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    Provide Full Information about Eligibility Criteria and Other details of CSAT exam?

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    Re: Provide Full Information about Eligibility Criteria and Other details of CSAT exam?

    Eligibility Criteria for CSAT:
    Age: The candidate should have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years.
    Educational qualification: The candidate should posses a valid degree from a recognized university.

    Important Dates Regarding UPSC -CSAT
    CSAT 2012 Examination Date: May 20, 2012
    Notification for CSAT 2012: February 4, 2012
    Last date to apply: March 5, 2012

    Reference books for CSAT

    • The Economic Survey of India
    • An Introduction to Indian Constitution by D.D.Basu
    • A History of India by Romila Thapar
    • India Year Book
    • A Wonder that was India by A.L Basham
    • NCERT Text Books

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    Re: Provide Full Information about Eligibility Criteria and Other details of CSAT exam?

    HELLO,

    CSAT stands for Civil Services Aptitude Test. Starting from 2011, CSAT will select candidates who can appear for Civil Services (Mains) Exam.

    CSAT 2012 will be held on May 20, 2012.
    The Notificaion for CSAT will be carried my all major newspapers of India on February 4, 2012.


    Last date to apply is March 5, 2012


    The CSAT has two compulsory Papers of 200 marks each and of two hours duration each. All questions are of objective type.
    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)
    - English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).



    Wish you all the best,
    HOMI KOHLI
    [email protected]

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    Re: Provide Full Information about Eligibility Criteria and Other details of CSAT exam?

    Dear Candidate,
    -The Civil Service Exams are conducted by the UPSC.The notifications of the release of application forms are released by January end.
    -The forms are available to be filled in February,both Online and Offline.These lasts till first week of March.
    -The exams are conducted in two phases:
    # Preliminary Exams which are conducted in May.
    # Mains Exams which are conducted in October-November.Only candidates who pass the Preliminary exams appear the Mains.This is followed by the Interviews.

    Eligibility Criteria For Civil Service Exams:
    -You must be a citizen of India,
    or,You must be a subject of Nepal or Bhutan,
    or,You must be a Tibetan refugee settled permanently in India before 1962.
    -You must be of 21-30 years of age.
    The upper age limit is relaxable by 5yrs for SC/STs and upto 3 yrs for the OBCs.
    -You must hold a degree of Graduation or Equivalent from an UGC Recognized University,or be a final year student in the same.
    -Only 4 attempts are permitted to General Candidates.It is raised to 7 for OBCs and is not limited for the SC/STs.

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    Re: Provide Full Information about Eligibility Criteria and Other details of CSAT exam?

    Dear candidate

    csat stands for civil service aptitude test
    csat will select those candidate who will clear the prelims, main exam and the subsequent interview.

    the important date for applying for csat

    date of notification 04-02-2012
    last date for application 05-03-2012
    exam date 20-05-2012

    exam pattern for csat

    csat have two compulsary paper 200 marks each.
    The duration of both papers are two are for each



    in the paper one the candidates general awareness wiull be checked
    in the paper two the candidates decision making, comprehension skills, reasoning, mental ability all the abilities are checked.


    Pass score of the csat depends upon the candidates performances in the paper. Or on the cut off in the paper which is set by the upsc.

    More information candidate can also receive from the website of the upsc whioch is given below

    www.upsc.gov.in

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    Re: Provide Full Information about Eligibility Criteria and Other details of CSAT exam?

    CSAT stands civil service aptitude test.
    This exam is conducted by U.P.S.C.

    ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:-

    -- You must be an Indian citizen.
    -- You must be physically fit for applying in the examination.
    -- Your age should not be less than 21 years & not exceed 30 years.
    -- But for SC,ST, O.B.C. category upper age limit relaxation is available.
    -- For SC/ST- 5 years of age relaxation. i.e. age limit 21-35 years
    -- For O.B.C- 3 years of age relaxation. i.e. age limit 21-33 years
    -- You must have completed your graduation from recognized university.
    -- Candidates passed their graduation from Technical/Professional courses are also eligible to apply.
    -- Final year candidates can also apply.
    -- Only passing mark is enough to appear the exam.
    -- For open category candidates 4 attempts, for O.B.C 7 attempts & unlimited attempts for SC/ST candidates are available.

    HOW TO APPLY:-

    You can apply in 2 ways.
    1) Online
    2) Offline

    For Online visit:- http://upsconline.nic.in.
    Detail information regarding fill up is mentioned in this website.

    For Offline mode, Go to your nearest designated post Head post office & deposit Rs 30/- for the application form.
    After purchasing the form, fill the form & send to the mentioned address

    Secretary, Union Public Service Commission,
    Dholpur House, Shajahan Road,
    New Delhi-110069

    EXAM PATTERN:-

    Civil Service Exam comprises of 3 stages.

    --Preliminary Exam
    --Main Exam
    --Interview

    PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:-
    Preliminary exam is divided in to 2 papers.
    Each paper duration is 120 minutes.

