Instructions for Conventional papers

(PART-A)1. Articles permitted inside Examination HallBattery-operated pocket calculators of “non-programmable” type only, mathematical/engineering/drawing instruments, including a flat rule divided on the edges into inches and tens of aninch and into centimeters and millimeters, a slide rule, set squares, a protractor and a pair ofcompasses, pencils, coloured pencils, mapping pens, eraser, T-square and drawing board foruse wherever necessary. Candidates are not allowed to bring with them any “Tables or Charts”for use in the Examination Hall.2. Tables to be supplied by UPSCIf it is considered necessary for answering the questions set in any paper, the Commission may supply any of the following for reference purpose only :(i) Mathematical/Physical/Chemical and Engineering Tables (including Logarithmic Tables);(ii) Steam Table (including Mollier Diagrams for Temperature up to 800 •C and Pressure up to500 Kgf/Cm);(iii) National Building Code of India 1970 or 1983 Group 2 Part VI;(iv) Any other special articles as may be necessary for the candidates to answer the questionsset in the question paper.After conclusion of the examination, return the above items to the Invigilator.3. Answers to be written in own handWrite the answers in your own hand in ink, Pencil may be used for maps, mathematical drawings or rough work.4. Check Answer BookThe candidate must write his roll number (and not his name) only in the space provided for thepurpose on every answer book used by him. Before writing in the answer book, please see thatit is complete. In case there are any missing pages, it should be got replaced.Do not tear out any pages from the Answer Book. If you use more than one Answer Book,indicate on the cover of first Answer Book the total number of Answer Books used. Do notleave any blank, unused spaces between answers. If such spaces are left, score them out.5. Answers in excess of prescribed number will be ignoredThe candidate must attempt questions strictly in accordance with the directions given on eachquestion paper. If questions are attempted in excess of the prescribed number, only the questions attempted first up to the prescribed number shall be valued and the remaining answerswill be ignored.6. Questions relating to graph/precis should be attempted only on graph/precis sheets to be supplied on demand by the Invigilators. All loose sheets such as precis sheet, drawing papers,graph sheets etc. whether used or not, should be placed inside the answer books and fastenedalong with the additional answer book(s), if any. Candidates who fail to observe this instructionwill be penalized. Do not write your roll number on these sheets.

7. Unfair means strictly prohibitedDo not copy from the papers of any other candidate nor allow your papers to be copied nor givenor attempt to give nor obtain nor attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description. Itwill be the responsibility of every candidate to ensure that his answers are not copied by another candidate. Failure to do so will invite penalty, as may be awarded by the Commission foradoption of unfair means.8. Conduct in Examination HallDo not misbehave in any manner or create disorderly scene in the examination hall or harassor bodily harm the staff deployed for the conduct of examination. You will be severely penalizedif you attempt to do so.9. Please read carefully and abide by the instructions printed on the Question Paper and on theAnswer Book supplied in the Examination Hall.10.The candidates are not allowed to leave the Examination Hall before the expiry of prescribedtime period of the examination.(PART-B)Special Instructions to Candidates for objective type tests1. Articles permitted inside Examination HallClip board or hard board (on which nothing is written), a good quality H.B. pencil for makingresponses on the Answer Sheet, eraser, pencil sharpener and a pen containing blue or blackink. Answer Sheet and sheet for rough work will be supplied by the Invigilator.2. Articles not permitted inside Examination HallDo not bring into the Examination Hall any article other than those specified above, e.g., books,notes, loose sheets, electronic or any other type of calculators, mathematical and drawinginstruments, Log Tables, stencils of maps, slide rules, Test Booklets, rough sheets pertainingto earlier session(s), etc.Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside thepremises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.Candiates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned items includingmobile phones, pagers to the vanue of the examination, as arrangements for safekeepingcannot be assured.3. Penalty for wrong Answers (in Objective Type Papers)THERE WILL BE PENALTY (NEGATIVE MARKING) FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKEDBY A CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS.(i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each questionfor which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one third (0.33) ofthe marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if oneof the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above forthat question.

