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स्पर्धा परीक्षेची तयारी करत असताना सर्वात जास्त महत्वाचा प्रश्न कोणता असेल तर तो म्हणजे,

अभ्यास कसा करायचा?

अभ्यास कसा करावा. ह्यासाठी प्रत्येक विद्यार्थ्याने स्वत: ला पुढील ६ प्रश्न विचारावेत.

१. मला कोणत्या परीक्षेची तयारी करायची आहे?

२. परीक्षेचे स्वरूप, टप्पे, पात्रता, प्रश्नाची काठीण्य पातळी ह्या बाबी माहीत करून घ्याव्यात.

३. परीक्षेचा अभ्यासक्रम आणि मागील (कमीत कमी ५ वर्षाच्या) प्रश्न पत्रिका सोडविल्या आहेत का ? (येथे सोडविणे म्हणजे आत्मसात करणे होय)

४. अभ्यासाच्या कोणत्या टप्यावर मार्गदर्शनाची आवश्कता आहे.

५. वेळेचे योग्य नियोजन केले आहे का ?

६. पुढील परीक्षा केव्हा आहे? त्यापूर्वी अभ्यासासाठी किती वेळ उपलब्ध आहे?

वरील ६ प्रश्न हे वैयक्तिक उत्तरे देण्यासाठी आहेत. ह्या प्रश्नाची उत्तरे म्हणजे अभ्यास कसा करावा.

उदाहरणासहीत समजावून घेऊ.

प्रश्न क्रमांक १.

मला कोणत्या परीक्षेची तयारी करायची आहे?

सर्वात प्रथम करत असलेला अभ्यास करून काय मिळवायचे आहे. कोणती post हवी आहे त्यानुसार पुढे विचार करावा. कारण प्रत्येक परीक्षा नवीन पैटर्न प्रमाणे उमेदवाराकडून वेगवेगळ्या अपेक्षा ठेवते. उदाहरणार्थ. सध्या PSI STI ASST ह्या परीक्षांचे पपेर ही वेगळे आहेत. PSI साठी LAW आवश्यक आहे STI साठी Information Technology मग राज्यसेवा, केंद्रीय सेवा, SSC, NDA/CDS, RBI ह्या परीक्षांना सामोरे जाताना किती वेगळा अभ्यास लागेल, म्हणून हे प्रथम नक्की करा कि कोणत्या परीक्षेची तयारी करायची आहे? अभ्यासाचा विशिष्ट गाठल्या नंतर इतरही परीक्षा देता येतात परंतु परीक्षा आली म्हणून अभ्यास केला तर कधी कधी काहीच हाती लागत नाही म्हणून सुद्धा परीक्षा निश्चित करणे योग्य.

प्रश्न क्रमांक २.

परीक्षेचे स्वरूप, टप्पे, पात्रता, प्रश्नाची काठीण्य पातळी ह्या बाबी माहीत करून घ्याव्यात.

लहान मुले सहज बोलून जातात कि मला डॉक्टर बनायचं आहे परंतु डॉक्टर होण्यासाठी कोणती पात्रता लागेल हे माहित नसते. जवळचे उदाहरण म्हणजे दिल्ली येथे सर्व देशातून मुले IAS बनण्यासाठी येतात परंतु परीक्षे बद्दल त्यांना काहीच माहीत नसते आणि सर्व वेळ स्वप्ने पाहण्यात घालवतात की मी कलेक्टर झाल्यावर काय करेन आणि आयुष्याची महत्वाची वर्ष निघून जातात हाती काही येत नाही त्यामुळे प्रथम परीक्षेचे स्वरूप, टप्पे, पात्रता, प्रश्नाची काठीण्य पातळी ह्या बाबी जाणून घ्या. यात साधारण पणे परीक्षा किती दिवसांनी होते कारण परीक्षेतील अनियमितता आपला अमुल्य वेळ वाया घालवेल त्यापेक्षा आपण दुसरा पर्याय शोधणे योग्य उदाहरणार्थ २०१५ साली महाराष्ट्रात महिला बाल विकास अधिकारी परीक्षा जाहिरात आल्यानंतर एक वर्षांनी झाली मग कुणी जर महिला बाल विकास सोडून इतर फॉर्म भरला नसेल तर संपूर्ण वेळ वाया जाईल म्हणून हे परीक्षा किती वेळेवर होते हे जाणून घ्या. तयारी करताना बऱ्याच वेळा सर्व स्तरांची एकत्र करावी लागते. Prelim Mains आणि interview हे टप्पे सारखेच आवश्यक आहेत म्हणून तयारी एकत्र करावी (एकत्र तयारी कशी करावी या साठी वेगळ article लवकरच इथे उपलब्ध होईल ) स्वतःच्या क्षमता आणि परीक्षेची काठीण्य पातळी ह्या बाबी तपासून पाहिल्यास नंतर भ्रमनिरास होत नाही कारण आपण त्यापूर्वीच आपल्या क्षमता वाढवतो.

प्रश्न क्रमांक ३.

परीक्षेचा अभ्यासक्रम आणि मागील (कमीत कमी ५ वर्षाच्या) प्रश्न पत्रिका सोडविल्या आहेत का ? (येथे सोडविणे म्हणजे आत्मसात करणे होय)

समजा तुम्हाला एखाद्या नवीन ठिकाणी जायचं आहे पूर्वी तुम्ही तिथे कधीच गेला नव्हता मग सर्वप्रथम आपण काय कराल तर त्या गावाचा रस्ता विचाराल किंवा गूगल वर शोधाल म्हणजे त्या गावी जाण्याअगोदर रस्ता माहित होईल नंतर तिथे जाण्याचा रस्ता कसा आहे यासाठी पूर्वी कुणी तिथे जाऊन आले असेल तर त्यास विचाराल की रस्ता कसा आहे. हे सर्व आपण सुरक्षित आणि वेळेवर पोहचण्यासाठी करतोच.

