Chapter 3 Recruitment by Examinations

Chapter 3
Recruitment by Examinations
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1. The Commission conducted 13
examinations nine for recruitment to
Civil Services/ Posts and four for Defence
Services during 2!"2#$ as detailed
%elo&.
For Civil Services/ Posts
'a( Civil Services 'Preliminar)(
*xamination$ 2! 'CSP(
'%( Civil Services '+ain( *xamination
2006 'CS+(
'c( ,ndian -orest Service *xamination
2! ',-oS(
'd( *ngineering Services *xamination
2006 '*S*(
'e( ,ndian *conomic Service/ ,ndian
Statistical Service *xamination
2006 ',*S/ ,SS(
'f( .eologists/ *xamination 2006
'.*01.(
'g( Central Police -orces '2ssistant
Commandants( *xamination 2006
'CP-(
'h( Com%ined +edical Services
*xamination 2007 'C+S(
'i( Section 03cers// Stenogra4hers/
'.rade 56// .rade",( 1imited
De4artmental Com4etitive
*xamination 2005 'S01C*(
For Defence Services
'a( T&o examinations for 7ational
Defence 2cadem) and 7aval
2cadem) '7D2 8 72( 7ational
Defence 2cadem) and 7aval
2cadem) *xamination ',( 2006
and 7ational Defence 2cadem) and
7aval 2cadem) *xamination ',,(
2006.
'%( T&o examinations for Com%ined
Defence Services 'CDS(
Com%ined Defence Services
*xamination ',,( 2006 and
Com%ined Defence Services
*xamination ',( 2#.
Number of Applications
2. During the )ear 2!"#$ the
Commission received 11$9$29:
a44lications com4ared to 12$12$;9
during the 4revious )ear. The ta%le %elo&
sho&s the num%er of a44licants in various
examinations during the last three )ears.
The decrease in num%er of a44lications is
mainl) due to the fact that this )ear a
ma<or exam. i.e. S4ecial Class =ail&a)
244rentices/ *xamination &as not held.
able !
Examination "##$%#& "##&%#' "##'%#(
Civil
1. CS 'P( 3$>:$2

3$>;$1
!
3$93$:9
3
2. CS '+( ;$>:# ;$99 #$!:2
3. ,-oS >$;#! >3$19# 3;$!1
>. *S* 9!$:92 #>$3!3 !;$21:
;. ,*S/,SS "" ;$1# >$!1#
!. S01C* 1$93: ""
@
1$9;1
#. C+S
#
31$3:;
#
29$9#9
#
2#$;9:
9. SC=2 "" 1$19$1#

""
:. .*01 "" 3$>33 3$21
1. CP- 1$21$19
9
:2$;!9 :;$>33
Total Civil 6,36,4
97
7,15,8
10
6,25,1
95
Defence
1. 7D2 8 72 ',( 1$:#$
;
2$!$!2
2
2$1!$2!

2. 7D2 8 72 ',,( 1$>3$2:

3
1$3;$1:
!
1$3:$!
:
3. CDS ',,( #9$:9: #!$93; !3$#3#
>. CDS ',(
$
9:$:>;
$
#9$11#
$
!>$29
Total Defence 5,09,2
32
4,96,7
70
4,83,0
94
Gran Total 11,45, 12,12, 11,08,
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729 580 289
# Co!"ine #eical $ervice% &'a!ination
2005 (a% )el *rin+ t)e ,ear 2004-05,
Co!"ine #eical $ervice% &'a!ination
2006 (a% )el *rin+ t)e ,ear 2005-06,
Co!"ine #eical $ervice% &'a!ination
2007 (a% )el *rin+ t)e ,ear 2006-07.
$ Co!"ine Defence $ervice% &'a!ination /01
2005 (a% )el *rin+ t)e ,ear 2004-05.
Co!"ine Defence $ervice% &'a!ination /01
2006 (a% )el *rin+ t)e ,ear 2005-06.
Co!"ine Defence $ervice% &'a!ination /01
2007 (a% )el *rin+ t)e ,ear 2006-07.
@ $ection 23cer%45 $teno+ra6)er%4 /Grae 7845
Grae-01 9i!ite De6art!ental Co!6etitive
&'a!ination 2005 (a% )el *rin+ t)e ,ear
2006-07.
-- &'a!ination not )el.
N+,-ER .F APP/0CANS
4,83,094
4,96,770
5,09,232
6,25,195
6,36,497
7,15,810
0
100000
200000
300000
400000
500000
600000
700000
800000
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
DEFENCE CIVIL
N+,-ER .F CAND0DAES
APPEARED
3,63,400
2,45,214
3,00,798
3,42,131
3,34,995
3,06,625
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000
350000
400000
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
DEFENCE CIVIL
Number of Can1i1ates Appeare1
3. The follo&ing ta%le sho&s
examination"&ise num%er of a44eared
candidates.
able "
Examination "##$%#& "##&%#' "##'%#(
:or Civil $ervice%5 ;o%t%
1. CS 'P( 1$#>$>#
;
1$#;$22 1$:;$93
2. CS '+( ;$329

