Section Officers/Stenographers (Grade-B/Grade-I) Limited Departmental Competitive Examination is conducted by the UPSC, which is confined to serving Central Government Employees working as Assistant in the Assistant Grade of the Central Secretariat Service, Railway Board Sectt. Service, Intelligence Bureau, Armed Forces headquarters Civil Services or Stenographer Grade-C of the Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service/Railway Board Secretariat Stenographers' Service/Armed Forces headquarters Stenographers' Service/Grade II of the I.B.
Stenographers' Service or any post in the Indian Foreign Service, branch 'B' and attached and subordinate office with 5 years approved and continuous service on the 1st of July of the year of exam.
| Important Dates | |
|---|---|
| Date of Notification | 18th September, 2019 |
| Last date for submission applications in online | 10th October 2019, 11.59 pm |
| Date of Commencing Exam | 14th December, 2019 |
Candidates must apply Online by using the link given in the website www.upsc.gov.in/ The Online Application Form can be filled from 10th September, 2019 to 10th October 2019, 11.59 pm after which the link will be disabled.
Candidates should ensure that all columns of the Online Application Form are filled in correctly. No correspondence will be entertained by the Commission from candidates to change any of the entries made in the Application Form.
| Part A | Candidates have to appear in the following conventional (Essay Type) papers | ||
| 1. | Noting and drafting, precis writing. | ||
| 2. | (i) | Procedure and Practice in Government of India Secretariat and Attached offices. (For Categories I, II and IX) | |
| (ii) | Procedure and Practice in Government of India Secretariat and Attached offices. (For Categories IV, V and VI) | ||
| (iii) | Procedure and Practice in Government of India Secretariat and Attached offices. (For Categories VII only) | ||
| (iv) | Office Procedure and Practice (For Category III) | ||
| (v) | Office Procedure and Practice (For Category VII) | ||
| 3. | (i) | General Knowledge of the constitution of India and the Machinery of Government, Practice and Procedure in Parliament (for categories I, II, III and IX) | |
| (ii) | General Knowledge of the constitution of India and the Machinery of Government, Practice and Procedure in Parliament (for categories IV, V,VI and VII) | ||
| 4. | (i) | General Financial and Service Rules, (For Category I) | |
| (ii) | General Financial and Service Rules, (For Category II) | ||
| (iii) | General Financial and Service Rules, (For Category III) | ||
| (iv) | General Financial and Service Rules, (For Category V) | ||
| (v) | General Regulations and Service Rules, (For Category VI) | ||
| (vi) | Financial Regulations and Service Rules, (For Category IX) | ||
| (vii) | Railway Financial and Service Rules, (For Category III) | ||
| (viii) | Railway Financial and Service Rules, (For Category VII) | ||
| 5. | General Studies | ||
| Part B | Assessment of 5 years CRs - 100 Marks | ||