स्पर्धा परीक्षेच्या बाबतीत सुद्धा तसेच आहे प्रथम रस्ता म्हणजे अभ्यासक्रम नंतर तो कसा पार करायचा म्हणून मागील वर्षाच्या प्रश्नपत्रिका सोडवायच्या. अभ्यासक्रम आणि मागील वर्षाच्या प्रश्नपत्रिका अभ्यासताना महत्त्वाच म्हणजे

अ. अभ्यासक्रम नीट समजून घ्या प्रत्येक घटक आणि उपघटक या बदल माहिती मिळवा. नेहमी वाचन करताना अभ्यासक्रम बरोबर असुद्या आणि वाचन अभ्यासक्रमातील घटकाचे होत आहे कि नाही ते तपासा. कालांतराने अभ्यासक्रम कायमस्वरूपी लक्ष्यात राहील याची काळजी घ्या त्यासाठी प्रयत्न करा.

ब. मागील वर्षाच्या प्रश्नपत्रिका कमीत कमी ५ वर्षाच्या सोडवा आणि सोडवताना हा विचार करू नका की माझा अभ्यास झालेला नाही, मी नंतर अभ्यास केल्यावर प्रश्नपत्रिका सोडवेन, माझी सर्व उत्तरे चुकत आहेत, मग मी प्रश्नपत्रिका सोडवणे थांबविले पाहिजे आणि जास्त अभ्यास करून पुन्हा प्रश्नपत्रिका सोडवल्या पाहिजेत. असा कोणता ही विचार करू नका प्रश्नपत्रिका सोडवण्याचा उद्देश्य प्रश्न बरोबर सोडवणे नसून प्रश्नाचे स्वरूप समजून घेणे आणि वाचन करीत असताना स्व:ता असा विचार करणे आहे की ह्या वाचलेल्या घटकावर कोणते प्रश्न येउन गेले आहेत. त्या प्रश्नांचे स्वरूप काठीण्य पातळी आणि कोणत्या प्रकारचे अजून प्रश्न बनू शकतात. या साठी प्रश्न चुकले तरी सोडवा आणि पुन्हा पुन्हा सोडवा जेणे करून तुम्हाला ते आत्मसात होतील आणि नेहमी वाचन करताना तुम्ही तुलना कराल की पूर्वी कोणते प्रश्न आले होते आणि कोणते प्रश्न येऊ शकतात.

अभ्यास सुरु करताना मागील वर्षाच्या प्रश्नपत्रिका आणि अभ्यासक्रम नेहमी बरोबर ठेवा आणि प्रथम मागील वर्षाच्या प्रश्नपत्रिका आणि अभ्यासक्रम ह्यांचा अभ्यास करा मग पुस्तके वाचा कारण मागील वर्षाच्या प्रश्नपत्रिका आणि अभ्यासक्रम यामुळे काय वाचायचं हे कळेल आणि काय वाचायचं नाही हे सुद्धा कळेल आणि स्पर्धा परीक्षेत काय वाचायचं नाही ये कळाल की यश मिळत.

प्रश्न क्रमांक ४.

अभ्यासाच्या कोणत्या टप्यावर मार्गदर्शनाची आवश्कता आहे.

अभ्यासक्रम आणि मागील वर्षाच्या प्रश्नपत्रिका नीट आकलन केल्यानंतर कोणती पुस्तके वाचावीत आणि कोणते अभ्यासक्रमातील घटक अतिआवश्यक आहेत ह्या सर्व गोष्टी ठरवता येतील. अभ्यासक्रमातील विविध विषय त्या विषयांचे आपले ज्ञान किंवा स्वंअभ्यासाची तयारी तसेच स्वतः जवळ असणारा वेळ आणि मार्गदर्शनाची आवश्कता आहे किंवा नाही हे सुद्धा ठरवता येईल.

विज्ञान शाखेतून उत्तीर्ण झालेला विध्यार्थी इतिहासाचा अभ्यास करण्यापेक्षा क्लास लाऊन आधी इतिहासाबद्दल जाणून घेईल मग इतिहास कमी वेळात आणि लवकर समजावून घेऊ शकेल.

कला शाखेतून उत्तीर्ण झालेला विध्यार्थी विज्ञान आणि गणित यांचा अभ्यास करताना स्वं अध्ययनाने बराच वेळ खर्च करेल परंतु जर ह्या विध्यार्थ्याने केवळ विज्ञान आणि गणितासाठी क्लास लावला व इतर विषय स्वं अध्ययनाने पूर्ण केले तर विज्ञान आणि कला शाखांमधील विध्यार्थी एकाच पातळीवर येतील.

मार्गदर्शन घेताना केवळ क्लासच लावावा असे नाही जर त्या विषयातील तज्ञ, आधी पासून परीक्षा देणारे, इंटरनेट, youtube, या पैकी किंवा इतर कोणत्या ही माध्यमातून ज्ञान मिळवा काय ज्ञान मिळवायचं हे तर आधीच अभ्यासक्रम आणि मागील वर्षाच्या प्रश्नपत्रिका यातून कळाल आहे मग कस मिळवायचं हे सुध्या ठरवा आणि यश मिळवण्यासाठी तयार व्हा.

तुम्हाला स्वताच्या क्षमता ओळखून मार्गदर्शक निवडणे गरजेचे आहे केवळ मित्राने लावला म्हणून क्लास लाऊ नका तुम्हाला गरज आहे का हे ठरवा मग क्लास लावा. महाभारतात अर्जुनाने श्रीकृष्णाची निवड केली म्हणून पांडव जिंकले दुर्योधनाने गर्दी (संख्या) पाहून सैन्य निवडले म्हणून हरला तेव्हा अर्जुन व्हा.

ज्या विषयासाठी क्लास लावयचा आहे तो विषय कमीत कमी एकदा वाचून झाल्याशिवाय क्लास लाऊ नका कारण काय सुरु आहे ते समजणे आवश्यक आहे.

क्लास लावला कि नाही यासाठी लवकरच नवीन लेख येथे यॆइल. सध्या तुम्ही स्वतः हे ठरवा की मार्गदर्शन गरजेचे आहे किंवा नाही कारण त्यात जास्त वेळ आणि पैसे जाणार आहेत. पैसा मिळवता यॆइल पण वेळ परत मिळणार नाही.

प्रश्न क्रमांक ५.

वेळेचे योग्य नियोजन केले आहे का ?

ह्या प्रश्नासाठी प्रथम एक सवांद पाहू राम आणि श्याम दोन मित्र आहेत आणि पुण्यातील अ ब क चौकात पुस्तके घेण्यासाठी गेले आहेत.

राम :- ही UPSC, IIT, करणारी मुल इतका अभ्यास कधी करतात कारण PSI, STI आणि राज्यसेवा करता करता नाकीनऊ आले मग हा इतका अभ्यास करायचा कधी?

