‘Important’
Applicants are requested to note that before
filling the online application they may have a careful look on the common
reasons where an applicant’s online application is being rejected by the
Commission. Applicants are therefore advised to be careful enough so that
chances of their applications being rejected are minimized to the best possible
extent and their effort is not lost due to the reasons which can be avoided by
them if they remain slightly more careful while submitting their application to
the Commission. The Experience of
Commission (UPSC) shows that major rejection happens due to the following
reasons.
a. Application being rejected on
the grounds of bad quality of submitted photograph. Sample 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
* RID is
Registration ID, which is generated by the system when the application
completes PART-I registration of his application.
** TID is
Transaction ID, which is given by Bank official when the applications deposits
his/her fee through “cash” mode and it is automatically generated when “Internet Banking” or “credit/debit card “ mode is used
for making the fee payment.
***Fictitious
payment cases are those cases for which the Commission does not receive any
information from the bank authorities to which the applicant has claimed to
have deposited his/her fees.
Candidate may click here to download exhaustive samples of rejected applications (.pdf) in .ZIP
Format
For the sake of guidance to the applicants, one sample application form,
complete in all respects has been provided here, please click here to download
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION FOR INDIAN ECONOMIC SERVICE/INDIAN
STATISTICAL SERVICE EXAMINATION, 2021
1.
Log on to HTTPS://www.upsconline.nic.in/ to access the home page of the “ONLINE APPLICATION”.
2. Click on “ONLINE APPLICATION FOR VARIOUS EXAMINATIONS OF
UPSC”
3. Before filling up
the form candidates are advised to carefully go through the Detailed Notice No.06/2021-IES/ISS
dated 07.04.2021 uploaded on the
Commission’s website. The full
Notice is available in the “Examination Notice” submenu of the “Guidelines to the Candidates” menu.
4.
Place the mouse over the ‘Examination’
menu. The link would display CLICK
HERE under a set of two options namely “PART-I
Registration” and “PART-II
Registration”.
5. Clicking on “PART-I Registration” link would take you to the specific examination from the list of all the
active examinations, where you can select to apply for the selected examination
by clicking on the link “Click Here” against it.
6. Clicking on “PART-II Registration” would take you to the second part of the online application, which we
will discuss and follow later in these instructions.
7.
When the candidate clicks on Click
Here link for the particular examination (as
indicated in step 4) he will be redirected to a new page for displaying
Important Instructions to fill Online Application Form. At the end it
asks you, Have You Read & Understood all “Important Instructions and Detailed
Instructions”. You are required to click on YES
button to proceed
for Part-I Registration as it is mandatory and clicking on NO button,
displays the mandatory requirement.
8. Clicking on ‘Yes’ button opens-up
a fresh blank form for the PART-I Registration. The Part-I Registration process
is FURTHER divided into 4(FOUR) pages in which the candidates have to
fill in the information details asked for it. Fields with red
STAR (*) marks are mandatory and essential to be
filled in by the candidate. Below every field clear instructions for filling up
are written which should be carefully read and strictly followed by the
candidates while filling up the form. Page-wise information asked are as
follows:-
PAGE ONE:
Here the system
inter-alia asks for Candidate’s Personal Information including ‘Name’,
‘DOB’, ‘Father’s name’, ‘Mother’s name’, ‘Address’, whether the candidate falls
in the ‘Physically Challenged (with greater than 40% disability) status and
category, ‘Community the candidate belongs to (General, OBC, SC, ST), whether
‘Fee Remission’ is claimed, whether he/she belongs to minority etc.
Instructions are given below each field, which may be read carefully and
followed strictly.
[Candidates
may note that Female, Physically Handicapped, SC and ST, candidates are not
required to pay fee. When the candidates choose ST or SC in “Community” field
OR Female in “Gender” field OR YES in “Physically Challenged “ field ; “YES”
response is indicated in the “fee remission claimed” field by default which
they are not required to change. These candidates will not be taken through the
“fee payment details page” where the candidates are supposed to fill in the
Payment Details while filling up Part-II of the Online Application.]
