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(Article) वैज्ञानिकों द्वारा कानूनी दादागिरी का विरोध (Scientists protest “legal bullying”)

Submitted by IASguru on Tue, 2010-03-16 19:36
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वैज्ञानिकों द्वारा कानूनी दादागिरी का विरोध (Scientists protest “legal bullying”)

सामान्यतया ऐसे व्यक्ति असहमत लेखक, कलाकार और पत्रकार होते हैं जिनके पीछे उलझाऊ आस्था समूह और निहित राजनैतिक हितों को छोड़ दिया जाए तो धनी और शक्तिशाली मुवक्किलों के लिए कार्य कर रहे मानहानि का मुकदमा लड़ने वाले वकील लगे होते है। किंतु वैज्ञानिक कानूनी दादागिरी का अधिक से अधिक निशाना बनते चले जा रहे हैं क्योंकि बड़े-बड़े व्यापार समूह आलोचनात्मक आवाजों का मुंह बन्द करने और अकादमिक वाद-विवादों पर रोक लगाने के लिए मंहगी मानहानि की कार्रवाइयों की धमकी का प्रयोग करते हैं। यह चिंताजनक है कि विज्ञान के पत्र-पत्रिकाओं में एक तरह के आत्म-नियंत्रण ने पहले ही प्रवेश करना शुरू कर दिया है और वेबसाइटें भी कानूनी अड़चनों से बचने के लिए विवादित होने की संभावना वाले शोध पत्रों को प्रकाशित नहीं कर रहे हैं।

शीर्ष ब्रिटिश वैज्ञानिकगण जिनमें सरकार के पूर्व मुख्य वैज्ञानिक सलाहकार डेविड किंग भी शामिल हैं, उन 19,000 विद्वानों, लेखकों और पत्रकारों में से हैं जिन्होंने एक याचिका पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं जो कि विज्ञान को देश के मानहानि से जुड़े मुकदमों के क्षेत्र से बाहर रखे जाने की मांग करती है। वैज्ञानिक समुदाय के लिए कार्य करने वाली एक धमार्थ संस्था सेन्स अबाउट साइन्स द्वारा प्रारंभ की गयी याचिका में लिखा गया है कि वर्तमान मानहानि कानूनों का मुक्त भाशण पर निष्क्रिय कर देने वाला प्रभाव है। वे जनहित के मुद्दों पर वैज्ञानिकों और विज्ञान लेखकों को ’बहस और वाद-विवाद’ में शामिल होने से रोकते हैं।

दुर्भावना के बगैर कड़े शब्दों में निंदा करने और प्रश्न करने की स्वतंत्रता वैज्ञानिक बहस और वाद-विवाद का आधार है जबकि समकक्षों द्वारा समीक्षा किए जाने वाले पत्र पत्रिकाओं में, वेबसाइटों पर या अखबारों में जिनके पास शिकायतों के जवाब देने का अधिकार होता है .... (किंतु) मानहानि के कानून बहस और वाद-विवाद को हतोत्साहित करते हैं आलोचकों का मुंह बंद करने के लिए अदालतों का प्रयोग करने को प्रोत्साहित करते हैं। इसका तार्किक रूप में कहना है वैज्ञानिक मतभेदों में मानहानि के कानूनों का ’कोई स्थान’ नहीं है।

अभियान की शुरूवात एक ब्रिटिश भारतीय विज्ञान लेखक और बैफ्टा विजेता प्रसारणकर्ता सिमोन सिंह के केस से हुई जिन पर एक लेख के लिए ब्रिटिश काइरोप्रैक्टिक एसोसिएशन (बीसीए) ने मुकदमा किया है। लेख में उन्होंने दावा किया है कि दमा और कान के इन्फेक्षन जैसे रोगों के लिए काइरोप्रैक्टिक इलाज के लिए वैज्ञानिक प्रमाण नहीं है।

अपने काम की निंदा को सार्वजनिक वाद विवाद के माध्यम से बचाने के स्थान पर कानूनी कार्रवाई का सहारा लेकर दबाने की कोशिश का बीसीए पर आरोप लगाया

(Article) क्या यूरोपीय संघ पतन की दिशा में है? (Is European Union on the decline?)