श्याम :- सोप्प आहे, ही UPSC, IIT करणारी मुले वेळ चोरतात.

राम :- वेळ चोरतात कशी चोरतात.

श्याम :- चल तुझच उदाहरण देतो तेव्हा…

अ. जेव्हां तू सकाळी लवकर उठण्याचा कंटाळा करतोस तेव्हा…

ब. जेव्हां तू अभ्यसिकेत आल्यावर अभ्यास न करता वेळ मोबाईल मध्ये वय घालवतो तेव्हा…

क. जेव्हां तू नाश्ता करण्यासाठी जातोस आणि सरळ २ तासांनी परत येतोस तेव्हा…

ड. जेव्हां तू दुपारच्या जेवनानतर २ तास झोपतोस तेव्हा…

इ. जेव्हां तू अभ्यास सोडून परीक्षा, निकाल, अभ्यासक्रम, आयोग, सिनेमा, cuttoff ह्या जरुरी नसणाऱ्या गोष्टीबद्दल चर्चा किंवा विचार करतोस तेंव्हा

ई. जेव्हां तू केवळ परीक्षेची वाट पाहतोस आणि फॉर्म भरल्यावर अभ्यास सुरु करतोस तेव्हा…

उ. जेव्हां तू अपयश आल्यावर निराश होऊन अभ्यास थांबवतो तेव्हा….

ऊ. जेव्हां तू प्रत्येक रविवारी कंटाळा आला म्हणून ब्रेंक घेतोस तेव्हा…

अशा असंख्य वेळी हा अभ्यास करणारा वेळ चोरतो आणि अभ्यास करतो.

वरील संवादाचा उदेश्य वेळेचे नियोजन न केल्यास वेळ कसा वाया जातो हे सांगण्यासाठी आहे. वेळेचे योग्य नियोजन आवश्यक आहे. कारण यश हे तुम्ही वर्तमानात काय करता यावर अवलंबून आहे म्हणून नियोजन आवश्यक आहे. प्रथम केवळ वेळ कसा जातो हे लिहा मग त्यात वाया गेलेला वेळ कसा वाचवता आला असता हा विचार करा आणि दुसऱ्या दिवशी वेळ वाचवा.

वेळेचं नियोजन कसे करावे. स्व:ताचा वेळ कसा वाचवावा आणि अभ्यासाचे वेळापत्रक यावर लवकरच येते लेख उपलब्ध होईल.

प्रश्न क्रमांक ६.

पुढील परीक्षा केव्हा आहे? त्यापूर्वी अभ्यासासाठी किती वेळ उपलब्ध आहे?

हा प्रश्न सर्वात महत्वाचा कारण त्यानुसार संदर्भ साहित्य आणि अभ्यासक्रमातील कोणते घटक महत्त्व देऊन करायचे हे ठरवता येते. परीक्षेला एक वर्ष असताना अभ्यासाची पद्धत आणि दोन महिने असतानाची पद्धत संपूर्ण वेगळी असणार.

परीक्षेला १ वर्ष असताना पूर्ण वर्षाच नियोजन करून प्रत्येक विषयासाठी २ संदर्भ निवडता येतील आणि भरपूर उजळणी व प्रश्नांची तयारी करता यॆइल परुंतु परीक्षेला २ महिने असताना केवळ उजळणी आणि शक्य तितके प्रश्न सोडविता येतील.

वेळ असताना नियोजन करून तयारी सुरू केल्यास नंतर त्रास होत नाही आणि सर्वात महत्त्वाच आत्मविश्वास टिकून राहतो. म्हणून वेळ असताना नियोजन करा म्हणजे परीक्षा झाल्यावर काळजी वाटणार नाही. चांगली वेळ येण्यासाठी आधी चांगला अभ्यास करावा.

• Websites for preparation of MPSC Exams 

1. Maharashtra Public Service Commission (Official Website)

2. MahaOnline (MPSC Online Application System)

3. https://spardhapariksha.org 

4. http://www.mpscacademy.com/ 

5. http://mpsctopperss.blogspot.com/ 

6. https://www.mpscmaterial.com

7. https://www.mpscworld.com 

8. https://www.mpscmantra.com

9. https://www.missionmpsc.com

10. https://missionspardhapariksha.blogspot.com/ 

11. https://mpscguidance.blogspot.com/ 

12. http://empsckatta.blogspot.com 

13. https://www.mahanmk.com

14. https://currentaffairs.gktoday.in

15. https://visionstudy.in 

16. https://gopract.com 

17. https://marathigk.wordpress.com/ 

18. https://theuniqueacademy.co.in 

19. https://unacademy.com 

20. https://anildabhade.com/ 

• Websites for preparation of UPSC Exams 

• Govt. Websites 

1. Union Public Service Commission (Official Website)

2. Press Information Bureau Government of India (for Govt. Planning updates)

3. PRS Legislative Research (for tracking bills in Parliament)

4. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (Defence and Foreign relations)

5. Indian Council on Global Relations (Globalisation and world affairs )

6. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change) (Govt. Environmental and forestry policies and programmes)

7. Ministry of External Affairs (External Affairs updates)

8. Ministry of Finance (Union Budget of India)

9. Press Trust of India- PTI (Got. of India Press News Agency & press release)

10. India Brant Equity Foundation-IBEF (Trust established by the Dept. of Commerce to promote and create international awareness of the Made in India label in markets overseas)

11. Vikaspedia (Govt. Online Information Portal for the social sectors) 

12. National Council of Education, Research & Training (NCERT Books)

13. Economic Survey of India (Govt. Report on Indian Economy)

14. eGyanKosh (IGNOU Books)

• Other Useful Websites 

1. CivilServiceIndia.com

2. http://upscfever.com

3. IASexamportal.com

4. https://neostencil.com

5. gktoday.in

6. jagranjosh.com

7. byjusclasses.com

8. https://unacademy.com

9. clearias.com

10. cleariasexam.com

11. iaspassion.com

12. iasscore.in

13. iaskracker.com

14. visionias.wordpress.com

15. insightsonindia.com

16. Mrunal.org

17. onlinegk.com

18. iasforums.com

19. upscforums.com

20. forumias.com

• Websites for preparation of Bank Exams & Job Opportunities 

1. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

2. State Bank of India

3. Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS)

