E-ADMIT CARD FOR COMPUTER BASED RECRUITMENT TEST FOR :
Recruitment to 17 posts of Deputy Controller of Explosives in Petroleum and Explosives
Safety Organisation (PESO), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of
Commerce & Industry. [ UPSC Advertisement no 19/2017, Item No. 01, Vacancy No.
17101901614, published on 14.10.2017 with the closing date of submission of Online
Applications being 23:59 Hrs. on 02.11.2017]
NOTICE
Union Public Service Commission will be conducting a Computer Based Recruitment
Test for the above mentioned posts on 29.07.2018 (Sunday) in the Morning Session from
09:30 A.M to 11.30 A.M at Eight centres all over India. Candidates’ reporting time at the
centre venue: 08.00 A.M. The Commission has uploaded the e-Admit Cards for the Computer
Based Recruitment Test for the convenience of the admitted candidates (or the
reasons/grounds for rejection of application in respect of rejected applications) on its
Website ([Link] The candidates are advised to download their e-Admit
Cards and take a printout thereof. The admitted candidates will have to produce the printout
of their e-Admit Cards at the allotted venue for appearing in the Recruitment Test. The
candidates who do not have clear photographs on the e-admit card will have to bring two
passport size photographs for appearing in the Recruitment Test with an undertaking
alongwith original photo identity proof such as Aadhar Card, Driving License, Passport,
Voter ID etc. No paper Admit Card will be issued for this Recruitment Test by the
Commission.
The candidates are advised to take a printout of the e-Admit Card. In case of any
discrepancy, the same may be communicated to the Commission at the earliest to enable the
Commission to take a decision in the matter. In case of any difficulty, the candidates may
contact UPSC Facilitation Counter at Telephone No. 011-23381125, 23385271 and
23098543 between 10.00 A.M to 05.00 P.M on all working days.
F.1/95(23)/2017-R-VI/SPC-II
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
RECRUITMENT BRANCH
SPECIAL CELL-II SECTION
Subject: Computer Based Recruitment Test for Recruitment to 17 posts of Deputy
Controller of Explosives in Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO),
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
[ UPSC Advertisement no 19/2017, Item No. 01, Vacancy No. 17101901614,
published on 14.10.2017 with the closing date of submission of Online
Applications being 23:59 Hrs. on 02.11.2017.
TIME TABLE
DATE & DAY INDIAN STANDARD TIME SUBJECT & SUBJECT
CODE
29.07.2018 from 09.30 A.M to 11.30 A.M.(Sunday)
CHEMICAL
Computer Based Recruitment Test for Recruitment to 17 posts of
ENGINEERING AND
Deputy Controller of Explosives in Petroleum and Explosives Safety
Organisation (PESO), Department of Industrial Policy and CHEMISTRY (01)
Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
Activity Description Time
Candidates reporting at the Centre 08.00 A.M
venue
Authenticating the ADMIT CARD and 08.00 A.M onwards
registering the candidates
Candidates will be allowed inside the 08.00 A.M onwards
Lab from
Candidates Entry closes at Main 08.45 A.M
ENTRANCE
PASSWORD Announcement 09.20 A.M
Candidates will open the secure 09.20 A.M. to 09.30 A.M.
browser & read instructions
TEST START TIME 09.30 A.M.
TEST END TIME 11.30 A.M.
Candidates to move out in an orderly 11.30 A.M to 11.45 A.M.
manner
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 08.00
A.M. onwards.
Entry to Computer Labs starts at 08.00 A.M.
Candidate’s entry shall NOT be allowed into the test venue after 08.45 A.M, under any
circumstances.
The candidates registration closes at 09.00 A.M.
I. Scheme of the Test:
(a) The test will be of two hours duration.
(b) All questions will carry equal marks.
(c) The test will have objective type questions with multiple choices of answer.
(d) The medium of the test will be English only.
(e) There will be penalty for wrong answers. 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.
(f) The Test will carry a maximum of 300 marks.
II. Syllabus of the Test:
The syllabus of the Test will broadly comprise the following topics:
a) Fluid Dynamics
b) Heat and Mass Transfer
c) Thermodynamics
d) Metallurgy
e) Material Science
f) Oils, Gases and Flammable Solids
g) Processing, Storage, transportation of Explosives & hazardous substances
h) Design & Safety of Petroleum Installation, Explosives & Fireworks.
i) Hazards; Accidents & Investigation
j) Flame proof Equipments, design & Safety, Hazardous area of classification for use
of flame proof equipments.
k) Gas storage & Pressure in cylinder & Pressure Vessel installation design & Safety.
l) Safety training, safety advice related to industries.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
(A) The candidate must take the test at the test venue indicated in the e-admit card
only. If the candidate appears at any other test venue, his/her candidature is liable to be
cancelled.
