OBC reservation in civil services

The Supreme Court will decide on July 18 the fate of 96 general category candidates who have made it to the merit list of civil services examination, results of which were declared in 2007.These candidates are being downgraded because the OBC candidates who have qualified from general category on merit are being given the benefit of OBC category.According to the petitioner if OBC candidates were qualified in general category are given the benefit of reservation now then the petitioners shall not be selected despite having made to the merit list.The order which was passed by Madras High Court in relation to 2005 batch is being implemented for 2007 batch also and those OBC candidates who have qualified in the general category are being upgraded by giving the benefit of OBC category to them.

civil service career

Civil services, once a coveted career option for students in urban does not seem to hold the same fascination for them any longer. Union Public Service Commission has found that more students with a rural background are trying their luck in the civil services examinations. In recent years, many students from rural areas have made it to the Indian Administrative Service.Lack of persistence and desire to settle quickly in their life rather than wait for years to get into the prestigious service are considered to be some of the reasons for this poor response.city-based students have more exposure as far as their career options are c.oncerned than the rural students. With plenty of options on their hands, the city students are able to select a career that would suit them considering the time and money involved in it.The emergence of the infotech sector is seen as the single most important factor in weaning students away from the civil services. In addition, the growth of sunrise sectors such as pharma, banking, and retail has contributed to the lack of interest in civil services, especially in urban areas.

Ashima Jain

Twenty-five-year-old Ashima had topped the UPSC exam in Delhi and was first among the women who appeared for the exam in the country. Ashima ranked seventh in the results announced by the UPSC.A gold medalist in economics from Delhi School of Economics, Ashima worked as a business analyst with American Express for over a year. She shunned an annual package of Rs 6 lakh to start preparing for her dream to become a civil servant in the country. They choice paid off— she cleared the UPSC exam in the first attempt.

UPSC REFORMS

A parliamentary standing committee has recommended that UPSC should consider conducting its examinations on the format adopted for GMAT, IIT and IIM entrance tests.The Union Public Service Commission conducts various tests for recruitment to government services like civil services, forest service, engineering service and defence services and most of these are annual, conducted in various phases.The panel also favoured increasing the number of UPSC members.

Trai Report

India's total subscriber base (wireline and wireless) crossed the 200 million mark in March, according to a Trai release.Total number of subscribers increased to 205.86 million in the quarter ending March 2007 from 189.92 million in the quarter ending December 2006, an increase of 8.39%. Overall growth for the year (March 2006 to March 2007) was 46.71%. Tele-density reached 18.23 (17.16).The subscriber base for wireless services has increased to 165.11 million (149.62 million) and that of Wireline service to 40.75 million (40.30 million).The number of Public Call Offices (PCO) in the country increased to 5.55 million (5.30 million), a growth of 4.72%. The rural wireline subscriber base increased to 12.56 million (12.48 million), a growth of 0.64%. The rural wireless subscriber base is 33.14 million.The number of Village Public Telephones (VPT) in the country has increased to 5.64 lakh (5.57 lakh) a growth of 1.26%.

India set to become third largest banking market

ndia is likely to emerge as the third largest domestic banking market in the world by 2040 and could grow faster than China in the long run, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers called ‘Banking in 2050.The report projects that the banking sector will grow significantly faster than GDP in the emerging economies of China, India, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey.Total profits from domestic banking in these countries could be around half of those in the G7 nations (US, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Italy and Canada) by 2025 and larger before 2050.The study examines the possible changes in the scale of the banking sector between now and 2050 and highlights the pace of change, while providing some measure of the size of the opportunity and challenge for banks.

Navratna

The government on conferred Navratna status on three PSUs - Bharat Electronics Ltd, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Power Finance Corporation, giving them more financial and administrative powers.now 12 public sector enterprises are Navratna, the title originally meant for nine companies in 1999.These three PSUs will now be able to forge joint ventures both in India and abroad, which can be up to 15 per cent of their networth or Rs 1,000 crore, whichever is lower, without taking prior permission of the administrative ministry.four more PSUs - National Aluminium Company, National Mineral Development Corp, Power Grid Corp and Rural Electrification Corp - would also be given Navratna status as soon as they fill all the vacancies for independent directors. Seven companies were selected out of 10 PSUs that had applied for Navratna status. However, Coal India did not fulfill the basic requirements, while the Shipping Corporation of India`s case was withdrawn by the administrative ministry, pending further review of its performance. BSNL was not granted the status.BEL, under the Defence Ministry, was originally set up to meet electronic needs of the Indian Defence Services but has now become a multi-product, multi-technology and multi-unit company catering to the needs of diverse customers. During 2006-07, BEL recorded a turnover of Rs 3,960.38 crore and profit after tax of Rs 713.85 crore.Power Finance Corporation, which recently tapped stock markets, is engaged in financing of power sector projects. The company earned a net profit of Rs 983.21 crore during 2006-07.Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, a major aerospace company under the Defence Ministry, manufactures aircraft, aerospace, navigation and communication equipment and has plants in Nassik, Korwa, Kanpur, Koraput, Lucknow and Hyderabad.

