UPSC CALENDAR for EXAMINATIONS - 2010

S.No. / NAME OF EXAMINATION / DATE OF NOTIFICATION / LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS / DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF EXAM / DURATION OF EXAM.
1 / COMBINED MEDICAL SERVICES EXAM, 2010 / 05.09.2009 / 05.10.2009(MONDAY) / 17.01.2010
(SUNDAY) / 1 DAY
2 / C.D.S. EXAM.(I), 2010 / 26.09.2009 / 26.10.2009 (MONDAY) / 14.02.2010
(SUNDAY) / 1 DAY
3 / N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(I), 2010 / 17.10.2009 / 16.11.2009 (MONDAY) / 18.04.2010
(SUNDAY) / 1 DAY
4 / CIVIL SERVICES (PREL.) EXAM., 2010 / 02.01.2010 / 01.02.2010 (MONDAY) / 23.05.2010
(SUNDAY) / 1 DAY
5 / ENGINEERING SERVICES EXAMINATION, 2010 / 30.01.2010 / 02.03.2010 (TUESDAY) / 26.06.2010 (SATURDAY) / 3 DAYS
6 / INDIANFOREST SERVICE EXAM, 2010 / 20.02.2010 / 22.03.2010 (MONDAY) / 10.07.2010 (SATURDAY) / 10 DAYS
7 / N.D.A. & N.A. EXAM.(II), 2010 / 20.03.2010 / 19.04.2010 (MONDAY) / 22.08.2010
(SUNDAY) / 1 DAY
8 / C.D.S. EXAM.(II), 2010 / 17.04.2010 / 17.05.2010 (MONDAY) / 19.09.2010
(SUNDAY) / 1 DAY
9 / CENTRAL POLICE FORCES (AC) EXAM., 2010 / 15.05.2010 / 14.06.2010 (MONDAY) / 24.10.2010
(SUNDAY) / 1 DAY
10 / CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAM., 2010 / 29.10.2010
(FRIDAY) / 21 DAYS
11 / I.E.S./I.S.S. EXAM., 2010 / 05.06.2010 / 05.07.2010 (MONDAY) / 04.12.2010 (SATURDAY) / 3 DAYS
12 / GEOLOGISTS' EXAM., 2010 / 12.06.2010 / 12.07.2010 (MONDAY) / 04.12.2010 (SATURDAY) / 3 DAYS
13 / S.O./STENO (GD-B/GD-I) LTD. DEPTTL. COMPETITIVE EXAM. / 26.06.2010 / 23.08.2010 (MONDAY) / 26.12.2010
(SUNDAY) / 4 DAYS
NOTE:- THE DATES OF NOTIFICATION AND COMMENCEMENT OF EXAMINATIONS ARE LIABLE
TO ALTERATION, IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SO WARRANT.

UPSC PROGRAMME OF EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD IN THE YEAR 2010

