Executive summary and recommendation
December 2011: UPSC formed this Committee under Prof.Nigvekar to recommend reforms in civil service examination.
August 2012: Report is submitted
PRESENT SYSTEM WHAT NIGVEKAR RECOMMENDS
All graduates eligible to apply for Civil service exam only those with 50% or more marks in the Graduation.
Age limit: 21-32 for general category, with suitable relaxation for reserved categories [As per 2014 DoPT circular] ◾General 25 years
◾OBC: 28 years
◾SC/ST: 30 years
Attempts: 6 attempts for General category, with suitable relaxation for reserved categories [As per 2014 DoPT circular] ◾5 attempts irrespective of category He belongs to
UPSC’s Mains (DAF) application form only mentions the names of each service, and asks for cadre preference. ◾form should contain elaborate information about each services.
◾form should explicitly mention the rules about how service/cadre allocations are made.
December 2011: UPSC formed this Committee under Prof.Nigvekar to recommend reforms in civil service examination.
August 2012: Report is submitted
PRESENT SYSTEM WHAT NIGVEKAR RECOMMENDS
All graduates eligible to apply for Civil service exam only those with 50% or more marks in the Graduation.
Age limit: 21-32 for general category, with suitable relaxation for reserved categories [As per 2014 DoPT circular] ◾General 25 years
◾OBC: 28 years
◾SC/ST: 30 years
Attempts: 6 attempts for General category, with suitable relaxation for reserved categories [As per 2014 DoPT circular] ◾5 attempts irrespective of category He belongs to
UPSC’s Mains (DAF) application form only mentions the names of each service, and asks for cadre preference. ◾form should contain elaborate information about each services.
◾form should explicitly mention the rules about how service/cadre allocations are made.