(iii) If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be nopenalty for that question.4. Unfair means strictly prohibitedNo candidates shall copy from the papers of any other candidate nor permit his papers to be copiednor give nor attempt to give not obtain nor attempt to obtain irregular assistance of any description.5. Conduct in Examination HallNo candidates should misbehave in any manner or create disorderly scene in the ExaminationHall or harass the staff employed by the Commission for the conduct of the examination. Anysuch misconduct will be severely penalised.6. Answer Sheet particulars(i) Write in ink or ball point pen your Centre and subject followed by Test Booklet series (inbracket), subject code and roll number at the appropriate space provided on the Answer Sheetat the top. Also encode (in pencil) your booklet series (A, B, C or D, as the case may be),subject code and roll number in the circles provided for the purpose in the Answer Sheet. Theguidelines for writing the above particulars and for encoding the above particulars are given inAnnexure. In case the booklet series is not printed on the Test Booklet or Answer Sheet is unnumbered, please report immediately to the Invigilator and get the Test Booklet/Answer Sheetreplaced.(ii) All corrections and changes in writing the roll number must be initialed by the candidates aswell as by the Invigilator and countersigned by the Supervisor.(iii) Immediately after commencement of the examination please check that the Test Bookletsupplied to you does not have any unprinted or torn or missing pages or items etc. If so, get itreplaced by a complete Test Booklet of the same series and subject.7. Do not write your name or anything other than the specific items of information asked for, onthe Answer Sheet/Test Booklet/sheet for rough work.8. Do not fold or mutilate or damage or put any extraneous marking in the Answer Sheet. Do notwrite anything on the reverse of the Answer Sheet.9. Since the Answer Sheets will be evaluated on computerised machines, candidates shouldexercise due care in handling and filling up the Answer Sheets. They should use HB pencil only to darken the circles. For writing in boxes, they should use blue or black pen.Since the entires made by the candidates by darkening the circles will be taken intoaccount while evaluating the Answer Sheets on computerised machines, they shouldmake these entries very carefully and accurately.The candidate must mark responses in the Answer Sheet with good quality HB pencil.10.Method of marking answersIn the “OBJECTIVE TYPE” of examination, you do not write the answers. For each question(hereinafter referred to as “Item”) several suggested answers (hereinafter referred to as “Responses”) are given. You have to choose one response to each item.The question paper will be in the Form of TEST BOOKLET. The booklet will contain itembearing numbers 1, 2, 3 ………… etc. Under each item, Responses marked (a), (b), (c), (d) willbe given. Your task will be to choose the correct response. If you think there is more than onecorrect response, then choose what you consider the best response.In any case, for each item you are to select only one response. If you select more than oneresponse, your response will be considered wrong.In the Answer Sheet, Serial Nos. from 1 to 160 are printed. Against each numbers, there arecircles marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). After you have read each item in the Test Booklet anddecided which one of the given responses is correct or the best, you have to mark yourresponse by completely blackening with pencil to indicate your response. Ink shouldnot be used for blackening the circle on the Answer Sheet.For example, if the correct answer to item 1 is (b), then the circle containing the letter (b) is tobe completely blackened with pencil as shown below :-Example :To change a wrong marking, erase it completely and remark the new choice.11. Signature on Attendance ListYou are required to write the serial number of the Answer Sheet and Test Booklet and Seriesof Test Booklet issued to you on the Attendance List and to sign in appropriate column againstyour name. Any change or correction in these particulars should be authenticated by the candidate by putting his signatures.12.Please read and abide by the instructions on the cover of Test Booklet. If any candidate indulges in disorderly or improper conduct, he will render himself liable for disciplinary actionand/or imposition of a penality as the Commission may deem fit.13.The candidates are not allowed to leave the Examination Hall before the expiry of prescribedtime period of the examination