Submitted by IASguru on Tue, 2010-03-16 19:14
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क्या यूरोपीय संघ पतन की दिशा में है? (Is European Union on the decline?)

यूरोपीय संघ विश्व में सबसे बड़ा बाजार है किंतु इसकी राजनीति किसी और चीज से जुड़ी होने की बजाय अकूत मात्रा में उपलब्ध धन के लाभांश तय करने से जुड़ी है।

 हैनरी किसिन्गर, जो कि सटीक कथन के लिए हमेषा तैयार रहते थे, ने एक बार ताना मारते हुए कहा था: ’यदि मुझे यूरोप से बात करनी हो तो मैं कौन से नंबर पर काल करूं?’ पैंतीस वर्शों के बाद यूरोपीय संघ ने कुछ तरक्की कर ली है और वहां पर यूरोपीय संघ का एक अध्यक्ष है। आज का प्रश्न अलग है - कि यह महानुभाव कौन हैं? इनका नाम कैसे लिखा जाता है? वास्तव में वह कहां से हैं?

2. यूरोपीय संघ के अध्यक्ष का चुनाव सही दिशा में उठाया गया कदम है और इससे सही संघ बनाने में मदद मिलेगी। यूरोपीय संघ के विदेश मंत्री के लिए भी यही बात लागू होती है। उन्हें सिर्फ शुभकामनायें ही दी जा सकती हैं। फिर भी इस निश्कर्श को नजरअंदाज करना मुश्किल है कि यह चुनाव मुख्य रूप से बताता है कि क्यों यूरोपीय संघ का पतन हो रहा है। 27 देशों की सरकारों के प्रधानों के द्वारा किए गए चयन से झलकता है कि यूरोप के साथ आज गलत क्या है, इसका सार इसके आदर्ष वाक्य में सबसे अच्छी तरह समाहित किया गया है, ’छोटा सोचो और एक छोटी छड़ी लेकर चलो।’

यह धारणा कि बेल्जियम, जो कि यूरोप के सबसे छोटे देशों में से है, के प्रधानमंत्री हर्मन वैन रामपाय जिनका शीर्ष स्तर की राजनीति में अनुभव मात्र 11 महीनों का है टोनी ब्लेयर को हरा सकते हैं, जो कि 10 वर्षों तक ब्रिटेन के प्रधानंमंत्री रहे हैं और तीन लगातार चुनाव जीतने वाले एक मात्र लेबर पार्टी के प्रधानमंत्री रहे हैं, स्तब्ध करने जैसी अंतज्र्ञान रहित धारणा है। मेरा तो सोचना है कि श्री ब्लेयर ने ईराक में बड़ी गंभीर गलती की और मुझे उनके द्वारा रष्ट्रपति जार्ज बुश के तथाकथित ’आतंक के खिलाफ युद्ध’ के प्रति अविवेकी दृष्टिकोण पर दिए गये बौद्धिक ढाल पर कई संदेह हैं।

किंतु सच्चाई यही है कि वह हमारे समय के महान राजनैतिक व्यक्तित्वों में से एक हैं, यूरोपीय संघ की अघ्यक्षता के लिए उम्मीदवारों में विराट व्यक्तित्व हैं (लक्जे़मबर्ग के प्रधानमंत्री जा क्लाद जंकर एक निकटतम प्रतिद्वंदी थे; मैं इसके बारे में चर्चा नहीं कर रहा हूं) श्री ब्लेयर का व्यक्तित्व इसके लिए आदर्श भी था। केन्द्र-वाम विचारधारा से संबंध रखने वाला यह व्यक्ति दक्षिणी विचारधारा से भी इतना सामंजस्य स्थापित करके चलता है कि फ्रांसीसी राष्ट्रपति निकोला सार्कोजी और जर्मन चांसलर एंगला मर्कल दोनों ने उन्हें समर्थन दिया हुआ है। वह अमेरिका से भलीभांति परिचित हैं और वहां उन्हें व्यापक समर्थन प्राप्त है, उन्होंने हाल में येल विश्वविद्यालय के साथ ’फेथ एण्ड ग्लोबल इनिशिएटिव’ की शुरूआत की है। उन्होंने वैश्विक दक्षिण में कई दरवाजे खोले होंगे, जहां लोग नीति निर्धारण में उनका पैनापन, एक संचारक के रूप में उनकी वाक्पटुता और काम करने की उनकी दक्षता से परिचित हैं।

