NOTE 2: For Downloading Time Table and Detailed Instructions to the Candidates,
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
F.1/292(21)/2010-R-IV/SPC-II
RECRUITMENT TO 253 POSTS OF ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER IN EMPLOYEES’
PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS, VIOLATION OF ANY INSTRUCTION WILL
RENDER THE CANDIDATE LIABLE TO SUCH ACTION AS THE COMMISSION MAY DEEM FIT TO
TAKE.{THE CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO BRING THIS COPY OF INSTRUCTIONS TO THE EXAMINATION
(RECRUITMENT TEST) HALL FOR REFERENCE }
TIME TABLE
DATE & DAY INDIAN STANDARD TIME SUBJECT & SUBJECT CODE
23
rd
SEPTEMBER, 2012 10.00 AM TO 12.00 NOON GENERAL ABILITY TEST- 01
(SUNDAY)(FORENOON)
SYLLABUS OF THE TEST :
1. The questions in General English component of the test will be designed to evaluate candidate’s
understanding of English Language and workman-like use of the words.
2. The questions in General Studies component will broadly cover areas like Current Events; Indian
Culture, Heritage and Freedom Movements; Population, Development and Globalization;
Governance and Constitution of India; Present Trends in Indian Economy; Accountancy and
Auditing, Industrial Relations & Labour Laws; Insurance; Basic Knowledge of Computer
Applications; General Science; Elementary Maths & Statistics; General Mental Abilities.
SCHEME OF THE TEST:
1. The test will be of two hours’ duration and will carry a maximum of 100 marks..
2. The test will be objective type questions with multiple choices of answers.
3. The medium of the test will be both English and Hindi.
4. There will be penalty for wrong answers. Every wrong answer will carry a deduction of onethird of the marks assigned to that question. If no answer is marked for a question, there will
be no penalty for that question.
IMPORTANT NOTES :
(A) YOU MUST TAKE THE TEST AT THE CENTRE/SUB-CENTRE INDICATED IN THE eADMIT CARD ONLY. IF YOU APPEAR AT ANY OTHER CENTRE/SUB-CENTRE, YOUR
CANDIDATURE IS LIABLE TO BE CANCELLED AND YOUR ANSWER SHEET WILL NOT
BE EVALUATED.
(B) YOU ARE DIRECTED TO UNDERTAKE THE RECRUITMENT TEST AT YOUR OWN RISK i.e. AFTER VERIFYING
YOURSELF THAT YOU FULFILL THE QUALIFICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED IN THE ADVERTISEMENT AND YOUR
ADMITTANCE TO THE TEST IS PURELY ‘PROVISIONAL’.
(C) YOU ARE DIRECTED TO CAREFULLY FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR FILLING THE ATTENDANCE
LIST, which will be produced before him/her by the Invigilator. :2:
e-ADMIT CARD:
1. Immediately on downloading of the e-Admit Card, the candidate should check it very carefully and bring to the notice of
the Union Public Service Commission the discrepancies, if any, without loss of time. Special attention may be paid to the
subject of the Test. Efforts will be made to upload the revised e-Admit Card(s) at the earliest in case of discrepancies .
He/She must read carefully the Important Instructions mentioned on page No. 2 of e-Admit Card. He/she must bring
his/her e-Admit Card to the Examination Hall to secure Admission.
1.1 The candidate is responsible for the safe custody of the e-Admit Card. In the event of one’s e-Admit Card being used by
any other person for securing admission to the Test, the onus lies on the candidate to prove that he/she has not secured the
service of an impersonator and the candidature will be cancelled and he/she will be liable for disciplinary action.
1.2 The candidate should note that the name in the e-Admit Card might have been abbreviated due to technical reasons. No
correspondence in this regard will be entertained by the Commission.
1.3 The candidate must bring the e-Admit Card to the Examination Hall. After entering the Examination Hall, the candidate
must fill the Attendance List as per instructions and sign the Attendance List which will be produced before him/her by the
Invigilator and then hand over the Attendance List to the Invigilator.
CONDUCT OF THE RECRUITMENT TEST:
2 Seating Plan for the candidates will be displayed at the venue of the examination on the day of Recruitment Test. The
candidates, before proceeding to the examination halls/rooms, are advised to check the exact location of their seats.