    Main Exam:-



    INTERVIEW:-

    Final Phase is Interview phase.
    Candidates who have qualified in both the two above phases can apply for Interview.

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    Re: Provide Full Information about Eligibility Criteria and Other details of CSAT exam?

    Dear Friend

    CSAT stands for Civil services aptitude test.

    It was started from the year 2011 with the following pattern:




    Eligibility criteria:

    Educational qualification: Graduation in any discipline from a recognised university.

    Age limitations: 21-30 years. 3 years to obc and 5 years to sc/st relaxation in age.


    Syllabus for CSAT;




    There are two modes for applying:

    >>Offline

    >>Online at www.upsconline.nic.in

    Hope the information helps you.

    all the best

    aashisranjan784

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    Re: Provide Full Information about Eligibility Criteria and Other details of CSAT exam?

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    Hi Aspirant

    Yes you will get the all information regarding csat

    Upsc is conducting a exam every year with the name

    Civil services exam and normally the notifications comes in feb.

    And exam in the month of either may or in june

    Their is three stages in the exam :

    First: Pre Exam
    Second: Mains Exam
    Third : Interview


    The Qualification Required for the exam:

    ~ The candidate must be pass in graduation from a recognized university

    ~ The candidate of the final year of degree are also eligible for the exam

    ~ The candidate just need to be pass in graduation with passing marks


    Age Criteria:

    ~For General : 21-30

    ~For OBC : 21-33

    ~For SC,ST :21-35

    ~For PH :21-40


    Number of Attempts:

    For the General 4 attempts

    For the obc 7 attempts

    For the sc,st their is no limit


    Best of luck

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    Re: Provide Full Information about Eligibility Criteria and Other details of CSAT exam?

    dear friend.....

    Eligibility Criteria for CSAT:
    Age: The candidate should have attained
    the age of 21 years and must not have
    attained the age of 30 years.
    Educational qualification: The candidate
    should posses a valid degree from a
    recognized university.
    Important Dates Regarding UPSC -CSAT
    CSAT 2012 Examination Date: May 20, 2012
    Notification for CSAT 2012: February 4,
    2012
    Last date to apply: March 5, 2012
    Reference books for CSAT
    The Economic Survey of India
    An Introduction to Indian Constitution by
    D.D.Basu
    A History of India by Romila Thapar
    India Year Book
    A Wonder that was India by A.L Basham
    NCERT Text Books

    hope this will help you

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    Re: Provide Full Information about Eligibility Criteria and Other details of CSAT exam?

    Dear friend,

    The following are the eligibility criteria:

    a)AGE:
    general category:21 to 30 years
    obc:21 to 33 years
    sc/st:21 to 35 years.

    A candidate must have attained 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years as on 1 august in the year of examination

    B)QUALIFICATION:
    the candidate must hold a degree of any of universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislatures of india or declared to be deemed as university under section 3 of the UGC act 1956.

    c)NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS:

    general categort:4 attempts
    obc: 7 attempts
    sc/st: unlimited attempts.

    I have attached the new pattern and syllabus for CSAt as announce by the upsc in the year 2011.

    all the best
    Attached Files

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    upsc civil services examination is the top most examination conducted by upsc .
    according to the eligibility criteria for the civil services exam
    aspirant should have completed graduation or engineering from a recognized university under ugc.

    the civil services exam is conducted in two stages .
    PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
    MAINS EXAMINATION


    notification for the upsc civil services examination is released in the month of feb/march.
    The PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION is held in the month of MAY .
    The MAINS EXAMINATION is held in the month of OCTUBER according to the subjects selected by the candidates.

    age criteria for this exam is
    21-30 years for the general category
    21-33 years for the OBC category
    21-35 years for the SC/ST category


    Number of attempts
    4 attempts for general category
    7 attempts for OBC category
    no limit for SC/ST category



    examination pattern

    PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

    Paper I : 200 Marks
    Economic and Social Development - Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives,

    General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change, General Science

    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

    Paper II: 200 marks

    Comprehension,
    Interpersonal skills including communication skills,
    Logical reasoning and analytical ability,
    Decision-making and problem solving,
    General mental ability,
    Basic numeracy ,
    English language comprehension .

    MAINS EXAMINATION
    paper 1: 300 marks
    one of the language selected by the aspirant from the 22 languages included in the 8th schedule of the constitution.

    paper 2: 300 marks
    english

    paper 3: 200 marks
    essay in the language chose by the candidate

    paper 4&5: 600 marks
    general studies (two papers of 300 marks each)

    paper 6,7,8,9: 1200 marks
    two subjects selected by the candidate out of the allowed subjects by UPSC.
    (two paper of each subject)

    Main Exam Optional Subjects
    Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commerce and Accountancy, Economics, Electrical Engineering, 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 one of the following languages:
    Arabic, Assamese, Bodo, Bengali, Chinese,
    Dogri, English, French, German, Gujarati,
    Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili,
    Malayalam, Manipur, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya,
    Pali, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Sanskrit,
    Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.


    after clearing the MAINS EXAMINATION Candidate is called for an interview.

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