Civil-Services Examination

Every year during the month of May, the UPSC announces the results of the previous year's Civil-Services Examination selection list, and, also conducts preliminary examination of the current year. While a microscopic minority clears the exams in their very first attempt a majority do so only in their third or fourth attempts and a few others in their sixth to ninth attempts! Aspirants who have cleared the Civil Services but could not get into the IAS, and aspirants who have missed the selection by a whisker decide to try again.During the 2006 selection, 525 were selected.about two lakh aspirants appeared. After going through the selection process, in three stages, only 474 got selected finally. The rate of success is about 0.24%. Inspite of this, the number of aspirants is on the increase year after year

civil services

The Government is firm on enforcing the rule of a minimum tenure of two years for cadre posts of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers.The Government had brought in a fixed-tenure of two years for key posts such as the Cabinet Secretary, Home Secretary, Director of Intelligence Bureau and chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).Though a notification, amending the IAS (cadre) rules, was issued on August 24 last year after consultations with State Governments, only Jammu and Kashmir gave its consent to the minimum two-year fixed tenure.An officer may be transferred before the minimum tenure only on the recommendation of a Committee on Minimum Tenure. The committee or the Civil Services Board shall seek detailed justification for the transfer of an officer before the minimum tenure from the administrative department concerned

Civil Services

Civil Services the coveted prize for all the citizens and the real backbone of Indian democracy is no more the most sought after profession among young Indians.With economic liberalization the monopoly of private sector as well as government has declined and in turn has generated competition in every field. Private sector especially IT has produced lots of job opportunities with handsome salaries that act as a bait for young Indians. Also the rapid development in this field and the growing Indian economy has simply multiplied the probabilities of exploring new fields.The present generation thinks of their country as big and different but with a changed perspective. Students after completing school go for their technical education just because they find more opportunity to earn money with a luxurious life. To find solutions for this crisis seems really difficult but it needs to be addressed largely for the betterment of the country.newstrackindia

upsc cutoff for 2007

general studies paper this year seems easy at first glance,but is is not so easy.65+ performance is good in this paper for cut off. for the optional it dipends on the subject.165-185/300 is good scorefor the cutoff in optional subject.

UPSC CUTOFF MARKS

The Delhi High Court stayed the single-judge order directing the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to make public marks obtained by the candidates in the Civil Services preliminary examinations 2006.A Division of Bench of Chief Justice MK Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Khanna put a stay till July 30 on the order passed by the single-Judge last month.Directing the UPSC to place all the original records in a sealed cover before it, the court issued notices to all 25 candidates, who had earlier approached the Central Information Commission seeking disclosure of the cut off marks in the examination.

UPSC

Of the 474 candidates who cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam, 101 are women and the top ten are all from small towns. the trend that rural, non-English speaking, non-metro candidates get the top position in the UPSC, has been going on for a long time.The 10 top positions in the UPSC are all from small towns.

UPSC CUTOFF MARKS

The Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) culture of secrecy is not necessarily shared by the various state public service commissions (PSCs). In fact, most state PSCs are more forthcoming with information than the UPSC and are working on increasing transparency levels. Interestingly, the PSCs of states labelled backward, such as UP, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh seem more progressive when it comes to sharing information on results with candidates than the so-called progressive states like Kerala or Tamil Nadu. The PSCs of most major states reveal cut-off marks to candidates. In some cases, as in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, they reveal the cut-off marks of not only the mains but also the preliminary examination. Most states do not share the marks of the preliminary exam with the candidates, but both UP and Andhra do. In fact, UP puts up the cut-off marks on its website for one month. Yet, UPSC claims in its petition filed in court that the efficacy of the examination system would be impaired if the cut-off marks are revealed. While UPSC might argue that the scaling system is highly confidential and that it constitutes intellectual property of the commission, most state commissions that use any kind of scaling system are sharing it with the candidates.FROM-TIMES OF INDIA.

civil services exam 2007

UPSC had announced its decision to introduce negative marking from this year, but several candidates were caught unawares in examination.modifications are part of an attempt by the UPSC to analyse the abilities of would be civil servants right at the beginning of the selection process.Lakhs of students trying for premium administrative services such as the Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service appeared for the preliminary examination at 45 centres across the countryThe Delhi high court recently directed the UPSC to provide the answer key to questions asked in the preliminary test. Candidates welcomed the order and said they would get a fair idea about their scores. But the UPSC is yet to take any step in this direction.