4. Unacademy 

5. Top Rankers

6. Bankers Daily

7. Affairs Cloud

8. All India Exams

9. Exam Pundit

10. Aspirants Zone

11. Bankers Adda

12. Oliveboard

13. https://www.bankexamsindia.com/ 

14. https://testbook.com/ 

15. https://onlinetyari.com/blog/ 

16. https://www.qmaths.in/ 

17. https://gradeup.co/ 

18. https://www.examsnet.com/

19. https://winnersden.com/  

20. https://gopract.com  

• Websites for preparation of Railway Exams & Job Opportunities 

1. All Railway Recruitment Boards- Official Websites

2. RRB, Mumbai Official Website

3. RRB Exam Portal

4. https://testbook.com/ 

5. https://www.sscadda.com/ 

6. https://onlinetyari.com/blog/ 

7. https://www.qmaths.in/ 

8. https://gradeup.co/

9. https://www.examsnet.com/ 

10. https://winnersden.com/

11. https://gopract.com 

12. https://www.tcyonline.com/tests/railway-exam  

• Websites for preparation of Maharashtra Police Exams & Job Opportunities 

1. Maharashtra State Police

2. पोलीस भरती २०२० ई-बुक

3. Mumbai Police 

4. Maharashtra State Security Corporation

5. GovExam

6. Majhi Naukri

7. Board Model Papers

8. https://onlinetest.sbfied.com/exam/ 

9. https://www.mpscworld.com/maharashtra-police/ 

10. https://www.mahanmk.com/pages/maharashtra-police-bharti/ 

11. http://www.freejobalert.com/maharashtra-police/109080/ 

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• Useful Channels for UPSC

1. egyankoshIGNOU

2. PIB India

3. Lok Sabha TV

4. Rajya Sabha TV

5. Jagran Josh

6. Unacademy

7. Vidya Guru

8. Study IQ Education

9. Study for Civil Services

10. Civil Services Study

11. Vision IAS

12. Baliyan's INSIGHT IAS

13. Drishti IAS

14. Exam Prep

15. Mrunal Patel

16. SleepyClasses

17. Desire IAS

18. INSIGHTS IAS

19. Wifistudy

20. Competitive Exams Library

• Useful Channels for MPSC

1. MPSC Lakshya

2. MPSC/UPSC Guru

3. Unacademy Live- MPSC

4. MPSC Career Academy

5. MPSC Times

6. Unique Academy

7. Chanakya Mandal Parivar

8. Study Circle

9. Adda247 Marathi

10. eStudycircle

• About MPSC

The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) is a Constitutional Body established Under Article 315 of Constitution of India which provides a smooth and efficient functioning of the Government of Maharashtra (GoM) by providing suitable candidates for various Government posts and advise them on various service matters like formulation of Recruitment Rules (RR), advise on promotions, transfers and disciplinary actions etc. As per Article 320 of the Constitution of India, MPSC has been entrusted with the following major functions:-

1. To conduct examinations for appointments to the service of Government of Maharashtra and its allied organizations.

2. To advise the state Government on:

• • Matters relating to methods of recruitment to the various services

  • Suitability of candidates for appointment to the services through making promotions, deputations and nominations and transfers

  • Disciplinary matters affecting Government servants;transfers

  • Claims for reimbursement of legal expenses incurred by Government servants while defending legal proceedings instituted against them for acts done or purporting to be done in the execution of their duties.transfers

  • Claims for award of injury/family pension to Government servants and;transfers

  • Any other matter referred to them by the Governor;

3. In addition, in the State of Maharashtra, the Commission deals with the following    matters:

• • Under Section 80-B of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, the Commission have been entrusted with the responsibility of advising

  • The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai regarding appointments to posts under the control of Corporation which are equivalent to or higher than the post Executive Engineer. And;

  • The Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking regarding appointments to posts in Grade <96> A <96> II.

  • Claims for reimbursement of legal expenses incurred by Government servants while defending legal proceedings instituted against them for acts done or purporting to be done in the execution of their duties.transfers

4. To hold departmental examinations for certain Government Departments for      employees of their Departments and advice Government regarding other matters       pertaining to the examinations

The following examinations are conducted by Maharashtra Public Service Commission:

1. State Service 

2. Agricultural Service 

3. Maharashtra Engineering Service

4. Forest Service Examination

Know more about MPSC & Civil Services in the State of Maharashtra

• Go through Official Website of MPSC for current updates (Use Internet Explorer browser to access this website, in case not open)

• Refer the another official website MahaOnline (Online Application System)

• About UPSC

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India's premier central recruiting agency. It is responsible for appointments to and examinations for All India services and group A & group B of Central services. While Department of Personnel and Training is the central personnel agency in India. Know more..

The examinations of UPSC are conducted in three phases - 

1. Preliminary examination consisting of two objective-type papers (General Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper II also popularly known as Civil Service Aptitude Test or CSAT), 

2. Main examination consisting of nine papers of conventional (essay) type, in which two papers are qualifying and only marks of seven are counted,

3. Personality test (interview).

*Since 2012 onwards, the preliminary (first test) of the two examinations are combined. The selected officers are recruited and trained by the Central Government, and then allotted to different State cadres.

• About All India Services

The All India Services (AIS) comprises Civil Services of India, namely the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Forest Service (IFS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS). A common unique feature of the All India Services is that the members of these services are recruited by the Centre (Union government in federal polity), but their services are placed under various State cadres, and they have the liability to serve both under the State and under the Centre. Due to the federal polity of the country, this is considered one of the tools that makes union government stronger than state governments. Officers of these three services comply to the All India Services Rules relating to pay, conduct, leave, various allowances etc.

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is the cadre controlling authority for the IAS, The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for the IFS and The Ministry of Home Affairs for the IPS while examination for recruitment of IAS and IPS is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on the basis of the annual Civil Services Examination, a common civil service examination, and for IFS on the basis of the IFS Examination. Know more..

• Go through Official Website of UPSC for current updates

• Refer the guide of Indian Civil Services

The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative arm of the All India Services. Considered the premier civil service of India, the IAS is one of the three arms of the All India Services along with the Indian Police Service and the Indian Forest Service. Members of these three services serve the Government of India as well as the individual states. IAS officers may also be deployed to various public sector undertakings.