Click on “Continue” button at bottom of the page to go to the second
page.
PAGE TWO:
Here the system asks for “Claiming age Relaxation”. The candidate
is to select particulars for claiming age relaxation and if /she wants to claim
age relaxation, after clicking “yes” in the field, certain code will be
available to the candidate which he/she has to select after clicking on “CLICK”
for category code. (Candidates are advised to refer to the Detailed Notice No.06/2021-IES/ISS
dated 07.04.2021 uploaded on the
Commission’s website).
Click on “Continue” button at bottom of the page to go to the third
page.
PAGE THREE:
Here the system displays all the information provided by the candidate in
the application form for verification. ‘Update’ button is also provided
therein at the bottom of the Online Application details to move back and
make any correction in the information filled in. The candidates are advised to
check the filled in details and satisfy themselves that all information is
correctly filled up. No edit / change in information filled in by the
candidates would be allowed at any subsequent stage of the examination process
after its final submission. Finally, candidate has to click on I
Agree button after filling Random Image displayed
on the screen for submitting Part-I Registration.
PAGE FOUR:
Here the system Displays the system generated unique ‘Registration ID’ along
with the essential identification information about the candidate viz. ‘Name’,
‘Father’s Name’, ‘Mother’s name’, ‘DOB’ etc. opted by the candidate. The
candidate is also intimated that he has completed PART-I of the Registration of
Online Application procedure. The candidates may however note that Application
would be treated as incomplete and rejected unless accompanied with Part-II
Registration.
Here PART-I of the Online Application procedure is completed. A candidate
has to complete the PART-II Registration for the successful Online Application
submission.
[CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO TAKE A PRINT OF THIS
PAGE BY CLICKING ON THE “Print SLIP” OPTION AVAILABLE BELOW NOTE-2 THEREIN.
THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO INPUT THEIR REGISTRATION ID and DOB at subsequent
stages for filling of Part-II Registration.
Application Form for PART-II Registration
PART-II REGISTRATION COMPRISES THREE STEPS:-
1. FEE
PAYMENT
2. EXAMINATION
CENTRE HAS TO BE CHOSEN FROM THE AVAILABLE DROP DOWN MENU, (Candidates
are advised to refer to the Detailed Notice No.06/2021-IES/ISS
dated 07.04.2021 uploaded on the
Commission’s website).
3. UPLOADING
OF PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE SPECIMEN
1. FOR FEE PAYMENT
CANDIDATES HAVE THREE OPTIONS:-
1. CANDIDATES OPTING TO
DEPOSIT FEE IN CASH ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRINT OF PAY-IN SLIP BY USING THE
OPTION “Print Bank Pay-in-Slip”.
Using this pay-in slip, they can deposit the fee in cash at any branch of STATE
BANK OF INDIA. The Bank will not accept any other pay-in slip or challan
than the one printed through the “Print Bank Pay-in-Slip” OPTION of this Online
Application. After receipt of cash, the Bank would stamp the pay-in-slip
and also provide a “TRANSACTION ID”.
The candidate would have to log in again and proceed with PART-II Registration
process.
Applicants
who opt for Pay by Cash mode, should print the system gnerated Pay-in-Slip
during Part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on
the next working day only.
“Pay
by Cash” mode option will be deactivated one day before the closing date i.e.
at 23.59 hours of 26.04.2021
i.e. one day before the closing date; however, applicants
who have generated their Pay-in-slip before it is deactivated may pay their fee
in cash at the counter of SBI Branch during its banking hours on the closing
date. Such applicants who are unable to pay by cash on the closing
date i.e. during banking hours at SBI Branch, for reason whatsoever, even if
holding a valid Pay-in-slip, will have no other offline option for payment of
fee but to opt for online Debit/Credit Card or Internet Banking Payment Option on
the closing date i.e. till 18.00 hours on 27.04.2021.
2.
THEY CAN PAY ONLINE USING ANY VISA/MASTER/RUPAY DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD ISSUED BY ANY
BANK/INSTITUTION.