GEOGRAPHY FOR UPSC

Some facts about pulses cultivation in India
1..India is the largest producer of pulses in the world ,accounting for 15 percent of the world output.
2.Gram accounts 40 percent of the production of pulses.
3.Share of pluses in food grain basket fall from 15.3 percent pre Green Revolution Period to 6.5 in 2005-06.
4..The per hectare yield of pulses in all developed countries taken together is 1.75 tonnes against 0.70 tonnes in developing countries.in India average is 0.58 tonnes per hectare.
5..The per hectare yield in India is lower than in China,Nepal,Bhutan,Bangladesh and Shri Lanka.The yield in Indonesia, Japan, Egypt are two to three times higher than that in India.
6..The average daily per capita availability of pulses was 31 grams against the all time peak of 75 grams in 1958.this fall short of the minimum nutrition levels of 80 grams and 70 grams recommened by FAO and Indian Councial Of Medical Research respectively.

Revu Mutyala Raju

Revu Mutyala Raju of Krishna district belonging to the other backward classes has topped the civil services examinations of 2007. This was the third attempt for Mr Raju, son of a farmer, Mr Narasimha Murthy, of Chinagullapalem of Krishna district.
Both his elder brothers are farmers and they belong to the Agnikula Kshatriya caste of the fisherman community among the OBCs. His aim is to improve the life standards of people living in villages like his native place, which is isoleted by water and remained as remote island. Mr Raju is undergoing training as an IPS officer at the National Police Academy in Hyderabad. He took electrical engineering and mathematics as optionals to try for the IAS exam and came out on top. Mr Raju graduated from the Regional Engineering College, Warangal.

Civil Service(IAS) RESULT 2006

Mr Mutyalaraju Revu, an OBC candidate from West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, has stood first in the civil service examinations (2006) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Mr Mutyalaraju Revu, who studied at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has stood first in the civil service examinations (2006) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. Mr Revu did his ME at IISc.
Besides, nine candidates from Karnataka have cleared the examination.
Mr Revu is an Other Backward Class (OBC) candidate from a small village. The 27-year-old son of a farmer hails from Chinagollapalem village in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Mr Revu is currently serving in the Andhra Pradesh police. Anindita Mitra, an engineer, whose overall ranking was eighth, topped among women.
In the top 20 list, 14 belong to commerce, humanities and social sciences stream while five were engineers and one a doctor. While 18 took the exams in English, the remaining two wrote in Hindi.Three among the top 20 candidates cleared the elite exams in their first attempt while one candidate took nine attempts to get an appointment in the services.There were some 200,000 applicants who appeared for the examination and only 474 finally qualified — a selection rate of a mere 0.237 per cent. Of the selected candidates 373 are males and 101 females.Two women, Anindita Mitra and Juhi Mukherjee, figure among the top 10 in the list. The final list is based on the results of the written part of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2006, held by the UPSC in October-November last year and the interviews for personality test held in April-May this year. Candidates have been recommended for appointment to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and Central Services, Groups `A' and `B.' Appointment to the various services will be made according to the number of vacancies available. The Commission is also maintaining a consolidated reserve list of 116 candidates, including 58 general, 41 OBCs, 15 SC and two ST candidates ranking in order of merit below the last recommended candidate under the respective categories.In the top 20 list, 14 belong to Commerce, Humanities and Social Sciences stream while five were engineers and one a doctor. While 18 took the exams in English, the remaining two wrote in Hindi. Three among the top 20 candidates cleared the elite exams in their first attempt while one candidate took nine attempts to get an appointment in the services.The successful candidates generally get appointment in the four categories of services - the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Central Services Group A and B.Appointment to the various Services will be made according to the number of vacancies available.The number of vacancies reported by the government is 89 for the IAS, 20 for the IFS, 103 for the IPS and 294 and 27 respectively for Group A and Group B of central services. Eighteen physically challenged people, including two from SC category and three from OBCs, were also cleared by the apex recruitment body for appointment Results are also available on www.upsc.gov.in. However, marks on the website will be available after 15 days. The UPSC has a "facilitation counter" near the examination hall on its campus. Candidates can obtain any information or clarification regarding their examinations or recruitments on working days between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in person or on telephone numbers: 23385271, 23381125, 23098543.