As with other countries following the Westminster parliamentary system of government, the IAS is a part of the permanent bureaucracy of the nation and is an inseparable part of the executive of the Government of India. As such, the bureaucracy remains politically neutral and guarantees administrative continuity to the ruling party or coalition.

Upon confirmation of service, an IAS officer serves a probationary period as a sub-divisional magistrate. Completion of this probation is followed by an executive administrative role in a district as a district magistrate and collector which lasts several years. After this tenure, an officer may be promoted to head a whole state administrative division, as a divisional commissioner.

On attaining the higher scales of the pay matrix, IAS officers may lead government departments or ministries. In these roles, IAS officers represent the country at the international level in bilateral and multilateral negotiations. If serving on a deputation, they may be employed in intergovernmental organisations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or the United Nations, or its agencies. IAS officers are also involved in the conduct of elections in India as mandated by the Election Commission of India. Know more..

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The Indian Police Service (IPS) is one of the three All India Services as envisaged in the Constitution of India. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became independent from the United Kingdom.

Along with the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS), the IPS is one of the three All India Services — its officers can be employed by both the Union Government and the individual states.

The service was envisaged to command and provide leadership to state police forces and the union territories and also Central Armed Police Forces (BSF, SSB, CRPF, CISF, & ITBP) and Central Police Organisations. IPS officers played a key role in formation of Central armed Police Forces and their subsequent growth. The supreme Court has clarified in its order that grant of NFFU to CAPFs doesn't impact rights of IPS fficers regarding deputations to CAPFs. The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) is responsible for research and development of the police force in India. Know more..

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The Indian Forest Service (IFoS) is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India. The other two All India Services being the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS). It was constituted in the year 1966 under the All India Services Act, 1951, by the Government of India.

The main mandate of the service is the implementation of the National Forest Policy in order to ensure the ecological stability of the country through the protection and participatory sustainable management of natural resources. An IFS officer is wholly independent of the district administration and exercises administrative, judicial and financial powers in his own domain. Positions in state forest department, such as District/Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Conservator of Forests (CF), Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) etc., are held only by IFS officers. The highest ranking IFS official in each state is the Head of Forest Forces (HoFF).

Earlier, the British Government in India, had constituted the Imperial Forest Service in 1867 which functioned under the Federal Government until ‘Forestry’ was transferred to the Provincial List by the Government of India Act 1935, and subsequent recruitment to the Imperial Forest Service was discontinued.

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, (MoEFCC) under the Government of India, is the Cadre Controlling Authority of the Indian Forest Service. Know more..

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The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is the administrative diplomatic civil service under Group A and Group B of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India. It is a Central Civil service as Foreign policy is the subject matter and prerogative of Union Government. The Ambassador, High Commissioner, Consul General, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and Foreign Secretary are some of the offices held by the members of this service. The administrative head of the service is the Foreign Secretary, and the Political Head of the service is the External Affairs Minister.

The service is entrusted to conduct diplomacy and manage foreign relations of India. It is the body of career diplomats serving in more than 162 Indian Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations around the world. In addition, they serve at the headquarters of the Ministry of External affairs in Delhi and the Prime Minister's Office. They also head the Regional Passport Offices throughout the country and hold positions in the President's Secretariat and several ministries on deputation. Foreign Secretary of India is the administrative head of the Indian Foreign Service.

IFS was created by the Government of India in October 1946 through a Cabinet note but its roots can be traced back to the British Raj when the Foreign Department was created to conduct business with the "Foreign European Powers". IFS Day is celebrated on October 9 every year since 2011 to commemorate the day the Indian Cabinet created the IFS.

Officers of the IFS are now recruited by the Government of India on the recommendation of the Union Public Service Commission. Previous to 1948, some were appointed directly by the then Prime Minister and included former native rulers of India who had integrated their provinces into India apart from known persons like Mohammed Yunus. Fresh recruits to the IFS are trained at Sushma Swaraj Foreign Service Institute after a brief foundation course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie. Know more..

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The Engineering Services Examination (ESE) is conducted to recruit officers for the services which cater to the technical and managerial functions of the Government of India in the field of engineering. As in most countries, the Indian government recruits its civil servants and officials through competitive examinations. Many candidates take the exams, competing for a limited number of posts. Officers are selected by the union government on the recommendation of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). A three-stage competitive examination (preliminary, main and personality tests), the Engineering Services Examination (ESE), is conducted by the UPSC for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services.

Officers recruited through ESE are mandated to manage and conduct activities in diverse technical fields.

Government spending makes up over 15 percent of India's gross domestic product in a broad segment of the economy and infrastructure, including railways, roads, defense, manufacturing, inspection, supply, construction, public works, power, and telecommunications. Appointments to Group A services are made by the President of India, and appointments to Group B services are made by a competent authority of the relevant department. Know more..

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The Indian Economic Service is the administrative inter-ministerial and inter-departmental civil service under Group A of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India. The unique aspect of the service is that the cadre posts are spread across various departments and ministries of central government numbering more than 55. It is a highly specialised and professional service within the government of India catering to economic analysis and policy advice. Know more..

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The Indian Statistical Service is an organized Group-A Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India.ISS is a technical service with high degree of proficiency in Statistical methods and applications. With the main mandate of producing quality Official Statistics with better methods and techniques, provide solutions to the data and information needs and interpretation and analysis of statistics, a majority portion of the probationary training programme is to be devoted to acquiring of technical knowledge in the field of official statistics, economics, financial statistics, survey methodology etc. The posts are recruited through UPSC examination. The minimum eligibility criterion is Bachelor’s degree with Statistics or Mathematical Statistics or Applied Statistics as one of the subject. Know more..

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The Indian Revenue Service is the administrative revenue service of the Government of India. A Central Service, it functions under the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance and is under the administrative direction of the Revenue Secretary and the ministerial command of the Minister of Finance. The IRS is primarily responsible for collecting and administering direct and indirect taxes accruing to the Government of India.

The IRS comprises two branches, IRS (Income Taxes) and IRS (Customs and Indirect Taxes), controlled by two separate statutory bodies, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC). The duties of the IRS (IT) include providing tax assistance to taxpayers, pursuing and resolving instances of erroneous or fraudulent tax filings, and formulating and enforcing policy concerning income tax in India. The duties of the IRS (C&IT) include formulation and enforcement of policy concerning the Goods and Services Tax, prevention of smuggling and administration of matters related to Customs and Narcotics. Know more..