एक ब्रिटेनवासी होने के नाते वह यूरोप के दो महारथियों फ्रांस और जर्मनी के बीच एक ईमानदार मध्यस्थ रहे होंगे और छोटे देषों के हितों पर भी ध्यान दिया होगा। ब्रिटेन के यूरोक्षेत्र का हिस्सा न होने के कारण श्री ब्लेयर पूरी तरह से संघवादियों और यूरो संदेहवादियों के बीच समझौता के कारक भी थे। राजनीति और धर्म के बीच कड़वे संबंधों के इस काल में, वह धर्मनिरपेक्ष ब्रिटेन में इतने दुर्लभ व्यक्ति हैं कि वह एक ऐसे राजनीतिज्ञ हैं जो अपने धर्म को बड़ी गंभीरता से लेता है कि उन्होंने हाल में ही कैथोलिक विचारधारा में धर्मांतरण किया है। 56 वर्श की उम्र में वह अभी भी युवा है और उनमें यूरोपीय संघ को खड़ा करने की ऊर्जा और जोश प्रचुर मात्रा में है। श्री ब्लेयर की उपलब्धता भी रही, ऐसा अन्य विशिष्ट शक्तिशाली उम्मीदवार फिलिप गोन्जालेज जो कि 14 वर्षों तक स्पेन के प्रधानमंत्री रह चुके हैं, के बारे में ऐसा नहीं कहा जा सकता।

श्री ब्लेयर इस प्रकार अपनी विराट प्रतिभा का अधिकांश उपयोग मध्य-पूर्व के दूत के रूप में, इसके साथ-साथ अपनी फेथ फाउंडेशन में, अपने एफ्रिकन गवर्नैन्स इनिशिएटिव में और टोनी ब्लेयर एसोसिएट्स के लिए अकूत मात्रा में धन कमाने के लिए करेंगे। ये समस्त प्रयास हालांकि दर्जन भर लोगों को दिन रात व्यस्त रखने के लिए पर्याप्त है, लेकिन फिर भी उनकी समस्त क्षमताओं का समुचित उपयोग नहीं हो सका है।

क्या श्री वैन रामपाय का चयन मात्र भाग्य का एक प्रतिफल था?

मुश्किल से, चूंकि उनके मुख्य प्रतिद्वंदी अधिकांशतः उन्हीं की तरह छोटे सदस्य देषों के अज्ञात व्यक्ति थे। वास्तव में उनमें से एक ने यूरोपीय संघ के नए अध्यक्ष के कार्यों का विवरण देने के लिए पूछे जाने पर बढ़कर अपनी ओर से कहा कि एक अध्यक्ष की बजाय बोर्ड के एक चेयरमैन की आवश्यकता है (वह करता, या नहीं?) किंतु यह मानकर कि एक उचित बराबरी के व्यक्ति के यूरोपीय संघ के शीर्ष पद पर होने की संभावना से भयभीत होकर यूरोपीय सरकारों के मुखिया असुरक्षित हो गए हैं, किसी ने कम से कम यह सोचा होता कि यूरोपीय विदेषी मामलों के आयुक्तों जैसे क्रिस्टोफर पैटन और जैवियर सोलाना की परंपरा में वे एक अनुभवी और जानकार यूरोपीय संघ विदेश मंत्री के लिए सहमत हो जाते। आखिकार यह स्थिति नई लिस्बन की संधि के पश्चात के यूरोप की तस्वीर होगी।

सूची में शामिल कुछ नाम उस बिल में निश्चित रूप से फिट हुए, जैसे इटली के सौम्य, पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री और विदेष मंत्री मासिमों द’अलेमा, जर्मनी के ढीठ किस्म के विदेश मंत्री जोश्का फिषर, यूनाइटेड किंगडम के बुद्धिमान विदेश सचिव डेविड मिलिबैंड और अनुभवी पूर्व स्वीडिश प्रधानमंत्री और वर्तमान विदेश मंत्री कार्ल बिल्ट।

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(Result) RPSC : Rajasthan Judicial Services 2008

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RPSC : Rajasthan Judicial Services 2008

RPSC has declared the result of RJS 2008 (Rajasthan Judicial Services)
Interview conducted in the last week of Jan 2010 and Feb 2010.