civil services exam ( IAS) 2007

Questions of linear algebra based on direct sum , linear dependence and independence , solutions of linear system, rank and nullitiy .question are conecpt based and practice is must for the solution of the question in the examination hall.these all topics are inter related .to clear understanding geometrical understanding is must.linear algebra is first step to learn analysis.it is new approach in mathematics to teach linear algebra to give an idea of analysis.abstract algebra is new addition in civil services.question related to abstract agebra are based on the topic order of the element in the group, generator of cyclic group,isomorphism and homomorphism of group, find the identity element and inverse of a element in the group structure.the number of question in this section are less than linear algebra.but topics in this section are not well defined. Many times question arise from field, integral domain and Gaussian integer ring also.visulisation is the key to understand the abstract algebra.it start from set concept.with the advancement new-new structure imposed on this.this is the key to understand any algebraic formation.you can not learn this from middle.calculas is tool ,which can utilize to understand many geometrical properties.geometry is the also tool to study geometrical properties of the curves.but it is cumbersome.so calculas is easy approach to solve these curve properties.calculas is the most marks feachting topic in the civil (pre.) examination.

civil service exam( IAS) 2007

Important geographical facts for civil exam (IAS)2007
1..Nile river comprises White and Blue Nile meet at Khartoum to from Nile.it has length 6670 km.it gets 60 percent of its water from Ethiopia Plateau.its gradient is very low.it has 250 km arcuate type of delta, composed of course sediments,such as sand and gravel .it has triangular shape.on account of the construction of Aswan Dam in Egypt very little water reaches the Mediterranean Sea.
2.Carpthian and Balkan mountains together from a great double horse shoe are that cradles the Hungarian and Walachian plains.
3.Hampi is a world heritage site. This archeological site contains remains of Vijay Nagar empire. Virupaksha temple and Hazara Ram temple are notable among them.A large number of Mandapas known as Kalyanmandap, Ararikul mandap, and Numkul mandap have been excavated.
4..Artesian wells are those in which the water automatically flows to the surface.the wells of this type was dug in Artois Province of France and therefore they called as artesian walls.they are found in several arid and semi arid areas in the world , especially where a basin-like structure lies along the side of a hill where rainwater percolates down and collects in adequate quantities in the previous layer.The most extensive artesian basin is found in Australia.there is an area of over 5 square miles ,which is characterized with aquifer sandstone below the impervious surface layer.
5..Gulf Stream is the largest and strongest current system in the North Atlantic ocean.This originates in the Gulf of Mexico around 20 degree N and moves in a north-easterly direction along the eastern coast of North America..Near Newfoundland its water mixes with that of the cold water current of Labrador which results in the formation of dense fog.The warm water of gulf stream modifies the weather condition of the eastern coast of U.S.A and Canada and the western Europe.
6.Stromboli volcano is on the island of stromboli off north Sicily.it is example of composite cone.it is known as the Light House Of The Mediterranean.in this volcano explosions are more common and more fragmental material is ejected.
7.Sravasti on the borders of the Gonda and Bahraich districts was the capital of Kosala King.it was a famous trade centre in ancient time.Buddha and Mahavira visited this place.it was a well recognised centre of Buddhism and was visited bu Fahien and Hieun Tsang.
8.Bamiyan city lay at the foot of the hindukush mountain in Afganistan.it is important pass which connect the Kabul valley with Balkh.it has distinction of processing the tallest Buddha statue cut out of a rock in the early centuries of chrisitian era.now statue was destroyed by Taliban.
9.Haldia is a new port , which developed on the river Hooghly to relieve Calcutta port.it is also site of oil refinery.
10.Laterite soil is a result of intense leaching due to heavy tropical rains with alternate wet and dry seasons.it is more acidic due to presence of Al and Fe.it is deficient in nitrogen , potash,magnesium and phosphoric acid.it is found tropical humid areas where rainfall is more than 200 cm., e.g. Western ghats, Karnatka,Tamil nadu, Chotanagpur Plateau and slopes of northen eastern states.