(b) Shortlisted candidates would be asked to submit the documents in support of
their claim for the posts. Their documents will be scrutinized and those candidates who
fulfil all the eligibility conditions of the posts shall be called for interview.
(c) The candidates are directed to undertake the recruitment test at their own risk
i.e. after verifying that they fulfil the qualifications as prescribed in the advertisement,
and their admission to the test is purely ‘provisional’.
(Shailesh Kumar)
UNDER SECRETARY (SPC-II)
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
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).
e-ADMIT CARD:
1. Immediately on downloading of the e-Admit Card, the candidate should check it very
carefully and bring to the notice of the Union Public Service Commission the
discrepancies, if any, without loss of time. Special attention may be paid to the subject
of the Test. Efforts will be made to upload the revised e-Admit Card(s) at the earliest
in case of discrepancies. He/she must read carefully the Important Instructions
mentioned on page No. 2 of e-Admit Card. He/she must bring his/her e-Admit Card to
the Examination Hall to secure Admission. The candidates who do not have clear
photographs on the e-admit card will have to bring two passport size photographs for
appearing in the Recruitment Test with an undertaking alongwith original photo
identity proof such as Aadhar Card, Driving Licence, Passport, Voter ID etc.
2. The candidate is responsible for the safe custody of the e-Admit Card. In the event of
one’s e-Admit Card 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.
3. The candidate should note that the name in the e-Admit Card might have been
abbreviated due to technical reasons. No correspondence in this regard will be
entertained by the Commission.
4. The candidate must bring the Printout of e-Admit Card to the Examination Hall.
5. The candidates are required to register themselves on Biometric System to
capture their Biometric Data for attendance before commencement of the test;
therefore, they are advised not to apply any external matters like Mehndi, Ink
etc. on their Hands/Feet.
6. 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 available on the UPSC website [Link].
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.
ITEMS ALLOWED AND NOT ALLOWED
The candidates are advised to bring their own pencil and pen containing blue or
black ink.
ELECTRONIC OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF CALCULATORS, LOG TABLES, SLIDE
RULES, CELLULAR/MOBILE PHONES/BLUETOOTH OR ANY OTHER
EQUIPMENT CAPABLE OF BEING USED AS A COMMUNICATION DEVICE ARE
NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE PREMISES WHERE THE TEST IS BEING
CONDUCTED. ANY INFRINGEMENT OF THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS SHALL
ENTAIL DISCIPLINARY ACTION WHICH MAY INCLUDE BAN FROM FUTURE
TESTS/EXAMINATIONS.
Candidates are advised not to bring any valuables/costly items to the Test Lab,
as safe keeping of the same cannot be assured. The Commission will not be
responsible for any loss in this regard.
INSTRUCTIONS DURING THE TEST
Duration of the Test is 120 minutes i.e. 2 hours.
Password will be announced at 09.20 A.M. Candidates will open the secure
browser & read instructions from 09.20 A.M to 09.30 A.M. However, candidate
will not be allowed to start their Test before 09.30 A.M. even if they read
instructions before 09.30 A.M. as the time is synchronized with Server.
Candidates will have to enter their roll number as user ID and password
announced by the invigilator in the Test log-in page.
Rough worksheets will be provided to the candidates on demand.
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. This will start the exam from where it had stopped.
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 before final submission including un-attempting the
question using ‘Clear Response’ button.
There will be penalty for wrong answers. 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.
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) is
forbidden.
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 have indulged in breach of the test
regulations. Any breach of test regulations shall be considered to constitute
unfair practice. In case any candidate is found to be indulging in unfair practice,
he/she will be liable to be debarred from this and future Tests/Exams of UPSC
and/or disciplinary action.
At the conclusion of the test, candidates must remain quietly seated and must
not communicate with one another.
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 e-Admit Card 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 e-Admit
Card, 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 does not make arrangements for boarding and lodging
of any candidate.
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UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
ADDENDUM – NOTICE TO CANDIDATES
Reference Union Public Service Commission’s Advertisement no 19/2017, Item No. 01, Vacancy No.
17101901614, published on 14.10.2017 with the closing date of submission of Online Applications being
23:59 Hrs. on 02.11.2017 for Recruitment to 17 posts of Deputy Controller of Explosives in Petroleum
and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of
Commerce & Industry.