Result of RJS-2008


(News) Their IAS dream in cold bag, fate in limbo

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Their IAS dream in cold bag, fate in limbo

32 candidates who cleared exam in 2005 still jobless

While the result of Civil Services Examination 2010 is all set to be declared next month, the fate of at least 32 Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) recommended candidates from the 2005 examinations is in doldrums as the Supreme Court has reserved its order in the matter for the past eight months.

After getting into the merit list of UPSC in the 2005 Civil Services exams, these candidates selected for Group A and B services have been running from pillar to post to take up their designated positions. While a few of them have already lost hope despite making it into the prestigious services like the Railway Protection Force, Indian Railway Audit Service, Indian Railway Personnel Service, Indian Postal Services, Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Civil Service and Armed Forces Headquarters Service, many have gone back to their hometown for a livelihood and a couple of them are on anti-depressants.

(Paper) UGC NET Previous Papers And Sample Papers

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UGC NET
UGC NET Previous Papers And Sample Papers

UGC National Eligibility Test (NET)

Old Questions Papers

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  • (Result) Recruitment Result 2ndFortnight of February 2010

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    Union Public Service Commission

    The following Recruitment Results have been finalized by the Union Public Service Commission during the Second Fortnight of the month of February, 2010. The recommended candidates have been informed individually by post. Applications of other candidates were duly considered but regretted that it has not been possible to call them for interview/recommend them for the post.

    Recruitment Results


    (Result) Indian Forest Service Examination (Written Qualified) 2009

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    Union Public Service Commission
    Indian Forest Service Examination,2009
    ( Final Marks Query )

    Please Enter your Roll No. and Date of birth


    (Paper) Bank PO Paper For Computer General Awareness 2010

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    Bank PO Paper For Computer General Awareness 2010

    1. In a survey of more than 500 companies and government agencies, ____________ percent detected computer security breaches.
    A. 20
    B. 75
    C. 85
    D. 99
    Answer: C

    2. The survey showed that these businesses lost more than ____________ due to security breaches.
    A. $100,000 each
    B. $377 million
    C. five employees each
    D. $1 million
    Answer: B

    3. The typical computer criminal is a(n):
    A. young hacker.
    B. trusted employee with no criminal record.
    C. trusted employee with a long, but unknown criminal record.
    D. overseas young cracker.
    Answer: B

    4. The majority of computer crimes are committed by:
    A. hackers.
    B. insiders.
    C. overseas criminals.
    D. young teenage computer geniuses.
    Answer: B

    5. The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is:
    A. spooling.
    B. identity theft.
    C. spoofing.
    D. hacking.
    Answer: C Reference: Theft by Computer

    6. Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of:
    A. spooling.
    B. identity theft.
    C. spoofing.
    D. hacking.
    Answer: B

    7. Malicious software is known as:
    A. badware.
    B. malware.
    C. maliciousware.
    D. illegalware.
    Answer: B

    8. A program that performs a useful task while simultaneously allowing destructive acts is a:
    A. worm.
    B. Trojan horse.
    C. virus.
    D. macro virus.
    Answer: B Moderate

    9. An intentionally disruptive program that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk is known as a:
    A. Trojan horse.
    B. virus.
    C. time bomb.
    D. time-related bomb sequence.
    Answer: B

    10. In 1999, the Melissa virus was a widely publicized:
    A. e-mail virus.
    B. macro virus.
    C. Trojan horse.
    D. Time bomb.
    Answer: A

    11. What type of virus uses computer hosts to reproduce itself?
    A. Time bomb
    B. Worm
    C. Melissa virus
    D. Macro virus
    Answer: B

    12. The thing that eventually terminates a worm virus is a lack of:
    A. memory or disk space.
    B. time.
    C. CD drive space.
    D. CD-RW.
    Answer: A