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The Indian Trade Service (ITS), Group ‘A’ Civil Service, was created as a specialized cadre to handle India's international trade & commerce on the basis of the recommendations of the Mathur Committee (Study Team on the Import and Export Trade Control Organization headed by Sri H.C. Mathur, Member of Parliament) in 1965. At present Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under Ministry of Commerce, is the cadre controlling authority of the ITS. DGFT has 38 regional offices  across India, and plays a significant role in promoting India's international trade with its policy formulation and implementation.

The Department of commerce is headed by a Secretary who is assisted by a Special Secretary & Financial Adviser, three Additional Secretaries, thirteen Joint Secretaries and Joint Secretary level officers and a number of other senior officers. Keeping in view the large increase in workload in matters related to World Trade Organization (WTO), Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs), free trade agreements (FTAs), Special Economic Zones (SEZs), joint study groups (JSGs) etc., two posts each of Joint Secretaries and Directors were created in the Department during 2008-09.

The Department is functionally organized into the following nine Divisions:

1. International Trade Policy Division

2. Foreign Trade Territorial Division

3. Export Products Division

4. Export Industries Division

5. Export Services Division

6. Economic Division

7. Administration & General Service Division

8. Finance Division

9. Supply Division

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Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) is an Central Government service, free of control from any executive authority, under the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Supreme Audit Institution of India). The officers of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service serve in an audit managerial capacity, in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department. IA&AS is responsible for auditing the accounts of the Union and State governments and public sector organizations, and for maintaining the accounts of State governments. Its role is somewhat similar to the US GAO and National Audit Office (United Kingdom).

The service can be divided into officers looking after accounting and audit issues pertaining to the Union government and the State governments, and those manning the department's headquarters. The state accounts and audit offices are headed by Accountants General or Principal Accountants General. They are functionally equivalent; only the designations vary. Major states have three Principal Accountants General (PAsG) or Accountants General (AsG), each heading Accounts and Entitlement (i.e., compiling state accounts, maintaining pension accounts, loan accounts, etc.), Cluster 1 (General Administration, Finance, Health & Family Welfare, Water Resource, Rural Development, PRIs, Agriculture & Food) or Cluster 2 (Energy, Power, Industry & Commerce, Transport, Urban Development, Environment, S&T, Information Technology Public Works, Law & Order, Art & Culture)

The equivalent officers at the Central level are Principal Directors (PDs) or Directors General (DsG). The PDs, DsG, AsG and PAsG report to Additional Deputy CAG (also called ADAI, for historical reasons) or Deputy CAG (called DAI, again for historical reasons). The Deputy CAGs are the highest-ranked officers in the service.

After training, the Officer Trainees are posted as Assistant Accountant General Assistant Directors a Junior Grade Group A later promoted to Deputy Accountants General (DAsG) or Deputy Directors (DDs) a Senior time scale. Subsequent to their promotion, they become Senior Deputy Accountants General (Sr.DAsG) or Directors. All officers below the rank of AG/PD are also called Group Officers as they are generally in charge of a group in the office. Know more..

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The Indian Defence Accounts Service (IDAS) was established to provide Financial Advice, Accounts and Audit services to the Defence Services and allied organisations viz. Ordnance Factories, Indian Coast Guards, Border Roads Organisation, Defence Research and Development Organisation etc. IDAS officers are Group-A gazetted civilian officers under Government of India, Ministry of Defence. They are primarily recruited through the Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commisiion (UPSC) every year. The Defence Accounts Department has a history of more than two hundred years having been established to look after the Pay Accounts of Military Services of India. IDAS is one of the Group Á'Central Civil Services of Republic of India. The cadre controlling authority of IDAS is the Ministry of Defence. The selected candidates(IDAS officers) training academy is at Pune(Maharashtra).

The Defence Accounts Department is mandated to provide financial advice, accounts and internal audit to the three Defence Services, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),Ordnance Factories, Indian Coast Guard( viz Army, Air force and Navy) and other inter-services organisations. The concurrence of concerned financial advisors from the IDAS cadre at various echelons is needed before any expenditure is undertaken by these organisations under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence. The total number of IDAS officers is approximately 650. The Controller General of Defence Accounts(CGDA) is the head of the Indian Defence Accounts Service and functions as the Chief Accounts Officer for the Ministry of Defence. Know more..

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The Indian Communication Finance Service (ICFS) earlier known as Indian Post & Telecommunication Accounts and Finance Service ( IP&TAFS) is a Group "A" Central Civil Services of the Union of India. The Service was started in the year 1972 for prudent and professional management of the finances of the Department of Posts and Department of Telecommunications which were the sole provider of the communications needs of the country at that time. Gradually, over time the service has crystallized into a professional cadre of over 376 officers. In 2017, 25 officers were recruited through prestigious Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission. This services contributes to the largest share of Non-Tax Revenue collection/assessment for Government of India. Know more..

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The Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS; Bharatiya Rail Lekha Seva) is one of the premier Group A / Class - 1 Central Service of the Government of India. The Officers of this Service are responsible for the Accounts and Finance Management of the Indian Railways. About 25-30 IRAS officers are recruited every year through Civil Services Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission. At present, the IRAS Cadre has a Strength of about 800 Officers. Know more..

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The Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) is a Prestigious Class - 1 / Group A cadre of Civil Servants of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Human Resources of the Indian Railways and welfare of railway employees and their families. Railways has a work force of about 1.4 million employees. It is the only civil service of its kind in India and it creates a cadre of bureaucrats specialized in human resource management in government of India. Know more..

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The Indian Railway Traffic Service is a Group 'A' Central Civil Service cadre of the Government of India. IRTS in its present form was reconstituted in 1967. The IRTS Cadre functions under the Administrative Control of the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for administering Railway Transport in the country. On one hand, IRTS officers co-ordinate among various technical departments of the Indian Railways, while on the other hand, they form the public interface of the Indian Railways. Colloquially called Traffic Officers, they are the primary facilitators of Railway services right from Planning of freight movement, Passenger transport, Passenger amenities to Station Management and Infrastructure Planning.

Traffic Department is responsible for optimum utilization of Railway assets and their seamless integration to provide a swift and safe transportation service and consequent realization of revenues in-line with the social obligations of the Indian Railways.

Traffic Department comprises two branches:

• Operations

• Commercial

Officers may be shifted from one branch to another based on organisational requirements throughout their career. Know more..