>$:23 #$>:;
3. ,-oS :$:!3 :$:;1 9$992
>. *S* 33$:3# 2#$#: 1!$92>
;. ,*S/,SS "" 1$>39 1$33>
!. S01C* 1$1#; "
$
1$2!!
#. C+S
<
21$2>>
?
1:$31
<< <<
1:$#:1
9. SC=2 "" !1$>>! "
:. .*01 "" 1$>#1 1$33>
1.CP- #!$#9 ;2$##> ;3$9:!
Total Civil 3,42,1
31
3,34,995 3,06,625
:or Defence $ervice%5 ;o%t%
1. 7D2 8 72 ',( 1$22$1; 1$3$#>! 1$3>$>31
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2. 7D2 8 72 ',,( #>$99# !#$99 #9$92;
3. CDS ',,( ;1$31> >#$39 39$#:!
>. CDS ',(
=
;;$#:2
@
;:$2>:
> >
>9$#>!
Total Defence 3,63,4
00
2,45,214 3,00,798
Gran Total 7,05,5
31
5,80,209 6,07,423
# Co!"ine #eical $ervice% &'a!ination
2004 (a% )el *rin+ t)e ,ear 2003-04 for
()ic) infor!ation (a% availa"le in t)e ,ear
2004-05.
< Co!"ine #eical $ervice% &'a!ination
2005 (a% )el in 2004-05 for ()ic)
infor!ation (a% availa"le in 2004-05 it%elf.
<< Co!"ine #eical $ervice% &'a!ination
2006 (a% )el *rin+ t)e ,ear 2005-06 for
()ic) infor!ation (a% !ae availa"le in
2006-07 an Co!"ine #eical $ervice%
&'a!ination 2007 (a% )el in 2006-07 for
()ic) infor!ation i% not availa"le t)i% ,ear.
@ Co!"ine Defence $ervice% /01 &'a!ination
2004 (a% )el in 2003-04 for ()ic)
infor!ation (a% availa"le in 2004-05.
= Co!"ine Defence $ervice% /01 &'a!ination
2005 (a% )el in 2004-05 for ()ic)
infor!ation (a% availa"le in 2004-05 it%elf.
> Co!"ine Defence $ervice% /01 &'a!ination
2006 (a% )el in 2005-06 for ()ic)
infor!ation (a% !ae availa"le in 2006-07
an Co!"ine Defence $ervice% /01
&'a!ination 2007 (a% )el in 2006-07 for
()ic) infor!ation i% not availa"le t)i% ,ear.
$ $ection 23cer%45 $teno+ra6)er%4 /Grae 7845
Grae-01 9i!ite Co!6etitive &'a!ination
2005 (a% )el *rin+ t)e ,ear 2006-07.
C)an+e in ?+*re% fro! 4,926 to 4,923 i% *e
to c)an+e in co!!*nit,5 cancellation of
caniat*re after a66earin+ in t)e e'a!%.
-- &'a!ination not )el.
Can1i1ates 0ntervie2e1
>. The Commission conduct intervie&s
onl) for the Civil Services/ Posts. ,n
res4ect of Defence Services$ the
examination results are 4assed on to the
+inistr) of Defence for intervie&s$
4h)sical @tness test$ etc. During the )ear
2!"#$ the Commission conducted
intervie&s in res4ect of Civil Services/
Posts %ased on the results of the follo&ing
examinations held during the )ear 2;"
! and 2!"#A
'a( Civil Services '+ain( *xamination
2005
'%( *ngineering Services *xamination
2005
'c( Com%ined +edical Services
*xamination 2006
'd( Central Police -orces '2ssistant
Commandants( *xamination 2005
'e( ,ndian *conomic Service/ ,ndian
Statistical Service *xamination 2005
'f( .eologists/ Service *xamination
2005
'g( ,ndian -orest Service *xamination
2006
;. -or conduct of intervie&s$ the
services of a num%er of 2dvisers &ere also
utilised. *minent 4ersons from diverse
@elds are selected as 2dvisers. 7ames of
Presidents for various Personalit) Test
6oards in res4ect of the a%ove
examinations are given at 244endix B and
their %io"data are given at 244endix ,.
!. ,n all$ the Commission intervie&ed
3$##9 candidates for various Civil
Services/Posts during 2!"#. ,n res4ect
of Defence Services *xaminations$
intervie&s$ 4h)sical @tness tests etc. &ere
conducted %) Services Selection 6oard of
+inistr) of Defence. *xamination"&ise
num%er of candidates intervie&ed %) the
Commission for various Civil Services/
Posts are given at Ta%le 3.
able 3
S3
No3
Examination
No3 of can1i1ates
intervie2e1 1urin4
"##'%#(
:or Civil $ervice%5 ;o%t%
1. CS '+( 2005 1$1#2
2. *S* 2005 !2;
3. C+S 2006 9:3
4. CP- '2C( 2005 !::
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5. ,*S/ ,SS 2005 3!
6. .*01 2005 2>1
7. ,-oS 2006 112
Total 3,778
Can1i1ates Recommen1e1
#. The Commission recommended
3$>;
@
candidates for a44ointment to Civil
as &ell as Defence Services/ Posts during
2!"#. -or Defence Services the
recommendations for a44ointment &ere
%ased on the &ritten examinations
conducted %) Commission and the
intervie&s conducted %) Services
Selection 6oard of +inistr) of Defence.
*xamination"&ise num%er of candidates
recommended is given %elo&A
able $
S3
No3 Examination
No3 of can1i1ates
recommen1e1 1urin4
"##'%#(
For Civil Services/ Posts
1. CS (M) 2005
@
>2;
2. ESE 2005 229
3. CMS 2006 562
4. CPF 2005 224
5. IES/ ISS 2005 23
6. GEOL 2005 95
Total
@
1,558
For Defence Services/ Posts
1. NDA & NA (II)
2005
360
2. CDS (II) 2005 561
3. CDS (I) 2006 493
4. NDA & NA (I)
2006
433
Total 1,847
Grand Total
@
3,405
@

