No. F.1/186(38)/2009-R-II/SPC-II
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPUTER BASED TEST FOR RECRUITMENT TO EIGHTEEN POSTS OF ASSISTANT
PROGRAMMER IN CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI).
Dear candidate,
Please find enclosed the following documents/instructions:
(i) ADMISSION CERTIFICATE-CUM-ATTENDANCE SHEET
(ii) GENERAL AND SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE VERIFY THE ADMISSION CERTIFICATE AND CAREFULLY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS:
TIME TABLE
DATE & DAY INDIAN STANDARD TIME SUBJECT & SUBJECT CODE
23RD JANUARY 2011
Activity Description Timeline
Candidates reporting at the Centre venue 01:00 PM
Candidates Registration Start 01:00 P.M.
Candidates entry closes at Main Gate 01:30 P.M.
Candidates Registration closes 02:15 P.M.
Recruitment Test start time 03:00 P.M.
Recruitment Test finish time 05:00 P.M.
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
& (01)
Candidates Entry Instructions
Candidates must queue outside the entry gate and enter in an orderly manner.
While entering, the candidates must show their Admit Cards to the security at the Main Gate.
Candidates are allowed to enter the Test Venues and registration would start from 01:00 PM onwards.
Candidates shall NOT be allowed entry into the test venue after 01:30 P.M., under any circumstances.
The candidates registration closes at 2.15 P.M.
Entry to Computer Labs starts at 2.30 P.M.
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I. Scheme of the Test:-
i) The test will be of two hours duration and the medium of question paper will be English only.
ii) The test will be an objective type with multiple choices of answers and will carry a maximum of 100 marks.
iii) There will be penalty for wrong answer. Every wrong answer will carry a deduction of one third of the marks assigned to that question. If no answer is marked for a question, there will be no penalty for that question.
iv) The general level of question paper will be that of M.C.A./B.E. programme in Computer Science/Engineering of Indian Universities.
II. Syllabus of the Test:-
It comprises the following broad areas:
1) Programming knowledge in the following areas
i) C++, Visual basic, Visual C++;
ii) Programming in .Net, ASP, PHP, JAVA;
iii) Programming in RDBMS languages, ORACLE; iv) Windows & Unix Operating Systems.
2) Essentials of networking (LAN/WAN) including network administration;
3) Computer Security Administration.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
(A) YOU MUST TAKE THE TEST AT THE TEST VENUE INDICATED IN THE ADMISSION
CERTIFICATE ONLY. IF YOU APPEAR AT ANY OTHER TEST VENUE, YOUR CANDIDATURE IS LIABLE TO BE CANCELLED.
(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 SHEET WHICH IS ENCLOSED ALONG WITH THE ADMISSION CERTIFICATE.
YOURS’ FAITHFULLY
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UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS. VIOLATIONS 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
RECRUITMENT TEST HALL FOR REFERENCE).
ADMISSION CERTIFICATE-CUM-ATTENDANCE SHEET:
. Immediately on receipt of the Admission Certificate, the candidate should check it very carefully and
bring to the notice of the Union Public Service Commission discrepancies, if any, without loss of
time. Special attention may be paid to the choice of subject/discipline/trade and consequent
admissibility in the subject of the Test. Efforts will be made to issue revised/duplicate
Admission Certificate(s) at the earliest. He/ She must bring his/her Admission Certificate to the
Examination Hall to secure Admission.
. The candidate is responsible for the safe custody of the Admission Certificate. In the event of one’s
Admission Certificate 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.
. The candidate should note that the name in the Admission Certificate might have been abbreviated
due to technical reasons. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained by the Commission.
. The Admission Certificate is accompanied by the Attendance sheet, separated by dotted line. The
candidate should note that the two columns i.e. column (iii) & (vi) in the Attendance Sheet must be
carefully filled in. The candidate should also paste a copy of a recent photograph on the Attendance
Sheet duly attested by a Gazetted Officer.