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No. / Name of Examination / Date of Notification/ Last date for receipt of applications / Date of commence ment of Examination and its duration / Minimum academic qualifications prescribed / Age limits / Remarks
1 / Combined Medical Services Examination, 2010 / 05.09.2009 05.10.2009 / 17.01.2010 (One day) / M.B.B.S. Degree / Below 32 years as on 01.01.2010 / Candidates appearing at the final M.B.B.S. Examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions. Selected candidates will be appointed only after they have completed compulsory rotating internship.
2 / Combined Defence Services Examination (I), 2010 / 26.09.2009 26.10.2009 / 14.02.2010 (One day) / (i)For IMA and OTA :- Degree of a recognised University or equivalent. / For IMA19 - 24 years as on 01.01.2011 / Candidates appearing at the degree or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.
(ii)For NavalAcademy :- B.Sc. (with Physics & Mathematics) or Bachelor of Engineering. / For NA19 - 22 years as on 01.01.2011
(iii) For AirForceAcademy :-Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering. / For AFA19 - 23 years as on 01.01.2011
For OTA 19 - 25 years as on 01.01.2011
3 / NationalDefenceAcademy & Naval Academy Examination (I), 2010 / 17.10.2009 16.11.2009 / 18.04.2010 (One day) / (i)For Army Wing of National Defence Academy : - 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University. / 16½ - 19 years as on 01.01.2011 / Candidates appearing at the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.
(ii)For Air Force and Naval Wings of NDA and for 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at Naval Academy : 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University
4 / Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2010 / 02.01.2010 01.02.2010 / 23.05.2010 (One day) / A degree from a recognised University or equivalent. / 21 - 30 years as on 01.08.2010 / Candidates appearing at the degree examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.
5 / Engineering Services Examination, 2010 / 30.01.2010 02.03.2010 / 26.06.2010 (Three days) / A degree in Engineering from a recognised University or eqivalent. M.Sc Degree or its equivalent with Wireless Communications, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering as special subject acceptable for certain Services/posts only. / 21 - 30 years as on 01.08.2010 / Candidates appearing at Engineering degree or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.
6 / IndianForest Service Examination, 2010 / 20.02.2010 22.03.2010 / 10.07.2010 (Ten days) / A Bachelor's degree with at least one of the subjects namely, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and Zoology or a degree in Agriculture or Forestry or Engineering of a recognised University or equivalent. / 21 - 30 years as on 01.07.2010 / Candidates appearing at the degree examination (with prescribed subjects) also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.
7 / NationalDefenceAcademy & Naval Academy Examination (II), 2010 / 20.03.2010 19.04.2010 / 22.08.2010 (One day) / (i) For Army Wing of National Defence Academy : - 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University. / 16½ - 19 years as on 01.07.2011 / Candidates appearing at the 12th Class under the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.
(ii) For Air Force and Naval Wings of NDA and for 10+2 (Executive Branch) Course at Naval Academy : 12th Class pass of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University
8 / Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2010 / 17.04.2010 17.05.2010 / 19.09.2010 (One day) / (i) For IMA and OTA :- Degree of a recognised University or equivalent. / For IMA 19 - 24 years as on 01.07.2011 / Candidates appearing at the degree or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.
(ii)For NavalAcademy :- B.Sc. (with Physics & Mathematics) or Bachelor of Engineering. / For NA19 - 22 years as on 01.07.2011
(iii)For AirForceAcademy :-Degree of a recognised University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering. / For AFA19 - 23 years as on 01.07.2011
For OTA 19 - 25 years as on 01.07.2011
9 / Central Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination, 2010 / 15.05.2010 14.06.2010 / 24.10.2010 (One day) / A degree from a recognised University or equivalent. / 20 -25 years as on 01.08.2010 / Candidates appearing at the degree or equivalent examination also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.
10 / Civil Services (Main) Examination 2010 / 29.10.2010 (Twenty-one days) / A degree from a recognised University or equivalent. / 21 - 30 years as on 01.08.2010 / Only such of the candidates as are declared qualified on the results of Preliminary Examination are eligible to take the Main Examination.
11 / Indian Economic/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2010 / 05.06.2010 05.07.2010 / 04.12.2010 (Three days) / A Post-graduate degree in Economics/Applied Economics/Business Economics/Econometrics for the IES and a Post-graduate degree in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Applied Statistics for the ISS, from a recognised University or equivalent. / 21 - 30 years as on 01.01.2010 / Candidates appearing at the Post-graduate degree or equivalent examination in the relevant disciplines also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.
12 / Geologists' Examination, 2010 / 12.06.2010 12.07.2010 / 04.12.2010 (Three days) / Master's Degree in Geology or Applied Geology or Marine Geology from a recognised University or equivalent. / 21 -32 years as on 01.01.2010 / Candidates appearing at their Master's Degree or equivalent examination (with prescribed subjects) also eligible to compete subject to certain conditions.
13 / Section Officers'/ Stenographers' (Grade `B'/Grade -I) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination / 26.06.2010 23.08.2010 / 26.12.2010 (Four days) / Departmental Examination open to only certain categories of Government servants.
Note / : -
1 / The dates of notification and commencement of the examinations and the conditions of eligibility indicated above are liable to alteration, if the circumstances so warrant.
2 / Commission's advertisements containing details of the various examinations are published in Employment News/ Rozgar Samachar and leading daily newspapers of the Country, generally in their Saturday editions. For further details, please see the Notice/Rules for the Examination, after the same has been notified.
3 / Except for the Defence Services Examinations at Serial Numbers 2, 3, 7 and 8 the upper age limits are relaxable in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes and certain other categories as notified by the Government from time to time.
4 / Female candidates are not eligible for the National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination.

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