RESIDENTIAL COACHING CLASSES FOR SCHEDULED CASTE (SC)
CANDIDATES AT PUNE AND NAGPUR FOR UPSC (Civil services)
EXAMINATION-2016
NOTE: Candidates will be selected on the basis of marks scored in BARTI-UPSC-RCCET-2016 to be held on 15th March.
General Instruction about application for BARTI-UPSC-RC-CET-2016
1. Online application form is available on our website https://barti.maharashtra.gov.in
under Notice Board on link BARTI-UPSC-RC-CET-2016 APPLY ONLINE.
2. Eligibility: Scheduled Caste (SC) candidate of Maharashtra State who is/will be
eligible to appear for UPSC (Civil Services) Competitive Examination, 2016.
3. Candidates have to apply by filling the application form online, on or before 22nd
February, 2015.
4. While filling the form, candidate should take care of particulars like correct name,
birth date, e-mail id, mobile number, address, selection of BARTI-UPSC-RC-CET
2016 centre, preference for coaching centre etc. No request for any change will be
entertained after submission of application form.
5. Candidate can apply only once with one valid e-mail id only. If any candidate applies
more than once, then the first application will only be considered and the remaining
application will be rejected.
6. Examination will be conducted only at Pune and Nagpur. Candidates have to select
any one exam centre at the time of filling the application form. No request for change
in exam centre will be entertained after submission of application form.
7. Residential Coaching Classes will be conducted only at Pune and Nagpur. Candidates
must give First and Second preference to the two centres at the time of filling the
application form. No request for change in preference of Residential Coaching Centre
will be entertained after submission of application form and at the time of admission
or afterwards.
8. Online e-Admit Card will be available on BARTI's website after 5th March, 2015.
Venue of Examination Centre, Date and timing of examination will be mentioned in
Admit Card only. Candidates will not be communicated by any other mode of
communication.
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9. Please note again the Important dates
Last Date to apply Online
Date of issue of e-Admit Card
Date of BARTI-UPSC-RC-CET-2016
22nd February,2015
5th March,2015
15th March,2015
The Pattern Of Question Paper for BARTI-UPSC-RC-CET-2016
I) Question Paper is divided into 3 parts of total 400 marks.
II) Examination of Part I (General Studies) and Part II (Civil Services Aptitude Test - CSAT)
will be conducted in single seating without any break from 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM and the
examination of Part III (Essay Writing) will be conducted from 2.30 PM to 4.30 PM.
III) Question paper will be made available in both English and Hindi language as UPSC Civil
Services Preliminary Examination.
V) Sample question paper for reference can be downloaded from our website
https://barti.maharashtra.gov.in under Notice Board on link Sample Question Paper for
BARTI-UPSC-RC-CET-2016
VI) Sample OMR answer sheet for reference can be downloaded from our website
https://barti.maharashtra.gov.in under Notice Board on link Sample OMR answer sheet for
BARTI-UPSC-RC-CET-2016
Brief description of the 3 parts of the question paper is as follows:
Part
Subject
Number of
Questions
I
General studies
75
Maximum Marks
Duration
(in Hours)
150
3
II
CSAT
60
150
III
Essay
Any 2 out of 5
100
2
400
5
Total
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Selection Procedure:
1. It is mandatory for every candidate to appear for all the 3 Parts of the Question Paper. Any
candidate who will not write any of the Parts of Question Paper WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION.
2. The third part of Question Paper (Essay Writing) of only those candidates will be
evaluated, who are amongst the toppers in the Part I & II combined in their selected coaching
centre. This number will be around FIVE times the vacancies available for the respective
coaching centre. For example, if 40 candidates are to be selected (i.e. 5 times of vacancies)
for a particular coaching centre, the Essay Paper (Part III) of the candidates ranking top 200
on the basis of marks obtained in part I and Part II of the test paper, will be evaluated.
3. The final merit will be decided on the basis of total marks obtained by the candidate in all
the three parts of the question paper.
4. While selecting candidates for each coaching centre at Pune and Nagpur, 30% of total seats
will be reserved for Women Candidates and 3% of total seats will be reserved for Disabled
candidates.