2.1 The candidate is required to encode/write the serial number of the Answer Sheet and Serial Number of Test Booklet issued
to him/her in the Attendance lists, which will be produced before him/her by the Invigilator.
2.2 The candidate is requested to enter the Examination Hall 20 minutes before prescribed time for the commencement of the
Test and get seated immediately on the seat bearing his/her Roll Number.
2.3 NO CANDIDATE SHALL BE ADMITTED TO THE EXAMINATION HALL AFTER TEN MINUTES OF THE
SCHEDULED TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF THE RECRUITMENT TEST.
2.4 The candidate must attempt questions in accordance with the directions given on the Test Booklet.
2.5 The Answer Sheet will be supplied by the Invigilator of the Examination Hall. The candidate will not be provided any
separate sheet for rough work as blank sheets for rough work will be appended at the end of the Test Booklet itself.
2.6 The candidate must mark the answers himself/herself with Black Ball point pen by blackening the appropriate circle.
Under no circumstances, the candidate will be allowed the help of any other person to mark responses.
2.7 The candidate shall neither copy from the papers of any other candidate, nor permit his/her own papers to be copied. No
attempt should be made to obtain any kind of unauthorized assistance. There should NOT be any other marking on the
answer sheet.
2.8 No candidate shall go outside the Examination Hall for any purpose, whatsoever, without prior permission of the
Invigilator on duty/Supervisor.
2.9 When going to the toilet the candidate should turn his/her answer sheet upside down.
2.10 No candidate shall be permitted to leave Examination Hall till expiry of the allotted time.
2.11 No candidate shall be allowed to go to the toilet during the last 30 minutes of the Test.
2.12 A signal will be given at the beginning of the examination; at half time and five minutes before the closing time. There will
also be a final signal at the closing time. The candidate must not continue to mark or revise his/her answers after the expiry
of the time allotted for the paper.
2.13 On completion of the Recruitment Test, the candidate shall continue to be seated and wait until Answer Sheet is collected
and is allowed to go by the Invigilator. The candidate should not engage in conversation with any other candidate after the
expiry of the allotted time. :3:
2.14 The candidates should not crowd near or loiter in and around the Examination Hall/Room after leaving the Hall/Room.
2.15. Silence must be observed at all times in the Examination Hall/Room.
2.16. The candidate must abide by the instructions on the cover of the Test booklet and on the Answer Sheet and such further
instructions as may be given by Supervisor/Invigilator of the Test. If the candidate fails to do so or indulges in disorderly
or improper conduct, he/she will render himself/herself liable to expulsion from the Test and/or such other punishment as
the Commission may deem fit to impose.
2.17 The candidate will furnish such necessary and correct information as may be required from him/her in the Examination
Hall by the Invigilator/Assistant Supervisor/Supervisor/other persons so authorized.
HANDLING OF ANSWER SHEET/TEST BOOKLET:
3 Check and ensure that the Answer Sheet supplied is numbered.(The number is given at the bottom of the Answer Sheet).
3.1 Write clearly in Black Ball point pen the Centre, Subject, Subject Code, Series of the Test Booklet and Roll Number in
spaces provided in the Answer Sheet. Encode in Black Ball point pen the Booklet Series, Subject Code and Roll Number
in the circles provided for the purpose in the Answer Sheet.
3.2 The Test Booklet Series is indicated on top right hand corner of the Test Booklet. Encode clearly test Booklet Series A, B,
C or D as the case may be in the box on top of the Answer Sheet. In case the Booklet Series is not printed on Test
Booklet or Answer Sheet is un-numbered, the matter may be reported immediately to the invigilator concerned and
the Test Booklet/Answer Sheet may be got replaced.
3.3 The candidate should ensure to encode Test Booklet Series with Black Ball point pen at the appropriate space provided in
the answer sheet on the left hand margin. The encoding of Test Booklet Series done by each candidate should tally with
encoding of Test Booklet Series made by the invigilator with reference to series printed on the cover page of the Test
Booklet.
3.4 All the corrections and changes in writing the Roll Number must be initialed by the candidate as well as by the invigilator
and countersigned by the supervisor.