    13. When a logic bomb is activated by a time-related event, it is known as a:
    A. time-related bomb sequence.
    B. virus.
    C. time bomb.
    D. Trojan horse.
    Answer: C

    14. A logic bomb that was created to erupt on Michelangelo’s birthday is an example of a:
    A. time-related bomb sequence.
    B. virus.
    C. time bomb.
    D. Trojan horse.
    Answer: C

    15. What is the name of an application program that gathers user information and sends it to someone through the Internet?
    A. A virus
    B. Spybot
    C. Logic bomb
    D. Security patch
    Answer: B
    16. Standardization of Microsoft programs and the Windows operating system has made the spread of viruses:
    A. more complicated.
    B. more difficult.
    C. easier.
    D. slower.
    Answer: C

    17. HTML viruses infect:
    A. your computer.
    B. a Web page in the HTML code.
    C. both a Web page and the computer that is viewing it.
    D. No

    18. Software programs that close potential security breaches in an operating system are known as:
    A. security breach fixes.
    B. refresh patches.
    C. security repairs.
    D. security patches.
    Answer: D

    19. When customers of a Web site are unable to access it due to a bombardment of fake traffic, it is known as:
    A. a virus.
    B. a Trojan horse.
    C. cracking.
    D. a denial of service attack.
    Answer: D

    20. ___________ is the measurement of things such as fingerprints and retinal scans used for security access.
    A. Biometrics
    B. Biomeasurement
    C. Computer security
    D. Smart weapon machinery
    Answer: A

    21. What is the most common tool used to restrict access to a computer system?
    A. User logins
    B. Passwords
    C. Computer keys
    D. Access-control software
    Answer: B

    22. The most common passwords in the U.S. or Britain include all EXCEPT:
    A. love.
    B. Fred.
    C. God.
    D. 123.
    Answer: D

    23. Hardware or software designed to guard against unauthorized access to a computer network is known as a(n):
    A. hacker-proof program.
    B. firewall.
    C. hacker-resistant server.
    D. encryption safe wall.
    Answer: B

    24. The scrambling of code is known as:
    A. encryption.

    Download Vajiram & Ravi IAS Test Series | General Studies 2010 (Part -3)

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    (Notification) TNPSC: Details of the marks secured by the candidates of Written/Oral Test for the Posts 2010

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    Details of the marks secured by the candidates in the written examination and oral test for the following posts : (Date of Oral Test : 26.02.2010) (Published on 26.02.2010)

    Name of the Post(s) Date of Examination
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      (Paper) Commercial Apprentice Exam Paper | RRB Kolkata 2009 (Reasoning, English, Math & Physics)

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      Commercial Apprentice Exam Paper | RRB Kolkata 2009

      Reasoning

      Directions—(Q. 1-5)
      Facing towards centre, A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a circle.
      F is third from B’s right which is third from H’s right.
      A is third from H’s left C is fourth from A’s left
      E is third from D’s right, Which is not A’s neighbour.

      1. In which of the following pairs, second one is immediately right to the first one ?
      (A)FA
      (B) GB
      (C)BE
      (D) None of these

      2. Who is second to the D’s left?
      (A)A
      (B)G
      (C)DG
      (D) Data insufficient

      3. Who is third to the G’s left?
      (A)F
      (B)C
      (C)H
      (D)D

      4.Who is fourth to the C’s left?
      (A)A
      (B)E
      (C)F
      (D) Data insufficient

      5. What is the place of ‘B’ with reference to D ?
      (I) Fourth-Right
      (II)Fourth-Left
      (III)Fifth-Left
      (IV)Fifth-Right
      (A) Only I
      (B) Only I and II
      (C) Only II
      (D) Only Ill and IV

      English language

      Directions—(Q 6-8) Which of the following is correctly spelt?
      6.
      (A)Appologise
      (B) Apologise
      (C)Appalogise
      (D) Apollogise

      7.
      (A) Destinguishably
      (B) Distenguishably
      (C) Distinguishably
      (D) Disifinguishably

      8.
      (A) Assignment
      (B) Asignment
      (C) Assignmant
      (D) Acinement