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The NDA exam is conducted by UPSC for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of the NDA. This exam is a gateway for candidates looking forward to joining Defence Forces including Army, Navy and Air Force. 

This is a national level exam conducted twice a year: NDA I and NDA II to help candidates make a career in Defence services. NDA Exam 2020 schedules for NDA I and NDA II exam has already been released by UPSC. 

National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination 2020 will be a two-step process where candidates first need to take the exam and then qualify the SSB interview conducted by the Service Selection Board

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The Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination is conducted twice a year by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment into the Indian Military Academy, Officers Training Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Indian Air Force Academy. The Notification for the examination is usually released in the months of October and June, and the examinations are conducted in February and November respectively. Only unmarried graduates are eligible to sit for the exam. Successful candidates are admitted into the respective Academies after an interview conducted by the Services Selection Board (SSB). Know more..

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The Combined Medical Services (CMS) Examination or the CMS Examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment as Medical Officer in various organizations such as the Indian Ordnance Factories, Indian Railways, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Council functioning under the Government of India. The Notification for the examination is usually released in the month of April and examination is conducted in July. Successful candidates are admitted after an interview conducted by the UPSC for those having qualified the written examination. Know more..

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UPSC conducts a Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist (CGG) Examination for recruitment and selection to the post of Geologist, Geophysicist and Chemist Group 'A' in GSI and Junior Hydro-geologist (Scientist 'B'), Group 'A' for Central Ground Water Board. Every year, the Commission releases the Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination notification in September to shortlist the candidates for the posts. The selection will be based on a competitive examination. Their admission at all the stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Know more..

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The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) refers to uniform nomenclature of security forces in India under the authority of Ministry of Home Affairs. They are the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Security Guard (NSG), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

Recruitment is conducted mainly in three modes Gazetted Officers: 

1. Officers in CAPFs are recruited through the Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) Examination conducted by UPSC.  

2. Subordinate Officers: Sub Inspectors are recruited through competitive examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission and they are referred as DASOs (Directly Appointed Subordinate Officers).  

3. Constables: Constables are recruited through competitive examination conducted by the Staff Selection Commission.

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The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) (established in its present form: 15 June 1983) is a Central Armed Police Force in India.

IT was set up under an Act of the Parliament of India on 10 March 1969 with a strength of 2,800. CISF was subsequently made an armed force of the Republic of India by another Act of Parliament passed on 15 June 1983. Its current active strength is 148,371 personnel. In April 2017, the government raised the sanctioned strength from 145,000 to 180,000 personnel. Among its duties are guarding sensitive governmental buildings, the Delhi Metro, and providing airport security.

It is directly under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and not the Ministry of Defence, its headquarters are at New Delhi.

The CISF provides security cover to 300 industrial units, government infrastructure projects and facilities and establishments located all over India. Industrial sectors like atomic power plants, space installations, mines, oil fields and refineries, major ports, heavy engineering, steel plants, barrages, fertiliser units, airports and hydroelectric/thermal power plants owned and controlled by Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), and currency note presses producing Indian currency are protected by CISF. It thereby covers installations all over India straddling a variety of terrain and climatic conditions. CISF also provides consultancy services to private industries as well as other organisations within the Indian government. The consulting wing has amongst its clients some of the renowned business houses and organisations of India including TISCO, Jamshedpur; SEBI Hqrs. Mumbai; Vidhana Sabha, Bangalore; Orissa Mining Co., Bhubaneswar; Telangana Assembly, Hyderabad; Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corp.; HIL Kerala;IB Thermal plant, Odisha; IARI, Delhi; NBRI, Lucknow and Electronics City, Bangalore. The scope of CISF's consulting practice includes security consulting and fire protection consulting.

CISF is just a unique organisation in paramilitary forces for India, which works for seaways, airways and some of the major installations in India. In CISF there are some reserved battalions which works with the state police to protect law and orders. CISF plays a major role in Disaster Management, for Disaster Management course the personnel are trained from NISA, Hyderabad. Another unique thing which the CISF has is a Fire Wing which helps during fire accidents in Industries where CISF is on guard. Know more..

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Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is an organisation under Government of India to recruit staff for various posts in the various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and in Subordinate Offices

This commission is an attached office of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) which consists of Chairman, two Members and a Secretary-cum-Controller of Examinations. His post is equivalent to the level of Additional Secretary to the Government of India.

The Estimates committee in the Parliament recommended the setting up of a Service Selection Commission in its 47th report (1967–68) for conducting examinations to recruit lower categories of posts. Later, in the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, on 4 November 1975 Government of India constituted a commission called Subordinate Service Commission. On 26 September 1977, Subordinate Services Commission was renamed as Staff Selection Commission. The functions of Staff Selection Commission were redefined by The Government of India through Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and on 21 May 1999. Then the new constitution and functions of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) came into effect from 1 June 1999. Every year SSC conducts the SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination for recruiting non-gazetted officers to various government jobs. Know more..

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The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) is an autonomous body set up to evolve and implement world class processes of assessment and selection of personnel for various client organizations. 

IBPS provides its service to all Public Sector Banks, SBI, Associate Banks of SBI, RBI, NABARD, SIDBI, few Co.op.Banks, LIC & Insurance companies which are regular members of the IBPS society. In addition to that Regional Rural Banks, many Public Sector Undertakings of Non-financial sectors, Government Departments, State owned companies and Corporations also avail its services. Some major universities and reputed Management institutes engage IBPS regularly for conduct of their “Admission Tests”. Know more..

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The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four-star general. Two officers have been conferred with the rank of field marshal, a five-star rank, which is a ceremonial position of great honour. The Indian Army originated from the armies of the East India Company, which eventually became the British Indian Army, and the armies of the princely states, which were merged into the national army after independence. The units and regiments of the Indian Army have diverse histories and have participated in a number of battles and campaigns around the world, earning many battle and theatre honours before and after Independence.

The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national security and national unity, to defend the nation from external aggression and internal threats, and to maintain peace and security within its borders. It conducts humanitarian rescue operations during natural calamities and other disturbances, such as Operation Surya Hope, and can also be requisitioned by the government to cope with internal threats. It is a major component of national power, alongside the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. The army has been involved in four wars with neighbouring Pakistan and one with China. Other major operations undertaken by the army include Operation Vijay, Operation Meghdoot, and Operation Cactus. The army has conducted large peace time exercises such as Operation Brasstacks and Exercise Shoorveer, and it has also been an active participant in numerous United Nations peacekeeping missions, including those in Cyprus, Lebanon, Congo, Angola, Cambodia, Vietnam, Namibia, El Salvador, Liberia, Mozambique, South Sudan, and Somalia. Know more..