4. Top 40 candidates (however number of candidates may increase or decrease on the basis of
performance of all the candidates in the examination) will be selected for each Nagpur and
Pune centre. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of total marks scored by the
candidate in all the three parts of the question paper and the preference of coaching centre
given by the candidate in application form for BARTI-UPSC-RC-CET-2016.
5. First merit list consisting of List of the selected candidates for both Pune and Nagpur
centre will be uploaded on our website https://barti.maharashtra.gov.in.
6. Second merit list will be declared only if the selected candidate in first merit list does not
take admission till the last date for admission declared by BARTI.
7. Coaching class will start in/around first week of July, 2015.
Note: Attempt will be made to accommodate candidates as per merit and the preference of
coaching centre given by the candidates in application form. However all rights are reserved
by BARTI to allocate either of two coaching centres to any candidate selected on the basis of
merit.
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Facilities
Facilities for Candidates selected for Residential Coaching
Classes at Pune and Nagpur
1. Excellent, Safe and Secured Free Residential Facilities with modern amenities such as
comfortable bed, chair, study table, cupboard, aquagard purified drinking water, hot water
facility for bath, wifi connectivity at residence and coaching campus, indoor sports facility,
meditation facility, gym facility etc.
2. 24 x 7 Library Facilities with all necessary books, magazines, news papers, articles and
Reading Material relevant for UPSC (Civil Services) Examination.
3. Well Equipped Internet Lab with comfortable seating arrangement and high speed internet.
4. Kit of Books and Reading Material relevant for UPSC (Civil Services) Examination- 2016
5. Coaching and guest lecture will be given by the expert faculty in the respective subjects.
6. Excellent arrangement of Meal, etc or Rs. 5000/- per month stipend in lieu of that till the
declaration of UPSC (Civil Services) Preliminary Examination result to all the selected
candidates. BARTI will make all possible sincere efforts to provide excellent meal, break
fast, etc. to the candidates. However, it will depend on the collective decision of the
candidates by majority, if they wish to have food from other sources such as private canteen
or meal from Women Self Help Group or Tiffin system. BARTI will facilitate this
arrangement.
7. After the declaration of UPSC (Civil Services) Preliminary Examination result stipend of
Rs. 6000/- per month will be given to only those candidates who get success in UPSC (Civil
Services) Preliminary Examination. This stipend will continue till the declaration of UPSC
(Civil Services) Mains Examination result.
8. Lump sum amount of Rs.20000/- will be given to all those candidates who pass in UPSC
(Civil Services) Mains Examination
10. After the declaration of UPSC (Civil Services) Mains Examination result stipend will be
given to only those candidates who get success in UPSC (Civil Services) Mains Examination
and the stipend will be Rs. 7000/- per month till the date of interview.
11. Attempts will be made to make special arrangement for mock interview by eminent
faculty, Serving and Ex IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS etc officers.
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Detailed description of question paper for
BARTI-UPSC-RC-CET-2016
PART I- (General studies)
Number of Question – 75 (Objective type Multiple Choice Question)
Total Marks
– 150 (2 Marks for each question)
Negative Marking
– 0.67 Marks for each wrong answer
(i.e. 1/3rd of the total marks allotted for that question)
Syllabus and the Suggested Reference books for study
All the 75 questions of Multiple Choice type of this part will be based on the latest syllabus
of the General Studies, Paper -1 published by UPSC for Civil Services Preliminary
Examination- 2014.The syllabus and the list of reference books are as follows:
Sr. No
I
II
Syllabus
Current events of national
and
international
importance.
History of India and Indian
National Movement.
III
Indian
and
World
Geography
Physical,
Social,
Economic
Geography of India and the
World
IV
Indian
Polity
Suggested Reference books for study
a) India Year Book- Govt. of India Publication,
b) Newspapers and magazines listed below.
c) ManoramaYearbook.
a) NCERT Books from std. VIII to XII.
b) India’s struggle for Independence by Bipin
Chandra.
c) India since Independence by Bipin Chandra
d) Modern Indian History by Groover & Grooover
e) Ancient India by L.Mukherjee
f) Medival India -Volume I & II by Satish Chandra
g) Medival India by L. Mukherjee
h) Modern India by L. Mukherjee
i) Indian Culture- Spectrum Guide
a) NCERT Books from std. VIII to XII.
b) Physical Geography by Goh Chen Leong
c) India- A Comprehnsive Geography by Khullar
d) Geography of India by Majid Husain
e) India and world Geography by Hussain
f) Geography by Surender Singh
g) Partiyogita darpan special issue on geography
h) Oxford Atlas for Map
and
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Governance - Constitution,
Political System, Panchayati
Raj, Public Policy,
Rights Issues, etc.
