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An In-house Newsletter dedicated for Placement Activity viz.,Training the students for Competitive Examination (IAS/KAS..), Interviews & Facilitating Campus Selections by various Organizations etc.

VOLUME: 2 ISSUE: 14 MAR 15, 2011

Editor: A.Narayana Prasad A – narayanprasad_a@yahoo.com Chief Editor : H V Lakshminarayan, Principal

Civil Services Examination, 2011 Dear Students, Civil Services Examinations for various Government jobs in the country are being conducted

by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Out of the 24 services of Government of India and Union Territories, the most ambitious posts are Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) etc.

UPSC conducts Civil Services Exams every year in two rounds. : Preliminary & Mains. The preliminary examination is conducted in a number of cities throughout the country. Those who qualify in the preliminary round are called for mains examination. Preliminary Exam consists of a written exam(Objective type) while Mains exam consists of a written exams as well as Interview.

PATTERN OF PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION There will be 2 papers consisting of multiple choice, objective type questions.:

Paper 1: 200 marks – time limit 2 hrs - Current events, History, Geography, Polity, Economics, Environment, General Science.

Paper 2: 200 marks – time limit 2 hrs- Comprehension, Communication skill, Logical reasoning, analytical ability, Decision making, problem solving, General Mental Ability, Basic Numeracy, Data Interpretation, English Language Comprehension Skills.

There will be 4 options to each question. Optional Subject is to be chosen from a list given in page 2. Details of the exams & syllabus for both the papers are given in the following website.

There will be a penalty (Negative Marking) for wrong answers marked by a candidate in the Objective Type Question Papers.

CONTACT DETAILS Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahajahan Road, New Delhi110069.

Website:www.upsconline.nic.in

& Notification No.05/2011-CSP dated

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HOW TO APPLY Candidates must apply in the Common Application Form devised by the Commission for its examination, which can be purchased from the Designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country against cash payment of Rs. 30/- (Rupees Thirty only).

LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS All applications must reach the "Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur Houe, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi - 110069" either by hand or by Post/Speed Post or by Courier, on or before the 21 st March, 2011.

DATE OF EXAMINATION Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination, 2010 will be held on the 12th June, 2011.

Centres of Examination in Karnataka: BANGALORE (03) , DHARWAD (39).

AGE LIMIT

21-30 years as on 1st August 2011.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION ALONG WITH THEIR CODES Degree of a Recognised University or equivalent (1) and Candidates appearing in the requisite Degree qualification (2) are also eligible for appearing in the examination; however, they are supposed to submit proof of passing the requisite qualification along with detailed Application Form for ,CS (Main) Exam.

EXAMINATION FEE A fee of Rs. 50.00(Rupees Fifty only) for those applying online and to those who are applying offline, it is Rs.100.00 (Rupees One Hundred only) through a single Central Recruitment Fee Stamp(NOT postage stamps) may be obtained from the post office and affixed on the application form in the space provided therein. The stamp must be got cancelled from the issuing Post Office with the date stamp of the post office.

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MAIN EXAMINATION The written examination will consist of the following papers: Paper

Subject

Marks

Paper I

One of the Indian Languages

300 Marks

Paper II

English

200 Marks

Paper III

Essay

300 Marks

Paper IV

General Studies

300 Marks

Paper V

General Studies

300 Marks

Paper VI, VII, VIII and IX

Any two subjects selected from optional subjects. Each subject will have two papers

300 Marks for each paper Total Marks 2000

Total Papers 9

The Main Examination will consist of a written examination and an Interview Test. The Written examination will consist of 9 papers of conventional essay type.

Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main Examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned by them for an interview/for a Personality Test.

However, the papers on Indian Languages and English will be of qualifying nature. The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.

Interview test will carry 300 marks.

Even though large no. of candidates appear for this exam thru out the country and no. of posts are limited, till now, many students both from Rural and Urban areas have passed this exam by putting in 100% dedication. Those who have made have withstood the challenge but because of their Dream of getting to these Prestigious posts and Vision to serve the society and up-hold the Constitution & Sovereignty of India Just go for it, wishing you all best of luck.

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Prof.A.Narayana Prasad., Convener, JIPC

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Kayaking Training Camp 19th feb, 2011 to 20th feb, 2011 Programme sponsored by Government of India

Ministry of Youth Affairs, New Delhi Programme conducted by

National Adventure Foundation (Regd.)

Mysore-Hassan-Coorg Chapter(Karnataka)

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Report by Sri Suhas H S, Final Sem, EMCs On 19th and 20th of February, Ministry of Youth Affairs, New Delhi had sponsored the Kayaking Training at Siddapura, Hassan District, Karnataka. The Programme was conducted by Smt Rukmini Chandran, National Adventure Foundation®, Mysore. All the JIPC students were taken there to participate in the camp. It was around 11am when we reached Siddapura.

Initially, we were given instructions.

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We were divided into two batches. And made us familiar with life jackets.

After that, we were taken near the backwater of Gorur Dam.

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We were taught how to float on water but we were not allowed to get into water without life jackets.

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It was an amazing experience to float on water. We felt weightlessness. Each and every one of us was made to feel this.

After having training for few hours we had our lunch.

After that as a warm up we had a small game.

Later on we were taken to the river and we were divided into two batches. One batch was taken for kayaking.

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And other group was taken for Rafting. Before allowing us to build a Raft, we had a small game – balancing a wooden ring by fingers and keep it on the floor without slipping the wooden ring.

Balancing the Wooden Ring.

In rafting we ourself was supposed to prepare a raft and have to move in river using the same raft. We were given the required things to prepare the raft. Again we were divided into groups. We built a raft using the things which were given to us.

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Everyone participated actively as if we were a family helping mutually. The joy we gained in that activity cannot be expressed in words.

After building the raft we had a race with the other batch using the same raft we had built.

We were asked to reach some point and return back. All of us participated in that with lot of joy and spirit. Even though it was a mere race we gained a lot and lot from that. We learnt the qualities of understanding, leadership and many more.

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It was evening

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After sunset we had a campfire and all of us gathered there. Few among us sang songs, performed mimicries, and many more things. In nutshell it was an entertainment.

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The next day we were taken for a walk early morning.

After that, we had breakfast.

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Again the batch which had participated in kayaking was taken for rafting and vice versa. Later those who didn’t enjoy the driving of kayaks were given chance to ride that. We enjoyed and learnt a lot from that.

JIPC Alumni Sri Chengappa, Sri Chethan (both in 8th Sem, MS Programme, WIPRO) and Sri Tanveer, Panchayat Development Officer, Puttur visited the camp.

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By then it was noon and after having food, we packed our luggages as we have to depart from the camp. There was a small send-of program at the end. We were all very much sad to leave that place. Totally the experience, joy we gained cannot be expressed in words. Still we are foreseeing for another experience like that.

F E E D B A C Ks

It was a great experience for JIPC students. Apart from imparting training to face various Competitive Examinations JIPC wants it’s students to explore the nature in a adventurous way.

- Prof.A.Narayana Prasad.,

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