3.
THEY CAN PAY ONLINE USING THE INTERNET BANKING
FACILITY OF THE STATE BANK OF INDIA IF THEY ARE CUSTOMERS OF THESE BANKS AND
HAVING THEIR INTERNET BANKING FACILITY.
N.B. THE
ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS DOES NOT TAKE THE FEE EXEMPT CATEGORY CANDIDATES
(i.e. SC, ST, PH and Female CANDIDATES) THROUGH THE FEE PAYMENT AND FEE DETAILS
SUBMISSION STEPS AND AFTER FILLING UP PART I REGISTRATION THEY CAN STRAIGHTAWAY
PROCEED TO PART-II REGISTRATION BY USING THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF LAST PAGE OF
THE PART-I REGISTRATION.
BEFORE PROCEEDING TO FILL IN PART - II
REGISTRATION CANDIDATES MUST ENSURE:
1.
That if paying through cash at SBI, they have
paid the requisite fee at any branches of the SBI and obtained TRANSACTION ID.
In the other two online modes of payments, Transaction ID is generated and
filled in automatically.
2. That
they have scanned images of their photograph and signature #
in .jpg format, each of which should not exceed 40 KB in size and must not be
less than 3 KB in size for the photograph and 1 KB in size for the
signature.
3.
Each of the scanned images of the photograph/signature should not exceed
40 KB in size (for photograph, the pixel size is 140 pixels height x 110 pixels
width and for signature it should be 110 pixels height x 140 pixels width) and
also to be ensured that the uploaded photograph/signature are proper.
#
The candidate should scan his signature, which has been put on white paper with
Black Ink
pen.
[Candidates using MSWindow/MSOffice can
easily obtain photo and signature in .jpg format not exceeding 40KB by using
MSPaint or MSOffice Picture Manager. Scanned photograph and signature (scan at
200 dpi) can be saved in .jpg format by using ‘Save As’ option in the File menu
and size can be reduced to desired size by using crop and then resize option
(please see point 3 above for the pixel sizes) in the ‘Image’ menu. Similar
options are available in other photo editor also.]
[If you have logged out after completing Part-I Registration, go through
the following steps for Part-II Registration:
Log on to HTTPS://www.upsconline.nic.in/.
• Place the mouse over the ‘Examination’ menu. The link would display a set of two options namely “PART-I
Registration” and “PART-II
Registration”.
• Click on Part-II Registration.]
1. In the dialog box which opens up, fill in your REGISTRATION Id and Date of
Birth (DOB)
2. Press SUBMIT button.
3. A fresh page opens
up indicating your Registration Id and showing three options of payments, viz, “Pay
by Cash”; “Pay by Card” and “Pay by Net Banking” each
option accompanied with a radio button.
4. Click on the radio button corresponding to the choice of your payment and
then click on CONTINUE.
5. If paying by cash, fresh window opens wherein TRANSACTION Id given by the
State Bank of India and Date of Transaction is to be filled in. The TRANSACTION
Id given by the BANK is to be a SEVEN OR EIGHT DIGIT NUMERIC CHARACTER, which is to be filled in the Transaction-Id field.
Considering the All India spread of the SBI there is a possibility of writing
of Transaction ID on the Pay-in-slip by the bank staff variously as TId - 0012121212 OR J - 0012121212 OR 0012121212
etc. if in eight digits OR AS TId -
001212121 OR J - 001212121 OR 001212121 etc if in seven digits. CANDIDATES
ARE REQUESTED TO FILL IN ONLY THE LAST 7 OR 8 DIGITS AS THE
CASE MAY BE, DROPPING OUT ANY ALPHABET, SPECIAL CHARACTER OR PREFIXED ZEROES.
In above two cases fill in Transaction Id as 12121212 OR 1212121.
After filling in Transaction Id and Date of Transaction Click on CONTINUE. A
fresh page opens indicating payment details filled in. After verification Click
SUBMIT. Fresh page opens intimating submission of payment details and prompting
to PROCEED to complete centre and uploading of Photo and Signature.
