Tag: UPSC-2020

UPSC NDA/NA 2020 application to be closed soon, check details at upsc.gov.in

Source – indiatoday.in

The forms of Union Public Service Commission National Defence Academy, Naval Academy or UPSC NDA/NA 2020 would soon be closed. The last date to apply for the UPSC NDA/NA 2020 examination is January 28. Interested candidates can apply the form online.

Where to apply?

Candidates who are interested for UPSC NDA 2020 examination can apply at upsconline.nic.in.

Those who want to withdraw their applications can cancel their applications by February 11, 2020.

Who is eligible for UPSC NDA 2020 examination?

Unmarried male candidates born earlier than July 02, 2001 and not later than July 01, 2004

Nationality: A candidate must be unmarried male and must 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 to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Documents required

Candidate should also have details of one photo ID that is Aadhar Card/Voter Card/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving License/ School Photo ID/Any other photo ID Card issued by the State/Central Government. The details of this photo ID will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. The same photo ID card will also have to be uploaded with the Online Application Form. This photo ID will be used for all future referencing and the candidate is advised to carry this ID while appearing for examination/SSB.

Number of candidates

A total of 418 candidates would be selected for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA 145th Course, and for the 107th Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from 2nd January, 2021.

Note:

  • Those who are interested in applying are advised to go through the official notification prior to applying the online application form
  • Also, it is important to note that the application forms will not be accepted after January 28, 2020, at 6 pm.

UPSC 2020 Engineering Service Preliminary exam admit card released at upsc.gov.in

Source – scroll.in

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released admit cards for its 2020 Engineering Services preliminary examination on December 11th. All candidates who have applied to participate in the exam can download their preliminary exam admit card from the official website, upsc.gov.in.

The Commission is scheduled to conduct the 2020 Engineering Services preliminary exam on January 5th, 2020 at 42 cities throughout the country. The UPSC will conduct the Engineering Services 2020 exam in two sessions. The morning session will start at 9.00 am and the afternoon session will start at 2.00 pm.

Candidates are expected to reach the venue at least half an hour before the scheduled exam time. Also, candidates are advised to carry photo identity proof along with their printed out e-admit cards. Candidates are not to bring any valuable items to the exam.

UPSC will conduct 2020 Engineering Services recruitment drive for approximately 495 vacancies for Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering for various central government departments.

The notification for the Engineer Services exam 2020 was released on September 25th, 2019 and the application process went on until October 15th, 2019. The Preliminary exam will involve two papers, one for 200 marks and one for 300 marks testing candidates on General Studies and Engineering Aptitude, and then one paper for specialty subject.

Candidates who clear the Preliminary exam will appear for the Main exam, which will have two papers testing candidates on Engineering specialty 600 marks. The third stage of selection process will be a personality test.

How to download UPSC 2020 Engineering Services Prelim admit card

  1. Log in to the official website of UPSC.
  2. Click on the link to for Engineering Services 2018 admit card under ‘What’s New’ section.
  3. Click on the link under ‘Link’ column.
  4. Click on the link under ‘To Download e-Admit Card’ column.
  5. Read the instructions carefully and click on ‘Yes’ at the bottom.
  6. Candidates can download the admit card by either Registration ID or Roll number by choosing the relevant option.
  7. Enter the required information and the admit card can be downloaded and printed out.