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The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy.

The Indian Navy traces its origins back to the East India Company's Marine which was founded in 1612 to protect British merchant shipping in the region. In 1793, the British East India Company established its rule over eastern part of the Indian subcontinent i.e. Bengal, but it was not until 1830 that the colonial navy was titled as His Majesty's Indian Navy. When India became a republic in 1950, the Royal Indian Navy as it had been named since 1934 was renamed to Indian Navy.

The primary objective of the navy is to safeguard the nation's maritime borders, and in conjunction with other Armed Forces of the union, act to deter or defeat any threats or aggression against the territory, people or maritime interests of India, both in war and peace. Through joint exercises, goodwill visits and humanitarian missions, including disaster relief, Indian Navy promotes bilateral relations between nations. Know more..

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks fourth amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflict. It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire which honoured India's aviation service during World War II with the prefix Royal. After India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, the name Royal Indian Air Force was kept and served in the name of Dominion of India. With the government's transition to a Republic in 1950, the prefix Royal was removed.

Since 1950 the IAF has been involved in four wars with neighboring Pakistan and one with the People's Republic of China. Other major operations undertaken by the IAF include Operation Vijay, Operation Meghdoot, Operation Cactus and Operation Poomalai. The IAF's mission expands beyond engagement with hostile forces, with the IAF participating in United Nations peacekeeping missions.

The President of India holds the rank of Supreme Commander of the IAF. As of 1 July 2017, 139,576 personnel are in service with the Indian Air Force. The Chief of Air Staff, an air chief marshal, is a four-star officer and is responsible for the bulk of operational command of the Air Force. There is never more than one serving ACM at any given time in the IAF. The rank of Marshal of the Air Force has been conferred by the President of India on one occasion in history, to Arjan Singh. On 26 January 2002 Singh became the first and so far, only five-star rank officer of the IAF. Know more..

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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an Apex Development Financial Institution in India. NABARD came into existence on 12 July 1982 by transferring the agricultural credit functions of RBI and refinance functions of the then Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC). It was dedicated to the service of the nation by the late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi on 05 November 1982. Set up with an initial capital of Rs.100 crore, its’ paid up capital stood at Rs.12,580 crore as on 31 March 2019. Consequent to the revision in the composition of share capital between Government of India and RBI, NABARD today is fully owned by Government of India.  

The Bank has been entrusted with "matters concerning Policy Planning and Operations in the field of credit for Agriculture and other Economic activities in Rural areas in India". NABARD is active in developing Financial Inclusion policy.  Know more..

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On behalf of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the National Eligibility Test (NET) is conducted for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the Eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Assistant Professor Both, in Indian Universities and Colleges.

Till June 2018, the CBSE conducted the NET in 84 subjects at 91 selected Cities of spread across the country. From Dec 2018 onwards, the UGC-NET is being conducted by the NTA.

The award of JRF and or Eligibility for Assistant Professor depends on the aggregate performance of the candidate in Paper-I and paper-II of UGC-NET. The candidates qualifying only for Assistant Professor are not to be considered for the award of JRF. Candidates who qualify the test for eligibility for Assistant Professor are governed by the rules and regulations for recruitment of Assistant Professor of the concerned universities/colleges/state governments, as the case may be. UGC-NET is conducted twice a year. Know more..

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The University Grants Commission (UGC), while prescribing the revised pay scale for teachers in colleges and in universities, in accordance with the Fourth Pay Commission, has prescribed that the person being appointed as Assistant Professor shall qualify for the new scales provided he/she clears, the Eligibility Test, to be conducted by the UGC, in addition to the minimum qualifications already prescribed. The UGC accordingly conducts the National Educational Tests (NET), for many subjects. The UGC and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) conduct combined tests for science subjects. The NET or the combined Tests enables the candidate to receive the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of the UGC/CSIR and/or makes him/her eligible for being appointed as Assistant Professor. In view of the fact that the number of candidates who are required to be qualified for being appointed as Assistant Professors, under the new pay scales, is fairly large, the UGC has authorised the State Governments or the State Agencies on behalf of the State Governments to conduct the State Eligibility Test (SET) for Assistant Professor, provided, the SET is duly accredited by the UGC

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In accordance with the guidelines of the UGC, the Government of Maharashtra, Higher & Technical Education & Employment Department by their Resolution No. UGC-1391/2066/VS-4, date: July 14, 1994, have nominated the University of Pune as the State Agency for conducting the State Eligibility Test (SET). The UGC has accredited the SET examinations being held by the University of Pune as the State Agency of the Government of Maharashtra and at the Government of Goa. Know more..

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Entrance Examinations are conducted by many educational institutions to select students for admissions into a particular stream, class or honor. Capability of students in various fields is evaluated through these entrance exams. These exams which are very competitive in nature teach students to deal with competition they are about to face in their future. In India, entrance exams for various national level and state level entrance exams are conducted for admissions into various streams like management, medical, engineering, law, finance & accounts, hospitality, arts & design, government services, information and technology etc.

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Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) is an all-India level online entrance exam conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) every year on a rotational basis on behalf of the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Government of India. IIT JAM is conducted to provide admission to candidates in MSc and other postgraduate courses offered at IITs and integrated PhD courses offered by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Several National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) also accept JAM scores for MSc admissions.  

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The Research Cell of the college has created a 'Virtual platform for the faculty and students (PG)' who are desirous of preparing for qualifying in PET/NET/SET/JRF/CSIR/GATE examinations. The objective of this platform is to promote, encourage, facilitate and guide such students and faculty members for getting success in these exams and also assist them in obtaining faculty positions and different research fellowships further. 

Those interested should register by filling the form by clicking on the following link:

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Faculty-wise Coordinators:

1. Faculty of Arts- Prof Suryakant Adate

2. Faculty of Commerce: Prof Ankita Nikam

3. Faculty of Science- Prof Vishakha Kadam 

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1. Official Website of UGC-NET for timely updates

2. NET Exam. Syllabus (All Subjects)

3. Official Website of MH-SET for timely updates

4. SET Exam. Syllabus (All Subjects)