      Directions—(Q. 9 and 10) Choose the one which best expresses the same sentence in lndirect/Direct Speech
      9. I don’t know the way. Do you ? he asked—
      (A) He asked me if I knew the way which he didn’t.
      (B) He said that he didn’t know the way and asked me I did.
      (C) He told that he was not knowing the way, but wondered if knew.
      (D) He said that he didn’t know the way and did I know it.
      10. Animals which feed on grass are called —
      (A) Cannibals
      (B) Omnivorous
      (C) Herbivorous
      (D) Carnivorous

      Directions—(Q. 11—15) Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given capital.
      11. CONSEQUENCE
      (A)Result
      (B) End
      (C)Proof
      (D) Conclusion

      12. DISCLOSE
      (A) Express
      (B) Reveal
      (C)Report
      (D) Blackmail

      13.ASSURANCE
      (A) Suspicion
      (B) Promise
      (C) Suggestion
      (D) Blackmail

      14. ACCESS
      (A) Entry
      (B) Permission
      (C) Nearness
      (D) Exit

      7. ANXIOUS
      (A) Serious
      (B) Eager
      (C) Worried
      (D) Forced


      (Success Story) Saloon owner's son has topped IFS Examination, 2009

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      Saloon owner's son has topped IFS Examination, 2009

      The son of a saloon owner here has topped the Indian Forest Service Examination, 2009 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

      "The financial background of a student, I think, is irrelevant for success in examinations," the topper, Sangram Keshari Behera of Ainabandha Street in Old Berhampur area, said.

      Chief minister Naveen congratulated Sangram for his outstanding performance in the UPSC examination. "Sangram's success has brought pride for the entire state," Patnaik said.


      (Download) Frontline Magazine Dated : Match 13 - 26, 2010

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      Frontline Magazine March 2010

      VOL.27 :: NO.06 :: March 13 - 26, 2010
      COVER STORY (Pages: 29 :: File Size: 2.19 MB)
      • Neoliberal march

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      • TAMIL NADU: Status of Dalits
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      • UPSC: Hints of change
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      • SPOTLIGHT: Kenneth Anderson: Hunter’s tales
      • REPORTS: Youth and an indifferent state
      • CLIMATE CHANGE: India yields ground
      • CONTROVERSY: M.F. Husain: An artist’s alienation
      • Shock and shame
      • COMMUNALISM: Karnataka: Protest against Taslima’s article
      • PLANNING: Eleventh Plan: A people’s appraisal

      INTERNATIONAL (Pages: 32 :: File Size: 3.89 MB)

      • INDIA & PAKISTAN: Rebuilding trust
      • UPDATE: Ice on the moon
      • UPDATE: Iran: Arrest of a terrorist
      • UAE: Mossad murder in Dubai
      • IRAQ: Election worries
      • AFGHANISTAN: U.S’ technology spectacle
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      • Ideal destination
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        • (Result) UPSC: Indian Forest Service Examination, 2009 (NOT QUALIFIED IN WRITTEN)

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        (News) Scheme to increase state presence in civil services

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        Scheme to increase state presence in civil services

        To facilitate more representation of candidates in the Indian civil services like the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) or the Indian Forest Service (IFS), the Maharashtra government is mulling introduction of a Maharashtra Talent Search & Graduate Excellence Examination scheme.

        The aim is to search for and nurture talent so that more students from the state are able to crack the exams.

        “The government is considering introducing this special training scheme to have maximum representation at the national level. A team is currently preparing the concept note. It should be ready in a week or so. We want to push more students from Maharashtra for civil and defence services posts, engineering exams and other central government jobs,” said Rajesh Tope, state higher and technical education minister.

        (News) An aptitude test for civil service exam from 2011

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        An aptitude test for civil service exam from 2011

        For Prelims, Candidates Will Have To Appear In Two Objective-Type Papers

        Aspirants for the civil services will face a different pattern of examination from next year as the government has approved a proposal to introduce an aptitude test in place of the existing preliminary examination to shortlist candidates for the main exam. Accordingly, the candidates will have to appear in two objective-type papers having special emphasis on testing their “aptitude for civil services” as well as on “ethical and moral dimension of decision-making” under a Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT).

        Both these papers — having equal weightage — will be common to all candidates in place of the one common paper (general awareness) and one optional paper (any particular subject of choice) under the existing system which lays greater emphasis on subject knowledge.