&'cl*in+ 32 caniate% ()o (ere reco!!ene t)ro*+) t)e Civil $ervice% /#ain1
&'a!ination 2005 on A6ril 3, 2007
Applicants to Posts Ratio
9. The num%er of a44lications for an
examination divided %) the num%er of
4osts to %e @lled %) the said examination
gives the 244licants to Posts =atio '2P=(.
The 2P= gives an index of the num%er of
candidates as4iring for Civil Services/
Posts through each of these examinations.
2s 4er 2P= calculations$ #;; candidates
a44lied for ever) 4ost @lled through Civil
Services *xamination 2005 as com4ared
to ## for the )ear 2>$ &hich &as the
highest 2P= amongst all *xaminations.
Details are given at the Ta%le ;.
able &
Recommen1e1 to Post Ratio
:. The num%er of @nall)
recommended candidates divided %) the
num%er of 4osts gives the =ecommended
to Post =atio '=P=(. Chen the =P= value
is one$ candidates have %een selected for
all the 4osts. Chere the =P= is less than
one$ the num%er of candidates selected
falls short of the num%er of 4osts. 2s ma)
%e seen from the ta%le %elo&$ =P= is less
than one in Civil Services *xamination
2005$ *ngineering Services *xamination
2005$ Com%ined +edical Services
*xamination 2!$ Central Police -orces
'2ssistant Commandants( *xamination
2; and ,ndian *conomic Service/ ,ndian
Statistical Service *xamination 2005.
Details regarding shortfall is given in
244endix ,D.
Name of the Examination No3 of
Posts
Number of
Applicants
Number of
Recommen1e1
Can1i1ates
APR RPR
Civil Services *xamination 2005 >;# 3$>;$1!
@
>2;
@
#;;
E
.:3
*ngineering Services *xamination 2005 2!2 #>$3!3 22: 29> .9#
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Com%ined +edical Services *xamination
2006
!2> 29$9#9 ;!2 >! .:
Central Police -orces '2sstt. Commandants(
*xamination 2005
2;! :2$;!9 22> 3!2 .99
,ndian *conomic Service/ ,ndian Statistical
Service *xamination 2005
3 ;$1# 23 1!# .##
.eologists/ *xamination 2005 :; 3$>33 :; 3! 1.
Total 1,724 5,49,365
@
1,558
@
319
@
0.90
5i4hli4hts of Civil Services Examination 6 2005
Recommendations
1. The @nal result of the Civil Services
'+ain( *xamination$ 2; &as declared on
+a) 9$ 2! and its corrigendum &as
issued on Fune !$ 2!. ,n the result$
Commission recommended >2;@
candidates$ &hich included !! SC$ 32 ST$
11# 06C and 12 Ph)sicall) challenged
candidates.
Women Candidates
11. The num%er of &omen candidates
a44eared$ intervie&ed and recommended
are as underA
able '
7ear Appeare1 0ntervie2 Recommen1e1
2> >>> 1;! #2
2; >; 1#3 9#
@

