Advice please: confused in selecting the optionals.
Mathematics, management, Pub Ad etc ??
Please suggest. I know, i am not good in history, geography. That's why trying to refrain in chosing this.
Thanks a lot
@bAnNeD-OuTfIt said:@prateek987 do one has to have the biology background flor anthropology ?? or even an ferji engg can do good in that (if he tries to )
you can appear for mathematics if you feel like!! 
It's own decision...go for anthropology if you have some interest in archaeology and primitive history!! Amazing subject in my opinion.
It's own decision...go for anthropology if you have some interest in archaeology and primitive history!! Amazing subject in my opinion. HEy Puya!! Can anyone give opinion on Test Funda's online Mocks for CSAT?? Is it worth going for?
@nishant6aug hehe no thanks for that.......i could have thought of that when i just passed out from school to prepare for civils with maths but not now.......
.......i could have thought of that when i just passed out from school to prepare for civils with maths but not now.......
@nishant6aug and i looked into anthros prev yr paper....its not my cup of tea....rather i prefer socio n international relations.......any suggestions are welcome
Clearing the decks for the Union Public Service Commission to move forward, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday put his seal of approval on overhauling the civil service examinations with immediate effect.
Singh – who approved the new format in his capacity as the minister
in-charge of the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) – is learnt to have cleared the proposal to double the weightage for General Studies papers in the Civil Service (Mains) Examination.
There has, however, been no official word on the changes. “The decision has been made… We will be notifying the changes in a day or two,” PK Misra, secretary, DoPT, told HT.
Civil Service aspirants have been on tenterhooks for the last few weeks after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) slipped its February 2, 2013 deadline to kick-off the examination process.
The UPSC – that maintains an iron curtain over its functioning – only put out a brief notice, informing aspirants that the exam would not be notified on February 2 “due to some unforeseen circumstances”. UPSC officials refused to take calls to clarify reasons for the delay.
“Someone in the UPSC should have had the courtesy to inform lakhs of candidates that some changes were proposed,” an aspirant from the Jawaharlal Nehru University said.
Singh – who approved the new format in his capacity as the minister
in-charge of the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) – is learnt to have cleared the proposal to double the weightage for General Studies papers in the Civil Service (Mains) Examination.
There has, however, been no official word on the changes. “The decision has been made… We will be notifying the changes in a day or two,” PK Misra, secretary, DoPT, told HT.
Civil Service aspirants have been on tenterhooks for the last few weeks after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) slipped its February 2, 2013 deadline to kick-off the examination process.
The UPSC – that maintains an iron curtain over its functioning – only put out a brief notice, informing aspirants that the exam would not be notified on February 2 “due to some unforeseen circumstances”. UPSC officials refused to take calls to clarify reasons for the delay.
“Someone in the UPSC should have had the courtesy to inform lakhs of candidates that some changes were proposed,” an aspirant from the Jawaharlal Nehru University said.
i feel upsc shoud do away with optionals at one go
many states have also done away with optionals
upsc started this but yet they have not implemented
wat about no of attempts?any idea
many states have also done away with optionals
upsc started this but yet they have not implemented
wat about no of attempts?any idea
frends pls tell where to get economic survey 2012-2013 released today.
@c_va said:@ankush197 : http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2012-13/echapter.rardownload it from here
thanks mate
Hi guys
Has anyone received their civils interview call letter? Pls reply if you have.
None of us here in hyderabad have a clue. Looks like UPSC will intimate us about interview after they are over!
My roll no isn't there in the list for first week. So, yippee for now!
@kplight , @shriyaa , @nishant6aug , @2013IsMine, @y2snew
Long time no see, huh!
So, UPSC has ditched us regarding 2013 notification.
Sorry for that info about notification coming out last saturday. OK, my bad! Looks like the union govt & UPSC are at loggerheads regarding changes with one wanting to give a year's time and wait till elections are over and the other wants changes right away. Looks like UPSC is winning guys. Let's hope that doesn't happen.
Anyways we can expect the notification this Saturday as employment news for the coming fortnight will be out on that day.
Looks like our thread has been closed but there are two other threads for civils. So, lets continue our discussion there.
@@evanescent-song, @Shikari89, @prateek987, @Sidgopi
Hi! Nice to see more people joining the discussion on civils. Hang on and keep going strong guys.
Has anyone received their civils interview call letter? Pls reply if you have.
None of us here in hyderabad have a clue. Looks like UPSC will intimate us about interview after they are over!
My roll no isn't there in the list for first week. So, yippee for now!
@kplight , @shriyaa , @nishant6aug , @2013IsMine, @y2snew
Long time no see, huh!
So, UPSC has ditched us regarding 2013 notification.Sorry for that info about notification coming out last saturday. OK, my bad! Looks like the union govt & UPSC are at loggerheads regarding changes with one wanting to give a year's time and wait till elections are over and the other wants changes right away. Looks like UPSC is winning guys. Let's hope that doesn't happen.
Anyways we can expect the notification this Saturday as employment news for the coming fortnight will be out on that day.
Looks like our thread has been closed but there are two other threads for civils. So, lets continue our discussion there.
@@evanescent-song, @Shikari89, @prateek987, @Sidgopi
Hi! Nice to see more people joining the discussion on civils. Hang on and keep going strong guys.
@TRUE--WARRIOR hi i read that in new pattern gk w b emphasised does that mean optionals r
still there ???? or they w b rmvd?