        As of now, the change will be effective only for the first stage of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) from 2011 onwards. The second and third stages — CS (Main) Examination and interview respectively — may remain the same till a committee of experts goes into various aspects of the entire system and submits its report.

        Confirming the change for the first stage of CSE, minister of state for personnel Prithviraj Chavan told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved the proposal for introduction of CSAT in place of the existing CS (Preliminary) Examination. In his written reply, he said: “CSAT is expected to come into effect from CSE, 2011.” The proposal to this effect was sent to the PMO last year by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) which conducts CSE every year to select candidates for elite all-India services, including IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS and others Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ central jobs.


        (Breaking News) Civil Services Aptitude Test in place of Civil Services Pre Examination From 2011

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        UPSC overhauls recruitment process of Civil Services Exam

        "With regard to the Civil Services Examination (CSE) the Prime Minister has approved the proposal for introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in place of the existing Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination," said the minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Prithviraj Chavan in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

        The CSAT is expected to come into effect from Civil Services Examination, 2011.

        "The examination system of the Union Public S

        (News) UPSC: Changes in the Recruitment Process of Civil Services Exam

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        Changes in the Recruitment Process of Civil Services Exam

        The examination system of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is updated from time to time to keep it in harmony with the changing environment. In regard to the Civil Services Examination (CSE) the Prime Minister has approved the proposal for introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in place of the existing Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination. The CSAT is expected to come into effect from Civil Services Examination, 2011.


        (Admission) Sheffield Hallam University UK Admission 2010

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        Sheffield Hallam University UK Admission 2010

        Sheffield Hallam University is one of the UK's largest and most innovative Universities. with more than 3500 International students from over 120 countries. Sheffield is one of the popular student destination.

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        (Result) UPSC: Recruitment Result 1st Fortnight of February 2010

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        Union Public Service Commission
        Research and Statistics Section

        Recruitment Results:
        The following Recruitment Results have been finalized by the Union Public Service Commission during the First Fortnight of the month of February, 2010. The recommended candidates have been informed indiv

        (News) UPSC: Hints of change

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        UPSC: Hints of change

        A reformatting of the civil services examination will hopefully increase transparency in the evaluation process.

        AFTER years of dithering, the Government of India has finally agreed to change the format of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) civil services examination. The present format had come under severe criticism from both members of the public as well as from parliamentary committees, and there had been tremendous pressure on the government to review it. Its shortcomings, which have come to light following queries made under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, warranted urgent action.

        To begin with, the Preliminary examination, which consists of general studies and optional papers, may be replaced with an aptitude test, to be called the Civil Services Aptitude Test. The test will comprise two objective-type papers, which will be common for all candidates appearing for the examination. A proposal to this effect has received the Union government’s approval.

        Confirming this, Shantanu Consul, Secretary, Department of Personnel, Government of India, told this correspondent that the proposed changes would come into effect next year as the notification for this year’s examination had already come out. Refusing to disclose any other details about the new format, he said it was the prerogative of the UPSC, which conducted the examination, to notify the changes.

        A senior UPSC official said that “some letter from the government regarding proposed changes in the system of civil services examination had indeed been received, but the exact nature of the changes approved cannot be disclosed yet”. But going by the speech of the UPSC Chairman, Prof. D.P. Agrawal, on the occasion of UPSC Foundation Day celebrations last year, there will be a change in the Preliminary examination format, a

        (News) Special Recruitment Drive for IPS | PIB

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        PIB: Special Recruitment Drive for IPS

        The Government proposes to conduct a special recruitment drive, open to serving junior ranking police officers from State and Central police forces, for filling a large number of vacancies in the Indian Police Service(IPS)

        To mitigate the shortage of Direct Recruitment quota of Indian Police Service(IPS) officers, the Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed to fill about 490 posts in that quota through the mode of Limited Competitive Examination in a time span of 07 years. The said proposal has been sent to the Department of Personnel and Training and the Union Public Service Commission for consideration.

        (Paper) Download: UPSC - Indian Forest Service Exam, 2009 Papers

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        (Paper) Download: Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Exam, 2009 Papers

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