3.5 Immediately after the commencement of the test, the candidate should check that the Test Booklet supplied to him/her does
not have any unprinted or torn or missing pages or items. If so, he/she should bring it to the notice of the invigilator and get
it replaced by a complete Test Booklet of the same series.
3.6 The candidate must not write his/her name or anything else except the specific item of information asked for in the Answer
Sheet/Test Booklet.
3.7 The candidate must take care to ensure that the Answer Sheet is not folded, mutilated or torn during handling. There should
be no extraneous marking in the Answer Sheet.
3.8 The candidate should not tamper with or take away the Answer Sheet with him/her. He/she will be penalised for any
attempt to do so.
3.9. The candidates should note that any omission/mistake/discrepancy in encoding /filling in details in the OMR answer sheet,
especially with regard to Roll Number and Test Booklet Series Code, will render the answer sheet liable for rejection.
ITEMS ALLOWED AND NOT ALLOWED IN THE HALL
4 The candidates are advised to bring their own Clip Board, Black Ball point pen. Candidates must use only Black Ball
point pen for marking responses on the answer sheet.
4.1 Electronic or any other type of calculators, log tables, slide rules, cellular/mobile phones and such it gadgets /pagers or any
other electronic equipment or device or any other equipment capable of being used as a communication device are not
allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of the above instructions shall
entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.
4.2 Candidates are permitted to take with them after conclusion of the Recruitment Test, the Test Booklet issued to them.
4.3 Candidates are advised not to bring any valuables/costly items to the Examination Halls, as safe keeping of the same
cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard. :4:
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
5. The candidate must note that his/her admission to the Test is strictly “Provisional”. The mere fact that an e-Admit Card has
been issued in him /her name does not imply that the candidature has been finally cleared by the Commission or that the
entries made by the candidate in his/her application for the Test have been accepted by the Commission as true and correct.
The candidate must note that the Commission takes up the verification of eligibility conditions i.e. age, educational
qualifications, community etc. with reference to original documents only of those candidates who qualify in the
Recruitment Test. Moreover, at this stage, the physical applications/documents are not being scrutinized and the candidates
are being admitted to the Recruitment Test based on the data furnished by the candidates in the Online Recruitment
Application (ORA) system. Unless the candidature is formally confirmed by the Commission, it continues to be
“Provisional”. The candidate must also note that if subsequent to the issue of e-Admit Card, ineligibility is detected at any
stage before or after the Test or if the conditions prescribed in the Rules and Instructions given in the advertisement or any
other additional information/documents called for at any stage are not complied with within the time specified therein, the
candidature would be rejected.
5.1 Travelling and other expenses must be borne by the candidate himself/ herself. The Commission do not make
arrangements for boarding and lodging of any candidate.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR PH CANDIDATES:
6. Of the10 posts reserved for Physically Handicapped persons six (06) posts are reserved for Physically Handicapped
Persons with disability viz .Hearing Handicapped/ Hearing impairment – (HH) and remaining four 04 posts are reserved
for Physically Handicapped Persons with disability viz. Orthopaedically Handicapped/Locomotor disability/Cerebral Palsy
with One Arm Affected(OA) or One Leg Affected(OL) or Both Legs Affected(BL) from any community . The posts are
also suitable for Physically Handicapped Persons with disability viz .Hearing Handicapped/ Hearing impairment – (HH)
or Orthopaedically Handicapped/Locomotor disability/Cerebral Palsy with One Arm Affected(OA) or One Leg
Affected(OL) or Both Legs Affected(BL). At this stage, physical applications/documents are not being scrutinized and the
candidates are being admitted to the Recruitment Test based on the data furnished by the candidates in the Online
Recruitment Application (ORA) system. All the candidates, who have claimed themselves as PH candidates, are,
therefore, advised to make themselves sure that they belong to the PH categories as mentioned in the Advertisement
No.Spl/51/2012 Item No.03 (Vacancy No.12045103714) published on 14.04.2012. The candidates must note that if
subsequent to the issue of e-Admit Card, ineligibility is detected at any stage, the candidature would be rejected.
Mobile phones and such IT gadgets are banned in the campus of UPSC examination halls
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