&'cl*in+ 32 caniate% ()o (ere reco!!ene t)ro*+) t)e Civil $ervice% /#ain1
&'a!ination 2005 on A6ril 3, 2007
Physically Challenged Candidates
12. The num%er of 4h)sicall)
challenged candidates recommended for
a44ointment on the %asis of Civil Services
'+ain( *xamination 2005 &as 12.
Interviews
13. -or the Civil Services *xamination
2;$ seven Personalit) Test 6oards &ere
constituted. Candidates &ere allo&ed to
o4t for either *nglish or an) one of the
,ndian 1anguages as medium for the
Personalit) Test. 0ut of 1$1#2 candidates
'candidates actuall) Guali@ed for intervie&
&ere 1$1#>$ %ut t&o candidates did not
a44ear for the Personalit) Test( &ho
a44eared at the Personalit) Test$ 9;
candidates o4ted for *nglish &hereas 322
candidates o4ted for an ,ndian 1anguage
as a medium for intervie& as 4er details
given %elo&A
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Name of the /an4ua4e
6engali
.u<arati
Hindi
Iannada
+arathi
SansJrit
Tamil
Telugu
Total
Indian Languages in the Main
Examination
1>. The num%er of candidates &ho
o4ted for the literature of an ,ndian
1anguage as one of the o4tional su%<ects
for the 2; *xamination &as #:9.
1anguage"&ise %reaJ u4 is given in
244endix B,. ,n addition$ details of the
num%er of candidates &ho chose an ,ndian
1anguage as a medium for ans&ering
other o4tional su%<ects are given in
244endix B,,.
uali!ications o! Candidates
1;. 0ut of the >2; candidates
recommended for a44ointment
'subsequently 32 more candidates were
recommended on April 3, 2007 making
the total 457($ there &ere 21
Postgraduates and 2;! .raduates. The
%reaJ"u4 of the academic Guali@cations of
successful candidates$ su%<ects taJen %)
them and their age"&ise anal)sis etc. are
given at 244endix B,,, and Kniversit)"&ise
%reaJ u4 of candidates a44lied and
selected is given at 244endix B,D.
5i4hli4hts of En4ineerin4 Services Examination 6 "##&
1#. The @nal result of the *ngineering
Services *xamination$ 2005 &as declared
on Fune 9$ 2!. The Commission
recommended 22: candidates '&hich
included 3# SC$ 23 ST$ ! 06C and >
Ph)sicall) Challenged Candidates(. -or
intervie&s$ seven Personalit) Test 6oards
&ere constituted for four %ranches$
namel)$ Civil *ngineering$ +echanical
*ngineering$ *lectrical *ngineering and
*lectronics 8 Telecommunication
*ngineering.
uali!ications o! candidates
19. Luali@cation$ Communit)$
Disci4line$ 2ge and .ender"&ise and
Kniversit)"&ise anal)sis of candidates is
given at 244endices BD and BD,
res4ectivel).
Chan4es 0ntro1uce1 Durin4 the 7ear
1:. The Commission introduced the
follo&ing ma<or changes during the )ear in
res4ect of various examinations.

"rant o! Extra #ime !or $u%mission o!
&''lications to the Candidates
Residing in the $tate o! (ammu )
*ashmir
2. 2s mentioned in the 4revious
=e4ort of the Commission$ the %ene@ts of
the extra time for su%mission of
a44lications to the candidates in the State
of Fammu 8 Iashmir &as extended u4 to
Decem%er 31$ 2!. During the 4eriod
under =e4ort$ the Commission decided to
further extend the facilit) of the grace
4eriod for the candidates residing in
Fammu 8 Iashmir State for a further
4eriod of one )ear i.e. u4 to Decem%er 31$
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Introduction o! +egative Mar,ing in the
Evaluation o! -%.ective #y'e uestion
Pa'ers in the Examinations/
Recruitment #ests conducted %y the
Commission
21. During the 4eriod under =e4ort$ the
Commission introduced the conce4t of
7egative +arJing in the evaluation of
o%<ective t)4e Guestion 4a4ers in the
*xaminations/ =ecruitment Tests
conducted %) the Commission &ith eMect
from the Com%ined +edical Services
*xamination 2007 held on Fanuar) 21$
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