelectionCentre after SSB interview. Thoseappearing for Degree Examination will berequired to submit their certificates by13th May, 2016, (1st August, 2016 in thecase of SSC only). Instructions for the same will be given atSSB. Original certificates will be returnedafter verification. Certified true copies orphotostat copies of the certificates will notbe accepted in any case.

8. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTSOF THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION,INTERVIEW OF QUALIFIED CANDI-DATES, ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALRESULTS AND ADMISSION TO THETRAINING COURSES OF THE FINALLYQUALIFIED CANDIDATES.The Union Public Service Commissionshall prepare a list of candidates whoobtain the minimum qualifying marks inthe written examination as fixed by theCommission in their discretion.Candidates who are declared successfulin the written exam will be detailed forintelligence and personality test at theService Selection Board based on theirpreference, by the respective service HQ.Results of the test conducted by ServiceSelection Board will hold good for all thecourses (i.e. Indian Military Academy (DE)Course, Dehradun, Indian NavalAcademy, Ezhimala Course, Air ForceAcademy (Pre-Flying) Course,Hyderabad and SSC (NT) Course at OTA,Chennai) for which the candidate hasqualified in the written exam, irrespectiveof the service HQ conducting it. Two-stage selection procedure based onPsychological Aptitude Test andIntelligence Test has been introduced atService Selection Boards. All the candi-dates will be put to stage one test on firstday of reporting at Selection Centres.Only those candidates who qualify atstage one will be admitted to the secondstage/remaining tests and all those whofail to pass stage one, will be returned.Only those candidates who qualify atstage two will be required to submit pho-tocopy each of:- (i) Matriculation pass cer-tificate or equivalent in support of date ofbirth. (ii) Bachelors Degree/ProvisionalDegree alongwith mark sheets of all theyears/ semesters in support of education-al qualification.Candidates will appear before the ServicesSelection Board and undergo the test thereat their own risk and will not be entitled toclaim any compensation or other relieffrom Government in respect of any injurywhich they may sustain in the course of oras a result of any of the tests given to themat the Services Selection Board whetherdue to the negligence of any person or oth-erwise. Candidates will be required to signa certificate to this effect on the formappended to the application.To be acceptable, candidates shouldsecure the minimum qualifying marksseparately in (i) written examination and (ii)SSB test as fixed by the Commission andService Selection Board respectively intheir discretion. The candidates will beplaced in the order of merit on the basis ofthe total marks secured by them in the writ-ten examination and in the S.S.B. tests. Theform and manner of communication of theresult of the examination to individual can-didates shall be decided by theCommission in their discretion and theCommission will not enter into correspon-dence with them regarding the result.Success at the examination confers no rightof admission to the Indian Military Academy,Indian Naval Academy, Air ForceAcademy or the Officers’ TrainingAcademy as the case may be. The finalselection will be made in order of meritsubject to medical fitness and suitability inall other respects and number of vacan-cies available.NOTE: Every candidate for the AirForce and Naval Aviation is given PilotAptitude Test only once. The Gradesecured by him at the first test CPSSand/or PABT will therefore hold goodfor every subsequent interview at AirForce Selection Board. Those whohave failed Indian Navy SelectionBoard/ Computer Pilot SelectionSystem (CPSS) and/or Pilot AptitudeBattery Test earlier and those whohabitually wear spectacles are not eli-gible for Air Force.TEST/INTERVIEW AT AIR FORCESELECTION BOARDS FOR THOSECANDIDATES WHO APPLY FOR AIRFORCE THROUGH MORE THAN ONESOURCE:-There are three modes of entry in F (P)course viz. CDSE/NCC/Airmen. Candidateswho apply for the Air Force through more

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