Once again time has come and everyone eyes
are on the notification for CSE 2013 by UPSC. From past several months, there
is a lot of discussion about possible pattern change for mains exam. The scheme
of Civil Services Preliminary Examination has been changed from 2011 as per the
recommendations of the Alagh Committee, the Second Administrative Reforms
Commission and an Expert Committee constituted by UPSC under the chairmanship
of Prof. S.K. Khanna (Ex-Chairman, UGC).Indeed, this change has given a very good
level of equality & opportunity to all for qualifying to write the mains
exam and has been praised by the majority of the people.
The Civil Services Examination notification
for the year 2013, scheduled to be released on 2nd Feb 2013, Saturday, has been
postponed, according to a post on the UPSC website.
The note said that due to some
unforeseen circumstances the examination will not be notified now and the
revised date will be intimated in due course. Aspirants are of the opinion that
the delay is due to the proposed changes in the Mains exam. However,it is
advisable to the students not to read too much into the delay and concentrate
on their preparations.
UPSC chairman Prof. D.P. Aggarwal has been heard stating about the possible
pattern change in very near future at several occasions. On the UPSC foundation
day, he said that
“UPSC is to
insure that all the candidates are judged on the basis of indepth knowledge and
understanding, rather than information gathered at the last movement”.
A
very high level committee was formed for this purpose under the chairmanship of
Prof. Arun S. Nigavekar, Ex-Chairman, UGC, which is as follows:
1.
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Prof. Arun S. Nigavekar, Ex-Chairman,
UGC;
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Chairman
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2.
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Shri Yogendar Narain, Retd. IAS,
Former Defence Secretary, Government of India;
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Member
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3.
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Shri Prakash Chandra, Former
Chairman, CBDT;
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Member
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4.
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Prof. Pankaj Chandra, Director, IIM,
Bangalore;
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Member
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5.
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Prof. Priyankar Upadhyay, BHU;
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Member
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6.
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Shri R.N. Datta, Former Chairman, PWC
South Asia and India;
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Member
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7.
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Additional Secretary, DoP&T,
Govt. of India;
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Member (Ex-Officio)
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8.
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Additional Secretary, UPSC
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Member Secretary
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The
terms of reference of the Committee are as follows:
(i)To identify the desired profile including the skill sets for the Civil Servants
to enable them to deliver good governance in the fast changing domestic and
global socio–economic and technological scenario.
(ii)To study the various selection methods currently in vogue globally for
selection of Civil Servants.
(iii)To propose appropriate mechanisms and methodologies for selecting candidates
with desired profile and skill sets indicated in (i) above suited to Indian
context for the next decade.
(iv)To recommend a system for evaluation of the effectiveness of the selection
methodology adopted by the Commission and the periodicity in which corrective
action, if any, may be made in the selection methodology; for ensuring that it
keeps pace with the changing requirements of the services.
(v)To recommend the role of the Commission in the assessment of performance of the
candidates recommended by it during and at the end of the mandatory training
period and in particular, where such assessments have the effect of altering
the initial merit order recommended by the Commission as also where it is
proposed to extend or terminate the probation of a direct recruit on the basis
of unsuitability for Civil Service.
The Union Public
Service Commission (UPSC) has submitted a proposal to the Central Government
suggesting certain changes in the existing scheme of Civil Services (Main)
Examination to make it more relevant with the present day global as well as
internal scenario on the basis of the report of a committee.
It has been heard that committee has submitted
its report to the Dept of Personnel and Training and its under consideration and analysis.
Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension in PMO in a written reply to a question
by Shri Avinash Pande in the Rajya Sabha stated that no decision has been
taken by the Government on the recommendations of Prof. Arun S. Nigavekar so far.
Possible
changes:
Any information whichever is available on this matter will be based on purely speculations. One thing is
certain though, that the optional subjects will be removed and common papers will be mandatory for all aspirants.Second
Administrative Reforms Committee presented its report in 2008 ,in which it suggested
that UPSC should only keep compulsory GS papers and an essay paper for
Mains Examination.
Public administration, Sociology and relevant papers related to the functioning of civil services may also have some good share in possible new pattern.The
possibility is that the pattern will be similar to the General Studies but the
number of papers might be increased and every subject of GS may form a separate
paper in possible new format. The following data can give you an idea of the possible new and old
pattern of Mains Exam.
Existing Pattern Mains Papers
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Possible New Pattern Mains Papers
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1)GENERAL STUDIES I
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CURRENT EVENTS OF NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE
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2)GENERAL STUDIES II
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INDIAN CULTURE & MODERN HISTORY
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3)FIRST OPTIONAL I
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GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA
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4)FIRST OPTIONAL II
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INDIAN ECONOMY
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5)SECOND OPTIONAL I
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GENERAL SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
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6)SECOND OPTIONAL II
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INDIAN POLITY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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7)ESSAY
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ESSAY
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8)INDIAN LANGUAGE
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INDIAN LANGUAGE
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9)ENGLISH
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ENGLISH
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In
present circumstances, aspirants can give more focus on General Studies papers,
because this knowledge can be used in any pattern with full extent. The fate of
optional papers will be decided by notification only. Anyway change is
inevitable in current progress and may be this year or year ahead, aspirants
are going to face this.
So the
notification for Civil Services Exam 2013 from UPSC would become a Pandora's box,
which can give more surprises. Let’s face it with firm determination and more
zeal & zest.
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Thanks for sharing such a useful information and changes done in exam by introducing civil service preliminary exam for students and giving full details of Mains Papers Pattern.
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