6. Candidates opting to pay through Visa/Master/RuPay Credit/Debit card or STATE BANK OF INDIA/STATE BANK OF BIKANER &
JAIPUR/STATE BANK OF HYDERABAD/STATE BANK OF MYSORE/STATE BANK OF PATIALA/STATE
BANK OF TRAVANCORE Internet Banking
facility would be directed to their respective sites and after completing
payment process would be directed back intimating payment details and prompted
to PROCEED to complete uploading of Photo and Signature.
Note: If the candidate
has opted for the fee remission in the PART-I Registration these payment option
and pages will not be shown to him and he will be directed to the Centre and
photograph & signature specimen uploading page.
2. CHOOSING EXAMINATION CENTRE:
EXAMINATION CENTRE HAS TO BE CHOSEN FROM THE
AVAILABLE DROP DOWN MENU
3. UPLOADING
OF PHOTOGRAPH AND SIGNATURE SPECIMEN
Here the candidate is required to choose
centre and upload the images of recent Photograph and Signature
Specimen. Images to be uploaded should be only in .jpg format of
size not exceeding 40 KB each and must not be less than 3 KB in size for the
photograph and 1 KB for the signature.
After uploading a fresh page
shows the preview of the uploaded images by the candidate. Here
the candidate is advised to see his/her uploaded photograph that the photograph
is clearly visible/identifiable in the upper row and the specimen signature in
the lower row. In no case these
rows should be swapped and uploaded photograph and specimen signature must be
clearly identifiable / visible, otherwise the candidature of the candidate is
liable to be cancelled by the commission and no representation from the
candidate will be entertained by the commission regarding any change for the
wrong data uploaded /filled up by the candidate. If the candidate
is satisfied with the uploaded images he may CONFIRM the uploading of
photograph and signature by clicking on Confirm Upload button. If
by any reason uploaded images are not up to the mark then the candidate can
RELOAD these images by clicking on the Reload Photograph and/or Reload
Signature button. They can view
reloaded Photograph/signature by clicking on “Image refresh” button.
The software will not save photograph and signature of the candidate unless he
confirms the upload by clicking on Confirm Upload button.
Candidates should
satisfy themselves about the quality of photograph & signature files
upload. Applications having poor quality photo or signature files are
liable to be rejected.
Declaration box:
At the bottom of the page there is a ‘Declaration’ for the
candidates. Candidates are advised to go through the contents of the Declaration
carefully. Candidate has the option to either agree or disagree with the
contents of Declaration by clicking on ‘I Agree’ or ‘I Do Not Agree’ buttons.
In case the candidate opts to disagree, the application will be dropped and the
procedure will be terminated. Accepting to agree only will submit the
candidate’s Online Application, and the Part-I data submitted would be
saved and a Registration Id generated for the candidate. Fourth page is
displayed.
In a fresh page the candidate is intimated that his application has been
submitted successfully. This page has also a link to view the complete
application. Candidates are advised to printout his complete application right
after they complete the application process.
To view the application submitted by the candidate a link View/Print
Application is also given on the home page.
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Candidates applying online need NOT send hard copy of the Online
Application filled by them online or any other document/certificate/testimonial
to the Union Public Service Commission. However they are advised to take
printout of the Online Application and retain it for further communication
with the Commission. The Candidates
applying for the examination should ensure that they fulfill all eligibility
conditions for admission to examination. Their admission at all the
stages of the examination will be purely provisional subject to
satisfying the prescribed eligibility conditions. Mere issue of admission certificate to the candidate
will not imply that his/her candidature has been finally cleared by the
Commission. The Commission takes up verification of
eligibility conditions with reference to original documents at subsequent
stages of examination process. In case of further doubts, if any, the
candidate may refer to FAQ available on the website. LAST
DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS : Online Application process must be completed (including filling up
of Part-I and Part-II of the Form) before 18.00 Hours of 27TH April, 2021. |