. The candidate must bring the Admission Certificate-cum-Attendance Sheet to the test venue. After
registration at the Registration Desk, the candidate must hand over the portion of Attendance Sheet
to the Registration Desk Personnel.
. After registration, the candidate would be allocated Lab Number and Computer Number.
DEMO
In order to familiarize themselves with Computer Based Test, the candidates are advised to
go through the demo of the Computer Based Test on the UPSC website www.upsc.gov.in.
Mobile Phones and such IT Gadgets are banned in the test Venue
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TEST LAB RULES
· No candidate will be allowed to leave the Test Lab during the test.
· No candidate is allowed to leave his/her seat without permission of the invigilator.
· Candidate should sign the Attendance List provided by the invigilator.
ITEMS ALLOWED AND NOT ALLOWED
· The candidates are advised to bring their own pencil and pen containing blue or black ink.
One paper shall be provided for rough work.
· ELECTRONIC OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF CALCULATORS, LOG TABLES, SLIDE RULES,
CELLULAR/MOBILE PHONES/PAGERS OR ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT CAPABLE OF BEING USED AS A
COMMUICATION DEVICE ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE PREMISES WHERE THE TEST IS BEING
CONDUCTED. ANY INFRINGEMENT OF THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS SHALL ENTAIL DISCIPLINARY
ACTION INCLUDING BAN FROM FUTURE TEST.
· Candidates are advised not to bring any valuables/costly items to the test lab, as safe keeping
of the same cannot be assured. Commission will not be responsible for any loss in this regard.
INSTRUCTIONS DURING THE TEST
Test time period is: 120 minutes i.e. 2 hours.
Before the Test, the candidate will be asked to read the instructions. Immediately after reading of
instructions, the log-in page for the test will appear. Candidates will have to enter their roll number as user ID
and password announced by the invigilator in the Test log-in page.
The candidates need to immediately start the Test by entering the Password as soon as it is
announced by the Invigilator.
The candidates should not click on the option “show list of any unfinished assessment” while
logging in for the first time.
In the event of the Test being disrupted, the candidate should immediately inform the invigilator.
The invigilator will help the candidate to re-login to the test by checking on “Show list of any unfinished
assessment” on login page within the stipulated test time.
Numbered list of all questions will appear at the right side of the screen.
Keep a close watch on “Time Left” while appearing for the test.
Question once attempted, it would be final. However, answer can be changed at any time during
the Test.
This test carries negative marking. For every wrong answer, 0.33 marks will be deducted.
The ‘submit’ button would be activated only when you have viewed all the questions at least once.
You will be automatically stopped from answering questions when the time of test is over and the
test will auto-submit.
Candidates should not carry any books, paper, mobile phone or any other electronic item to the test
venue. UPSC will not be responsible for the safekeeping of such item.
Impersonation (to assume the identity of another with intent to deceive) and Plagiarism (the use and
submission of other people’s work for assessment as though it were one’s own) is forbidden.
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Candidates must not, on any pretext whatsoever speak to or have any communication with any other
Candidates; such communication will be regarded as a breach of the Test regulations.
Candidates in the Test venue, who is found to have unauthorized materials in his/her possession,
shall be deemed to be in breach of the test regulations. All breaches of test regulations shall be considered
to constitute unfair practice. In case any candidate is found to be indulging in unfair practice, he will be
debarred from this and future exams of UPSC.
At the conclusion of the test, candidates must remain quietly seated and must not communicate with
one another till the entire test time has elapsed.
No candidate shall be permitted to leave Test Lab till expiry of the allotted time.
No candidate shall be allowed to go to the toilet during the last 30 minutes of the Test.
The candidate must abide by the instructions 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.
The candidate will furnish such necessary and correct information as may be required from
him/her in the Test Lab by the Invigilator/Assistant Supervisor/Supervisor/other persons so
authorized.
GENERAL
The candidate must note that his/her admission to the Test is strictly “Provisional”. The mere fact that an Admission Certificate has been issued to him/her 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 take 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. 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 Admission Certificate, 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. 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. Mobile Phones and such IT Gadgets are banned in the test Venue