V
VI
VII
Economic
and
Social
Development -Sustainable
Development,
Poverty,
Inclusion,
Demographics,
Social
Sector initiatives, etc.
General
issues
on
Environmental
Ecology,
Bio-diversity and Climate
Change - that do not
require
subject
specialization
General Science
a) NCERT Books from std. VIII to XII.
b) Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations by
M. Laxmikanth
c) Introduction to the Constitution of India by D.D.
Basu
d) Our Parliament by Subhash Kashyap
e) Constitution of India by Bakshi
a) NCERT Books from std. VIII to XII.
b) Indian Economy by Mishra & Puri
c) Indian Economy by Dutt & Sundaram
d) Indian Economy by Uma Kapila
e) Partiyogita darpan special issue on Economy
f) Economic Survey
g) The Budget
a) Environmental Ecology Biodiversity & Climate
Change – Partiyogita Darpan
b) Environment for Civil Services Preliminary
Examination by Sachchida Nand Jha
c) Environmental Studies from Crisis to Cure (2nd
Edition) by R.Rajagoplan
d) Ecology and Environment by P. D. Sharma
a) NCERT Books from std. V to X.
b) Tata McGraw Hill guide
c) Science and Technology in India – Spectrum
d) General Science For Civil Services Preliminary
Examinations by S.A. Majid
Note: Apart from the above mentioned reference books, candidates may refer
any one of the following guides:
a) General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2014 – Tata McGraw
Hill.
b) Handbook of General Studies for Civil Services Preliminary – Spectrum.
c) UPSC Civil Services Prelims in 60 days – Rakesh Dwivedi. (Revision)
d) The Pearson CSAT Manual 2013.
e) IAS (Pre.) Solved Papers General Studies wih CSAT ( Question Bank) – Arihant.
f) IAS Prelims/CSAT Civil Services: 19 Years General Studies Topic-Wise Solved
Paper (Question Bank)- Disha.
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List of Magazines/Periodicals, recommended for study
a) Civil Service Chronicle
b) Contemporary Issues
c) Civil Services Times
d) Partiyogita Darpan
e) Competition success Review
f) Front Line
g) Yojana
h) Kurukshetra
i) Economic and Political Weekly
List of Newspapers recommended
a) The Hindu
b) Indian Express
c) Economic times
d) Times of India
e) Hindustan times
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PART II- (Civil Services Aptitude Test - CSAT)
Number of Question – 60 ( Objective type Multiple Choice Question)
Total Marks
– 150 (2.5 Marks for each question)
Negative Marking
– 0.83 Marks for each wrong answer
(i.e 1/3rd of the total marks allotted for that question )
Syllabus and the Suggested Reference books for study
All the 60 questions of Multiple Choice type of this Part will be based on the latest syllabus
of the Paper -II published by UPSC for Civil Services Preliminary Examination- 2014. The
syllabus and the list of reference books are as follows:
Sr. No
I
Syllabus
Comprehension
II
Interpersonal
skills
communication skills
Logical reasoning and analytical Non verbal and logical reasoning by R.S.
ability
Aggarwal, Tata McGraw Hill.
Decision-making
and
problem Quantitative Apitude by R.S. Aggarwal
solving
General mental ability
Mental ability by R.S. Aggarwal., Tata
McGraw Hill.
Basic numeracy (numbers and their R.S. Aggarwal., Tata McGraw Hill.
relations, orders of magnitude, etc.)
(Class X level), Data interpretation
(charts,
graphs,
tables,
data
sufficiency etc. - Class X level)
III
IV
V
VI
Reference book
a) How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and
Reading Comprehension for the CAT by
Arun Sharma
b) Proficiency in Reading Comprehension –
by Ajay Singh
c) English Reading Comprehension by
Anjani A Gupta
d) Word Power Made Easy by Norman
Lewis
e) Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder
f) English Grammar and Composition By
Wren & Martin
including R.S. Aggarwal., Tata McGraw Hill.
