CHAPTER – II

EXAMINATION PLAN, SCHEME AND SUBJECTS FOR PRELIMINARY AND MAIN EXAMINATION UNDER MANIPUR CIVIL SERVICES COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION RULES, 2005

SECTION – I

PLAN OF EXAMINATION:

1.                  The Combined Competitive Examination comprises two successive stages :

(i)  The Combined Competitive Preliminary Examination for the Selection of  candidates for Main Examination; and

(ii) The Combined Competitive Main Examination (Written and Interview) for the selection of the candidates for the various services & posts for which examination is conducted.

2.                  The Combined Competitive Preliminary Examination will consist of 2(two) papers of objective type (multiple choice questions) and carry a maximum of 450 marks in the subjects mentioned in sub-section –(A) of Section – II. This Examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The number of candidates to be admitted to the Main Examination will be 15 times the total approximate number of vacancies to be filled in the year in the various services and posts. Only those candidates who are declared by the Commission to have qualified in the Preliminary Examination in a year will be eligible for admission to the Main Examination of that particular year, provided they are otherwise, eligible for admission to the Main Examination.

3.                  The Combined Competitive Main Examination will consist of Written Examination and Interview/Personality Test. The Written Examination will consist of 8(eight) compulsory papers of conventional essay type in the subjects set out in sub-section-(B) of Section-II. Also note(ii) under para-I of sub-section-(B) of Section–II may be seen.

4.                  Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the written part of the Main Examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion, shall be summoned by them for an interview for a personality test under sub-section-(C) of Section-II. However, the paper on General English will be of qualifying nature. Also see Note(ii) under Para -I of sub-Section-(B) of Section-II. The marks obtained in General English will not be counted for ranking. The number of candidates to be summoned for interview will be about thrice the number of vacancies to be filled up. The interview will carry 300 marks (with no minimum qualifying marks).

Marks thus obtained by the candidates in the Main Examination (Written part as well as Interview) would determine their final ranking. Candidates will be allotted to the various services/posts keeping in view their ranks in the Examination and the preferences expressed by them for the various services/posts.

SECTION – II

SCHEME AND SUBJECTS FOR THE PRELIMINARY

AND MAIN EXAMINATIONS:

(A)       COMBINED COMPETITIVE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:

1.         The Combined Competitive Preliminary Examination consists of two papers.

            PAPER-I        :General Studies Paper                  -           150 marks

            PAPER-II       :One subject to be selected

                                    from the list of optional subjects

set out in Para -2 below:                 -           300 marks

                                                                                    Total    -          450 marks

2.         List of optional subject for Preliminary Examination:

1.      Agriculture                                              13. Mathematics

2.      Animal Husbandry & Vety. Science   14.Mechanical Engineering

3.      Botany                                                     15. Medical Science

4.      Chemistry                                                16. Philosophy

5.      Civil Engineering                                   17. Physics

6.      Commerce                                              18. Political Science

7.      Economics                                              19. Psychology

8.      Electrical Engineering                          20. Public Administration

9.      Geography                                              21. Sociology

10. Geology                                                   22. Statistics

11. Indian History                                         23. Zoology

12. Law

Note:  The question papers will be set in English. The standard and syllabi optional subjects will be of degree level. The details of syllabus are given in Section –III (Part A). Both the question papers will be of the objective type multiple-choice questions. Each paper will be of two hours duration.  

( B)      COMBINED COMPETITIVE MAIN EXAMINATION

            (WRITTEN AND INTERVIEW):

1.         The written examination will consists of the following papers: -

Interview test will carry 300 marks.

Note :

(i)  The paper on General English will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature. The marks obtained in the paper will not be counted for ranking.

(ii)   The paper on Essay, General Studies and Optional Subjects of only such candidates will be evaluated as attained such minimum standard as may be fixed by the Commission in their discretion for the qualifying paper i.e. General English.

(iii)  For the literature papers of the Languages, the scripts to be used by the candidates will be as under: -

                     Language                                Script            

                     Hindi                                         Devanagari

                     Manipuri                                   Bengali

                     English                                     English

2.         List of Optional Subjects for Main Examination: -                                                    

1.      Agriculture                                              14. Management

2.      Animal Husbandry & Vety. Science   15. Mathematics

3.      Anthropology                                          16. Mechanical Engineering

4.      Botany                                                     17. Medical Science

5.      Chemistry                                                18. Philosophy

6.      Civil Engineering                                   19. Physics

7.      Commerce & Accountancy                   20. Political Science &

                            International Relations

8.      Economics                                              21. Psychology

9.      Electrical Engineering                         22. Public Administration

10. Geography                                              23. Sociology

11. Geology                                                   24.  Statistics

12. History                                                      25. Zoology

13. Law                                                     26. Literature of one of the                    following Languages: -     

                         Manipuri, Hindi and English.

Note  (i)          Candidates will not be allowed to offer the following combination of subjects: -

(a)               Political Science and International Relations and Public Administration;

(b)               Commerce & Accountancy and Management;

(c)               Mathematics and Statistics;

(d)               Anthropology and Sociology;

(e)               Agriculture & Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science;

(f)                 Management and Public Administration;

(g)               Of the Engineering Subjects viz Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering – not more than one subject;

(h)              Animal Husbandry & Vety. Science and Medical Science.

(ii)   The question papers for the Main Examination will be of conventional (Essay) type.

Each papers will be of 3(three) hours duration.

Question papers in all the subjects shall be answered in English except those in the literature of language in which the answer should be in the script concerned, is also mentioned in Note (iii) of Sub-Section B of Section-II above.

 The details of the syllabi are set out in Section-III – Part-B.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

(Preliminary as well as Main Examination)

(i)         Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances, will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them.

(ii)        The Commission have discretion to fix qualifying marks in any or all the subjects of the Examination.

(ii)               Credit will be given for orderly, effective, and exact expression combined with due economy of words in all subjects of the examination.

(iii)             In the question papers, whenever required, S.I. units will be used.

(iv)             Candidates should use only International Form of Indian numerals (i.e. 1,2,3,4,5,6 etc.) while answering question papers.

(v)               Marks will not be allotted for mere superficial knowledge.

(vi)             Candidates are allowed to use battery operated pocket calculators for conventional (Essay) type papers only. No calculator is allowed for objective type papers. Loaning or interchanging of calculator in the examination hall is not permitted.

(vii)           If the candidate’s handwriting is not easily legible, a deduction will be made on this account from the total marks otherwise accruing to him.

(C)       INTERVIEW TEST:

            The candidates will be interviewed by a Board who will have before them a record of his / her career. He/She will be asked question on matters of general interest with specific stress on matters relating to Manipur. The objective of the Interview is to assess the personal suitability of the candidates for a career in public service by a Board of competent and unbiased observers. The test is intended to judge the mental caliber of a candidate. In broad terms, this is really an assessment of not only his/her intellectual qualities but also social traits, his/her interest in current affairs, mental alertness, critical powers of assimilation, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgment, variety and depth of interest, ability of social cohesion and leadership, intellectual and moral integrity.

1.                  The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross - examination but of a natural though directed and purposive conversation which is intended to reveal the mental qualities of the candidates.

3.         The interview test is not intended to be a test either of the specialised or general knowledge of the candidates which has been already tested through their written papers. Candidates are expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in their special subjects of academic study but also in the events which are happening around them both within and outside Manipur or the Country as well as in modern currents of thought and in new discoveries which should arouse the curiosity of well educated youths.

 (S. Sunderlal Singh)

Special Secretary,

Department of Personnel,

Government of Manipur.