The Commission has decided to conduct a COMPUTER BASED RECRUITMENT TEST (CBRT) for short-
listing the candidates for interviews for the above mentioned posts on 29.07.2018 (SUNDAY)
(MORNING SESSION) from 09.30 A.M to 11.30 AM. (CANDIDATE’S REPORTING TIME AT EXAM
CENTRE IS 08.00 A.M.) at the below mentioned Centers. Only such candidates who are shortlisted after
CBRT would be asked to submit documents in support of their claim for the posts. Their documents will
be scrutinized and those candidates who fulfill all the eligibility conditions of the posts shall be called for
interview.
Centre of Test Centre Code I. Scheme of the Test:
Bhopal 04 (a) The test will be of two hours duration.
(b) All questions will carry equal marks.
Kolkata 06 (c) The test will have objective type questions with
Delhi (including NCR) 08 multiple choices of answer.
(d) The medium of test will be English only.
Dispur (Guwahati) 09 (e) There will be penalty for wrong answers. Every
wrong answer will carry a deduction of one-third of the
Chennai 12 marks assigned to that question. If no answer is marked
for a question, there will be no penalty for that question.
Nagpur 13
(f) The Test will carry a maximum of 300 marks.
Lucknow 26
II. Syllabus of the Test:
Jammu 34
The syllabus of the Test will broadly comprise the following
topics:
NOTE-I: INTIMATION ABOUT VENUE OF THE
COMPUTER BASED RECRUITMENT TEST WILL BE
1. Fluid Dynamics
COMMUNICATED TO THE CANDIDATES IN DUE 2. Heat and Mass Transfer
COURSE. 3. Thermodynamics
4. Metallurgy
NOTE-II: CBRT AND INTERVIEW CARRIES A 75:25 5. Material Science
WEIGHTAGE FOR CANDIDATES SHORTLISTED
6. Oils, Gases and Flammable Solids
THROUGH THE COMPUTER BASED RECRUITMENT
TEST AND THOSE WHO QUALIFY IN THE INTERVIEW 7. Processing, Storage, transportation of Explosives
& hazardous substances.
NOTE-III: NO REQUEST FOR CHANGE OF TEST 8. Design & Safety of Petroleum Installation, Explosives
CENTRE WILL BE ENTERTAINED. & Fireworks
9. Hazards; Accidents & Investigation
10. Flame proof Equipments, design & Safety, Hazardous
area of classification for use of flame proof
equipments
11. Gas storage & Pressure in cylinder & Pressure Vessel
installation design & Safety.
12. Safety training, safety advice related to industries
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F.1/95(23)/2017-R-VI/SPC-II
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
DHOLPUR HOUSE, SHAHJAHAN ROAD
New Delhi, the dated: 10.05.2018
To
Dear Candidate/s
Subject: 17 posts of Deputy Controller of Explosives in Petroleum and Explosives
Safety Organisation (PESO), Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry
of Commerce & Industry. [Advt. No. 19/2017 dated 14.10.2017, Vacancy No.
17101901614, Item No. 01 ]
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Confirmation has NOT been received from the Bank Authorities regarding payment
of Fees of Rs. 25/- for the above mentioned post. Therefore, in accordance with the
provisions contained in Union Public Service Commission’s Advertisement No. 19/2017,
Vacancy No. 17101901614, published on 14.10.2017 with closing date of submission of
Online Application being 23:59 Hrs. on 02.11.2017 for recruitment to 17 posts of Deputy
Controller of Explosives in Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO),
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, your
application has been rejected. Appeal against the rejection, if any, may be made along with
the documentary* evidence by speed post or by hand to Under Secretary (SPC-II), U.P.S.C,
Shahjahan Road, New Delhi- 110069. Appeal against such rejection should be received in
the Commission’s office within 10 days not later than 20.05.2018. On receipt of
documentary proof of genuine fee payment, your application will be considered for revival.
The application/s rejected for non-payment of examination Fee/fictitious fee are as under:
Sl.
Appl. No. Name
No.
1 16109076929 ATITSINGH BIRENDRASINGH BAGHEL
2 16109075695 SHRIKANT DADARAMJI KAGADE
3 16109067540 UMA CHAKRAVARTY GORLE
Contd./-
Documents* :-
i) Please submit the Bank pay-in-slip through which payment has been deposited by
you in the State Bank of India if the fee has been paid through cash mode;
OR
ii) If you have paid the fee through debit /credit card or though internet banking or
authorized State Bank of India then please send the copy of your debit/credit card statement
or Bank Account Statement as the case may be. On receipt of any representation against
above rejection, process for revival of application will be initiated.
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