Note: Apart from the above reference books, candidates may refer any one of the
following guides for practicing UPSC exams question papers of last few years:
a) UPSC Past exam solved question paper of - Pearson
b) UPSC Past exam solved question paper of - Tata McGraw Hill
c) UPSC Past exam solved question paper of - Arihant Publication
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PART III- (Essay Writing)
Number of Question
– 02 (Write Essay on any two out of five Options provided)
Total Marks
– 100
Time allowed
– 2 hours
Medium of Answer
–
English
Word Limit
–
1000 Words for Each Essay
This paper has been introduced from this year to assess the writing skills of the candidates
that are so vital for succeeding in the Civil Services (Main) Examination. The question paper
will be modelled on the Essay Paper of the UPSC Civil Services (Main) Examination.
The candidate's skills of clarity in thinking, knowledge of the given subject, depth of
understanding, use of appropriate language, vocabulary, power of expression, conciseness
etc. will be examined by experts in the subject.
It is mandatory for every candidate to write this paper. Any candidate who does not write this
paper WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION. Merit on the basis of total score in
Part I (General Studies) and Part II (CSAT) combined will be used for evaluation of Part III
(Essay Paper). The paper of only those candidates will be evaluated, who are amongst the
toppers in Part I & II combined in their respective selected coaching centre. This number will
be around FIVE times the vacancies available for the respective coaching centre. For
example, if 40 candidates are to be selected for a particular coaching centre, then the Essay
Paper (Part III) of the candidates ranking top 200 (i.e. 5 times of vacancies) on the basis of
marks obtained in part I and Part II of the test paper, will be evaluated for overall ranking and
selection.
Suggested Reference books for study
Sr. No
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
Reference book
Contemporary Essays for Civil Services Examinations- By Ramesh Singh,
Tata McGraw
A Compendium of Essays- By J. K. Chopra, Unique Publisher, New Delhi
The Vault of Essay – By Y. N. Jha
Supreme Essays- By Ramesh Publishing house
A Book of Essays By Kalpana Rajaram
151 Essays - By S. C. Gupta, Arihant Publication
101 Current Essays – By G.K. Publishers
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ESSAY WRITING
The Candidates are expected to follow the following general pattern while
writing the essay on the given topic in the Entrance Examination
Time: 2 hour
No. of words: 1000 (Approx.)for each Essay
Marks: 100
In essay writing, clarity of thoughts, logical and divergent thinking, critical analysing,
creatively providing novel and innovative solutions using proper words, phrases and idioms
will make the essay very effective. Essay can be divided into four parts:
1. Introduction: (50 to 60 words) 10 Marks
Candidate should indicate how the topic is related to certain issues which have become
important in present day context or might gain importance in near future in solving problem
faced by an individual, society, nation or in general.
2. Presentation (Main Body): (550 to 600 words) 50 Marks
The main body of the essay should contain around ten paragraphs of 55 to 60 words each.
These paragraphs should contain all the aspects regarding the topic chosen and presented in a
logical and systematic way and highlighting the relative importance of different factors
related to the topic chosen. The arguments in the presentation should be supported by the
appropriate facts and figures. The discussion should be highly objective and balanced.
3. Interpretation and Analysis: (250 to 280 words) 25 Marks
The information presented in the earlier paragraphs should now be analysed properly
showing how they are connected to the topic of essay chosen. Constructive and practical
suggestions which are highly relevant to the topic chosen should be provided so as to
improve or control the problems related to the topic of discussion.
4. Conclusions: (50 to 60 words) 15 Marks
Lastly present your conclusion concisely and effectively encompassing the most important
aspects relevant to the topic. The conclusion, a summary, should express the essence of the
essay. It should not contain any fresh evidence, facts or figures.
While writing essay the word limit should be followed strictly.
Note: Any change/ modification in the above matter will be notified only on the
website https://barti.maharashtra.gov.in. Candidates are advised to see
the website time to time.
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